2008–09 Korisliiga season
Korisliiga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | |||||||||
Games played | 44 | |||||||||
Dates | October 3, 2008-May 16, 2009 | |||||||||
Final positions | ||||||||||
Top seed | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
Champions | Namika Lahti (2nd title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Joensuun Kataja | |||||||||
Third place | Tampereen Pyrintö | |||||||||
Fourth place | Espoon Honka | |||||||||
Relegated | ||||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
MVP | Antti Nikkilä (Domestic) Ray Nixon (Foreign) | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Vesa Mäkäläinen | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Average attendance | 911 | |||||||||
← 2007–08 → |
The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2008-09 season was the 69th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 16, 2009. Namika Lahti won the Final series by 3-0 against Joensuun Kataja.[1] Antti Nikkilä won the MVP Award and Vesa Mäkäläinen won the Finals MVP Award.[2]
Regular season[]
# | Team | G | W | L | PF/G | PA/G | PTS |
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1 | Joensuun Kataja | 44 | 32 | 12 | 92.3 | 82.6 | 64 |
2 | Kouvot | 44 | 29 | 15 | 80.3 | 73.6 | 58 |
3 | Espoon Honka | 44 | 28 | 16 | 77.3 | 71.3 | 56 |
4 | Namika Lahti | 44 | 27 | 17 | 81.0 | 77.8 | 54 |
5 | UU-Korihait | 44 | 27 | 17 | 79.3 | 75.9 | 54 |
6 | KTP-Basket | 44 | 23 | 21 | 79.1 | 77.9 | 46 |
7 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 44 | 22 | 22 | 83.6 | 82.6 | 44 |
8 | Torpan Pojat | 44 | 20 | 24 | 73.4 | 78.0 | 40 |
9 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 44 | 18 | 26 | 79.6 | 83.5 | 36 |
10 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 78.4 | 81.2 | 36 | |
11 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 74.3 | 82.8 | 26 | |
12 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 72.3 | 83.8 | 14 |
Individual leaders[]
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring[]
Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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1. | Joensuun Kataja | 20.1 | |
2. | Joensuun Kataja | 19.6 | |
2. | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 19.4 | |
4. | 19.4 | ||
5. | KTP-Basket | 18.2 |
Assists[]
Rank | Name | Team | APG |
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1. | 4.1 | ||
2. | Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 4.0 |
3. | Joensuun Kataja | 4.0 | |
4. | Namika Lahti | 3.9 | |
5. | Chanan Colman | Espoon Honka/Lappeenrannan NMKY | 3.5 |
Rebounds[]
Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
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1. | 12.7 | ||
2. | Joensuun Kataja | 12.4 | |
3. | 10.5 | ||
4. | Damon Williams | Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket | 10.4 |
5. | 9.4 |
Playoffs[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Joensuun Kataja | 3 | |||||||||||
8 | Torpan Pojat | 0 | |||||||||||
Joensuun Kataja | 3 | ||||||||||||
Tampereen Pyrintö | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kouvot | 0 | |||||||||||
7 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 3 | |||||||||||
Joensuun Kataja | 0 | ||||||||||||
Namika Lahti | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Espoon Honka | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | KTP-Basket | 0 | |||||||||||
Espoon Honka | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
Namika Lahti | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Namika Lahti | 3 | Espoon Honka | 74 | |||||||||
5 | UU-Korihait | 1 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 83 |
References[]
- ^ "Namika Lahti kolmessa ottelussa mestariksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Nikkilästä vuoden pelaaja, Mäkäläinen putsasi palkintopöydän (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-31.[dead link]
Categories:
- Korisliiga seasons
- 2008–09 in European basketball leagues
- 2008–09 in Finnish basketball