2002–03 ABA Goodyear League

2002–03 ABA Goodyear League season
LeagueABA Goodyear League
SportBasketball
Number of teams Croatia (4 teams)
 Slovenia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 teams)
 Israel (1 team)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season championsSerbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda
Season MVPUnited States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško)
Top scorerUnited States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško) (20.14 ppg)
Final 4
ChampionsCroatia Zadar
ABA Goodyear League seasons

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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Final four

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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



Zadar
1st Title

Stats leaders

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Ranking MVP

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Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
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

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Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
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

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Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
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

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Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
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

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  1. ^ Adriatic League History Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
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