2009 New Zealand NBL season

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]

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

Summary

Regular season standings
Pos
Team W L
1 Waikato Pistons142
2 Nelson Giants124
3 Wellington Saints124
4 Christchurch Cougars106
5 Harbour Heat97
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks79
7 Manawatu Jets412
8 Auckland Stars412
9 Taranaki Dynamos016

Playoff bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                               
        1 Waikato Pistons 96  
  4 Christchurch Cougars 106     4 Christchurch Cougars 89    
  5 Harbour Heat 98         Waikato Pistons 81 94 X
        Nelson Giants 69 84 X
        2 Nelson Giants 83    
  3 Wellington Saints 80     3 Wellington Saints 82  
  6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 75  

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Mike EfevberhaWellington Saints[2]
2Corey WebsterHarbour Heat[3][4]
3Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons[5]
4Jarryd LoydNelson Giants[6]
5Mike EfevberhaWellington Saints[7]
6Phill JonesNelson Giants[8]
7Paora WinitanaChristchurch Cougars[9]
8Marcel JonesManawatu Jets[10]
9Damon ThorntonWellington Saints[11]
10Mychal GreenHarbour Heat[12]
11Tim BehrendorffChristchurch Cougars[13]
12Mike EfevberhaWellington Saints[14]
13Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons[15]
14Mike EfevberhaWellington Saints[16]

Statistics leaders

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

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameMike EfevberhaWellington Saints27.8
Rebounds per gameJamil TerrellManawatu Jets10.3
Assists per gamePaul HenareChristchurch Cougars6.5
Steals per gameMychal GreenHarbour Heat3.2
Blocks per gameDamon ThorntonWellington Saints1.9

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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