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.
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 LC: 3-year licence Country Teams Teams (place in national championship) Spain 4 Real Madrid (1) FC Barcelona (2) Tau Cerámica (3) Unicaja Málaga (8)LC 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)LC Germany 1 Brose Bamberg (1) Croatia 1 Cibona (1) Russia 1 CSKA Moscow (1) Israel 1 Maccabi Elite (1) Slovenia 1 Union Olimpija (2)LC 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)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. 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: 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
Group A
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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.
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: 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
Group D
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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
TeamPldWLPFPADiff 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.
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
Third-place game May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Final May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
2007–08 EuroleagueChampions 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 RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1. Marc Salyers Roanne1431522.502. Jeremiah Massey Aris2042021.003. Nikola Peković Partizan2345119.61
Points RankNameTeamGamesRatingPPG1. Marc Salyers Roanne1430521.792. Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker2137617.903. Jeremiah Massey Aris2034017.00
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesRatingRPG1. Travis Watson Armani Jeans Milano141369.712. Jeremiah Massey Aris201698.453. Terence Morris Maccabi Elite252088.32
Assists RankNameTeamGamesRatingAPG1. DeJuan Collins Žalgiris201075.352. Terrell McIntyre Montepaschi Siena241184.923. Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow231054.57
Other Stats CategoryNameTeamGamesStatSteals per game/ Shaun Stonerook Montepaschi Siena242.58Blocks per game Ömer Aşık Fenerbahçe Ülker152.07Turnovers per game Milt Palacio Partizan233.39Fouls drawn per game Marc Salyers Roanne146.14Minutes per game Marc Salyers Roanne1433:542FG% Marijonas Petravičius Lietuvos Rytas170.7213FG% Kšyštof Lavrinovič Montepaschi Siena220.578FT% Šarūnas Jasikevičius Panathinaikos200.938
Game highs CategoryNameTeamStatRating Tomas Van Den Spiegel Prokom Trefl Sopot50Points Marc Salyers Roanne40Rebounds Jordi Trias FC Barcelona20Assists Marc-Antoine Pellin Roanne13Steals 3 occasions 8Blocks Terence Morris Maccabi Elite6Turnovers Will Solomon Fenerbahçe Ülker 8 Marcus Haislip Unicaja MálagaFouls Drawn Nikola Peković Partizan13
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
Position All-Euroleague First Team Club team All-Euroleague Second Team Club team Terrell McIntyre Montepaschi Siena Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow Bootsy Thornton Montepaschi Siena Ramūnas Šiškauskas CSKA Moscow Yotam Halperin Maccabi Elite Terence Morris Maccabi Elite Nikola Peković Partizan 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