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.
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Auckland Stars 16 22Hawke's Bay Hawks 14 43Nelson Giants 14 44Wellington Saints 12 6 5Manawatu Jets 8 106Harbour Heat 7 117Canterbury Rams 6 128Taranaki Mountainairs 6 129Waikato Pistons 4 1410Otago Nuggets 3 15
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Stacey Lambert Manawatu Jets NBL Player of the Week - Stacey Lambert (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets) 2 Eric Freeman Nelson Giants NBL Player Of The Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants) 3 Tony Rampton Taranaki Mountainairs NBL Player of the Week - Tony Rampton (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs) 4 Ben Hill Waikato Pistons NBL Player of the Week - Ben Hill (Waikato Pistons) 5 Link Abrams Taranaki Mountainairs Player Of The Week - Link Abrams (NZCT Taranaki Mountain Airs) 6 Mika Vukona Nelson Giants Player Of The Week - Mika Vukona (NBS Nelson Giants) 7 Brad Davidson Manawatu Jets Player Of the Week - Brad Davidson (Inspire Net Manawatu Jets) 8 Branduinn Fullove Otago Nuggets Player of the Week - Branduinn Fullove (Otago Nuggets) 9 Eric Freeman Nelson Giants Player of the Week - Eric Freeman (NBS Nelson Giants) 10 Josh Pace Nelson Giants Player of the Week - Josh Pace (NBS Nelson Giants) 11 Casey Frank Auckland Stars Player of the Week - Casey Frank (GI Juice Auckland Stars) 12 Dillon Boucher Auckland Stars Player Of The Week - Dillon Boucher (GI Juice Auckland Stars) 13 Terrence Lewis Wellington Saints Player of the Week - Terrence Lewis (St Laurence Wellington Saints)
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season 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)
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2006 Results Annual 2006 season links 2006 season preview 2006 season team and player stats