Korisliiga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2007–08 | |||||||||
Duration | October 6, 2007 - April 27, 2008 | |||||||||
Number of games | 44 | |||||||||
Number of 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 → |
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]
Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PCT. | |
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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 |
Statistics are for the regular season.
Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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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 |
Rank | Name | Team | APG |
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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 |
Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
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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 |
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 |
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