The 2006 LNBP was the 7th season of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important ...
, one of the
professional basketball leagues of
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It started on July 6, 2006 and ended on November 17, 2006. The league title was won by
Soles de Mexicali
The Soles de Mexicali (English: ''Mexicali Suns'') is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founde ...
, 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
Zona Sur standings
Playoffs
''Source''
Copa Independencia
The third edition of the Copa Independencia took place between July 18 and October 3, 2006.
The LNBP changed the format of the competition: all the 24 teams played, divided in groups of 4 teams each.
The two best teams of each group advanced to the following round.
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.
Quarterfinals
First leg
All games played on August 29.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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)
Lobos Grises de la UAD wins the 2006 Copa Independencia.
All-Star Game
The 2006 LNBP All-Star Game was played in
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida () is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the eponymous Municipality. It is located in the northwest corner of the Yucatán Peninsula, about 35 km (22 ...
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. Zona Norte won, 122–104.
The game MVP was Galen Robinson.
Teams
:Zona Norte
* Miguel Acuña (Lobos Grises de la UAD)
*
Myron Allen
Myron Smith Allen (March 22, 1854 – March 8, 1924) nicknamed "Zeke", was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the New York Gothams in 1883, the Boston Beaneaters in 1886, the Cleveland Blues in 1887, and ...
(Lobos Grises de la UAD)
*
Noé Alonzo (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros)
*
Romel Beck (Correcaminos UAT Victoria)
* Steven Esselink (Cimarrones de Ensenada)
*
Alex Falcón (Lobos de la UAdeC)
* Nick Jones (Lobos Grises de la UAD)
*
Greg Lewis (Soles de Mexicali)
*
Horacio Llamas
Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. He played two seasons with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first Mexican-born player in NBA history.
Early y ...
(Soles de Mexicali)
*
Jamario Moon
Jamario Raman Moon (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketball ...
(Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
* Galen Robinson (Correcaminos UAT Reynosa)
*
Jamaal Thomas (Santos Reales de San Luis)
:* Coaches: Lewis LaSalle Taylor (Lobos Grises de la UAD) and José Luis Yebra (Correcaminos UAT Reynosa)
:Zona Sur
*
Víctor Ávila (Halcones UV Xalapa)
*
Boubacar Aw
Boubacar Richard Aw (born June 22, 1975) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. After growing up in Thiès, Aw moved to the United States in 1993 and he played high school basketball in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina; he then went o ...
(La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal)
* Samuel Bowie (Halcones UV Xalapa)
* Juan Pablo Bravo (Guerreros de Morelia)
*
Charles Byrd (Halcones UV Veracruz)
* Daryl Dorsey (Mayas de Yucatán)
* Devon Ford (Panteras de Aguascalientes)
*
Reggie Jordan (Cometas de Querétaro)
* Yahir Malpica (Bucaneros de Campeche)
*
Omar Quintero (Pioneros de Quintana Roo)
*
Jorge Rochín (Halcones UV Veracruz)
*
Enrique Zúñiga (Lechugueros de León)
:* Coaches: José Luis Arroyos (Halcones UV Veracruz) and
Reggie Fox (Cometas de Querétaro)
References
External links
2006 LNBP seasonon Latinbasket.com
{{Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
LNBP seasons
2006 in Mexican sports
2006–07 in North American basketball