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.

2009 Queensland Basketball League season
LeagueQueensland Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration24 April – 15 August
Number of games18
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersCairns Marlins
Season MVPCameron Tragardh (Northside Wizards)
Top scorerCameron Tragardh (Northside Wizards)
Finals
ChampionsCairns Marlins
  Runners-upRockhampton Rockets
Grand Final MVPKerry Williams
QBL seasons
← 2008

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.[1]

Team information

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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

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  • 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[2]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
1 Cairns Marlins* 115
SW Metro Pirates 78
QF3 Gold Coast Goannas 100
SW Metro Pirates 110
  Cairns Marlins 113
Rockhampton Rockets 81
QF1 Rockhampton Rockets 93
Mackay Meteors 69
Rockhampton Rockets 91
Brisbane Capitals 73
QF2 Brisbane Capitals 108
Northside Wizards 94

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

Awards

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Player of the Week

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

Coach of the Month

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Month Coach Team Ref
April/May Leonard King Mackay Meteors [4]
May/June N/A
June/July Dale Ryan Brisbane Capitals [4]
July/August Aaron Fearne Cairns Marlins [4]

Statistics leaders

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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

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  • Most Valuable Player: Cameron Tragardh (Northside Wizards)[5]
  • Coach of the Year: Leonard King (Mackay Meteors)
  • U23 Youth Player of the Year: Jonothan Mines (South West Metro Pirates)
  • All-League Team:

Finals

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  • Grand Final MVP: Kerry Williams (Cairns Marlins)[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2009 QBL Official Draw". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "QBL Men Quarter Final Game Previews". FoxSportsPulse.com. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Archive - Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Archive - Coach of the Month". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cam T - QBL MVP 2009". FoxSportsPulse.com. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Grand Final MVP - QBL Men - Kerry Williams". FoxSportsPulse.com. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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