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All*NBL teams announced
NBL Press Release
Jason Smith of the three-time champion Sydney Kings is amongst the five players voted to the National Basketball League's (NBL) All-NBL First team for the 2004/05 Philips Championship season.
Smith, who took out the Larry Sengstock Medal as the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Philips Championship Grand Final series, joined Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers), Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks), Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates) and Chris Burgess (Cairns Taipans) on the All-NBL First Team.
Tigers stalwart Bradtke was the top votegetter in polling of NBL head coaches, assistant coaches and captains, with 82 votes. Mee was second with 75 while Wethers (73), Burgess (71) and Smith (66) rounded out the five.
For Bradtke, it was his tenth selection to the All-NBL First Team, while for Mee and Smith it was their second. Burgess and Wethers both made the team for the first time in their NBL careers.
The All-NBL Second Team consisted of Bobby Brannen (Brisbane Bullets 46 votes), Glen Saville (Wollongong Hawks - 58), John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles 60), Brett Maher (Adelaide 36ers - 54) and Dusty Rychart (Adelaide 36ers - 49)
The All-NBL Third Team was composed of Casey Calvary (Cairns Taipans - 34), Rosell Ellis (Perth Wildcats - 33), Stephen Black (Brisbane Bullets - 29), Kavossy Franklin (Hunter Pirates - 28) and Willie Farley (Adelaide 36ers 51).
Voting takes into account regular season performances only and voters cannot include members of their own team on the ballot. Each All-NBL team must feature three outside players and two inside players.
All-NBL First Team
Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers)
Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates)
Chris Burgess (Cairns Taipans)
Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
All-NBL Second Team
Bobby Brannen (Brisbane Bullets)
Glen Saville (Wollongong Hawks)
John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
Brett Maher (Adelaide 36ers)
Dusty Rychart (Adelaide 36ers)
All-NBL Third Team
Casey Calvary (Cairns Taipans)
Rosell Ellis (Perth Wildcats)
Stephen Black (Brisbane Bullets)
Kavossy Franklin (Hunter Pirates)
Willie Farley (Adelaide 36ers)
Others to receive votes:
Nick Horvath (West Sydney), Brad Newley (Townsville), CJ Bruton (Sydney), Rob Brown (Townsville), Dave Thomas (Melbourne), Rolan Roberts (Sydney), Sam Mackinnon (West Sydney), Tony Ronaldson (Perth), Mark Sanford (Sydney), Adam Ballinger (Wollongong), Mat Campbell (Wollongong), Peter Crawford (Perth), Ben Pepper (New Zealand), Derek Rucker (Brisbane), Ben Knight (Sydney), Bryant Matthews (Brisbane), Simon Dwight (West Sydney).
