2010–11 NBL season
# 2010–11 NBL season

The 2010–11 NBL season was the 33rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2010 and April 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top four. On 23 February 2010, it was announced that the Sydney Kings would return in 2010–11. The schedule was announced on 27 May 2010.

Broadcast rights during the off-season reverted from subscription channel Fox Sports to free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One HD in a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage, replacing Maori TV.

On 13 September 2010, iiNet was announced as the league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provide equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel.

## Preseason

NBL Top End Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, will begin on 28 September in Alice Springs and continue in Darwin, Northern Territory from 30 September. Wollongong Hawks are defending pre-season champions.

### Lu'An Invitational

**Final**

New Zealand Breakers win Lu'An Invitational.

### NBL Top End Challenge

Perth Wildcats win Top End Challenge.

## Regular season

The 2010–11 regular season took place over 25 rounds between 28 October 2010 and 2 April 2011.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15/10/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 83–77 | Gold Coast Blaze | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,302 | boxscore |
| 15/10/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 68–84 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,091 | boxscore |
| 16/10/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 79–70 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,201 | boxscore |
| 16/10/2010 | Sydney Kings | 70–83 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 8,533 | boxscore |
| 17/10/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 74–69 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 5,021 | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/10/2010 | New Zealand Breakers | 96–94 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 2,280 | boxscore |
| 22/10/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 71–70 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,367 | boxscore |
| 23/10/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 85–74 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,250 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 94–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,429 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 66–91 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,837 | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28/10/2010 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–79 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,428 | boxscore |
| 29/10/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 92–81 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,946 | boxscore |
| 29/10/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 87–84 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |
| 30/10/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 80–79 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,956 | boxscore |
| 31/10/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–96 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 4,519 | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5/11/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 85–91 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,364 | boxscore |
| 6/11/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 81–96 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,871 | boxscore |
| 6/11/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 86–69 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,070 | boxscore |
| 6/11/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–75 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 4,620 | boxscore |
| 7/11/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 82–86 | Wollongong Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,821 | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12/11/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 78–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 5,430 | boxscore |
| 13/11/2010 | Sydney Kings | 59–64 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,586 | boxscore |
| 13/11/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 96–76 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,007 | boxscore |
| 14/11/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 93–82 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,537 | boxscore |
| 14/11/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 114–74 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/11/2010 | New Zealand Breakers | 57–73 | Wollongong Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 3,800 | boxscore |
| 19/11/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 84–93 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,000 | boxscore |
| 20/11/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 87–71 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,920 | boxscore |
| 21/11/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 77–73 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,021 | boxscore |
| 21/11/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 82–85 | Melbourne Tigers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,164 | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25/11/2020 | New Zealand Breakers | 100–79 | Gold Coast Blaze | North Shore Events Centre | 2,800 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 89–72 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,357 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–66 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,791 | boxscore |
| 28/11/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 64–72 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3/12/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 85–68 | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,700 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 92–79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,595 | boxscore |
| 4/12/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 80–62 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,625 | boxscore |
| 4/12/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 82–78 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,400 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2010 | Sydney Kings | 80–94 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,327 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 90–64 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9/12/2010 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–79 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 81–79 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,245 | boxscore |
| 11/12/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 91–86 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,527 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2010 | Sydney Kings | 80–95 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,685 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 87–76 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/12/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 93–81 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,500 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 85–89 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,367 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 81–77 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 4,619 | boxscore |
| 18/12/2010 | Melbourne Tigers | 80–90 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,356 | boxscore |
| 18/12/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 56–51 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,027 | boxscore |
| 19/12/2010 | Perth Wildcats | 87–84 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23/12/2010 | Wollongong Hawks | 70–72 | Gold Coast Blaze | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,386 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2010 | Sydney Kings | 73–82 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,875 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 97–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,465 | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29/12/2010 | Sydney Kings | 78–91 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,932 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 60–48 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2010 | Gold Coast Blaze | 93–96 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,477 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2010 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–79 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,610 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–83 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 4,728 | boxscore |
| 2/01/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 87–66 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,300 | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7/01/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 86–82 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,317 | boxscore |
| 7/01/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 86–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 8/01/2011 | Sydney Kings | 73–80 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,532 | boxscore |
| 8/01/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 85–90 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 5,261 | boxscore |
| 9/01/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 87–86 | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,170 | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13/01/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–88 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 4,148 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–78 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,271 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 92–58 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 15/01/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 95–74 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,759 | boxscore |
| 16/01/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–83 | Gold Coast Blaze | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/01/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 90–85 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/01/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 91–77 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/01/2011 | Sydney Kings | 81–71 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,189 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 88–68 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |
| 22/01/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 83–76 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/01/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 77–76 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26/01/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 67–85 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/01/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 71–62 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,612 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 86–97 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,632 | boxscore |
| 29/01/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 65–66 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 74–77 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,019 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 94–91 | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3/02/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 80–76 | Wollongong Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/02/2011 | Sydney Kings | 99–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,278 | boxscore |
| 6/02/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 93–72 | Wollongong Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 75–78 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11/02/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 101–91 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/02/2011 | Sydney Kings | 84–98 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/02/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 105–73 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,431 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 95–79 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,074 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 81–74 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,965 | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/02/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 82–79 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 2,634 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 75–56 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,586 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2011 | Sydney Kings | 81–69 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,853 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 83–86 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/02/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 70–63 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 115–123 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 82–62 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23/02/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 91–94 | Gold Coast Blaze | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/02/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 75–76 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,514 | boxscore |
| 26/02/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–68 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,142 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 104–81 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,112 | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3/03/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 66–65 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/03/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 70–75 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 5,184 | boxscore |
| 5/03/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 87–77 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,112 | boxscore |
| 6/03/2011 | Sydney Kings | 95–86 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,210 | boxscore |
| 6/03/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 83–60 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11/03/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 68–80 | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,518 | boxscore |
| 12/03/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 79–63 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/03/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–92 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,086 | boxscore |
| 12/03/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 87–60 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,318 | boxscore |
| 13/03/2011 | Sydney Kings | 76–72 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,132 | boxscore |
| 13/03/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 102–81 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/03/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 91–86 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/03/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 76–79 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,932 | boxscore |
| 18/03/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 72–71 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,404 | boxscore |
| 19/03/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 67–68 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,780 | boxscore |
| 20/03/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 81–82 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,000 | boxscore |

### Round 24

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25/03/2011 | Gold Coast Blaze | 101–102 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,789 | boxscore |
| 26/03/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 90–87 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,067 | boxscore |
| 26/03/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 72–82 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,164 | boxscore |
| 27/03/2011 | Wollongong Hawks | 86–70 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,867 | boxscore |

Cairns vs. Perth was moved from 4 February 2011 to 26 March 2011 due to Cyclone Yasi.

### Round 25

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/03/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 100–71 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 1/04/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 80–64 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,250 | boxscore |
| 1/04/2011 | Sydney Kings | 79–96 | Gold Coast Blaze | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 9,535 | boxscore |
| 2/04/2011 | Melbourne Tigers | 74–87 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,450 | boxscore |

## Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 12–2 | 10–4 | 2463 | 2367 | 104.06% |
| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 3–2 | L1 | 13–1 | 4–10 | 2225 | 2163 | 102.87% |
| 3 | Cairns $Taipans^1$ | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 4–1 | W4 | 12–2 | 4–10 | 2186 | 2107 | 103.75% |
| 4 | Perth $Wildcats^1$ | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 10–4 | 6–8 | 2380 | 2192 | 108.58% |
| 5 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2272 | 2209 | 102.85% |
| 6 | Gold Coast Blaze | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2396 | 2440 | 98.20% |
| 7 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L3 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 2209 | 2357 | 93.72% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | L1 | 7–7 | 2–12 | 2212 | 2362 | 93.65% |
| 9 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 5–9 | 3–11 | 2171 | 2317 | 93.70% |

Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2011. 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.

$^1Cairns$ Taipans won Head-to-Head (3-1).

### Ladder Progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

2010–11 NBL season vte :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gold Coast Blaze | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Perth Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Finals

The 2010–11 National Basketball League Finals will be played between 7 April 2011 and 29 April 2011, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and, if necessary, third game.

### Playoff Seedings

* New Zealand Breakers
* Townsville Crocodiles
* Cairns Taipans
* Perth Wildcats

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 two teams will determine order of seeding.

Under that system, Cairns will finish third (3–1), and Perth fourth (1–3).

### Playoff bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 78 | 93 | 99 | | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 101 | 89 | 83 | | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 101 | 89 | 83 | 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 85 | 81 | 71 |
| | | | | | 3 | Cairns Taipans | 67 | 85 | 53 |
| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 76 | 57 | 83 | 3 | Cairns Taipans | 67 | 85 | 53 |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 73 | 74 | 93 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7/04/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 78–101 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 8/04/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 76–73 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,234 | boxscore |
| 9/04/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 74–57 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,345 | boxscore |
| 10/04/2011 | Perth Wildcats | 89–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 13/04/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 99–83 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 4,148 | boxscore |
| 17/04/2011 | Townsville Crocodiles | 83–93 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,151 | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/04/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 85–67 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 24/04/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 85–81 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,200 | boxscore |
| 29/04/2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 71–53 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 4,400 | boxscore |

## Season statistics

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Kirk Penney (New Zealand Breakers) | 23 | 463 | 20.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) | 26 | 271 | 10.0 |
| Assists per game | Corey Williams (Melbourne Tigers) | 23 | 140 | 6.1 |
| Steals per game | Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 64 | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Adam Ballinger (Adelaide 36ers) | 26 | 50 | 1.9 |
| Field goal percentage | Mika Vukona (New Zealand Breakers) | 28 | 105–173 | 60.7% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Russell Hinder (Townsville Crocodiles) | 26 | 30–67 | 44.8% |
| Free throw percentage | Daryl Corletto (Melbourne Tigers) | 28 | 27–28 | 96.4% |

Note: regular season only

### Top 10 Attendances

| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9,535 | 25 | 1/04/2011 | Sydney Kings | 79–96 | Gold Coast Blaze | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 8,533 | 1 | 16/10/2010 | Sydney Kings | 70–83 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 6,132 | 22 | 13/03/2011 | Sydney Kings | 76–72 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 5,586 | 5 | 13/11/2010 | Sydney Kings | 59–64 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 5,430 | 5 | 12/11/2010 | Adelaide 36ers | 78–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena |
| 5,345 | SF | 9/04/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 74–57 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre |
| 5,300 | 12 | 31/12/2010 | Cairns Taipans | 60–48 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre |
| 5,278 | 17 | 4/02/2011 | Sydney Kings | 99–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 5,261 | 13 | 8/01/2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 85–90 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena |
| 5,250 | 25 | 1/04/2011 | Cairns Taipans | 80–64 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre |

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Julian Khazzouh | Sydney Kings |
| 2 | Gary Ervin | Wollongong Hawks |
| 3 | Luke Schenscher | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 4 | Gary Wilkinson | New Zealand Breakers |
| 5 | Shawn Redhage | Perth Wildcats |
| 6 | Oscar Forman | Wollongong Hawks |
| 7 | Michael Cedar | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 8 | Corey Williams | Melbourne Tigers |
| 9 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| 10 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| 11 | Luke Schenscher | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 12 | Corey Williams | Melbourne Tigers |
| 13 | Mark Worthington | Gold Coast Blaze |
| 14 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| 15 | Ira Clark | Gold Coast Blaze |
| 16 | Julian Khazzouh | Sydney Kings |
| 17 | Julian Khazzouh | Sydney Kings |
| 18 | Cameron Tragardh | Melbourne Tigers |
| 19 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| 20 | Peter Crawford | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 21 | Matthew Knight | Perth Wildcats |
| 22 | Damian Martin | Perth Wildcats |
| 23 | Phill Jones | Cairns Taipans |
| 24 | Gary Ervin | Wollongong Hawks |
| 25 | Thomas Abercrombie | New Zealand Breakers |

### Player of the Month

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| October | Gary Ervin | Wollongong Hawks |
| November | Gary Ervin | Wollongong Hawks |
| December | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| January | Gary Wilkinson | New Zealand Breakers |
| February | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers |
| March | Damian Martin | Perth Wildcats |

### Coach of the Month

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| October | Gordie McLeod | Wollongong Hawks |
| November | Gordie McLeod | Wollongong Hawks |
| December | Rob Beveridge | Perth Wildcats |
| January | Andrej Lemanis | New Zealand Breakers |
| February | Darryl McDonald | Melbourne Tigers |
| March | Aaron Fearne | Cairns Taipans |

### Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 4 April 2011.

* Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Gary Ervin, Wollongong Hawks
* Rookie of the Year: Ben Madgen, Sydney Kings
* Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats
* Best Sixth Man: Kevin Braswell, New Zealand Breakers
* Most Improved Player: Oscar Forman, Wollongong Hawks
* Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Trevor Gleeson, Townsville Crocodiles
* Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen
* All-NBL First Team:
   * Gary Ervin – Wollongong Hawks
   * Damian Martin – Perth Wildcats
   * Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers
   * Gary Wilkinson – New Zealand Breakers
   * Julian Khazzouh – Sydney Kings
* All-NBL Second Team:
   * Corey Williams – Melbourne Tigers
   * Adam Gibson – Gold Coast Blaze
   * Glen Saville – Wollongong Hawks
   * Ira Clark – Gold Coast Blaze
   * Luke Schenscher – Townsville Crocodiles
* All-NBL Third Team:
   * Ayinde Ubaka – Cairns Taipans
   * Peter Crawford – Townsville Crocodiles
   * Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats
   * Alex Loughton – Cairns Taipans
   * Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers

### Finals

* Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Thomas Abercrombie, New Zealand Breakers
