2010 New Zealand NBL season
| 2010 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 4 March – 1 July |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sport |
| NBL season | |
| Champions | Wellington Saints (6th title) |
| Season MVP | Lindsay Tait (Saints) |
The 2010 New Zealand National Basketball League was the 29th season of the New Zealand NBL. In the 90-game regular season (18 games for each of the ten teams) began on Thursday, 4 March and concluded on Friday, 19 June 2010.
The playoffs began on Tuesday, 22 June, with the Wellington Saints eventually winning the season after a three match finals series with the Waikato Pistons. Wellington Saints player Lindsay Tait was later recognised as the most valuable player throughout the season.
The Southland Sharks begun their first season in the competition and the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence. The Auckland Stars were suspended from the 2010 competition due to financial problems the club had experienced, resulting in all the Stars players becoming free agents.
2010 clubs
| Team Name | Hometown | Colours | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Heat | North Shore | North Shore Events Centre | |
| Waikato Pistons | Hamilton | Hamilton YMCA | |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Taradale | Pettigrew Green Arena | |
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | Taranaki Stadium | |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | |
| Christchurch Cougars | Christchurch | Westpac Centre | |
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | |
Season
Regular season
| # | New Zealand NBL Season Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 | 78 | 28 |
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 | 72 | 26 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6 | 67 | 24 |
| 4 | Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 | 61 | 22 |
| 5 | Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 | 61 | 22 |
| 6 | Southland Sharks | 9 | 9 | 50 | 18 |
| 7 | Christchurch Cougars | 9 | 9 | 50 | 18 |
| 8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 6 | 12 | 33 | 12 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Harbour Heat | 77 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 92 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 82 |  |
Wellington Saints | 74 | 98 | 82 | ||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 80 | 69 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 82 | Nelson Giants | 62 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Southland Sharks | 67 | |||||||||||||
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Richard Jeter | Manawatu Jets | 24.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Alex Pledger | Waikato Pistons | 13.1 |
| Assists per game | Dillon Boucher | Harbour Heat | 6.2 |
| Steals per game | Corey Webster | Harbour Heat | 4.5 |
| Blocks per game | Thomas Abercrombie | Waikato Pistons | 2.3 |
Season Awards
MVP: Lindsay Tait
Leading scorer: Eric Devendorf
Rookie of the Year: Martin Iti
Coach of the Year: Pero Cameron
All-Star Five: Lindsay Tait, Eric Devendorf, René Rougeau, Thomas Abercrombie, Mika Vukona[1]