2008–09 ACB season

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.

2008-09 ACB season
LeagueLiga ACB
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 4, 2008 - May 10, 2009
Number of games256 (regular season)
19 (playoffs)
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)Televisión Española
Regular Season
Season championsTAU Cerámica
Season MVP Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid)
Top scorer Igor Rakočević (TAU Cerámica)
Playoffs
ACB Finals
ChampionsFC Barcelona
Finals MVP Juan Carlos Navarro

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

Team standings after 34 games.[2]

#TeamsGPWLPFPADiff
1Tau Cerámica3228428652464+401
2Regal Barcelona3226626012278+323
3Unicaja3224826682325+343
4Real Madrid3223926902528+162
5DKV Joventut32221026472525+122
6Kalise Gran Canaria32201225662487+79
7Pamesa Valencia32161624522416+36
8iurbentia Bilbao32151724512492-41
9Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada32151726692639+30
10Ricoh Manresa32141823822503-121
11CB Granada32122023692516-147
12Bruesa GBC32112124482589-141
13MMT Estudiantes32112124732586-113
14Cajasol32102224292641-212
15CB Murcia3292323472636-289
16ViveMenorca3282422812481-200
17CAI Zaragoza3282423832615-232

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Playoffs
Main article: 2009 ACB Playoffs

Stats leaders

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Points
Rank Name Team PPG
1. Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica19.4
2. Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada18.0
3. Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza17.4
4. Taquan DeanCB Murcia16.7
5. Pooh JeterViveMenorca16.3

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

Assists
Rank Name Team APG
1. Javier RodríguezRicoh Manresa6.1
2. Ricky RubioDKV Joventut5.8
3. Chris ThomasCB Murcia5.0
4. Kristaps ValtersAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada4.8
5. Pablo PrigioniTAU Cerámica4.7

Awards

Regular Season MVP

MVP Week by Week
Date Player Team Efficiency
1 Saúl BlancoAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada33
2 Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada (2)39
3 Felipe ReyesReal Madrid40
4 Andrea PecileCajasol26
5 Felipe Reyes (2)Real Madrid (2)34
6 Tom WidemanMMT Estudiantes29
7 Chris ThomasCB Murcia32
8 Marcus HaislipUnicaja31
9 Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica33
10 Igor Rakočević (2)Tau Cerámica (2)32
11 Tiago Splitter
Saúl Blanco (2)		Tau Cerámica (3)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (3)		33
12 Pooh JeterViveMenorca31
13 Curtis BorchardtCB Granada35
14 Curtis Borchardt (2)CB Granada (2)41
15 Felipe Reyes (3)
Fran Vázquez		Real Madrid (3)
Regal Barcelona		32
16 Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria37
17 Paolo QuinterosCAI Zaragoza33
18 Brad Oleson (2)
Curtis Borchardt (3)		Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (4)
CB Granada (3)		32
19 Tiago Splitter (2)Tau Cerámica (4)36
20 Igor Rakočević (3)Tau Cerámica (5)39
21 Curtis Borchardt (4)CB Granada (4)41
22 Pete MickealTau Cerámica (6)28
23 Marcus Haislip (2)
Brad Oleson (3)		Unicaja (2)
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada (5)		33
24 Lamont BarnesCB Murcia (2)31
25 Axel HervelleReal Madrid (4)36
26 Fran Vázquez (2)Regal Barcelona (2)36
27 Fran Vázquez (3)Regal Barcelona (3)45
28 Clay TuckerCajasol (2)39
29 Felipe Reyes (4)Real Madrid (5)34
30 Boniface N'DongUnicaja (3)31
31 Jimmie HunterCB Granada (5)34
32 Jimmie Hunter (2)CB Granada (6)41
33 Jérôme MoïsoDKV Joventut38
34 Guillem RubioRicoh Manresa35

MVP Month by Month
Month Player Team Efficiency
October Felipe ReyesReal Madrid30,8
November Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica26,2
December Curtis BorchardtCB Granada34,3
January Carl EnglishKalise Gran Canaria24,3
February Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada30,5
March Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona28,75
April Jimmie HunterCB Granada (2)21,2

All-ACB Team
Position Player Team
PG Pablo PrigioniTau Cerámica
SG Igor RakočevićTau Cerámica
SF Juan Carlos NavarroRegal Barcelona
C Fran VázquezRegal Barcelona
C Felipe ReyesReal Madrid

References
  1. "ACB Calendar". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  2. "ACB.COM". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  4. Felipe Reyes, MVP de la temporada 2008-09 ACB.com Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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