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2008–09 Korisliiga season
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | 2007–08 | |||
| nextseason | 2009–10 | |||
| title | Korisliiga | |||
| season | 2008–09 | |||
| t_bg | #0174DF | |||
| t_color | white | |||
| champions | Namika Lahti | |||
| (2nd title) | ||||
| runners_up | Joensuun Kataja | |||
| third_place | Tampereen Pyrintö | |||
| fourth_place | Espoon Honka | |||
| relegated | Porvoon Tarmo | |||
| teams | 12 | |||
| games | 44 | |||
| top_seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||
| MVP | FIN Antti Nikkilä (Domestic) | |||
| USA Ray Nixon (Foreign) | ||||
| finals_MVP | FIN Vesa Mäkäläinen | |||
| 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 Jeremiah Wood | ppg = 20.1 | ||
| rebounds_leader | USA DeWayne Richardson | rpg = 12.7 | ||
| assists_leader | USA Frank Richards | apg = 4.1 | ||
| average_attendance | 911 | |||
| duration | October 3, 2008-May 16, 2009 |
(2nd title) USA Ray Nixon (Foreign) The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2008-09 season was the 69th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 16, 2009. Namika Lahti won the Final series by 3-0 against Joensuun Kataja. Antti Nikkilä won the MVP Award and Vesa Mäkäläinen won the Finals MVP Award.
Regular season
| # | Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joensuun Kataja | 44 | 32 | 12 | 92.3 | 82.6 | 64 |
| 2 | Kouvot | 44 | 29 | 15 | 80.3 | 73.6 | 58 |
| 3 | Espoon Honka | 44 | 28 | 16 | 77.3 | 71.3 | 56 |
| 4 | Namika Lahti | 44 | 27 | 17 | 81.0 | 77.8 | 54 |
| 5 | UU-Korihait | 44 | 27 | 17 | 79.3 | 75.9 | 54 |
| 6 | KTP-Basket | 44 | 23 | 21 | 79.1 | 77.9 | 46 |
| 7 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 44 | 22 | 22 | 83.6 | 82.6 | 44 |
| 8 | Torpan Pojat | 44 | 20 | 24 | 73.4 | 78.0 | 40 |
| 9 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 44 | 18 | 26 | 79.6 | 83.5 | 36 |
| 10 | Forssan Koripojat | 44 | 18 | 26 | 78.4 | 81.2 | 36 |
| 11 | Team Componenta | 44 | 13 | 31 | 74.3 | 82.8 | 26 |
| 12 | Porvoon Tarmo | 44 | 7 | 37 | 72.3 | 83.8 | 14 |
Individual leaders
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Jeremiah Wood | Joensuun Kataja | 20.1 |
| 2. | USA Larry Blair | Joensuun Kataja | 19.6 |
| 2. | USA HL Coleman | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 19.4 |
| 4. | USA Frank Richards | Team Componenta | 19.4 |
| 5. | USA Steve Smith | KTP-Basket | 18.2 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Frank Richards | Team Componenta | 4.1 |
| 2. | USA Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 4.0 |
| 3. | USA Larry Blair | Joensuun Kataja | 4.0 |
| 4. | FIN Ilkka Vuori | Namika Lahti | 3.9 |
| 5. | DENISR Chanan Colman | Espoon Honka/Lappeenrannan NMKY | 3.5 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA DeWayne Richardson | Porvoon Tarmo | 12.7 |
| 2. | USA Jeremiah Wood | Joensuun Kataja | 12.4 |
| 3. | USA Ray Cunningham | Forssan Koripojat | 10.5 |
| 4. | USA Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 10.4 |
| 5. | USA Clifton Jones | Team Componenta | 9.4 |
Playoffs
| team-width=150 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Joensuun Kataja | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Torpan Pojat | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Kouvot | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Tampereen Pyrintö | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Espoon Honka | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=KTP-Basket | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Namika Lahti | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=UU-Korihait | RD1-score8=1 | RD2-team1=Joensuun Kataja | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-team2=Tampereen Pyrintö | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-team3=Espoon Honka | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-team4=Namika Lahti | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-team1=Joensuun Kataja | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-team2=Namika Lahti | RD3-score2=3 | RD3-team3=Espoon Honka | RD3-score3=74 | RD3-team4=Tampereen Pyrintö | RD3-score4=83
References
References
- (2009-05-16). "Namika Lahti kolmessa ottelussa mestariksi '''(in Finnish)'''". [[Suomen Koripalloliitto]].
- (2009-05-28). "Nikkilästä vuoden pelaaja, Mäkäläinen putsasi palkintopöydän '''(in Finnish)'''". [[Suomen Koripalloliitto]].
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