# 2007–08 Euroleague

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) | Teams (place in national championship) | Teams (place in national championship) | 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) | 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:
* Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
* Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
* Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
* Points scored in all group matches
* 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 141221123942+181 2. Montepaschi Siena 141041098974+124 3. Tau Cerámica 149511701051+119 4. Žalgiris 148611101126−16 5. Olympiacos 147711851099+86 6. Union Olimpija 1441010301147−117 7. Prokom Trefl Sopot 144109731143−170 8. VidiVici Bologna 1421210081215−207 | Group B Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Lietuvos Rytas 141131127999+128 2. Maccabi Elite 1411311621108+54 3. Unicaja Málaga 1410411241007+117 4. Efes Pilsen 148611061080+26 5. Aris TT Bank 147710541072−18 6. Cibona VIP 1441010801188−108 7. Armani Jeans Milano 1431110151107−92 8. Le Mans 1421210351142−107 |

### 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.
The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team
* CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Lietuvos Rytas, Real Madrid
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams
* Maccabi Elite, Montepaschi Siena, Unicaja Málaga, Tau Cerámica
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams
* FC Barcelona, Efes Pilsen, Žalgiris, Fenerbahçe Ülker
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team
* Olympiacos, Aris, Partizan, Lottomatica Roma
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:
* No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
* No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
* 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 642465427+38 2. Partizan 642440430+10 3. Panathinaikos 633430446−16 4. Efes Pilsen 615426458−32 | Group E Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Tau Cerámica 651510467+43 2. Fenerbahçe Ülker 633493488+5 3. Lietuvos Rytas 624506507−1 4. Aris TT Bank 624448495−47 |
| Group F Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Maccabi Elite 642516496+20 2. Olympiacos 642443436+7 3. Real Madrid 633489493−4 4. Žalgiris 615457480−23 | Group G Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. CSKA Moscow 642448386+62 2. AXA FC Barcelona 633393383+10 3. Unicaja 633412418−6 4. Lottomatica Roma 624383449−66 |

## 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

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
### 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 | 3 occasions | 8 |
| Blocks | Terence Morris | Maccabi Elite | 6 |
| Turnovers | Will Solomon | Fenerbahçe Ülker | 8 |
| Turnovers | Marcus Haislip | Unicaja Málaga | 8 |
| Fouls Drawn | Nikola Peković | Partizan | 13 |

## Awards
### Euroleague 2007–08 MVP

* Ramūnas Šiškauskas ( CSKA Moscow )

### Euroleague 2007–08 Final Four MVP

* Trajan Langdon ( CSKA Moscow )

### Euroleague 2007–08 Finals Top Scorer

* Will Bynum ( Maccbi Tel Aviv )

### All-Euroleague Team 2007–08

| 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

* Danilo Gallinari ( Armani Jeans Milano )

### Best Defender

* Dimitris Diamantidis ( Panathinaikos )

### Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

* Marc Salyers ( Roanne )

### Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

* Ettore Messina ( CSKA Moscow )

### Club Executive of the Year

* Ferdinando Minucci ( Montepaschi Siena )

#### Regular season

| Game | Player | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Nikola Peković | Partizan | 40 |
| 2 | Artūras Jomantas | Lietuvos Rytas | 29 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 12 | Marko Milič | Union Olimpija | 33 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 3 | Terence Morris | Maccabi Elite | 29 |
| 4 | Lynn Greer (2) | Olympiacos | 37 |
| 5 | Scoonie Penn (2) | Efes Pilsen | 32 |
| 5 | Axel Hervelle | Real Madrid | 32 |
| 6 | Will Solomon (2) | Fenerbahçe Ülker | 34 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Massey (2) | Aris | 34 |

#### Playoffs

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

### 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 |