2007–08 ABA NLB League

July 2019 2007-08 NLB League season NLB League Basketball 180px Serbia 2004 (5 teams) (4 teams) (3 teams) (1 team) (1 team) Regular season Serbia 2004 Partizan Igokea Serbia 2004 Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda) Serbia 2004 Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda) (20.46 ppg) Final four NLB League#Champions Serbia 2004 Partizan Igokea Serbia 2004 Hemofarm STADA NLB League#Champions NLB League 2006–07 ABA NLB League 2006–07 2008–09 ABA NLB League 2008–09 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 2004 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 main WL QR p PAR Partizan Igokea ZAD Zadar HEM Hemofarm STADA CRV Crvena zvezda UNI Union Olimpija BUD Budućnost FMP FMP Železnik CIB Cibona VOJ Vojvodina Srbijagas SPL Split CO ZAG Zagreb CO ŠIR Široki Prima pivo HEL Helios GEO Geoplin Slovan 24 2 2119 1855 18 8 2080 2001 16 10 2063 1986 16 10 2275 2212 15 11 2071 1961 15 11 2099 2014 15 11 2147 2083 15 11 2117 2103 12 14 1971 1991 11 15 2018 2069 7 19 2043 2167 7 19 1949 2080 6 20 1986 2127 5 21 1907 2196 #ddffdd Qualified for Playoffs Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q #ffdddd Relegated R R complete Stats Leaders Points RankNameTeamPointsGamesPPG1.SRB 2004 Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda 5732820,462.USA Marlon GarnettSplit4602419,173.CRO Jakov VladovićZagreb 4482517,924.USA Omar CookCrvena zvezda4792916,525.CRO Robert TrohaHelios 3882515,52 Rebounds RankNameTeamReboundsGamesRPG1.MNE Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina227268,732.CRO Ante TomićZagreb186267,153.MKD Todor GečevskiZadar211307,034.CRO Andrija StipanovićSplit179266,885.BUL Dejan IvanovSplit161256,44 Assists RankNameTeamAssistsGamesAPG1.USA Omar CookCrvena zvezda 188296,482.USA Anthony AkinsSplit149255,963.CRO Jakov VladovićZagreb110254,404.USA Milton PalacioPartizan109283,895.USA Corey BrewerZadar108303,60 Ranking MVP RankNameTeamEfficiencyGamesAverage1.SRB 2004 Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda6142821,932.USA Omar CookCrvena zvezda6002920,693.MNE Nikola PekovićPartizan5652820,184.CRO Jakov VladovićZagreb4922519,685.MNE Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina4742618,23 Playoffs Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg3rd leg* Partizan Igokea SRB 2004 2 - 0 CRO Cibona 90 - 80 100 - 93 – Zadar CRO 2 - 1 SRB 2004 FMP Železnik 95 - 91 (ot) 94 - 99 (ot) 74 - 73 Hemofarm STADA SRB 2004 2 - 1 MNE Budućnost 87 - 71 55 - 64 75 - 69 Crvena zvezda SRB 2004 1 - 2 SLO Union Olimpija 93 - 87 60 - 88 74 - 97 * if necessary Final four Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana SemifinalsApril 25. FinalApril 26. 35 200 1 Partizan Igokea 94 5 Union Olimpija 90 2 Zadar 72 3 Hemofarm STADA 81 1 Partizan Igokea 69 3 Hemofarm STADA 51 Semifinals Partizan vs. Union Olimpija #eee April 25 20:45 CET Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Report Partizan SRB 2004 94 SLO Union Olimpija 90 25-22 16-23 27-16 26-29 Peković 31 Veličković 6 Palacio, Kecman 3 Bailey 24 Zupan 7 Bailey 3 Muhvić (CRO), Dožai (CRO), Radović (CRO) 5,500 Zadar vs. Hemofarm STADA #eee April 25 18:15 CET Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Report Zadar CRO 72 SRB 2004 Hemofarm STADA 81 24-21 16-21 22-20 10-19 Johnson 19 Štimac 15 Brewer 4 Pavković, Joksimović 13 Joksimović 8 Pavković 7 3,000 Šutulović (MNE), Obradović (BIH), Boltauzer (SLO) Final #ffffd0 April 26 20:45 CET Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Report Partizan SRB 2004 69 SRB 2004 Hemofarm STADA 51 18-15 22-12 19-11 10-13 Peković, 22 Peković 7 Palacio 3 Marković 11 Marjanović 7 Pavković 3 2,000 Belošević (SRB), Pukl (SLO), Šutulović (MNE) 2007–08 ABA NLB League Champions SRB Partizan 2nd ABA clubs in European competitions Competition Team Progress Result Euroleague SRB 2004 Partizan Quarterfinals Eliminated by ESP Tau Cerámica, 1–2SLO Union Olimpija Regular Season Group A 6th place CRO Cibona Regular Season Group B 6th placeULEB Cup SRB 2004 Hemofarm Top 16 Eliminated by ESP Akasvayu Girona, 133–156SRB 2004 Crvena zvezda Top 16 Eliminated by TUR Beşiktaş, 149–161CRO Zadar Top 16 Eliminated by ESP Valencia, 144–162MNE Budućnost Top 32 Eliminated by SRB 2004 Hemofarm, 134–155 SRB 2004 FMP Regular Season Group B 5th place FIBA EuroCup CRO Zagreb CO Quarter-finals Eliminated by LAT Barons LMT, 1–2 External links 2007-08 Category:2007–08 in European basketball leagues Category:2007–08 in Serbian basketball Category:2007–08 in Slovenian basketball Category:2007–08 in Croatian basketball Category:2007–08 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball