2007–08 Korisliiga season
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Basketball league season
| Korisliiga | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2007–08 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 6, 2007 - April 27, 2008 | |||||||||
| Games played | 44 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Season MVP | Finland Petteri Koponen (Domestic) United States Corey Smith (Foreign) | |||||||||
| Relegated | Kauhajoen Karhu | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Espoon Honka (7th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Kouvot | |||||||||
| Third place | Lappeenrannan NMKY | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Torpan Pojat | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | United States Akeem Scott | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||
| Average attendance | 883 Decrease | |||||||||
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | ||||||||||
The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2007-08 season was the 68th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 6, 2007 and ended on April 27, 2008. The Espoon Honka successfully defended their national championship with a 3-1 victory over the Kouvot.[1] Petteri Koponen won the MVP Award and Akeem Scott won the Finals MVP Award.[2]
Regular season
[edit ]| Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 22 | 17 | 5 | 93.6 | 77.1 | .773 |
| 2 | Torpan Pojat | 42 | 32 | 10 | 87.6 | 81.6 | .762 |
| 3 | Kouvot | 42 | 31 | 11 | 82.8 | 73.6 | .738 |
| 4 | Espoon Honka | 42 | 27 | 15 | 86.4 | 81.7 | .643 |
| 5 | Namika Lahti | 42 | 21 | 21 | 82.3 | 80.9 | .500 |
| 6 | UU-Korihait | 42 | 19 | 23 | 81.2 | 82.0 | .452 |
| 7 | Porvoon Tarmo | 42 | 18 | 24 | 82.5 | 87.8 | .429 |
| 8 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 42 | 18 | 24 | 81.9 | 85.5 | .429 |
| 9 | KTP-Basket | 42 | 17 | 25 | 89.5 | 90.0 | .405 |
| 10 | Joensuun Kataja | 42 | 16 | 26 | 79.8 | 82.6 | .381 |
| 11 | Team Componenta | 42 | 14 | 28 | 80.1 | 87.7 | .333 |
| 12 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 42 | 12 | 30 | 80.9 | 89.8 | .286 |
Individual leaders
[edit ]Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 23.1 |
| 2. | United States Adrian Henning | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 22.3 |
| 2. | United States Chris Hester | Team Componenta | 22.3 |
| 4. | United States Steve Smith | KTP-Basket | 21.7 |
| 5. | United States Corey Smith | Kouvot | 21.0 |
Assists
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States Tyson Patterson | Torpan Pojat | 5.2 |
| 2. | Finland Petri Virtanen | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.5 |
| 3. | Finland Juha Sten | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.4 |
| 4. | United States Louis Hinnant | Joensuun Kataja | 4.4 |
| 5. | United States Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 4.2 |
Rebounds
[edit ]| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States Mark McCarroll | Porvoon Tarmo | 12.4 |
| 2. | United States Nick Wallery | Team Componenta | 12.0 |
| 3. | United States Emmanuel Dies | KTP-Basket | 11.4 |
| 4. | United States Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 11.0 |
| 5. | United States Damion Dantzler | Tampereen Pyrintö | 10.8 |
Playoffs
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
2
Torpan Pojat
3
7
Porvoon Tarmo
2
Kouvot
3
3
Kouvot
3
6
UU-Korihait
0
Kouvot
1
Lappeenrannan NMKY
1
Third place
4
Espoon Honka
3
Lappeenrannan NMKY
64
5
Namika Lahti
0
Torpan Pojat
56
References
[edit ]- ^ "Scott säkitti Hongalle kultaa (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto . 2008年04月27日. Archived from the original on 2008年05月01日. Retrieved 2008年05月18日.
- ^ "Petteri Koponen äänestettiin Korisliigan vuoden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto . 2008年05月07日. Archived from the original on 2008年06月03日. Retrieved 2008年05月18日.