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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2006–07 | |||||||||
| Duration | September 30, 2006-April 24, 2007 | |||||||||
| Games played | 44 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Sami Lehtoranta (Domestic)  Jerald Fields (Foreign) | |||||||||
| Relegated | UU-Korihait (11) Pussihukat (12) | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Espoon Honka (6th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Namika Lahti | |||||||||
| Third place | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Fourth place | KTP-Basket | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Jukka Matinen | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||
| Average attendance | 918 | |||||||||
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | ||||||||||
Regular season
edit| Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editStatistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
edit| 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
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Tampereen Pyrintö | 20.3 |
| 5. | Dennis Harrison
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Tampereen Pyrintö | 19.4 |
Assists
edit| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Wright
|
Tampereen Pyrintö | 4.9 |
| 2. | Jermaine Spivey
|
KTP-Basket | 4.2 |
| 3. |  Petteri Koponen
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Espoon Honka | 4.1 |
| 4. | Petri Virtanen
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Joensuun Kataja | 3.7 |
| 5. | Ben Perkins
|
UU-Korihait | 3.1 |
Rebounds
edit| 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
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Porvoon Tarmo | 10.3 |
| 5. | Sidney Holmes
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Namika Lahti | 10.1 |
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 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
edit- ^ "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.