2009 Queensland Basketball League season
# 2009 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2009 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 24th running of the competition. The Cairns Marlins won the championship in 2009 to claim their seventh league title.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Caboolture Suns, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Goannas, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Maroochydore Clippers, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.

## Team information

| Team | Home Stadium |
| - | - |
| Brisbane Capitals | Vince Hickey Basketball Stadium |
| Bundaberg Bulls | Century 21 Stadium |
| Caboolture Suns | Caloundra Indoor Sports Stadium |
| Cairns Marlins | Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre |
| Gladstone Port City Power | Kev Broome Stadium |
| Gold Coast Goannas | Tallebudgera Leisure Centre |
| Ipswich Force | Ipswich Basketball Stadium |
| Mackay Meteors | Mackay Basketball Stadium |
| Maroochydore Clippers | Maroochydore Basketball Stadium |
| Northside Wizards | The Sports Centre Boondall |
| Rockhampton Rockets | Hegvold Stadium |
| South West Metro Pirates | Hibiscus Sports Complex |
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | Toowoomba Basketball Stadium |
| Townsville Heat | NPA Stadium |

## Finals

* QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
* QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool B
* QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool C

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Cairns Marlins* | 115 | | |
| | | | | SW Metro Pirates | 78 | | |
| QF3 | Gold Coast Goannas | 100 | | SW Metro Pirates | 78 | | |
| | SW Metro Pirates | 110 | | | | | |
| | SW Metro Pirates | 110 | | | | Cairns Marlins | 113 |
| | | | | | | Rockhampton Rockets | 81 |
| QF1 | Rockhampton Rockets | 93 | | | | | | Rockhampton Rockets | 81 |
| | Mackay Meteors | 69 | | | | | |
| | Mackay Meteors | 69 | Rockhampton Rockets | Rockhampton Rockets | 91 | | |
| | | | Brisbane Capitals | Brisbane Capitals | 73 | | |
| QF2 | Brisbane Capitals | 108 | Brisbane Capitals | Brisbane Capitals | 73 | | |
| | Northside Wizards | 94 | | | | | |

*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anthony Tribe | Toowoomba Mountaineers | |
| 2 | Cameron Tragardh | Northside Wizards | |
| 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 4 | Reggie Golson | Rockhampton Rockets | |
| 5 | Michael Kingma | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 6 | Cameron Tragardh | Northside Wizards | |
| 7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 8 | Cameron Tragardh | Northside Wizards | |
| 9 | Matthew Hanson | Bundaberg Bulls | |
| 10 | Scott McGregor | Gold Coast Goannas | |
| 11 | Reggie Golson | Rockhampton Rockets | |
| 12 | Aaron Grabau | Cairns Marlins | |
| 13 | Scott Cook | Mackay Meteors | |
| 14 | Verle Williams | South West Metro Pirates | |
| 15 | Anthony Esparza | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| QF | Ben Castle | Brisbane Capitals | |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Coach | Team | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| April/May | Leonard King | Mackay Meteors | |
| May/June | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| June/July | Dale Ryan | Brisbane Capitals | |
| July/August | Aaron Fearne | Cairns Marlins | |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Cameron Tragardh | Northside Wizards | 42.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Matthew Hanson | Bundaberg Bulls | 16.6 |
| Assists per game | James Cochran | Gladstone Port City Power | 6.3 |
| Steals per game | Michael O'Neill | Caboolture Suns | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | Duncan Milne | Caboolture Suns | 1.8 |
| Field goal percentage | David Bartholomeaus | Brisbane Capitals | 63.4% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Aaron Grabau | Cairns Marlins | 50.6% |
| Free throw percentage | David Gurney | Gold Coast Goannas | 91.9% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Cameron Tragardh (Northside Wizards)
* Coach of the Year: Leonard King (Mackay Meteors)
* U23 Youth Player of the Year: Jonothan Mines (South West Metro Pirates)
* All-League Team:
   * G: Rhys Martin (Rockhampton Rockets)
   * G: Scott Cook (Mackay Meteors)
   * F: Reggie Golson (Rockhampton Rockets)
   * F: Aaron Grabau (Cairns Marlins)
   * C: Cameron Tragardh (Northside Wizards)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Kerry Williams (Cairns Marlins)
