2005 LNBP season

The 2005 LNBP was the 6th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on June 30, 2005 and ended on November 21, 2005. The league title was won by Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Lobos de la UAdeC in the championship series, 4–1.

2005 LNBP season
Season6
Teams20
DatesJune 30, 2005 – November 21, 2005
Final positions
ChampionsHalcones UV Xalapa
Runners-upLobos de la UAdeC
Statistical leaders
Efficiency Justin Howard[1] 1130
Points Ryan Moore[1] 993
Rebounds Reginald McKoy[1] 523
Assists Karim Malpica[1] 248
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Format

20 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 10 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 Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions).

Teams
Team City State Joined Season No.
Algodoneros de la Comarca Torreón Coahuila
2000
6
Barreteros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City Zacatecas
2003
3
Cometas de Querétaro Querétaro City Querétaro
2003
3
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros Matamoros Tamaulipas
2000
6
Correcaminos UAT Reynosa Reynosa Tamaulipas
2000
2[2]
Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas
2000
6
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León
2001
5
Galgos de Tijuana Tijuana Baja California
2005
1
Gambusinos de Fresnillo Fresnillo Zacatecas
2002
4
Halcones UV Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz
2005
1
Halcones UV Xalapa Xalapa Veracruz
2003
3
Lechugueros de León León Guanajuato
2004
2
Lobos de la UAdeC Saltillo Coahuila
2001
5
Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango City Durango
2005
1
La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal Mexico City Distrito Federal
2000
6
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City Aguascalientes
2003
3
Santos Reales de San Luis San Luis Potosí City San Luis Potosí
2003
3
Soles de Mexicali Mexicali Baja California
2005
1
Tecos de la UAG Guadalajara Jalisco
2001
5
Tuberos de Colima Colima City Colima
2002
4

Regular season

Zona Norte standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Lobos de la UAdeC 40 27 13 4037 3816 +221 67 2005 LNBP playoffs
2 Santos Reales de San Luis 40 25 15 3760 3525 +235 65
3 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 40 23 17 4019 3840 +179 63
4 Soles de Mexicali 40 21 19 3500 3469 +31 61
5 Lobos Grises de la UAD 40 20 20 3659 3665 −6 60
6 Correcaminos UAT Reynosa 40 19 21 3696 3916 −220 59
7 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 40 19 21 3616 3581 +35 59
8 Correcaminos UAT Matamoros 40 18 22 3472 3598 −126 58
9 Galgos de Tijuana 40 15 25 3640 3729 −89 55
10 Algodoneros de la Comarca 40 14 26 3828 4009 −181 54
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Note: the LNBP website calculates 59 points for Lobos Grises de la UAD.

Zona Sur standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Halcones UV Xalapa 40 32 8 4067 3670 +397 72 2005 LNBP playoffs
2 Halcones UV Veracruz 40 26 14 3764 3461 +303 66
3 Lechugueros de León 40 24 16 3628 3439 +189 64
4 La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 40 23 17 3560 3508 +52 63
5 Tecos de la UAG 40 22 18 3594 3544 +50 62
6 Panteras de Aguascalientes 40 20 20 3628 3523 +105 60
7 Gambusinos de Fresnillo 40 20 20 3719 3802 −83 60
8 Barreteros de Zacatecas 40 17 23 3650 3848 −198 57
9 Cometas de Querétaro 40 8 32 3228 3601 −373 48
10 Tuberos de Colima 40 7 33 3371 3892 −521 47
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Playoffs

The playoffs were played between October 17 and November 21, 2005.[3] The team seed is indicated after the team name. The winning team is bolded.[4]

Zona Norte
  • Lobos de la UAdeC (1) vs. Correcaminos UAT Matamoros (8)
  • Santos Reales de San Luis (2) vs. Correcaminos UAT Victoria (2)
  • Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (3) vs. Correcaminos UAT Reynosa (6)
  • Soles de Mexicali (4) vs. Lobos Grises de la UAD (5)

Zona Sur
  • Halcones UV Xalapa (1) vs. Barreteros de Zacatecas (8)
  • Halcones UV Veracruz (2) vs. Gambusinos de Fresnillo (7)
  • Lechugueros de León (3) vs. Panteras de Aguascalientes (6)
  • La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal (4) vs. Tecos de la UAG (5)

Zona Norte
  • Lobos de la UAdeC (1) vs. Soles de Mexicali (4)
  • Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (3) vs. Santos Reales de San Luis (2)

Zona Sur
  • Halcones UV Xalapa (1) vs. Tecos de la UAG (5)
  • Lechugueros de León (3) vs. Halcones UV Veracruz (2)

Zona Norte
  • Lobos de la UAdeC (1) vs. Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (3)

Zona Sur
  • Halcones UV Xalapa (1) vs. Lechugueros de León (3)

Championship finals
  • November 16: Halcones UV Xalapa 115, Lobos de la UAdeC 103
  • November 17: Lobos de la UAdeC 90, Halcones UV Xalapa 88
  • November 19: Halcones UV Xalapa 105, Lobos de la UAdeC 99
  • November 20: Halcones UV Xalapa 110, Lobos de la UAdeC 104
  • November 21: Halcones UV Xalapa 107, Lobos de la UAdeC 92[3]
  • Halcones UV Xalapa defeats Lobos de la UAdeC, 4–1.[5]

Copa Independencia

The second edition of the Copa Independencia took place in September in Saltillo, and was played between the 8 best ranked teams at the end of the first part of the season[6] (the first 4 ranked of each Zona).[7] The competition was won by Lobos de la UAdeC (their second title), which defeated Correcaminos UAT Victoria in the final game, 101–83.[8]

Quarterfinals
  • September 12: Galgos de Tijuana 109, Santos Reales de San Luis 96
  • September 12: Correcaminos UAT Victoria 86, Halcones UV Veracruz 69
  • September 12: Tecos de la UAG 93, Halcones UV Xalapa 91
  • September 12: Lobos de la UAdeC 135, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 85

Semifinals
  • September 13: Correcaminos UAT Victoria 80, Tecos de la UAG 73
  • September 13: Lobos de la UAdeC 119, Galgos de Tijuana 97

Final
  • September 14: Lobos de la UAdeC 101, Correcaminos UAT Victoria 83[3]

All-Star Game

The 2005 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Veracruz at the Auditorio Benito Juárez on September 15, 2005.[9] The game was played between a team of Mexican players (Mexicanos) and a team of foreign players (Extranjeros). The Foreigners won, 105–96.[10]

Teams

References
  1. "Concentrados 2005". lnbp.com.mx. Archived from the original on February 10, 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. "Rol de Juegos Temporada 2005". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. "Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. Morales Ortiz, Santiago (January 9, 2006). "Premiación oficial al campeón 2005 de la LNBP Halcones UV". uv.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. Espinosa, Alma (May 2, 2005). "Puerto de Veracruz, sede del Juego de Estrellas 2005". uv.mx. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. Díaz Reyes, Adriana (June 24, 2005). "Debutan Galgos y Soles en la LNBP". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. "Copa Independencia 2005". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). November 24, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. Morales Ortiz, Santiago. "Listos los equipos para la Copa Independencia de la LNBP". uv.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  10. "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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