# 2007–08 ABA NLB League

The ABA NLB League 2007–08, the seventh season of the regional Liga ABA, saw a further change in the competition structure. After trying a playoff system the previous year, the league returned to a combination of elimination and a Final Four tournament.
14 teams from Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia participated in the NLB League in its seventh season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona, Zadar, Zagreb, Split, Široki ERONET, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, Hemofarm, FMP Železnik, Vojvodina and Budućnost.
There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season. Eight best teams from the regular season qualified for the best-of-three quarter-final series. The Final Four Tournament was later held in Ljubljana.
Partizan became the 2008 League Champion.

## Team information
### Venues and locations

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Serbia | 5 |
| Serbia | 5 | Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 5 | Hemofarm STADA | Vršac | Millennium Center (5,000) |
| Serbia | 5 | Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 5 | FMP Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Hall (3,000) |
| Serbia | 5 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina (8000) |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Croatia | 4 | Zadar | Zadar | Jazine (3,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Zagreb CO | Zagreb | Trnsko (2,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Split CO | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 | Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Hala Tivoli (6,000) |
| Slovenia | 3 | Helios | Domžale | Dvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180) |
| Slovenia | 3 | Geoplin Slovan | Ljubljana | Kodeljevo Hall (3,080) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Široki Prima pivo | Široki Brijeg | "Pecara" (4,500) |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (4,570) |

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Partizan Igokea | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2119 | 1855 | +264 | 50 |
| 2. | Zadar | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2080 | 2001 | +79 | 44 |
| 3. | Hemofarm STADA | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2063 | 1986 | +77 | 42 |
| 4. | Crvena zvezda | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2275 | 2212 | +63 | 42 |
| 5. | Union Olimpija | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2071 | 1961 | +110 | 41 |
| 6. | Budućnost | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2099 | 2014 | +85 | 41 |
| 7. | FMP Železnik | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2147 | 2083 | +64 | 41 |
| 8. | Cibona | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2117 | 2103 | +14 | 41 |
| 9. | Vojvodina Srbijagas | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1971 | 1991 | -20 | 38 |
| 10. | Split CO | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2018 | 2069 | -51 | 37 |
| 11. | Zagreb CO | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2043 | 2167 | -124 | 33 |
| 12. | Široki Prima pivo | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1949 | 2080 | -131 | 33 |
| 13. | Helios | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1986 | 2127 | -141 | 32 |
| 14. | Geoplin Slovan | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1907 | 2196 | -289 | 31 |
* Qualified for Playoffs
* Relegated

## Stats Leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
| 1. | Tadija Dragićević | Crvena zvezda | 573 | 28 | 20,46 |
| 2. | Marlon Garnett | Split | 460 | 24 | 19,17 |
| 3. | Jakov Vladović | Zagreb | 448 | 25 | 17,92 |
| 4. | Omar Cook | Crvena zvezda | 479 | 29 | 16,52 |
| 5. | Robert Troha | Helios | 388 | 25 | 15,52 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
| 1. | Vladimir Golubović | Vojvodina | 227 | 26 | 8,73 |
| 2. | Ante Tomić | Zagreb | 186 | 26 | 7,15 |
| 3. | Todor Gečevski | Zadar | 211 | 30 | 7,03 |
| 4. | Andrija Stipanović | Split | 179 | 26 | 6,88 |
| 5. | Dejan Ivanov | Split | 161 | 25 | 6,44 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
| 1. | Omar Cook | Crvena zvezda | 188 | 29 | 6,48 |
| 2. | Anthony Akins | Split | 149 | 25 | 5,96 |
| 3. | Jakov Vladović | Zagreb | 110 | 25 | 4,40 |
| 4. | Milton Palacio | Partizan | 109 | 28 | 3,89 |
| 5. | Corey Brewer | Zadar | 108 | 30 | 3,60 |

### Ranking MVP

| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
| 1. | Tadija Dragićević | Crvena zvezda | 614 | 28 | 21,93 |
| 2. | Omar Cook | Crvena zvezda | 600 | 29 | 20,69 |
| 3. | Nikola Peković | Partizan | 565 | 28 | 20,18 |
| 4. | Jakov Vladović | Zagreb | 492 | 25 | 19,68 |
| 5. | Vladimir Golubović | Vojvodina | 474 | 26 | 18,23 |

## Playoffs

| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg$^*$ |
| Partizan Igokea | 2 - 0 | Cibona | 90 - 80 | 100 - 93 | – |
| Zadar | 2 - 1 | FMP Železnik | 95 - 91 (ot) | 94 - 99 (ot) | 74 - 73 |
| Hemofarm STADA | 2 - 1 | Budućnost | 87 - 71 | 55 - 64 | 75 - 69 |
| Crvena zvezda | 1 - 2 | Union Olimpija | 93 - 87 | 60 - 88 | 74 - 97 |
* if necessary

## Final four

Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
| Semifinals April 25. | Semifinals April 25. | Semifinals April 25. | Final April 26. | Final April 26. | Final April 26. |
| 1 | Partizan Igokea | 94 | | | |
| 5 | Union Olimpija | 90 | | | |
| 5 | Union Olimpija | 90 | 1 | Partizan Igokea | 69 |
| | | | 3 | Hemofarm STADA | 51 |
| 2 | Zadar | 72 | 3 | Hemofarm STADA | 51 |
| 3 | Hemofarm STADA | 81 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Partizan vs. Union Olimpija

* April 25 20:45 CET
* Report
| Partizan | 94–90 | Union Olimpija |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-22, 16-23, 27-16, 26-29 |||
| Pts: Peković 31 Rebs: Veličković 6 Asts: Palacio, Kecman 3 | | Pts: Bailey 24 Rebs: Zupan 7 Asts: Bailey 3 |
* Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Muhvić (CRO), Dožai (CRO), Radović (CRO)

#### Zadar vs. Hemofarm STADA

* April 25 18:15 CET
* Report
| Zadar | 72–81 | Hemofarm STADA |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-21, 16-21, 22-20, 10-19 |||
| Pts: Johnson 19 Rebs: Štimac 15 Asts: Brewer 4 | | Pts: Pavković, Joksimović 13 Rebs: Joksimović 8 Asts: Pavković 7 |
* Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Šutulović (MNE), Obradović (BIH), Boltauzer (SLO)

### Final

* April 26 20:45 CET
* Report
| Partizan | 69–51 | Hemofarm STADA |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-15, 22-12, 19-11, 10-13 |||
| Pts: Peković, 22 Rebs: Peković 7 Asts: Palacio 3 | | Pts: Marković 11 Rebs: Marjanović 7 Asts: Pavković 3 |
* Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Belošević (SRB), Pukl (SLO), Šutulović (MNE)
* 2007–08 ABA NLB League Champions
* Partizan 2nd Title

## ABA clubs in European competitions

| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| Euroleague | Partizan | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by Tau Cerámica, 1–2 |
| Euroleague | Union Olimpija | Regular Season Group A | 6th place |
| Euroleague | Cibona | Regular Season Group B | 6th place |
| ULEB Cup | Hemofarm | Top 16 | Eliminated by Akasvayu Girona, 133–156 |
| ULEB Cup | Crvena zvezda | Top 16 | Eliminated by Beşiktaş, 149–161 |
| ULEB Cup | Zadar | Top 16 | Eliminated by Valencia, 144–162 |
| ULEB Cup | Budućnost | Top 32 | Eliminated by Hemofarm, 134–155 |
| ULEB Cup | FMP | Regular Season Group B | 5th place |
| FIBA EuroCup | Zagreb CO | Quarter-finals | Eliminated by Barons LMT, 1–2 |