| 2006 LNBP season | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 6, 2006 – November 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Soles de Mexicali | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Halcones UV Xalapa | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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The 2006 LNBP was the 7th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on July 6, 2006 and ended on November 17, 2006. The league title was won by Soles de Mexicali, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–3.
Format
24 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 12 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Final de Finales (Final of Finals).
Teams
Regular season
Zona Norte standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soles de Mexicali | 36 | 32 | 4 | 3361 | 2944 | +417 | 68 | 2006 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Lobos Grises de la UAD | 36 | 28 | 8 | 3649 | 3364 | +285 | 64 | |
| 3 | Correcaminos UAT Reynosa | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3607 | 3394 | +213 | 61 | |
| 4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 36 | 22 | 14 | 3607 | 3448 | +159 | 58 | |
| 5 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 36 | 21 | 15 | 3409 | 3310 | +99 | 57 | |
| 6 | Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | 36 | 20 | 16 | 3129 | 3043 | +86 | 56 | |
| 7 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 36 | 17 | 19 | 3259 | 3305 | −46 | 53 | |
| 8 | Santos Reales de San Luis | 36 | 17 | 19 | 3500 | 3484 | +16 | 53 | |
| 9 | Galgos de Tijuana | 36 | 15 | 21 | 3374 | 3342 | +32 | 51 | |
| 10 | Algodoneros de la Comarca | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3448 | 3606 | −158 | 46 | |
| 11 | Cimarrones de Ensenada | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3180 | 3411 | −231 | 46 | |
| 12 | Astros de Tecate | 36 | 0 | 36 | 2755 | 3735 | −980 | 36 |
Zona Sur standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halcones UV Xalapa | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3722 | 3252 | +470 | 66 | 2006 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Lechugueros de León | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3409 | 3265 | +144 | 60 | |
| 3 | Cometas de Querétaro | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3173 | 2979 | +194 | 60 | |
| 4 | Halcones UV Veracruz | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3571 | 3260 | +311 | 59 | |
| 5 | Panteras de Aguascalientes | 36 | 21 | 15 | 3144 | 3114 | +30 | 57 | |
| 6 | La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | 36 | 21 | 15 | 3057 | 3042 | +15 | 57 | |
| 7 | Mayas de Yucatán | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3290 | 3353 | −63 | 55 | |
| 8 | Bucaneros de Campeche | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3247 | 3259 | −12 | 54 | |
| 9 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3116 | 3280 | −164 | 46 | |
| 10 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3142 | 3390 | −248 | 46 | |
| 11 | Gambusinos de Fresnillo | 36 | 9 | 27 | 3417 | 3536 | −119 | 45 | |
| 12 | Guerreros de Morelia | 36 | 6 | 30 | 3298 | 3748 | −450 | 42 |
Playoffs
Source[3]
| First round | Zone Semifinals | Zone Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Soles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Santos Reales | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Soles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Correcaminos Vic. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Soles | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Lobos Grises | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Lobos Grises | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N7 | Fuerza Regia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Lobos Grises | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Correcaminos Rey. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Correcaminos Rey. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Correcaminos Mat. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Soles | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones Xal. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones Xal. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S8 | Bucaneros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones Xal. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Panteras | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Halcones Ver. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Panteras | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Lechugueros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S7 | Mayas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Cometas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Cometas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Ola Roja | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Copa Independencia
The third edition of the Copa Independencia took place between July 18 and October 3, 2006.[3] The LNBP changed the format of the competition: all the 24 teams played, divided in groups of 4 teams each.[4] The two best teams of each group advanced to the following round.[4]
The competition was won by Lobos Grises de la UAD, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa over 2 games: the first saw Lobos Grises win, 114–108; the second game went to overtime and saw Halcones win, 107–102, but the Lobos Grises won the series, having scored more points overall.[5]
Quarterfinals
First leg
All games played on August 29.[3]
- Soles de Mexicali 92, Lobos Grises de la UAD 85
- Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 91, Galgos de Tijuana 83
- Halcones UV Xalapa 106, Pioneros de Quintana Roo 102
- Guerreros de Morelia 102, Panteras de Aguascalientes 80
Second leg
All games played on September 5.[3]
- Lobos Grises de la UAD 114, Soles de Mexicali 78
- Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 105, Galgos 101
- Halcones UV Xalapa 96, Pioneros de Quintana Roo 87
- Panteras de Aguascalientes 86, Guerreros de Morelia 84
Qualified for the semifinals: Correcaminos UAT Reynosa, Guerreros de Morelia, Halcones UV Xalapa, Lobos Grises de la UAD.
Semifinals
First leg
All games played on September 12.[3]
- Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 113, Lobos Grises de la UAD 106
- Halcones UV Xalapa 124, Guerreros de Morelia 102
Second leg
All games played on September 19.[3]
- Lobos Grises de la UAD 118, Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 99
- Halcones UV Xalapa 124, Guerreros de Morelia 87
Qualified for the final game: Halcones UV Xalapa, Lobos Grises de la UAD.
Final
- September 26: Lobos Grises de la UAD 114, Halcones UV Xalapa 108
- October 3: Halcones UV Xalapa 107, Lobos Grises de la UAD 102 (OT)[3]
Lobos Grises de la UAD wins the 2006 Copa Independencia.
All-Star Game
The 2006 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Mérida, Yucatán at the Gimnasio Polifuncional on September 19, 2006. The game format was changed: from 2000 to 2005, the game was played between a team of foreign players, and a team of Mexican players; in 2006 the game became Zona Norte vs. Zona Sur, with no distinction between foreign and Mexican players.[6] Zona Norte won, 122–104.[7] The game MVP was Galen Robinson.
Teams
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References
- ^ a b c d "Concentrados 2006". lnbp.com.mx. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Correcaminos UAT Reynosa joined in 2000 but did not play in the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 seasons.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rol de Juegos Temporada 2006". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Morales Ortiz, Santiago (March 27, 2006). "Nuevo sistema para la Copa Independencia de la LNBP". uv.mx. Retrieved May 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lobos Grises UAD se queda con la Copa Independencia". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). October 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Juego de Estrellas sin Algodoneros". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). September 12, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
External links
- 2006 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com
This page was last edited on 5 October 2023, at 03:56