2008–09 NBL season

Professional basketball season

Basketball league season

2008–09 NBL season

League| National Basketball League
Season| 2008–09
Dates| 13 September 2008 – 13 March 2009
Teams| 10
TV partner(s)| Australia:

* Fox Sports

New Zealand:

* Māori Television

Regular season
Season champions| South Dragons
Season MVP|  Kirk Penney (New Zealand)
Finals
Champions| South Dragons (1st title)
Runners-up| Melbourne Tigers
Semifinalists| New Zealand Breakers
Townsville Crocodiles
Finals MVP|  Donta Smith (South)
Statistical leaders
| Points|  Kirk Penney (New Zealand)|  24.1

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Rebounds|  Luke Schenscher (Adelaide)|  10.8
Assists|  Shane Heal (Gold Coast)|  5.7
NBL seasons

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

The 2008–09 NBL season was the 31st season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

## 2008–09 league participants

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Team | Region | CEO | Coach | Home ground | Capacity

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Adelaide 36ers | SA | Mal Hemmerling | Scott Ninnis | Distinctive Homes Dome | 8,000
Cairns Taipans | QLD | Denis Keeffe | Mark Beecroft | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300
Gold Coast Blaze | QLD | David Claxton | Brendan Joyce | Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre | 5,269
Melbourne Tigers | VIC | Seamus McPeake | Alan Westover | State Netball Centre | 3,500
New Zealand Breakers | NZL | Richard Clarke | Andrej Lemanis | North Shore Events Centre | 4,400
Perth Wildcats | WA | Nick Marvin | Conner Henry | Challenge Stadium | 4,500
South Dragons | VIC | Ryan Gardiner | Brian Goorjian | Hisense Arena | 10,500
Sydney Spirit[1] | NSW | Steve Aquilina[2] | Rob Beveridge | State Sports Centre | 5,006
Townsville Crocodiles | QLD | Ian Smythe | Trevor Gleeson | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257
Wollongong Hawks | NSW | TBD | Eric Cooks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000

* 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.[3]
* 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.[4]
* 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.[5]

## Preseason transactions

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Coach | Recruited From | Signed By

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Phil Smyth | Adelaide 36ers | Released[6]
Scott Ninnis | 36ers Academy | Adelaide 36ers[7]
Scott Fisher | Perth Wildcats | Released[8]
Bill Tomlinson | Sydney Kings | Sydney Kings[9]
Brian Goorjian | Sydney Kings | South Dragons[10]
Conner Henry | Perth Wildcats | Perth Wildcats[11]
Player | Recruited From | Signed By

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Lanard Copeland | Adelaide 36ers | Retired[12]
Darryl McDonald | Melbourne Tigers | Retired[13]
Jason Crowe | Gold Coast Blaze | Released[14]
Nic Campbell | Gold Coast Blaze | Released[14]
Jared Newson | Cairns Taipans | Released[15]
Sean Lampley | Melbourne Tigers | Released[16]
Galen Young | Townsville Crocodiles | Released[17]
Mike Helms | Singapore Slingers | Released[18]
John Philip | Wollongong Hawks | Released[19]
Darren Ng | Adelaide 36ers | Singapore Slingers[20]
Jacob Holmes | South Dragons | Adelaide 36ers[21]
Mark Worthington | Sydney Kings | South Dragons[22]
Mika Vukona | New Zealand Breakers | South Dragons[22]
Daniel Johnson | Pepperdine University | Melbourne Tigers[23]
Brad Hill | South Dragons | Adelaide 36ers[24]
Rod Grizzard | Singapore Slingers | Melbourne Tigers[16]
Jason Smith | Sydney Kings | Sydney Spirit
Luke Schenscher | Brose Baskets | Adelaide 36ers[25]
C. J. Bruton | Brisbane Bullets | New Zealand Breakers[26]
Dillon Boucher | Brisbane Bullets | New Zealand Breakers[26]
Ryan Kersten | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide 36ers[27]
Sam Harris | Old Dominion | Singapore Slingers[28]
Jayson Castro | Harbour Centre Batang Pier | Singapore Slingers[29]
Drew Williamson | Townsville Crocodiles | West Sydney Razorbacks[30]
Cameron Rigby | Wollongong Hawks | Brisbane Bullets[31]
Chris Daniel | New Zealand Breakers | Singapore Slingers[32]
Brad Williamson | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Crocodiles[33]
Shane Heal | South Dragons | Gold Coast Blaze[34]
Paora Winitana | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide 36ers[35]
David Gruber | Frankston Blues | West Sydney Razorbacks[36]
Steven Broom | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Crocodiles[37]
Darnell Hinson | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Wildcats[38]
Darius Rice | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | Singapore Slingers[39]
Thomas Abercrombie | Washington State | New Zealand Breakers[40]
Corey Webster | Lambeth College | New Zealand Breakers[40]
Rhys Martin | Brisbane Bullets | Wollongong Hawks[41]
Adam Tanner | University of Denver | New Zealand Breakers[42]
Glen Saville | Sydney Kings | Wollongong Hawks[43]
Eric Sandrin | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus | Singapore Slingers[44]
Kerry Williams | Cairns Marlins | Cairns Taipans[45]
Adam Gibson | Brisbane Bullets | South Dragons[46]
Stephen Weigh | University of Utah | Perth Wildcats[47]
Anthony Petrie | West Sydney Razorbacks | Wollongong Hawks[48]
Russell Hinder | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles[49]
Ian Crosswhite | Sydney Kings | Cairns Taipans[50]
Dave Thomas | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Taipans[51]
Sam Mackinnon | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Tigers[52]
Jason Smith | Sydney Kings | Sydney Spirit[53]
Isiah Victor | Sydney Kings | Perth Wildcats[54]
Rhys Carter | West Sydney Razorbacks | South Dragons[55]
Dusty Rychart | Brisbane Bullets | Wollongong Hawks[56]
Derrick Low | Washington State | Sydney Spirit[57]
Aaron Bruce | Baylor University | Adelaide 36ers[58]
Steve Constanzo | Townsville Heat | Townsville Crocodiles[59]
Greg Vanderjagt | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Blaze[60]
James Quinn | Illawarra Hawks | Wollongong Hawks[61]
Mark Tyndale | Temple University | Adelaide 36ers[62]
Chris Goulding | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Wildcats[63]
Cameron Tovey | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles[64]
Ben Knight | Singapore Slingers | Perth Wildcats[65]
Tim Labka | Bankstown Bruins | Wollongong Hawks[66]
Anthony Olah | Gold Coast Goannas | Gold Coast Blaze[67]
James Orr | Frankston Blues | South Dragons[68]
Peter Hoban | Forestville Eagles | Adelaide 36ers[69]
Zac Carter | Southern Districts Spartans | Gold Coast Blaze[70]
Ebi Ere | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Tigers[71]
Tremmell Darden | Spirou Charleroi | South Dragons[72]
Daniel Dillon | University of Arizona | South Dragons[73]

## Mid-season transactions

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Coach | Recruited From | Signed By

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Alan Black | Cairns Taipans | Released[74]
Mark Beecroft | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans[74]
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Tariq Naqqash | East Central University | South Dragons[75]
Luke Kendall | Sydney Kings | Perth Wildcats[76]
Anthony Susnjara | Keflavik | Townsville Crocodiles[77]
Juaquin Hawkins | Gold Coast Blaze | Released[78]
Justin Bowen | Austin Toros | Gold Coast Blaze
Mark Tyndale | Adelaide 36ers | Released[79]
Julius Hodge | Free Agent | Adelaide 36ers[80]
Cortez Groves | South Dragons | Released[81]
Liam Rush | Sydney Spirit | Sundsvall Dragons[82]
Larry Abney | Cairns Taipans | Released[83]
Blagoj Janev | Singapore Slingers | Sydney Spirit[84]
Stephen Black | Cairns Taipans | Released[85]
Donta Smith | Shanxi Zhongyu | South Dragons[86]
Luke Kendall | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Tigers[87]
Dave Thomas | Cairns Taipans | Melbourne Tigers[88]
Rod Grizzard | Melbourne Tigers | Released[88]
Julian Khazzouh | Sydney Spirit | Hanzevast Capitals[89]
Shane McDonald | Singapore Slingers | Perth Wildcats[90]
Julius Hodge | Adelaide 36ers | Released[91]
Rod Grizzard | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide 36ers[92]

## Sponsors

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Team  | Major sponsor

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Adelaide 36ers  | Sprint Auto Parts
Cairns Taipans  | Skytrans Airlines
Gold Coast Blaze  | QDeck
Melbourne Tigers  | OAMPS Insurance Brokers
New Zealand Breakers  | Bartercard
Perth Wildcats  | Saville Australia
South Dragons  | Crazy John's
Townsville Crocodiles  | McDonald's
West Sydney Razorbacks  | Westbus
Wollongong Hawks  | Australian Health Management[93]

## Apparel

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Adelaide 36ers  | Adidas | Blue  | Yellow
Cairns Taipans  | Kombat | Orange  | White
Gold Coast Blaze  | G2 Game Gear[94] | Sky Blue  | White
Melbourne Tigers  | Kombat | Red  | Yellow
New Zealand Breakers  | SAS Sports  | Black  | White
Perth Wildcats  | Hoop 2 Hoop  | Red  | White
South Dragons  | Kombat | Black  | White
Townsville Crocodiles  | Kombat | Green  | White
Sydney Spirit  | Blades  | Blue  | White
Wollongong Hawks  | G2 Game Gear  | Red  | White

## Regular season

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The 2008-09 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 13 September 2008 and 14 February 2009.

### Round 1

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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13/09/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 98–92 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,830  | boxscore
14/09/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 102–112 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 1,573  | boxscore
17/09/2008  | South Dragons | 97–81 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | 3,202  | boxscore
18/09/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 114–93 | Wollongong Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 3,492  | boxscore
19/09/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 109–82 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,749  | boxscore
19/09/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 75–85 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,031  | boxscore
20/09/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 92–76 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,497  | boxscore
20/09/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–99 | Sydney Spirit | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,834  | boxscore
21/09/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 87–91 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,400  | boxscore

### Round 2

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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24/09/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 99–89 | Sydney Spirit | Adelaide Arena | 4,010  | boxscore
25/09/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 120–111 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 3,751  | boxscore
25/09/2008  | South Dragons | 89–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | 3,413  | boxscore
26/09/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 94–80 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,000  | boxscore
27/09/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 112–105 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | 1,322  | boxscore
27/09/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–96 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,511  | boxscore

### Round 3

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1/10/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 105–92 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 4,200  | boxscore
2/10/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 118–80 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 3,200  | boxscore
2/10/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 90–107 | South Dragons | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,786  | boxscore
3/10/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 77–101 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,969  | boxscore
4/10/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 95–114 | South Dragons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,516  | boxscore
4/10/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–80 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,184  | boxscore

### Round 4

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8/10/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 101–105 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,074  | boxscore
9/10/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 111–122 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 4,066  | boxscore
10/10/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 85–82 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,338  | boxscore
10/10/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 92–98 | Sydney Spirit | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,091  | boxscore
11/10/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 119–91 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,636  | boxscore
11/10/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 101–86 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,624  | boxscore

### Round 5

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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15/10/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 89–77 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,800  | boxscore
16/10/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 120–108 | Gold Coast Blaze | North Shore Events Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
17/10/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 105–95 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,329  | boxscore
17/10/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 101–106 | South Dragons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 1,476  | boxscore
17/10/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 93–107 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,274  | boxscore
18/10/2008  | South Dragons | 108–80 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 9,308  | boxscore
18/10/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 102–87 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,368  | boxscore

### Round 6

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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22/10/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–101 | Sydney Spirit | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,858  | boxscore
22/10/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 101–92 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,258  | boxscore
24/10/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 98–96 | Gold Coast Blaze | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,646  | boxscore
25/10/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 110–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,780  | boxscore
25/10/2008  | South Dragons | 94–65 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | 4,200  | boxscore
25/10/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 113–116 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,269  | boxscore
25/10/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 93–104 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 5,238  | boxscore
26/10/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 99–86 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | 1,350  | boxscore

### Round 7

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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29/10/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 101–93 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 1,877  | boxscore
30/10/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 103–99 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 3,532  | boxscore
1/11/2008  | South Dragons | 96–87 | Sydney Spirit | Hisense Arena | 3,851  | boxscore
1/11/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 123–111 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,074  | boxscore
1/11/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 87–89 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,390  | boxscore
1/11/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–106 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,212  | boxscore
2/11/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 108–76 | Sydney Spirit | Adelaide Arena | 3,890  | boxscore

### Round 8

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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5/11/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 115–106 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,388  | boxscore
6/11/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 86–96 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,974  | boxscore
7/11/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 80–98 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 1,680  | boxscore
8/11/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 84–86 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,387  | boxscore
8/11/2008  | South Dragons | 95–83 | Gold Coast Blaze | Hisense Arena | 3,812  | boxscore
8/11/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 70–71 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 4,565  | boxscore
8/11/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 115–78 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,223  | boxscore

### Round 9

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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12/11/2008  | South Dragons | 97–82 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | 3,318  | boxscore
12/11/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 115–93 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Sports Centre | 1,430  | boxscore
12/11/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 81–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,243  | boxscore
14/11/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 110–111 | Gold Coast Blaze | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,585  | boxscore
15/11/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–119 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,152  | boxscore
15/11/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 86–78 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,200  | boxscore
16/11/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 96–108 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,238  | boxscore

### Round 10

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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19/11/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 99–98 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,480  | boxscore
20/11/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 112–98 | South Dragons | North Shore Events Centre | 3,010  | boxscore
21/11/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 110–108 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 1,456  | boxscore
22/11/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–113 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,046  | boxscore
22/11/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 85–101 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,340  | boxscore
22/11/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 100–106 | South Dragons | Adelaide Arena | 5,358  | boxscore

### Round 11

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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26/11/2008  | South Dragons | 102–64 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | 3,894  | boxscore
26/11/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 113–105 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,762  | boxscore
27/11/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 108–94 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 3,062  | boxscore
29/11/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 103–94 | South Dragons | State Sports Centre | 2,572  | boxscore
29/11/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 90–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,483  | boxscore
29/11/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 88–110 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,551  | boxscore
29/11/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 101–96 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 4,462  | boxscore
29/11/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 95–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Marrara Indoor Stadium | 1,500  | boxscore

### Round 12

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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3/12/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 78–112 | South Dragons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,059  | boxscore
4/12/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 88–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 3,226  | boxscore
5/12/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 78–92 | Sydney Spirit | Cairns Convention Centre | 2,954  | boxscore
6/12/2008  | South Dragons | 101–83 | Wollongong Hawks | Hisense Arena | 4,812  | boxscore
6/12/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 92–87 | Sydney Spirit | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,807  | boxscore
6/12/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 102–94 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,881  | boxscore
7/12/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 129–97 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,021  | boxscore

### Round 13

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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10/12/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 100–79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,208  | boxscore
13/12/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 98–107 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
13/12/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 88–97 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,489  | boxscore
13/12/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 104–99 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,913  | boxscore
13/12/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 129–120 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200  | boxscore

### Round 14

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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17/10/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 91–88 | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,152  | boxscore
17/12/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 63–69 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,746  | boxscore
18/12/2008  | New Zealand Breakers | 114–70 | Sydney Spirit | North Shore Events Centre | 3,841  | boxscore
20/12/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 128–101 | Wollongong Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,025  | boxscore
20/12/2008  | South Dragons | 88–84 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | 3,814  | boxscore
20/12/2008  | Adelaide 36ers | 107–104 | Gold Coast Blaze | Adelaide Arena | 4,948  | boxscore
20/12/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 94–118 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 4,300  | boxscore
21/12/2008  | Sydney Spirit | 101–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 1,240  | boxscore

### Round 15

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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26/12/2008  | South Dragons | 117–87 | Gold Coast Blaze | Hisense Arena | 3,898  | boxscore
27/12/2008  | Wollongong Hawks | 121–117 | Sydney Spirit | WIN Entertainment Centre | 1,874  | boxscore
27/12/2008  | Melbourne Tigers | 91–109 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,097  | boxscore
27/12/2008  | Perth Wildcats | 97–76 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,200  | boxscore

### Round 16

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31/12/2008  | Townsville Crocodiles | 105–95 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,644  | boxscore
31/12/2008  | Cairns Taipans | 105–112 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,853  | boxscore
31/12/2008  | Gold Coast Blaze | 103–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,233  | boxscore
2/01/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–94 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,175  | boxscore
3/01/2009  | South Dragons | 90–99 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | 4,069  | boxscore
3/01/2009  | Sydney Spirit | 86–85 | New Zealand Breakers | Whitlam Centre | 920  | boxscore
4/01/2009  | Gold Coast Blaze | 88–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,374  | boxscore

### Round 17

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7/01/2009  | Adelaide 36ers | 106–99 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 6,307  | boxscore
9/01/2009  | Perth Wildcats | 77–81 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,100  | boxscore
10/01/2009  | Sydney Spirit | 88–79 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | 1,469  | boxscore
10/01/2009  | South Dragons | 115–112 | New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,994  | boxscore
10/01/2009  | Adelaide 36ers | 107–86 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 5,039  | boxscore
11/01/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–81 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,930  | boxscore
11/01/2009  | Townsville Crocodiles | 115–92 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,457  | boxscore

### Round 18

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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14/01/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 99–79 | Sydney Spirit | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,922  | boxscore
15/01/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 95–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 3,349  | boxscore
16/01/2009  | Cairns Taipans | 79–70 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,679  | boxscore
16/01/2009  | Gold Coast Blaze | 107–116 | Melbourne Tigers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,711  | boxscore
17/01/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 94–108 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,555  | boxscore
17/01/2009  | Townsville Crocodiles | 128–105 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,349  | boxscore
17/01/2009  | Perth Wildcats | 114–84 | Sydney Spirit | Challenge Stadium | 3,800  | boxscore

### Round 19

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21/01/2009  | Adelaide 36ers | 110–88 | Gold Coast Blaze | Adelaide Arena | 4,965  | boxscore
22/01/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 85–103 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 3,000  | boxscore
24/01/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 96–89 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,842  | boxscore
24/01/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 95–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 1,983  | boxscore
24/01/2009  | Cairns Taipans | 89–83 | Sydney Spirit | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,407  | boxscore
24/01/2009  | Perth Wildcats | 96–90 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,100  | boxscore

### Round 20

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26/01/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 92–86 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
28/01/2009  | Sydney Spirit | 78–88 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,480  | boxscore
29/01/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 94–101 | South Dragons | North Shore Events Centre | 3,200  | boxscore
30/01/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 104–113 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 1,525  | boxscore
31/01/2009  | Townsville Crocodiles | 123–92 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,867  | boxscore
31/01/2009  | Gold Coast Blaze | 139–119 | Sydney Spirit | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,627  | boxscore
31/01/2009  | Adelaide 36ers | 107–92 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 5,350  | boxscore

### Round 21

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4/02/2009  | South Dragons | 97–77 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | 4,621  | boxscore
4/02/2009  | Sydney Spirit | 81–89 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 920  | boxscore
6/02/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 103–98 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,740  | boxscore
6/02/2009  | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–98 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,485  | boxscore
7/02/2009  | Cairns Taipans | 88–93 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,022  | boxscore
7/02/2009  | Adelaide 36ers | 102–91 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 8,000  | boxscore
7/02/2009  | Perth Wildcats | 106–88 | Sydney Spirit | Challenge Stadium | 4,000  | boxscore
8/02/2009  | South Dragons | 93–83 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 8,093  | boxscore

### Round 22

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11/02/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 103–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,802  | boxscore
12/02/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 103–69 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 3,100  | boxscore
13/02/2009  | Wollongong Hawks | 102–95 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,674  | boxscore
14/02/2009  | Sydney Spirit | 97–107 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | 1,282  | boxscore
14/02/2009  | Gold Coast Blaze | 114–104 | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,347  | boxscore
14/02/2009  | Cairns Taipans | 80–82 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,107  | boxscore
14/02/2009  | Perth Wildcats | 100–86 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200  | boxscore

## Ladder

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Pos  | 2008–09 NBL season

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1  | South Dragons | 30  | 22  | 8  | 73.33%  | 4–1  | W2  | 13–2  | 9–6  | 2968  | 2692  | 110.25%
2  | Melbourne Tigers | 30  | 20  | 10  | 66.67%  | 3–2  | L1  | 11–4  | 9–6  | 3030  | 2846  | 106.47%
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3  | New Zealand Breakers | 30  | 18  | 12  | 60.00%  | 2–3  | W2  | 10–5  | 8–7  | 3087  | 2910  | 106.08%
4  | Perth Wildcats1 | 30  | 17  | 13  | 56.67%  | 4–1  | W2  | 11–4  | 6–9  | 2880  | 2822  | 102.06%
5  | Townsville Crocodiles1 | 30  | 17  | 13  | 56.67%  | 4–1  | L1  | 12–3  | 5–10  | 2956  | 2978  | 99.26%
6  | Adelaide 36ers | 30  | 15  | 15  | 50.00%  | 3–2  | L1  | 12–3  | 3–12  | 2956  | 2929  | 100.92%
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7  | Wollongong Hawks2 | 30  | 11  | 19  | 36.67%  | 2–3  | L1  | 9–6  | 2–13  | 2924  | 3077  | 95.03%
8  | Sydney Spirit2 | 30  | 11  | 19  | 36.67%  | 0–5  | L8  | 9–6  | 2–13  | 2823  | 2987  | 94.51%
9  | Cairns Taipans2 | 30  | 11  | 19  | 36.67%  | 1–4  | L3  | 5–10  | 6–9  | 2589  | 2767  | 93.57%
10  | Gold Coast Blaze | 30  | 8  | 22  | 26.67%  | 3–2  | W3  | 6–9  | 2–13  | 2927  | 3132  | 93.45%

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2009. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (3-1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (5-2), Sydney Spirit (3-4) and Cairns Taipans (2-4).

## Finals

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Main article: 2009 NBL Finals

### Playoff bracket

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| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 96 | | | 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 81 | 82 | 78 |
| 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 103 | | | | | | 1 | South Dragons | 93 | 83 | 84 | 95 | 102 |
| | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 81 | 88 | 67 | 108 | 81 |
| | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 117 | 103 | X | | | |
| 3 | New Zealand Breakers | 131 | | | 3 | New Zealand Breakers | 99 | 97 | X |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 101 | |

### Elimination Finals

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19/02/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 131–101 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 4,000  | boxscore

### Semi-finals

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25/02/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 117–99 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,998  | boxscore
26/02/2009  | Townsville Crocodiles | 82–77 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,505  | boxscore
27/02/2009  | New Zealand Breakers | 97–103 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 4,500  | boxscore
28/02/2009  | South Dragons | 101–78 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | 3,007  | boxscore

### Grand Final

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6/03/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 88–83 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,096  | boxscore
8/03/2009  | South Dragons | 84–67 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 8,201  | boxscore
11/03/2009  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–95 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
13/03/2009  | South Dragons | 102–81 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 8,922  | boxscore

## Player of the Week

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2 | Corey Williams | Townsville Crocodiles
3 | Mark Worthington | South Dragons
4 | Darnell Mee | Cairns Taipans
5 | Joe Ingles | South Dragons
6 | Luke Schenscher | Adelaide 36ers
7 | Sam Mackinnon | Melbourne Tigers
8 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers
9 | Rick Rickert | New Zealand Breakers
10 | Julius Hodge | Adelaide 36ers
11 | Matthew Knight | Sydney Spirit
12 | Justin Bowen | Gold Coast Blaze
13 | Ian Crosswhite | Cairns Taipans
14 | Tony Ronaldson | New Zealand Breakers
15 | Julius Hodge | Adelaide 36ers
16 | Isiah Victor | Perth Wildcats
17 | Luke Schenscher | Adelaide 36ers
18 | Ebi Ere | Melbourne Tigers
19 | Adam Ballinger | Adelaide 36ers
20 | James Harvey | Gold Coast Blaze
21 | John Rillie | Townsville Crocodiles
22 | Shawn Redhage | Perth Wildcats

## Player of the Month

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November | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers
December | Julius Hodge | Adelaide 36ers
January/February | Luke Schenscher | Adelaide 36ers

## Coach of the Month

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September/October | Brian Goorjian | South Dragons
November | Andrej Lemanis | New Zealand Breakers
December | Scott Ninnis | Adelaide 36ers
January/February | Al Westover | Melbourne Tigers

## NBL awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Kirk Penney, New Zealand Breakers
* Rookie of the Year: Aaron Bruce, Adelaide 36ers
* Best Defensive Player: Adam Gibson, South Dragons
* Best Sixth Man: Phill Jones, New Zealand Breakers
* Most Improved Player: Matthew Knight, Sydney Spirit
* Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, South Dragons
* Finals MVP: Donta Smith, South Dragons
* All-NBL First Team:
* Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers[95]
* Chris Anstey – Melbourne Tigers
* C. J. Bruton – New Zealand Breakers
* Ebi Ere – Melbourne Tigers
* Mark Worthington – South Dragons
* All-NBL Second Team:
* Corey Williams – Townsville Crocodiles
* Luke Schenscher – Adelaide 36ers
* Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers
* Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats
* Glen Saville – Wollongong Hawks
* All-NBL Third Team:
* Matthew Knight – Sydney Spirit
* James Harvey – Gold Coast Blaze
* David Barlow – Melbourne Tigers
* Joe Ingles – South Dragons
* Adam Gibson – South Dragons

## Television coverage

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*  Australia – Fox Sports
*  New Zealand – Maori TV

## Radio coverage

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Adelaide 36ers | 891 ABC Adelaide
Cairns Taipans | 4CA FM
Melbourne Tigers | Tiger Radio
New Zealand Breakers | Radio Sport
Perth Wildcats | SportFM
South Dragons | Dragons Radio
Townsville Crocodiles | 4TO FM

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## External links

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