2008–09 ABA season

August 2023 2008–09 ABA season American Basketball Association Basketball November 2008 – March 2009 Regular season DeRon Rutledge, Southeast Texas Mustangs; Co-MVP Boris Siakom, Kentucky Bisons 2009 ABA Playoffs Maywood Buzz Nashville Broncs Kentucky Bisons Southeast Texas Mustangs 2009 ABA Championship Kentucky Bisons Maywood Buzz Michael James, Kentucky Bisons List of ABA seasons ABA 2007–08 ABA season 2007–08 2009–10 ABA season 2009–10 The 2008–09 ABA season was the eighth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 2008 and ended with the championship game in March 2009 between the Kentucky Bisons and the Maywood Buzz. The Kentucky Bisons won their first title after defeating the Buzz, 127–120. The 2008–09 season was scheduled to host over 50 teams, but travelling costs doomed most teams and resulted in many franchises folding. Regular season standings The following are the final regular season standings of the 2008–09 season.2008–09 ABA Regular Season Standings Some teams folded during the regular season and did not complete all of their scheduled games. Northeast W L Win % Cleveland Rockers (ABA) 22 4 0.846 Chicago Steam 14 4 0.778 Jersey Express 13 8 0.619 West Virginia Blazers 11 14 0.440 New York City Internationalz 3 7 0.300 NYC Thunder 1 0 1.000 Aurora Force 1 4 0.200 West Virginia Wild 0 2 0.000 Detroit Hoops 0 6 0.000 Northwest Division W L Win % Maywood Buzz 18 3 0.857 Beijing Aoshen Olympians 14 6 0.700 Los Angeles Push 7 6 0.538 San Francisco Rumble 7 7 0.500 Salt Lake City Saints 1 0 1.000 Washington Raptors 1 1 0.500 Modesto Bearcats 1 6 0.143 Sacramento Heatwave 0 1 0.000 Southeast Division W L Win % Kentucky Bisons 13 2 0.867 Kansas City Spartans 7 3 0.700 Nashville Broncs 6 5 0.545 Knoxville Thunderbolts 5 5 0.500 Atlanta Vision 1 5 0.167 Bahama All-Pro Show 0 4 0.000 Georgia Gwizzlies 0 9 0.000 Southwest Division W L Win % Southeast Texas Mavericks 24 1 0.960 Las Vegas Aces 8 2 0.800 Texas Fuel 8 7 0.533 Houston Takers 7 10 0.412 West Texas Whirlwinds 4 3 0.571 Mississippi Blues 4 8 0.333 Arizona Rhinos 3 5 0.375 Phoenix Fury 2 3 0.400 Texas City Rangers 2 12 0.143 Gallup Talons 0 3 0.000 Postseason Quarterfinals Semifinals ABA Championship 1 Southeast Texas Mustangs 121 8 Knoxville Thunderbolts 87 4 Kentucky Bisons 106 5 Beijing Aoshen Olympian 104 3 Nashville Broncs 118 6 Jersey Express 99 2 Maywood Buzz 91 7 Chicago Steam 82 1 Southeast Texas Mustangs 89 4 Kentucky Bisons 107 3 Nashville Broncs 111 2 Maywood Buzz 120 4 Kentucky Bisons 127 2 Maywood Buzz 120 References Category:American Basketball Association (2000–present) seasons ABA