2008–09 ACB season

2008-09 ACB season
League Liga ACB
Sport Basketball
Duration October 4, 2008 - May 10, 2009
Number of games 256 (regular season)
19 (playoffs)
Number of teams 17
TV partner(s) Televisión Española
Regular Season
Season champions TAU Cerámica
Season MVP Spain Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid)
Top scorer Serbia Igor Rakočević (TAU Cerámica)
Playoffs
ACB Finals
Champions FC Barcelona
ACB Finals MVP Spain Juan Carlos Navarro

The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season (16 home games for each of the 17 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009.[1] The top four teams earned berths in the Euroleague competition for 2009–10, the international basketball competition for European professional teams.

Team standings

Direct access to Euroleague 2009–10
Clinched playoff berth
Eliminated from playoffs contention
Relegated

Team standings after 34 games.[2]

# Teams GP W L PF PA Diff
1 Tau Cerámica 3228428652464+401
2 Regal Barcelona 3226626012278+323
3 Unicaja 3224826682325+343
4 Real Madrid 3223926902528+162
5 DKV Joventut 32221026472525+122
6 Kalise Gran Canaria 32201225662487+79
7 Pamesa Valencia 32161624522416+36
8 iurbentia Bilbao 32151724512492-41
9 Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada 32151726692639+30
10 Ricoh Manresa 32141823822503-121
11 CB Granada 32122023692516-147
12 Bruesa GBC 32112124482589-141
13 MMT Estudiantes 32112124732586-113
14 Cajasol 32102224292641-212
15 CB Murcia 3292323472636-289
16 ViveMenorca 3282422812481-200
17 CAI Zaragoza 3282423832615-232

Playoffs

Main article: 2009 ACB Playoffs

Stats leaders

[3]

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Serbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica 19.4
2.United States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada18.0
3.Argentina Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza17.4
4.United States Taquan DeanCB Murcia 16.7
5.United States Pooh JeterViveMenorca16.3

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1.United States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada9.9
2.Spain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid8.9
3.United States Nik Caner-MedleyCajasol Sevilla8.0
4.United States Andrew PankoBruesa GBC6.8
5.Turkey Ersan İlyasovaRegal Barcelona6.8

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1.Spain Javier RodríguezRicoh Manresa6.1
2.Spain Ricky RubioDKV Joventut5.8
3.United States Chris ThomasCB Murcia5.0
4.Latvia Kristaps ValtersAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada4.8
5.Argentina Pablo PrigioniTAU Cerámica 4.7

Awards

Regular Season MVP

MVP Week by Week

Date Player Team Efficiency
1Spain Saúl BlancoAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada33
2United States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada (2)39
3Spain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid40
4Italy Andrea PecileCajasol26
5Spain Felipe Reyes (2)Real Madrid (2)34
6United States Tom WidemanMMT Estudiantes29
7United States Chris ThomasCB Murcia32
8United States Marcus HaislipUnicaja31
9Serbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica33
10Serbia Igor Rakočević (2)Tau Cerámica (2)32
11Brazil Tiago Splitter
Spain Saúl Blanco (2)
Tau Cerámica (3)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (3)
33
12United States Pooh JeterViveMenorca31
13United States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada35
14United States Curtis Borchardt (2)CB Granada (2)41
15Spain Felipe Reyes (3)
Spain Fran Vázquez
Real Madrid (3)
Regal Barcelona
32
16Canada Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria37
17Argentina Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza33
18United States Brad Oleson (2)
United States Curtis Borchardt (3)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (4)
CB Granada (3)
32
19Brazil Tiago Splitter (2) Tau Cerámica (4) 36
20Serbia Igor Rakočević (3)Tau Cerámica (5)39
21United States Curtis Borchardt (4)CB Granada (4)41
22United States Pete MickealTau Cerámica (6)28
23United States Marcus Haislip (2)
United States Brad Oleson (3)
Unicaja (2)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (5)
33
24United States Lamont Barnes CB Murcia (2) 31
25Belgium Axel Hervelle Real Madrid (4)36
26Spain Fran Vázquez (2) Regal Barcelona (2)36
27Spain Fran Vázquez (3) Regal Barcelona (3)45
28United States Clay Tucker Cajasol (2) 39
29Spain Felipe Reyes (4)Real Madrid (5)34
30Senegal Boniface N'Dong Unicaja (3) 31
31United States Jimmie Hunter CB Granada (5) 34
32United States Jimmie Hunter (2)CB Granada (6)41
33France Jérôme Moïso DKV Joventut 38
34Spain Guillem RubioRicoh Manresa35

MVP Month by Month

Month Player Team Efficiency
OctoberSpain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid30,8
NovemberSerbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica26,2
DecemberUnited States Curtis BorchardtCB Granada34,3
JanuaryCanada Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria24,3
FebruaryUnited States Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada30,5
MarchSpain Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona28,75
AprilUnited States Jimmie HunterCB Granada (2)21,2

All-ACB Team

Position Player Team
PGArgentina Pablo PrigioniTau Cerámica
SGSerbia Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica
SFSpain Juan Carlos NavarroRegal Barcelona
CSpain Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona
CSpain Felipe ReyesReal Madrid

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