2002–03 ABA Goodyear League
2002–03 ABA Goodyear League season | |
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League | ABA Goodyear League |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (4 teams) File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (3 teams) File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 teams) File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (1 team) File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro (1 team) |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Serbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda |
Season MVP | United States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško) |
Top scorer | United States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško) (20.14 ppg) |
Final 4 | |
Champions | Croatia Zadar |
12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Slovenia, and FR Yugoslavia participated in Goodyear League in its second season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, FEAL Široki, Bosna ASA, Borac Nektar, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Crvena zvezda. There were 22 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Ljubljana since April 3 until April 5, 2003. According to the original plan the Final Tournament was to be played in Tel Aviv, but due to the deteriorating security situation there at that time, the tournament got moved to Ljubljana. Crvena Zvezda finished top of the table in regular season, although the club didn't play its last round match against Maccabi, since the Israeli club didn't travel to Belgrade due to the state of emergency proclaimed following the March 2003 assassination of Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić. ABA awarded the game to Crvena Zvezda. In first match in Tel Aviv Crvena Zvezda defeated Maccabi. Zadar became the 2003 Goodyear League champion.[1]
Regular season
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Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. |
Final four
Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
Semifinals April 3. | Final April 5. | ||||||||
1 | Crvena zvezda | 77 | |||||||
4 | Zadar | 78 | |||||||
4 | Zadar | 91 | |||||||
2 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 88 | |||||||
2 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 82 | |||||||
3 | Union Olimpija | 76 |
2002–03 ABA Godyear League Champions |
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Zadar 1st Title |
Stats leaders
Ranking MVP
Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
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1. | United States Kenyan Weaks | Slovenia Pivovarna Laško | 403 | 21 | 19.19 |
2. | Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić | Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar | 351 | 19 | 18.47 |
3. | United States Jamie Arnold | Slovenia Krka | 331 | 18 | 18.39 |
4. | Croatia Marko Popović | Croatia Zadar | 389 | 22 | 17.68 |
5. | Croatia Gordan Zadravec | Bosnia and Herzegovina FEAL Široki | 368 | 21 | 17.52 |
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
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1. | United States Kenyan Weaks | Slovenia Pivovarna Laško | 420 | 21 | 20.00 |
2. | Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić | Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar | 375 | 19 | 19.74 |
3. | Croatia Gordan Zadravec | Bosnia and Herzegovina FEAL Široki | 497 | 21 | 19.38 |
4. | United States Jamie Arnold | Slovenia Krka | 332 | 18 | 18.44 |
5. | Croatia Marko Popović | Croatia Zadar | 394 | 22 | 17.91 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
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1. | Croatia Andrija Žižić | Croatia Split CO | 148 | 18 | 8.22 |
2. | Croatia Nikša Tarle | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna ASA | 158 | 20 | 7.90 |
3. | Croatia Hrvoje Perinčić | Croatia Zadar | 149 | 21 | 7.10 |
4. | United States Jamie Arnold | Slovenia Krka | 125 | 18 | 6.94 |
5. | Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mujezinović | Croatia Cibona VIP | 129 | 19 | 6.79 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
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1. | Croatia Ivan Tomas | Croatia Zagreb | 128 | 22 | 5.82 |
2. | Croatia Marko Popović | Croatia Zadar | 104 | 22 | 4.73 |
3. | Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić | Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar | 89 | 19 | 4.68 |
4. | Croatia Mladen Erjavec | Croatia Zadar | 106 | 23 | 4.61 |
5. | United States Scoonie Penn | Serbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda | 88 | 22 | 4.00 |
Source: Adriatic League
References
- ↑ Adriatic League History Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info