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 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2006–07 | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | |||||||||
Games played | 44 | |||||||||
Dates | September 30, 2006-April 24, 2007 | |||||||||
Final positions | ||||||||||
Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
Champions | Espoon Honka (6th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Namika Lahti | |||||||||
Third place | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
Fourth place | KTP-Basket | |||||||||
Relegated | UU-Korihait (11) Pussihukat (12) | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
MVP | Sami Lehtoranta (Domestic) Jerald Fields (Foreign) | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Jukka Matinen | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Average attendance | 918 | |||||||||
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
Regular season
Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PTS | |
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1 | Joensuun Kataja | 44 | 34 | 10 | 89.5 | 79.5 | 68 |
2 | Espoon Honka | 44 | 30 | 14 | 88.6 | 82.1 | 60 |
3 | KTP-Basket | 44 | 27 | 17 | 88.7 | 85.0 | 54 |
4 | Torpan Pojat | 44 | 27 | 17 | 84.3 | 81.0 | 54 |
5 | Namika Lahti | 44 | 24 | 20 | 82.8 | 81.9 | 48 |
6 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 44 | 21 | 23 | 82.5 | 80.7 | 42 |
7 | Porvoon Tarmo | 44 | 21 | 23 | 84.8 | 85.6 | 42 |
8 | Team Componenta | 44 | 18 | 26 | 83.0 | 84.5 | 36 |
9 | Kouvot | 44 | 18 | 26 | 78.5 | 82.0 | 36 |
10 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 44 | 16 | 28 | 87.8 | 94.4 | 32 |
11 | UU-Korihait | 44 | 16 | 28 | 82.0 | 86.3 | 32 |
12 | Pussihukat | 44 | 12 | 32 | 75.3 | 85.1 | 24 |
Individual leaders
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- "Hongasta upeasti Suomen mestari (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2007-04-24. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- "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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