2005 New Zealand NBL season

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Sport Basketball Number of games 18 Minor premiers Auckland Stars		Duration 18 March – 8 July Number of teams 10
League National Basketball League

The 2005 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 24th running of the competition. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2005 to claim their ninth league title.

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Regular season

Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)

NZ Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)

Regular Season Winners: Auckland Stars (13–5)

Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)

John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)

Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) & Jacob Holmes (Nelson Giants)

Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)

Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Greg Lewis (22.1) (Waikato Titans)

Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (11.5) (Manawatu Jets)

Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (6.7) (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Nelson Giants

Young Player of the Year: Jarrod Kenny (Harbour Heat)

Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)

Referee of the Year: Alan Godden

Media Award: Scott Preston (Waikato Times)

Administrator of the Year: Jeremy Bayliss (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

All-Star Five:

G: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)

F: Greg Lewis (Waikato Titans)

F: Jacob Holmes (Nelson Giants)

C: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)

Finals

Grand Final MVP: Dillon Boucher (Auckland Stars)

References

2005 New Zealand NBL season Wikipedia

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Statistics leaders

Regular season

Finals

References