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]
| Korisliiga | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2007–08 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 6, 2007 - April 27, 2008 | |||||||||
| Games played | 44 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Petteri Koponen (Domestic)  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 | Akeem Scott | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||
| Average attendance | 883  | |||||||||
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | ||||||||||
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
editStatistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
edit| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Damon Williams
|
Tampereen Pyrintö | 23.1 |
| 2. | Adrian Henning
|
Lappeenrannan NMKY | 22.3 |
| 2. | Chris Hester
|
Team Componenta | 22.3 |
| 4. | Steve Smith
|
KTP-Basket | 21.7 |
| 5. | Corey Smith
|
Kouvot | 21.0 |
Assists
edit| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tyson Patterson
|
Torpan Pojat | 5.2 |
| 2. |  Petri Virtanen
|
Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.5 |
| 3. | Juha Sten
|
Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.4 |
| 4. | Louis Hinnant
|
Joensuun Kataja | 4.4 |
| 5. | Damon Williams
|
Tampereen Pyrintö | 4.2 |
Rebounds
edit| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark McCarroll
|
Porvoon Tarmo | 12.4 |
| 2. | Nick Wallery
|
Team Componenta | 12.0 |
| 3. | Emmanuel Dies
|
KTP-Basket | 11.4 |
| 4. | Damon Williams
|
Tampereen Pyrintö | 11.0 |
| 5. | Damion Dantzler
|
Tampereen Pyrintö | 10.8 |
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Torpan Pojat | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Porvoon Tarmo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Torpan Pojat | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kouvot | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Kouvot | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UU-Korihait | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Kouvot | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Espoon Honka | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lappeenrannan NMKY | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Espoon Honka | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Espoon Honka | 3 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 64 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Namika Lahti | 0 | Torpan Pojat | 56 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Scott säkitti Hongalle kultaa (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Petteri Koponen äänestettiin Korisliigan vuoden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2008-05-07. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-05-18.