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.

Format

20 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 10 teams each, called Zonas : Zona Norte and Zona Sur. The first 8 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series, named Campeón de Campeones.

Regular season

Zona Norte standings

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

Playoffs

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

Zone quarterfinals

Zona Norte

Lobos de la UAdeC vs. Correcaminos UAT Matamoros Santos Reales de San Luis vs. Correcaminos UAT Victoria Fuerza Regia de Monterrey vs. Correcaminos UAT Reynosa Soles de Mexicali vs. Lobos Grises de la UAD

Zona Sur

Halcones UV Xalapa vs. Barreteros de Zacatecas Halcones UV Veracruz vs. Gambusinos de Fresnillo Lechugueros de León vs. Panteras de Aguascalientes

Zone semifinals

Zona Norte

Lobos de la UAdeC vs. Soles de Mexicali Fuerza Regia de Monterrey vs. Santos Reales de San Luis

Zona Sur

Halcones UV Xalapa vs. Tecos de la UAG Lechugueros de León vs. Halcones UV Veracruz

Zone finals

Zona Norte

Lobos de la UAdeC vs. Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

Zona Sur

Halcones UV Xalapa vs. Lechugueros de León

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 92Halcones UV Xalapa defeats Lobos de la UAdeC, 4–1.

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. The competition was won by Lobos de la UAdeC, which defeated Correcaminos UAT Victoria in the final game, 101–83.

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

All-Star Game

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

Teams