2010–11 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2010–11
Dates15 October 2010 – 29 April 2011
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Australia: New Zealand:
Regular season
Season championsNew Zealand Breakers
Season MVPUnited States Gary Ervin (Wollongong)
Finals
ChampionsNew Zealand Breakers (1st title)
  Runners-upCairns Taipans
SemifinalistsTownsville Crocodiles
Perth Wildcats
Finals MVPNew Zealand Thomas Abercrombie (New Zealand)
Statistical leaders
Points New Zealand Kirk Penney (New Zealand) 20.1
Rebounds Australia Julian Khazzouh (Sydney) 10.0
Assists United States Corey Williams (Melbourne) 6.1

The 2010–11 NBL season was the 33rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2010 and April 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top four. On 23 February 2010, it was announced that the Sydney Kings would return in 2010–11. The schedule was announced on 27 May 2010.

Broadcast rights during the off-season reverted from subscription channel Fox Sports to free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One HD in a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage, replacing Maori TV.

On 13 September 2010, iiNet was announced as the league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provide equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel.

Preseason

NBL Top End Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, will begin on 28 September in Alice Springs and continue in Darwin, Northern Territory from 30 September.[1] Wollongong Hawks are defending pre-season champions.

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

5 August 2010 England 5573 Melbourne Tigers Belfast, United Kingdom
10 September 2010 Melbourne Tigers 10595 Wollongong Hawks Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
12 September 2010 Melbourne Tigers 8878 Wollongong Hawks Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
5 October 2010 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 5975 Melbourne Tigers China
6 October 2010 Beijing Ducks vs. Melbourne Tigers China

Belfast International Basketball Classic

6 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers 7692 University of Pittsburgh Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom
Attendance: 3,309
7 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers 10674 USNI All-Stars Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom

Lu'An Invitational

Group stage

10 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers vs. Shanghai Sharks Changzhi, China
11 August 2010 Liaoning Dinosaurs 8797 (OT) New Zealand Breakers Changzhi, China
12 August 2010 CB Axarquía 9298 (OT) Melbourne Tigers Changzhi, China
12 August 2010 New Zealand Breakers 8776 TGBTG Changzhi, China

Semi-finals

13 August 2010 CB Axarquía 7375 New Zealand Breakers Changzhi, China
13 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers vs. TGBTG Changzhi, China

Third-place playoff

14 August 2010 CB Axarquía vs. Melbourne Tigers Changzhi, China

Final

14 August 2010 New Zealand Breakers 6967 TGBTG Changzhi, China

New Zealand Breakers win Lu'An Invitational.

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

20 August 2010 Wollongong Hawks 8463 University of Hartford Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
3 September 2010 Wollongong Hawks 8680 Sydney Kings Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong

Sydney Kings pre-season

21 August 2010 Sydney Kings 11160 University of Hartford Alexandria Basketball Stadium, Sydney
28 August 2010 Maitland Mustangs 7482 Sydney Kings Maitland Basketball Stadium, Maitland
11 September 2010 Sydney Kings 11177 Carfino All Stars Bridgecoast Stadium, Terrigal
23 September 2010 Hoopdreamz Jets 7494 Sydney Kings Kevin Betts Stadium, Mt Druitt
28 September 2010 Sydney Kings 6563 New Zealand Breakers The Brickpit Sports Stadium, Hornsby

Perth Wildcats pre-season

24 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 10095 Lakeside Lightning Waroona Recreation Centre, Waroona
26 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 8172 Lakeside Lightning Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth
28 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 7473 Lakeside Lightning Joondalup Basketball Stadium, Perth

Gold Coast Blaze pre-season

26 August 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 9750 University of Hartford Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
5 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 9881 Anyang Kites Logan Sports Centre, Logan
18 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 5892 Cairns Taipans Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
4 October 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 5367 New Zealand Breakers Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

Cairns Taipans pre-season

5 September 2010 Cairns Taipans 7679 Townsville Crocodiles Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
8 October 2010 Cairns Taipans 10367 Gold Coast Blaze Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

9 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 8786 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 2,294
10 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 7982 Townsville Crocodiles Mount Barker
17 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 8079 Wollongong Hawks Whyalla Basketball Stadium, Whyalla
19 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 8984 Wollongong Hawks STARplex Gawler, Adelaide

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

16 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 6879 Cairns Taipans NPA Stadium, Townsville
23 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 7679 Gold Coast Blaze NPA Stadium, Townsville
25 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 7480 Gold Coast Blaze Mackay Basketball Stadium, Mackay

Friendship Games

17 September 2010 Sydney Kings 7369 Beijing Ducks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
17 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 9552 Shanghai Sharks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
18 September 2010 Sydney Kings 10649 Shanghai Sharks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
18 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 9856 Beijing Ducks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
19 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 8980 Sydney Kings WA Basketball Centre, Perth

NBL Top End Challenge

28 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 9092 Perth Wildcats Alice Springs Basketball Stadium, Alice Springs
30 September 2010 Cairns Taipans 8375 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 New Zealand Breakers 10086 Townsville Crocodiles Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 9099 Melbourne Tigers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 7783 Sydney Kings Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Sydney Kings 7482 Townsville Crocodiles Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Cairns Taipans 7577 Gold Coast Blaze Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 8290 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Melbourne Tigers 8197 Perth Wildcats Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 7488 Melbourne Tigers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Sydney Kings 8070 Gold Coast Blaze Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 7264 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Adelaide 36ers 9855 Darwin All-Stars Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Perth Wildcats 7252 Cairns Taipans Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin

Perth Wildcats win Top End Challenge.

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

10 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 9853 NZNBL Invitational North Shore Events Centre, Auckland

Regular season

The 2010–11 regular season took place over 25 rounds between 28 October 2010 and 2 April 2011.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Cairns vs. Perth was moved from 4 February 2011 to 26 March 2011 due to Cyclone Yasi.

Round 25

Ladder

Pos 2010–11 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 28 22 6 78.57% 4–1 W3 12–2 10–4 2463 2367 104.06%
2 Townsville Crocodiles 28 17 11 60.71% 3–2 L1 13–1 4–10 2225 2163 102.87%
3 Cairns Taipans1 28 16 12 57.14% 4–1 W4 12–2 4–10 2186 2107 103.75%
4 Perth Wildcats1 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 L2 10–4 6–8 2380 2192 108.58%
5 Wollongong Hawks 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W1 10–4 5–9 2272 2209 102.85%
6 Gold Coast Blaze 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 W1 8–6 5–9 2396 2440 98.20%
7 Melbourne Tigers 28 10 18 35.71% 1–4 L3 5–9 5–9 2209 2357 93.72%
8 Adelaide 36ers 28 9 19 32.14% 1–4 L1 7–7 2–12 2212 2362 93.65%
9 Sydney Kings 28 8 20 28.57% 2–3 L3 5–9 3–11 2171 2317 93.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2011. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Cairns Taipans won Head-to-Head (3-1).

Ladder Progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2010–11 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Adelaide 36ers 4686676666767676777889988
Cairns Taipans 8473333333222233243445444
Gold Coast Blaze 7535767777676767666666666
Melbourne Tigers 9999999888888888888777777
New Zealand Breakers 1111222221111111111111111
Perth Wildcats 6744445444433322334322333
Sydney Kings 5368888999999999999998899
Townsville Crocodiles 2857554555555444422233222
Wollongong Hawks 3222111112344555555554555

Finals

The 2010–11 National Basketball League Finals will be played between 7 April 2011 and 29 April 2011, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and, if necessary, third game.

Playoff Seedings

  1. New Zealand Breakers
  2. Townsville Crocodiles
  3. Cairns Taipans
  4. Perth Wildcats

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the two teams will determine order of seeding.

Under that system, Cairns will finish third (3–1), and Perth fourth (1–3).

Playoff bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 New Zealand Breakers 78 93 99
4 Perth Wildcats 101 89 83
1 New Zealand Breakers 85 81 71
3 Cairns Taipans 67 85 53
2 Townsville Crocodiles 76 57 83
3 Cairns Taipans 73 74 93

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerGames
played
TotalsAverage
Points per gameKirk Penney (New Zealand Breakers)2346320.1
Rebounds per gameJulian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings)2627110.0
Assists per gameCorey Williams (Melbourne Tigers)231406.1
Steals per gameDamian Martin (Perth Wildcats)28642.3
Blocks per gameAdam Ballinger (Adelaide 36ers)26501.9
Field goal percentageMika Vukona (New Zealand Breakers)28105–17360.7%
Three-point field goal percentageRussell Hinder (Townsville Crocodiles)2630–6744.8%
Free throw percentageDaryl Corletto (Melbourne Tigers)2827–2896.4%

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenue
9,535251/04/2011Sydney Kings79–96Gold Coast BlazeSydney Entertainment Centre
8,533116/10/2010Sydney Kings70–83New Zealand BreakersSydney Entertainment Centre
6,1322213/03/2011Sydney Kings76–72Adelaide 36ersSydney Entertainment Centre
5,586513/11/2010Sydney Kings59–64Townsville CrocodilesSydney Entertainment Centre
5,430512/11/2010Adelaide 36ers78–82New Zealand BreakersAdelaide Arena
5,345SF9/04/2011Cairns Taipans74–57Townsville CrocodilesCairns Convention Centre
5,3001231/12/2010Cairns Taipans60–48Sydney KingsCairns Convention Centre
5,278174/02/2011Sydney Kings99–90Adelaide 36ersSydney Entertainment Centre
5,261138/01/2011Adelaide 36ers85–90New Zealand BreakersAdelaide Arena
5,250251/04/2011Cairns Taipans80–64Townsville CrocodilesCairns Convention Centre

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeam
1Julian KhazzouhSydney Kings
2Gary ErvinWollongong Hawks
3Luke SchenscherTownsville Crocodiles
4Gary WilkinsonNew Zealand Breakers
5Shawn RedhagePerth Wildcats
6Oscar FormanWollongong Hawks
7Michael CedarTownsville Crocodiles
8Corey WilliamsMelbourne Tigers
9Kirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
10Kirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
11Luke SchenscherTownsville Crocodiles
12Corey WilliamsMelbourne Tigers
13Mark WorthingtonGold Coast Blaze
14Kirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
15Ira ClarkGold Coast Blaze
16Julian KhazzouhSydney Kings
17Julian KhazzouhSydney Kings
18Cameron TragardhMelbourne Tigers
19Kirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
20Peter CrawfordTownsville Crocodiles
21Matthew KnightPerth Wildcats
22Damian MartinPerth Wildcats
23Phill JonesCairns Taipans
24Gary ErvinWollongong Hawks
25Thomas AbercrombieNew Zealand Breakers

Player of the Month

RoundPlayerTeam
OctoberGary ErvinWollongong Hawks
NovemberGary ErvinWollongong Hawks
DecemberKirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
JanuaryGary WilkinsonNew Zealand Breakers
FebruaryKirk PenneyNew Zealand Breakers
MarchDamian MartinPerth Wildcats

Coach of the Month

RoundPlayerTeam
OctoberGordie McLeodWollongong Hawks
NovemberGordie McLeodWollongong Hawks
DecemberRob BeveridgePerth Wildcats
JanuaryAndrej LemanisNew Zealand Breakers
FebruaryDarryl McDonaldMelbourne Tigers
MarchAaron FearneCairns Taipans

Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 4 April 2011.[2][3][4]

Finals

References

  1. Tiffen, Peter (6 July 2010). "NT's NBL challenge". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. NBL MVP Award Winners Wrap
  3. Hawks’ star Gary Ervin wins Andrew Gaze Trophy
  4. Gary Ervin MVP & Oscar Forman MIP for 2010/11
  5. All-NBL Teams named for 2010/11 season
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