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
The Otago Nuggets are a New Zealand basketball team based in Dunedin. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Edgar Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Night 'n Day Otago ...
returned after a one-year absence and the
Southland Sharks
The Southland Sharks are a New Zealand basketball team based in Invercargill. The Sharks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Stadium Southland. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the SBS Bank So ...
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
The Wellington Saints are a New Zealand basketball team based in Wellington. The Saints compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at TSB Bank Arena.
Team history
The Wellington Saints were founded in 1981. In ...
taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the
Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
* Most Valuable Player:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(Wellington Saints)
* NZ Most Valuable Player:
Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(Wellington Saints)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(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
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(Wellington Saints)
* Rookie of the Year:
Martin Iti
Martin Iti (born 28 February 1983) is a New Zealand-Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Brisbane Spartans of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). As a high school senior at Mount Zion Christian Acade ...
(Southland Sharks)
* Coach of the Year:
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...
(Wellington Saints)
* All-Star Five:
** G:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(Wellington Saints)
** G:
Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints)
** F:
René Rougeau
René Anthony Rougeau (born March 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Hermine Nantes Basket of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he starred in his four seasons with t ...
(Southland Sharks)
** F:
Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
** C:
Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)
Playoffs
* Finals MVP:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member ...
(Wellington Saints)
Wellington Saints march to NBL championship
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References
External links
Basketball New Zealand 2010 Annual ReportBasketball New Zealand 2010 Results AnnualFinal round and end of season stats2010 QF Media Guide
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
NBL