2007–08 Korisliiga season

The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2007-08 season was the 68th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 6, 2007 and ended on April 27, 2008. The Espoon Honka successfully defended their national championship with a 3-1 victory over the Kouvot.[1] Petteri Koponen won the MVP Award and Akeem Scott won the Finals MVP Award.[2]

Korisliiga
Season2007–08
Teams12
Games played44
DatesOctober 6, 2007 - April 27, 2008
Final positions
Top seedJoensuun Kataja
ChampionsEspoon Honka
(7th title)
Runners-upKouvot
Third placeLappeenrannan NMKY
Fourth placeTorpan Pojat
RelegatedKauhajoen Karhu
Awards
MVP Petteri Koponen (Domestic)
Corey Smith (Foreign)
Finals MVP Akeem Scott
Statistical leaders
Points Damon Williams 23.1
Rebounds Mark McCarroll 12.4
Assists Tyson Patterson 5.2
Records
Average attendance883

Regular season

Team G W L PF/G PA/G PCT.
1Lappeenrannan NMKY2217593.677.1.773
2Torpan Pojat42321087.681.6.762
3Kouvot42311182.873.6.738
4Espoon Honka42271586.481.7.643
5Namika Lahti42212182.380.9.500
6UU-Korihait42192381.282.0.452
7Porvoon Tarmo42182482.587.8.429
8Tampereen Pyrintö42182481.985.5.429
9KTP-Basket42172589.590.0.405
10Joensuun Kataja42162679.882.6.381
11Team Componenta42142880.187.7.333
12Kauhajoen Karhu42123080.989.8.286

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö 23.1
2. Adrian Henning Lappeenrannan NMKY 22.3
2. Chris Hester Team Componenta 22.3
4. Steve Smith KTP-Basket 21.7
5. Corey Smith Kouvot 21.0

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Tyson Patterson Torpan Pojat 5.2
2. Petri Virtanen Lappeenrannan NMKY 4.5
3. Juha Sten Lappeenrannan NMKY 4.4
4. Louis Hinnant Joensuun Kataja 4.4
5. Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö 4.2

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Mark McCarroll Porvoon Tarmo 12.4
2. Nick Wallery Team Componenta 12.0
3. Emmanuel Dies KTP-Basket 11.4
4. Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö 11.0
5. Damion Dantzler Tampereen Pyrintö 10.8

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
  2 Torpan Pojat 3  
7 Porvoon Tarmo 2  
    Torpan Pojat 0  
    Kouvot 3  
3 Kouvot 3
  6 UU-Korihait 0  
      Kouvot 1
    Espoon Honka 3
  1 Lappeenrannan NMKY 3  
8 Tampereen Pyrintö 1  
    Lappeenrannan NMKY 1 Third place
    Espoon Honka 3  
4 Espoon Honka 3   Lappeenrannan NMKY 64
  5 Namika Lahti 0     Torpan Pojat 56

References

  1. "Scott säkitti Hongalle kultaa (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. "Petteri Koponen äänestettiin Korisliigan vuoden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2008-05-07. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
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