New Zealand:
Regular season |
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Season champions | Brisbane Bullets |
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Season MVP | Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane) |
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Finals |
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Champions | Brisbane Bullets (3rd title) |
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Runners-up | Melbourne Tigers |
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Semifinalists | Sydney Kings Cairns Taipans |
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Finals MVP | Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane) |
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Statistical leaders |
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Points | Carlos Powell (New Zealand) | 28.2 |
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Rebounds | Rosell Ellis (South) | 11.4 |
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Assists | Brett Maher (Adelaide) | 6.6 |
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NBL seasons |
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← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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
Stadiums and locations
Team | Region | CEO | Coach | Home Venue | Capacity |
Adelaide 36ers | SA | Mike Daws | Phil Smyth | Distinctive Homes Dome | 8,000 |
Brisbane Bullets | QLD | Jeff Van Groningen | Joey Wright | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 4,000 |
Cairns Taipans | QLD | Juanita O'Brien | Alan Black | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 |
Melbourne Tigers | VIC | Seamus McPeake | Alan Westover | State Netball Centre | 3,500 |
New Zealand Breakers | NZL | Richard Clarke | Andrej Lemanis | North Shore Events Centre | 4,400 |
Perth Wildcats | WA | Nick Marvin | Scott Fisher | Challenge Stadium | 4,500 |
Singapore Slingers | SIN | Bob Turner | Gordon McLeod | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 12,000 |
South Dragons | VIC | Craig Armstead | Mark Price[1] Shane Heal | Melbourne Arena | 10,500 |
Sydney Kings | NSW | Simon Allatson | Brian Goorjian | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,517 |
Townsville Crocodiles | QLD | Ian Smythe | Trevor Gleeson | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 |
West Sydney Razorbacks | NSW | Robbie Cadee | Mark Watkins[2] Cal Bruton | State Sports Centre | 5,006 |
Wollongong Hawks | NSW | Paul Young | Brendan Joyce[3] Eric Cooks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000 |
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.
Pre-Season Blitz finals series
Pre-Season Blitz Awards
Most Valuable Player
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
All-Star Five
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
Cortez Groves (Wollongong Hawks)
Nick Horvath (Adelaide 36ers)
Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane Bullets)
Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)
Regular season
The 2006-07 Regular Season will take place over 21 Rounds between 20 September 2006 and 11 February 2007.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
16 October 2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–95 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,462 | boxscore |
18 October 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 104–96 | South Dragons | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,200 | boxscore |
18 October 2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–86 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,333 | boxscore |
18 October 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 111–106 | Brisbane Bullets | North Shore Events Centre | 1,481 | boxscore |
20 October 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,921 | boxscore |
20 October 2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–80 | Singapore Slingers | State Sports Centre | 2,592 | boxscore |
20 October 2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 86–115 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,945 | boxscore |
21 October 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 89–79 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,244 | boxscore |
21 October 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 118–96 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,530 | boxscore |
21 October 2006 | Sydney Kings | 142–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,401 | boxscore |
22 October 2006 | South Dragons | 108–128 | Melbourne Tigers | Vodafone Arena | 7,910 | boxscore |
Round 6
Round 7
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
1/11/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 99–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | boxscore |
1/11/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–111 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,292 | boxscore |
2/11/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 118–97 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 1,112 | boxscore |
3/11/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 114–116 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 2,482 | boxscore |
3/11/2006 | Sydney Kings | 116–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,449 | boxscore |
3/11/2006 | South Dragons | 95–111 | Brisbane Bullets | Vodafone Arena | 2,982 | boxscore |
3/11/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 98–90 | Singapore Slingers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
4/11/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–120 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,150 | boxscore |
4/11/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 5,012 | boxscore |
4/11/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 113–107 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,520 | boxscore |
5/11/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 119–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | 4,155 | boxscore |
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
26 December 2006 | South Dragons | 107–94 | Melbourne Tigers | Vodafone Arena | 9,175 | boxscore |
27 December 2006 | Sydney Kings | 96–83 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,230 | boxscore |
27 December 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 105–88 | Singapore Slingers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |
29 December 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 106–94 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,990 | boxscore |
29 December 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 109–96 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,706 | boxscore |
29 December 2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | Bridgecoast Stadium | 1,000 | boxscore |
30 December 2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 112–108 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
30 December 2006 | South Dragons | 104–108 | Perth Wildcats | Vodafone Arena | 4,692 | boxscore |
31 December 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 105–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,460 | boxscore |
31 December 2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–105 | South Dragons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,620 | boxscore |
31 December 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–88 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 4,345 | boxscore |
31 December 2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 110–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
22 January 2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–88 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,620 | boxscore |
24 January 2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 117–101 | South Dragons | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,435 | boxscore |
24 January 2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 103–100 | Singapore Slingers | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
25 January 2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–110 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,572 | boxscore |
25 January 2007 | Perth Wildcats | 97–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,200 | boxscore |
25 January 2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–75 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 3,126 | boxscore |
27 January 2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–131 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,044 | boxscore |
27 January 2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 80–99 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,336 | boxscore |
27 January 2007 | Cairns Taipans | 92–93 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,792 | boxscore |
27 January 2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 125–114 | Singapore Slingers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,904 | boxscore |
28 January 2007 | Perth Wildcats | 100–98 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,286 | boxscore |
28 January 2007 | Sydney Kings | 82–81 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
Round 20
Round 21
Ladder
Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2007. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
13-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (4-2), New Zealand Breakers (4-2) and Adelaide 36ers (1-5).
2Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-1).
Finals
Playoff bracket
Elimination Finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
All Star Game
Aussie All Stars | 133–136 | World All Stars |
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 38–34, 30–26, 34–39 |
Pts: Anstey 30 Rebs: Pepper 9 Asts: Bruton, McDonald 11 | | Pts: Farley 25 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Tucker 9 |
World All Stars win, 136–133 |
Aussie All Stars
Starters
Reserves
World All Stars
Starters
Reserves
Dunk Competition
Most Valuable Player
- Rashad Tucker (Melbourne Tigers) Representing the World All Starts - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists.
Awards
All NBL Team
Philips Player of the Week
Philips Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
External links
- NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures
- International Basketball Federation
- AussieBBall Archived 12 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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
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