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.
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:
Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
Points scored in all group matches
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
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
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:
No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
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
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.
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.
^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. from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^"Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Draw procedures". Euroleague. 2008-01-29. from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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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 Gdansk 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 EuroleagueThe Palacio de Deportes hosted the Final FourSeason2007 08Dates22 October 2007 4 May 2008Number of teams24Regular seasonSeason MVPRamunas SiskauskasFinalsChampionsCSKA Moscow 6th title Runners upMaccabi EliteThird placeMontepaschi SienaFourth placeTau CeramicaFinal Four MVPTrajan LangdonStatistical leadersPointsMarc Salyers21 8ReboundsTravis Watson9 7AssistsDeJuan Collins5 4Index RatingMarc Salyers22 5 2006 072008 09 Contents 1 Teams of the 2007 08 Euroleague 1 1 Teams details 2 Regular season 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 2 3 Group C 3 Top 16 3 1 Group D 3 2 Group E 3 3 Group F 3 4 Group G 4 Quarterfinals 5 Final four 5 1 Semifinals 5 2 Third place game 5 3 Final 5 4 Final standings 5 5 Final Four 2008 MVP 6 Individual statistics 6 1 Rating 6 2 Points 6 3 Rebounds 6 4 Assists 6 5 Other Stats 6 6 Game highs 7 Awards 7 1 Euroleague 2007 08 MVP 7 2 Euroleague 2007 08 Final Four MVP 7 3 Euroleague 2007 08 Finals Top Scorer 7 4 All Euroleague Team 2007 08 7 5 Rising Star 7 6 Best Defender 7 7 Top Scorer Alphonso Ford Trophy 7 8 Coach of the Year Alexander Gomelsky Award 7 9 Club Executive of the Year 7 9 1 Regular season 7 9 2 Top 16 7 9 3 Playoffs 7 10 MVP of the Month 8 See also 9 References and notesTeams of the 2007 08 Euroleague EditKey to colors Champion Runner up Third place Fourth place Eliminated in Quarterfinals Eliminated in Last 16 Eliminated in the regular seasonCountry Teams Teams place in national championship nbsp Spain 4 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 2 Tau Ceramica 3 Unicaja Malaga 8 nbsp Italy 4 Montepaschi Siena 1 VidiVici Bologna 2 Lottomatica Roma 3 Armani Jeans Milano 4 nbsp Greece 3 Panathinaikos 1 Olympiacos 2 Aris TT Bank 3 nbsp Turkey 2 Fenerbahce Ulker 1 Efes Pilsen 2 nbsp Lithuania 2 Zalgiris 1 Lietuvos Rytas 2 nbsp France 2 Roanne 1 Le Mans 6 nbsp Germany 1 Brose Bamberg 1 nbsp Croatia 1 Cibona 1 nbsp Russia 1 CSKA Moscow 1 nbsp Israel 1 Maccabi Elite 1 nbsp Slovenia 1 Union Olimpija 2 nbsp Serbia 1 Partizan 1 nbsp Poland 1 Prokom Trefl Sopot 1 Teams details Edit Team Location Arena seating capacity ClassificationAris nbsp Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron 5 500 A1 Ethniki third placed teamBrose Bamberg nbsp Bamberg Jako Arena 6 900 Basketball Bundesliga two year classificationCibona nbsp Zagreb Drazen Petrovic Basketball Hall 5 400 A1 Liga three year period classifiedCSKA Moscow nbsp Moscow CSKA Universal Sports Hall 5 500 Khodynka Arena 14 500 Game 13 only Russian Super League three year period classifiedEfes Pilsen nbsp Istanbul Abdi Ipekci Arena 12 500 Turkish League three year period classifiedFC Barcelona nbsp Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 8 250 ACBFenerbahce Ulker nbsp Istanbul Abdi Ipekci Arena 12 500 Turkish League three year period classifiedLe Mans nbsp Le Mans Antares 6 003 La Ligue three year period classifiedLietuvos Rytas nbsp Vilnius Siemens Arena 11 000 ULEB Cup vice ChampionLottomatica Roma nbsp Rome PalaLottomatica 11 200 Serie AMaccabi Elite nbsp Tel Aviv Nokia Arena Yad Eliyahu 11 700 Israeli League three year period classifiedMontepaschi Siena nbsp Siena Palasport Mens Sana 7 025 Serie A regular season leaderArmani Jeans Milano nbsp Milan Datch Forum di Assago 13 000 Serie AUnion Olimpija nbsp Ljubljana Dvorana Tivoli 6 000 Liga UPC Telemach three year period classifiedOlympiacos nbsp Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 14 905 A1 Ethniki three year period classifiedPanathinaikos nbsp Athens Olympic Indoor Hall 19 250 A1 Ethniki three year period classifiedPartizan nbsp Belgrade Pionir Hall 8 150 Nasa Sinalko Liga ChampionProkom Trefl Sopot nbsp Sopot Hala Olivia 5 500 Gdansk Game 1 8 Hala Stulecia Sopotu 2 000 Sopot Game 9 onward 1 Dominet Bank Ekstraliga ChampionReal Madrid nbsp Madrid Palacio Vistalegre 15 000 ULEB Cup Champion ACBRoanne nbsp Roanne Clermont Ferrand Sports Hall 5 000 La Ligue championTau Ceramica nbsp Vitoria Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena 15 504 ACB three year period classifiedUnicaja Malaga nbsp Malaga Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena 13 000 ACB three year period classifiedVidiVici Bologna nbsp Bologna PalaMalaguti 11 000 Serie AZalgiris nbsp Kaunas Kaunas Sports Hall 5 000 LKL three year period classifiedRegular season EditThe 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 Head to head record in matches between the tied clubs Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs Overall point difference in all group matches first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group Points scored in all group matches Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group matchKey to colors Top five places in each group plus highest ranked sixth place team advanced to Top 16Group A Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Regular Season Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1123 942 1812 nbsp Montepaschi Siena 14 10 4 1098 974 1243 nbsp Tau Ceramica 14 9 5 1170 1051 1194 nbsp Zalgiris 14 8 6 1110 1126 165 nbsp Olympiacos 14 7 7 1185 1099 866 nbsp Union Olimpija 14 4 10 1030 1147 1177 nbsp Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 4 10 973 1143 1708 nbsp VidiVici Bologna 14 2 12 1008 1215 207 Group B Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Regular Season Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Lietuvos Rytas 14 11 3 1127 999 1282 nbsp Maccabi Elite 14 11 3 1162 1108 543 nbsp Unicaja Malaga 14 10 4 1124 1007 1174 nbsp Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1106 1080 265 nbsp Aris TT Bank 14 7 7 1054 1072 186 nbsp Cibona VIP 14 4 10 1080 1188 1087 nbsp Armani Jeans Milano 14 3 11 1015 1107 928 nbsp Le Mans 14 2 12 1035 1142 107Group C Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Regular Season Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Panathinaikos 14 12 2 1156 1037 1192 nbsp Real Madrid 14 11 3 1137 1015 1223 nbsp AXA FC Barcelona 14 9 5 1082 991 914 nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 14 6 8 1087 1103 195 nbsp Partizan Igokea 14 6 8 1100 1103 36 nbsp Lottomatica Roma 14 6 8 1071 1093 227 nbsp Chorale Roanne 14 4 10 1104 1224 1208 nbsp Brose Baskets 14 2 12 879 1040 161Top 16 EditThe 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 MadridLevel 2 The remaining second place teams plus the top two third place teams Maccabi Elite Montepaschi Siena Unicaja Malaga Tau CeramicaLevel 3 The remaining third place team plus the three fourth place teams FC Barcelona Efes Pilsen Zalgiris Fenerbahce UlkerLevel 4 The fifth place teams plus the top ranked sixth place team Olympiacos Aris Partizan Lottomatica RomaEach Top 16 group included one team from each pool The draw was conducted under the following restrictions No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group 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 Fenerbahce 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 quarterfinalsGroup D Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Top 16 Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 465 427 382 nbsp Partizan 6 4 2 440 430 103 nbsp Panathinaikos 6 3 3 430 446 164 nbsp Efes Pilsen 6 1 5 426 458 32 Group E Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Top 16 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Tau Ceramica 6 5 1 510 467 432 nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 6 3 3 493 488 53 nbsp Lietuvos Rytas 6 2 4 506 507 14 nbsp Aris TT Bank 6 2 4 448 495 47Group F Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Top 16 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 516 496 202 nbsp Olympiacos 6 4 2 443 436 73 nbsp Real Madrid 6 3 3 489 493 44 nbsp Zalgiris 6 1 5 457 480 23 Group G Edit Main article Euroleague 2007 08 Top 16 Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp CSKA Moscow 6 4 2 448 386 622 nbsp AXA FC Barcelona 6 3 3 393 383 103 nbsp Unicaja 6 3 3 412 418 64 nbsp Lottomatica Roma 6 2 4 383 449 66Quarterfinals EditMain article Euroleague 2007 08 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 leg 3rd legMontepaschi Siena nbsp 2 0 nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 73 66 86 65Tau Ceramica nbsp 2 1 nbsp Partizan 74 66 55 76 85 68Maccabi Elite nbsp 2 1 nbsp AXA FC Barcelona 81 75 74 83 88 75CSKA Moscow nbsp 2 1 nbsp Olympiacos 74 76 83 73 81 56Final four EditMain article 2007 08 Euroleague 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 Edit May 2 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Team 1 Score Team 2Montepaschi Siena nbsp 85 92 nbsp Maccabi EliteTau Ceramica nbsp 79 83 nbsp CSKA MoscowThird place game Edit May 4 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Team 1 Score Team 2Montepaschi Siena nbsp 97 93 nbsp Tau CeramicaFinal Edit May 4 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Team 1 Score Team 2Maccabi Elite nbsp 77 91 nbsp CSKA Moscow2007 08 EuroleagueChampions nbsp CSKA Moscow 6th Title Final standings Edit Team nbsp nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp nbsp Maccabi Elite nbsp nbsp Montepaschi Siena nbsp Tau CeramicaFinal Four 2008 MVP Edit nbsp Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow Individual statistics EditMain article Euroleague 2007 08 Individual Statistics Rating Edit Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR1 nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 14 315 22 502 nbsp Jeremiah Massey nbsp Aris 20 420 21 003 nbsp Nikola Pekovic nbsp Partizan 23 451 19 61Points Edit Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG1 nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 14 305 21 792 nbsp Will Solomon nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 21 376 17 903 nbsp Jeremiah Massey nbsp Aris 20 340 17 00Rebounds Edit Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG1 nbsp Travis Watson nbsp Armani Jeans Milano 14 136 9 712 nbsp Jeremiah Massey nbsp Aris 20 169 8 453 nbsp Terence Morris nbsp Maccabi Elite 25 208 8 32Assists Edit Rank Name Team Games Rating APG1 nbsp DeJuan Collins nbsp Zalgiris 20 107 5 352 nbsp Terrell McIntyre nbsp Montepaschi Siena 24 118 4 923 nbsp Theo Papaloukas nbsp CSKA Moscow 23 105 4 57Other Stats Edit Category Name Team Games StatSteals per game nbsp nbsp Shaun Stonerook nbsp Montepaschi Siena 24 2 58Blocks per game nbsp Omer Asik nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 15 2 07Turnovers per game nbsp Milt Palacio nbsp Partizan 23 3 39Fouls drawn per game nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 14 6 14Minutes per game nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 14 33 542FG nbsp Marijonas Petravicius nbsp Lietuvos Rytas 17 0 7213FG nbsp Ksystof Lavrinovic nbsp Montepaschi Siena 22 0 578FT nbsp Sarunas Jasikevicius nbsp Panathinaikos 20 0 938Game highs Edit Category Name Team StatRating nbsp Tomas Van Den Spiegel nbsp Prokom Trefl Sopot 50Points nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 40Rebounds nbsp Jordi Trias nbsp FC Barcelona 20Assists nbsp Marc Antoine Pellin nbsp Roanne 13Steals 3 occasions 8Blocks nbsp Terence Morris nbsp Maccabi Elite 6Turnovers nbsp Will Solomon nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 8 nbsp Marcus Haislip nbsp Unicaja MalagaFouls Drawn nbsp Nikola Pekovic nbsp Partizan 13Awards EditEuroleague 2007 08 MVP Edit nbsp Ramunas Siskauskas nbsp CSKA Moscow Euroleague 2007 08 Final Four MVP Edit nbsp Trajan Langdon nbsp CSKA Moscow Euroleague 2007 08 Finals Top Scorer Edit nbsp Will Bynum nbsp Maccbi Tel Aviv All Euroleague Team 2007 08 Edit 3 Position All Euroleague First Team Club team All Euroleague Second Team Club teamPG nbsp Terrell McIntyre nbsp Montepaschi Siena nbsp Theo Papaloukas nbsp CSKA MoscowSG SF nbsp Trajan Langdon nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Bootsy Thornton nbsp Montepaschi SienaSG SF nbsp Ramunas Siskauskas nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Yotam Halperin nbsp Maccabi ElitePF C nbsp Terence Morris nbsp Maccabi Elite nbsp Nikola Pekovic nbsp PartizanPF C nbsp Tiago Splitter nbsp Tau Ceramica nbsp Ksystof Lavrinovic nbsp Montepaschi SienaRising Star Edit nbsp Danilo Gallinari nbsp Armani Jeans Milano Best Defender Edit nbsp Dimitris Diamantidis nbsp Panathinaikos Top Scorer Alphonso Ford Trophy Edit nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne Coach of the Year Alexander Gomelsky Award Edit nbsp Ettore Messina nbsp CSKA Moscow Club Executive of the Year Edit nbsp Ferdinando Minucci nbsp Montepaschi Siena Regular season Edit Main article EuroLeague MVP of the Round Game Player Team Rating1 nbsp Nikola Pekovic nbsp Partizan 402 nbsp Arturas Jomantas nbsp Lietuvos Rytas 29 nbsp Erazem Lorbek nbsp Lottomatica Roma 293 nbsp Jeremiah Massey nbsp Aris 404 nbsp Tomas Van Den Spiegel nbsp Prokom Trefl Sopot 505 nbsp Arvydas Macijauskas nbsp Olympiacos 416 nbsp Dewarick Spencer nbsp VidiVici Bologna 447 nbsp Daniel Santiago nbsp Unicaja Malaga 348 nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Roanne 349 nbsp Tiago Splitter nbsp Tau Ceramica 4210 nbsp Scoonie Penn nbsp Efes Pilsen 3811 nbsp Loren Woods nbsp Efes Pilsen 3512 nbsp Romain Sato nbsp Montepaschi Siena 33 nbsp Marko Milic nbsp Union Olimpija 33 nbsp Will Solomon nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 3313 nbsp Novica Velickovic nbsp Partizan 3014 nbsp Jordi Trias nbsp FC Barcelona 36Top 16 Edit Game Player Team PIR1 nbsp Lynn Greer nbsp Olympiacos 312 nbsp Esteban Batista nbsp Maccabi Elite 273 nbsp Dimitris Diamantidis nbsp Panathinaikos 29 nbsp Terence Morris nbsp Maccabi Elite 294 nbsp Lynn Greer 2 nbsp Olympiacos 375 nbsp Scoonie Penn 2 nbsp Efes Pilsen 32 nbsp Axel Hervelle nbsp Real Madrid 326 nbsp Will Solomon 2 nbsp Fenerbahce Ulker 34 nbsp Jeremiah Massey 2 nbsp Aris 34Playoffs Edit Game Player Team PIR1 2 nbsp Gianluca Basile nbsp FC Barcelona 22 nbsp Matjaz Smodis nbsp CSKA Moscow 223 nbsp Tiago Splitter 2 nbsp Tau Ceramica 27MVP of the Month Edit Main article EuroLeague MVP of the Month Month Player TeamNovember 2007 nbsp Arvydas Macijauskas nbsp OlympiacosDecember 2007 nbsp Marcus Brown nbsp ZalgirisJanuary 2008 nbsp Terence Morris nbsp Maccabi EliteFebruary 2008 nbsp Bootsy Thornton nbsp Montepaschi SienaMarch 2009 nbsp Milt Palacio nbsp PartizanApril 2008 nbsp Ramunas Siskauskas nbsp CSKA MoscowSee also EditEuroleague 2007 08 Final ULEB Cup 2007 08 EuroCup 2007 08 EuroLeague Women 2007 08References and notes Edit 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 Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Draw procedures Euroleague 2008 01 29 Archived from the original on 1 February 2008 Retrieved 2008 01 29 Cologne 2021 Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 08 Euroleague amp oldid 1157331159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
