2005-06 NBL Season

Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia) season of 2005-2006.

End of Season Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 176 games were played, 32 for each team. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.
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1
Sydney Kings
32
26
6
15-1
11-5
112.2
81
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2
Melbourne Tigers
32
25
7
15-1
10-6
110.8
78
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3
Wollongong Hawks
32
19
13
12-4
7-9
104.2
59
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4
Adelaide 36ers
32
19
13
14-2
5-11
98.3
59
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5
Brisbane Bullets
32
17
15
12-4
5-11
102.8
53
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6
Cairns Taipans
32
18
14
12-4
6-10
103.0
56
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7
Perth Wildcats
32
16
16
10-6
6-10
101.6
50
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8
Hunter Pirates
32
13
19
8-8
5-11
94.3
41
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9
New Zealand Breakers
32
9
23
6-10
3-13
91.6
28
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10
Townsville Crocodiles
32
9
23
7-9
2-14
94.3
28
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11
West Sydney Razorbacks
32
5
27
4-12
1-15
90.1
16
-Key:Green: Qualified for Semi-final:Purple: Qualified for Quarter Final:Blue: Qualified for Elimination Final

Finals

Quarter Finals

The quarter finals were played over 4 days. The first two teams automatically went ahead to the semi finals. The winner of Game 1 went on to play the 3rd placed team, while the winner of Game 2 went on to play the 4th placed team.

"Game 1" - Brisbane Bullets 91 v Perth Wildcats 96 @ Brisbane Convention Centre. Crowd: ???.

"Game 2" - Cairns Taipans 88 v Hunter Pirates 80 @ Cairns Convention Centre. Crowd: 4726

"Game 3" - Wollongong Hawks 101 v Perth Wildcats 121 @ WIN Entertainment Centre. Crowd: 3345.

"Game 4" - Adelaide 36ers 103 v Cairns Taipans 106 in OT @ Distinctive Homes Dome. Crowd: ???

emi Finals

The semi finals took place in a best of 3 series. But, both teams that advanced through to the Grand Final didn't need the 3rd game, winning 2-0.

Semi Final 1 - Melbourne Tigers vs Perth Wildcats

"Game 1" - Melbourne Tigers 94 v Perth Wildcats 78 @ State Netball and Hockey Centre. Crowd: 3107.

"Game 2" - Perth Wildcats 101 v Melbourne Tigers 106 @ Challenge Stadium. Crowd: 4400

Semi Final 2 - Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans

"Game 1" - Sydney Kings 112 v Cairns Taipans 87 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: 3192.

"Game 2" - Cairns Taipans 82 v Sydney Kings 84 @ Cairns Convention Centre. Crowd: ???.

Grand Final

The Melbourne Tigers beat the Sydney Kings 3-0 in the best of 5 series. Two of these games were played at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, while one was played at Melbourne's home ground, State Netball and Hockey Centre.

"Game 1" - Sydney Kings 93 v Melbourne Tigers 100 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: 5890.

"Game 2" - Melbourne Tigers 103 v Sydney Kings 99 @ State Netball and Hockey Centre. Crowd: ???

"Game 3" - Sydney Kings 83 v Melbourne Tigers 88 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: 5561.

Awards

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

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.