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.

Euroleague

The Palacio de Deportes hosted the Final Four
Competition details
Season	2007–08
Teams	24
Dates	22 October 2007 – 4 May 2008
Final positions
Champions	CSKA Moscow (6th title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Elite
Third place	Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place	Tau Cerámica
Awards
MVP	Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Final Four MVP	Trajan Langdon
Statistical leaders
Index Rating	Marc Salyers 22.5
Points	Marc Salyers 21.8
Rebounds	Travis Watson 9.7
Assists	DeJuan Collins 5.4
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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)
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)[1]	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:

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 Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1123 942 +181 2. Montepaschi Siena 14 10 4 1098 974 +124 3. Tau Cerámica 14 9 5 1170 1051 +119 4. Žalgiris 14 8 6 1110 1126 −16 5. Olympiacos 14 7 7 1185 1099 +86 6. Union Olimpija 14 4 10 1030 1147 −117 7. Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 4 10 973 1143 −170 8. VidiVici Bologna 14 2 12 1008 1215 −207

Group B Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Lietuvos Rytas 14 11 3 1127 999 +128 2. Maccabi Elite 14 11 3 1162 1108 +54 3. Unicaja Málaga 14 10 4 1124 1007 +117 4. Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1106 1080 +26 5. Aris TT Bank 14 7 7 1054 1072 −18 6. Cibona VIP 14 4 10 1080 1188 −108 7. Armani Jeans Milano 14 3 11 1015 1107 −92 8. Le Mans 14 2 12 1035 1142 −107

Group C

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season 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.[2]

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:

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.

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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 6 4 2 465 427 +38 2. Partizan 6 4 2 440 430 +10 3. Panathinaikos 6 3 3 430 446 −16 4. Efes Pilsen 6 1 5 426 458 −32

Group E Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Tau Cerámica 6 5 1 510 467 +43 2. Fenerbahçe Ülker 6 3 3 493 488 +5 3. Lietuvos Rytas 6 2 4 506 507 −1 4. Aris TT Bank 6 2 4 448 495 −47

Group F Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 516 496 +20 2. Olympiacos 6 4 2 443 436 +7 3. Real Madrid 6 3 3 489 493 −4 4. Žalgiris 6 1 5 457 480 −23

Group G Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. CSKA Moscow 6 4 2 448 386 +62 2. AXA FC Barcelona 6 3 3 393 383 +10 3. Unicaja 6 3 3 412 418 −6 4. Lottomatica Roma 6 2 4 383 449 −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.	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

3rd 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		8
Blocks	Terence Morris	Maccabi Elite	6
Turnovers	Will Solomon	Fenerbahçe Ülker	8
	Marcus Haislip	Unicaja Málaga
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

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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

Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Round

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

Playoffs

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

MVP of the Month

Main article: EuroLeague 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

See also

• Euroleague 2007–08 Final
• ULEB Cup 2007–08
• EuroCup 2007–08
• EuroLeague Women 2007–08

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. http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/madrid-2008/main-page/i/31740/1814/2007-08-all-euroleague-mvp-announced