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Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_NBL_Scoring_Champion" title="New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Playoffs</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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Two changes occurred for the 2009 season, with the <a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a> replacing the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Rams" title="Canterbury Rams">Canterbury Rams</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Otago_Nuggets" title="Otago Nuggets">Otago Nuggets</a> also withdrawing. 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="35%" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position"> Pos </span> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="10%">Team </th> <th width="5%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games won"> W </span> </th> <th width="5%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games lost"> L </span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td align="left"><a 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Stars</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_Mountainairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Taranaki Mountainairs">Taranaki Dynamos</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoff_bracket">Playoff bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Playoff bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Quarterfinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="5" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Finals </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>96</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>106</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">89 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">5 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Heat" title="Harbour Heat">Harbour Heat</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">98 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Gold_Cup_icon.svg/16px-Gold_Cup_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Gold_Cup_icon.svg/24px-Gold_Cup_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Gold_Cup_icon.svg/32px-Gold_Cup_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="14" /></a></span> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>81</b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>94</b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">– </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">69 </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">84 </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">– </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>83</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>80</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">3 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">82 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">6 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Hawks" title="Hawke's Bay Hawks">Hawke's Bay Hawks</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">75 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_Week">Player of the Week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Player of the Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corey_Webster_(basketball)" title="Corey Webster (basketball)">Corey Webster</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Heat" title="Harbour Heat">Harbour Heat</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Jarryd Loyd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Giants" title="Nelson Giants">Nelson Giants</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paora_Winitana" class="mw-redirect" title="Paora Winitana">Paora Winitana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Jones_(basketball)" title="Marcel Jones (basketball)">Marcel Jones</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_Jets" title="Manawatu Jets">Manawatu Jets</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Damon Thornton</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mychal_Green" title="Mychal Green">Mychal Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Heat" title="Harbour Heat">Harbour Heat</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Behrendorff" title="Tim Behrendorff">Tim Behrendorff</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Pistons" title="Waikato Pistons">Waikato Pistons</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Manawatu_Jets" title="Manawatu Jets">Manawatu Jets</a></td> <td>10.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Henare" title="Paul Henare">Paul Henare</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Cougars" title="Christchurch Cougars">Christchurch Cougars</a></td> <td>6.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mychal_Green" title="Mychal Green">Mychal Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Heat" title="Harbour Heat">Harbour Heat</a></td> <td>3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game</td> <td>Damon Thornton</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Saints" title="Wellington Saints">Wellington Saints</a></td> <td>1.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a> (Nelson Giants)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>NZ Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a> (Nelson Giants)</li> <li><b>Most Outstanding Guard:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a> (Wellington Saints)</li> <li><b>Most Outstanding NZ Guard:</b> <a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a> (Nelson Giants)</li> <li><b>Most Outstanding Forward:</b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre:</b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>Scoring Champion:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a> (Wellington Saints)</li> <li><b>Rebounding Champion:</b> Jamil Terrell (Manawatu Jets)</li> <li><b>Assist Champion:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Henare" title="Paul Henare">Paul Henare</a> (Christchurch Cougars)</li> <li><b>Rookie of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>Coach of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dean_Vickerman" title="Dean Vickerman">Dean Vickerman</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>All-Star Five:</b> <ul><li><b>G:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Efevberha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Efevberha">Mike Efevberha</a> (Wellington Saints)</li> <li><b>G:</b> <a href="/wiki/Phill_Jones" title="Phill Jones">Phill Jones</a> (Nelson Giants)</li> <li><b>F:</b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Abercrombie_(basketball)" title="Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)">Thomas Abercrombie</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>F:</b> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Ballinger" title="Adam Ballinger">Adam Ballinger</a> (Waikato Pistons)</li> <li><b>C:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Behrendorff" title="Tim Behrendorff">Tim Behrendorff</a> (Christchurch Cougars)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Finals MVP:</b> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bailey_(basketball)" title="Justin Bailey (basketball)">Justin Bailey</a> (Waikato Pistons)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_New_Zealand_NBL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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