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2009 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration14 March – 25 June
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersWaikato Pistons
Season MVPPhill Jones (Nelson Giants)
Top scorerMike Efevberha (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
ChampionsWaikato Pistons
  Runners-upNelson Giants
Finals MVPJustin Bailey
New Zealand NBL seasons

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.[1]

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Waikato Pistons 14 2
2 Nelson Giants 12 4
3 Wellington Saints 12 4
4 Christchurch Cougars 10 6
5 Harbour Heat 9 7
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 7 9
7 Manawatu Jets 4 12
8 Auckland Stars 4 12
9 Taranaki Dynamos 0 16

Playoff bracket

Template:6TeamBracket-3GameFinal

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints [2]
2 Corey Webster Harbour Heat [3][4]
3 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons [5]
4 Jarryd Loyd Nelson Giants [6]
5 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints [7]
6 Phill Jones Nelson Giants [8]
7 Paora Winitana Christchurch Cougars [9]
8 Marcel Jones Manawatu Jets [10]
9 Damon Thornton Wellington Saints [11]
10 Mychal Green Harbour Heat [12]
11 Tim Behrendorff Christchurch Cougars [13]
12 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints [14]
13 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons [15]
14 Mike Efevberha Wellington Saints [16]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[17]

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

Playoffs

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Ian (26 June 2009). "Waikato Pistons crowned again". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ 2009 NBL Round 2 Media Guide
  3. ^ WEBSTER EARNS POW HONORS
  4. ^ Webster in family firm
  5. ^ ABO GRABS POW HONORS
  6. ^ LOYD A GIANT POW
  7. ^ EFEVBERHA GRABS SECOND POW
  8. ^ JONES REACHES 5000 MARK
  9. ^ POW FOR PAORA
  10. ^ MARCEL JONES JETS TO POW
  11. ^ POW FOR THORNTON
  12. ^ GREEN HEATS UP FOR POW
  13. ^ BEHRENDORFF ROUND 11 POW
  14. ^ THIRD POW FOR EFEVBERHA
  15. ^ 2ND POW FOR ABERCROMBIE
  16. ^ FOUR FOR EFEVBERHA
  17. ^ "2009 NBL Quarter Finals Media Guide" (PDF). saints.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Jones named NBL MVP". Stuff.co.nz. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  19. ^ 2012 Round One (1-4 March) (p. 3)
  20. ^ American imports give Heat a welcome boost
  21. ^ Basketball: Pistons clinch NBL series
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