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
LeagueAmerican Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2009 - March 2010
Regular season
Playoffs
Eastern championsKentucky Bisons
  Eastern runners-upBluegrass Stallions
Western championsSoutheast Texas Mavericks
  Western runners-upSan Francisco Rumble
2010 ABA Championship
ChampionsSoutheast 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 Rumble2280.733
Clayton Showtime1670.696
California Sea Kings16120.571
Sacramento Heatwave13120.520
North Central Division W L Win %
Chicago Steam1640.800
Lake Michigan Admirals1360.684
Columbus Crush830.727
Pittsburgh Phantoms (ABA)620.750
Detroit Hoops650.545
Kansas City Stars401.000
Cleveland Rockers (ABA)220.500
Grand Rapids Flight020.000
Youngstown Swish020.000
Akron Rise050.000
Northeast Division W L Win %
Jersey Express1240.750
NYC Thunder930.750
Maryland Marvels7100.412
New York Red Riders690.400
Tri-City Suns590.357
Pacific Northwest Division W L Win %
Seattle Mountaineers980.529
Seattle Zhen Gan301.000
Everett Longshoremen220.500
Spokane Sunz110.500
Washington Rapids160.143
Southern California Division W L Win %
Riverside Rainmakers930.750
Los Angeles Slam690.400
San Diego Surf580.385
Compton Cobras420.667
Central Valley Dawgs4100.286
Las Vegas Aces301.000
California Beach Ballers260.250
Honolulu Pegasus110.500
South Central Division W L Win %
Kentucky Bluegrass Stallions1370.650
Kentucky Bisons1270.632
West Virginia Blazers6100.375
St. Louis Stunners030.000
Southeast Division W L Win %
Music City Stars930.750
Mississippi Blues460.400
Columbus Life350.375
Florida Thundercats101.000
Charlotte Crossovers130.250
Carolina Kings000.000
Georgia PROWL010.000
Southwest Division W L Win %
Southeast Texas Mustangs2330.885
North Texas Fresh1040.714
West Texas Whirlwinds760.538
Texas Fuel3110.214
Dallas Generals210.667
Texas Chaparrals020.000
Houston Takers060.000
Exhibition Teams W L Win %
Play2Win Rimrockers1040.714

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

  1. "Mavericks win first title". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. 2009-10 ABA Regular Season Standings
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