International Basketball League

2010 IBL Playoffs

The 2010 IBL playoffs and Championship format will be identical to the format found in the 2009 playoffs. To more thoroughly understand the playoff seeds, format, etc. see the 2009 scenario below.

2009 IBL Playoffs

July 1st	July 2nd	July 3rd	July 25th-27th
National Bracket
1. Edmonton Energy	Edmonton Energy (131)
16. Bye	7:15 PM
		Snohomish Co. Explosion (135)
7:15 PM		5:00 PM
8. Snohomish Co. Explosion (123)
9. Vancouver BC Titans (106)	Snohomish Co. Explosion (143)
			Oregon Waves

5. Oregon Waves	Oregon Waves (121)
12. Bye	5:00 PM
			IBL Championship
		Oregon Waves (148)
13. Bye
4. Vancouver Volcanoes	Vancouver Volcanoes (104)

American Bracket
2. Bellingham Slam	Bellingham Slam (116)
15. Bye	12:00 PM
		Bellingham Slam (121)
5:00 PM		2:30 PM
7. Tacoma Tide (117)
10. Central Oregon Hotshots (98)	Tacoma Tide (111)

			Los Angeles Lightning
6. Seattle Mountineers	Seattle Mountineers (126)
11. Bye	2:30 PM

		Los Angeles Lightning (132)
14. Bye
3. Los Angeles Lightning	Los Angeles Lightning (128)

Tickets
Individual Games: Tickets for individual games range from $10 for general admission to $100 for courtside. See Ticketmaster. Individual, game-day tickets are available for sale at the Gilbert Sports Arena box office one hour prior to each game. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com- at all Ticketmaster outlets or to charge tickets by phone, call 800-745-3000.

Format
The team with the number one overall winning % from the entire league will be seed #1 and placed in the National bracket.
The National bracket will feature these matchups- seed 1 vs seed 16, seed 4 vs seed 13, seed 5 vs seed 12 and seed 8 vs seed 9.
The team with the second best winning % will be placed in the American bracket.
The American bracket will these matchups- seed 2 vs seed 15, seed 3 vs seed 14, seed 6 vs seed 11 and seed 7 vs seed 10.
The winner from one bracket will play the winner of the other/second bracket for the overall 2009 IBL Championship (15 days later).

News
Oregon Waves Will Play the Los Angeles Lightning for the 2009 IBL Championship



Illustration left: National bracket tournament MVP David Lucas. The 6’ 8” David Lucas was a two-time All-PAC 10 performer for the Oregon State Beavers (2004/2005) before moving on to a professional career. Lucas led the IBL in scoring in 2007 and 20008 (37.0 ppg in 2008). David is the son of former NBA great Maurice Lucas. Lucas scored an extremely efficient 49 points in two wins over the Vancouver Volcanoes and the Snohomish County Explosion to get his Oregon Wave team to the 2009 finals. Illustration right: American bracket tournament MVP Darrick Martin scored 48 points in two wins over Seattle and Bellingham; Martin, a point guard from UCLA and a former NBA player—scored 22 of his 28 points in the final quarter of the conference final as L.A. overcame an early 26-11 deficit to win by 11 points over the Bellingham Slam. Both illustrations by: Digital Graffitti Marketing Services www.digitalgraffitti.com.