| 2010–11 Wollongong Hawks season | |
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| Head coach | Gordie McLeod |
| Captain | Mat Campbell |
| Arena | WIN Entertainment Centre |
| NBL results | |
| Record | 15–13 (53.6%) |
| Ladder | 5th |
| Finals finish | DNP |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
The 2010-11 NBL season was the 33rd for the Wollongong Hawks in the NBL.
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Oscar Forman | Signed in April [1] | New Zealand Breakers |
| Gary Ervin | Signed in August [2] | Halifax Rainmen |
| Tyson Demos | Signed in August [3] | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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| Cameron Tragardh | Free Agent. Signed to 3 year deal in April. [4] | Melbourne Tigers |
| Tywain McKee | Released in April following off-court driving incidents [5] | Free agent |
The Hawks also managed to retain eight members from last years squad: Mat Campbell, Glen Saville, Daniel Jackson, Larry Davidson, Rhys Martin, Tim Coenraad, Tim Behrendorff, and David Gruber. Development player Zac Delaney was also retained for this season.
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Larry Davidson | Tim Behrendorff | |
| PF | Glen Saville | Tim Coenraad | |
| SF | Oscar Forman | David Gruber | Daniel Jackson |
| SG | Mat Campbell | Tyson Demos | |
| PG | Gary Ervin | Rhys Martin | Zac Delaney* |
* = Developmental Player (may only participate in Home games)
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 12–2 | 10–4 | 2463 | 2367 | 104.06% |
| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 3–2 | L1 | 13–1 | 4–10 | 2225 | 2163 | 102.87% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 4–1 | W4 | 12–2 | 4–10 | 2186 | 2107 | 103.75% |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 10–4 | 6–8 | 2380 | 2192 | 108.58% |
| 5 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2272 | 2209 | 102.85% |
| 6 | Gold Coast Blaze | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2396 | 2440 | 98.20% |
| 7 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L3 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 2209 | 2357 | 93.72% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | L1 | 7–7 | 2–12 | 2212 | 2362 | 93.65% |
| 9 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 5–9 | 3–11 | 2171 | 2317 | 93.70% |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2011. Source: NBL.com.au
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Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
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October: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
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November: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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December: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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January: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
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February: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
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March: 2–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–0)
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