2006 LNBP season

2006 LNBP season
Season7
DatesJuly 6, 2006 – November 17, 2006
Teams24
Finals
ChampionsSoles de Mexicali
  Runners-upHalcones UV Xalapa
Statistical leaders
Points United States Devon Ford[1] 961
Rebounds United States Galen Robinson[1] 304
Assists Mexico Jacinto Álvarez[1] 166
Efficiency United States Greg Lewis[1] 968
← 2005

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

Team City State Joined Season No.
Algodoneros de la Comarca Torreón Coahuila
2000
7
Astros de Tecate Tecate Baja California
2006
1
Barreteros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City Zacatecas
2003
4
Bucaneros de Campeche Campeche City Campeche
2006
1
Cimarrones de Ensenada Ensenada Baja California
2006
1
Cometas de Querétaro Querétaro City Querétaro
2003
4
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros Matamoros Tamaulipas
2000
7
Correcaminos UAT Reynosa Reynosa Tamaulipas
2000
3[2]
Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas
2000
7
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León
2001
6
Galgos de Tijuana Tijuana Baja California
2005
2
Gambusinos de Fresnillo Fresnillo Zacatecas
2002
5
Guerreros de Morelia Morelia Michoacán
2006
1
Halcones UV Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz
2005
2
Halcones UV Xalapa Xalapa Veracruz
2003
4
Lechugueros de León León Guanajuato
2004
3
Lobos de la UAdeC Saltillo Coahuila
2001
6
Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango City Durango
2005
2
La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal Mexico City Distrito Federal
2000
7
Mayas de Yucatán Mérida Yucatán
2006
1
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City Aguascalientes
2003
4
Pioneros de Quintana Roo Cancún Quintana Roo
2006
1
Santos Reales de San Luis San Luis Potosí City San Luis Potosí
2003
4
Soles de Mexicali Mexicali Baja California
2005
2

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
Source: lnbp.com.mx

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
Source: lnbp.com.mx

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Concentrados 2006". lnbp.com.mx. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Correcaminos UAT Reynosa joined in 2000 but did not play in the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 seasons.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Juego de Estrellas sin Algodoneros". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). September 12, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.