2005–06 ABA season

August 2023 2005–06 ABA season American Basketball Association Basketball November 2005 – March 2006 Regular season Chris Carrawell, Rochester RazorsharksABA List of Players of the Year Chris Carrawell 2006 ABA Playoffs Rochester Razorsharks San Jose Skyrockets SoCal Legends Strong Island Sound 2006 ABA Championship Rochester Razorsharks Strong Island Sound Chris Carrawell, Rochester RazorsharksABA List of MVPs of Championship Games Chris Carrawell List of ABA seasons ABA 2004–05 ABA season 2004–05 2006–07 ABA season 2006–07 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.ABA Basketball in 2006 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 7 Atlanta Vision 99 15 Buffalo Rapids 97 6 Pittsburgh Xplosion 115 10 Bellingham Slam 122 3 San Jose Skyrockets 132 18 Los Angeles Aftershock 90 2 Indiana Alley Cats 117 11 Toledo Ice 103 8 Harlem Strong Dogs 107 13 Strong Island Sound 112 5 Maryland Nighthawks 145 12 Montreal Matrix 114 4 SoCal Legends 97 14 Beijing Aoshen Olympian 95 1 Rochester Razorsharks 104 7 Atlanta Vision 85 10 Bellingham Slam 119 3 San Jose Skyrockets 138 2 Indiana Alley Cats 126 13 Strong Island Sound 128 5 Maryland Nighthawks 121 4 SoCal Legends 123 1 Rochester Razorsharks 106 3 San Jose Skyrockets 103 13 Strong Island Sound 110 4 SoCal Legends 123 1 Rochester Razorsharks 117 4 SoCal Legends 114 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 Category:American Basketball Association (2000–present) seasons ABA