| 2005–06 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2005 - March 2006 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Chris Carrawell, Rochester Razorsharks[1] |
| 2006 ABA Playoffs | |
| champions | Rochester Razorsharks |
| runners-up | San Jose Skyrockets |
| champions | SoCal Legends |
| runners-up | Strong Island Sound |
| 2006 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Rochester Razorsharks |
| Runners-up | Strong Island Sound |
| Finals MVP | Chris Carrawell, Rochester Razorsharks[2] |
The 2005–06 ABA season was the fifth season of the American Basketball Association. The regular season began in November 2005 and concluded with the championship game in March against the Rochester Razorsharks and the Southern California Legends. The Razorsharks won the game, 117–114, to claim their first ABA title.[3]
Regular Season Standings
| Red Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Boone Division | W | L | Win % |
| San Jose Skyrockets | 29 | 5 | .853 |
| Bellingham Slam | 18 | 14 | .563 |
| Tacoma Navigators | 10 | 6 | .625 |
| San Francisco Pilots | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| Fresno Heatwave | 2 | 20 | .091 |
| Bellevue Blackhawks | 1 | 10 | .091 |
| Hawaii Mega Force | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Spencer Haywood Division | W | L | Win % |
| Southern California Legends | 19 | 5 | .792 |
| Beijing Aoshen Olympian | 19 | 13 | .594 |
| Gallup Talons | 16 | 4 | .800 |
| Los Angeles Aftershock | 11 | 15 | .423 |
| Tijuana Dragons | 9 | 20 | .310 |
| Orange County Buzz | 9 | 22 | .290 |
| New Mexico Style | 1 | 10 | .091 |
| Inglewood Cobras | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| White Conference | |||
| Freddie Lewis Division | W | L | Win % |
| Indiana Alley Cats | 27 | 4 | .871 |
| Pittsburgh Xplosion | 18 | 11 | .621 |
| Toledo Ice | 16 | 13 | .552 |
| Detroit Wheels | 6 | 17 | .261 |
| Cleveland Rockers (ABA) | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Ohio Aviators | 3 | 13 | .150 |
| Blue Conference | |||
| Connie Hawkins Division | W | L | Win % |
| Maryland Nighthawks | 25 | 11 | .694 |
| Rochester Razorsharks | 24 | 4 | .857 |
| Buffalo Rapids | 11 | 16 | .407 |
| Baltimore Pearls | 2 | 23 | .080 |
| Barnes-Malone Division | W | L | Win % |
| Florida Pit Bulls | 19 | 9 | .679 |
| Atlanta Vision | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| Birmingham Magicians | 6 | 13 | .316 |
| Charlotte Krunk | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Roger Brown Division | W | L | Win % |
| Harlem Strong Dogs | 19 | 13 | .594 |
| Strong Island Sound | 16 | 14 | .533 |
| Newark Express | 14 | 16 | .467 |
| Montreal Matrix | 14 | 16 | .467 |
| Boston Frenzy | 2 | 20 | .091 |
Playoff Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ABA Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester Razorsharks | 126 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Newark Express | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester Razorsharks | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlanta Vision | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlanta Vision | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Buffalo Rapids | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester Razorsharks | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose Skyrockets | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pittsburgh Xplosion | 115 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bellingham Slam | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bellingham Slam | 119 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose Skyrockets | 138 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose Skyrockets | 132 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Los Angeles Aftershock | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester Razorsharks | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SoCal Legends | 114 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana Alley Cats | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Toledo Ice | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana Alley Cats | 126 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Strong Island Sound | 128 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Harlem Strong Dogs | 107 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Strong Island Sound | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Strong Island Sound | 110 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SoCal Legends | 123 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Nighthawks | 145 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Montreal Matrix | 114 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Nighthawks | 121 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SoCal Legends | 123 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SoCal Legends | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Beijing Aoshen Olympian | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
Wild card round
- Rochester Razorsharks (1) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
- Indiana Alley Cats (2) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
- San Jose Skyrockets (3) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
- SoCal Legends (4) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
- Maryland Nighthawks (5) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
- Pittsburgh Xplosion (6) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
- Atlanta Vision (7) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
- Harlem Strong Dogs (8) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
- Newark Express (9) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
- Bellingham Slam (10) defeated Tacoma Navigators (22) 134-116
- Toledo Ice (11) defeated Detroit Wheels (21) 132-130
- Montreal Matrix (12) defeated Ohio Aviators (23) 140-83
- Strong Island Sound (13) defeated Birmingham Magicians (19) 97-95
- Beijing Aoshen Olympian (14) defeated Fresno Heatwave (20) 134-82
- Buffalo Rapids (15) defeated Boston Frenzy (16) 133-88
- Los Angeles Aftershock (18) defeated Orange County Buzz (17) 91-86
References
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