2006 New Zealand NBL season
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]
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 |
Summary
Regular season standings
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
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
Player of the Week
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
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
- 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
- Final MVP: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)[1]
References
- "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.
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