2005 New Zealand NBL season

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2005 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 18 March – 8 July
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Minor premiers Auckland Stars
Season MVP Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
Top scorer Greg Lewis (Waikato Titans)
Finals
Champions Auckland Stars
  Runners-up Hawke's Bay Hawks
Grand Final MVP Dillon Boucher
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2005 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 24th running of the competition. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2005 to claim their ninth league title.[1][2]

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Auckland Stars 13 5 72 26
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks 13 5 72 26
3 Nelson Giants 11 7 61 22
4 Waikato Titans 11 7 61 22
5 Canterbury Rams 10 8 56 20
6 Taranaki Mountainairs 9 9 50 18
7 Harbour Heat 8 10 44 16
8 Wellington Saints 7 11 39 14
9 Manawatu Jets 6 12 33 12
10 Otago Nuggets 2 16 11 4

Finals

  Semi-finals Minor Final Grand Final
                           
1  Auckland Stars 81  
2  Hawke's Bay Hawks 92            Hawke's Bay Hawks 68
      1  Auckland Stars 84   File:Gold Cup icon.svg  Auckland Stars 69
  3  Nelson Giants 54  
3  Nelson Giants 77
4  Waikato Titans 65  

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Jacob Holmes Nelson Giants [3]
2 Ryan Prillman Canterbury Rams [4][5]
3 Ryan Prillman Canterbury Rams [6]
4 Casey Frank Auckland Stars [7]
5 Casey Frank Auckland Stars [8]
6 Adrian Majstrovich Hawke's Bay Hawks [9]
7 Mike King Harbour Heat [10]
8 Tony Rampton Taranaki Mountainairs [11]
9 Paul Henare Hawke's Bay Hawks [12]
10 Ryan Prillman Canterbury Rams [13]
11 Mike Bauer Waikato Titans [14]
12 Jacob Holmes Nelson Giants [15]
13 Michael Gardener Canterbury Rams [16]
14 Derek Moore Hawke's Bay Hawks [17]
SF Dusty Rychart Hawke's Bay Hawks [18]
MF Dillon Boucher Auckland Stars [19]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[20]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Greg Lewis Waikato Titans 22.1
Rebounds per game David Cooper Manawatu Jets 11.5
Assists per game Paul Henare Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.7
Steals per game Dillon Boucher Auckland Stars 2.9
Blocks per game Derek Moore Hawke's Bay Hawks 2.2

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)[21]
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Regular Season Winners: Auckland Stars (13–5)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) & Jacob Holmes (Nelson Giants)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Greg Lewis (22.1) (Waikato Titans)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (11.5) (Manawatu Jets)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (6.7) (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Nelson Giants
  • Young Player of the Year: Jarrod Kenny (Harbour Heat)
  • Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)
  • Referee of the Year: Alan Godden
  • Media Award: Scott Preston (Waikato Times)
  • Administrator of the Year: Jeremy Bayliss (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • All-Star Five:

Finals

References

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