Sport Basketball Runners-up Wollongong Hawks Dates 24 Sep 2009 – 12 Mar 2010 Season MVP Corey Williams Finals champion Perth Wildcats | Champions Perth Wildcats Champion Perth Wildcats Number of teams 8 Top seed Perth Wildcats | |
League National Basketball League Duration 24 September 2009 – 14 February 2010
18 – 27 February 2010 (Semi-Finals)
5 – 11 March 2010 (Grand Finals) TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Australia)
Maori TV (New Zealand)
rivusTV (Internet) Similar 2010–11 NBL season, 2011–12 NBL season, 2013–14 NBL season | ||
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 regular season was played between 24 September 2009 and 14 February 2010, followed by a post-season involving the top four teams. The schedule was announced on 5 June 2009.
Contents
The 48 minute game switched to an 40-minute game.
Pre-season
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.
NBL Top End Challenge
Wollongong Hawks win Top End Challenge.
Finals Series
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.