The 2009–10 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
ABA seasons

League changes

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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

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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

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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

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