2009 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2009 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 14 March – 25 June |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Waikato Pistons |
| Season MVP | Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) |
| Top scorer | Mike Efevberha (Wellington Saints) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Pistons |
| Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
| Finals MVP | Justin Bailey |
The 2009 NBL season was the 28th season of the National Basketball League. Two changes occurred for the 2009 season, with the Christchurch Cougars replacing the Canterbury Rams, and the Otago Nuggets also withdrawing. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2009 to claim their fourth league title.[1]
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Waikato Pistons | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Christchurch Cougars | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Harbour Heat | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Manawatu Jets | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Auckland Stars | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Taranaki Dynamos | 0 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Waikato Pistons | 96 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Christchurch Cougars | 106 | 4 | Christchurch Cougars | 89 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Harbour Heat | 98 | 
| Waikato Pistons | 81 | 94 | – | |||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 69 | 84 | – | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 80 | 3 | Wellington Saints | 82 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 75 | ||||||||||||||