2004–05 NBL All-Star Game

2004/05 NBL All-Star Logo

The 2004/05 NBL All-Star Game was held at the Townsville Entertainment Centre in Townsville, Queensland on 19 January 2005. The attendance for this All-Star game was 5078 spectators.

The Aussie All-Stars defeated the World All-Stars 156–140. Rookie Brad Newley from the Townsville Crocodiles won the All-Star MVP award, contributing 35 points to the Aussie All-Stars total. Other leading scorers for the Aussie All-Stars included John Rillie with 23 points and Jason Smith with 22 points. For the World All-Stars Robert Brown top scored with 31 points, followed by Brian Wethers with 28 and Willie Farley with 24.

Line-up

Aussies

Head Coach: Phil Smyth (Adelaide 36ers)

Name	Club
Stephen Black	Brisbane Bullets
Peter Crawford	Perth Wildcats
Stephen Hoare	Melbourne Tigers
Ben Knight	Sydney Kings
Brett Maher – Captain	Adelaide 36ers
Brad Newley	Townsville Crocodiles
Ben Pepper	New Zealand Breakers
John Rillie	Townsville Crocodiles
Glen Saville	Wollongong Hawks
Jason Smith	Sydney Kings

World

Head Coach: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)

Name	Club
Robert Brown	Townsville Crocodiles
Chris Burgess	Cairns Taipans
Casey Calvary	Townsville Crocodiles
Willie Farley	Adelaide 36ers
Nick Horvath	West Sydney Razorbacks
Darnell Mee – Captain	Wollongong Hawks
Dusty Rychart	Adelaide 36ers
Dave Thomas	Melbourne Tigers
Rashad Tucker	Melbourne Tigers
Brian Wethers	Hunter Pirates

• Shane Heal was selected for the Aussies but he stepped down to allow younger players to come forward.

Dunk Competition

The Dunk Competition was won by Robert Brown of the Townsville Crocodiles.

Other competitors in the Dunk Competition included:

• David Barlow (Sydney Kings)
• Oscar Forman (Adelaide 36ers)
• Deba George (Cairns Taipans)
• Liam Rush (Perth Wildcats)
• Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates)

See also

• NBL (Australia) All-Star Game
• National Basketball League (Australia)

References

• Match Report
• Box Score

External links

• Official site of the NBL

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