2009 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 December 2020 2009 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 14 March – 25 June 16 9 Regular season Waikato Pistons Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award Mike Efevberha (Wellington Saints) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Waikato Pistons Nelson Giants Justin Bailey New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award New Zealand NBL 2008 New Zealand NBL season 2008 2010 New Zealand NBL season 2010 The 2009 NBL season was the 28th season of the National Basketball League. Two changes occurred for the 2009 season, with the Christchurch Cougars replacing the Canterbury Rams, and the Otago Nuggets also withdrawing. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2009 to claim their fourth league title.Anderson Ian Waikato Pistons crowned again Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/2539559/Waikato-Pistons-crowned-again 26 June 2009 1 September 2015 Summary Regular season standings Pos Position Team W Games won L Games lost1Waikato Pistons 14 22Nelson Giants 12 43Wellington Saints 12 44Christchurch Cougars 10 65Harbour Heat 9 76Hawke's Bay Hawks 7 9 7Manawatu Jets 4 128Auckland Stars 4 129Taranaki Dynamos 0 16 Playoff bracket 1/1/3 4 Christchurch Cougars 106 5 Harbour Heat 98 3 Wellington Saints 80 6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 75 1 Waikato Pistons 96 4 Christchurch Cougars 89 2 Nelson Giants 83 3 Wellington Saints 82 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg Waikato Pistons 81 94 – Nelson Giants 69 84 – Awards Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints 2009 NBL Round 2 Media Guide 2 Corey Webster Harbour Heat https://archive.today/20090325144832/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/webster-earns-pow-honors/ WEBSTER EARNS POW HONORSWebster in family firm 3 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons https://archive.today/20130220011933/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/abercrombie-grabs-pow-honors/ ABO GRABS POW HONORS 4 Jarryd Loyd Nelson Giants https://archive.today/20090414202140/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/loyd-a-giant-pow/ LOYD A GIANT POW 5 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints https://archive.today/20090417222125/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/efevberha-grabs-pow-for-2nd-time/ EFEVBERHA GRABS SECOND POW 6 Phill Jones Nelson Giants https://archive.today/20090427114815/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/jones-reaches-5000-mark/ JONES REACHES 5000 MARK 7 Paora Winitana Christchurch Cougars https://archive.today/20090503085807/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/pow-for-paora/ POW FOR PAORA 8 Marcel Jones Manawatu Jets https://archive.today/20140501094833/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/marcel-jones-jets-to-pow/ MARCEL JONES JETS TO POW 9 Damon Thornton Wellington Saints https://archive.today/20090520064017/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/pow-for-thornton/ POW FOR THORNTON 10 Mychal Green Harbour Heat https://archive.today/20090527025050/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/green-heats-up-for-pow GREEN HEATS UP FOR POW 11 Tim Behrendorff Christchurch Cougars https://archive.today/20090611225058/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/behrendorff-claims-round-11-pow/ BEHRENDORFF ROUND 11 POW 12 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints https://archive.today/20090615080604/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/pow-three-for-efevberha/ THIRD POW FOR EFEVBERHA 13 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons https://archive.today/20090620234533/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/2nd-pow-for-abercrombie 2ND POW FOR ABERCROMBIE 14 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints https://archive.today/20090621020724/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/four-for-efevberha FOUR FOR EFEVBERHA Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season2009 NBL Quarter Finals Media Guide saints.org.nz http://www.saints.co.nz/portals/55/files/2009%20NBL%20Quarter%20Finals%20Media%20Guide.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130210100331/http://www.saints.co.nz/portals/55/files/2009%20NBL%20Quarter%20Finals%20Media%20Guide.pdf 10 February 2013 dead Category Player Team Stat Points per game Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints 27.8 Rebounds per game Jamil Terrell Manawatu Jets 10.3 Assists per game Paul Henare Christchurch Cougars 6.5 Steals per game Mychal Green Harbour Heat 3.2 Blocks per game Damon Thornton Wellington Saints 1.9 Regular season Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/2531628/Jones-named-NBL-MVP Jones named NBL MVP Stuff.co.nz 24 June 2009 1 September 2015http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/kiwis-clean-up-awards/ KIWIS CLEAN UP AWARDS basketball.org.nz 24 June 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090630083639/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/kiwis-clean-up-awards/ 30 June 2009 12 November 2022 NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding Guard: Mike Efevberha (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding Forward: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) Scoring Champion: Mike Efevberha (Wellington Saints) Rebounding Champion: Jamil Terrell (Manawatu Jets) Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Christchurch Cougars) Rookie of the Year: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman (Waikato Pistons) All-Star Five: G: Mike Efevberha (Wellington Saints) G: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) F: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons) F: Adam Ballinger (Waikato Pistons) C: Tim Behrendorff (Christchurch Cougars) Playoffs Finals MVP: Justin Bailey (Waikato Pistons)2012 Round One (1–4 March) (p. 3)American imports give Heat a welcome boostBasketball: Pistons clinch NBL series References External links Basketball New Zealand 2009 Annual Report Basketball New Zealand 2009 Results Annual 2009 opening-night rosters 2009 opening-night rosters (more in-depth) Round 2 Media Guide Round 3 Media Guide Round 8 Media Guide Round 9 Media Guide Round 10 Media Guide Round 11 Media Guide Round 12 Media Guide Round 13 Media Guide Round 14 Media Guide QF Media Guide 2009 playoffs Finals Preview Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons NBL