2008–09 Korisliiga season

Korisliiga
Season2008–09
DurationOctober 3, 2008-May 16, 2009
Games played44
Teams12
Regular season
Top seedJoensuun Kataja
Season MVPFinland Antti Nikkilä (Domestic)
United States Ray Nixon (Foreign)
RelegatedPorvoon Tarmo
Finals
ChampionsNamika Lahti
(2nd title)
  Runners-upJoensuun Kataja
Third placeTampereen Pyrintö
Fourth placeEspoon Honka
Finals MVPFinland Vesa Mäkäläinen
Statistical leaders
Points United States Jeremiah Wood 20.1
Rebounds United States DeWayne Richardson 12.7
Assists United States Frank Richards 4.1
Records
Average attendance911 Increase

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
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 Forssan Koripojat 44 18 26 78.4 81.2 36
11 Team Componenta 44 13 31 74.3 82.8 26
12 Porvoon Tarmo 44 7 37 72.3 83.8 14

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank Name Team PPG
1. United States Jeremiah Wood Joensuun Kataja 20.1
2. United States Larry Blair Joensuun Kataja 19.6
2. United States HL Coleman Lappeenrannan NMKY 19.4
4. United States Frank Richards Team Componenta 19.4
5. United States Steve Smith KTP-Basket 18.2

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. United States Frank Richards Team Componenta 4.1
2. United States Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket 4.0
3. United States Larry Blair Joensuun Kataja 4.0
4. Finland Ilkka Vuori Namika Lahti 3.9
5. DenmarkIsrael Chanan Colman Espoon Honka/Lappeenrannan NMKY 3.5

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. United States DeWayne Richardson Porvoon Tarmo 12.7
2. United States Jeremiah Wood Joensuun Kataja 12.4
3. United States Ray Cunningham Forssan Koripojat 10.5
4. United States Damon Williams Tampereen Pyrintö/KTP-Basket 10.4
5. United States Clifton Jones Team Componenta 9.4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
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

  1. ^ "Namika Lahti kolmessa ottelussa mestariksi (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  2. ^ "Nikkilästä vuoden pelaaja, Mäkäläinen putsasi palkintopöydän (in Finnish)". Suomen Koripalloliitto. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-31. [dead link‍]