# 2010 MSBL season

The 2010 MSBL season was the 22nd season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 12 March and ended on Saturday 17 July. The finals began on Saturday 24 July and ended on Saturday 21 August, when the Willetton Tigers defeated the Lakeside Lightning in the MSBL Grand Final.

## Pre-season

The 2010 SBL Pre-Season Blitz at Ray Owen Sports Centre was the league's first pre-season tournament since 2003.

## 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 |

## Finals

The finals began on Saturday 24 July and ended on Saturday 21 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| 1 | Ryan Zamroz | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| 3 | Daniel Johnson | Willetton Tigers |
| 4 | Doug Gates | Wanneroo Wolves |
| 5 | Jon Meriweather | Perth Redbacks |
| 6 | Ryan Zamroz | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 7 | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 8 | Seb Salinas | Wanneroo Wolves |
| 9 | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles |
| 10 | Ben Beran | Lakeside Lightning |
| 11 | Jon Meriweather | Perth Redbacks |
| 12 | Edward Morris Jr. | Stirling Senators |
| 13 | Robert Kempf | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 14 | Demetrius Hazel | Rockingham Flames |
| 15 | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 16 | Ty Shaw | Willetton Tigers |
| 17 | Ben Beran | Lakeside Lightning |
| 18 | Ryan Hulme | Goldfields Giants |
| 19 | Greg Hire | Wanneroo Wolves |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 31.2 pg |
| Rebounds | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 502 |
| Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks | 263 |
| Steals | Ryan Sofoulis | Lakeside Lightning | 84 |
| Blocks | Edward Morris Jr. | Stirling Senators | 63 |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 75% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Doug Gates | Wanneroo Wolves | 46.8% |
| Free throw percentage | Ryan Zamroz | Geraldton Buccaneers | 89.9% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Ryan Zamroz (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
* Most Improved Player: Seb Salinas (Wanneroo Wolves)
* 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)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tovey (Willetton Tigers)