2006 New Zealand NBL season
Sports season
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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 26 March – 8 July |
| Games | 18 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]