2010–11 NBL season

Sport Basketball Runners-up Cairns Taipans Dates 15 Oct 2010 – 29 Apr 2011 Number of teams 9 Top seed New Zealand Breakers		Champions New Zealand Breakers Champion New Zealand Breakers Location Australia Season MVP Gary Ervin

League National Basketball League Duration 15 October 2010 – 2 April 2011 7 – 17 April 2011 (Semi-Finals) 20 – 29 April 2011 (Grand Finals) TV partner(s) Network Ten (Australia) One HD (Australia) Sky Sport (New Zealand) Similar 2011–12 NBL season, 2013–14 NBL season, 2015–16 NBL season

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.

Pre season
Final
NBL Top End Challenge
Round 24
Ladder Progression
Finals Series
Playoff Seedings
Statistics leaders
Season
Finals
References

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.

Pre-season

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. Wollongong Hawks are defending pre-season champions.

Final

New Zealand Breakers win Lu'An Invitational.

NBL Top End Challenge

Perth Wildcats win Top End Challenge.

Round 24

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

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.

Finals Series

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

New Zealand Breakers
Townsville Crocodiles
Cairns Taipans
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).

Statistics leaders

Note: regular season only

Season

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

Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Gary Ervin, Wollongong Hawks

Rookie of the Year: Ben Madgen, Sydney Kings

Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats

Best Sixth Man: Kevin Braswell, New Zealand Breakers

Most Improved Player: Oscar Forman, Wollongong Hawks

Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Trevor Gleeson, Townsville Crocodiles

Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen

All-NBL First Team:

Gary Ervin – Wollongong Hawks

Damian Martin – Perth Wildcats

Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers

Gary Wilkinson – New Zealand Breakers

Julian Khazzouh – Sydney Kings

All-NBL Second Team:

Corey Williams – Melbourne Tigers

Adam Gibson – Gold Coast Blaze

Glen Saville – Wollongong Hawks

Ira Clark – Gold Coast Blaze

Luke Schenscher – Townsville Crocodiles

All-NBL Third Team:

Ayinde Ubaka – Cairns Taipans

Peter Crawford – Townsville Crocodiles

Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats

Alex Loughton – Cairns Taipans

Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers

Finals

Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Thomas Abercrombie, New Zealand Breakers

References

2010–11 NBL season Wikipedia

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