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2005–06 NBL season

Professional basketball season

Field	Value
title	2005–06 NBL season
image	Philips Championship NBL.png
pixels	250px
league	National Basketball League
season	2005–06
finals	Finals
finals_link	2006 NBL Finals
champions	Melbourne Tigers (3rd title)
runners_up	Sydney Kings
semifinalists	Cairns Taipans
Perth Wildcats
teams	11
dates	2 September 2005 – 28 February 2006
season_champs	Sydney Kings
TV	Australia:{{Plainlist
MVP	Chris Anstey (Melbourne)	MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player	MVP_n = AUS
finals_MVP	Chris Anstey (Melbourne)	finals_MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final	finals_MVP_n = AUS
efficiency_leader		epg =	epg_n =
top_scorer	Cortez Groves (Wollongong)	ppg = 24.0	ppg_n = USA
top_scorer_link	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
rebounds_leader	Larry Abney (Townsville)	rpg = 11.3	rpg_n = USA
assists_leader	Darryl McDonald (Melbourne)	apg = 7.0	apg_n = AUS
seasonslist	List of NBL seasons
seasonslistnames	NBL
prevseason_link	2004–05 NBL season
prevseason_year	2004–05
nextseason_link	2006–07 NBL season
nextseason_year	2006–07

Perth Wildcats

Fox Sports
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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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

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

Main article: 2006 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

All Star Game

Main article: 2005–06 NBL All-Star Game

report

Most Valuable Player

Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)

Awards

The MVP was awarded to Chris Anstey of the Melbourne Tigers.

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

#	Player	Team
PG	Brett Maher	Adelaide 36ers
SG	C. J. Bruton	Sydney Kings
SF	Cortez Groves	Wollongong Hawks
PF	Larry Abney	Townsville Crocodiles
C	Chris Anstey	Melbourne Tigers

References

(10 March 2006). "Anstey wins MVP". NBL.com.au.
(10 March 2006). "All-NBL Teams revealed". NBL.com.au.

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