2006–07 Korisliiga season

The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2006-07 season was the 67th Finnish club basketball season. It began on September 30, 2006 and ended on April 24, 2007. Espoon Honka won the Final series by 3-0 against Namika Lahti and obtained their sixth national championship.[1] Sami Lehtoranta won the MVP Award and Jukka Matinen won the Finals MVP Award.[2]

Korisliiga
Season2006–07
Teams12
Games played44
DatesSeptember 30, 2006-April 24, 2007
Final positions
Top seedJoensuun Kataja
ChampionsEspoon Honka
(6th title)
Runners-upNamika Lahti
Third placeJoensuun Kataja
Fourth placeKTP-Basket
RelegatedUU-Korihait (11)
Pussihukat (12)
Awards
MVP Sami Lehtoranta (Domestic)
Jerald Fields (Foreign)
Finals MVP Jukka Matinen
Statistical leaders
Points Chris Davis 23.0
Rebounds Marcus Jackson 12.3
Assists James Wright 4.9
Records
Average attendance918
2005–06

Regular season

Team G W L PF/G PA/G PTS
1Joensuun Kataja44341089.579.568
2Espoon Honka44301488.682.160
3KTP-Basket44271788.785.054
4Torpan Pojat44271784.381.054
5Namika Lahti44242082.881.948
6Lappeenrannan NMKY44212382.580.742
7Porvoon Tarmo44212384.885.642
8Team Componenta44182683.084.536
9Kouvot44182678.582.036
10Tampereen Pyrintö44162887.894.432
11UU-Korihait44162882.086.332
12Pussihukat44123275.385.124

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Chris Davis Team Componenta 23.0
2. Ed Nelson UU-Korihait 22.3
3. Eric Washington Tampereen Pyrintö 21.2
4. James Wright Tampereen Pyrintö 20.3
5. Dennis Harrison Tampereen Pyrintö 19.4

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. James Wright Tampereen Pyrintö 4.9
2. Jermaine Spivey KTP-Basket 4.2
3. Petteri Koponen Espoon Honka 4.1
4. Petri Virtanen Joensuun Kataja 3.7
5. Ben Perkins UU-Korihait 3.1

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Marcus Jackson Team Componenta 12.3
2. Ed Nelson UU-Korihait 11.6
3. Luke Lloyd Joensuun Kataja 10.5
4. Ryan McDade Porvoon Tarmo 10.3
5. Sidney Holmes Namika Lahti 10.1

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
  3 KTP-Basket 3  
6 Lappeenrannan NMKY 0  
    Espoon Honka 3  
    KTP-Basket 2  
2 Espoon Honka 3
  7 Porvoon Tarmo 0  
      Espoon Honka 3
    Namika Lahti 0
  4 Torpan Pojat 1  
5 Namika Lahti 3  
    Joensuun Kataja 2 Third place
    Namika Lahti 3  
1 Joensuun Kataja 3   Joensuun Kataja 168
  8 Team Componenta 0     KTP-Basket 154

References

  1. "Hongasta upeasti Suomen mestari (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2007-04-24. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  2. "Katajan Sami Lehtoranta äänestettiin Korisliigan vuoden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2007-05-03. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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