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2005–06 NBL season

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2005–06 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2005–06
Dates2 September 2005 – 28 February 2006
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Australia: New Zealand:
Regular season
Season championsSydney Kings
Season MVPAustralia Chris Anstey (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsMelbourne Tigers (3rd title)
  Runners-upSydney Kings
SemifinalistsCairns Taipans
Perth Wildcats
Finals MVPAustralia Chris Anstey (Melbourne)
Statistical leaders
Points United States Cortez Groves (Wollongong) 24.0
Rebounds United States Larry Abney (Townsville) 11.3
Assists Australia Darryl McDonald (Melbourne) 7.0
NBL seasons

The 2005–06 NBL season was the 28th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

Regular season

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The 2005–06 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 2 September 2005 to 5 February 2006.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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Round 22

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Round 23

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Ladder

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Pos 2005–06 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 32 26 6 81.25% 3–2 L2 15–1 11–5 3472 3094 112.22%
2 Melbourne Tigers 32 25 7 78.13% 3–2 W2 15–1 10–6 3305 2984 110.76%
3 Wollongong Hawks1 32 19 13 59.38% 3–2 W2 12–4 7–9 3231 3101 104.19%
4 Adelaide 36ers1 32 19 13 59.38% 2–3 L3 14–2 5–11 3222 3277 98.32%
5 Cairns Taipans 32 18 14 56.25% 3–2 W3 12–4 6–10 3200 3107 102.99%
6 Brisbane Bullets 32 17 15 53.13% 4–1 W4 12–4 5–11 3373 3280 102.84%
7 Perth Wildcats 32 16 16 50.00% 4–1 W3 10–5 5–10 3219 3168 101.61%
8 Hunter Pirates 32 13 19 40.63% 1–4 L1 8–8 5–11 3126 3315 94.30%
9 New Zealand Breakers2 32 9 23 28.13% 3–2 L2 6–10 3–13 3179 3471 91.59%
10 Townsville Crocodiles2 32 9 23 28.13% 1–4 L3 7–9 2–14 3283 3483 94.26%
11 West Sydney Razorbacks 32 5 27 15.63% 1–4 L3 4–12 1–15 2994 3324 90.07%

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2006. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

2New Zealand Breakers won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals

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Playoff bracket

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Elimination FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Final
1Sydney Kings11284X
4Adelaide 36ers1035Cairns Taipans8782X
5Cairns Taipans885Cairns Taipans1061Sydney Kings939983XX
8Hunter Pirates802Melbourne Tigers10010388XX
2Melbourne Tigers94106X
3Wollongong Hawks1017Perth Wildcats78101XThird place
6Brisbane Bullets917Perth Wildcats121
7Perth Wildcats96


Elimination Finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore 8/02/2006 Brisbane Bullets 91–96 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention Centre 3,996 boxscore 9/02/2006 Cairns Taipans 88–80 Hunter Pirates Cairns Convention Centre 4,726 boxscore 10/02/2006 Illawarra Hawks 101–121 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 3,345 boxscore 11/02/2006 Adelaide 36ers 103–106 (OT) Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 5,492 boxscore

Semi-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore 14/02/2006 Melbourne Tigers 94–78 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,107 boxscore 15/02/2006 Sydney Kings 112–87 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,192 boxscore 16/02/2006 Perth Wildcats 101–106 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore 17/02/2006 Cairns Taipans 82–84 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre 4,852 boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore 24/02/2006 Sydney Kings 93–100 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,890 boxscore 26/02/2006 Melbourne Tigers 103–99 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 boxscore 28/02/2006 Sydney Kings 83–88 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,561 boxscore

All Star Game

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23 December 2005
18:30
Aussie All Stars 151–116 World All Stars
Scoring by quarter: 44–23, 28–27, 40–33, 39–33
Pts: Anstey 23
Rebs: Bradtke 14
Asts: McDonald 10
Pts: Groves 19
Rebs: Redhage, Rychart 13
Asts: Redhage, Rychart 5
Aussie All Stars win, 151–116

Most Valuable Player

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Awards

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The MVP was awarded to Chris Anstey of the Melbourne Tigers.[1]

The Grand Final MVP was also awarded to Chris Anstey.

The Coach of the Year went to Alan Westover of the Melbourne Tigers who coached the team to the title.

The Rookie of the Year went to Mark Worthington of the Sydney Kings.

All NBL Team

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# Player Team
PG Brett Maher[2] Adelaide 36ers
SG C. J. Bruton Sydney Kings
SF Cortez Groves Wollongong Hawks
PF Larry Abney Townsville Crocodiles
C Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers

References

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  1. ^ "Anstey wins MVP". NBL.com.au. 10 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
  2. ^ "All-NBL Teams revealed". NBL.com.au. 10 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
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