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2008–09 LEB Oro season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008-09 LEB season |
| league | Liga Española de Baloncesto |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | September 18, 2008-May 15, 2009 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | Valladolid |
| MVP | USA Jakim Donaldson (Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias) |
| top_scorer | ESP Ricardo Guillén (Villa de Los Barrios) |
| playoffs | Play-offs |
| conf1 | Final Four |
| conf1_champ | Lucentum Alicante |
| conf1_runner-up | Melilla Baloncesto |
| seasonslistnames | LEB Oro |
| prevseason_link | 2007-08 |
| prevseason_year | 2007-08 |
| nextseason_year | 2009-10 |
| conf1_runner-up = Melilla Baloncesto | conf2-runner-up = | finals-runner-up = The 2008–09 LEB season is the 13th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. The 612-game regular season (34 games for each of the 18 teams) began on Thursday, September 18, 2008, and will end on Friday, May 15, 2009. The champion of the regular season will be promoted to ACB. The teams between 2nd and 9th position will play a best of 3 games play off to see who plays the Final Four. Two bottom teams will be relegated to LEB Plata.
LEB Oro Regular season
| Pos. | Teams | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Avg | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB Valladolid | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2700 | 2476 | +224 | Promotion to Liga ACB |
| 2 | Lucentum Alicante | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2742 | 2441 | +301 | Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Melilla Baloncesto | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2714 | 2554 | +160 | |
| 4 | Leche Río Breogán | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2661 | 2584 | +77 | |
| 5 | Tenerife Rural | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2879 | 2760 | +119 | |
| 6 | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2659 | 2593 | +66 | |
| 7 | CB Villa de Los Barrios 1 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2594 | 2550 | +44 | |
| 8 | Grupo Begar León | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2558 | 2507 | +51 | |
| 9 | Ford Burgos | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2762 | 2708 | +54 | |
| 10 | Plus Pujol Lleida 2 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2715 | 2698 | +17 | |
| 11 | Cáceres 2016 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2542 | 2592 | -50 | |
| 12 | CB Vic 3 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2578 | 2664 | -86 | |
| 13 | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2614 | 2713 | -99 | |
| 14 | UB La Palma | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2528 | 2619 | -91 | |
| 15 | Mallorca | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2751 | 2913 | -162 | |
| 16 | Gandía Bàsquet 4 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2507 | 2677 | -170 | |
| 17 | Illescas Urban CLM | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2386 | 2623 | -237 | Relegation to LEB Plata |
| 18 | Beirasar Rosalía | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2488 | 2706 | -218 |
1 CB Villa de Los Barrios relegated due economic problems.
2 Plus Pujol Lleida relegated to Liga EBA due economic problems.
3 CB Vic relegated due economic problems and sold its berth to CB Sant Josep Girona.
4 Gandía Bàsquet relegated to Liga EBA due economic problems.
LEB Oro playoffs
Quarterfinals
Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three (if third serie necessary) series between teams in the 2-9 positions, with the best-place team receiving home advantage. All opening games were played on May 19, 2009, and all second games were played on May 22. The deciding third games were played on May 24.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucentum Alicante | 2 - 1 | Ford Burgos | 89-69 | 71-75 | 84-57 |
| Melilla Baloncesto | 2 - 0 | Grupo Begar Léon | 79-56 | 76-75 | |
| Leche Río Breogán | 0 - 2 | Villa de Los Barrios | 81-89 | 58-76 | |
| Tenerife Rural | 2 - 0 | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 83-77 | 67-66 |
- if necessary
Final Four
The Final Four is the last phase of the LEB Oro season, and is held over a weekend in Fuenlabrada. The semifinal games are played on May 30. The championship final is played on May 31.
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Lucentum Alicante | RD1-score1=84 | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=Villa de Los Barrios | RD1-score2=81
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Melilla Baloncesto | RD1-score3=91 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Tenerife Rural | RD1-score4=87
| RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=Lucentum Alicante | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Melilla Baloncesto | RD2-score2=66
Stats Leaders
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Kammron Taylor | Beirasar Rosalía | 20 | 361 | 18.05 |
| 2. | ESP Ricardo Guillén | Villa de Los Barrios | 34 | 605 | 17.79 |
| 3. | USA Jason Detrick | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 34 | 601 | 17.68 |
| 4. | USA Thomas Terrell | La Palma | 31 | 531 | 17.13 |
| 5. | ARG Diego García | Ford Burgos | 33 | 565 | 17.12 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA Jakim Donaldson | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 34 | 323 | 9.50 |
| 2. | BRA Paulo Prestes | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 33 | 309 | 9.36 |
| 3. | USA Robert Battle | Valladolid | 33 | 289 | 8.76 |
| 4. | ESP Ricardo Guillén | Villa de Los Barrios | 34 | 265 | 7.79 |
| 5. | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 28 | 205 | 7.32 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ARG Diego Ciorciari | Melilla Baloncesto | 33 | 201 | 6.09 |
| 2. | ESP Javier Mendiburu | Plus Pujol Lleida | 33 | 154 | 4.67 |
| 3. | ESP Pedro Sala | La Palma | 34 | 141 | 4.15 |
| 4. | ESP Juanjo Jiménez | Illescas Urban CLM | 34 | 129 | 3.79 |
| 5. | ESP Daniel López | Leche Río Breogán | 30 | 113 | 3.77 |
MVP Week by Week
| Date | Player | Team | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM Eulis Báez | ||
| USA Pat Carroll | Grupo Begar León | ||
| Beirasar Rosalia | 30 | ||
| 2 | USA Anthony Stacey | ||
| BIH Nedžad Sinanović | Grupo Begar León | ||
| Ford Burgos | 30 | ||
| 3 | USA Jakim Donaldson | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 32 |
| 4 | LBN Antwain Barbour | Tenerife Rural | 33 |
| 5 | ESP Ricardo Guillén | Villa de Los Barrios | 28 |
| 6 | DOM Eulis Báez | ||
| ESP Juan Riera | Grupo Begar León | ||
| Mallorca | 31 | ||
| 7 | ESP Ricardo Guillén | Villa de Los Barrios | 51 |
| 8 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 31 |
| 9 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 41 |
| 10 | LBN Antwain Barbour | Tenerife Rural | 54 |
| 11 | USA Jason Blair | Mallorca | 30 |
| 12 | USA Robert Battle | Valladolid | 41 |
| 13 | USA Robert Battle | Valladolid | 30 |
| 14 | BRA Vítor Faverani | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 42 |
| 15 | USA Jakim Donaldson | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 39 |
| 16 | ESP Ricardo Guillén | Villa de Los Barrios | 42 |
| 17 | USA Wayne Simien | Cáceres 2016 | 31 |
| 18 | BRA Paulo Prestes | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 43 |
| 19 | DOM Eulis Báez | Grupo Begar León | 36 |
| 20 | USA Jason Blair | ||
| AUT Martin Kohlmaier | Mallorca | ||
| La Palma | 26 | ||
| 21 | USA Jakim Donaldson | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 35 |
| 22 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 35 |
| 23 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 31 |
| 24 | ESP Juan Riera | ||
| POL Michal Chylinski | Mallorca | ||
| Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 29 | ||
| 25 | USA Jakim Donaldson | Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 37 |
| 26 | ARG Adrián Boccia | Tenerife Rural | 28 |
| 27 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 30 |
| 28 | ARG Diego Guaita | Cáceres 2016 | 37 |
| 29 | USA Brian Cusworth | Leche Río Breogán | 32 |
| 30 | USA Zach Morley | Gandía | 29 |
| 31 | USA Matt Kiefer | Vic | 37 |
| 32 | BRA Paulo Prestes | Clínicas Rincón Axarquía | 40 |
| 33 | USA Charles Ramsdell | ||
| USA Jakim Donaldson | Beirasar Rosalía | ||
| Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias | 34 | ||
| 34 | ESP Daniel López | Leche Río Breogán | 38 |
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