2007–08 Euroleague

Euroleague

Season 2007–08
Champions Russia CSKA Moscow (6th title)
Runners-up Israel Maccabi Elite
Third place Italy Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place Spain Tau Cerámica
Teams 24
Dates 22 October 2007 – 4 May 2008
Awards
MVP Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Final Four MVP United States Trajan Langdon
Statistical leaders
Index Rating

United States Marc Salyers

22.5
Points

United States Marc Salyers

21.8
Rebounds

United States Travis Watson

9.7
Assists

United States DeJuan Collins

5.4

The 2007–08 Euroleague was the 8th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 51st season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2007–08 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season draw was held on 30 June 2007, in Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league. The official inauguration was held on October 22, at Hala Olivia in Gdańsk, Poland, before the season's opening game between Prokom Trefl Sopot and CSKA Moscow. The 2008 Final Four was held on May 2–4, 2008, at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Russian power CSKA Moscow became the champion for the sixth time, placing them second in all-time European championships to Real Madrid.

Teams of the 2007–08 Euroleague

Key to colors
     Champion
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth place
     Eliminated in Quarterfinals
     Eliminated in Last 16
     Eliminated in the regular season
Country Teams Teams (place in national championship)
Spain Spain 4 Real Madrid (1) FC Barcelona (2) Tau Cerámica (3) Unicaja Málaga (8)
Italy Italy 4 Montepaschi Siena (1) VidiVici Bologna (2) Lottomatica Roma (3) Armani Jeans Milano (4)
Greece Greece 3 Panathinaikos (1) Olympiacos (2) Aris TT Bank (3)
Turkey Turkey 2 Fenerbahçe Ülker (1) Efes Pilsen (2)
Lithuania Lithuania 2 Žalgiris (1) Lietuvos Rytas (2)
France France 2 Roanne (1) Le Mans (6)
Germany Germany 1 Brose Bamberg (1)
Croatia Croatia 1 Cibona (1)
Russia Russia 1 CSKA Moscow (1)
Israel Israel 1 Maccabi Elite (1)
Slovenia Slovenia 1 Union Olimpija (2)
Serbia Serbia 1 Partizan (1)
Poland Poland 1 Prokom Trefl Sopot (1)

Teams details

Team Location Arena (seating capacity) Classification
Aris Greece Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron (5,500) A1 Ethniki third placed team
Brose Bamberg Germany Bamberg Jako Arena (6,900) Basketball Bundesliga two-year classification
Cibona Croatia Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) A1 Liga three-year period classified
CSKA Moscow Russia Moscow CSKA Universal Sports Hall (5,500), Khodynka Arena (14,500) — Game 13 only Russian Super League three-year period classified
Efes Pilsen Turkey Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena (12,500) Turkish League three-year period classified
FC Barcelona Spain Barcelona Palau Blaugrana (8,250) ACB
Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena (12,500) Turkish League three-year period classified
Le Mans France Le Mans Antarès (6,003) La Ligue three-year period classified
Lietuvos Rytas Lithuania Vilnius Siemens Arena (11,000) ULEB Cup vice Champion
Lottomatica Roma Italy Rome PalaLottomatica (11,200) Serie A
Maccabi Elite Israel Tel Aviv Nokia Arena (Yad Eliyahu) (11,700) Israeli League three-year period classified
Montepaschi Siena Italy Siena Palasport Mens Sana (7,025) Serie A regular season leader
Armani Jeans Milano Italy Milan Datch Forum di Assago (13,000) Serie A
Union Olimpija Slovenia Ljubljana Dvorana Tivoli (6,000) Liga UPC Telemach three-year period classified
Olympiacos Greece Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium (14,905) A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Panathinaikos Greece Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (19,250) A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Partizan Serbia Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150) Naša Sinalko Liga Champion
Prokom Trefl Sopot Poland Sopot Hala Olivia (5,500), Gdańsk (Game 1-8)
Hala Stulecia Sopotu (2,000), Sopot (Game 9 onward)[1] 		Dominet Bank Ekstraliga Champion
Real Madrid Spain Madrid Palacio Vistalegre (15,000) ULEB Cup Champion/ACB
Roanne France Roanne Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall (5,000) La Ligue champion
Tau Cerámica Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena (15,504) ACB three-year period classified
Unicaja Málaga Spain Málaga Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena (13,000) ACB three-year period classified
VidiVici Bologna Italy Bologna PalaMalaguti (11,000) Serie A
Žalgiris Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas Sports Hall (5,000) LKL three-year period classified

Regular season

The regular season began on October 22, 2007.

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1123 942 +181
2. Italy Montepaschi Siena 14 10 4 1098 974 +124
3. Spain Tau Cerámica 14 9 5 1170 1051 +119
4. Lithuania Žalgiris 14 8 6 1110 1126 −16
5. Greece Olympiacos 14 7 7 1185 1099 +86
6. Slovenia Union Olimpija 14 4 10 1030 1147 −117
7. Poland Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 4 10 973 1143 −170
8. Italy VidiVici Bologna 14 2 12 1008 1215 −207

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 14 11 3 1127 999 +128
2. Israel Maccabi Elite 14 11 3 1162 1108 +54
3. Spain Unicaja Málaga 14 10 4 1124 1007 +117
4. Turkey Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1106 1080 +26
5. Greece Aris TT Bank 14 7 7 1054 1072 −18
6. Croatia Cibona 14 4 10 1080 1188 −108
7. Italy Armani Jeans Milano 14 3 11 1015 1107 −92
8. France Le Mans 14 2 12 1035 1142 −107

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Panathinaikos 14 12 2 1156 1037 +119
2. Spain Real Madrid 14 11 3 1137 1015 +122
3. Spain AXA FC Barcelona 14 9 5 1082 991 +91
4. Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 14 6 8 1087 1103 −19
5. Serbia Partizan Igokea 14 6 8 1100 1103 −3
6. Italy Lottomatica Roma 14 6 8 1071 1093 −22
7. France Chorale Roanne 14 4 10 1104 1224 −120
8. Germany Brose Baskets 14 2 12 879 1040 −161

Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

The draw to set up the Top 16 groups was held on Monday, February 4, 2008 (the week after the end of the Regular Season), in Madrid.[2]

The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:

Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:

  1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  3. If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.

Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the cases of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Fenerbahçe), they were scheduled so that only one of the two teams would be at home in a given week.

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 465 427 +38
2. Serbia Partizan 6 4 2 440 430 +10
3. Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 3 430 446 −16
4. Turkey Efes Pilsen 6 1 5 426 458 −32

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain Tau Cerámica 6 5 1 510 467 +43
2. Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 6 3 3 493 488 +5
3. Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 6 2 4 506 507 −1
4. Greece Aris TT Bank 6 2 4 448 495 −47

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Israel Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 516 496 +20
2. Greece Olympiacos 6 4 2 443 436 +7
3. Spain Real Madrid 6 3 3 489 493 −4
4. Lithuania Žalgiris 6 1 5 457 480 −23

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 6 4 2 448 386 +62
2. Spain AXA FC Barcelona 6 3 3 393 383 +10
3. Spain Unicaja 6 3 3 412 418 −6
4. Italy Lottomatica Roma 6 2 4 383 449 −66

Quarterfinals

Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three (if third serie necessary) series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. All opening games were played on April 1, 2008, and all second games were played on April 3. The deciding third games were played on April 9 and April 10.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Montepaschi Siena Italy 2–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 73–66 86–65
Tau Cerámica Spain 2–1 Serbia Partizan 74–66 55–7685-68
Maccabi Elite Israel 2–1 Spain AXA FC Barcelona 81–75 74–8388-75
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Greece Olympiacos 74–76 83–7381-56

Final Four

The Final Four is the last phase of each Euroleague season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games are played on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship final.

Semifinals

May 2, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Montepaschi Siena Italy 85–92 Israel Maccabi Elite
Tau Cerámica Spain 79–83 Russia CSKA Moscow

3rd place game

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Montepaschi Siena Italy 97–93 Spain Tau Cerámica

Final

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Maccabi Elite Israel 77–91 Russia CSKA Moscow
2007–08 Euroleague
Champions
Russia
CSKA Moscow
6th Title

Final standings

Team
Russia CSKA Moscow
Israel Maccabi Elite
Italy Montepaschi Siena
Spain Tau Cerámica

Final Four 2008 MVP

United States Trajan Langdon (CSKA Moscow)


Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne1431522.50
2.Republic of Macedonia Jeremiah Massey Greece Aris2042021.00
3.Montenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan2345119.61

Points

Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1.United States Marc Salyers France Roanne1430521.79
2.United States Willie Solomon Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker2137617.90
3.Republic of Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris2034017.00

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1.United States Travis WatsonItaly Armani Jeans Milano141369.71
2.Republic of Macedonia Jeremiah Massey Greece Aris201698.45
3.United States Terence Morris Israel Maccabi Elite252088.32

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1.United States DeJuan Collins Lithuania Žalgiris201075.35
2.United States Terrell McIntyre Italy Montepaschi Siena241184.92
3.Greece Theodoros Papaloukas Russia CSKA Moscow231054.57

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameUnited States Shaun StonerookItaly Montepaschi Siena242.58
Blocks per gameTurkey Ömer AşıkTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker152.07
Turnovers per gameBelize Milt PalacioSerbia Partizan233.39
Fouls drawn per gameUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne146.14
Minutes per gameUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne1433:54
2FG%Lithuania Marijonas PetravičiusLithuania Lietuvos Rytas170.721
3FG%Lithuania Kšyštof LavrinovičItaly Montepaschi Siena220.578
FT%Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusGreece Panathinaikos200.938

Game highs

Category Name Team Stat
RatingBelgium Thomas Van Den SpiegelPoland Prokom Trefl Sopot50
PointsUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne40
ReboundsSpain Jordi TriasSpain FC Barcelona20
AssistsFrance Marc-Antoine PellinFrance Roanne13
Steals 3 occasions 8
BlocksUnited States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite6
Turnovers United States Willie SolomonTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 8
United States Marcus HaislipSpain Unicaja Málaga
Fouls DrawnMontenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan13

Awards

Euroleague 2007–08 MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague Team 2007–08

[3]

Position All-Euroleague First Team Club Team All-Euroleague Second Team Club Team
PG
 United States Terrell McIntyre Italy Montepaschi Siena Greece Theodoros Papaloukas Russia CSKA Moscow
SG/SF
United States Trajan Langdon Russia CSKA Moscow United States Bootsy Thornton Italy Montepaschi Siena
SG/SF
Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas Russia CSKA Moscow Israel Yotam Halperin Israel Maccabi Elite
PF/C
United States Terence Morris Israel Maccabi Elite Montenegro Nikola Peković Serbia Partizan
PF/C
 Brazil Tiago Splitter Spain Tau Cerámica Lithuania Kšyštof Lavrinovič Italy Montepaschi Siena

Rising Star

Best Defender

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

Club Executive of the Year

Regular Season

Game Player Team Rating
1Montenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan40
2Lithuania Artūras JomantasLithuania Lietuvos Rytas29
Slovenia Erazem LorbekItaly Lottomatica Roma29
3Republic of Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris40
4Belgium Thomas Van Den Spiegel Poland Prokom Trefl Sopot50
5Lithuania Arvydas Macijauskas Greece Olympiacos41
6United States Dewarick Spencer Italy VidiVici Bologna44
7Puerto Rico Daniel Santiago Spain Unicaja Málaga34
8United States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne34
9Brazil Tiago SplitterSpain Tau Cerámica42
10United States Scoonie PennTurkey Efes Pilsen38
11United States Loren WoodsTurkey Efes Pilsen35
12Central African Republic Romain SatoItaly Montepaschi Siena33
Slovenia Marko MiličSlovenia Union Olimpija33
United States Willie SolomonTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker33
13Serbia Novica VeličkovićSerbia Partizan30
14Spain Jordi TriasSpain FC Barcelona36

Top 16

Game Player Team PIR
1United States Lynn Greer Greece Olympiacos31
2Uruguay Esteban BatistaIsrael Maccabi Elite27
3Greece Dimitris DiamantidisGreece Panathinaikos29
United States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite29
4United States Lynn Greer (2)Greece Olympiacos37
5United States Scoonie Penn (2)Turkey Efes Pilsen32
Belgium Axel HervelleSpain Real Madrid32
6United States Willie Solomon (2)Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker34
Republic of Macedonia Jeremiah Massey (2)Greece Aris34

Playoffs

Game Player Team PIR
1-2Italy Gianluca BasileSpain FC Barcelona22
Slovenia Matjaž SmodišRussia CSKA Moscow22
3Brazil Tiago Splitter (2)Spain Tau Cerámica27

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team
November 2007Lithuania Arvydas MacijauskasGreece Olympiacos
December 2007United States Marcus BrownLithuania Žalgiris
January 2008United States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite
February 2008United States Bootsy ThorntonItaly Montepaschi Siena
March 2009Belize Milt PalacioSerbia Partizan
April 2008Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRussia CSKA Moscow

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Hala Olivia was closed indefinitely due to structural problems. Prokom's remaining home Euroleague games were moved to the arena that they use for domestic matches. "Due to force majeure, Prokom changes arenas". Euroleague.net. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Draw procedures". Euroleague. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/madrid-2008/main-page/i/31740/1814/2007-08-all-euroleague-mvp-announced
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