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2009–10 NBL season

Professional basketball season

Field	Value
title	2009–10 NBL season
image	NBL Logo Australia (2009–2015).png
pixels	250px
league	National Basketball League
season	2009–10
finals	Finals
finals_link	2010 NBL Finals
champions	Perth Wildcats (5th title)
runners_up	Wollongong Hawks
semifinalists	Townsville Crocodiles
Gold Coast Blaze
teams	8
dates	24 September 2009 – 12 March 2010
season_champs	Perth Wildcats
TV	Australia:{{Plainlist
MVP	Corey Williams (Townsville)	MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player	MVP_n = USA
finals_MVP	Kevin Lisch (Perth)	finals_MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final	finals_MVP_n = USA
efficiency_leader		epg =	epg_n =
top_scorer	Kirk Penney (New Zealand)	ppg = 23.2	ppg_n = NZL
top_scorer_link	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
rebounds_leader	Rick Rickert (New Zealand)	rpg = 7.1	rpg_n = USA
assists_leader	Julius Hodge (Melbourne)	apg = 5.9	apg_n = ATG
seasonslist	List of NBL seasons
seasonslistnames	NBL
prevseason_link	2008–09 NBL season
prevseason_year	2008–09
nextseason_link	2010–11 NBL season
nextseason_year	2010–11

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The 2009–10 NBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The 48-minute game switched to a 40-minute game.

Preseason

Pre-season training began for a majority of clubs during the last week of July.

A pre-season tourney, dubbed the NBL Top End Challenge, involving all eight sides was contested during August in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Wollongong Hawks exhibition games

Burger King Breakers Pre-season Tour

Melbourne Tigers exhibition games

Gold Coast Blaze exhibition games

2009 Crocs Pre-season Assault

2009 Coca-Cola Pre-season Championship

Cairns Taipans exhibition games

NBL Top End Challenge

Wollongong Hawks win Top End Challenge.

Hood Sweeney Pre-season Challenge

Regular season

The 2009–10 regular season took place over 20 rounds between 24 September 2009 and 14 February 2010.

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

Ladder

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.

*13-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (5-3), Townsville Crocodiles (4-4) and Gold Coast Blaze (3-5). *

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

Finals

Main article: 2010 NBL Finals

The 2009–10 National Basketball League Finals played between 18 February 2010 and 12 March 2010, consisting of two best-of-three semi-finals and final series in which the higher seed hosts the first and deciding third game.

Playoff Seedings

Perth Wildcats
Wollongong Hawks
Townsville Crocodiles
Gold Coast Blaze

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of a tie of three or more teams, winning percentage in games played only between those teams will determine order of finish.

Under that system, Wollongong (5–3) will finish second, Townsville (4–4) third and Gold Coast (3–5) fourth.

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season awards

Most Valuable Player: Corey Williams, Townsville Crocodiles
Rookie of the Year: Jesse Wagstaff, Perth Wildcats
Best Defensive Player: Dillon Boucher, New Zealand Breakers
Best Sixth Man: Erron Maxey, Gold Coast Blaze
Most Improved Player: Anthony Petrie, Gold Coast Blaze
Coach of the Year: Gordie McLeod, Wollongong Hawks
Finals MVP: Kevin Lisch, Perth Wildcats
All-NBL First Team:
- Corey Williams – Townsville Crocodiles
- Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers
- Tywain McKee – Wollongong Hawks
- Mark Worthington – Melbourne Tigers
- Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats
All-NBL Second Team:
- Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers
- C. J. Bruton – New Zealand Breakers
- Anthony Petrie – Gold Coast Blaze
- Adam Gibson – Gold Coast Blaze
- Ayinde Ubaka – Gold Coast Blaze
All-NBL Third Team:
- Julius Hodge – Melbourne Tigers
- Glen Saville – Wollongong Hawks
- John Gilchrist – Adelaide 36ers
- Cameron Tragardh – Wollongong Hawks
- Larry Davidson – Wollongong Hawks

References

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http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/07/25/101625_gold-coast-blaze.htm {{dead link. (February 2017)
(August 2019). "The Official Website of Melbourne United – NBL – We are Melbourne".
"Gleeson punishes Crocs | Townsville Bulletin Sport".
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"All NBL teams to play full games in Darwin | Sport | Northern Territory News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au".
(14 February 2010). "Semi-finals schedule set". [[National Basketball League (Australia).
(19 March 2010). "Homicide wins MVP at NBL awards night". NBL.com.au.

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