2004–05 ABA Goodyear League
| 2004–05 ABA Goodyear League season | |
|---|---|
| League | ABA Goodyear League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 6 October 2004 — 9 April 2005 (regular season) 28 April — 1 May 2005 (Final 8) |
| Number of teams | Croatia (5 teams) Serbia and Montenegro (5 teams) Slovenia (4 teams) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Serbia and Montenegro Hemofarm |
| Season MVP | Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (Partizan) |
| Top scorer | Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (Partizan) (21.77 ppg) |
| Final 8 | |
| Champions | Serbia and Montenegro Hemofarm |
| ABA Goodyear League seasons | |
Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004–05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams.
16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Šibenka Dalmare, Široki Hercegtisak, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan Pivara MB, Hemofarm, Reflex, Budućnost.
In this season the league also decided to change the play-off system. The Final Tournament was expanded and renamed into the Final Eight Tournament. There were 30 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best eight teams qualified for the Final Eight Tournament which was played in Belgrade from April 28 until May 1, 2005.
Hemofarm became the 2005 Goodyear League Champion.
Throughout the season, the issue of Partizan's forward Milan Gurović not being allowed to enter Croatia due to having a tattoo of Draža Mihailović on his left shoulder received much attention in the media.[1]
Regular season
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Qualified for Final eight
Relegated
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. |
Stats Leaders
[edit ]Points
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia Dejan Milojević | Partizan | 566 | 26 | 21,77 |
| 2. | Croatia Marko Tomas | Zagreb | 588 | 30 | 19,60 |
| 3. | Croatia Roko Ukić | Split | 481 | 26 | 18,50 |
| 4. | Croatia Damir Miljković | Zagreb | 506 | 29 | 17,45 |
| 5. | Croatia Marko Banić | Zadar | 535 | 31 | 17,26 |
Rebounds
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia Dejan Milojević | Partizan | 219 | 26 | 8,42 |
| 2. | Croatia Frano Čolak | Šibenka | 175 | 25 | 7,00 |
| 3. | North Macedonia Todor Gečevski | Zadar | 198 | 29 | 6,83 |
| 4. | Serbia Milenko Topić | Hemofarm | 196 | 29 | 6,76 |
| 5. | Croatia Marko Banić | Zadar | 200 | 31 | 6,45 |
Assists
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Croatia Roko Ukić | Split | 113 | 26 | 4,35 |
| 2. | United States Kyle Hill | Zadar | 99 | 25 | 3,96 |
| 3. | Puerto Rico Andrés Rodríguez | Olimpija | 114 | 30 | 3,80 |
| 4. | Slovenia Marko Antonijevič | Laško | 111 | 30 | 3,70 |
| 5. | Croatia Marko Popović | Zadar | 86 | 25 | 3,44 |
Ranking MVP
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia Dejan Milojević | Partizan | 789 | 26 | 30,35 |
| 2. | Croatia Marko Tomas | Zagreb | 634 | 30 | 21,13 |
| 3. | Croatia Roko Ukić | Split | 516 | 26 | 19,85 |
| 4. | Croatia Marko Banić | Zadar | 607 | 31 | 19,58 |
| 5. | Croatia Frano Čolak | Šibenka | 485 | 25 | 19,40 |
Final eight
[edit ]Matches played at Pionir Hall, Belgrade
April 29. Semifinals
April 30. Final
May 1.
| 2004–05 ABA Godyear League Champions |
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Hemofarm 1st Title |
References
[edit ]- ^ Titula Hemofarma u senci Gurovićeve tetovaže;Press, 17 July 2011