2010–11 NBL season

2010–11 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2010–11
Dates15 October 2010 – 29 April 2011
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
NBL seasons

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

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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

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5 August 2010 England 55–73 Melbourne Tigers Belfast, United Kingdom
10 September 2010 Melbourne Tigers 105–95 Wollongong Hawks Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
12 September 2010 Melbourne Tigers 88–78 Wollongong Hawks Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
5 October 2010 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 59–75 Melbourne Tigers China
6 October 2010 Beijing Ducks vs. Melbourne Tigers China

Belfast International Basketball Classic

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6 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers 76–92 University of Pittsburgh Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom
Attendance: 3,309
7 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers 106–74 USNI All-Stars Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom

Lu'An Invitational

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Group stage

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10 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers vs. Shanghai Sharks Changzhi, China
11 August 2010 Liaoning Dinosaurs 87–97 (OT) New Zealand Breakers Changzhi, China
12 August 2010 CB Axarquía 92–98 (OT) Melbourne Tigers Changzhi, China
12 August 2010 New Zealand Breakers 87–76 TGBTG Changzhi, China

Semi-finals

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13 August 2010 CB Axarquía 73–75 New Zealand Breakers Changzhi, China
13 August 2010 Melbourne Tigers vs. TGBTG Changzhi, China

Third-place playoff

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

Final

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14 August 2010 New Zealand Breakers 69–67 TGBTG Changzhi, China

New Zealand Breakers win Lu'An Invitational.

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

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20 August 2010 Wollongong Hawks 84–63 University of Hartford Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
3 September 2010 Wollongong Hawks 86–80 Sydney Kings Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong

Sydney Kings pre-season

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21 August 2010 Sydney Kings 111–60 University of Hartford Alexandria Basketball Stadium, Sydney
28 August 2010 Maitland Mustangs 74–82 Sydney Kings Maitland Basketball Stadium, Maitland
11 September 2010 Sydney Kings 111–77 Carfino All Stars Bridgecoast Stadium, Terrigal
23 September 2010 Hoopdreamz Jets 74–94 Sydney Kings Kevin Betts Stadium, Mt Druitt
28 September 2010 Sydney Kings 65–63 New Zealand Breakers The Brickpit Sports Stadium, Hornsby

Perth Wildcats pre-season

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24 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 100–95 Lakeside Lightning Waroona Recreation Centre, Waroona
26 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 81–72 Lakeside Lightning Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth
28 August 2010 Perth Wildcats 74–73 Lakeside Lightning Joondalup Basketball Stadium, Perth

Gold Coast Blaze pre-season

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26 August 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 97–50 University of Hartford Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
5 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 98–81 Anyang Kites Logan Sports Centre, Logan
18 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 58–92 Cairns Taipans Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
4 October 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 53–67 New Zealand Breakers Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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5 September 2010 Cairns Taipans 76–79 Townsville Crocodiles Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
8 October 2010 Cairns Taipans 103–67 Gold Coast Blaze Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

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9 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 87–86 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 2,294
10 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 79–82 Townsville Crocodiles Mount Barker
17 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 80–79 Wollongong Hawks Whyalla Basketball Stadium, Whyalla
19 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 89–84 Wollongong Hawks STARplex Gawler, Adelaide

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

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16 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 68–79 Cairns Taipans NPA Stadium, Townsville
23 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 76–79 Gold Coast Blaze NPA Stadium, Townsville
25 September 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 74–80 Gold Coast Blaze Mackay Basketball Stadium, Mackay

Friendship Games

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17 September 2010 Sydney Kings 73–69 Beijing Ducks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
17 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 95–52 Shanghai Sharks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
18 September 2010 Sydney Kings 106–49 Shanghai Sharks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
18 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 98–56 Beijing Ducks WA Basketball Centre, Perth
19 September 2010 Perth Wildcats 89–80 Sydney Kings WA Basketball Centre, Perth

NBL Top End Challenge

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28 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 90–92 Perth Wildcats Alice Springs Basketball Stadium, Alice Springs
30 September 2010 Cairns Taipans 83–75 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 New Zealand Breakers 100–86 Townsville Crocodiles Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 Adelaide 36ers 90–99 Melbourne Tigers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
30 September 2010 Gold Coast Blaze 77–83 Sydney Kings Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Sydney Kings 74–82 Townsville Crocodiles Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Cairns Taipans 75–77 Gold Coast Blaze Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 82–90 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
1 October 2010 Melbourne Tigers 81–97 Perth Wildcats Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Townsville Crocodiles 74–88 Melbourne Tigers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Sydney Kings 80–70 Gold Coast Blaze Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 72–64 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Adelaide 36ers 98–55 Darwin All-Stars Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
2 October 2010 Perth Wildcats 72–52 Cairns Taipans Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin

Perth Wildcats win Top End Challenge.

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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10 October 2010 New Zealand Breakers 98–53 NZNBL Invitational North Shore Events Centre, Auckland

Regular season

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

Round 1

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
15/10/2010 Illawarra Hawks 83–77 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre 3,302 boxscore
15/10/2010 Melbourne Tigers 68–84 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,091 boxscore
16/10/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 79–70 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,201 boxscore
16/10/2010 Sydney Kings 70–83 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre 8,533 boxscore
17/10/2010 Adelaide 36ers 74–69 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena 5,021 boxscore

Round 2

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/10/2010 New Zealand Breakers 96–94 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 2,280 boxscore
22/10/2010 Illawarra Hawks 71–70 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 3,367 boxscore
23/10/2010 Cairns Taipans 85–74 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre 4,250 boxscore
24/10/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 94–90 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,429 boxscore
24/10/2010 Melbourne Tigers 66–91 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,837 boxscore

Round 3

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/10/2010 New Zealand Breakers 84–79 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre 2,428 boxscore
29/10/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 92–81 Cairns Taipans Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,946 boxscore
29/10/2010 Perth Wildcats 87–84 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore
30/10/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 80–79 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,956 boxscore
31/10/2010 Adelaide 36ers 82–96 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena 4,519 boxscore

Round 4

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/11/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 85–91 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,364 boxscore
6/11/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 81–96 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,871 boxscore
6/11/2010 Cairns Taipans 86–69 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 4,070 boxscore
6/11/2010 Adelaide 36ers 87–75 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena 4,620 boxscore
7/11/2010 Melbourne Tigers 82–86 Illawarra Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,821 boxscore

Round 5

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/11/2010 Adelaide 36ers 78–82 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena 5,430 boxscore
13/11/2010 Sydney Kings 59–64 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,586 boxscore
13/11/2010 Cairns Taipans 96–76 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre 4,007 boxscore
14/11/2010 Illawarra Hawks 93–82 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,537 boxscore
14/11/2010 Perth Wildcats 114–74 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore

Round 6

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/11/2010 New Zealand Breakers 57–73 Illawarra Hawks North Shore Events Centre 3,800 boxscore
19/11/2010 Melbourne Tigers 84–93 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,000 boxscore
20/11/2010 Cairns Taipans 87–71 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre 4,920 boxscore
21/11/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 77–73 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,021 boxscore
21/11/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 82–85 Melbourne Tigers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,164 boxscore

Round 7

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/11/2020 New Zealand Breakers 100–79 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre 2,800 boxscore
26/11/2010 Illawarra Hawks 89–72 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre 4,357 boxscore
26/11/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 94–66 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,791 boxscore
28/11/2010 Perth Wildcats 64–72 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 8

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/12/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 85–68 Sydney Kings Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,700 boxscore
3/12/2010 Adelaide 36ers 92–79 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 4,595 boxscore
4/12/2010 Cairns Taipans 80–62 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre 4,625 boxscore
4/12/2010 Melbourne Tigers 82–78 Gold Coast Blaze State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,400 boxscore
5/12/2010 Sydney Kings 80–94 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,327 boxscore
5/12/2010 Perth Wildcats 90–64 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 9

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/12/2010 New Zealand Breakers 93–79 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 3,600 boxscore
10/12/2010 Illawarra Hawks 81–79 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,245 boxscore
11/12/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 91–86 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,527 boxscore
12/12/2010 Sydney Kings 80–95 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,685 boxscore
12/12/2010 Perth Wildcats 87–76 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 10

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/12/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 93–81 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,500 boxscore
17/12/2010 Illawarra Hawks 85–89 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,367 boxscore
17/12/2010 Adelaide 36ers 81–77 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena 4,619 boxscore
18/12/2010 Melbourne Tigers 80–90 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,356 boxscore
18/12/2010 Cairns Taipans 56–51 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 5,027 boxscore
19/12/2010 Perth Wildcats 87–84 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 11

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/12/2010 Illawarra Hawks 70–72 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre 3,386 boxscore
23/12/2010 Sydney Kings 73–82 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,875 boxscore
23/12/2010 Adelaide 36ers 97–99 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 4,465 boxscore

Round 12

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/12/2010 Sydney Kings 78–91 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,932 boxscore
31/12/2010 Cairns Taipans 60–48 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre 5,300 boxscore
31/12/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 93–96 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,477 boxscore
31/12/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 96–79 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,610 boxscore
31/12/2010 Adelaide 36ers 98–83 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena 4,728 boxscore
2/01/2011 Melbourne Tigers 87–66 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,300 boxscore

Round 13

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/01/2011 Cairns Taipans 86–82 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre 4,317 boxscore
7/01/2011 Perth Wildcats 86–93 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore
8/01/2011 Sydney Kings 73–80 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,532 boxscore
8/01/2011 Adelaide 36ers 85–90 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena 5,261 boxscore
9/01/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 87–86 Illawarra Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,170 boxscore

Round 14

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/01/2011 New Zealand Breakers 94–88 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 4,148 boxscore
14/01/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 94–78 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,271 boxscore
14/01/2011 Perth Wildcats 92–58 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore
15/01/2011 Cairns Taipans 95–74 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre 4,759 boxscore
16/01/2011 Adelaide 36ers 90–83 Gold Coast Blaze Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 15

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/01/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 90–85 Cairns Taipans Gold Coast Convention Centre N/A boxscore
20/01/2011 New Zealand Breakers 91–77 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
21/01/2011 Sydney Kings 81–71 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,189 boxscore
21/01/2011 Perth Wildcats 88–68 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore
22/01/2011 Melbourne Tigers 83–76 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
23/01/2011 Adelaide 36ers 77–76 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 16

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/01/2011 Melbourne Tigers 67–85 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
28/01/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 71–62 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,612 boxscore
28/01/2011 Illawarra Hawks 86–97 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 3,632 boxscore
29/01/2011 Perth Wildcats 65–66 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore
30/01/2011 Cairns Taipans 74–77 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 5,019 boxscore
30/01/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 94–91 Sydney Kings Gold Coast Convention Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/02/2011 New Zealand Breakers 80–76 Illawarra Hawks North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
4/02/2011 Sydney Kings 99–90 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,278 boxscore
6/02/2011 Melbourne Tigers 93–72 Illawarra Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
6/02/2011 Perth Wildcats 75–78 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 18

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/02/2011 New Zealand Breakers 101–91 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
11/02/2011 Sydney Kings 84–98 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/02/2011 Illawarra Hawks 105–73 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 3,431 boxscore
13/02/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 95–79 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,074 boxscore
13/02/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 81–74 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,965 boxscore

Round 19

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/02/2011 New Zealand Breakers 82–79 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 2,634 boxscore
18/02/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 75–56 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,586 boxscore
18/02/2011 Sydney Kings 81–69 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,853 boxscore
18/02/2011 Adelaide 36ers 83–86 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
19/02/2011 Melbourne Tigers 70–63 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 115–123 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/2011 Perth Wildcats 82–62 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 20

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/02/2011 New Zealand Breakers 91–94 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
25/02/2011 Cairns Taipans 75–76 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre 4,514 boxscore
26/02/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 96–68 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,142 boxscore
27/02/2011 Illawarra Hawks 104–81 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,112 boxscore

Round 21

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/03/2011 New Zealand Breakers 66–65 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
4/03/2011 Adelaide 36ers 70–75 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 5,184 boxscore
5/03/2011 Illawarra Hawks 87–77 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 3,112 boxscore
6/03/2011 Sydney Kings 95–86 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,210 boxscore
6/03/2011 Perth Wildcats 83–60 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 22

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/03/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 68–80 Illawarra Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,518 boxscore
12/03/2011 Cairns Taipans 79–63 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
12/03/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 100–92 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,086 boxscore
12/03/2011 Illawarra Hawks 87–60 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,318 boxscore
13/03/2011 Sydney Kings 76–72 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,132 boxscore
13/03/2011 Perth Wildcats 102–81 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 23

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/03/2011 New Zealand Breakers 91–86 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
18/03/2011 Adelaide 36ers 76–79 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena 4,932 boxscore
18/03/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 72–71 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,404 boxscore
19/03/2011 Illawarra Hawks 67–68 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 3,780 boxscore
20/03/2011 Melbourne Tigers 81–82 Gold Coast Blaze State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,000 boxscore

Round 24

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/03/2011 Gold Coast Blaze 101–102 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,789 boxscore
26/03/2011 Cairns Taipans 90–87 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 5,067 boxscore
26/03/2011 Melbourne Tigers 72–82 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,164 boxscore
27/03/2011 Illawarra Hawks 86–70 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre 3,867 boxscore

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

Round 25

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
30/03/2011 New Zealand Breakers 100–71 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre 3,500 boxscore
1/04/2011 Cairns Taipans 80–64 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 5,250 boxscore
1/04/2011 Sydney Kings 79–96 Gold Coast Blaze Sydney Entertainment Centre 9,535 boxscore
2/04/2011 Melbourne Tigers 74–87 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,450 boxscore

Ladder

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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

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  • 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 4 6 8 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8
Cairns Taipans 8 4 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4
Gold Coast Blaze 7 5 3 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Melbourne Tigers 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
New Zealand Breakers 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Perth Wildcats 6 7 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3
Sydney Kings 5 3 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9
Townsville Crocodiles 2 8 5 7 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
Wollongong Hawks 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5

Finals

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Main article: 2011 NBL 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

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  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

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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

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/04/2011 New Zealand Breakers 78–101 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 4,000 boxscore
8/04/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 76–73 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,234 boxscore
9/04/2011 Cairns Taipans 74–57 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 5,345 boxscore
10/04/2011 Perth Wildcats 89–93 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
13/04/2011 New Zealand Breakers 99–83 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 4,148 boxscore
17/04/2011 Townsville Crocodiles 83–93 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,151 boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/04/2011 New Zealand Breakers 85–67 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 4,400 boxscore
24/04/2011 Cairns Taipans 85–81 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 5,200 boxscore
29/04/2011 New Zealand Breakers 71–53 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 4,400 boxscore

Season statistics

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Statistics leaders

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Category Player Games
played		 Totals Average
Points per game Kirk Penney (New Zealand Breakers) 23 463 20.1
Rebounds per game Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) 26 271 10.0
Assists per game Corey Williams (Melbourne Tigers) 23 140 6.1
Steals per game Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) 28 64 2.3
Blocks per game Adam Ballinger (Adelaide 36ers) 26 50 1.9
Field goal percentage Mika Vukona (New Zealand Breakers) 28 105–173 60.7%
Three-point field goal percentage Russell Hinder (Townsville Crocodiles) 26 30–67 44.8%
Free throw percentage Daryl Corletto (Melbourne Tigers) 28 27–28 96.4%

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

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Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue
9,535 25 1/04/2011 Sydney Kings 79–96 Gold Coast Blaze Sydney Entertainment Centre
8,533 1 16/10/2010 Sydney Kings 70–83 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre
6,132 22 13/03/2011 Sydney Kings 76–72 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre
5,586 5 13/11/2010 Sydney Kings 59–64 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre
5,430 5 12/11/2010 Adelaide 36ers 78–82 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena
5,345 SF 9/04/2011 Cairns Taipans 74–57 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre
5,300 12 31/12/2010 Cairns Taipans 60–48 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre
5,278 17 4/02/2011 Sydney Kings 99–90 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre
5,261 13 8/01/2011 Adelaide 36ers 85–90 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena
5,250 25 1/04/2011 Cairns Taipans 80–64 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round Player Team
1 Julian Khazzouh Sydney Kings
2 Gary Ervin Wollongong Hawks
3 Luke Schenscher Townsville Crocodiles
4 Gary Wilkinson New Zealand Breakers
5 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats
6 Oscar Forman Wollongong Hawks
7 Michael Cedar Townsville Crocodiles
8 Corey Williams Melbourne Tigers
9 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
10 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
11 Luke Schenscher Townsville Crocodiles
12 Corey Williams Melbourne Tigers
13 Mark Worthington Gold Coast Blaze
14 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
15 Ira Clark Gold Coast Blaze
16 Julian Khazzouh Sydney Kings
17 Julian Khazzouh Sydney Kings
18 Cameron Tragardh Melbourne Tigers
19 Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
20 Peter Crawford Townsville Crocodiles
21 Matthew Knight Perth Wildcats
22 Damian Martin Perth Wildcats
23 Phill Jones Cairns Taipans
24 Gary Ervin Wollongong Hawks
25 Thomas Abercrombie New Zealand Breakers

Player of the Month

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Round Player Team
October Gary Ervin Wollongong Hawks
November Gary Ervin Wollongong Hawks
December Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
January Gary Wilkinson New Zealand Breakers
February Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers
March Damian Martin Perth Wildcats

Coach of the Month

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Round Player Team
October Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks
November Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks
December Rob Beveridge Perth Wildcats
January Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers
February Darryl McDonald Melbourne Tigers
March Aaron Fearne Cairns Taipans

Season

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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

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References

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  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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