The league changed its name from ABA Goodyear League to ABA NLB League (ABA League) in 2006
 Partizan won Adriatic League Championship 2007 !!!
Partizan made victory in Belgrade against FMP 94:82 in the second game of play-off final which bring them the golden rings and the first title in Adriatic league. It seems that every game between these two teams must be decided in dramatic finish. Partizan finished first period having plus 10, 27:17 but young panthers succeeded to came closer early in the second. In the center of last period Partizan made plus 7 and gave hope to their fans that this game will have different finish but very soon FMP made turn after Marko Djerasimovic scored 3-pts for 76:78 three minutes before the end. Clutch players for Partizan at the end were Dusan Kecman (197-G/F-77, Agency: Beo Basket) who scored 4 points and Vonteego Cummings (192-G-76, college: Pittsburgh) 3 from the corner in the next minute and brought lead to Partizan again 83:78 what was the sign for their fans that big joy can start! Uros Tripkovic (197-G-86) led Partizan scoring 19 points while Nikola Pekovic (210-C-86, Agency: Beo Basket) followed him with 13 points and 4 rebounds. Zoran Erceg (211-C/F-85) was the best in FMP adding 19 points and 7 rebounds. Partizan - FMP 94:82 (27:17,16:22,19:20,32:23) Partizan: Bogdanovic 10, Tepic 9, Pekovic 13 (4 rebs), Bakic, Drobnjak 10, Bozic 2, Velickovic 6 (4 rebs), Cummings 11 (4 as), Kecman 12, Perovic 2, Tripkovic 19 DNP: Borovnjak. FMP:Popovic, Protic 5, Erceg 19 (7 rebs), Todorovic, Micic 2, Teodosic 13, Djerasimovic 7, Cvetkovic 11 (5 st), Labovic 10, Krstovic 6, Zigeranovic 2, Samardzijski 7 (5 rebs).
All-Star Game
Carl nglishh (192-G-81, college:
Hawaii) became the first player to win the Adriatic League All-Star Game MVP Award. He scored
29 points (2P 3-4, 3P 7-10, FT 2-2), grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 4 assists as West defeated East
134-118
Teemu Rannikko (189-G-80) won shootout 3-point competition and
Miha Zupan (206-F/C-82, Agency:
Interperformances) won slam dunk contest.WEST (40+37+30+27): Davor Kus (Cibona) 15, Teemu Rannikko (Union Olimpija) 7, Manuchar Markoishvili (Union Olimpija) 15, Marko Milic (Union Olimpija) 10, Todor Gecevski (Zadar) 8 - Ante Tomic (Zagreb) 2, Dwayne Broyles (Zagreb) 12, Smiljan Pavic (Helios) 8, Robert Troha (Helios) 6, Levour Warren (Cibona) 13, Emir Preldzic (Geoplin Slovan) 7, Milos Paravinja (Geoplin Slovan) 2, Carl English (Zadar) 29. Coach: Drazen Anzulovic (Cibona). Assistant: Dario Gjergja (Cibona). EAST (33+29+29+27): Sasa Vasiljevic (Bosna) 4, Goran Jeretin (Buducnost) 5, Milan Gurovic (Crvena zvezda) 15, Zoran Erceg (FMP) 8, Bojan Popovic (Crvena zvezda) 17 - Edin Bavcic (Bosna) 4, Milenko Tepic (Partizan) 11, Ivan Opacak (Siroki) 12, Nebojsa Joksimovic (Hemofarm) 13, Predrag Suput (Hemofarm) 12, Nikola Pekovic (Partizan) 12, Aleksandar Rasic (FMP) 5. Coach: Vlada Vukoicic (FMP). Assistant: Goran Radonjic (Buducnost). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partizan Beograd won Adriatic League
2007 (Photo: Partizan)
