Australiabasket All-New Zealand NBL Awards 2005

Player of the Year - Lindsay Tait (192-G-82) of Auckland Stars
Guard of the Year - Lindsay Tait (192-G-82) of Auckland Stars
Forward of the Year - Jacob Holmes (198-G-83) of Adelaide 36ers
Center of the Year - Derek Moore (204-F/C-75) of G&H Hawks
Most Improved Player of the Year - Glen Joe (190-G-79) of Auckland Stars
Import Player of the Year - Greg Lewis (198-F-78) of Waikato Titans
Defensive Player of the Year - Dillon Boucher (196-G-75) of Auckland Stars
Coach of the Year - Nenad Vucinic of Nelson Giants
1st Team:
Lindsay Tait (192-G-82) of Auckland Stars
Jacob Holmes (198-G-83) of Adelaide 36ers
Greg Lewis (198-F-78) of Waikato Titans
Ryan Prillman (202-F-81) of Canterbury Rams
Derek Moore (204-F/C-75) of G&H Hawks
2nd Team:
Paul Henare (182-G-79) of G&H Hawks
Dusty Rychart (201-F-78) of G&H Hawks
Casey Frank (206-F-77) of Auckland Stars
Michael Gardener (182-G-81) of Canterbury Rams
Mike Vukona (197-F-82) of Nelson Giants
All-Imports Team:
Jacob Holmes (198-G-83) of Adelaide 36ers
Greg Lewis (198-F-78) of Waikato Titans
Ryan Prillman (202-F-81) of Canterbury Rams
Derek Moore (204-F/C-75) of G&H Hawks
Dusty Rychart (201-F-78) of G&H Hawks
All-Domestic Players Team:
Lindsay Tait (192-G-82) of Auckland Stars
Paul Henare (182-G-79) of G&H Hawks
Mike Vukona (197-F-82) of Nelson Giants
Adrian Majstrovich (201-F/G-80) of G&H Hawks
Brendon Polyblank (197-G/F-78) of Wellington Saints

  Stars Crowned Champions - Jul 10, 2005
After an exhausting season filled with suprises, the Auckland Stars showed their winning class to go record back to back championships after an intense final at the Pettigrew Green Arena. The competition's best road team, stole the soap opera eventually after a series of late game mishaps.
Lindsay Tait seemed to have put the Stars in good position, three points up with 33.4 seconds left. However after an exchange of free throws between teams, Dusty Rychart who had hit a clutch trey two weeks ago, launched, missing but Paora Winitana tipping it in. Controversially, the clock was allowed to run out with the Stars beginning to celebrate their victory but with Hawks protesting their should be time left to play and a scuffle broke out at halfway.
With ordered restored and time back on the clock, the Hawks fouled Lindsay Tait before the ball could be inbounded. Tait missed both freethrows - the second deliberately. The rebound was then batted to halfway, where Paora added one more piece of drama to the game, hitting a turn around, fade away hook shot - which was disallowed as it was half a second too late!
Dillon Boucher (196-G-75) led the Stars from the front, earning the Finals MVP title after his amazing defensive work ethic and persistence on offence. Boucher now has a record eight national league titles.
"It's an individual milestone, but it has been a team effort to get me where I am. Every team I've ever won with has been a great team with great players." said Boucher.
Australian big man Derek Moore was the spark for the home team, with his monster-like blocking and rebounding abilities but also with his soft touch and guile on the perimeter. Moore led all scorers with 22 points.
Auckland Stars 69 (Frank 18, Tait & Olson 12)
Hawkes Bay Hawks 68 (Moore 22, Rychart 16, Majstrovich 14)