2010 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 January 2023 2010 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 4 March – 1 July 18 10 Regular season Wellington Saints Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Wellington Saints Waikato Pistons Lindsay Tait New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award New Zealand NBL 2009 New Zealand NBL season 2009 2011 New Zealand NBL season 2011 The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time. The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series. Summary Regular season standings Pos Position Team W Games won L Games lost1Wellington Saints 14 42Waikato Pistons 13 53Nelson Giants 12 64Harbour Heat 11 75Hawke's Bay Hawks 11 76Southland Sharks 9 9 7Christchurch Cougars 9 98Taranaki Mountainairs 6 129Manawatu Jets 5 1310Otago Nuggets 0 18 Playoff bracket 1/1/3 4 Harbour Heat 77 5 Hawke's Bay Hawks 82 3 Nelson Giants 82 6 Southland Sharks 67 1 Wellington Saints 98 5 Hawke's Bay Hawks 92 2 Waikato Pistons 74 3 Nelson Giants 62 File:Gold Cup icon.svg Wellington Saints 74 98 82 Waikato Pistons 80 69 79 Awards Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 2 Media Guide 2 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 3 Media Guide 3 Rick Rickert Harbour Heat 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 4 Media GuideRICKERT EARNS POW 4 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 5 Media GuidePOW #2 FOR DEVENDORF 5 Jeremy Kench Christchurch Cougars 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 6 Media GuideKENCH WINS POW 6 Erron Maxey Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 7 Media Guide 7 René Rougeau Southland Sharks 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 8 Media Guide 8 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 9 Media Guide 9 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 10 Media Guide 10 Michael Harrison Nelson Giants 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 11 Media Guide 11 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 12 Media Guide 12 René Rougeau Southland Sharks 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 13 Media Guide 13 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 14 Media Guide 14 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 15 Media Guide 15 René Rougeau Southland Sharks http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2010/06/2010-nbl-round-16-media-guide.pdf 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 16 Media Guide Basketball.org.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20130209080240/http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2010/06/2010-nbl-round-16-media-guide.pdf 9 February 2013 dead 9 16 René Rougeau Southland Sharks QF Preview: Giants v Sharks Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/qf-preview-giants-v-sharks/ 22 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628090853/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/qf-preview-giants-v-sharks/ 28 June 2010 dead Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonTait, Abo Big Winners Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/tait-and-abecrombie-clean-up-awards/ 8 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100717114306/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/tait-and-abecrombie-clean-up-awards/ 17 July 2010 dead Category Player Team Stat Points per game Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints 25.6 Rebounds per game Alex Pledger Waikato Pistons 12.6 Assists per game Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 7.1 Steals per game René Rougeau Southland Sharks 3.8 Blocks per game Jon Rogers Hawke's Bay Hawks 2.2 Regular season Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) NZ Most Valuable Player: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)Tait Named NBL MVP for 2010 Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) Scoring Champion: Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) Rebounding Champion: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons) Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Rookie of the Year: Martin Iti (Southland Sharks) Coach of the Year: Pero Cameron (Wellington Saints) All-Star Five: G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) G: Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) F: René Rougeau (Southland Sharks) F: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) C: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants) Playoffs Finals MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)Wellington Saints march to NBL championship References External links Basketball New Zealand 2010 Annual Report Basketball New Zealand 2010 Results Annual Final round and end of season stats 2010 QF Media Guide Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons NBL