2006–07 NBL season

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 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 Cal Bruton	State Sports Centre	5,006
Wollongong Hawks	NSW	Paul Young	Brendan Joyce 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 Awards

Most Valuable Player

All-Star Five

C. J. Bruton
Cortez Groves
Nick Horvath
Sam Mackinnon
Darryl McDonald

Regular season

The 2006-07 Regular Season will take place over 21 Rounds between 20 September 2006 and 11 February 2007.

Round 1

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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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.
¹3-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks, New Zealand Breakers and Adelaide 36ers.
''²Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head. ''

Finals

Elimination Finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final

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All Star Game

Dunk Competition

Carlos Powell

Most Valuable Player

Rashad Tucker Representing the World All Starts - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists.

Awards

NBL Most Valuable Player: Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane BulletsLarry Sengstock Medal : Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane BulletsCoach of the Year: Joey Wright, Brisbane BulletsBest Defensive Player: Sam Mackinnon, Brisbane BulletsRookie of the Year: Joe Ingles, South DragonsMost Improved Player: Liam Rush, West Sydney RazorbacksBest Sixth Man: Stephen Hoare, Melbourne Tigers

All NBL Team

Philips Player of the Week

Round 1: John Rillie
Round 2: Martin Cattalini
Round 3: Shawn Redhage
Round 4: Cortez Groves
Round 5: Carlos Powell
Round 6: Brad Newley
Round 7 – Carlos Powell ^{Named twice}
Round 8 – Shawn Redhage ^{Named twice}
Round 9 – Larry Abney
Round 10 – Martin Cattalini ^{Named twice}
Round 11 - John Rillie ^{Named twice}
Round 12: - Marquin Chandler
Round 13 – Carlos Powell ^{Named three times}
Round 14 - Sam Mackinnon
Round 15 - Rosell Ellis
Round 16 - Ed Scott
Round 17 - Adam Ballinger
Round 18 - Chris Anstey
Round 19 - Dusty Rychart
Round 20 - Chris Anstey ^{Named twice}
Round 21 - John Rillie ^{Named three times}

Philips Player of the Month

September/October: Martin Cattalini
November – Carlos Powell
December - Carlos Powell ^{Named twice}

Coach of the Month

September/October: Scott Fisher
November – Joey Wright
December - Trevor Gleeson