2003–04 ABA Goodyear League
The 2003–04 ABA Goodyear League was the third season of the Liga ABA. The league expanded this season: 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia participated in Goodyear League in its third season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Široki Hercegtisak, Banjalučka pivara, Crvena zvezda, Reflex, Budućnost, Lovćen CG komercijalna banka.
| 2003–04 ABA Goodyear League season | |
|---|---|
| League | ABA Goodyear League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | Croatia (4 teams) Serbia and Montenegro (4 teams) Slovenia (4 teams) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Cibona VIP |
| Season MVP | Dejan Milojević (Budućnost) |
| Top scorer | Igor Rakočević (Crvena zvezda) (23.22 ppg) |
| Final 4 | |
| Champions | Reflex |
There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Zagreb from April 16 until April 18, 2004.
Reflex became the 2004 Goodyear League Champion.
Regular season
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Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. |
Final four
Matches played at Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Incident
On Friday night, 16 April 2004 around 11pm following the semifinal games, an ethnically motivated incident occurred when Crvena zvezda's director Igor Žeželj and B92 journalist Danijel Bukumirović got assaulted at the Panorama Hotel parking lot by an organized group of fifteen Croatian hooligans with chains, rocks and metal poles.[1] Bukumirović managed to escape into the car with only minor injuries while Žeželj wasn't as lucky and ended up with a fractured rib and 6 stitches on his forehead. Croatian police reportedly arrested six individuals in connection with the attack that was carried out by a group that trolled around the Final Four venue Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, as well as hotels Sheraton and Panorama looking to beat up anyone from Serbia.[2]
| Semifinals April 16 | Final April 18. | ||||||||
| 1 | Cibona VIP | 97 | |||||||
| 3 | Union Olimpija | 81 | |||||||
| 1 | Cibona VIP | 70 | |||||||
| 2 | Reflex | 71 | |||||||
| 2 | Reflex (OT) | 113 | |||||||
| 4 | Crvena zvezda | 110 | |||||||
| 2003–04 ABA Godyear League Champions |
|---|
| Reflex 1st Title |
Stats leaders
Ranking MVP
| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dejan Milojević | Budućnost | 739 | 25 | 29.56 |
| 2. | Igor Rakočević | Crvena zvezda | 610 | 23 | 26.52 |
| 3. | Frano Čolak | Široki Hercegtisak | 506 | 26 | 19.46 |
| 4. | Ognjen Aškrabić | Reflex | 463 | 24 | 19.29 |
| 5. | Davor Marcelić | Zadar | 475 | 26 | 18.27 |
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Igor Rakočević | Crvena zvezda | 534 | 23 | 23.22 |
| 2. | Dejan Milojević | Budućnost | 513 | 25 | 20.52 |
| 3. | Davor Marcelić | Zadar | 440 | 26 | 16.92 |
| 4. | Feliks Kojadinović | Banjalučka pivovara | 402 | 24 | 16.75 |
| 5. | Frano Čolak | Široki Hercegtisak | 421 | 26 | 16.19 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dejan Milojević | Budućnost | 270 | 25 | 10.80 |
| 2. | Ninoslav Marjanović | Budućnost | 161 | 22 | 7.32 |
| 3. | Andrija Žižić | Cibona Vip | 177 | 27 | 6.56 |
| 4. | Marko Rakočević | Lovćen CKB | 147 | 24 | 6.13 |
| Tommy Smith | Split CO | 147 | 24 | 6.13 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Curtis McCants | Split CO | 73 | 16 | 4.56 |
| 1. | Igor Rakočević | Crvena zvezda | 101 | 23 | 4.39 |
| 3. | Vladimir Krstić | Zadar | 60 | 14 | 4.29 |
| 4. | Martin Vanjak | Široki Hercegtisak | 109 | 26 | 4.19 |
| 5. | Ivan Tomas | Zagreb | 99 | 26 | 3.96 |
Source: Adriatic League