2004–05 ABA Goodyear League

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Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004–05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams.

2004–05 ABA Goodyear League season
LeagueABA Goodyear League
SportBasketball
Duration6 October 2004 — 9 April 2005 (regular season)
28 April — 1 May 2005 (Final 8)
Number of teams Croatia (5 teams)
 Serbia and Montenegro (5 teams)
 Slovenia (4 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
Regular season
Season championsSerbia and Montenegro Hemofarm
Season MVPSerbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (Partizan)
Top scorerSerbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (Partizan) (21.77 ppg)
Final 8
ChampionsSerbia and Montenegro Hemofarm
ABA Goodyear League seasons

16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Šibenka Dalmare, Široki Hercegtisak, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan Pivara MB, Hemofarm, Reflex, Budućnost.

In this season the league also decided to change the play-off system. The Final Tournament was expanded and renamed into the Final Eight Tournament. There were 30 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best eight teams qualified for the Final Eight Tournament which was played in Belgrade from April 28 until May 1, 2005.

Hemofarm became the 2005 Goodyear League Champion.

Throughout the season, the issue of Partizan's forward Milan Gurović not being allowed to enter Croatia due to having a tattoo of Draža Mihailović on his left shoulder received much attention in the media.[1]

Regular season

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Stats Leaders

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Points

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Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.   Dejan Milojević Partizan 566 26 21,77
2.   Marko Tomas Zagreb 588 30 19,60
3.   Roko Ukić Split 481 26 18,50
4.   Damir Miljković Zagreb 506 29 17,45
5.   Marko Banić Zadar 535 31 17,26

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.   Dejan Milojević Partizan 219 26 8,42
2.   Frano Čolak Šibenka 175 25 7,00
3.   Todor Gečevski Zadar 198 29 6,83
4.   Milenko Topić Hemofarm 196 29 6,76
5.   Marko Banić Zadar 200 31 6,45

Assists

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Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.   Roko Ukić Split 113 26 4,35
2.   Kyle Hill Zadar 99 25 3,96
3.   Andrés Rodríguez Olimpija 114 30 3,80
4.   Marko Antonijevič Laško 111 30 3,70
5.   Marko Popović Zadar 86 25 3,44

Ranking MVP

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Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.   Dejan Milojević Partizan 789 26 30,35
2.   Marko Tomas Zagreb 634 30 21,13
3.   Roko Ukić Split 516 26 19,85
4.   Marko Banić Zadar 607 31 19,58
5.   Frano Čolak Šibenka 485 25 19,40

Final eight

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Matches played at Pionir Hall, Belgrade

Quarterfinals
April 29.
Semifinals
April 30.
Final
May 1.
         
1 Hemofarm 84
8 Bosna ASA BHT 69
1 Hemofarm 88
5 Reflex 80
4 Union Olimpija 80
5 Reflex 91
1 Hemofarm 89
2 Partizan Pivara MB 76
2 Partizan Pivara MB 99
7 Zadar 72
2 Partizan Pivara MB 87
3 Crvena zvezda 85
3 Crvena zvezda 73
6 Cibona VIP 71


2004–05 ABA Godyear League Champions



Hemofarm
1st Title


References

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