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2007–08 Korisliiga season
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | 2006–07 | |||
| nextseason | 2008–09 | |||
| title | Korisliiga | |||
| season | 2007–08 | |||
| t_bg | #0174DF | |||
| t_color | white | |||
| champions | Espoon Honka | |||
| (7th title) | ||||
| runners_up | Kouvot | |||
| third_place | Lappeenrannan NMKY | |||
| fourth_place | Torpan Pojat | |||
| relegated | Kauhajoen Karhu | |||
| teams | 12 | |||
| games | 44 | |||
| top_seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||
| MVP | FIN Petteri Koponen (Domestic) | |||
| USA Corey Smith (Foreign) | ||||
| finals_MVP | USA Akeem Scott | |||
| playoffs_MVP | playoffs_MVP_link = | playoffs_MVP_nat = | ||
| final_four_MVP | final_four_MVP_link = | final_four_MVP_nat = | ||
| award4 | award4_winner = | award4_link = | award4_nat = | |
| award5 | award5_winner = | award5_link = | award5_nat = | |
| award6 | award6_winner = | award6_link = | award6_nat = | |
| award7 | award7_winner = | award7_link = | award7_nat = | |
| award8 | award8_winner = | award8_link = | award8_nat = | |
| award9 | award9_winner = | award9_link = | award9_nat = | |
| PIR_leader | pir = | PIR_leader_nat = | ||
| top_scorer | USA Damon Williams | ppg = 23.1 | ||
| rebounds_leader | USA Mark McCarroll | rpg = 12.4 | ||
| assists_leader | USA Tyson Patterson | apg = 5.2 | ||
| average_attendance | 883 | |||
| duration | October 6, 2007 - April 27, 2008 |
(7th title) USA Corey Smith (Foreign) 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. Petteri Koponen won the MVP Award and Akeem Scott won the Finals MVP Award.
Regular season
| Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PCT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 22 | 17 | 5 | 93.6 | 77.1 |
| 2 | Torpan Pojat | 42 | 32 | 10 | 87.6 | 81.6 |
| 3 | Kouvot | 42 | 31 | 11 | 82.8 | 73.6 |
| 4 | Espoon Honka | 42 | 27 | 15 | 86.4 | 81.7 |
| 5 | Namika Lahti | 42 | 21 | 21 | 82.3 | 80.9 |
| 6 | UU-Korihait | 42 | 19 | 23 | 81.2 | 82.0 |
| 7 | Porvoon Tarmo | 42 | 18 | 24 | 82.5 | 87.8 |
| 8 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 42 | 18 | 24 | 81.9 | 85.5 |
| 9 | KTP-Basket | 42 | 17 | 25 | 89.5 | 90.0 |
| 10 | Joensuun Kataja | 42 | 16 | 26 | 79.8 | 82.6 |
| 11 | Team Componenta | 42 | 14 | 28 | 80.1 | 87.7 |
| 12 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 42 | 12 | 30 | 80.9 | 89.8 |
Individual leaders
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 23.1 |
| 2. | USA Adrian Henning | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 22.3 |
| 2. | USA Chris Hester | Team Componenta | 22.3 |
| 4. | USA Steve Smith | KTP-Basket | 21.7 |
| 5. | USA Corey Smith | Kouvot | 21.0 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Tyson Patterson | Torpan Pojat | 5.2 |
| 2. | FIN Petri Virtanen | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.5 |
| 3. | FIN Juha Sten | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4.4 |
| 4. | USA Louis Hinnant | Joensuun Kataja | 4.4 |
| 5. | USA Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 4.2 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Mark McCarroll | Porvoon Tarmo | 12.4 |
| 2. | USA Nick Wallery | Team Componenta | 12.0 |
| 3. | USA Emmanuel Dies | KTP-Basket | 11.4 |
| 4. | USA Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö | 11.0 |
| 5. | USA Damion Dantzler | Tampereen Pyrintö | 10.8 |
Playoffs
| team-width=150 | RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Torpan Pojat | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=Porvoon Tarmo | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Kouvot | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=UU-Korihait | RD1-score4=0 | RD1-seed5=1 | RD1-team5=Lappeenrannan NMKY | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6=8 | RD1-team6=Tampereen Pyrintö | RD1-score6=1 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Espoon Honka | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Namika Lahti | RD1-score8=0 | RD2-team1=Torpan Pojat | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-team2=Kouvot | RD2-score2=3 | RD2-team3=Lappeenrannan NMKY | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-team4=Espoon Honka | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-team1=Kouvot | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-team2=Espoon Honka | RD3-score2=3 | RD3-team3=Lappeenrannan NMKY | RD3-score3=64 | RD3-team4=Torpan Pojat | RD3-score4=56
References
References
- (2008-04-27). "Scott säkitti Hongalle kultaa '''(in Finnish)'''". [[Suomen Koripalloliitto]].
- (2008-05-07). "Petteri Koponen äänestettiin Korisliigan vuoden pelaajaksi '''(in Finnish)'''". [[Suomen Koripalloliitto]].
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