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.[1] The top four teams earned berths in the Euroleague competition for 2009–10, the international basketball competition for European professional teams.

2008-09 ACB season
LeagueLiga ACB
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 4, 2008 - May 10, 2009
Number of games256 (regular season)
19 (playoffs)
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)Televisión Española
Regular Season
Season championsTAU Cerámica
Season MVP Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid)
Top scorer Igor Rakočević (TAU Cerámica)
Playoffs
ACB Finals
ChampionsFC Barcelona
Finals MVP Juan Carlos Navarro

Team standings

Direct access to Euroleague 2009–10
Clinched playoff berth
Eliminated from playoffs contention
Relegated

Team standings after 34 games.[2]

Playoffs

Stats leaders

[3]

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica19.4
2. Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada18.0
3. Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza17.4
4. Taquan DeanCB Murcia16.7
5. Pooh JeterViveMenorca16.3

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Curtis BorchardtCB Granada9.9
2. Felipe ReyesReal Madrid8.9
3. Nik Caner-MedleyCajasol Sevilla8.0
4. Andrew PankoBruesa GBC6.8
5. Ersan İlyasovaRegal Barcelona6.8

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Javier RodríguezRicoh Manresa6.1
2. Ricky RubioDKV Joventut5.8
3. Chris ThomasCB Murcia5.0
4. Kristaps ValtersAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada4.8
5. Pablo PrigioniTAU Cerámica4.7

Awards

Regular Season MVP

MVP Week by Week

Date Player Team Efficiency
1 Saúl BlancoAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada33
2 Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada (2)39
3 Felipe ReyesReal Madrid40
4 Andrea PecileCajasol26
5 Felipe Reyes (2)Real Madrid (2)34
6 Tom WidemanMMT Estudiantes29
7 Chris ThomasCB Murcia32
8 Marcus HaislipUnicaja31
9 Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica33
10 Igor Rakočević (2)Tau Cerámica (2)32
11 Tiago Splitter
Saúl Blanco (2)
Tau Cerámica (3)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (3)
33
12 Pooh JeterViveMenorca31
13 Curtis BorchardtCB Granada35
14 Curtis Borchardt (2)CB Granada (2)41
15 Felipe Reyes (3)
Fran Vázquez
Real Madrid (3)
Regal Barcelona
32
16 Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria37
17 Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza33
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 MickealTau Cerámica (6)28
23 Marcus Haislip (2)
Brad Oleson (3)
Unicaja (2)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (5)
33
24 Lamont BarnesCB Murcia (2)31
25 Axel HervelleReal Madrid (4)36
26 Fran Vázquez (2)Regal Barcelona (2)36
27 Fran Vázquez (3)Regal Barcelona (3)45
28 Clay TuckerCajasol (2)39
29 Felipe Reyes (4)Real Madrid (5)34
30 Boniface N'DongUnicaja (3)31
31 Jimmie HunterCB Granada (5)34
32 Jimmie Hunter (2)CB Granada (6)41
33 Jérôme MoïsoDKV Joventut38
34 Guillem RubioRicoh Manresa35

MVP Month by Month

Month Player Team Efficiency
October Felipe ReyesReal Madrid30,8
November Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica26,2
December Curtis BorchardtCB Granada34,3
January Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria24,3
February Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada30,5
March Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona28,75
April Jimmie HunterCB Granada (2)21,2

All-ACB Team

Position Player Team
PG Pablo PrigioniTau Cerámica
SG Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica
SF Juan Carlos NavarroRegal Barcelona
C Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona
C Felipe ReyesReal Madrid

References

  1. "ACB Calendar". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2008-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/basketball-League-ACB_2008-2009.asp
  4. Felipe Reyes, MVP de la temporada 2008-09 ACB.com (in Spanish)
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