2008–09 ACB season

The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season (16 home games for each of the 17 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009.[1] The top four teams earned berths in the Euroleague competition for 2009–10, the international basketball competition for European professional teams.

2008-09 ACB season
LeagueLiga ACB
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 4, 2008 - May 10, 2009
Number of games256 (regular season)
19 (playoffs)
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)Televisión Española
Regular Season
Season championsTAU Cerámica
Season MVPSpain Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid)
Top scorerSerbia Igor Rakočević (TAU Cerámica)
Playoffs
ACB Finals
ChampionsFC Barcelona
Finals MVPSpain Juan Carlos Navarro

Team standings
Direct access to Euroleague 2009–10
Clinched playoff berth
Eliminated from playoffs contention
Relegated

Team standings after 34 games.[2]

#TeamsGPWLPFPADiff
1Tau Cerámica3228428652464+401
2Regal Barcelona3226626012278+323
3Unicaja3224826682325+343
4Real Madrid3223926902528+162
5DKV Joventut32221026472525+122
6Kalise Gran Canaria32201225662487+79
7Pamesa Valencia32161624522416+36
8iurbentia Bilbao32151724512492-41
9Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada32151726692639+30
10Ricoh Manresa32141823822503-121
11CB Granada32122023692516-147
12Bruesa GBC32112124482589-141
13MMT Estudiantes32112124732586-113
14Cajasol32102224292641-212
15CB Murcia3292323472636-289
16ViveMenorca3282422812481-200
17CAI Zaragoza3282423832615-232

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Playoffs
Main article: 2009 ACB Playoffs

Stats leaders

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Points
Rank Name Team PPG
1.Serbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica19.4
2.United States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada18.0
3.Argentina Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza17.4
4.United States Taquan DeanCB Murcia16.7
5.United States Pooh JeterViveMenorca16.3

Rebounds
Rank Name Team RPG
1.United States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada9.9
2.Spain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid8.9
3.United States Nik Caner-MedleyCajasol Sevilla8.0
4.United States Andrew PankoBruesa GBC6.8
5.Turkey Ersan İlyasovaRegal Barcelona6.8

Assists
Rank Name Team APG
1.Spain Javier RodríguezRicoh Manresa6.1
2.Spain Ricky RubioDKV Joventut5.8
3.United States Chris ThomasCB Murcia5.0
4.Latvia Kristaps ValtersAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada4.8
5.Argentina Pablo PrigioniTAU Cerámica4.7

Awards

Regular Season MVP

MVP Week by Week
Date Player Team Efficiency
1Spain Saúl BlancoAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada33
2United States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada (2)39
3Spain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid40
4Italy Andrea PecileCajasol26
5Spain Felipe Reyes (2)Real Madrid (2)34
6United States Tom WidemanMMT Estudiantes29
7United States Chris ThomasCB Murcia32
8United States Marcus HaislipUnicaja31
9Serbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica33
10Serbia Igor Rakočević (2)Tau Cerámica (2)32
11Brazil Tiago Splitter
Spain Saúl Blanco (2)		Tau Cerámica (3)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (3)		33
12United States Pooh JeterViveMenorca31
13United States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada35
14United States Curtis Borchardt (2)CB Granada (2)41
15Spain Felipe Reyes (3)
Spain Fran Vázquez		Real Madrid (3)
Regal Barcelona		32
16Canada Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria37
17Argentina Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza33
18United States Brad Oleson (2)
United States Curtis Borchardt (3)		Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (4)
CB Granada (3)		32
19Brazil Tiago Splitter (2)Tau Cerámica (4)36
20Serbia Igor Rakočević (3)Tau Cerámica (5)39
21United States Curtis Borchardt (4)CB Granada (4)41
22United States Pete MickealTau Cerámica (6)28
23United States Marcus Haislip (2)
United States Brad Oleson (3)		Unicaja (2)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (5)		33
24United States Lamont BarnesCB Murcia (2)31
25Belgium Axel HervelleReal Madrid (4)36
26Spain Fran Vázquez (2)Regal Barcelona (2)36
27Spain Fran Vázquez (3)Regal Barcelona (3)45
28United States Clay TuckerCajasol (2)39
29Spain Felipe Reyes (4)Real Madrid (5)34
30Senegal Boniface N'DongUnicaja (3)31
31United States Jimmie HunterCB Granada (5)34
32United States Jimmie Hunter (2)CB Granada (6)41
33France Jérôme MoïsoDKV Joventut38
34Spain Guillem RubioRicoh Manresa35

MVP Month by Month
Month Player Team Efficiency
OctoberSpain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid30,8
NovemberSerbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica26,2
DecemberUnited States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada34,3
JanuaryCanada Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria24,3
FebruaryUnited States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada30,5
MarchSpain Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona28,75
AprilUnited States Jimmie HunterCB Granada (2)21,2

All-ACB Team
Position Player Team
PGArgentina Pablo PrigioniTau Cerámica
SGSerbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica
SFSpain Juan Carlos NavarroRegal Barcelona
CSpain Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona
CSpain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid

References
  1. "ACB Calendar". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  2. "ACB.COM". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009.
  4. Felipe Reyes, MVP de la temporada 2008-09 ACB.com Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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