# 2010 State Basketball League season

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

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 21 | 5 |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 21 | 5 |
| 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 17 | 9 |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | Stirling Senators | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Mandurah Magic | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Rockingham Flames | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | Cockburn Cougars | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | South West Slammers | 1 | 25 |
| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Willetton Tigers | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 14 | 8 |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | East Perth Eagles | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Mandurah Magic | 13 | 9 |
| 7 | Wanneroo Wolves | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | Cockburn Cougars | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | Stirling Senators | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | South 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

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 98 | 105 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 76 | 87 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 76 | 87 | X | 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 114 | 109 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Perth Redbacks | 92 | 101 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 118 | 111 | X | 4 | Perth Redbacks | 92 | 101 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 109 | 95 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 109 | 95 | X | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 96 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 107 | X | X |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 101 | 104 | X | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 107 | X | X |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 68 | 85 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 68 | 85 | X | 2 | Willetton Tigers | 82 | 108 | 118 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 112 | 79 | 102 | | | | |
| 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 108 | 106 | X | 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 112 | 79 | 102 | | | | |
| 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 91 | 82 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 21 August 2010 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Lakeside Lightning 96, Willetton Tigers 107 :
| Pts: Luke Payne 22 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 21 Asts: Ryan Sofoulis 9 | Pts: Daniel Johnson 37 Rebs: Ty Shaw 18 Asts: Cameron Tovey 7 |
| Willetton wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Cameron Tovey (Tigers)

### Women's bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Willetton Tigers | 64 | 79 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 62 | 64 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 62 | 64 | X | 1 | Willetton Tigers | 59 | 70 | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Perth Redbacks | 60 | 62 | 50 | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 54 | 61 | X | 4 | Perth Redbacks | 60 | 62 | 50 | | | | |
| 5 | East Perth Eagles | 47 | 58 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | East Perth Eagles | 47 | 58 | X | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 80 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 54 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 74 | 68 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 54 | X | X |
| 7 | Wanneroo Wolves | 79 | 50 | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wanneroo Wolves | 79 | 50 | 56 | 7 | Wanneroo Wolves | 65 | 60 | 73 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 68 | 56 | 79 | | | | |
| 3 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 78 | 68 | X | 3 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 68 | 56 | 79 | | | | |
| 6 | Mandurah Magic | 68 | 62 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 20 August 2010 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Willetton Tigers 80, Perry Lakes Hawks 54 :
| Pts: Zoe Harper 16 Rebs: Kate Malpass 13 Asts: Kate Malpass 6 | Pts: Belinda Mayger 11 Rebs: Dana-Renae Jones 8 Asts: Dana-Renae Jones 2 |
| Willetton wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Jasmine Hooper (Tigers)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 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 pg | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic | 19.64 pg |
| 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

* 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)