2007–08 ABA NLB League

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
League	NLB League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	Serbia (5 teams) Croatia (4 teams) Slovenia (3 teams) Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 team) Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season champions	Partizan Igokea
Season MVP	Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda)
Top scorer	Tadija Dragićević (Crvena zvezda) (20.46 ppg)
Final four
Champions	Partizan Igokea

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

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
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

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Stats Leaders

Points

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

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

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

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

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

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

Partizan vs. Union Olimpija

April 25 20:45 CET

Report

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

April 25 18:15 CET

Report

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

April 26 20:45 CET

Report

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

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