2006–07 Korisliiga season
| Korisliiga | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Espoon Honka (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Namika Lahti |
| Third place | Joensuun Kataja |
| Fourth place | KTP-Basket |
| Relegated |
UU-Korihait (11) Pussihukat (12) |
| Teams | 12 |
| Games played | 44 |
| Duration | September 30, 2006-April 24, 2007 |
| Top seed | Joensuun Kataja |
| Awards | |
| MVP |
 Sami Lehtoranta (Domestic)  Jerald Fields (Foreign) |
| Finals MVP |
Jukka Matinen |
| Statistical leaders | |
| Points |
23.0 |
| Rebounds |
12.3 |
| Assists |
4.9 |
| Records | |
| Average attendance | 918 |
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]
Regular season
| 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
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 | 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
- ↑ "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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