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. The 2010 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Ray Owen Sports Centre in Kalamunda between Friday 26 February and Sunday 28 February.
Regular season The regular season began on Friday 12 March and ended on Saturday 17 July after 19 rounds of competition.
Standings
Men's ladder Team 1Lakeside Lightning 21 52Willetton Tigers 21 53Geraldton Buccaneers 20 64Perth Redbacks 17 95Wanneroo Wolves 16 106Perry Lakes Hawks 15 117Goldfields Giants 14 128East Perth Eagles 13 13 9Stirling Senators 11 1510Mandurah Magic 10 1611Rockingham Flames 8 1812Cockburn Cougars 8 1813Kalamunda Eastern Suns 7 1914South West Slammers 1 25
Women's ladder Team 1Willetton Tigers 19 32Rockingham Flames 16 63Perry Lakes Hawks 14 84Perth Redbacks 14 85East Perth Eagles 14 86Mandurah Magic 13 97Wanneroo Wolves 12 108Lakeside Lightning 11 11 9Kalamunda Eastern Suns 8 1410Cockburn Cougars 6 1611Stirling Senators 4 1812South West Slammers 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. The WA Basketball Centre hosted the grand finals for the first time in 2010, having taken over as the new headquarters from Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.
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 Ryan Zamroz Geraldton Buccaneers Carli Boyanich Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2 Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 3 Daniel Johnson Willetton Tigers Ashley Gilmore East Perth Eagles 4 Doug Gates Wanneroo Wolves Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 5 Jon Meriweather Perth Redbacks Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic 6 Ryan Zamroz Geraldton Buccaneers Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers 7 Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns Dana-Renae Jones Perry Lakes Hawks 8 Seb Salinas Wanneroo Wolves Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 9 Tom Jervis East Perth Eagles Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic 10 Ben Beran Lakeside Lightning Heidi McNeill Lakeside Lightning 11 Jon Meriweather Perth Redbacks Michelle Joy Stirling Senators 12 Edward Morris Jr. Stirling Senators Marita Payne Perth Redbacks 13 Robert Kempf Perry Lakes Hawks Samantha Norwood East Perth Eagles 14 Demetrius Hazel Rockingham Flames Marita Payne Perth Redbacks 15 Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers 16 Ty Shaw Willetton Tigers Dana-Renae Jones Perry Lakes Hawks 17 Ben Beran Lakeside Lightning Kelli Hayward Mandurah Magic 18 Ryan Hulme Goldfields Giants Emma Pass Cockburn Cougars 19 Greg Hire Wanneroo Wolves Kate Fielding South West Slammers
Statistics leaders Category Men's Player Team Stat Women's Player Team Stat Points Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns 31.2 Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic 19.64 Rebounds Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 502 Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 273 Assists Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks 263 Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers 118 Steals Ryan Sofoulis Lakeside Lightning 84 Jess Van Schie Lakeside Lightning 108 Blocks Edward Morris Jr. Stirling Senators 63 Marita Payne Perth Redbacks 45 Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 75% Marita Payne Perth Redbacks 58.2% 3-pt field goal percentage Doug Gates Wanneroo Wolves 46.8% Courtney Byrnes Lakeside Lightning 34.7% Free throw percentage Ryan Zamroz Geraldton Buccaneers 89.9% Rebecca Mercer Wanneroo Wolves 80.4%
Regular season The 2010 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 4 September at the Burswood on Swan in Burswood.
Men's Most Valuable Player: Ryan Zamroz (Geraldton Buccaneers) 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) Women's Grand Final MVP: Jasmine Hooper (Willetton Tigers)
References
External links 2010 fixtures April Player & Coach of the Month May Player & Coach of the Month June Player & Coach of the Month