2007–08 Euroleague

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

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.

Teams of the 2007–08 Euroleague

Key to colors
     Champion
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth place
     Eliminated in Quarterfinals
     Eliminated in Last 16
     Eliminated in the regular season
Country Teams Teams (place in national championship)
Spain 4 Real Madrid (1) FC Barcelona (2) Tau Cerámica (3) Unicaja Málaga (8)
Italy 4 Montepaschi Siena (1) VidiVici Bologna (2) Lottomatica Roma (3) Armani Jeans Milano (4)
Greece 3 Panathinaikos (1) Olympiacos (2) Aris TT Bank (3)
Turkey 2 Fenerbahçe Ülker (1) Efes Pilsen (2)
Lithuania 2 Žalgiris (1) Lietuvos Rytas (2)
France 2 Roanne (1) Le Mans (6)
Germany 1 Brose Bamberg (1)
Croatia 1 Cibona (1)
Russia 1 CSKA Moscow (1)
Israel 1 Maccabi Elite (1)
Slovenia 1 Union Olimpija (2)
Serbia 1 Partizan (1)
Poland 1 Prokom Trefl Sopot (1)

Teams details

Team Location Arena (seating capacity) Classification
Aris Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron (5,500) A1 Ethniki third placed team
Brose Bamberg Bamberg Jako Arena (6,900) Basketball Bundesliga two-year classification
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) A1 Liga three-year period classified
CSKA Moscow Moscow CSKA Universal Sports Hall (5,500), Khodynka Arena (14,500) — Game 13 only Russian Super League three-year period classified
Efes Pilsen Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena (12,500) Turkish League three-year period classified
FC Barcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana (8,250) ACB
Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena (12,500) Turkish League three-year period classified
Le Mans Le Mans Antarès (6,003) La Ligue three-year period classified
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Siemens Arena (11,000) ULEB Cup vice Champion
Lottomatica Roma Rome PalaLottomatica (11,200) Serie A
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Nokia Arena (Yad Eliyahu) (11,700) Israeli League three-year period classified
Montepaschi Siena Siena Palasport Mens Sana (7,025) Serie A regular season leader
Armani Jeans Milano Milan Datch Forum di Assago (13,000) Serie A
Union Olimpija Ljubljana Dvorana Tivoli (6,000) Liga UPC Telemach three-year period classified
Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium (14,905) A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Panathinaikos Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (19,250) A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150) Naša Sinalko Liga Champion
Prokom Trefl Sopot Sopot Hala Olivia (5,500), Gdańsk (Game 1-8)
Hala Stulecia Sopotu (2,000), Sopot (Game 9 onward)[1]		 Dominet Bank Ekstraliga Champion
Real Madrid Madrid Palacio Vistalegre (15,000) ULEB Cup Champion/ACB
Roanne Roanne Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall (5,000) La Ligue champion
Tau Cerámica Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena (15,504) ACB three-year period classified
Unicaja Málaga Málaga Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena (13,000) ACB three-year period classified
VidiVici Bologna Bologna PalaMalaguti (11,000) Serie A
Žalgiris Kaunas Kaunas 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

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1123 942 +181
2. Montepaschi Siena 14 10 4 1098 974 +124
3. Tau Cerámica 14 9 5 1170 1051 +119
4. Žalgiris 14 8 6 1110 1126 −16
5. Olympiacos 14 7 7 1185 1099 +86
6. Union Olimpija 14 4 10 1030 1147 −117
7. Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 4 10 973 1143 −170
8. VidiVici Bologna 14 2 12 1008 1215 −207

Group B

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lietuvos Rytas 14 11 3 1127 999 +128
2. Maccabi Elite 14 11 3 1162 1108 +54
3. Unicaja Málaga 14 10 4 1124 1007 +117
4. Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1106 1080 +26
5. Aris TT Bank 14 7 7 1054 1072 −18
6. Cibona VIP 14 4 10 1080 1188 −108
7. Armani Jeans Milano 14 3 11 1015 1107 −92
8. Le Mans 14 2 12 1035 1142 −107

Group C

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Panathinaikos 14 12 2 1156 1037 +119
2. Real Madrid 14 11 3 1137 1015 +122
3. AXA FC Barcelona 14 9 5 1082 991 +91
4. Fenerbahçe Ülker 14 6 8 1087 1103 −19
5. Partizan Igokea 14 6 8 1100 1103 −3
6. Lottomatica Roma 14 6 8 1071 1093 −22
7. Chorale Roanne 14 4 10 1104 1224 −120
8. Brose Baskets 14 2 12 879 1040 −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

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 465 427 +38
2. Partizan 6 4 2 440 430 +10
3. Panathinaikos 6 3 3 430 446 −16
4. Efes Pilsen 6 1 5 426 458 −32

Group E

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Tau Cerámica 6 5 1 510 467 +43
2. Fenerbahçe Ülker 6 3 3 493 488 +5
3. Lietuvos Rytas 6 2 4 506 507 −1
4. Aris TT Bank 6 2 4 448 495 −47

Group F

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 516 496 +20
2. Olympiacos 6 4 2 443 436 +7
3. Real Madrid 6 3 3 489 493 −4
4. Žalgiris 6 1 5 457 480 −23

Group G

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. CSKA Moscow 6 4 2 448 386 +62
2. AXA FC Barcelona 6 3 3 393 383 +10
3. Unicaja 6 3 3 412 418 −6
4. Lottomatica Roma 6 2 4 383 449 −66

Quarterfinals

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd 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

Main article: 2007–08 Euroleague 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

Third-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

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Individual Statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Marc Salyers Roanne 14 315 22.50
2. Jeremiah Massey Aris 20 420 21.00
3. Nikola Peković Partizan 23 451 19.61

Points

Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1. Marc Salyers Roanne 14 305 21.79
2. Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker 21 376 17.90
3. Jeremiah Massey Aris 20 340 17.00

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1. Travis Watson Armani Jeans Milano 14 136 9.71
2. Jeremiah Massey Aris 20 169 8.45
3. Terence Morris Maccabi Elite 25 208 8.32

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1. DeJuan Collins Žalgiris 20 107 5.35
2. Terrell McIntyre Montepaschi Siena 24 118 4.92
3. Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow 23 105 4.57

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per game / Shaun Stonerook Montepaschi Siena 24 2.58
Blocks per game Ömer Aşık Fenerbahçe Ülker 15 2.07
Turnovers per game Milt Palacio Partizan 23 3.39
Fouls drawn per game Marc Salyers Roanne 14 6.14
Minutes per game Marc Salyers Roanne 14 33:54
2FG% Marijonas Petravičius Lietuvos Rytas 17 0.721
3FG% Kšyštof Lavrinovič Montepaschi Siena 22 0.578
FT% Šarūnas Jasikevičius Panathinaikos 20 0.938

Game highs

Category Name Team Stat
Rating Tomas Van Den Spiegel Prokom Trefl Sopot 50
Points Marc Salyers Roanne 40
Rebounds Jordi Trias FC Barcelona 20
Assists Marc-Antoine Pellin Roanne 13
Steals 3 occasions 8
Blocks Terence Morris Maccabi Elite 6
Turnovers Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker 8
Marcus Haislip Unicaja Málaga
Fouls Drawn Nikola Peković Partizan 13

Awards

Euroleague 2007–08 MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Final Four MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Finals Top Scorer

All-Euroleague Team 2007–08

[3]

Position All-Euroleague First Team Club team All-Euroleague Second Team Club 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

Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Game Player Team Rating
1 Nikola Peković Partizan 40
2 Artūras Jomantas Lietuvos Rytas 29
Erazem Lorbek Lottomatica Roma 29
3 Jeremiah Massey Aris 40
4 Tomas Van Den Spiegel Prokom Trefl Sopot 50
5 Arvydas Macijauskas Olympiacos 41
6 Dewarick Spencer VidiVici Bologna 44
7 Daniel Santiago Unicaja Málaga 34
8 Marc Salyers Roanne 34
9 Tiago Splitter Tau Cerámica 42
10 Scoonie Penn Efes Pilsen 38
11 Loren Woods Efes Pilsen 35
12 Romain Sato Montepaschi Siena 33
Marko Milič Union Olimpija 33
Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker 33
13 Novica Veličković Partizan 30
14 Jordi Trias FC Barcelona 36

Top 16

Game Player Team PIR
1 Lynn Greer Olympiacos 31
2 Esteban Batista Maccabi Elite 27
3 Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos 29
Terence Morris Maccabi Elite 29
4 Lynn Greer (2) Olympiacos 37
5 Scoonie Penn (2) Efes Pilsen 32
Axel Hervelle Real Madrid 32
6 Will Solomon (2) Fenerbahçe Ülker 34
Jeremiah Massey (2) Aris 34

Playoffs

Game Player Team PIR
1-2 Gianluca Basile FC Barcelona 22
Matjaž Smodiš CSKA Moscow 22
3 Tiago Splitter (2) Tau Cerámica 27

MVP of the Month

Main article: EuroLeague 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. ^ "Cologne 2021 - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". 3 October 2024.
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