2008–09 ABA NLB League

The ABA NLB League 2008–09 season was the 8th season of the Liga ABA. This season saw a return to the competition system in use in 2003–04, when the Final Four Tournament was played at the end of the regular season.

2008–09 NLB League season
LeagueLiga ABA
SportBasketball
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
Season MVP Ante Tomić (Zagreb)
Top scorer Dragan Labović (FMP Železnik) (17.96 ppg)
Final four
Champions Partizan

A total of 14 teams from Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia participated in the NLB League season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Krka, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, FMP Železnik, Hemofarm, Vojvodina, Budućnost.

There were 26 round played in the regular part of the season. The best four teams later qualified for the Final Four Tournament, which was played in Belgrade between April 16 and April 18 (Partizan, Cibona, Hemofarm, Crvena zvezda).

Partizan became the 2009 League Champion.

Team Information

Venues and locations

CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
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)
Croatia4
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200)
Zagreb COZagrebTrnsko (2,000)
Split COSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
Slovenia3
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaHala Tivoli (6,000)
HeliosDomžaleDvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
KrkaNovo MestoLeon Štukelj Hall (2,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Bosna ASA BHTSarajevoDvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
Montenegro1
BudućnostPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

League table

Incident

On Tuesday, 20 January 2009 around 10:40pm at the Split Airport, Red Star Belgrade players were attacked by a group of 20 Croatian hooligans, members of Torcida Split hooligan firm, and supporters of KK Split.[1] The attack occurred inside the airport building as the players and club staff were checking-in for the charter flight back to Belgrade after beating KK Split 62-67 earlier that night in Gripe Hall. The hooligans entered the airport building, stormed the main hall, and attacked the Red Star group with sticks, glass bottles, and rocks, before escaping out of the building using another entrance.[2] The attack did not appear to be organized.[3]

No serious injuries were reported except for Red Star's American shooting guard Andre Owens who got a laceration on his knee[4] as he jumped over the check-in counter to avoid the charging hooligans.[5]

In a press release prompted by the incident, KK Split's management distanced themselves form the behaviour of their fans, expressing regret over the incident.[6] Club president Dino Rađa also publicly apologized.[7]

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1. Dragan LabovićFMP Železnik4672617,96
2. Eddie ShannonSplit4062615,62
3. Nicholas JacobsonHelios3902515,60
4. Richard ShieldsKrka3882515,52
5. Ante TomićZagreb3712415,46

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1. Ante TomićZagreb206248,58
2. Todor GečevskiZadar204267,85
3. Novica VeličkovićPartizan180266,92
4. Dejan IvanovZadar151226,86
5. Predrag SamardžiskiFMP Železnik178266,85

Assists

Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1. Rok StipčevićZadar117264,50
2. Dušan DjordjevićBosna116264,46
3. Eddie ShannonSplit111264,27
4. Jure MočnikHelios98263,77
5. Filip ČovićFMP Železnik73213,48

Ranking MVP

Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1. Ante TomićZagreb5382422,42
2. Dragan LabovićFMP5082619,54
3. Todor GečevskiZadar4842618,62
4. Novica VeličkovićPartizan4572617,58
5. Eddie ShannonSplit4392616,88

MVP Round by Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1 Ante TomićZagreb36
2 Vladan VukosavljevićHemofarm39
3 Miroslav RaduljicaFMP37
4 Dejan BorovnjakVojvodina29
5 Vladimir GolubovićOlimpija35
6 Ante Tomić (2)Zagreb35
7 Ante Tomić (3)Zagreb32
8 Dejan Borovnjak(2)Vojvodina34
9 Antonio GrantSplit31
10 Ante Tomić (4)Zagreb32
11 Richard ShieldsKrka32
12 Marko KešeljCrvena zvezda33
13 Dragan LabovićFMP32
14 Novica VeličkovićPartizan40
15 Rok StipčevićZadar35
16 Dragan Labović (2)FMP30
17 Alan AndersonCibona38
18 Nicholas JacobsonHelios37
19 Lorinza HarringtonOlimpija34
20 Eddie ShannonSplit34
21 Ante Tomić (5)Zagreb32
22 Stefan MarkovićHemofarm33
23 Charron FisherVojvodina31
24 Charron Fisher (2)Vojvodina37
25 Jovo StanojevićVojvodina36
26 Dragan Labović (3)FMP26
27 Alan Anderson (2)Cibona27
28 Novica Veličković (2)Partizan22

Source: NLB League

Final four

Matches played in, Belgrade, Serbia

Semifinals
April 16
Final
April 18
      
1 Partizan 64
4 Crvena zvezda 58
1 Partizan 63
2 Cibona 49
2 Cibona 77
3 Hemofarm STADA 65

Semifinals

Partizan vs. Crvena zvezda

April 16
20:45 CET
Partizan 6458 Crvena zvezda
Scoring by quarter: 13-11, 18-12, 15-15, 18-20
Pts: Tepić 14
Rebs: Veličković, Vesely, Vraneš 7
Asts: Tepić 4
Pts: Kikanović 15
Rebs: Roberts 8
Asts: Marković 4
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,750
Referees: Muhvić (CRO), Jovčić (SRB), Herceg (CRO)

Cibona vs. Hemofarm STADA

April 16
18:15 CET
Cibona 7765 Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 24-11, 20-21, 21-17, 12-16
Pts: Anderson 24
Rebs: Homan 8
Asts: Anderson 4
Pts: Vukosavljević 18
Rebs: Božović 6
Asts: Pavković 4
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Pukl (SLO), Boltauzer (SLO), Javor (SLO)

Final

April 18
20:45 CET
Partizan 6349 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 17-9, 21-18, 9-16, 16-6
Pts: Veličković, 17
Rebs: Veličković 8
Asts: Tepić 5
Pts: Anderson 22
Rebs: Calloway 7
Asts: Anderson 4
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 13,328
Referees: Pukl (SLO), Šutulović (MNE), Kolar (SLO)


2008–09 ABA NLB League Champions


Partizan
3rd Title

References

  1. "Torcida" napala Zvezdine košarkaše;B92, 20 January 2009
  2. Video of the attack
  3. Napad nije organizovan;Večernje novosti, 21 January 2009
  4. „Torcida“ napala košarkaše Zvezde;Blic, 21 January 2009
  5. Huligani napali crveno-bele u Splitu!;mondo.rs, 21 January 2009
  6. Split: Napadnuti Zvezdini košarkaši;B92, 21 January 2009
  7. Dino Rađa i KK Split: Izvinjavamo se;mondo.rs, 21 January 2009
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