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 championsSerbia Partizan
Season MVPCroatia Ante Tomić (Zagreb)
Top scorerSerbia Dragan Labović (FMP Železnik) (17.96 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsSerbia Partizan

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.

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)
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)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200)
Zagreb COZagrebTrnsko (2,000)
Split COSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
Slovenia Slovenia3
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaHala Tivoli (6,000)
HeliosDomžaleDvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
KrkaNovo MestoLeon Štukelj Hall (2,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Bosna ASA BHTSarajevoDvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
Montenegro 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.Serbia Dragan LabovićFMP Železnik4672617,96
2.United States Eddie ShannonSplit4062615,62
3.United States Nicholas JacobsonHelios3902515,60
4.United States Richard ShieldsKrka3882515,52
5.Croatia Ante TomićZagreb3712415,46

Rebounds

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

Assists

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

Ranking MVP

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

MVP Round by Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1Croatia Ante TomićZagreb36
2Serbia Vladan VukosavljevićHemofarm39
3Serbia Miroslav RaduljicaFMP37
4Serbia Dejan BorovnjakVojvodina29
5Montenegro Vladimir GolubovićOlimpija35
6Croatia Ante Tomić (2)Zagreb35
7Croatia Ante Tomić (3)Zagreb32
8Serbia Dejan Borovnjak(2)Vojvodina34
9United States Antonio GrantSplit31
10Croatia Ante Tomić (4)Zagreb32
11United States Richard ShieldsKrka32
12Serbia Marko KešeljCrvena zvezda33
13Serbia Dragan LabovićFMP32
14Serbia Novica VeličkovićPartizan40
15Croatia Rok StipčevićZadar35
16Serbia Dragan Labović (2)FMP30
17United States Alan AndersonCibona38
18United States Nicholas JacobsonHelios37
19United States Lorinza HarringtonOlimpija34
20United States Eddie ShannonSplit34
21Croatia Ante Tomić (5)Zagreb32
22Serbia Stefan MarkovićHemofarm33
23United States Charron FisherVojvodina31
24United States Charron Fisher (2)Vojvodina37
25Serbia Jovo StanojevićVojvodina36
26Serbia Dragan Labović (3)FMP26
27United States Alan Anderson (2)Cibona27
28Serbia 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 Serbia 6458 Serbia 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 Croatia 7765 Serbia 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 Serbia 6349 Croatia 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

Serbia
Partizan
3rd Title

References

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