2004–05 ABA Goodyear League

Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004-05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams.

2004–05 ABA Goodyear League season
LeagueABA Goodyear League
SportBasketball
Number of teams Croatia (5 teams)
 Serbia and Montenegro (5 teams)
 Slovenia (4 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
Regular season
Season champions Hemofarm
Season MVP Dejan Milojević (Partizan)
Top scorer Dejan Milojević (Partizan) (21.77 ppg)
Final 8
Champions Hemofarm

16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Šibenka Dalmare, Široki Hercegtisak, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan Pivara MB, Hemofarm, Reflex, Budućnost.

In this season the league also decided to change the play-off system. The Final Tournament was expanded and renamed into the Final Eight Tournament. There were 30 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best eight teams qualified for the Final Eight Tournament which was played in Belgrade from April 28 until May 1, 2005.

Hemofarm became the 2005 Goodyear League Champion.

Throughout the season, the issue of Partizan's forward Milan Gurović not being allowed to enter Croatia due to having a tattoo of Draža Mihailović on his left shoulder received much attention in the media.[1]

Regular season

Stats Leaders

Points
Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan5662621,77
2. Marko TomasZagreb5883019,60
3. Roko UkićSplit4812618,50
4. Damir MiljkovićZagreb5062917,45
5. Marko BanićZadar5353117,26

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan219268,42
2. Frano ČolakŠibenka175257,00
3. Todor GečevskiZadar198296,83
4. Milenko TopićHemofarm196296,76
5. Marko BanićZadar200316,45

Assists
Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1. Roko UkićSplit113264,35
2. Kyle HillZadar99253,96
3. Andrés RodríguezOlimpija114303,80
4. Marko AntonijevičLaško111303,70
5. Marko PopovićZadar86253,44

Ranking MVP
Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan7892630,35
2. Marko TomasZagreb6343021,13
3. Roko UkićSplit5162619,85
4. Marko BanićZadar6073119,58
5. Frano ČolakŠibenka4852519,40

Final eight

Matches played at Pionir Hall, Belgrade

Quarterfinals
April 29. 		Semifinals
April 30. 		Final
May 1.
         
1 Hemofarm 84
8 Bosna ASA BHT 69
1 Hemofarm 88
5 Reflex 80
4 Union Olimpija 80
5 Reflex 91
1 Hemofarm 89
2 Partizan Pivara MB 76
2 Partizan Pivara MB 99
7 Zadar 72
2 Partizan Pivara MB 87
3 Crvena zvezda 85
3 Crvena zvezda 73
6 Cibona VIP 71


2004–05 ABA Godyear League Champions



Hemofarm
1st Title


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References
  1. Titula Hemofarma u senci Gurovićeve tetovaže;Press, 17 July 2011
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