2008-09 league participants

Team	Region	CEO	Coach	Home ground	Capacity
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...	SA South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	Mal Hemmerling	Scott Ninnis	Adelaide Arena	7,200
Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...	QLD Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	Denis Keeffe	Mark Beecroft	Cairns Convention Centre Cairns Convention Centre Cairns Convention Centre, which opened in 1997, is a multi-purpose arena, located in Cairns, Australia. The capacity is 5,300 people.It is the home arena of the Cairns Taipans basketball team. The record crowd is 5,500 for an NBL Finals game in 2004 between Cairns Taipans and Perth Wildcats...	5,300
Gold Coast Blaze Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...	QLD Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	David Claxton	Brendan Joyce Brendan Joyce Brendan Joyce is a former professional basketball player and coach of the National Basketball League the Wollongong Hawks and the Gold Coast Blaze....	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Gold Coast was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of $167 million and is linked by a covered walkway to Conrad Jupiters...	5,269
Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Tigers The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...	VIC Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	Seamus McPeake	Alan Westover	State Hockey Netball Centre State Netball and Hockey Centre State Netball Hockey Centre is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. It is the home arena of the Melbourne Vixens netball team in the ANZ Championship, and the Melbourne Tigers National Basketball League team. The facility is located in Royal Park, Parkville next to...	3,500
New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...	NZL New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	Richard Clarke Richard Clarke Richard Clarke may refer to:* Richard Clarke , Jamaican boxer* Richard Clarke , Northern Irish footballer with Portadown* Richard Clarke , Northern Irish footballer with Newry City & Glentoran...	Andrej Lemanis	North Shore Events Centre North Shore Events Centre North Shore Events Centre is an indoor arena, located in Auckland, New Zealand. The arena opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 4,500 people.The Centre primarily hosts basketball games and is the home arena of the New Zealand Breakers who play in the Australasian NBL. It also hosts concerts and...	4,500
Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...	WA Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...	Nick Marvin	Conner Henry Conner Henry Conner Henry is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 195 lb shooting guard and from 1982–86 played college basketball with the University of California, Santa Barbara, where, as of 2004, he ranks eighth all-time in points scored.He was selected by the Houston Rockets...	Challenge Stadium Challenge Stadium Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people...	4,500
South Dragons South Dragons The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...	VIC Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	Ryan Gardiner	Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...	Hisense Arena	11,000
Sydney Spirit	NSW New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	Steve Aquilina	Rob Beveridge	State Sports Centre State Sports Centre The State Sports Centre is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, Australia. It hosted the table tennis and taekwondo events for the 2000 Summer Olympics....	5,000
Townsville Crocodiles Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...	QLD Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	Ian Smythe	Trevor Gleeson Trevor Gleeson Trevor Gleeson is an Australian basketball coach in. He started coaching back in 1992 in the Victorian Basketball League with the Warrnambool Seahawks. He spent many years as an assistant coach before taking over Sioux Falls Skyforce in the Continental Basketball Association. He was coach for the...	Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is an indoor sports arena, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The capacity of the arena is 5,257 and was built in 1993....	5,257
Wollongong Hawks Wollongong Hawks The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...	NSW New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	TBD	Eric Cooks	WIN Entertainment Centre	5,800

• On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season.
• On 2 July 2008 the NBL announced that two bids for the Sydney Kings license had failed and that there would be no second Sydney team in the 2008/09 season.
• On 29 July 2008 the Singapore Slingers announced that they had decided to withdraw from the competition permanently due to the dramatic increase in international travel costs.

Pre-season Transactions

Coach	Recruited From	Signed By
Phil Smyth Phil Smyth Philip John Smyth AM is an Australian former basketball player and former three time championship winning head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers.-Professional career:...	Adelaide 36ers	Released
Scott Ninnis	36ers Academy	Adelaide 36ers
Scott Fisher Scott Fisher (basketball) Scott Fisher is a retired American-Australian basketball player and former head coach of the National Basketball League's Perth Wildcats.-Playing career:...	Perth Wildcats	Released
Bill Tomlinson	Sydney Kings	Sydney Kings
Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...	Sydney Kings	South Dragons
Conner Henry Conner Henry Conner Henry is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 195 lb shooting guard and from 1982–86 played college basketball with the University of California, Santa Barbara, where, as of 2004, he ranks eighth all-time in points scored.He was selected by the Houston Rockets...	Perth Wildcats	Perth Wildcats

Player	Recruited From	Signed By
Lanard Copeland Lanard Copeland Lanard Copeland is a retired American-born Australian professional basketball player. He played in the NBL from 1992-2008....	Adelaide 36ers	Retired
Darryl McDonald Darryl McDonald Darryl McDonald is a retired American-Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Melbourne Tigers in Australia's National Basketball League...	Melbourne Tigers	Retired
Jason Crowe	Gold Coast Blaze	Released
Nic Campbell	Gold Coast Blaze	Released
Jared Newson Jared Newson Jared Newson is an American basketball player who played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Bakersfield Jam in the NBA D-League.-References:...	Cairns Taipans	Released
Sean Lampley Sean Lampley Sean Lampley is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Lampley played at the University of California, leading the Golden Bears to victory over Clemson in the 1999 National Invitational Tournament and earning MVP honors...	Melbourne Tigers	Released
Galen Young Galen Young Galen Young is an American-Canadian professional basketball player currently playing for the Hawke's Bay Hawks in the New Zealand NBL.Young is 1.98 m tall and plays small forward and power forward.-Basketball career:...	Townsville Crocodiles	Released
Mike Helms Mike Helms Mike Helms is an American basketball player who played guard at Oakland University. He was named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-League team three years in a row and the Mid-Con Conference Player of the Year in 2003...	Singapore Slingers	Released
John Philip	Wollongong Hawks	Released
Darren Ng Darren Ng Darren Ng is a Chinese-Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL....	Adelaide 36ers	Singapore Slingers
Jacob Holmes Jacob Holmes Jacob Holmes is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australian National Basketball League. He has been playing for Sturt in the Australian Basketball Association in the NBL off-season. He won the Central ABL's Woollacott Medal for Best &...	South Dragons	Adelaide 36ers
Mark Worthington Mark Worthington Mark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....	Sydney Kings	South Dragons
Mika Vukona Mika Vukona Mika Vukona is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Australasian National Basketball League's New Zealand Breakers and for the New Zealand Tall Blacks...	New Zealand Breakers	South Dragons
Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson (basketball) Daniel Johnson is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing for the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League...	Pepperdine University Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...	Melbourne Tigers
Brad Hill Brad Hill (basketball) Brad Hill is an Australian professional basketball player with the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League....	South Dragons	Adelaide 36ers
Rod Grizzard Rod Grizzard Roderick "Rod" DeWyane Grizzard is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Alabama...	Singapore Slingers	Melbourne Tigers
Jason Smith	Sydney Kings	Sydney Spirit
Luke Schenscher Luke Schenscher Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australasian National Basketball League.-School/College career:...	Brose Baskets	Adelaide 36ers
C. J. Bruton	Brisbane Bullets	New Zealand Breakers
Dillon Boucher Dillon Boucher Dillon Boucher is a New Zealand professional basketball player.Boucher plays for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League from their inception in 2003 until 2005 when he signed for the Perth Wildcats for whom he played in the 2005/06 Australian NBL season...	Brisbane Bullets	New Zealand Breakers
Ryan Kersten Ryan Kersten Ryan Kersten is a basketball player, currently a point guard for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian NBL....	New Zealand Breakers	Adelaide 36ers
Sam Harris Sam Harris (basketball) Sam Harris is an Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Bendigo Braves in the SEABL. He stands at 7'3" tall....	Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs basketball The Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association...	Singapore Slingers
Jason Castro Jason Castro (basketball player) Jason Williams Castro is a Filipino basketball player. He played for the Philippine Christian University Dolphins in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Philippine Basketball League teams Hapee-PCU Teeth Protectors and Harbour Centre Batang Pier...	Harbour Centre Batang Pier Harbour Centre Batang Pier The Oracle Residences is a basketball team currently playing in the Philippine Basketball League and is owned by Mikee Romero.-Notable players and coaches:* Marcy Arellano* Jason Ballesteros* Paolo Bugia* Mark Cardona* Gabby Espinas* J.C...	Singapore Slingers
Drew Williamson	Townsville Crocodiles	West Sydney Razorbacks
Cameron Rigby	Wollongong Hawks	Brisbane Bullets
Chris Daniel	New Zealand Breakers	Singapore Slingers
Brad Williamson Brad Williamson Brad Williamson is an Australian basketball player who last played for the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League. He previously played for the Brisbane Bullets, including in their 2007 championship winning team, prior to the club folding in 2008.-External links:*...	Brisbane Bullets	Townsville Crocodiles
Shane Heal Shane Heal Shane Douglas Heal is a retired Australia professional basketball player who last played with the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League, retiring at the end of the 2008/09 season. During his early years as a player, Heal played for the Brisbane Bullets and the Geelong Supercats...	South Dragons	Gold Coast Blaze
Paora Winitana Paora Winitana Paora Winitana is a professional New Zealand basketball player. He was ordained as a Mormon bishop in 2005 and chooses not to play basketball on Sundays. He currently plays for the New Zealand NBL team Hawke's Bay Hawks...	New Zealand Breakers	Adelaide 36ers
David Gruber	Frankston Blues Frankston Blues The Frankston Blues play in the South Conference of the SEABL in the ABA.-Current roster:-External links:***...	West Sydney Razorbacks
Steven Broom	Brisbane Bullets	Townsville Crocodiles
Darnell Hinson Darnell Hinson Darnell Hinson is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association.- Basketball career :...	West Sydney Razorbacks	Perth Wildcats
Darius Rice	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	Singapore Slingers
Thomas Abercrombie Thomas Abercrombie (basketball) Thomas Iain Abercrombie is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He played in the United States for one year at Washington State University, before returning to his home country to play in the Australasian National Basketball League and the New Zealand National Basketball League .-High...	Washington State Washington State Cougars men's basketball The Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball team represents Washington State University and competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I...	New Zealand Breakers
Corey Webster Corey Webster Corey Jonas Webster is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.-High school career:Webster attended St. James High...	Lambeth College	New Zealand Breakers
Rhys Martin	Brisbane Bullets	Wollongong Hawks
Adam Tanner	University of Denver Denver Pioneers The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, with most teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. The Western Athletic Conference will become Denver's primary sports conference on July 1, 2012.The...	New Zealand Breakers
Glen Saville Glen Saville Glen Saville is an Australian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australasian National Basketball League.-Club Career:...	Sydney Kings	Wollongong Hawks
Eric Sandrin	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	Singapore Slingers
Kerry Williams	Cairns Marlins	Cairns Taipans
Adam Gibson	Brisbane Bullets	South Dragons
Stephen Weigh	University of Utah Utah Utes men's basketball The University of Utah Utes have consistently been one of the most successful basketball programs in the NCAA. They are currently an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Pacific-12 Conference. The school has made the NCAA Tournament 26 times, which ranks 16th in NCAA history and 3rd behind...	Perth Wildcats
Anthony Petrie	West Sydney Razorbacks	Wollongong Hawks
Russell Hinder Russell Hinder Russell Hinder is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL for the Townsville Crocodiles.Russell went to the University of San Francisco before transferring to Augusta State University....	Sydney Kings	Townsville Crocodiles
Ian Crosswhite	Sydney Kings	Cairns Taipans
Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (basketball) Dave Thomas is a Canadian professional basketball player. He has played 34 times at the senior level for the Canadian men's national basketball team...	Melbourne Tigers	Cairns Taipans
Sam Mackinnon Sam Mackinnon Samuel Mackinnon is a retired Australian professional basketball player whose last team was the NBL team Melbourne Tigers.-Playing career:...	Brisbane Bullets	Melbourne Tigers
Jason Smith	Sydney Kings	Sydney Spirit
Isiah Victor	Sydney Kings	Perth Wildcats
Rhys Carter Rhys Carter Rhys Carter is an Australian professional basketball player. In 2011 he will play for Uppsala Basket in the Swedish Basketball League after spending the 2010-11 NBL season with the Adelaide 36ers.-Professional career:...	West Sydney Razorbacks	South Dragons
Dusty Rychart Dusty Rychart Dusty Mike Rychart is a naturalised Australian professional basketball player, originally from the United States...	Brisbane Bullets	Wollongong Hawks
Derrick Low	Washington State Washington State Cougars men's basketball The Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball team represents Washington State University and competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I...	Sydney Spirit
Aaron Bruce	Baylor University Baylor Bears Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...	Adelaide 36ers
Steve Constanzo Steve Constanzo Steve Costanzo is an Australian basketball player who played one game for the Townsville Crocodiles in 2008, before a foot injury forced him out of the team.-References:...	Townsville Heat	Townsville Crocodiles
Greg Vanderjagt	Townsville Crocodiles	Gold Coast Blaze
James Quinn	Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong Hawks
Mark Tyndale	Temple University Temple Owls men's basketball The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Division I level. The program is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The head men's basketball coach is Fran Dunphy.-History:...	Adelaide 36ers
Chris Goulding Chris Goulding Chris Goulding is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze in the NBL. He played for the Australian Under 18, Under 19 & Under 20 teams. He also played for the Fleet team in the Foot Locker Elite Classic – High Stakes Hoops.Goulding started his NBL...	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Wildcats
Cameron Tovey	Sydney Kings	Townsville Crocodiles
Ben Knight	Singapore Slingers	Perth Wildcats
Tim Labka	Bankstown Bruins	Wollongong Hawks
Anthony Olah	Gold Coast Goannas	Gold Coast Blaze
James Orr	Frankston Blues Frankston Blues The Frankston Blues play in the South Conference of the SEABL in the ABA.-Current roster:-External links:***...	South Dragons
Peter Hoban	Forestville Eagles	Adelaide 36ers
Zac Carter	Southern Districts Spartans	Gold Coast Blaze
Ebi Ere Ebi Ere Ebi Ere is a US-born Nigerian professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for the Obradoiro CAB, in the Spanish Liga ACB. He previously played for the Sydney Kings, also of the NBL. Ere won the grand final 2007 with the Brisbane Bullets...	Brisbane Bullets	Melbourne Tigers
Tremmell Darden Tremmell Darden Tremmell Darden is an American professional basketball player, who now competes in the Euroleague overseas.- Career :* 2000-04: Niagara Purple Eagles * 2004-05: Erdemispor Belediyesi...	Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...	South Dragons
Daniel Dillon Daniel Dillon Daniel Dillon is an English association football player, currently with Alfreton Town playing in the Conference North....	University of Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...	South Dragons

Mid-season Transactions

Coach	Recruited From	Signed By
Alan Black Alan Black Alan Black is a former basketball player and basketball coach in the Australian National Basketball League. Black's last coaching appointment was the head coach of the Cairns Taipans....	Cairns Taipans	Released
Mark Beecroft	Cairns Taipans	Cairns Taipans

Player	Recruited From	Signed By
Tariq Naqqash	East Central University East Central University East Central University is a four year public university in Ada, Oklahoma, located in the south central region of the state. The university also has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, Ardmore, and Durant....	South Dragons
Luke Kendall Luke Kendall Luke Kendall is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Gold Coast Blaze in the National Basketball League. He plays in the ABA for the Nunawading Spectres.-Professional career:...	Sydney Kings	Perth Wildcats
Anthony Susnjara	Keflavik	Townsville Crocodiles
Juaquin Hawkins	Gold Coast Blaze	Released
Justin Bowen	Austin Toros Austin Toros The Austin Toros are a NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.The team plays home games at Cedar Park Center.Their logo is the design of a bull and basketball with the state of Texas in the background...	Gold Coast Blaze
Mark Tyndale	Adelaide 36ers	Released
Julius Hodge Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge is an American professional basketball player.Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University...	Free Agent	Adelaide 36ers
Cortez Groves Cortez Groves Cortez Groves is an American professional basketball player who has previously played in the now defunct International Basketball Association and the NBL in Australia....	South Dragons	Released
Liam Rush	Sydney Spirit	Sundsvall Dragons Sundsvall Dragons Sundsvall Dragons is a professional Swedish basketball club from Sundsvall. Sundsvall Dragons have made it to the Liganfinals 4 times 2005, 2008 and in 2009 and 2011 as winners.-Current Roster:Head CoachPeter ÖqvistAss. Coach...
Larry Abney	Cairns Taipans	Released
Blagoj Janev	Singapore Slingers Singapore Slingers The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....	Sydney Spirit
Stephen Black Stephen Black Stephen Black is an Australian former professional basketball player who last played for the Cairns Taipans of the NBL. He is the son of Alan Black...	Cairns Taipans	Released
Donta Smith Donta Smith Donta Lamont Smith is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA and Australian National Basketball League....	Shanxi Zhongyu	South Dragons
Luke Kendall Luke Kendall Luke Kendall is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Gold Coast Blaze in the National Basketball League. He plays in the ABA for the Nunawading Spectres.-Professional career:...	Perth Wildcats	Melbourne Tigers
Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (basketball) Dave Thomas is a Canadian professional basketball player. He has played 34 times at the senior level for the Canadian men's national basketball team...	Cairns Taipans	Melbourne Tigers
Rod Grizzard Rod Grizzard Roderick "Rod" DeWyane Grizzard is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Alabama...	Melbourne Tigers	Released
Julian Khazzouh	Sydney Spirit	Hanzevast Capitals Hanzevast Capitals GasTerra Flames Groningen is a Dutch professional basketball club, playing in the Dutch Basketball League. The home arena is Martiniplaza in the city of Groningen. The club won the national championship three times: in 1982, 2004, and 2010...
Shane McDonald	Singapore Slingers	Perth Wildcats
Julius Hodge Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge is an American professional basketball player.Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University...	Adelaide 36ers	Released
Rod Grizzard Rod Grizzard Roderick "Rod" DeWyane Grizzard is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Alabama...	Melbourne Tigers	Adelaide 36ers

Sponsors

Team	Major sponsor
Adelaide 36ers	Sprint Auto Parts
Cairns Taipans	Skytrans Airlines Skytrans Airlines Skytrans is an Australian airline and air charter business with bases in Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Brisbane and Perth. The airline flies regularly from Cairns to Cooktown, Lockhart River, Coen, Aurukun, and from Townsville to Palm Island.-History:...
Gold Coast Blaze	QDeck
Melbourne Tigers	OAMPS Insurance Brokers
New Zealand Breakers	Bartercard Bartercard Bartercard is a barter trading exchange. It is the largest in the world. Bartercard enables member businesses to exchange goods and services with other member businesses without using cash or cash equivalents, or having to engage in the direct two-way swap of goods and/or services.In 2007,...
Perth Wildcats	Saville Australia Saville Australia Saville Australia was a privately-owned property developer in Australia. It holds a variety of residential apartment projects.With origins dating back over 15 years, Saville Australia has undertaken development projects in some of Western Australia’s premier waterside and inner city...
South Dragons	Crazy John's Crazy John's Crazy John's is a mobile phone retail chain in Australia started by late Turkish/Australian businessman John Ilhan. Crazy John's is the largest independent phone retailer in Australia, employing more than 700 people with over 120 retail stores. Following his death, Mr Ilhan's wife Patricia sold...
Townsville Crocodiles	McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
West Sydney Razorbacks	Westbus
Wollongong Hawks	Australian Health Management

Apparel

Team	Provider	Home colour	Away colour
Adelaide 36ers	Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...	Blue	Yellow
Cairns Taipans	Kombat Kombat Kombat is a small settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountainland in northern Namibia. It lies on the road between Otavi and Grootfontein. It was founded around a copper mine that was operated for many years during and before the 1970s by Tsumeb Corporation Limited...	Orange	White
Gold Coast Blaze	G2 Game Gear	Sky Blue	White
Melbourne Tigers	Kombat Kombat Kombat is a small settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountainland in northern Namibia. It lies on the road between Otavi and Grootfontein. It was founded around a copper mine that was operated for many years during and before the 1970s by Tsumeb Corporation Limited...	Red	Yellow
New Zealand Breakers	SAS Sports	Black	White
Perth Wildcats	Hoop 2 Hoop	Red	White
South Dragons	Kombat Kombat Kombat is a small settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountainland in northern Namibia. It lies on the road between Otavi and Grootfontein. It was founded around a copper mine that was operated for many years during and before the 1970s by Tsumeb Corporation Limited...	Black	White
Townsville Crocodiles	Kombat Kombat Kombat is a small settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountainland in northern Namibia. It lies on the road between Otavi and Grootfontein. It was founded around a copper mine that was operated for many years during and before the 1970s by Tsumeb Corporation Limited...	Green	White
Sydney Spirit	Blades	Blue	White
Wollongong Hawks	G2 Game Gear	Red	White

Home and away season

The home and away season will take place over 22 rounds between 13 September 2008 and 14 February 2009 with finals starting 18 February 2009. It has been confirmed that each team will still play 30 games in the season, with each team playing 15 home games .

Round 1

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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Round 22

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Ladder

	Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	% Pts	% Won
1	South Dragons South Dragons The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...	30	22	8	4-1	won 2	13-2	9-6	110.25	73.33
2	Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Tigers The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...	30	20	10	3-2	lost 1	11-4	9-6	106.47	66.67
3	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...	30	18	12	2-3	won 2	10-5	8-7	106.08	60.00
4	Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...	30	17	13	4-1	won 2	11-4	6-9	102.06	56.67
5	Townsville Crocodiles Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...	30	17	13	4-1	lost 1	12-3	5-10	99.26	56.67
6	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...	30	15	15	3-2	lost 1	12-3	3-12	100.92	50.00
7	Wollongong Hawks Wollongong Hawks The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...	30	11	19	2-3	lost 1	9-6	2-13	95.03	36.67
8	Sydney Spirit	30	11	19	0-5	lost 8	9-6	2-13	94.51	36.67
9	Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...	30	11	19	1-4	lost 3	5-10	6-9	93.57	36.67
10	Gold Coast Blaze Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...	30	8	22	3-2	won 3	6-9	2-13	93.45	26.67

Playoff Bracket

Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals

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Grand Final

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Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team
1	Kirk Penney Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
2	Corey Williams	Townsville Crocodiles Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
3	Mark Worthington Mark Worthington Mark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....	South Dragons South Dragons The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
4	Darnell Mee Darnell Mee LaFarrell Darnell Mee is an American-Australian basketball player and former NBA player. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 34th overall pick of the 1993 NBA Draft....	Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
5	Joe Ingles Joe Ingles Joe Ingles is an Australian professional basketball player, currently with Regal FC Barcelona. Joe is in a relationship with Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens netball player, Renae Hallinan. On 17 March 2006, he became the first player to sign with the South Dragons National Basketball...	South Dragons South Dragons The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
6	Luke Schenscher Luke Schenscher Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australasian National Basketball League.-School/College career:...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
7	Sam Mackinnon Sam Mackinnon Samuel Mackinnon is a retired Australian professional basketball player whose last team was the NBL team Melbourne Tigers.-Playing career:...	Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Tigers The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
8	Kirk Penney Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
9	Rick Rickert Rick Rickert Rick Rickert is an American-born basketball player. He is a 2001 graduate of Duluth East High School where he was a basketball star and highly recruited college prospect. He was named 2001 Minnesota Mr...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
10	Julius Hodge Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge is an American professional basketball player.Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
11	Matthew Knight	Sydney Spirit
12	Justin Bowen	Gold Coast Blaze Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...
13	Ian Crosswhite	Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
14	Tony Ronaldson Tony Ronaldson Anthony Dean "Bear" Ronaldson is a former Australian basketball player who last played for the NZL National Basketball League team, Waikato Pistons.-Playing career:...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
15	Julius Hodge Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge is an American professional basketball player.Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
16	Isiah Victor	Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
17	Luke Schenscher Luke Schenscher Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australasian National Basketball League.-School/College career:...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
18	Ebi Ere Ebi Ere Ebi Ere is a US-born Nigerian professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for the Obradoiro CAB, in the Spanish Liga ACB. He previously played for the Sydney Kings, also of the NBL. Ere won the grand final 2007 with the Brisbane Bullets...	Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Tigers The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
19	Adam Ballinger	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
20	James Harvey James Harvey (basketball) James Harvey is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze and previously played for the Perth Wildcats and West Sydney Razorbacks.In March 2007, it was revealed Harvey was one of three Australian sportsmen whose...	Gold Coast Blaze Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...
21	John Rillie John Rillie John Rillie is an Australian basketball player. Rillie previously captained the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL but his contracted was not renewed. In his first season in the NBL, Rillie won Rookie of the Year honours playing for the Brisbane Bullets. He is known for his long range shooting...	Townsville Crocodiles Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
22	Shawn Redhage Shawn Redhage Shawn Redhage is a naturalised Australian professional basketball player, originally from the United States...	Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team
September/October	Kirk Penney Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
November	Kirk Penney Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
December	Julius Hodge Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge is an American professional basketball player.Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
January/February	Luke Schenscher Luke Schenscher Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australasian National Basketball League.-School/College career:...	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...

Coach of the Month

Month	Player	Team
September/October	Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...	South Dragons South Dragons The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
November	Andrej Lemanis	New Zealand Breakers New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
December	Scott Ninnis	Adelaide 36ers Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
January/February	Al Westover Al Westover Alan Westover is a former basketball player in the Australian National Basketball League . He was also coach for the Melbourne Tigers.-References:...	Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Tigers The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Kirk Penney
  Kirk Penney
  Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...
  
  , New Zealand Breakers
  New Zealand Breakers
  The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
  
  
• Rookie of the Year: Aaron Bruce, Adelaide 36ers
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  The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
  
  
• Best Defensive Player: Adam Gibson, South Dragons
  South Dragons
  The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
  
  
• Best Sixth Man: Phill Jones
  Phill Jones
  Phillip Charles George 'Phill' Jones is a New Zealand professional basketball player. Jones who stands at 1.96 metres tall, is the highest New Zealand points scorer in NBL history....
  
  , New Zealand Breakers
  New Zealand Breakers
  The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
  
  
• Most Improved Player: Matthew Knight, Sydney Spirit
• Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian
  Brian Goorjian
  Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...
  
  , South Dragons
  South Dragons
  The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
  
  
• Finals MVP: Donta Smith
  Donta Smith
  Donta Lamont Smith is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA and Australian National Basketball League....
  
  , South Dragons
  South Dragons
  The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
  
  

• All-NBL First Team:
  • Kirk Penney
    Kirk Penney
    Kirk Samuel Penney is a New Zealander professional basketball player.-University of Wisconsin :...
    
     - New Zealand Breakers
    New Zealand Breakers
    The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
    
    
  • Chris Anstey
    Chris Anstey
    Christopher John Anstey is a former Australian professional basketball player. At 7'0" his career included stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL...
    
     - Melbourne Tigers
    Melbourne Tigers
    The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
    
    
  • C. J. Bruton - New Zealand Breakers
    New Zealand Breakers
    The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
    
    
  • Ebi Ere
    Ebi Ere
    Ebi Ere is a US-born Nigerian professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for the Obradoiro CAB, in the Spanish Liga ACB. He previously played for the Sydney Kings, also of the NBL. Ere won the grand final 2007 with the Brisbane Bullets...
    
     - Melbourne Tigers
    Melbourne Tigers
    The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
    
    
  • Mark Worthington
    Mark Worthington
    Mark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
    
     - South Dragons
    South Dragons
    The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
    
    

• All-NBL Second Team:
  • Corey Williams
    Corey Williams
    Corey Williams is the name of:*Corey Williams , American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions*Corey Williams , retired basketball player...
    
    - Townsville Crocodiles
    Townsville Crocodiles
    The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
    
    
  • Luke Schenscher
    Luke Schenscher
    Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australasian National Basketball League.-School/College career:...
    
     - Adelaide 36ers
    Adelaide 36ers
    The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
    
    
  • Adam Ballinger
    Adam Ballinger
    Adam Ballinger is a naturalised Australian professional basketball player, originally from the United States...
    
     - Adelaide 36ers
    Adelaide 36ers
    The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
    
    
  • Shawn Redhage
    Shawn Redhage
    Shawn Redhage is a naturalised Australian professional basketball player, originally from the United States...
    
     - Perth Wildcats
    Perth Wildcats
    The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
    
    
  • Glen Saville
    Glen Saville
    Glen Saville is an Australian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australasian National Basketball League.-Club Career:...
    
     - Wollongong Hawks
    Wollongong Hawks
    The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
    
    

• All-NBL Third Team:
  • Matthew Knight
    Matthew Knight
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     - Sydney Spirit
  • James Harvey
    James Harvey (basketball)
    James Harvey is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze and previously played for the Perth Wildcats and West Sydney Razorbacks.In March 2007, it was revealed Harvey was one of three Australian sportsmen whose...
    
     - Gold Coast Blaze
    Gold Coast Blaze
    The Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...
    
    
  • David Barlow
    David Barlow (basketball)
    David Barlow is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for UCAM Murcia in the Spanish ACB.-Basketball career:...
    
     - Melbourne Tigers
    Melbourne Tigers
    The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
    
    
  • Joe Ingles
    Joe Ingles
    Joe Ingles is an Australian professional basketball player, currently with Regal FC Barcelona. Joe is in a relationship with Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens netball player, Renae Hallinan. On 17 March 2006, he became the first player to sign with the South Dragons National Basketball...
    
     - South Dragons
    South Dragons
    The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
    
    
  • Adam Gibson
    Adam Gibson (basketball)
    Adam Gibson is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League.-Professional career:...
    
     - South Dragons
    South Dragons
    The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
    
    

Radio Coverage

Team	Station
Adelaide 36ers	891 ABC Adelaide 891 ABC Adelaide 891 ABC Adelaide is the ABC Local Radio station for Adelaide. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band.-History:...
Cairns Taipans	4CA FM
Melbourne Tigers	Tiger Radio
New Zealand Breakers	Radio Sport Radio Sport Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network...
Perth Wildcats	SportFM
South Dragons	Dragons Radio
Townsville Crocodiles	4TO FM 4TO FM 4TO FM is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland owned by Southern Cross Media Group. The station first commenced broadcasting in 1931 on the 774 AM frequency. In 1999, 4TO-FM commenced broadcasting on 102.3 FM...

External links

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• International Basketball Federation
• NBLStats