2004-05 NBL Season

Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia) season of 2004-2005.

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
21
11
13-3
8-8
105.2
66
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2
Wollongong Hawks
32
20
12
12-4
8-8
105.7
62
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3
Townsville Crocodiles
32
19
13
13-3
6-10
103.4
59
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4
Adelaide 36ers
32
19
13
14-2
5-11
103.3
59
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5
Brisbane Bullets
32
17
15
11-5
6-10
101.6
53
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6
Melbourne Tigers
32
17
15
12-4
5-11
100.7
53
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7
Perth Wildcats
32
17
15
9-7
8-8
101.7
53
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8
Hunter Pirates
32
15
17
12-4
3-13
98.5
47
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9
West Sydney Razorbacks
32
11
21
9-7
2-14
94.5
34
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10
Cairns Taipans
32
11
21
8-8
3-13
94.4
34
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11
New Zealand Breakers
32
9
23
6-10
3-13
91.6
28
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Finals

Quarter Finals

* Quarter Final 1 - Brisbane Bullets 113 v Hunter Pirates 99 @ Brisbane Convention Centre. Crowd: ????
* Quarter Final 2 - Melbourne Tigers 108 v Perth Wildcats 88 @ State Netball and Hockey Centre. Crowd: ????
* Quarter Final 3 - Adelaide 36ers 110 v Brisbane Bullets 125 @ Distinctive Homes Dome. Crowd: ????
* Quarter Final 4 - Townsville Crocodiles 112 v Melbourne Tigers 100 @ Townsville Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????

emi Finals

* Semi Final 1 - Sydney Kings vs Brisbane Bullets
** "Game 1" - Sydney Kings 113 v Brisbane Bullets 79 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????
** "Game 2" - Brisbane Bullets 105 v Sydney Kings 111 @ Brisbane Convention Centre. Crowd: ????

* Semi Final 2 - Wollongong Hawks vs Townsville Crocodiles
** "Game 1" - Wollongong Hawks 100 v Townsville Crocodiles 84 @ WIN Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????
** "Game 2" - Townsville Crocodiles 105 v Wollongong Hawks 109 @ Townsville Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????

Grand Final

* "Game 1" - Sydney Kings 96 v Wollongong Hawks 73 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????
* "Game 2" - Wollongong Hawks 80 v Sydney Kings 105 @ WIN Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????
* "Game 3" - Sydney Kings 112 v Wollongong Hawks 85 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: ????

Awards

* NBL Most Valuable Player: Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates)
* Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
* NBL Coach of the Year: Adrian Hurley (Hunter Pirates)
* NBL Best Defensive Player: Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
* NBL Rookie of the Year: Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)
* NBL Most Improved Player: Peter Crawford (Perth Wildcats)
* NBL Best Sixth Man: Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)
* All-NBL First Team:
** Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
** Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers)
** Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
** Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates)
** Chris Burgess (Cairns Taipans)

Player of the month

* October: Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
* November: John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
* December: Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
* January: John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
* February: Kavossy Franklin (Sydney Kings)

Coach of the month

* October: Scott Fisher (Perth Wildcats)
* November: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
* December: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)
* January: Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)
* February: Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)

References

* [http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=media NBL media guide]