2005 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2005 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| 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) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Auckland Stars |
| Runners-up | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Final MVP | Dillon Boucher |
The 2005 NBL season was the 24th season of the National Basketball League. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2005 to claim their ninth league title.[1][2]
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Auckland Stars | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Waikato Titans | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Canterbury Rams | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Harbour Heat | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Wellington Saints | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Minor Final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Auckland Stars | 81 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 68 | |||||||||
| 2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 92 | Auckland Stars | 69 | |||||||||
| 1 | Auckland Stars | 84 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 54 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 77 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Waikato Titans | 65 | |||||||||||