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
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

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

CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Serbia Serbia5
PartizanBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
Hemofarm STADAVršacMillennium Center (5,000)
Crvena zvezdaBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
FMP ŽeleznikBelgradeŽeleznik Hall (3,000)
Vojvodina SrbijagasNovi SadSPC Vojvodina (8000)
Croatia Croatia4
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
ZadarZadarJazine (3,000)
Zagreb COZagrebTrnsko (2,000)
Split COSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
Slovenia Slovenia3
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaHala Tivoli (6,000)
HeliosDomžaleDvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
Geoplin SlovanLjubljanaKodeljevo Hall (3,080)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Široki Prima pivoŠiroki Brijeg"Pecara" (4,500)
Montenegro Montenegro1
BudućnostPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.Serbia Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda5732820,46
2.United States Marlon GarnettSplit4602419,17
3.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb4482517,92
4.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda4792916,52
5.Croatia Robert TrohaHelios3882515,52

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.Montenegro Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina227268,73
2.Croatia Ante TomićZagreb186267,15
3.North Macedonia Todor GečevskiZadar211307,03
4.Croatia Andrija StipanovićSplit179266,88
5.Bulgaria Dejan IvanovSplit161256,44

Assists

Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda188296,48
2.United States Anthony AkinsSplit149255,96
3.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb110254,40
4.United States Milton PalacioPartizan109283,89
5.United States Corey BrewerZadar108303,60

Ranking MVP

Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.Serbia Tadija DragićevićCrvena zvezda6142821,93
2.United States Omar CookCrvena zvezda6002920,69
3.Montenegro Nikola PekovićPartizan5652820,18
4.Croatia Jakov VladovićZagreb4922519,68
5.Montenegro Vladimir GolubovićVojvodina4742618,23

Playoffs

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Partizan Igokea Serbia2 - 0Croatia Cibona90 - 80100 - 93
Zadar Croatia2 - 1Serbia FMP Železnik95 - 91 (ot)94 - 99 (ot)74 - 73
Hemofarm STADA Serbia2 - 1Montenegro Budućnost87 - 7155 - 6475 - 69
Crvena zvezda Serbia1 - 2Slovenia Union Olimpija93 - 8760 - 8874 - 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

Partizan vs. Union Olimpija

April 25
20:45 CET
Partizan Serbia 9490 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

April 25
18:15 CET
Zadar Croatia 7281 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

April 26
20:45 CET
Partizan Serbia 6951 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

CompetitionTeamProgressResult
EuroleagueSerbia PartizanQuarterfinalsEliminated by Spain Tau Cerámica, 1–2
Slovenia Union OlimpijaRegular Season Group A6th place
Croatia CibonaRegular Season Group B6th place
ULEB CupSerbia HemofarmTop 16Eliminated by Spain Akasvayu Girona, 133–156
Serbia Crvena zvezdaTop 16Eliminated by Turkey Beşiktaş, 149–161
Croatia ZadarTop 16Eliminated by Spain Valencia, 144–162
Montenegro BudućnostTop 32Eliminated by Serbia Hemofarm, 134–155
Serbia FMPRegular Season Group B5th place
FIBA EuroCupCroatia Zagreb COQuarter-finalsEliminated by Latvia Barons LMT, 1–2
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