2006–07 NBL season
2006–07 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
20 September 2006 – 11 February 2007 14 – 23 February 2007 (Finals) 2 – 9 March 2007 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Brisbane Bullets |
Season MVP | Sam Mackinnon |
Finals | |
Champions | Brisbane Bullets |
Runners-up | Melbourne Tigers |
Finals MVP | Sam Mackinnon |
The 2006–07 NBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. For the first time, a team was established from outside the Australasian area, with the Singapore Slingers taking over the licence of the Hunter Pirates. A new franchise, the South Dragons, was established in Melbourne, taking the number of teams to twelve.
The Brisbane Bullets established a new NBL record of 21 straight wins, including 18 in the regular season.
2006–07 league participants
Pre-Season Blitz
The Blitz, which is the official pre-season tournament of the Philips Championship, was held in Coffs Harbour on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales from 8–10 September and featured all 12 NBL teams including the Dragons and Slingers, who were on show for the first time.
Blitz Group Stage
- The top four teams of each pool qualify for quarter-finals.
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Pre-Season Blitz finals series
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | Brisbane Bullets | 82 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Wollongong Hawks | 63 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane Bullets | 67 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Kings | 46 | |||||||||||||
B2 | Sydney Kings | 73 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Adelaide 36ers | 45 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane Bullets | 53 | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Tigers | 39 | |||||||||||||
B1 | Townsville Crocodiles | 50 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Melbourne Tigers | 73 | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Tigers | 67 | |||||||||||||
Perth Wildcats | 49 | |||||||||||||
A2 | Perth Wildcats (OT) | 63 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Cairns Taipans | 57 | ||||||||||||
Pre-Season Blitz Awards
Most Valuable Player
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
All-Star Five
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
Cortez Groves (Wollongong Hawks)
Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane Bullets)
Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)
Regular season
Home and away season
The home and away season will take place over 21 rounds between 20 September 2006 and 11 February 2007 with finals starting 14 February 2007
Round 1
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
20 September | Singapore Slingers | 98-91 | Adelaide 36ers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 4,212 | box score | report |
22 September | Townsville Crocodiles | 117-103 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,715 | box score | report |
22 September | Perth Wildcats | 94-82 | Singapore Slingers | Challenge Stadium | 3,000 | box score | report |
23 September | Melbourne Tigers | 94-86 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,820 | box score | report |
24 September | Sydney Kings | 109-100 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,313 | box score | report |
24 September | Wollongong Hawks | 85-89 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,620 | box score | report |
Round 2
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
26 September | New Zealand Breakers | 112-106 | South Dragons | North Shore Events Centre | 3,433 | box score | report |
27 September | Singapore Slingers | 88-100 | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3,000 | box score | report |
27 September | Adelaide 36ers | 115-122 (OT) | Sydney Kings | Distinctive Homes Dome | 3980 | box score | report |
29 September | Cairns Taipans | 103-101 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | ???? | box score | report |
29 September | Perth Wildcats | 117-84 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,132 | box score | report |
29 September | Sydney Kings | 109-83 | South Dragons | AIS Arena | 2,615 | box score | report |
Round 3
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
3 October | Brisbane Bullets | 98-85 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,380 | box score | report |
4 October | Perth Wildcats | 117-107 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | box score | report |
4 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 84-101 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 2,354 | box score | report |
5 October | New Zealand Breakers | 94-99 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | ???? | box score | report |
6 October | Adelaide 36ers | 103-113 | Wollongong Hawks | Distinctive Homes Dome | 4,421 | box score | report |
7 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 108-102 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | ???? | box score | report |
8 October | Wollongong Hawks | 101-108 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,879 | box score | report |
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
25 October | Adelaide 36ers | 103-88 | South Dragons | Distinctive Homes Dome | 3,896 | box score | report |
25 October | Perth Wildcats | 99-97 (OT) | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,325 | box score | report |
26 October | New Zealand Breakers | 126-127 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | ???? | box score | report |
26 October | Singapore Slingers | 98-102 | Cairns Taipans | Singapore Indoor Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
28 October | Melbourne Tigers | 98-83 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,898 | box score | report |
28 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103-105 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 2,687 | box score | report |
29 October | South Dragons | 96-86 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Minerdome | ???? | box score | report |
29 October | Singapore Slingers | 83-90 | Sydney Kings | Singapore Indoor Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
Round 7
Round 8
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
6 November | South Dragons | 113-92 | Sydney Kings | Vodafone Arena | 3851 | box score | report |
8 November | Wollongong Hawks | 104-85 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | ???? | box score | report |
10 November | Adelaide 36ers | 85-116 | Townsville Crocodiles | Distinctive Homes Dome | 4721 | box score | report |
11 November | Melbourne Tigers | 111-102 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3220 | box score | report |
11 November | Perth Wildcats | 90-81 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4400 | box score | report |
11 November | Cairns Taipans | 113-99 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | ???? | box score | report |
11 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 121-126 | Wollongong Hawks | Bridgecoast Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
11 November | South Dragons | 121-110 | Townsville Crocodiles | Vodafone Arena | 3861 | box score | report |
12 November | Brisbane Bullets | 116-95 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3283 | box score | report |
Round 9
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
15 November | Adelaide 36ers | 110-102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Distinctive Homes Dome | 3482 | box score | report |
16 November | New Zealand Breakers | 88-109 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | ???? | box score | report |
17 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 80-115 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | ???? | box score | report |
18 November | Sydney Kings | 92-88 (OT) | South Dragons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5544 | box score | report |
18 November | Cairns Taipans | 88-94 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | ???? | box score | report |
18 November | Brisbane Bullets | 105-86 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | ???? | box score | report |
18 November | Townsville Crocodiles | 117-96 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4468 | box score | report |
Round 10
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
22 November | Cairns Taipans | 122-119 (OT) | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 3358 | box score | report |
22 November | Melbourne Tigers | 101-92 | Wollongong Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2380 | box score | report |
22 November | South Dragons | 115-104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Vodafone Arena | 3017 | box score | report |
23 November | New Zealand Breakers | 110-101 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 1312 | box score | report |
23 November | Sydney Kings | 80-67 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | ???? | box score | report |
24 November | Brisbane Bullets | 100-85 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | ???? | box score | report |
24 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104-105 | South Dragons | State Sports Centre | ???? | box score | report |
Round 11
Round 12
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
6 December | Melbourne Tigers | 106-92 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2865 | box score | report |
7 December | New Zealand Breakers | 113-106 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 1685 | box score | report |
8 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 115-102 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4484 | box score | report |
8 December | Sydney Kings | 97-99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ???? | box score | report |
9 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90-93 | Sydney Kings | Sydney SuperDome | ???? | box score | report |
9 December | Cairns Taipans | 126-100 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | ???? | box score | report |
10 December | Perth Wildcats | 102-80 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
10 December | Wollongong Hawks | 84-110 | Singapore Slingers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3410 | box score | report |
Round 13
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
13 December | Adelaide 36ers | 107-90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Distinctive Homes Dome | 4427 | box score | report |
13 December | Singapore Slingers | 111-94 | New Zealand Breakers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3000 | box score | report |
15 December | Sydney Kings | 68-93 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | ???? | box score | report |
16 December | Adelaide 36ers | 102-100 | Singapore Slingers | Distinctive Homes Dome | 4072 | box score | report |
16 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 118-92 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4432 | box score | report |
16 December | South Dragons | 117-109 | New Zealand Breakers | Vodafone Arena | 4201 | box score | report |
17 December | Perth Wildcats | 113-85 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
17 December | Melbourne Tigers | 119-117 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2653 | box score | report |
17 December | Brisbane Bullets | 110-101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3051 | box score | report |
Round 14
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
20 December | Wollongong Hawks | 108-101 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3420 | box score | report |
20 December | Singapore Slingers | 115-93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | ???? | box score | report |
20 December | South Dragons | 94-126 | Brisbane Bullets | Vodafone Arena | 3588 | box score | report |
21 December | New Zealand Breakers | 95-111 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 3024 | box score | report |
22 December | Cairns Taipans | 91-72 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | ???? | box score | report |
23 December | Adelaide 36ers | 102-107 | South Dragons | Distinctive Homes Dome | 5151 | box score | report |
23 December | Melbourne Tigers | 99-84 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2512 | box score | report |
23 December | Perth Wildcats | 113-94 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4300 | box score | report |
23 December | Brisbane Bullets | 137-97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3386 | box score | report |
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
League Ladder
Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | % Pts | % Won | |
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1 | Brisbane Bullets | 39 | 33 | 6 | 4-1 | W2 | 19-1 | 14-5 | 113.13% | 84% |
2 | Melbourne Tigers | 39 | 28 | 11 | 2-3 | L2 | 17-3 | 11-8 | 105.99% | 71% |
3 | Perth Wildcats | 34 | 23 | 11 | 1-4 | L1 | 15-3 | 11-8 | 106.70% | 67% |
4 | Sydney Kings | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2-3 | L2 | 15-3 | 6-12 | 104.01% | 58% |
5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 35 | 20 | 15 | 3-2 | L1 | 14-4 | 6-11 | 102.41% | 57% |
6 | Cairns Taipans | 37 | 19 | 18 | 2-3 | L2 | 13-6 | 6-12 | 100.33% | 51% |
7 | South Dragons | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2-3 | L1 | 8-8 | 7-11 | 96.78% | 44% |
8 | Singapore Slingers | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2-3 | L3 | 9-7 | 4-14 | 95.74% | 38% |
9 | New Zealand Breakers | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2-3 | L1 | 9-7 | 2-15 | 95.59% | 33% |
10 | Wollongong Hawks | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1-3 | L1 | 6-11 | 5-11 | 95.35% | 33% |
11 | Adelaide 36ers | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1-4 | W1 | 7-9 | 4-13 | 93.56% | 33% |
12 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 33 | 5 | 28 | 2-3 | W1 | 4-12 | 1-16 | 89.47% | 15% |
Finals
Quarter Finals
The quarter finals were played over 4 days. The first two teams automatically went ahead to the semi finals. The winner of Game 1 went on to play the 4th placed team, while the winner of Game 2 went on to play the 3rd placed team.
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
14 February | Townsville Crocodiles | 106-93 | Singapore Slingers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,964 | box score | report |
15 February | Cairns Taipans | 118-97 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | TBA | box score | report |
16 February | Sydney Kings | 122-89 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | TBA | box score | report |
17 February | Perth Wildcats | 78-82 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | box score | report |
Semi Finals
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
20 February | Brisbane Bullets | 91-84 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 5,388 | box score | report |
21 February | Melbourne Tigers | 100-87 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,839 | box score | report |
22 February | Sydney Kings | 86-93 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,368 | box score | report |
23 February | Cairns Taipans | 87-95 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,343 | box score | report |
Grand Final
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
2 March | Brisbane Bullets | 98-95 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 7,291 | box score | report |
4 March | Melbourne Tigers | 105-91 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
7 March | Brisbane Bullets | 113-93 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 7,539 | box score | report |
9 March | Melbourne Tigers | 94-103 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
All Star Game
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
25 November | Aussie All Stars | 133-136 | World All Stars | Distinctive Homes Dome | 5,124 | box score | report |
Dunk Competition
Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers)
Most Valuable Player
Rashad Tucker (Melbourne Tigers) representing the World All Starts - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists
Awards
- NBL Most Valuable Player: Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane Bullets
- Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane Bullets
- Coach of the Year: Joey Wright, Brisbane Bullets
- Best Defensive Player: Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane Bullets
- Rookie of the Year: Joe Ingles, South Dragons
- Most Improved Player: Liam Rush, West Sydney Razorbacks
- Best Sixth Man: Stephen Hoare, Melbourne Tigers
All NBL Team
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Dave Thomas[4] | Sydney Kings |
SG | Sam Mackinnon | Brisbane Bullets |
SF | Martin Cattalini | Cairns Taipans |
PF | Carlos Powell | New Zealand Breakers |
C | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers |
Philips Player of the Week
- Round 1: John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
- Round 2: Martin Cattalini (Cairns Taipans)
- Round 3: Shawn Redhage (Perth Wildcats)
- Round 4: Cortez Groves (Wollongong Hawks)
- Round 5: Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers)
- Round 6: Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)
- Round 7 – Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers) Named twice
- Round 8 – Shawn Redhage (Perth Wildcats) Named twice
- Round 9 – Larry Abney (Townsville Crocodiles)
- Round 10 – Martin Cattalini (Cairns Taipans) Named twice
- Round 11 - John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles) Named twice
- Round 12: - Marquin Chandler (Singapore Slingers)
- Round 13 – Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers) Named three times
- Round 14 - Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane Bullets)
- Round 15 - Rosell Ellis (South Dragons)
- Round 16 - Ed Scott (Sydney Kings)
- Round 17 - Adam Ballinger (Wollongong Hawks)
- Round 18 - Chris Anstey (Melbourne Tigers)
- Round 19 - Dusty Rychart (Brisbane Bullets)
- Round 20 - Chris Anstey (Melbourne Tigers) Named twice
- Round 21 - John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles) Named three times
Philips Player of the Month
- September/October: Martin Cattalini (Cairns Taipans)
- November – Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers)
- December - Carlos Powell (New Zealand Breakers) Named twice
Coach of the Month
- September/October: Scott Fisher (Perth Wildcats)
- November – Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
- December - Trevor Gleeson (Townsville Crocodiles)
Statistics
- Matches played = 49 (Round 6)
- Points scored = 9,849 (Round 6)
- Total attendance = 133,036
- Average attendance = 3,596 (12 attendance figures missing)
- Points p/g leader = M.Cattalini 27.4
- Rebounds p/g leader = A.Ballinger 11.4
- Assists p/g leader = D.McDonald 6.3
- Steals p/g leader = D.McDonald 2.1
External links
- NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures
- International Basketball Federation
- AussieBBall
Notes and references
- ↑ Mark Price resigned as South Dragons coach on 23 October 2006, Shane Heal took over the role as coach and became only the 23rd player/coach in NBL history.
- ↑ Mark Watkins was sacked as West Sydney Razorbacks coach on 16 November 2006, Cal Bruton took over as head coach
- ↑ Brendan Joyce was sacked as Wollongong Hawks coach on 27 December 2006, Eric Cooks took over as head coach
- ↑ All-NBL team released