2010 State Basketball League season explained

2010 State Basketball League season
League:	State Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	12 March – 17 July (Regular season) 23 July – 21 August (Finals)
No Of Games:	26 (men) 22 (women)
No Of Teams:	14 (men) 12 (women)
Season:	Regular season
Minor Premiers:	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Willetton Tigers
Mvp:	M: Ryan Zamroz (Buccaneers) W: Kaye Tucker (Flames)
Mvp Link:	State Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:	M: Adrian Majstrovich (Suns) W: Casey Mihovilovich (Magic)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	M: Willetton Tigers W: Willetton Tigers
Finals Runner-Up:	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Perry Lakes Hawks
Grand Final Mvp:	M: Cameron Tovey (Tigers) W: Jasmine Hooper (Tigers)
Grand Final Mvp Link:	State Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslistnames:	SBL
Prevseason Link:	2009 State Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:	2009
Nextseason Link:	2011 State Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:	2011

The 2010 State Basketball League season was the 22nd season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 12 March and ended on Saturday 17 July. The finals began on Friday 23 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 20 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 21 August.

Pre-season

In 2010, the SBL held a pre-season tournament for the first time since 2003.^[1] The 2010 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Ray Owen Sports Centre in Kalamunda between Friday 26 February and Sunday 28 February.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 12 March and ended on Saturday 17 July after 19 rounds of competition.^{[7] [8]}

Standings

Men's ladder

Team
1		21	5
2		21	5
3		20	6
4		17	9
5		16	10
6		15	11
7		14	12
8		13	13
9		11	15
10		10	16
11		8	18
12		8	18
13		7	19
14		1	25

Women's ladder

Team
1		19	3
2		16	6
3		14	8
4		14	8
5		14	8
6		13	9
7		12	10
8		11	11
9		8	14
10		6	16
11		4	18
12		1	21

Finals

The finals began on Friday 23 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 20 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 21 August.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} The WA Basketball Centre hosted the grand finals for the first time in 2010,^{[13] [14]} having taken over as the new headquarters from Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.^[15]

Men's bracket

Grand Final summary

Women's bracket

Grand Final summary

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1			Carli Boyanich		^[16]
2			Brooke Hiddlestone		^[17]
3			Ashley Gilmore		^[18]
4	Doug Gates		Brooke Hiddlestone		^[19]
5	Jon Meriweather		Casey Mihovilovich		^[20]
6			Kate Malpass		^[21]
7			Dana-Renae Jones		^[22]
8	Seb Salinas		Brooke Hiddlestone		^[23]
9			Casey Mihovilovich		^[24]
10			Heidi McNeill		^[25]
11	Jon Meriweather		Michelle Joy		^[26]
12			Marita Payne		^[27]
13	Robert Kempf				^[28]
14	Demetrius Hazel		Marita Payne		^[29]
15			Kate Malpass		^[30]
16	Ty Shaw		Dana-Renae Jones		^[31]
17			Kelli Hayward		^[32]
18	Ryan Hulme		Emma Pass		^[33]
19			Kate Fielding		^[34]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
			31.2	Casey Mihovilovich^[35]		19.64
			502	Brooke Hiddlestone		273
	Joel Wagner		263	Kate Malpass		118
	Ryan Sofoulis		84	Jess Van Schie		108
			63	Marita Payne		45
			75%	Marita Payne		58.2%
3-pt field goal percentage	Doug Gates		46.8%	Courtney Byrnes		34.7%
Free throw percentage			89.9%	Rebecca Mercer		80.4%

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Ryan Zamroz (Geraldton Buccaneers)^[36]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Kaye Tucker (Rockingham Flames)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Narelle Henry (Perth Redbacks)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Seb Salinas (Wanneroo Wolves)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Jasmine Hooper (Willetton Tigers)
• Men's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Joel Wagner (Perth Redbacks)
  • SG: Ryan Zamroz (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • SF: Cameron Tovey (Willetton Tigers)
  • PF: Adrian Majstrovich (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
  • SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
  • SF: Kaye Tucker (Rockingham Flames)
  • PF: Samantha Norwood (East Perth Eagles)
  • C: Marita Payne (Perth Redbacks)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tovey (Willetton Tigers)^[37]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Jasmine Hooper (Willetton Tigers)

External links

• 2010 fixtures
• April Player & Coach of the Month
• May Player & Coach of the Month
• June Player & Coach of the Month

Notes and References

1. Web site: PRE-SEASON BLITZ STARTS TONIGHT. Basketball Western Australia. 26 February 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240304023229/https://basketballwa.asn.au/pre-season-blitz-starts-tonight/. 4 March 2024.
2. News: Pre-Season Blitz to hit Kalamunda - WA State Basketball League . 11 November 2024 . GameDay . 17 February 2010 . en.
3. News: Pre-Season Blitz Fixtures Released - WA State Basketball League . 11 November 2024 . GameDay . 24 February 2010 . en.
4. News: Pre-Season Blitz Starts Tonight - WA State Basketball League . 11 November 2024 . GameDay . 26 February 2010 . en.
5. News: Monday Blitz Games Cancelled - WA State Basketball League . 11 November 2024 . GameDay . 28 February 2010 . en.
6. News: Tigers Cougars take Blitz title - WA State Basketball League . 11 November 2024 . GameDay . 1 March 2010 . en.
7. Web site: Results for SBL Men 2010 - Normal Season . GameDay . 10 November 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Results for SBL Women 2010 - Normal Season . GameDay . 10 November 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Results for SBL Men 2010 - Finals . GameDay . 10 November 2024 . en.
10. Web site: Results for SBL Women 2010 - Finals . GameDay . 10 November 2024 . en.
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12. Web site: Road to the Finals . SportsTG.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626074208/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-0-0&sID=145629 . 26 June 2019.
13. Web site: SBL GRAND FINAL TICKETS NOW ON SALE. BasketballWA.asn.au. 9 August 2010. 15 October 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015093416/http://basketballwa.asn.au/blog/2010/08/09/sbl-grand-final-tickets-now-on-sale/. 15 October 2017.
14. News: Record numbers to attend SBL Finals . 28 November 2024 . basketballwa.asn.au . 20 August 2010.
15. News: SBL's last hurrah at Perry Lakes . 9 November 2024 . The West Australian . 21 August 2009 . en.
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17. Web site: Week two PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 25 March 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065057/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11633845 . 24 June 2019.
18. Web site: Week Three PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 31 March 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065323/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11689150 . 24 June 2019.
19. Web site: Week Four PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 8 April 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065515/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11758384 . 24 June 2019.
20. Web site: Week Five PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 13 April 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065659/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11806908 . 24 June 2019.
21. Web site: Week Six PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 20 April 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065815/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11872474 . 24 June 2019.
22. Web site: Week Seven PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 29 April 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624065933/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11953886 . 24 June 2019.
23. Web site: Week Eight PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 5 May 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624070128/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12009912 . 24 June 2019.
24. Web site: Week Nine PowerPlayer of the Week . SportsTG.com . 12 May 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624070318/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12078367 . 24 June 2019.
25. Web site: Lightning sweep Player of Week Awards . SportsTG.com . 19 May 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624070513/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12145730 . 24 June 2019.
26. Web site: Joy takes first Player of Week . SportsTG.com . 26 May 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624070706/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12212916 . 24 June 2019.
27. Web site: Morris Jr & Payne scoop Player of Week . SportsTG.com . 2 June 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624070917/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12275320 . 24 June 2019.
28. Web site: Kempf, Norwood claim SBL Player of the Week . SportsTG.com . 10 June 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624071743/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12342947 . 24 June 2019.
29. Web site: Hazel, Payne take Player of the Week . SportsTG.com . 16 June 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624071952/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12404419 . 24 June 2019.
30. Web site: Week 15 Player of the Week . SportsTG.com . 23 June 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624072123/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12468322 . 24 June 2019.
31. Web site: Player of the Week . SportsTG.com . 1 July 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624072314/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12542122 . 24 June 2019.
32. Web site: Beran & Hayward take out Player of the Week . SportsTG.com . 7 July 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624072431/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12599714 . 24 June 2019.
33. Web site: Hulme & Pass claim Player of Week honours . SportsTG.com . 14 July 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624072552/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12666324 . 24 June 2019.
34. Web site: Hire, Fielding take POW honours . SportsTG.com . 21 July 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624072726/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12740372 . 24 June 2019.
35. Web site: SBL Award Winners . SportsTG.com . 7 September 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073600/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=13214610 . 24 June 2019.
36. Web site: ANNUAL DINNER AWARD WINNERS . BasketballWA.asn.au . 8 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073805/https://basketballwa.asn.au/blog/2010/09/08/annual-dinner-award-winners/ . 24 June 2019.
37. Web site: Kagi . Jacob . Willetton Tigers clinch SBL double . SMH.com.au . 23 August 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170115104119/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/willetton-tigers-clinch-sbl-double-20100822-13b3m.html . 15 January 2017.