2005–06 NBL season

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

2005–06 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Season	2005–06
Teams	11
Dates	2 September 2005 – February 2006 8 – 16 February 2006 (Finals) 24 – 28 February 2006 (Grand Finals)
TV	Australia: Fox Sports New Zealand: Sky Sport
Finals
Top seed	Sydney Kings
Champions	Melbourne Tigers (3rd title)
Runners-up	Sydney Kings
Semifinalists	Cairns Taipans Perth Wildcats
Awards
MVP	Chris Anstey (Melbourne)
Finals MVP	Chris Anstey (Melbourne)
Statistical leaders
Points Cortez Groves (Wollongong) 24.0 Rebounds Larry Abney (Townsville) 11.3 Assists Darryl McDonald (Melbourne) 7.0

Regular Season

The 2005–06 Regular Season took place over 23 Rounds between 2 September 2005 to 5 February 2006.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Ladder

#	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Win%	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	For	Against	Points%
1	Sydney Kings	32	26	6	81.25%	3-2	Lost 2	15-1	11-5	3,472	3,094	112.22%
2	Melbourne Tigers	32	25	7	78.13%	3-2	Won 2	15-1	10-6	3,305	2,984	110.76%
3	Wollongong Hawks^1	32	19	13	59.38%	3-2	Won 2	12-4	7-9	3,231	3,101	104.19%
4	Adelaide 36ers^1	32	19	13	59.38%	2-3	Lost 3	14-2	5-11	3,222	3,277	98.32%
5	Cairns Taipans	32	18	14	56.25%	3-2	Won 3	12-4	6-10	3,200	3,107	102.99%
6	Brisbane Bullets	32	17	15	53.13%	4-1	Won 4	12-4	5-11	3,373	3,280	102.84%
7	Perth Wildcats	32	16	16	50.00%	4-1	Won 3	10-5	5-10	3,219	3,168	101.61%
8	Hunter Pirates	32	13	19	40.63%	1-4	Lost 1	8-8	5-11	3,126	3,315	94.30%
9	New Zealand Breakers^2	32	9	23	28.13%	3-2	Lost 2	6-10	3-13	3,179	3,471	91.59%
10	Townsville Crocodiles^2	32	9	23	28.13%	1-4	Lost 3	7-9	2-14	3,283	3,483	94.26%
11	West Sydney Razorbacks	32	5	27	15.63%	1-4	Lost 3	4-12	1-15	2,994	3,324	90.07%

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 Series

Playoff bracket

	Elimination Finals					Elimination Finals					Semi Finals							Grand Final
						1	Sydney Kings	X
						X	Bye	X
											1	Sydney Kings	112	84	X
											5	Cairns Taipans	87	82	X
						4	Adelaide 36ers	103
	5	Cairns Taipans	88			5	Cairns Taipans	106
	8	Hunter Pirates	80															1	Sydney Kings	93	99	83	X	X
																		2	Melbourne Tigers	100	103	88	X	X
						2	Melbourne Tigers	X
						X	Bye	X
											2	Melbourne Tigers	94	106	X
											7	Perth Wildcats	78	101	X
						3	Wollongong Hawks	101
	6	Brisbane Bullets	91			7	Perth Wildcats	121
	7	Perth Wildcats	96

Elimination Finals

Semi Finals

Grand Final

All Star Game

Fox Sports

23 December 2005 18:30

boxscore report

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

Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Attendance: 4,783

Most Valuable Player

• Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)

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.

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Brett Maher[1]	Adelaide 36ers
SG	C. J. Bruton	Sydney Kings
SF	Cortez Groves	Wollongong Hawks
PF	Larry Abney	Townsville Crocodiles
C	Chris Anstey	Melbourne Tigers

References

1. All-NBL Teams revealed