Premier Basketball League 2009
# Premier Basketball League 2009

La stagione PBL 2009 fu la seconda della Premier Basketball League. Parteciparono 13 squadre divise in tre gironi. Rispetto alla stagione precedente si aggiunsero i Buffalo Stampede, gli Halifax Rainmen, i Manchester Millrats, i Mid-Michigan Destroyers, i Montreal Sasquatch e i Quebec Kebs. Gli Augusta Groove si trasferirono dalla CBA, dove erano noti nel 2007-08 come Atlanta Krunk. I Detroit Panthers e i Vermont Frost Heaves si trasferirono dalla ABA 2000 e i Battle Creek Knights dalla IBL. Gli Arkansas Impact, i Dallas Defenders, i Jacksonville SLAM, i Quad City Riverhawks, i Reading Railers e i Rockford Fury scomparvero. I Maryland Nighthawks non parteciparono al campionato ufficiale, diventando un travel team.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Augusta Groove
* Battle Creek Knights
* Buffalo Stampede
* Chicago Throwb.
* Detroit Panthers
* Halifax Rainmen
* Manchester Millrats
* M.M. Destroyers
* Montreal Sasquatch
* Quebec Kebs
* Rochester Razor.
* Vermont F. Heaves
* Wilm. Sea Dawgs

## Classifiche

### Atlantic Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Manchester Millrats | 16 | 4 | 80,0 | - |
| Vermont Frost Heaves | 14 | 7 | 66,7 | 2,5 |
| Halifax Rainmen | 12 | 8 | 60,0 | 4,0 |
| Quebec Kebs | 4 | 14 | 22,2 | 11,0 |
| Montreal Sasquatch | 3 | 13 | 18,8 | 11,0 |

### Central Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Battle Creek Knights | 18 | 2 | 90,0 | - |
| Detroit Panthers | 6 | 14 | 30,0 | 12,0 |
| Chicago Throwbacks | 6 | 14 | 30,0 | 12,0 |
| Mid-Michigan Destroyers | 2 | 11 | 15,4 | 13,5 |

### Eastern Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rochester Razorsharks | 16 | 3 | 84,2 | - |
| Wilmington Sea Dawgs | 16 | 5 | 71,4 | 1,0 |
| Augusta Groove | 10 | 10 | 50,0 | 6,5 |
| Buffalo Stampede | 1 | 19 | 5,0 | 15,5 |

## Play-off

### Tabellone

| Play-in | Play-in | Play-in | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale PBL | Finale PBL | Finale PBL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Battle Creek | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Vermont | 0 | 4 | Wimington | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Wilmington | 1 | | | | Battle Creek | Battle Creek | 0 |
| | | | | | | Rochester | Rochester | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Manchester | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Rochester | 2 | | | |

## Vincitore

* Campione PBL 2009
* Rochester Razorsharks (2º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Punti per gara | A.J. Millien | Halifax Rainmen | 24,7 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Tyrone Rayson | Buffalo Stampede | 10,1 |
| Assist per gara | Rashi Johnson | Battle Creek Knights | 7,0 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Tony Bennett | Halifax Rainmen | 3,1 |
| Stoppate per gara | Jonas Pierre | Quebec Kebs | 3,0 |
| FG% | Marlin Johnson | Rochester Razorsharks | 70,4 |
| FT% | Jimmie Miles | Chicago Throwbacks | 89,7 |
| 3FG% | Jermaine Williams | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | 53,1 |

## Premi PBL

* PBL Most Valuable Player: Keith Friel, Rochester Razorsharks
* PBL Coach of the Year: Terry Sare, Battle Creek Knights e Rod Baker, Rochester Razorsharks
* PBL Defensive Player of the Year: Jonas Pierre, Quebec Kebs e Al Stewart, Manchester Millrats
* PBL Sixth Man of the Year: Alex Harper, Wilmington Sea Dawgs
* PBL Newcomer of the Year: A.J. Millien, Halifax Rainmen
* PBL Playoffs MVP: Keith Friel e Sammy Monroe, Rochester Razorsharks
* All-PBL First Team
   * Keith Friel, Rochester Razorsharks
   * Rashi Johnson, Battle Creek Knights
   * Randy Gill, Detroit Panthers
   * Cedric McGinnis, Wilmington Sea Dawgs
   * Tyrone Rayson, Buffalo Stampede
   * Jonas Pierre, Quebec Kebs
* All-PBL Second Team
   * Alex Harper, Wilmington Sea Dawgs
   * Benson Callier, Vermont Frost Heaves
   * James Reaves, Rochester Razorsharks
   * A.J. Millien, Halifax Rainmen
   * Walt Waters, Detroit Panthers
* PBL All-Defensive First Team:
   * Jonas Pierre, Quebec Kebs
   * John Bryant, Vermont Frost Heaves
   * Al Stewart, Manchester Millrats
   * Tony Bennett, Halifax Rainmen
   * Derik Hollyfield, Rochester Razorsharks
* PBL All-Playoff Team:
   * Benson Callier, Vermont Frost Heaves
   * Marlowe Currie, Manchester Millrats
   * Desmond Ferguson, Manchester Millrats
   * Keith Friel, Rochester Razorsharks
   * Rashi Johnson, Battle Creek Knights
   * Kenny Langhorne, Battle Creek Knights
   * Brian Leggett, Wilmington Sea Dawgs
   * Cedric McGinnis, Wilmington Sea Dawgs
   * Sammy Monroe, Rochester Razorsharks
   * James Reaves, Rochester Razorsharks
