# 2008–09 ACB season

The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season (16 home games for each of the 17 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009. The top four teams earned berths in the Euroleague competition for 2009–10, the international basketball competition for European professional teams.

## Team standings

* Direct access to Euroleague 2009–10
* Clinched playoff berth
* Eliminated from playoffs contention
* Relegated
Team standings after 34 games.
| # | Teams | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | Tau Cerámica | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2865 | 2464 | +401 |
| 2 | Regal Barcelona | 32 | 26 | 6 | 2601 | 2278 | +323 |
| 3 | Unicaja | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2668 | 2325 | +343 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2690 | 2528 | +162 |
| 5 | DKV Joventut | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2647 | 2525 | +122 |
| 6 | Kalise Gran Canaria | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2566 | 2487 | +79 |
| 7 | Pamesa Valencia | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2452 | 2416 | +36 |
| 8 | iurbentia Bilbao | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2451 | 2492 | -41 |
| 9 | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2669 | 2639 | +30 |
| 10 | Ricoh Manresa | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2382 | 2503 | -121 |
| 11 | CB Granada | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2369 | 2516 | -147 |
| 12 | Bruesa GBC | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2448 | 2589 | -141 |
| 13 | MMT Estudiantes | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2473 | 2586 | -113 |
| 14 | Cajasol | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2429 | 2641 | -212 |
| 15 | CB Murcia | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2347 | 2636 | -289 |
| 16 | ViveMenorca | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2281 | 2481 | -200 |
| 17 | CAI Zaragoza | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2383 | 2615 | -232 |

## Stats leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
| 1. | Igor Rakočević | Tau Cerámica | 19.4 |
| 2. | Brad Oleson | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada | 18.0 |
| 3. | Paolo Quinteros | CAI Zaragoza | 17.4 |
| 4. | Taquan Dean | CB Murcia | 16.7 |
| 5. | Pooh Jeter | ViveMenorca | 16.3 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
| 1. | Curtis Borchardt | CB Granada | 9.9 |
| 2. | Felipe Reyes | Real Madrid | 8.9 |
| 3. | Nik Caner-Medley | Cajasol Sevilla | 8.0 |
| 4. | Andrew Panko | Bruesa GBC | 6.8 |
| 5. | Ersan İlyasova | Regal Barcelona | 6.8 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
| 1. | Javier Rodríguez | Ricoh Manresa | 6.1 |
| 2. | Ricky Rubio | DKV Joventut | 5.8 |
| 3. | Chris Thomas | CB Murcia | 5.0 |
| 4. | Kristaps Valters | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada | 4.8 |
| 5. | Pablo Prigioni | TAU Cerámica | 4.7 |

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Felipe Reyes - Real Madrid

### Best Defensive Player

* Ricky Rubio – DKV Joventut

### MVP Week by Week

| Date | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | Saúl Blanco | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada | 33 |
| 2 | Brad Oleson | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (2) | 39 |
| 3 | Felipe Reyes | Real Madrid | 40 |
| 4 | Andrea Pecile | Cajasol | 26 |
| 5 | Felipe Reyes (2) | Real Madrid (2) | 34 |
| 6 | Tom Wideman | MMT Estudiantes | 29 |
| 7 | Chris Thomas | CB Murcia | 32 |
| 8 | Marcus Haislip | Unicaja | 31 |
| 9 | Igor Rakočević | Tau Cerámica | 33 |
| 10 | Igor Rakočević (2) | Tau Cerámica (2) | 32 |
| 11 | Tiago Splitter Saúl Blanco (2) | Tau Cerámica (3) Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (3) | 33 |
| 12 | Pooh Jeter | ViveMenorca | 31 |
| 13 | Curtis Borchardt | CB Granada | 35 |
| 14 | Curtis Borchardt (2) | CB Granada (2) | 41 |
| 15 | Felipe Reyes (3) Fran Vázquez | Real Madrid (3) Regal Barcelona | 32 |
| 16 | Carl English | Kalise Gran Canaria | 37 |
| 17 | Paolo Quinteros | CAI Zaragoza | 33 |
| 18 | Brad Oleson (2) Curtis Borchardt (3) | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (4) CB Granada (3) | 32 |
| 19 | Tiago Splitter (2) | Tau Cerámica (4) | 36 |
| 20 | Igor Rakočević (3) | Tau Cerámica (5) | 39 |
| 21 | Curtis Borchardt (4) | CB Granada (4) | 41 |
| 22 | Pete Mickeal | Tau Cerámica (6) | 28 |
| 23 | Marcus Haislip (2) Brad Oleson (3) | Unicaja (2) Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (5) | 33 |
| 24 | Lamont Barnes | CB Murcia (2) | 31 |
| 25 | Axel Hervelle | Real Madrid (4) | 36 |
| 26 | Fran Vázquez (2) | Regal Barcelona (2) | 36 |
| 27 | Fran Vázquez (3) | Regal Barcelona (3) | 45 |
| 28 | Clay Tucker | Cajasol (2) | 39 |
| 29 | Felipe Reyes (4) | Real Madrid (5) | 34 |
| 30 | Boniface N'Dong | Unicaja (3) | 31 |
| 31 | Jimmie Hunter | CB Granada (5) | 34 |
| 32 | Jimmie Hunter (2) | CB Granada (6) | 41 |
| 33 | Jérôme Moïso | DKV Joventut | 38 |
| 34 | Guillem Rubio | Ricoh Manresa | 35 |

### MVP Month by Month

| Month | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| October | Felipe Reyes | Real Madrid | 30,8 |
| November | Igor Rakočević | Tau Cerámica | 26,2 |
| December | Curtis Borchardt | CB Granada | 34,3 |
| January | Carl English | Kalise Gran Canaria | 24,3 |
| February | Brad Oleson | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada | 30,5 |
| March | Fran Vázquez | Regal Barcelona | 28,75 |
| April | Jimmie Hunter | CB Granada (2) | 21,2 |

### All-ACB Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| PG | Pablo Prigioni | Tau Cerámica |
| SG | Igor Rakočević | Tau Cerámica |
| SF | Juan Carlos Navarro | Regal Barcelona |
| C | Fran Vázquez | Regal Barcelona |
| C | Felipe Reyes | Real Madrid |