2008–09 Slovenian Basketball League

UPC League
Season	2008–09
Duration	30 September 2008 – 9 June 2009
Teams	12 + 1
TV partner(s)	RTV Slovenija Šport TV
Regular season
Top seed	Union Olimpija
Season MVP	Shawn King
Finals
Champions	Union Olimpija 15th title
Runners-up	Helios Domžale
Semifinalists	Krka Zlatorog
Statistical leaders
Points Gilbert Goodrich 22.2 Rebounds Shawn King 14.8 Assists Jure Močnik 4.6
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The 2008–09 Slovenian Basketball League (official: 2008–09 UPC League) was the 18th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia. Union Olimpija won its 15th national championship.

Teams for the 2008–09 season

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Head coach
Alpos Šentjur	Šentjur	Hruševec Sports Hall	800	Boštjan Kočar
CPG Nova Gorica	Nova Gorica	Sports Hall OŠ Milojke Štrukelj	400	Dejan Gašparin
Elektra Esotech	Šoštanj	Šoštanj Sport Hall	600	Borut Cerar
Epic Misel Postojna	Postojna	Sports Hall ŠC Postojna	400	Aleš Lenassi
Geoplin Slovan	Ljubljana	Kodeljevo Sports Hall	1,540	Miro Alilović
Helios Domžale	Domžale	Komunalni center Hall	2,500	Rade Mijanović
Hopsi Polzela	Polzela	Polzela Sport Hall	1,800	Boštjan Kuhar
Krka	Novo Mesto	Leon Štukelj Hall	2,800	Ivan Sunara
Luka Koper	Koper	Arena Bonifika	4,000	Ivan Stanišak
TCG Mercator	Škofja Loka	Sports Hall OŠ Poljane	400	Matic Vidic
Union Olimpija*	Ljubljana	Tivoli Hall	4,050	Jure Zdovc
Zagorje	Zagorje	Sports Hall Zagorje ob Savi	800	Dušan Hauptman
Zlatorog Laško	Laško	Tri Lilije Hall	2,500	Aleš Pipan

Teams from the Adriatic League

Regular season

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Krka	22	19	3	1841	1588	41
2	Helios Domžale	22	18	4	1822	1511	40
3	Zlatorog Laško	22	17	5	1761	1741	39
4	Geoplin Slovan	22	15	7	1791	1720	37
5	Hopsi Polzela	22	12	10	1787	1697	34
6	Elektra Esotech	22	9	13	1633	1749	31
7	Luka Koper	22	8	14	1747	1826	30
8	Zagorje	22	8	14	1650	1807	30
9	TCG Mercator	22	8	14	1561	1715	30
10	Alpos Šentjur	22	7	15	1641	1734	29
11	Epic Misel Postojna	22	7	15	1575	1825	29
12	CPG Nova Gorica	22	4	18	1543	1759	26

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Qualified for the Champions stage

Champions standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Union Olimpija	14	13	1	1126	898	27
2	Helios Domžale	14	12	2	1172	1029	26
3	Krka	14	9	5	1067	1039	23
4	Zlatorog Laško	14	7	7	1098	1054	21
5	Geoplin Slovan	14	6	8	1066	1142	20
6	Hopsi Polzela	14	5	9	1074	1154	19
7	Luka Koper	14	2	12	1119	1296	16
8	Elektra Esotech	14	2	12	1065	1175	16

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Qualified for the Playoff stage

Relegation league

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	TCG Mercator	30	12	18	2155	2302	42
2	Zagorje	30	12	18	2275	2440	42
3	Alpos Šentjur	30	11	19	2256	2339	41
4	Epic Misel Postojna	30	10	20	2133	2417	40
5	CPG Nova Gorica	30	9	21	2146	2336	39

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

	Qualified for Relegation Playoffs
	Relegated to Second Division

Playoffs

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	Union Olimpija	2
	4	Zlatorog Laško	1
						1	Union Olimpija	3
						2	Helios Domžale	0
	2	Helios Domžale	2
	3	Krka	0

Slovenian League 2008–09 Champions
Union Olimpija 15th title

Relegation Playoffs

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Rudar Trbovlje	4	3	1	370	329	7
2	Epic Misel Postojna	4	2	2	322	328	6
3	Rogaška	4	1	3	301	334	5

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Qualified for 2009–10 Slovenian First Division

Statistics leaders

Performance Index Rating Pos Player Club PIR 1 Shawn King Hopsi Polzela 31.55 2 David Paris Zagorje 19.43 3 Takais Brown Alpos Šentjur 18.17

Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Gilbert Goodrich Zagorje 22.15 2 Shawn King Hopsi Polzela 20.45 3 Dejan Delić Geoplin Slovan 17.44

Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Shawn King Hopsi Polzela 14.79 2 Joshua Johnson Zagorje 11.21 3 David Paris Zagorje 9.57

Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Jure Močnik Helios Domžale 4.59 2 Gilbert Goodrich Zagorje 4.07 3 Saša Dončić Geoplin Slovan 3.16

External links

• Official Basketball Federation of Slovenia website (in Slovene)