2007–08 ABA NLB League

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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.

2007-08 NLB League season
LeagueNLB League
SportBasketball
Number of teams Serbia (5 teams)
 Croatia (4 teams)
 Slovenia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 team)
 Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season championsSerbia Partizan Igokea
Season MVPSerbia Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda)
Top scorerSerbia Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda) (20.46 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsSerbia Partizan Igokea
NLB League seasons

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

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Venues and locations

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Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
  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 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 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 1
Široki Prima pivo Široki Brijeg "Pecara" (4,500)
  Montenegro 1
Budućnost Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

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Stats Leaders

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Points

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Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.   Tadija Dragićević Crvena zvezda 573 28 20,46
2.   Marlon Garnett Split 460 24 19,17
3.   Jakov Vladović Zagreb 448 25 17,92
4.   Omar Cook Crvena zvezda 479 29 16,52
5.   Robert Troha Helios 388 25 15,52

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.   Vladimir Golubović Vojvodina 227 26 8,73
2.   Ante Tomić Zagreb 186 26 7,15
3.   Todor Gečevski Zadar 211 30 7,03
4.   Andrija Stipanović Split 179 26 6,88
5.   Dejan Ivanov Split 161 25 6,44

Assists

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Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.   Omar Cook Crvena zvezda 188 29 6,48
2.   Anthony Akins Split 149 25 5,96
3.   Jakov Vladović Zagreb 110 25 4,40
4.   Milton Palacio Partizan 109 28 3,89
5.   Corey Brewer Zadar 108 30 3,60

Ranking MVP

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Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.   Tadija Dragićević Crvena zvezda 614 28 21,93
2.   Omar Cook Crvena zvezda 600 29 20,69
3.   Nikola Peković Partizan 565 28 20,18
4.   Jakov Vladović Zagreb 492 25 19,68
5.   Vladimir Golubović Vojvodina 474 26 18,23

Playoffs

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

* if necessary

Final four

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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

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Partizan vs. Union Olimpija

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April 25
20:45 CET
Partizan   94–90   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

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April 25
18:15 CET
Zadar   72–81   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

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April 26
20:45 CET
Partizan   69–51   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)


2007–08 ABA NLB League Champions

 
Partizan
2nd Title

ABA clubs in European competitions

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Competition Team Progress Result
Euroleague   Partizan Quarterfinals Eliminated by   Tau Cerámica, 1–2
  Union Olimpija Regular Season Group A 6th place
  Cibona Regular Season Group B 6th place
ULEB Cup   Hemofarm Top 16 Eliminated by   Akasvayu Girona, 133–156
  Crvena zvezda Top 16 Eliminated by   Beşiktaş, 149–161
  Zadar Top 16 Eliminated by   Valencia, 144–162
  Budućnost Top 32 Eliminated by   Hemofarm, 134–155
  FMP Regular Season Group B 5th place
FIBA EuroCup   Zagreb CO Quarter-finals Eliminated by   Barons LMT, 1–2
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