Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Awards 2010 - May 15, 2010
Player of the Year: Lindsay Tait (194-G-82) of Wellington Guard of the Year: Lindsay Tait (194-G-82) of Wellington Forward of the Year: Thomas Abercrombie (198-G/F-87) of Waikato Center of the Year: Alex Pledger (216-C-87) of Waikato Import Player of the Year: Eric Devendorf (193-G-87) of Wellington Domestic Player of the Year: Lindsay Tait (194-G-82) of Wellington Defensive Player of the Year: Casey Frank (203-F-77) of Wellington Coach of the Year: Pero Cameron of Wellington 1st Team G: Lindsay Tait (194-82) of Wellington G: Eric Devendorf (193-87) of Wellington G/F: Thomas Abercrombie (198-87) of Waikato F: Casey Frank (203-77) of Wellington C: Alex Pledger (216-87) of Waikato 2nd Team G: Phill Jones (196-74) of Nelson G: Josh Pace (198-83) of Bay Hawks F: Rick Rickert (211-83) of Breakers F: Mika Vukona (197-82) of Nelson F/C: Michael Harrison (206-84) of Nelson Honorable Mention Darryl Hudson (196-G-85) of Manawatu Tyler Amaya (199-F-82) of Otago Jeremy Kench (187-G-84) of Cougars Anthony Rougeau (198-G-86) of Southland S. All-Domestic Players Team G: Lindsay Tait (194-82) of Wellington G: Corey Webster (185-88) of Harbour Heat G/F: Thomas Abercrombie (198-87) of Waikato F: Casey Frank (203-77) of Wellington C: Alex Pledger (216-87) of Waikato All-Imports Team G: Eric Devendorf (193-87) of Wellington G: Josh Pace (198-83) of Bay Hawks G: Darryl Hudson (196-85) of Manawatu F: Rick Rickert (211-83) of Breakers F/C: Michael Harrison (206-84) of Nelson Wellington Saints are NBL champions! - Jul 1, 2010 Wellington - Waikato 82:79 Wellington clinched the NBL title. They prevailed against Waikato in the decisive third game of the championship series. Lindsay Tait (194-G-82) came up with 28 points and 5 assists to lead the Saints to the triumph. The Pistons shocked the hosts early in the game. They accounted for eight consecutive points to open the scoring. Waikato stayed in charge throughout the first frame as they established a 28:23 lead at the break. The Saints returned into the game in the second quarter. Lindsay Tait helped the hosts cut the deficit at 3-point mark at halftime. Nick Horvath, Lindsay Tait and Eric Devendorf (193-G-87, college: Syracuse) propelled the Saints in front in the third quarter. Wellington finished the period up by 7 points 62:55. Wellington boosted the margin to 10 points late in the fourth stanza. But Waikato kept intrigue alive. Hayden Allen (187-G-79) exploded with three trifectas in the final minutes to bring the visitors back to life. Wellington needed cold-blooded free throw execution in the dying seconds to escape with the victory. Eric Devendorf knocked down 17 points for Wellington. Erron Maxey (198-F-78, college: Providence) added 13 points for the winning side. Thomas Abercrombie (198-G/F-87, college: Washington St../a>) responded with 29 points for Waikato. Hayden Allen finished with 20 points in the loss. Wellington: Lindsay Tait 28, Eric Devendorf 17, Erron Maxey 13 Waikato: Thomas Abercrombie 29, Hayden Allen 20 |
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