Euroleague
The Palacio de Deportes hosted the Final Four
Season2007–08
Dates22 October 2007 – 4 May 2008
Number of teams24
Regular season
Season MVPLithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Finals
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (6th title)
  Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Elite
Third placeItaly Montepaschi Siena
Fourth placeSpain Tau Cerámica
Final Four MVPUnited States Trajan Langdon
Statistical leaders
Points United States Marc Salyers 21.8
Rebounds United States Travis Watson 9.7
Assists United States DeJuan Collins 5.4
Index Rating United States 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
CountryTeamsTeams (place in national championship)
Spain Spain4 Real Madrid (1) FC Barcelona (2) Tau Cerámica (3) Unicaja Málaga (8)
Italy Italy4 Montepaschi Siena (1) VidiVici Bologna (2) Lottomatica Roma (3) Armani Jeans Milano (4)
Greece Greece3 Panathinaikos (1) Olympiacos (2) Aris TT Bank (3)
Turkey Turkey2 Fenerbahçe Ülker (1) Efes Pilsen (2)
Lithuania Lithuania2 Žalgiris (1) Lietuvos Rytas (2)
France France2 Roanne (1) Le Mans (6)
Germany Germany1 Brose Bamberg (1)
Croatia Croatia1 Cibona (1)
Russia Russia1 CSKA Moscow (1)
Israel Israel1 Maccabi Elite (1)
Slovenia Slovenia1 Union Olimpija (2)
Serbia Serbia1 Partizan (1)
Poland Poland1 Prokom Trefl Sopot (1)

Teams details

TeamLocationArena (seating capacity)Classification
ArisGreece ThessalonikiAlexandrio Melathron (5,500)A1 Ethniki third placed team
Brose BambergGermany BambergJako Arena (6,900)Basketball Bundesliga two-year classification
CibonaCroatia ZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) A1 Liga three-year period classified
CSKA MoscowRussia MoscowCSKA Universal Sports Hall (5,500), Khodynka Arena (14,500) — Game 13 only Russian Super League three-year period classified
Efes PilsenTurkey IstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena (12,500)Turkish League three-year period classified
FC BarcelonaSpain BarcelonaPalau Blaugrana (8,250)ACB
Fenerbahçe ÜlkerTurkey IstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena (12,500)Turkish League three-year period classified
Le MansFrance Le MansAntarès (6,003)La Ligue three-year period classified
Lietuvos RytasLithuania VilniusSiemens Arena (11,000)ULEB Cup vice Champion
Lottomatica RomaItaly RomePalaLottomatica (11,200)Serie A
Maccabi EliteIsrael Tel AvivNokia Arena (Yad Eliyahu) (11,700)Israeli League three-year period classified
Montepaschi SienaItaly SienaPalasport Mens Sana (7,025)Serie A regular season leader
Armani Jeans MilanoItaly MilanDatch Forum di Assago (13,000)Serie A
Union OlimpijaSlovenia LjubljanaDvorana Tivoli (6,000)Liga UPC Telemach three-year period classified
OlympiacosGreece PiraeusPeace and Friendship Stadium (14,905)A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
PanathinaikosGreece AthensOlympic Indoor Hall (19,250)A1 Ethniki three-year period classified
PartizanSerbia BelgradePionir Hall (8,150)Naša Sinalko Liga Champion
Prokom Trefl SopotPoland SopotHala Olivia (5,500), Gdańsk (Game 1-8)
Hala Stulecia Sopotu (2,000), Sopot (Game 9 onward)[1]		Dominet Bank Ekstraliga Champion
Real MadridSpain MadridPalacio Vistalegre (15,000)ULEB Cup Champion/ACB
RoanneFrance RoanneClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall (5,000)La Ligue champion
Tau CerámicaSpain Vitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena (15,504)ACB three-year period classified
Unicaja MálagaSpain MálagaJose Maria Martin Carpena Arena (13,000)ACB three-year period classified
VidiVici BolognaItaly BolognaPalaMalaguti (11,000)Serie A
ŽalgirisLithuania KaunasKaunas 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

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia CSKA Moscow 141221123942+181
2.Italy Montepaschi Siena 141041098974+124
3.Spain Tau Cerámica 149511701051+119
4.Lithuania Žalgiris 148611101126−16
5.Greece Olympiacos 147711851099+86
6.Slovenia Union Olimpija 1441010301147−117
7.Poland Prokom Trefl Sopot 144109731143−170
8.Italy VidiVici Bologna 1421210081215−207

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 141131127999+128
2.Israel Maccabi Elite 1411311621108+54
3.Spain Unicaja Málaga 1410411241007+117
4.Turkey Efes Pilsen 148611061080+26
5.Greece Aris TT Bank 147710541072−18
6.Croatia Cibona VIP 1441010801188−108
7.Italy Armani Jeans Milano 1431110151107−92
8.France Le Mans 1421210351142−107

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Greece Panathinaikos 1412211561037+119
2.Spain Real Madrid 1411311371015+122
3.Spain AXA FC Barcelona 14951082991+91
4.Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 146810871103−19
5.Serbia Partizan Igokea 146811001103−3
6.Italy Lottomatica Roma 146810711093−22
7.France Chorale Roanne 1441011041224−120
8.Germany Brose Baskets 142128791040−161

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

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Italy Montepaschi Siena 642465427+38
2.Serbia Partizan 642440430+10
3.Greece Panathinaikos 633430446−16
4.Turkey Efes Pilsen 615426458−32

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Tau Cerámica 651510467+43
2.Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 633493488+5
3.Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 624506507−1
4.Greece Aris TT Bank 624448495−47

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Israel Maccabi Elite 642516496+20
2.Greece Olympiacos 642443436+7
3.Spain Real Madrid 633489493−4
4.Lithuania Žalgiris 615457480−23

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia CSKA Moscow 642448386+62
2.Spain AXA FC Barcelona 633393383+10
3.Spain Unicaja 633412418−6
4.Italy 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 leg3rd leg
Montepaschi Siena Italy 2–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 73–66 86–65
Tau Cerámica Spain 2–1 Serbia Partizan 74–66 55–76 85-68
Maccabi Elite Israel 2–1 Spain AXA FC Barcelona 81–75 74–83 88-75
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Greece 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 Italy 85–92 Israel Maccabi Elite
Tau Cerámica Spain 79–83 Russia CSKA Moscow

Third-place game

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Montepaschi Siena Italy 97–93 Spain Tau Cerámica

Final

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Maccabi Elite Israel 77–91 Russia CSKA Moscow
2007–08 Euroleague
Champions
Russia
CSKA Moscow
6th Title

Final standings

Team
Russia CSKA Moscow
SilverIsrael Maccabi Elite
BronzeItaly Montepaschi Siena
Spain Tau Cerámica

Final Four 2008 MVP

United States Trajan Langdon (CSKA Moscow)

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne1431522.50
2.North Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris2042021.00
3.Montenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan2345119.61

Points

Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1.United States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne1430521.79
2.United States Will SolomonTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker2137617.90
3.North Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris2034017.00

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1.United States Travis WatsonItaly Armani Jeans Milano141369.71
2.North Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris201698.45
3.United States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite252088.32

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1.United States DeJuan CollinsLithuania Žalgiris201075.35
2.United States Terrell McIntyreItaly Montepaschi Siena241184.92
3.Greece Theo PapaloukasRussia CSKA Moscow231054.57

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameUnited States/Italy Shaun StonerookItaly Montepaschi Siena242.58
Blocks per gameTurkey Ömer AşıkTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker152.07
Turnovers per gameBelize Milt PalacioSerbia Partizan233.39
Fouls drawn per gameUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne146.14
Minutes per gameUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne1433:54
2FG%Lithuania Marijonas PetravičiusLithuania Lietuvos Rytas170.721
3FG%Lithuania Kšyštof LavrinovičItaly Montepaschi Siena220.578
FT%Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusGreece Panathinaikos200.938

Game highs

Category Name Team Stat
RatingBelgium Tomas Van Den SpiegelPoland Prokom Trefl Sopot50
PointsUnited States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne40
ReboundsSpain Jordi TriasSpain FC Barcelona20
AssistsFrance Marc-Antoine PellinFrance Roanne13
Steals3 occasions8
BlocksUnited States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite6
TurnoversUnited States Will SolomonTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker8
United States Marcus HaislipSpain Unicaja Málaga
Fouls DrawnMontenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan13

Awards

Euroleague 2007–08 MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Final Four MVP

Euroleague 2007–08 Finals Top Scorer

All-Euroleague Team 2007–08

[3]

PositionAll-Euroleague First TeamClub teamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub team
United States Terrell McIntyre Italy Montepaschi Siena Greece Theo Papaloukas Russia CSKA Moscow
United States Trajan Langdon Russia CSKA Moscow United States Bootsy Thornton Italy Montepaschi Siena
Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas Russia CSKA Moscow Israel Yotam Halperin Israel Maccabi Elite
United States Terence Morris Israel Maccabi Elite Montenegro Nikola Peković Serbia Partizan
Brazil Tiago Splitter Spain Tau Cerámica Lithuania Kšyštof Lavrinovič Italy 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

Game Player Team Rating
1Montenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan40
2Lithuania Artūras JomantasLithuania Lietuvos Rytas29
Slovenia Erazem LorbekItaly Lottomatica Roma29
3North Macedonia Jeremiah MasseyGreece Aris40
4Belgium Tomas Van Den SpiegelPoland Prokom Trefl Sopot50
5Lithuania Arvydas MacijauskasGreece Olympiacos41
6United States Dewarick SpencerItaly VidiVici Bologna44
7Puerto Rico Daniel SantiagoSpain Unicaja Málaga34
8United States Marc SalyersFrance Roanne34
9Brazil Tiago SplitterSpain Tau Cerámica42
10United States Scoonie PennTurkey Efes Pilsen38
11United States Loren WoodsTurkey Efes Pilsen35
12Central African Republic Romain SatoItaly Montepaschi Siena33
Slovenia Marko MiličSlovenia Union Olimpija33
United States Will SolomonTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker33
13Serbia Novica VeličkovićSerbia Partizan30
14Spain Jordi TriasSpain FC Barcelona36

Top 16

Game Player Team PIR
1United States Lynn GreerGreece Olympiacos31
2Uruguay Esteban BatistaIsrael Maccabi Elite27
3Greece Dimitris DiamantidisGreece Panathinaikos29
United States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite29
4United States Lynn Greer (2)Greece Olympiacos37
5United States Scoonie Penn (2)Turkey Efes Pilsen32
Belgium Axel HervelleSpain Real Madrid32
6United States Will Solomon (2)Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker34
North Macedonia Jeremiah Massey (2)Greece Aris34

Playoffs

Game Player Team PIR
1-2Italy Gianluca BasileSpain FC Barcelona22
Slovenia Matjaž SmodišRussia CSKA Moscow22
3Brazil Tiago Splitter (2)Spain Tau Cerámica27

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team
November 2007Lithuania Arvydas MacijauskasGreece Olympiacos
December 2007United States Marcus BrownLithuania Žalgiris
January 2008United States Terence MorrisIsrael Maccabi Elite
February 2008United States Bootsy ThorntonItaly Montepaschi Siena
March 2009Belize Milt PalacioSerbia Partizan
April 2008Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRussia 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".
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