2006 LNBP season

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).
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.
Second leg.
All games played on September 5.
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.
Second leg.
All games played on September 19.
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. Zona Norte won, 122–104. The game MVP was Galen Robinson.