2007–08 Euroleague

The 2007–08 Euroleague was the 8th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 51st season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2007–08 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season draw was held on 30 June 2007, in Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league. The official inauguration was held on October 22, at Hala Olivia in Gdańsk, Poland, before the season's opening game between Prokom Trefl Sopot and CSKA Moscow. The 2008 Final Four was held on May 2–4, 2008, at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Russian power CSKA Moscow became the champion for the sixth time, placing them second in all-time European championships to Real Madrid.

Euroleague
Season2007–08
Teams24
Dates22 October 2007 – 4 May 2008
Final positions
Champions CSKA Moscow (6th title)
Runners-up Maccabi Elite
Third place Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place Tau Cerámica
Awards
MVP Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Marc Salyers 22.5
Points Marc Salyers 21.8
Rebounds Travis Watson 9.7
Assists DeJuan Collins 5.4

Teams of the 200708 Euroleague

Key to colors
     Champion
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth place
     Eliminated in Quarterfinals
     Eliminated in Last 16
     Eliminated in the regular season
CountryTeamsTeams (place in national championship)
Spain4 Real Madrid (1) FC Barcelona (2) Tau Cerámica (3) Unicaja Málaga (8)
Italy4 Montepaschi Siena (1) VidiVici Bologna (2) Lottomatica Roma (3) Armani Jeans Milano (4)
Greece3 Panathinaikos (1) Olympiacos (2) Aris TT Bank (3)
Turkey2 Fenerbahçe Ülker (1) Efes Pilsen (2)
Lithuania2 Žalgiris (1) Lietuvos Rytas (2)
France2 Roanne (1) Le Mans (6)
Germany1 Brose Bamberg (1)
Croatia1 Cibona (1)
Russia1 CSKA Moscow (1)
Israel1 Maccabi Elite (1)
Slovenia1 Union Olimpija (2)
Serbia1 Partizan (1)
Poland1 Prokom Trefl Sopot (1)

Teams details

TeamLocationArena (seating capacity)Classification
Aris ThessalonikiAlexandrio Melathron (5,500)A1 Ethniki third placed team
Brose Bamberg BambergJako Arena (6,900)Basketball Bundesliga two-year classification
Cibona ZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) A1 Liga three-year period classified
CSKA Moscow MoscowCSKA Universal Sports Hall (5,500), Khodynka Arena (14,500) — Game 13 only Russian Super League three-year period classified
Efes Pilsen IstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena (12,500)Turkish League three-year period classified
FC Barcelona BarcelonaPalau Blaugrana (8,250)ACB
Fenerbahçe Ülker IstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena (12,500)Turkish League three-year period classified
Le Mans Le MansAntarès (6,003)La Ligue three-year period classified
Lietuvos Rytas VilniusSiemens Arena (11,000)ULEB Cup vice Champion
Lottomatica Roma RomePalaLottomatica (11,200)Serie A
Maccabi Elite Tel AvivNokia Arena (Yad Eliyahu) (11,700)Israeli League three-year period classified
Montepaschi Siena SienaPalasport Mens Sana (7,025)Serie A regular season leader
Armani Jeans Milano MilanDatch Forum di Assago (13,000)Serie A
Union Olimpija LjubljanaDvorana Tivoli (6,000)Liga UPC Telemach three-year period classified
Olympiacos PiraeusPeace and Friendship Stadium (14,905)A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Panathinaikos AthensOlympic Indoor Hall (19,250)A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Partizan BelgradePionir Hall (8,150)Naša Sinalko Liga Champion
Prokom Trefl Sopot SopotHala Olivia (5,500), Gdańsk (Game 1-8)
Hala Stulecia Sopotu (2,000), Sopot (Game 9 onward)[1]
Dominet Bank Ekstraliga Champion
Real Madrid MadridPalacio Vistalegre (15,000)ULEB Cup Champion/ACB
Roanne RoanneClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall (5,000)La Ligue champion
Tau Cerámica Vitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena (15,504)ACB three-year period classified
Unicaja Málaga MálagaJose Maria Martin Carpena Arena (13,000)ACB three-year period classified
VidiVici Bologna BolognaPalaMalaguti (11,000)Serie A
Žalgiris KaunasKaunas Sports Hall (5,000)LKL three-year period classified

Regular season

The regular season began on October 22, 2007.

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. CSKA Moscow 141221123942+181
2. Montepaschi Siena 141041098974+124
3. Tau Cerámica 149511701051+119
4. Žalgiris 148611101126−16
5. Olympiacos 147711851099+86
6. Union Olimpija 1441010301147−117
7. Prokom Trefl Sopot 144109731143−170
8. VidiVici Bologna 1421210081215−207

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lietuvos Rytas 141131127999+128
2. Maccabi Elite 1411311621108+54
3. Unicaja Málaga 1410411241007+117
4. Efes Pilsen 148611061080+26
5. Aris TT Bank 147710541072−18
6. Cibona VIP 1441010801188−108
7. Armani Jeans Milano 1431110151107−92
8. Le Mans 1421210351142−107

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Panathinaikos 1412211561037+119
2. Real Madrid 1411311371015+122
3. AXA FC Barcelona 14951082991+91
4. Fenerbahçe Ülker 146810871103−19
5. Partizan Igokea 146811001103−3
6. Lottomatica Roma 146810711093−22
7. Chorale Roanne 1441011041224−120
8. Brose Baskets 142128791040−161

Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

The draw to set up the Top 16 groups was held on Monday, February 4, 2008 (the week after the end of the Regular Season), in Madrid.[2]

The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:

Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:

  1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  3. If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.

Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the cases of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Fenerbahçe), they were scheduled so that only one of the two teams would be at home in a given week.

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Montepaschi Siena 642465427+38
2. Partizan 642440430+10
3. Panathinaikos 633430446−16
4. Efes Pilsen 615426458−32

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Tau Cerámica 651510467+43
2. Fenerbahçe Ülker 633493488+5
3. Lietuvos Rytas 624506507−1
4. Aris TT Bank 624448495−47

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Maccabi Elite 642516496+20
2. Olympiacos 642443436+7
3. Real Madrid 633489493−4
4. Žalgiris 615457480−23

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. CSKA Moscow 642448386+62
2. AXA FC Barcelona 633393383+10
3. Unicaja 633412418−6
4. Lottomatica Roma 624383449−66

Quarterfinals

Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three (if third serie necessary) series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. All opening games were played on April 1, 2008, and all second games were played on April 3. The deciding third games were played on April 9 and April 10.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Montepaschi Siena 2–0 Fenerbahçe Ülker 73–66 86–65
Tau Cerámica 2–1 Partizan 74–66 55–76 85-68
Maccabi Elite 2–1 AXA FC Barcelona 81–75 74–83 88-75
CSKA Moscow 2–1 Olympiacos 74–76 83–73 81-56

Final four

The Final Four is the last phase of each Euroleague season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games are played on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship final.

Semifinals

May 2, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Montepaschi Siena 85–92 Maccabi Elite
Tau Cerámica 79–83 CSKA Moscow

3rd place game

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Montepaschi Siena 97–93 Tau Cerámica

Final

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Maccabi Elite 77–91 CSKA Moscow
2007–08 Euroleague
Champions

CSKA Moscow
6th Title

Final standings

Team
CSKA Moscow
Maccabi Elite
Montepaschi Siena
Tau Cerámica

Final Four 2008 MVP

Trajan Langdon (CSKA Moscow)

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Marc Salyers Roanne1431522.50
2. Jeremiah Massey Aris2042021.00
3. Nikola Peković Partizan2345119.61

Points

Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1. Marc Salyers Roanne1430521.79
2. Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker2137617.90
3. Jeremiah Massey Aris2034017.00

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1. Travis Watson Armani Jeans Milano141369.71
2. Jeremiah Massey Aris201698.45
3. Terence Morris Maccabi Elite252088.32

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1. DeJuan Collins Žalgiris201075.35
2. Terrell McIntyre Montepaschi Siena241184.92
3. Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow231054.57

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per game/ Shaun Stonerook Montepaschi Siena242.58
Blocks per game Ömer Aşık Fenerbahçe Ülker152.07
Turnovers per game Milt Palacio Partizan233.39
Fouls drawn per game Marc Salyers Roanne146.14
Minutes per game Marc Salyers Roanne1433:54
2FG% Marijonas Petravičius Lietuvos Rytas170.721
3FG% Kšyštof Lavrinovič Montepaschi Siena220.578
FT% Šarūnas Jasikevičius Panathinaikos200.938

Game highs

Category Name Team Stat
Rating Tomas Van Den Spiegel Prokom Trefl Sopot50
Points Marc Salyers Roanne40
Rebounds Jordi Trias FC Barcelona20
Assists Marc-Antoine Pellin Roanne13
Steals3 occasions8
Blocks Terence Morris Maccabi Elite6
Turnovers Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker8
Marcus Haislip Unicaja Málaga
Fouls Drawn Nikola Peković Partizan13

Awards

Euroleague 2007–08 MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Final Four MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Finals Top Scorer

All-Euroleague Team 2007–08

[3]

PositionAll-Euroleague First TeamClub TeamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub Team
PG
Terrell McIntyre Montepaschi Siena Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow
SG/SF
Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow Bootsy Thornton Montepaschi Siena
SG/SF
Ramūnas Šiškauskas CSKA Moscow Yotam Halperin Maccabi Elite
PF/C
Terence Morris Maccabi Elite Nikola Peković Partizan
PF/C
Tiago Splitter Tau Cerámica Kšyštof Lavrinovič Montepaschi Siena

Rising Star

Best Defender

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

Club Executive of the Year

Regular season

Game Player Team Rating
1 Nikola Peković Partizan40
2 Artūras Jomantas Lietuvos Rytas29
Erazem Lorbek Lottomatica Roma29
3 Jeremiah Massey Aris40
4 Tomas Van Den Spiegel Prokom Trefl Sopot50
5 Arvydas Macijauskas Olympiacos41
6 Dewarick Spencer VidiVici Bologna44
7 Daniel Santiago Unicaja Málaga34
8 Marc Salyers Roanne34
9 Tiago Splitter Tau Cerámica42
10 Scoonie Penn Efes Pilsen38
11 Loren Woods Efes Pilsen35
12 Romain Sato Montepaschi Siena33
Marko Milič Union Olimpija33
Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker33
13 Novica Veličković Partizan30
14 Jordi Trias FC Barcelona36

Top 16

Game Player Team PIR
1 Lynn Greer Olympiacos31
2 Esteban Batista Maccabi Elite27
3 Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos29
Terence Morris Maccabi Elite29
4 Lynn Greer (2) Olympiacos37
5 Scoonie Penn (2) Efes Pilsen32
Axel Hervelle Real Madrid32
6 Will Solomon (2) Fenerbahçe Ülker34
Jeremiah Massey (2) Aris34

Playoffs

Game Player Team PIR
1-2 Gianluca Basile FC Barcelona22
Matjaž Smodiš CSKA Moscow22
3 Tiago Splitter (2) Tau Cerámica27

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team
November 2007 Arvydas Macijauskas Olympiacos
December 2007 Marcus Brown Žalgiris
January 2008 Terence Morris Maccabi Elite
February 2008 Bootsy Thornton Montepaschi Siena
March 2009 Milt Palacio Partizan
April 2008 Ramūnas Šiškauskas CSKA Moscow

See also

References and notes

  1. Hala Olivia was closed indefinitely due to structural problems. Prokom's remaining home Euroleague games were moved to the arena that they use for domestic matches. "Due to force majeure, Prokom changes arenas". Euroleague.net. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  2. "Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Draw procedures". Euroleague. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  3. http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/madrid-2008/main-page/i/31740/1814/2007-08-all-euroleague-mvp-announced
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