2004–05 ABA Goodyear League

2004–05 ABA Goodyear League season
League	ABA Goodyear League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	6 October 2004 — 9 April 2005 (regular season) 28 April — 1 May 2005 (Final 8)
Number of teams	Croatia (5 teams)  Serbia and Montenegro (5 teams)  Slovenia (4 teams)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
Regular season
Season champions	Hemofarm
Season MVP	Dejan Milojević (Partizan)
Top scorer	Dejan Milojević (Partizan) (21.77 ppg)
Final 8
Champions	Hemofarm
ABA Goodyear League seasons
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004–05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams.

16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Šibenka Dalmare, Široki Hercegtisak, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan Pivara MB, Hemofarm, Reflex, Budućnost.

In this season the league also decided to change the play-off system. The Final Tournament was expanded and renamed into the Final Eight Tournament. There were 30 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best eight teams qualified for the Final Eight Tournament which was played in Belgrade from April 28 until May 1, 2005.

Hemofarm became the 2005 Goodyear League Champion.

Throughout the season, the issue of Partizan's forward Milan Gurović not being allowed to enter Croatia due to having a tattoo of Draža Mihailović on his left shoulder received much attention in the media.^[1]

Regular season

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Dejan Milojević	Partizan	566	26	21,77
2.	Marko Tomas	Zagreb	588	30	19,60
3.	Roko Ukić	Split	481	26	18,50
4.	Damir Miljković	Zagreb	506	29	17,45
5.	Marko Banić	Zadar	535	31	17,26

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Rebounds	Games	RPG
1.	Dejan Milojević	Partizan	219	26	8,42
2.	Frano Čolak	Šibenka	175	25	7,00
3.	Todor Gečevski	Zadar	198	29	6,83
4.	Milenko Topić	Hemofarm	196	29	6,76
5.	Marko Banić	Zadar	200	31	6,45

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Assists	Games	APG
1.	Roko Ukić	Split	113	26	4,35
2.	Kyle Hill	Zadar	99	25	3,96
3.	Andrés Rodríguez	Olimpija	114	30	3,80
4.	Marko Antonijevič	Laško	111	30	3,70
5.	Marko Popović	Zadar	86	25	3,44

Ranking MVP

Rank	Name	Team	Efficiency	Games	Average
1.	Dejan Milojević	Partizan	789	26	30,35
2.	Marko Tomas	Zagreb	634	30	21,13
3.	Roko Ukić	Split	516	26	19,85
4.	Marko Banić	Zadar	607	31	19,58
5.	Frano Čolak	Šibenka	485	25	19,40

Final eight

Matches played at Pionir Hall, Belgrade

References