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2007–08 ABA NLB League

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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

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

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Venues and locations

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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

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Stats Leaders

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Points

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

Rebounds

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

Assists

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

Ranking MVP

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Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1. Serbia Tadija Dragićević Crvena zvezda 614 28 21,93
2. United States Omar Cook Crvena zvezda 600 29 20,69
3. Montenegro Nikola Peković Partizan 565 28 20,18
4. Croatia Jakov Vladović Zagreb 492 25 19,68
5. Montenegro 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 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

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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 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

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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

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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)


2007–08 ABA NLB League Champions

Serbia
Partizan
2nd Title

ABA clubs in European competitions

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