2008–09 Korisliiga season

The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2008-09 season was the 69th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 16, 2009. Namika Lahti won the Final series by 3-0 against Joensuun Kataja.[1] Antti Nikkilä won the MVP Award and Vesa Mäkäläinen won the Finals MVP Award.[2]

Korisliiga
Season2008–09
Teams12
Games played44
DatesOctober 3, 2008-May 16, 2009
Final positions
Top seedJoensuun Kataja
ChampionsNamika Lahti
(2nd title)
Runners-upJoensuun Kataja
Third placeTampereen Pyrintö
Fourth placeEspoon Honka
RelegatedPorvoon Tarmo
Awards
MVP Antti Nikkilä (Domestic)
Ray Nixon (Foreign)
Finals MVP Vesa Mäkäläinen
Statistical leaders
Points Jeremiah Wood 20.1
Rebounds DeWayne Richardson 12.7
Assists Frank Richards 4.1
Records
Average attendance911
2009–10

Regular season

# Team G W L PF/G PA/G PTS
1Joensuun Kataja44321292.382.664
2Kouvot44291580.373.658
3Espoon Honka44281677.371.356
4Namika Lahti44271781.077.854
5UU-Korihait44271779.375.954
6KTP-Basket44232179.177.946
7Tampereen Pyrintö44222283.682.644
8Torpan Pojat44202473.478.040
9Lappeenrannan NMKY44182679.683.536
10Forssan Koripojat44182678.481.236
11Team Componenta44133174.382.826
12Porvoon Tarmo4473772.383.814

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Jeremiah Wood Joensuun Kataja 20.1
2. Larry Blair Joensuun Kataja 19.6
2. HL Coleman Lappeenrannan NMKY 19.4
4. Frank Richards Team Componenta 19.4
5. Steve Smith KTP-Basket 18.2

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Frank Richards Team Componenta 4.1
2. Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket 4.0
3. Larry Blair Joensuun Kataja 4.0
4. Ilkka Vuori Namika Lahti 3.9
5. Chanan Colman Espoon Honka/Lappeenrannan NMKY 3.5

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. DeWayne Richardson Porvoon Tarmo 12.7
2. Jeremiah Wood Joensuun Kataja 12.4
3. Ray Cunningham Forssan Koripojat 10.5
4. Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket 10.4
5. Clifton Jones Team Componenta 9.4

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
  1 Joensuun Kataja 3  
8 Torpan Pojat 0  
    Joensuun Kataja 3  
    Tampereen Pyrintö 1  
2 Kouvot 0
  7 Tampereen Pyrintö 3  
      Joensuun Kataja 0
    Namika Lahti 3
  3 Espoon Honka 3  
6 KTP-Basket 0  
    Espoon Honka 0 Third place
    Namika Lahti 3  
4 Namika Lahti 3   Espoon Honka 74
  5 UU-Korihait 1     Tampereen Pyrintö 83

References

  1. "Namika Lahti kolmessa ottelussa mestariksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  2. "Nikkilästä vuoden pelaaja, Mäkäläinen putsasi palkintopöydän (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
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