2009–10 ABA season
The 2009-2010 ABA season was the ninth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 2009 and ended with the three-game championship series between the Kentucky Bisons and the Southeast Texas Mavericks at the end of March 2010. The Mavericks won the championship series, two games to one after an 85-76 win March 30 for their first title.[1]
| 2009–10 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2009 - March 2010 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Kentucky Bisons |
| Eastern runners-up | Bluegrass Stallions |
| Western champions | Southeast Texas Mavericks |
| Western runners-up | San Francisco Rumble |
| 2010 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Southeast Texas Mavericks |
League changes
For the first time, the league championship was played in a three-game series, between the Kentucky Bisons and Southeast Texas Mavericks, a series in which was won by the Mavericks, two games to one.
Regular season standings
These are the 2009-2010 regular season standings.[2] Many franchises folded during the season, resulting in very few games being played for a lot of teams.
| North California | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Rumble | 22 | 8 | 0.733 |
| Clayton Showtime | 16 | 7 | 0.696 |
| California Sea Kings | 16 | 12 | 0.571 |
| Sacramento Heatwave | 13 | 12 | 0.520 |
| North Central Division | W | L | Win % |
| Chicago Steam | 16 | 4 | 0.800 |
| Lake Michigan Admirals | 13 | 6 | 0.684 |
| Columbus Crush | 8 | 3 | 0.727 |
| Pittsburgh Phantoms (ABA) | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Detroit Hoops | 6 | 5 | 0.545 |
| Kansas City Stars | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cleveland Rockers (ABA) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Grand Rapids Flight | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Youngstown Swish | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Akron Rise | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Northeast Division | W | L | Win % |
| Jersey Express | 12 | 4 | 0.750 |
| NYC Thunder | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Maryland Marvels | 7 | 10 | 0.412 |
| New York Red Riders | 6 | 9 | 0.400 |
| Tri-City Suns | 5 | 9 | 0.357 |
| Pacific Northwest Division | W | L | Win % |
| Seattle Mountaineers | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
| Seattle Zhen Gan | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Everett Longshoremen | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Spokane Sunz | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Washington Rapids | 1 | 6 | 0.143 |
| Southern California Division | W | L | Win % |
| Riverside Rainmakers | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Los Angeles Slam | 6 | 9 | 0.400 |
| San Diego Surf | 5 | 8 | 0.385 |
| Compton Cobras | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Central Valley Dawgs | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |
| Las Vegas Aces | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| California Beach Ballers | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| Honolulu Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| South Central Division | W | L | Win % |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Stallions | 13 | 7 | 0.650 |
| Kentucky Bisons | 12 | 7 | 0.632 |
| West Virginia Blazers | 6 | 10 | 0.375 |
| St. Louis Stunners | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| Southeast Division | W | L | Win % |
| Music City Stars | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Mississippi Blues | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Columbus Life | 3 | 5 | 0.375 |
| Florida Thundercats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Charlotte Crossovers | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Carolina Kings | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Georgia PROWL | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Southwest Division | W | L | Win % |
| Southeast Texas Mustangs | 23 | 3 | 0.885 |
| North Texas Fresh | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| West Texas Whirlwinds | 7 | 6 | 0.538 |
| Texas Fuel | 3 | 11 | 0.214 |
| Dallas Generals | 2 | 1 | 0.667 |
| Texas Chaparrals | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Houston Takers | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| Exhibition Teams | W | L | Win % |
| Play2Win Rimrockers | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ABA Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jersey Express | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bluegrass Stallions | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bluegrass Stallions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elmira Red Riders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bluegrass Stallions | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky Bisons | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago Steam | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Lake Michigan Admirals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Steam | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky Bisons | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Bisons | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | West Virginia Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky Bisons | 99, 83, 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Texas Mavericks | 96, 104, 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southeast Texas Mavericks | 146 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Fuel | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | West Texas Whirlwinds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Fuel | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Texas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Rumble | Forfeit | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Los Angeles Slam | ||||||||||||||||||
| So Cal Tournament Winner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Slam | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Rumble | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco Rumble | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento Heatwave | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: Finals was a best of 3 series.
Note: ABA did not release the game results for the first round or the winners of the regional first round tournaments.
References
- "Mavericks win first title". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- 2009-10 ABA Regular Season Standings