The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2008-09 season was the 69th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 16, 2009. Namika Lahti won the Final series by 3-0 against Joensuun Kataja.[1] Antti Nikkilä won the MVP Award and Vesa Mäkäläinen won the Finals MVP Award.[2]
| Korisliiga | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 3, 2008-May 16, 2009 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 44 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Antti Nikkilä (Domestic)  Ray Nixon (Foreign) | |||||||||
| Relegated | Porvoon Tarmo | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Namika Lahti (2nd title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Third place | Tampereen Pyrintö | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Espoon Honka | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Vesa Mäkäläinen | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||
| Average attendance | 911  | |||||||||
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | ||||||||||
Regular season edit
| # | Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joensuun Kataja | 44 | 32 | 12 | 92.3 | 82.6 | 64 |
| 2 | Kouvot | 44 | 29 | 15 | 80.3 | 73.6 | 58 |
| 3 | Espoon Honka | 44 | 28 | 16 | 77.3 | 71.3 | 56 |
| 4 | Namika Lahti | 44 | 27 | 17 | 81.0 | 77.8 | 54 |
| 5 | UU-Korihait | 44 | 27 | 17 | 79.3 | 75.9 | 54 |
| 6 | KTP-Basket | 44 | 23 | 21 | 79.1 | 77.9 | 46 |
| 7 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 44 | 22 | 22 | 83.6 | 82.6 | 44 |
| 8 | Torpan Pojat | 44 | 20 | 24 | 73.4 | 78.0 | 40 |
| 9 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 44 | 18 | 26 | 79.6 | 83.5 | 36 |
| 10 | Forssan Koripojat | 44 | 18 | 26 | 78.4 | 81.2 | 36 |
| 11 | Team Componenta | 44 | 13 | 31 | 74.3 | 82.8 | 26 |
| 12 | Porvoon Tarmo | 44 | 7 | 37 | 72.3 | 83.8 | 14 |
Individual leaders edit
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring edit
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jeremiah Wood
|
Joensuun Kataja | 20.1 |
| 2. | Larry Blair
|
Joensuun Kataja | 19.6 |
| 2. | HL Coleman
|
Lappeenrannan NMKY | 19.4 |
| 4. | Frank Richards
|
Team Componenta | 19.4 |
| 5. | Steve Smith
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KTP-Basket | 18.2 |
Assists edit
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frank Richards
|
Team Componenta | 4.1 |
| 2. | Damon Williams
|
Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 4.0 |
| 3. | Larry Blair
|
Joensuun Kataja | 4.0 |
| 4. |  Ilkka Vuori
|
Namika Lahti | 3.9 |
| 5. |   Chanan Colman
|
Espoon Honka/Lappeenrannan NMKY | 3.5 |
Rebounds edit
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DeWayne Richardson
|
Porvoon Tarmo | 12.7 |
| 2. | Jeremiah Wood
|
Joensuun Kataja | 12.4 |
| 3. | Ray Cunningham
|
Forssan Koripojat | 10.5 |
| 4. | Damon Williams
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Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 10.4 |
| 5. | Clifton Jones
|
Team Componenta | 9.4 |
Playoffs edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Joensuun Kataja | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Torpan Pojat | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Joensuun Kataja | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Kouvot | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joensuun Kataja | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Namika Lahti | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Espoon Honka | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | KTP-Basket | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Espoon Honka | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Namika Lahti | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Namika Lahti | 3 | Espoon Honka | 74 | ||||||||||
| 5 | UU-Korihait | 1 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 83 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Namika Lahti kolmessa ottelussa mestariksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Nikkilästä vuoden pelaaja, Mäkäläinen putsasi palkintopöydän (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-31. [dead link]