2006 New Zealand NBL season

2006 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration26 March – 8 July
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersAuckland Stars
Season MVPPaora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Top scorerDennis Trammell (Canterbury Rams)
Playoffs
ChampionsHawke's Bay Hawks
  Runners-upAuckland Stars
Final MVPPaora Winitana
New Zealand NBL seasons

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

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Regular season standings

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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

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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

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Player of the Week

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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

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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

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Playoffs

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2006 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ NBL Player of the Week - Stacey Lambert (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets)
  3. ^ NBL Player Of The Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants)
  4. ^ NBL Player of the Week - Tony Rampton (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs)
  5. ^ NBL Player of the Week - Ben Hill (Waikato Pistons)
  6. ^ Player Of The Week - Link Abrams (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs)
  7. ^ Player Of The Week - Mika Vukona (NBS Nelson Giants)
  8. ^ Player Of the Week - Brad Davidson (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets)
  9. ^ Player of the Week - Branduinn Fullove (Otago Nuggets)
  10. ^ Player of the Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants)
  11. ^ Player of the Week - Josh Pace (NBS Nelson Giants)
  12. ^ Player of the Week - Casey Frank (GI Juice Auckland Stars)
  13. ^ Player Of The Week - Dillon Boucher (GI Juice Auckland Stars)
  14. ^ Player of the Week - Terrence Lewis (St Laurence Wellington Saints)
  15. ^ "2006 NBL - League Summary" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
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