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2008–09 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration13 September 2008 – 14 February 2009
18 – 28 February 2009 (Finals)
4 – 13 March 2009 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Top seedSouth Dragons
Season MVPKirk Penney
Finals
ChampionsSouth Dragons
  Runners-upMelbourne Tigers
Finals MVPDonta Smith
NBL seasons

The 2008–09 NBL season was the 31st season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

2008–09 league participants

Team Region CEO Coach Home ground Capacity
Adelaide 36ers SA Mal Hemmerling Scott Ninnis Distinctive Homes Dome 8,000
Cairns Taipans QLD Denis Keeffe Mark Beecroft Cairns Convention Centre 5,300
Gold Coast Blaze QLD David Claxton Brendan Joyce Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre 5,269
Melbourne Tigers VIC Seamus McPeake Alan Westover State Netball Centre 3,500
New Zealand Breakers NZL Richard Clarke Andrej Lemanis North Shore Events Centre 4,400
Perth Wildcats WA Nick Marvin Conner Henry Challenge Stadium 4,500
South Dragons VIC Ryan Gardiner Brian Goorjian Hisense Arena 10,500
Sydney Spirit[1] NSW Steve Aquilina[2] Rob Beveridge State Sports Centre 5,006
Townsville Crocodiles QLD Ian Smythe Trevor Gleeson Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257
Wollongong Hawks NSW TBD Eric Cooks WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000
  • On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season.[3]
  • On 2 July 2008 the NBL announced that two bids for the Sydney Kings license had failed and that there would be no second Sydney team in the 2008/09 season.[4]
  • On 29 July 2008 the Singapore Slingers announced that they had decided to withdraw from the competition permanently due to the dramatic increase in international travel costs.[5]

Pre-season Transactions

Coach Recruited From Signed By
Phil Smyth Adelaide 36ers Released[6]
Scott Ninnis 36ers Academy Adelaide 36ers[7]
Scott Fisher Perth Wildcats Released[8]
Bill Tomlinson Sydney Kings Sydney Kings[9]
Brian Goorjian Sydney Kings South Dragons[10]
Conner Henry Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats[11]
Player Recruited From Signed By
Lanard Copeland Adelaide 36ers Retired[12]
Darryl McDonald Melbourne Tigers Retired[13]
Jason Crowe Gold Coast Blaze Released[14]
Nic Campbell Gold Coast Blaze Released[14]
Jared Newson Cairns Taipans Released[15]
Sean Lampley Melbourne Tigers Released[16]
Galen Young Townsville Crocodiles Released[17]
Mike Helms Singapore Slingers Released[18]
John Philip Wollongong Hawks Released [19]
Darren Ng Adelaide 36ers Singapore Slingers[20]
Jacob Holmes South Dragons Adelaide 36ers[21]
Mark Worthington Sydney Kings South Dragons[22]
Mika Vukona New Zealand Breakers South Dragons[22]
Daniel Johnson Pepperdine University Melbourne Tigers[23]
Brad Hill South Dragons Adelaide 36ers[24]
Rod Grizzard Singapore Slingers Melbourne Tigers[16]
Jason Smith Sydney Kings Sydney Spirit
Luke Schenscher Brose Baskets Adelaide 36ers[25]
C. J. Bruton Brisbane Bullets New Zealand Breakers[26]
Dillon Boucher Brisbane Bullets New Zealand Breakers[26]
Ryan Kersten New Zealand Breakers Adelaide 36ers[27]
Sam Harris Old Dominion Singapore Slingers[28]
Jayson Castro Harbour Centre Batang Pier Singapore Slingers[29]
Drew Williamson Townsville Crocodiles West Sydney Razorbacks [30]
Cameron Rigby Wollongong Hawks Brisbane Bullets [31]
Chris Daniel New Zealand Breakers Singapore Slingers [32]
Brad Williamson Brisbane Bullets Townsville Crocodiles [33]
Shane Heal South Dragons Gold Coast Blaze [34]
Paora Winitana New Zealand Breakers Adelaide 36ers[35]
David Gruber Frankston Blues West Sydney Razorbacks[36]
Steven Broom Brisbane Bullets Townsville Crocodiles[37]
Darnell Hinson West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Wildcats[38]
Darius Rice Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Singapore Slingers[39]
Thomas Abercrombie Washington State New Zealand Breakers[40]
Corey Webster Lambeth College New Zealand Breakers[40]
Rhys Martin Brisbane Bullets Wollongong Hawks[41]
Adam Tanner University of Denver New Zealand Breakers [42]
Glen Saville Sydney Kings Wollongong Hawks [43]
Eric Sandrin Ulsan Mobis Phoebus Singapore Slingers [44]
Kerry Williams Cairns Marlins Cairns Taipans [45]
Adam Gibson Brisbane Bullets South Dragons [46]
Stephen Weigh University of Utah Perth Wildcats[47]
Anthony Petrie West Sydney Razorbacks Wollongong Hawks[48]
Russell Hinder Sydney Kings Townsville Crocodiles[49]
Ian Crosswhite Sydney Kings Cairns Taipans[50]
Dave Thomas Melbourne Tigers Cairns Taipans[51]
Sam Mackinnon Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Tigers[52]
Jason Smith Sydney Kings Sydney Spirit[53]
Isiah Victor Sydney Kings Perth Wildcats[54]
Rhys Carter West Sydney Razorbacks South Dragons[55]
Dusty Rychart Brisbane Bullets Wollongong Hawks[56]
Derrick Low Washington State Sydney Spirit[57]
Aaron Bruce Baylor University Adelaide 36ers[58]
Steve Constanzo Townsville Heat Townsville Crocodiles[59]
Greg Vanderjagt Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Blaze [60]
James Quinn Illawarra Hawks Wollongong Hawks [61]
Mark Tyndale Temple University Adelaide 36ers [62]
Chris Goulding Brisbane Bullets Perth Wildcats [63]
Cameron Tovey Sydney Kings Townsville Crocodiles [64]
Ben Knight Singapore Slingers Perth Wildcats [65]
Tim Labka Bankstown Bruins Wollongong Hawks [66]
Anthony Olah Gold Coast Goannas Gold Coast Blaze [67]
James Orr Frankston Blues South Dragons [68]
Peter Hoban Forestville Eagles Adelaide 36ers [69]
Zac Carter Southern Districts Spartans Gold Coast Blaze [70]
Ebi Ere Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Tigers[71]
Tremmell Darden Spirou Charleroi South Dragons[72]
Daniel Dillon University of Arizona South Dragons[73]

Mid-season Transactions

Coach Recruited From Signed By
Alan Black Cairns Taipans Released[74]
Mark Beecroft Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans[74]
Player Recruited From Signed By
Tariq Naqqash East Central University South Dragons[75]
Luke Kendall Sydney Kings Perth Wildcats[76]
Anthony Susnjara Keflavik Townsville Crocodiles[77]
Juaquin Hawkins Gold Coast Blaze Released[78]
Justin Bowen Austin Toros Gold Coast Blaze
Mark Tyndale Adelaide 36ers Released[79]
Julius Hodge Free Agent Adelaide 36ers[80]
Cortez Groves South Dragons Released[81]
Liam Rush Sydney Spirit Sundsvall Dragons[82]
Larry Abney Cairns Taipans Released[83]
Blagoj Janev Singapore Slingers Sydney Spirit[84]
Stephen Black Cairns Taipans Released[85]
Donta Smith Shanxi Zhongyu South Dragons[86]
Luke Kendall Perth Wildcats Melbourne Tigers[87]
Dave Thomas Cairns Taipans Melbourne Tigers[88]
Rod Grizzard Melbourne Tigers Released[88]
Julian Khazzouh Sydney Spirit Hanzevast Capitals[89]
Shane McDonald Singapore Slingers Perth Wildcats[90]
Julius Hodge Adelaide 36ers Released[91]
Rod Grizzard Melbourne Tigers Adelaide 36ers[92]

Sponsors

Team Major sponsor
Adelaide 36ers Sprint Auto Parts
Cairns Taipans Skytrans Airlines
Gold Coast Blaze QDeck
Melbourne Tigers OAMPS Insurance Brokers
New Zealand Breakers Bartercard
Perth Wildcats Saville Australia
South Dragons Crazy John's
Townsville Crocodiles McDonald's
West Sydney Razorbacks Westbus
Wollongong Hawks Australian Health Management [93]

Apparel

Team Provider Home colour Away colour
Adelaide 36ers Adidas Blue Yellow
Cairns Taipans Kombat Orange White
Gold Coast Blaze G2 Game Gear [94] Sky Blue White
Melbourne Tigers Kombat Red Yellow
New Zealand Breakers SAS Sports Black White
Perth Wildcats Hoop 2 Hoop Red White
South Dragons Kombat Black White
Townsville Crocodiles Kombat Green White
Sydney Spirit Blades Blue White
Wollongong Hawks G2 Game Gear Red White

Regular season

Home and away season

The home and away season will take place over 22 rounds between 13 September 2008 and 14 February 2009 with finals starting 18 February 2009. It has been confirmed that each team will still play 30 games in the season, with each team playing 15 home games.[95]

Round 1

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 2

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 3

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 4

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 5

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 6

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 7

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 8

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 9

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 10

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 11

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 12

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 13

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 14

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 15

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 16

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 17

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 18

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 19

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 20

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 21

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Round 22

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Ladder

Pos 2008–09 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 South Dragons 30 22 8 73.33% 4–1 W2 13–2 9–6 2968 2692 110.25%
2 Melbourne Tigers 30 20 10 66.67% 3–2 L1 11–4 9–6 3030 2846 106.47%
3 New Zealand Breakers 30 18 12 60.00% 2–3 W2 10–5 8–7 3087 2910 106.08%
4 Perth Wildcats1 30 17 13 56.67% 4–1 W2 11–4 6–9 2880 2822 102.06%
5 Townsville Crocodiles1 30 17 13 56.67% 4–1 L1 12–3 5–10 2956 2978 99.26%
6 Adelaide 36ers 30 15 15 50.00% 3–2 L1 12–3 3–12 2956 2929 100.92%
7 Wollongong Hawks2 30 11 19 36.67% 2–3 L1 9–6 2–13 2924 3077 95.03%
8 Sydney Spirit2 30 11 19 36.67% 0–5 L8 9–6 2–13 2823 2987 94.51%
9 Cairns Taipans2 30 11 19 36.67% 1–4 L3 5–10 6–9 2589 2767 93.57%
10 Gold Coast Blaze 30 8 22 26.67% 3–2 W3 6–9 2–13 2927 3132 93.45%

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2009. Source: NBL.com.au

Finals Series

Main article: 2009 NBL Finals

Playoff Bracket

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Quarter Finals

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Semi Finals

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Grand Final

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report

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Player of the Week

Round Player Team
1 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
2 Corey Williams Townsville Crocodiles
3 Mark Worthington South Dragons
4 Darnell Mee Cairns Taipans
5 Joe Ingles South Dragons
6 Luke Schenscher Adelaide 36ers
7 Sam Mackinnon Melbourne Tigers
8 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
9 Rick Rickert New Zealand Breakers
10 Julius Hodge Adelaide 36ers
11 Matthew Knight Sydney Spirit
12 Justin Bowen Gold Coast Blaze
13 Ian Crosswhite Cairns Taipans
14 Tony Ronaldson New Zealand Breakers
15 Julius Hodge Adelaide 36ers
16 Isiah Victor Perth Wildcats
17 Luke Schenscher Adelaide 36ers
18 Ebi Ere Melbourne Tigers
19 Adam Ballinger Adelaide 36ers
20 James Harvey Gold Coast Blaze
21 John Rillie Townsville Crocodiles
22 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats

Player of the Month

Month Player Team
September/October Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
November Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
December Julius Hodge Adelaide 36ers
January/February Luke Schenscher Adelaide 36ers

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team
September/October Brian Goorjian South Dragons
November Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers
December Scott Ninnis Adelaide 36ers
January/February Al Westover Melbourne Tigers

NBL awards

Television Coverage

Radio Coverage

Team Station
Adelaide 36ers 891 ABC Adelaide
Cairns Taipans 4CA FM
Melbourne Tigers Tiger Radio
New Zealand Breakers Radio Sport
Perth Wildcats SportFM
South Dragons Dragons Radio
Townsville Crocodiles 4TO FM

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