2005–06 NBL season

Professional basketball season March 2026 June 2020 April 2022 2005–06 NBL season Philips Championship NBL.png 250px National Basketball League 2005–06 Finals 2006 NBL Finals Melbourne Tigers (3rd title) Sydney Kings Cairns TaipansPerth Wildcats 11 2 September 2005 – 28 February 2006 Sydney Kings Australia: Fox Sports New Zealand: Sky Sport Chris Anstey (Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player AUS Chris Anstey (Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final AUS Cortez Groves (Wollongong) 24.0 USA List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Larry Abney (Townsville) 11.3 USA Darryl McDonald (Melbourne) 7.0 AUS List of NBL seasons NBL 2004–05 NBL season 2004–05 2006–07 NBL season 2006–07 The 2005–06 NBL season was the 28th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. Regular season The 2005–06 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 2 September 2005 to 5 February 2006. Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 2/09/2005 WSR 97–111 TC State Sports Centre 3,246 35896 2/09/2005 A36 102–93 PW Adelaide Arena 4,392 35898 3/09/2005 MT 102–61 WH State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,636 35897 4/09/2005 NZ 104–126 CT Trusts Stadium 2,315 35899 Round 2 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 8/09/2005 WH 99–85 NZ WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35900 10/09/2005 SK 85–83 WH Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,889 35901 10/09/2005 MT 115–105 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,753 35902 10/09/2005 WSR 124–104 NZ State Sports Centre N/A 35903 11/09/2005 CT 105–90 TC Cairns Convention Centre 4,190 35904 Round 3 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 14/09/2005 BB 108–97 NZ Brisbane Convention Centre 3,061 35905 14/09/2005 HP 98–86 SK Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,837 35906 16/09/2005 TC 108–100 A36 Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35907 16/09/2005 WSR 78–104 PW State Sports Centre N/A 35908 17/09/2005 SK 112–101 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,533 35909 17/09/2005 WH 101–105 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre 2,769 35910 18/09/2005 NZ 112–94 HP Trusts Stadium 1,790 35911 18/09/2005 CT 90–92 A36 Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35912 18/09/2005 PW 108–124 TC Challenge Stadium 4,037 35913 18/09/2005 BB 83–85 MT Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 35914 Round 4 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 21/09/2005 SK 118–85 HP Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,188 35915 23/09/2005 TC 122–113 NZ Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,057 35916 23/09/2005 WH 100–93 BB WIN Entertainment Centre 3,584 35917 23/09/2005 A36 99–94 SK Adelaide Arena 5,122 35918 25/09/2005 CT 117–95 NZ Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35919 25/09/2005 PW 73–91 MT Challenge Stadium 4,178 35920 Round 5 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 28/09/2005 TC 107–116 BB Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,913 35921 30/09/2005 HP 104–115 PW Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,836 35922 1/10/2005 MT 88–95 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 35923 1/10/2005 A36 109–108 CT Adelaide Arena 4,850 35924 1/10/2005 WH 105–91 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 3,375 35925 2/10/2005 NZ 109–102 WSR Trusts Stadium 2,340 35926 3/10/2005 SK 128–94 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,688 35927 Round 6 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 5/10/2005 A36 94–92 MT Adelaide Arena N/A 35928 5/10/2005 HP 104–99 TC Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,693 35929 7/10/2005 PW 87–95 CT Challenge Stadium N/A 35930 8/10/2005 BB 116–87 HP Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 35931 8/10/2005 WSR 106–107 A36 State Sports Centre 2,381 35933 8/10/2005 MT 97–72 TC State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,847 35934 9/10/2005 NZ 86–77 WH Trusts Stadium 2,346 35932 9/10/2005 CT 104–83 HP Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35935 Round 7 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 12/10/2005 WSR 112–101 CT State Sports Centre 1,876 35936 14/10/2005 A36 113–103 WH Adelaide Arena 5,375 35937 15/10/2005 PW 92–75 HP Challenge Stadium 4,107 35938 15/10/2005 SK 116–104 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,301 35939 15/10/2005 BB 105–94 TC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,427 35940 16/10/2005 WSR 86–112 MT State Sports Centre N/A 35941 Round 8 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 19/10/2005 TC 93–119 HP Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,667 35942 19/10/2005 PW 100–93 MT Challenge Stadium 3,900 35943 19/10/2005 NZ 94–121 A36 Trusts Stadium 2,712 35944 22/10/2005 MT 94–85 BB State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35945 22/10/2005 WH 96–99 SK WIN Entertainment Centre 4,537 35946 23/10/2005 PW 113–92 WSR Challenge Stadium 3,552 35947 23/10/2005 SK 106–88 NZ Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,274 35948 23/10/2005 CT 85–101 HP Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35949 23/10/2005 A36 90–89 BB Adelaide Arena N/A 35950 Round 9 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 26/10/2005 WSR 77–106 MT State Sports Centre 1,875 35951 28/10/2005 PW 121–100 A36 Challenge Stadium N/A 35952 28/10/2005 CT 86–94 WH Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35953 28/10/2005 HP 85–83 BB Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,242 35954 29/10/2005 SK 106–74 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,357 35955 29/10/2005 TC 97–101 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,943 35956 30/10/2005 MT 109–91 HP State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,689 35957 30/10/2005 BB 93–104 PW Brisbane Convention Centre 3,391 35958 30/10/2005 A36 122–101 NZ Adelaide Arena N/A 35959 Round 10 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 2/11/2005 SK 124–91 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,068 35960 4/11/2005 BB 115–129 CT Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 35961 4/11/2005 WSR 123–73 NZ State Sports Centre 3,108 35962 5/11/2005 A36 100–92 WSR Adelaide Arena N/A 35963 5/11/2005 HP 90–98 CT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,136 35964 5/11/2005 TC 95–99 MT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,039 35965 5/11/2005 PW 92–119 WH Challenge Stadium N/A 35966 6/11/2005 NZ 97–103 BB Trusts Stadium 2,700 35967 Round 11 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 9/11/2005 WH 112–95 A36 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,500 35968 11/11/2005 TC 115–99 CT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35969 11/11/2005 WSR 105–114 HP State Sports Centre 2,886 35970 12/11/2005 PW 103–96 BB Singapore Indoor Stadium 8,000 35971 12/11/2005 MT 115–103 A36 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 35972 12/11/2005 HP 96–116 WH Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,056 35973 12/11/2005 NZ 113–130 SK TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre 1,867 35974 13/11/2005 CT 92–78 WSR Cairns Convention Centre 3,057 35975 Round 12 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 16/11/2005 A36 102–95 TC Adelaide Arena N/A 35976 17/11/2005 SK 94–90 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35977 18/11/2005 NZ 93–109 PW Trusts Stadium 1,356 35978 19/11/2005 WSR 90–94 SK Sydney Super Dome 4,509 35979 19/11/2005 MT 97–88 CT State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35980 20/11/2005 BB 129–84 WSR Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 35981 20/11/2005 WH 105–99 TC WIN Entertainment Centre 3,398 35982 20/11/2005 NZ 74–95 PW TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre 1,264 35983 20/11/2005 HP 102–104 A36 Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,698 35984 Round 13 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 23/11/2005 CT 94–87 BB Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35985 23/11/2005 MT 103–88 NZ State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35986 25/11/2005 PW 82–93 SK Challenge Stadium N/A 35987 26/11/2005 WSR 91–115 WH State Sports Centre 2,622 35988 26/11/2005 TC 119–115 BB Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35989 26/11/2005 A36 109–92 MT Adelaide Arena 5,487 35990 27/11/2005 HP 117–102 NZ Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,788 35991 27/11/2005 WH 93–94 CT WIN Entertainment Centre 3,000 35992 Round 14 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 30/11/2005 BB 130–109 A36 Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 35993 2/12/2005 CT 98–121 SK Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35994 2/12/2005 HP 101–91 WSR Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A 35995 2/12/2005 A36 104–98 PW Adelaide Arena 4,783 35996 3/12/2005 MT 117–106 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,720 35997 3/12/2005 WH 103–85 HP WIN Entertainment Centre 3,464 35998 3/12/2005 TC 128–131 SK Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,909 35999 3/12/2005 WSR 103–107 BB State Sports Centre 1,100 36000 Round 15 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 7/12/2005 BB 110–107 CT Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 36001 9/12/2005 HP 108–90 CT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,557 36002 9/12/2005 SK 122–95 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,385 36003 10/12/2005 A36 96–109 SK Adelaide Arena 5,756 36004 10/12/2005 TC 118–128 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,984 36005 10/12/2005 MT 106–99 HP State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,643 36006 10/12/2005 WSR 94–103 PW State Sports Centre 2,249 36007 11/12/2005 NZ 107–117 BB TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre 1,124 36008 11/12/2005 CT 120–104 WH Cairns Convention Centre N/A 36009 Round 16 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 14/12/2005 HP 102–121 MT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,001 36010 16/12/2005 TC 122–100 WSR Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,843 36011 16/12/2005 WH 96–93 A36 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,622 36012 17/12/2005 CT 97–84 WSR Cairns Convention Centre N/A 36013 17/12/2005 A36 102–114 HP Adelaide Arena N/A 36014 17/12/2005 MT 108–99 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 36015 17/12/2005 PW 115–93 BB Challenge Stadium N/A 36016 18/12/2005 NZ 109–98 WH Trusts Stadium 2,039 36017 Round 17 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 21/12/2005 MT 111–104 A36 Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 36018 21/12/2005 HP 96–85 WSR Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,622 36019 23/12/2005 MT 102–89 WH State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,650 36020 23/12/2005 SK 133–89 A36 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,869 36021 23/12/2005 NZ 118–103 CT North Shore Events Centre 1,842 36022 23/12/2005 BB 128–90 TC Brisbane Convention Centre 3,350 36023 Round 18 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 30/12/2005 CT 93–88 PW Cairns Convention Centre N/A 36024 30/12/2005 WH 136–97 BB WIN Entertainment Centre 3,727 36025 30/12/2005 SK 109–92 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,842 36026 31/12/2005 NZ 82–105 HP Trusts Stadium N/A 36027 31/12/2005 A36 87–73 WSR Adelaide Arena N/A 36028 31/12/2005 TC 106–105 PW Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 36029 Round 19 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 4/01/2006 WH 116–113 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 3,802 36030 4/01/2006 BB 121–108 SK Brisbane Convention Centre 3,500 36031 6/01/2006 TC 106–120 NZ Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,026 36032 6/01/2006 BB 93–118 MT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 36033 7/01/2006 HP 95–107 BB Newcastle Entertainment Centre 3,539 36034 7/01/2006 SK 114–103 WH Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,414 36035 7/01/2006 MT 118–92 WSR State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 36036 7/01/2006 CT 102–96 TC Cairns Convention Centre 4,055 36037 8/01/2006 PW 98–87 NZ Challenge Stadium N/A 36038 Round 20 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 11/01/2006 A36 100–91 NZ Adelaide Arena N/A 36039 13/01/2006 SK 123–96 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,331 36040 13/01/2006 WH 111–93 HP WIN Entertainment Centre 3,769 36041 13/01/2006 TC 100–103 MT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,138 36042 14/01/2006 CT 110–104 MT Cairns Convention Centre 3,886 36043 14/01/2006 PW 100–116 A36 Challenge Stadium 3,700 36044 14/01/2006 BB 115–103 NZ Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 36045 15/01/2006 HP 96–134 SK Newcastle Entertainment Centre 3,058 36046 15/01/2006 WSR 59–80 WH State Sports Centre 2,572 36047 Round 21 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 18/01/2006 WSR 117–102 TC State Sports Centre N/A 36048 20/01/2006 SK 93–83 CT Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,758 36049 21/01/2006 A36 111–91 HP Adelaide Arena 6,149 36050 21/01/2006 NZ 116–112 TC Trusts Stadium N/A 36051 21/01/2006 WH 92–98 SK WIN Entertainment Centre 5,837 36052 21/01/2006 BB 111–100 WSR Brisbane Convention Centre 3,043 36053 22/01/2006 PW 91–81 CT Challenge Stadium N/A 36054 Round 22 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 25/01/2006 MT 95–88 CT State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 36055 27/01/2006 TC 101–93 A36 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,823 36056 27/01/2006 BB 111–108 WH Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 36057 27/01/2006 HP 98–116 NZ Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,322 36058 28/01/2006 CT 103–79 A36 Cairns Convention Centre 4,220 36059 28/01/2006 WH 94–91 MT WIN Entertainment Centre 3,676 36060 28/01/2006 WSR 99–110 SK Sydney Super Dome 3,623 36061 29/01/2006 PW 117–84 TC Marrara Indoor Stadium 1,481 36062 29/01/2006 SK 104–115 NZ Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,575 36063 Round 23 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 1/02/2006 NZ 93–109 MT Trusts Stadium N/A 36064 1/02/2006 HP 109–104 TC Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,078 36065 3/02/2006 TC 90–107 CT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,047 36066 4/02/2006 NZ 94–108 MT Trusts Stadium N/A 36067 4/02/2006 CT 107–84 SK Cairns Convention Centre N/A 36068 4/02/2006 WH 90–89 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre 3,917 36069 4/02/2006 BB 120–77 A36 Brisbane Convention Centre N/A 36070 5/02/2006 PW 112–89 HP Challenge Stadium 3,800 36071 Ladder The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding. 1Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-1). 2New Zealand Breakers won Head-to-Head (2-1). Finals 2006 NBL Finals Playoff bracket Elimination Finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 8/02/2006 BB 91–96 PW Brisbane Convention Centre 3,996 36072 9/02/2006 CT 88–80 HP Cairns Convention Centre 4,726 36073 10/02/2006 WH 101–121 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 3,345 36074 11/02/2006 A36 103–106 (OT) CT Adelaide Arena 5,492 36075 Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 14/02/2006 MT 94–78 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,107 36076 15/02/2006 SK 112–87 CT Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,192 36077 16/02/2006 PW 101–106 MT Challenge Stadium 4,400 36078 17/02/2006 CT 82–84 SK Cairns Convention Centre 4,852 36079 Grand Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 24/02/2006 SK 93–100 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,890 36080 26/02/2006 MT 103–99 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 36081 28/02/2006 SK 83–88 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,561 36082 All Star Game 2005–06 NBL All-Star Game #eee 23 December 2005 18:30 boxscorereport Aussie All Stars 151 116 44–23 28–27 40–33 39–33 World All Stars Anstey 23 Bradtke 14 McDonald 10 Groves 19 Redhage, Rychart 13 Redhage, Rychart 5 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney 4,783 Fox Sports Aussie All Stars win, 151–116 Most Valuable Player Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers) Awards The MVP was awarded to Chris Anstey of the Melbourne Tigers.http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3150 Anstey wins MVP NBL.com.au 10 March 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060830065951/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3150 30 August 2006 The Grand Final MVP was also awarded to Chris Anstey. The Coach of the Year went to Alan Westover of the Melbourne Tigers who coached the team to the title. The Rookie of the Year went to Mark Worthington of the Sydney Kings. All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Brett Maherhttp://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3151 All-NBL Teams revealed NBL.com.au 10 March 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060830065826/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3151 30 August 2006 Adelaide 36ers SG C. J. Bruton Sydney Kings SF Cortez Groves Wollongong Hawks PF Larry Abney Townsville Crocodiles C Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers References Australia, NBL Category:2005 in Australian men's sport Category:2006 in Australian men's sport Category:2005–06 in Australian basketball Category:2005 in New Zealand basketball Category:2006 in New Zealand basketball