2008–09 ABA season

The 2008–09 ABA season was the eighth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 2008 and ended with the championship game in March 2009 between the Kentucky Bisons and the Maywood Buzz. The Kentucky Bisons won their first title after defeating the Buzz, 127–120.

2008–09 ABA season
League	American Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 2008 – March 2009
Regular season
Season MVP	DeRon Rutledge, Southeast Texas Mustangs; Co-MVP Boris Siakom, Kentucky Bisons
2009 ABA Playoffs
champions	Maywood Buzz
runners-up	Nashville Broncs
champions	Kentucky Bisons
runners-up	Southeast Texas Mustangs
2009 ABA Championship
Champions	Kentucky Bisons
Runners-up	Maywood Buzz
Finals MVP	Michael James, Kentucky Bisons

The 2008–09 season was scheduled to host over 50 teams, but travelling costs doomed most teams and resulted in many franchises folding.

Regular season standings

The following are the final regular season standings of the 2008–09 season. Some teams folded during the regular season and did not complete all of their scheduled games.

Northeast	W	L	Win %
Cleveland Rockers (ABA)	22	4	0.846
Chicago Steam	14	4	0.778
Jersey Express	13	8	0.619
West Virginia Blazers	11	14	0.440
New York City Internationalz	3	7	0.300
NYC Thunder	1	0	1.000
Aurora Force	1	4	0.200
West Virginia Wild	0	2	0.000
Detroit Hoops	0	6	0.000
Northwest Division	W	L	Win %
Maywood Buzz	18	3	0.857
Beijing Aoshen Olympians	14	6	0.700
Los Angeles Push	7	6	0.538
San Francisco Rumble	7	7	0.500
Salt Lake City Saints	1	0	1.000
Washington Raptors	1	1	0.500
Modesto Bearcats	1	6	0.143
Sacramento Heatwave	0	1	0.000
Southeast Division	W	L	Win %
Kentucky Bisons	13	2	0.867
Kansas City Spartans	7	3	0.700
Nashville Broncs	6	5	0.545
Knoxville Thunderbolts	5	5	0.500
Atlanta Vision	1	5	0.167
Bahama All-Pro Show	0	4	0.000
Georgia Gwizzlies	0	9	0.000
Southwest Division	W	L	Win %
Southeast Texas Mavericks	24	1	0.960
Las Vegas Aces	8	2	0.800
Texas Fuel	8	7	0.533
Houston Takers	7	10	0.412
West Texas Whirlwinds	4	3	0.571
Mississippi Blues	4	8	0.333
Arizona Rhinos	3	5	0.375
Phoenix Fury	2	3	0.400
Texas City Rangers	2	12	0.143
Gallup Talons	0	3	0.000

Postseason

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					ABA Championship
	1	Southeast Texas Mustangs	121
	8	Knoxville Thunderbolts	87
						1	Southeast Texas Mustangs	89
						4	Kentucky Bisons	107
	4	Kentucky Bisons	106
	5	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	104
											4	Kentucky Bisons	127
											2	Maywood Buzz	120
	3	Nashville Broncs	118
	6	Jersey Express	99
						3	Nashville Broncs	111
						2	Maywood Buzz	120
	2	Maywood Buzz	91
	7	Chicago Steam	82