2006 ABA National Finals

ABA National Finals 2006 Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 1–3 September M: Geelong SupercatsW: Ballarat Miners M: Dandenong RangersW: Bendigo Braves 2005 2007 The 2006 ABA National Finals brought together the best men's and women's basketball teams from the Waratah League, South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL), Central Australian Basketball League (CABL) and Big V competitions for their shot at national glory, with the event held at the Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales. Australia's largest basketball competition, the Australian Basketball Association (ABA), commenced in March with 116 teams competing across six states and territories (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and ACT) culminating in the National Finals in September in Newcastle. In a weekend of top-level basketball, the Geelong Supercats and Ballarat Miners were triumphant in the men's and women's finals. The 2006 ABA National Finals were hosted by Newcastle Basketball Association and Basketball New South Wales.https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/159547/Basketball_Australia_Annual_Report_2006.pdf Basketball Australia Annual Report 2006 ausport.gov.au 25 May 2015 PDF 30–31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120329000237/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/159547/Basketball_Australia_Annual_Report_2006.pdf 29 March 2012 Tournament overview The Geelong Supercats were back on top in 2006 with a comprehensive 94–80 triumph over the Dandenong Rangers in the men's Grand Final. Mark Leader's team played with a purpose, order and discipline that simply left their rivals with few solutions. The men from Dandenong looked in serious trouble down 53–40 at the half. However, the Rangers put their troubled zone defence away to start the second half and their shooters found some touch, in particular Grand Final MVP Ash Cannan (21 points & 19 rebounds). But so did Geelong's, and the teams simply traded baskets in the brightest scoring period of the game. Powerful offensive rebounding allowed Dandenong to hang on by a thread but try as they might the Rangers could not sufficiently upset the Supercats. At the final siren, the game's most controlled side relaxed their guard completely and the scenes of celebration were unrestrained. Jamal Brown top scored for the Supercats with 21 points, closely followed by Jason Reardon with 20 points. The Ballarat Miners showed superb composure to claim back-to-back ABA National titles in 2006. They patiently whittled away at an 11-point Bendigo lead to grind out a 69–66 win. Ballarat centre Karen Ashby (24 points, 15 rebounds & 7 assists) was awarded the Grand Final MVP, with a measured performance, showing great poise throughout the game as Bendigo constantly double-teamed her. The Miners were sharp in their execution, getting consecutive baskets from a flex offence. Bendigo threw everything at Ballarat in the dying stages but the Miners hung on for the win and the title.Bourke Adam http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/673114/braves-go-so-close/ Braves go so close BendigoAdvertiser.com.au 3 September 2006 25 May 2015 Participants To qualify for the event, teams had to be crowned Champion of their respective Leagues. There were also a number of wildcard entries. League champions League Men Women Big V Dandenong Rangers Sandringham Sabres CABL Forestville Eagles Sturt Sabres QABL Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans SEABL Knox Raiders (South) & Geelong Supercats (East) Bendigo Braves Waratah Sutherland Sharks Bankstown Bruins Wildcards League Men Women Big V Sandringham Sabres Dandenong Rangers CABL QABL SEABL Ballarat Miners Waratah Newcastle Hunters Sydney Comets Results Quarter-finals – men #eee 1 September 2:00 p.m.Court 7 Dandenong Rangers 110 L. Strong 27 Forestville Eagles 98 B. Sullivan 22 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 1 September 6:00 p.m.Show Court Sandringham Sabres 93 N. Crosswell 22 Sutherland Sharks 90 C. Tovey 29 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales #eee 1 September 6:30 p.m.Court 7 Geelong Supercats 100 S. Myers 27 Southern Districts Spartans 92 B. Thompson 23 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 1 September 8:15 p.m.Show Court Knox Raiders 132 C. Massingale 51 Newcastle Hunters 80 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Quarter-finals – women #eee 1 September 1:30 p.m.Show Court Sandringham Sabres 52 T. Fowler 14 Southern Districts Spartans 50 H. Smith 22 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 1 September 3:45 p.m.Show Court Bankstown Bruins 71 D. Samuels 27 Sturt Sabres 58 C. Nixon 25 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales #eee 1 September 4:15 p.m.Court 7 Ballarat Miners 72 K. Ashby 29 Dandenong Rangers 69 M. Colcott 29 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 1 September 8:45 p.m.Court 7 Bendigo Braves 79 A. Walsh 31 Sydney Comets 70 S. Batista De Mello 22 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Classification Games – men #eee 2 September 12:00 p.m.Court 7 Forestville Eagles 108 B. Sullivan 33 Sutherland Sharks 93 C. Tovey 26 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 2 September 2:30 p.m.Show Court Southern Districts Spartans 115 B. Thompson 28 Newcastle Hunters 91 M. Selwood 16 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Classification Games – women #eee 2 September 12:15 p.m.Show Court Sturt Sabres 81 M. Bowley 17 Sydney Comets 45 S. Batista De Mello 13 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 2 September 2:15 p.m.Court 7 Southern Districts Spartans 77 K. Dalgleish 19 Dandenong Rangers 70 M. Colcott 24 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Semi-finals – men #eee 2 September 4:30 p.m.Court 7 Dandenong Rangers 103 S. Conn 20 Sandringham Sabres 89 N. Crosswell 35 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 2 September 7:00 p.m.Show Court Geelong Supercats 93 J. Brown 23 Knox Raiders 81 G. Siegle 20 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Semi-finals – women #eee 2 September 4:45 p.m.Show Court Bendigo Braves 95 A. Walsh 34 Bankstown Bruins 89 W. Strong 23 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 2 September 6:45 p.m.Court 7 Ballarat Miners 76 R. Sewell 14 Sandringham Sabres 60 T. Fowler 16 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales Grand Finals #eee 3 September Geelong Supercats 94 J. Brown 21 Dandenong Rangers 80 A. Cannan 21 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales 3 September Ballarat Miners 69 K. Ashby 24 Bendigo Braves 66 K. Lemezs 19 Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales All-Star Five Men Grand Final MVP: Ash Cannan (Dandenong Rangers) Name Team Cameron Tovey Sutherland Sharks Lester Strong Dandenong Rangers C. J. Massingale Knox Raiders Nathan Crosswell Sandringham Sabres Jamal Brown Geelong Supercats Women Name Team Dani Samuels Bankstown Bruins Monique Bowley Sturt Sabres Karen Ashby (Grand Final MVP) Ballarat Miners Rachelle Sewell Ballarat Miners Andrea Walsh Bendigo Braves References External links "National Finals field almost set" at bigv.com.au "National Finals Draw released" at bigv.com.au 2006 ABA National Finals this weekend collapsed Category:Australian Basketball Association ABA