2005 New Zealand NBL season

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)
Playoffs
Champions	Auckland Stars
Runners-up	Hawke's Bay Hawks
Final MVP	Dillon Boucher

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

Playoffs

Semifinals			Minor Final			Final

1	Auckland Stars	81
2	Hawke's Bay Hawks	92					Hawke's Bay Hawks	68
			1	Auckland Stars	84		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:
- G: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- F: Greg Lewis (Waikato Titans)
- F: Jacob Holmes (Nelson Giants)
- C: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)

Playoffs

Final MVP: Dillon Boucher (Auckland Stars)^[1]^[22]^[23]

References

External links

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[nbl-2005-1] 1 2 "2005 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.

[2] Chapman, Grant (26 May 2006). "NZL - Shooting for the stars". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[3] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Jacob Holmes (NBS Nelson Giants)

[4] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Ryan Prillman (Scenic Circle Canterbury Rams)

[5] Basketball: Cameron open to offers in ANBL as likely free agent

[6] NBL PRIMO Player of the Week - Ryan Prillman (Scenic Circle Canterbury Rams)

[7] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)

[8] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)

[9] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Adrian Majstrovich (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)

[10] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Mike King (Poedium Harbour Heat)

[11] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Tony Rampton (JD's Taranaki Mountain Airs)

[12] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Paul Henare (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)

[13] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Ryan Prillman (Scenic Circle Canterbury Rams)

[14] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Mike Bauer (Scottwood Waikato Titans)

[15] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Jacob Holmes (NBS Nelson Giants)

[16] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Michael Gardener (Scenic Circle Canterbury Rams)

[17] PRIMO NBL Player of the Week - Derek Moore (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)

[18] PRIMO Player of the Week - Dusty Rychart (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)

[19] PRIMO Player of the Week - Dillon Boucher (Auckland Stars Waitakere)

[20] 2005 Primo NBL - League Leaders (Media)

[21] Tait Da Man

[22] Dillon Boucher | New Zealand Olympic Team

[23] "Basketball: Boucher's a family guy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.