2007–08 ABA NLB League

2007-08 NLB League season
League NLB League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams  Serbia (5 teams)
 Croatia (4 teams)
 Slovenia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 team)
 Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season champions Serbia Partizan Igokea
Season MVP Serbia Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda)
Top scorer Serbia Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda) (20.46 ppg)
Final four
Champions Serbia Partizan Igokea

The ABA NLB League 2007–08, the seventh season of the regional Liga ABA, saw a further change in the competition structure. After trying a playoff system the previous year, the league returned to a combination of elimination and a Final Four tournament.

14 teams from Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia participated in the NLB League in its seventh season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona, Zadar, Zagreb, Split, Široki ERONET, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, Hemofarm, FMP Železnik, Vojvodina and Budućnost.

There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season. Eight best teams from the regular season qualified for the best-of-three quarter-final series. The Final Four Tournament was later held in Ljubljana.

Partizan became the 2008 League Champion.

Team Information

Venues and locations

Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
Serbia Serbia 5
Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
Hemofarm STADA Vršac Millennium Center (5,000)
Crvena zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
FMP Železnik Belgrade Železnik Hall (3,000)
Vojvodina Srbijagas Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina (8000)
Croatia Croatia 4
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
Zadar Zadar Jazine (3,000)
Zagreb CO Zagreb Trnsko (2,000)
Split CO Split Arena Gripe (6,000)
Slovenia Slovenia 3
Union Olimpija Ljubljana Hala Tivoli (6,000)
Helios Domžale Dvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana Kodeljevo Hall (3,080)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Široki Prima pivo Široki Brijeg "Pecara" (4,500)
Montenegro Montenegro 1
Budućnost Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Partizan Igokea 26 24 2 2119 1855 +264 50
2. Zadar 26 18 8 2080 2001 +79 44
3. Hemofarm STADA 26 16 10 2063 1986 +77 42
4. Crvena zvezda 26 16 10 2275 2212 +63 42
5. Union Olimpija 26 15 11 2071 1961 +110 41
6. Budućnost 26 15 11 2099 2014 +85 41
7. FMP Železnik 26 15 11 2147 2083 +64 41
8. Cibona 26 15 11 2117 2103 +14 41
9. Vojvodina Srbijagas 26 12 14 1971 1991 -20 38
10. Split CO 26 11 15 2018 2069 -51 37
11. Zagreb CO 26 7 19 2043 2167 -124 33
12. Široki Prima pivo 26 7 19 1949 2080 -131 33
13. Helios 26 6 20 1986 2127 -141 32
14. Geoplin Slovan 26 5 21 1907 2196 -289 31
Qualified for Playoffs
Relegated

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.Serbia Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda 5732820,46
2.United States Marlon GarnettSplit4602419,17
3.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb 4482517,92
4.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda4792916,52
5.Croatia Robert TrohaHelios 3882515,52

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.Montenegro Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina227268,73
2.Croatia Ante TomićZagreb186267,15
3.Republic of Macedonia Todor GečevskiZadar211307,03
4.Croatia Andrija StipanovićSplit179266,88
5.Bulgaria Dejan IvanovSplit161256,44

Assists

Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda 188296,48
2.United States Anthony AkinsSplit149255,96
3.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb110254,40
4.United States Milton PalacioPartizan109283,89
5.United States Corey BrewerZadar108303,60

Ranking MVP

Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.Serbia Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda6142821,93
2.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda6002920,69
3.Montenegro Nikola PekovićPartizan5652820,18
4.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb4922519,68
5.Montenegro Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina4742618,23

Playoffs

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Partizan Igokea Serbia 2 - 0 Croatia Cibona 90 - 80 100 - 93 –
Zadar Croatia 2 - 1 Serbia FMP Železnik 95 - 91 (ot) 94 - 99 (ot) 74 - 73
Hemofarm STADA Serbia 2 - 1 Montenegro Budućnost 87 - 71 55 - 64 75 - 69
Crvena zvezda Serbia 1 - 2 Slovenia Union Olimpija 93 - 87 60 - 88 74 - 97

* if necessary

Final four

Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

Semifinals
April 25. 		Final
April 26.
      
1 Partizan Igokea 94
5 Union Olimpija 90
1 Partizan Igokea 69
3 Hemofarm STADA 51
2 Zadar 72
3 Hemofarm STADA 81

Semifinals

Partizan vs. Union Olimpija

April 25
20:45 CET
Partizan Serbia 94–90 Slovenia Union Olimpija
Scoring by quarter: 25-22, 16-23, 27-16, 26-29
Pts: Peković 31
Rebs: Veličković 6
Asts: Palacio , Kecman 3		 Pts: Bailey 24
Rebs: Zupan 7
Asts: Bailey 3
Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Muhvić (CRO), Dožai (CRO), Radović (CRO)

Zadar vs. Hemofarm STADA

April 25
18:15 CET
Zadar Croatia 72–81 Serbia Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 24-21, 16-21, 22-20, 10-19
Pts: Johnson 19
Rebs: Štimac 15
Asts: Brewer 4		 Pts: Pavković, Joksimović 13
Rebs: Joksimović 8
Asts: Pavković 7
Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Šutulović (MNE), Obradović (BIH), Boltauzer (SLO)

Final

April 26
20:45 CET
Partizan Serbia 69–51 Serbia Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 18-15, 22-12, 19-11, 10-13
Pts: Peković, 22
Rebs: Peković 7
Asts: Palacio 3		 Pts: Marković 11
Rebs: Marjanović 7
Asts: Pavković 3
Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Belošević (SRB), Pukl (SLO), Šutulović (MNE)


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