2007–08 ABA NLB League
Introduction 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   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 TeamPldWLPFPADiffPts 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
Stats Leaders ===Points===RankNameTeamPointsGamesPPG1.Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda 57328'''20,46'''2.Marlon GarnettSplit46024'''19,17'''3.Jakov VladovićZagreb 44825'''17,92'''4.Omar CookCrvena zvezda47929'''16,52'''5.Robert TrohaHelios 38825'''15,52'''===Rebounds===RankNameTeamReboundsGamesRPG1.Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina22726'''8,73'''2.Ante TomićZagreb18626'''7,15'''3.Todor GečevskiZadar21130'''7,03'''4.Andrija StipanovićSplit17926'''6,88'''5.Dejan IvanovSplit16125'''6,44'''===Assists===RankNameTeamAssistsGamesAPG1.Omar CookCrvena zvezda 18829'''6,48'''2.Anthony AkinsSplit14925'''5,96'''3.Jakov VladovićZagreb11025'''4,40'''4.Milton PalacioPartizan10928'''3,89'''5.Corey BrewerZadar10830'''3,60'''===Ranking MVP===RankNameTeamEfficiencyGamesAverage1.Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda61428'''21,93'''2.Omar CookCrvena zvezda60029'''20,69'''3.Nikola PekovićPartizan56528'''20,18'''4.Jakov VladovićZagreb49225'''19,68'''5.Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina47426'''18,23'''
Playoffs Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg3rd 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 Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana===Semifinals=======Partizan vs. Union Olimpija========Zadar vs. Hemofarm STADA=======Final===2007–08 ABA NLB League Champions'''Partizan''''''2nd Title'''
ABA clubs in European competitions  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 placeULEB 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
External links