2010 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 4 March – 1 July |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
Season MVP | Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) |
Top scorer | Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Wellington Saints |
Runners-up | Waikato Pistons |
Finals MVP | Lindsay Tait |
The 2010 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 29th running of the competition. In 2010, the Southland Sharks began their first season in the competition, the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence, and the Auckland Stars were suspended due to financial problems.
The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.
Stats as of the end of the regular season