2006 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 26 March – 8 July |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Auckland Stars |
Season MVP | Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
Top scorer | Dennis Trammell (Canterbury Rams) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
Runners-up | Auckland Stars |
Final MVP | Paora Winitana |
The 2006 NBL season was the 25th season of the National Basketball League. The Hawke's Bay Hawks won the championship in 2006 to claim their first league title.[1]
Summary
[edit]Regular season standings
[edit]Pos | |||
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Team | W | L | |
1 | Auckland Stars | 16 | 2 |
2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 14 | 4 |
3 | Nelson Giants | 14 | 4 |
4 | Wellington Saints | 12 | 6 |
5 | Manawatu Jets | 8 | 10 |
6 | Harbour Heat | 7 | 11 |
7 | Canterbury Rams | 6 | 12 |
8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 6 | 12 |
9 | Waikato Pistons | 4 | 14 |
10 | Otago Nuggets | 3 | 15 |
Playoff bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Auckland Stars | 85 | |||||||
4 | Wellington Saints | 79 | |||||||
Auckland Stars | 69 | ||||||||
![]() | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 84 | |||||||
2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 88 | |||||||
3 | Nelson Giants | 82 |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Week
[edit]Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Stacey Lambert | Manawatu Jets | [2] |
2 | Eric Freeman | Nelson Giants | [3] |
3 | Tony Rampton | Taranaki Mountainairs | [4] |
4 | Ben Hill | Waikato Pistons | [5] |
5 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Mountainairs | [6] |
6 | Mika Vukona | Nelson Giants | [7] |
7 | Brad Davidson | Manawatu Jets | [8] |
8 | Branduinn Fullove | Otago Nuggets | [9] |
9 | Eric Freeman | Nelson Giants | [10] |
10 | Josh Pace | Nelson Giants | [11] |
11 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [12] |
12 | Dillon Boucher | Auckland Stars | [13] |
13 | Terrence Lewis | Wellington Saints | [14] |
Statistics leaders
[edit]Stats as of the end of the regular season[15]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Dennis Trammell | Canterbury Rams | 25.6 |
Rebounds per game | Miles Pearce | Otago Nuggets | 11.9 |
Assists per game | Brad Davidson | Manawatu Jets | 4.8 |
Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Auckland Stars | 2.9 |
Blocks per game | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | 2.0 |
Regular season
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Scoring Champion: Dennis Trammell (Canterbury Rams)
- Rebounding Champion: Miles Pearce (Otago Nuggets)
- Assist Champion: Brad Davidson (Manawatu Jets)
- Rookie of the Year: Shaun Tilby (Otago Nuggets)
- Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- G: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- F: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
- F: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- C: Nick Horvath (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
[edit]- Final MVP: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2006 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ^ NBL Player of the Week - Stacey Lambert (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets)
- ^ NBL Player Of The Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants)
- ^ NBL Player of the Week - Tony Rampton (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs)
- ^ NBL Player of the Week - Ben Hill (Waikato Pistons)
- ^ Player Of The Week - Link Abrams (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs)
- ^ Player Of The Week - Mika Vukona (NBS Nelson Giants)
- ^ Player Of the Week - Brad Davidson (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets)
- ^ Player of the Week - Branduinn Fullove (Otago Nuggets)
- ^ Player of the Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants)
- ^ Player of the Week - Josh Pace (NBS Nelson Giants)
- ^ Player of the Week - Casey Frank (GI Juice Auckland Stars)
- ^ Player Of The Week - Dillon Boucher (GI Juice Auckland Stars)
- ^ Player of the Week - Terrence Lewis (St Laurence Wellington Saints)
- ^ "2006 NBL - League Summary" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.