2006 LNBP season

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2006 LNBP season
Season7
DatesJuly 6, 2006 – November 17, 2006
Number of teams24
Finals
Champions Soles de Mexicali
  Runners-up Halcones UV Xalapa
Statistical leaders
Efficiency Flag of the United States.svg Greg Lewis [1] 968
Points Flag of the United States.svg Devon Ford [1] 961
Rebounds Flag of the United States.svg Galen Robinson [1] 304
Assists Flag of Mexico.svg Jacinto Álvarez [1] 166
2005
2007–08

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.

Contents

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

TeamCityStateJoinedSeason 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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Soles de Mexicali 3632433612944+417682006 LNBP playoffs
2 Lobos Grises de la UAD 3628836493364+28564
3 Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 36251136073394+21361
4 Lobos de la UAdeC 36221436073448+15958
5 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 36211534093310+9957
6 Correcaminos UAT Matamoros 36201631293043+8656
7 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 361719325933054653
8 Santos Reales de San Luis 36171935003484+1653
9 Galgos de Tijuana 36152133743342+3251
10 Algodoneros de la Comarca 3610263448360615846
11 Cimarrones de Ensenada 3610263180341123146
12 Astros de Tecate 360362755373598036
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Zona Sur standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Halcones UV Xalapa 3630637223252+470662006 LNBP playoffs
2 Lechugueros de León 36241234093265+14460
3 Cometas de Querétaro 36241231732979+19460
4 Halcones UV Veracruz 36231335713260+31159
5 Panteras de Aguascalientes 36211531443114+3057
6 La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 36211530573042+1557
7 Mayas de Yucatán 361917329033536355
8 Bucaneros de Campeche 361818324732591254
9 Pioneros de Quintana Roo 3610263116328016446
10 Barreteros de Zacatecas 3610263142339024846
11 Gambusinos de Fresnillo 369273417353611945
12 Guerreros de Morelia 366303298374845042
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

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.

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