2003–04 ABA Goodyear League

The 2003–04 ABA Goodyear League was the third season of the Liga ABA. The league expanded this season: 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia participated in Goodyear League in its third season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Široki Hercegtisak, Banjalučka pivara, Crvena zvezda, Reflex, Budućnost, Lovćen CG komercijalna banka.

2003–04 ABA Goodyear League season
League	ABA Goodyear League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	Croatia (4 teams)  Serbia and Montenegro (4 teams)  Slovenia (4 teams)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
Regular season
Season champions	Cibona VIP
Season MVP	Dejan Milojević (Budućnost)
Top scorer	Igor Rakočević (Crvena zvezda) (23.22 ppg)
Final 4
Champions	Reflex

There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Zagreb from April 16 until April 18, 2004.

Reflex became the 2004 Goodyear League Champion.

Regular season

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Cibona VIP 26 20 6 2242 1984 +258 46 2. Reflex 26 19 7 2187 1945 +242 45 3. Union Olimpija 26 18 8 2173 2050 +123 44 4. Crvena zvezda 26 18 8 2250 2168 +82 44 5. Budućnost 26 16 10 2307 2235 +72 42 6. Pivovarna Laško 26 15 11 2084 2010 +74 41 7. Krka 26 14 12 2116 2091 +25 40 8. Zadar 26 13 13 2277 2217 +60 39 9. Split CO 26 10 16 2118 2226 -108 36 10. Geoplin Slovan 26 9 17 1923 2083 -160 35 11. Zagreb 26 9 17 2023 2134 -111 35 12. Široki Hercegtisak 26 8 18 2004 2128 -124 34 13. Banjalučka pivara 26 8 18 2065 2229 -164 34 14. Lovćen CG komercijalna banka 26 5 21 2000 2269 -269 31

Qualified for Final four Relegated Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Final four

Matches played at Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb

Incident

On Friday night, 16 April 2004 around 11pm following the semifinal games, an ethnically motivated incident occurred when Crvena zvezda's director Igor Žeželj and B92 journalist Danijel Bukumirović got assaulted at the Panorama Hotel parking lot by an organized group of fifteen Croatian hooligans armed with chains, rocks and metal poles.^[1] Bukumirović managed to escape into the car with only minor injuries while Žeželj wasn't as lucky and ended up with a fractured rib and 6 stitches on his forehead. Croatian police reportedly arrested six individuals in connection with the attack that was carried out by a group that trolled around the Final Four venue Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, as well as hotels Sheraton and Panorama looking to beat up anyone from Serbia.^[2]

	Semifinals April 16					Final April 18.
	1	Cibona VIP	97
	3	Union Olimpija	81
						1	Cibona VIP	70
						2	Reflex	71
	2	Reflex (OT)	113
	4	Crvena zvezda	110

2003–04 ABA Godyear League Champions
Reflex 1st Title

Stats leaders

Ranking MVP

Rank	Name	Team	Efficiency	Games	Average
1.	Dejan Milojević	Budućnost	739	25	29.56
2.	Igor Rakočević	Crvena zvezda	610	23	26.52
3.	Frano Čolak	Široki Hercegtisak	506	26	19.46
4.	Ognjen Aškrabić	Reflex	463	24	19.29
5.	Davor Marcelić	Zadar	475	26	18.27

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Igor Rakočević	Crvena zvezda	534	23	23.22
2.	Dejan Milojević	Budućnost	513	25	20.52
3.	Davor Marcelić	Zadar	440	26	16.92
4.	Feliks Kojadinović	Banjalučka pivovara	402	24	16.75
5.	Frano Čolak	Široki Hercegtisak	421	26	16.19

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Rebounds	Games	RPG
1.	Dejan Milojević	Budućnost	270	25	10.80
2.	Ninoslav Marjanović	Budućnost	161	22	7.32
3.	Andrija Žižić	Cibona Vip	177	27	6.56
4.	Marko Rakočević	Lovćen CKB	147	24	6.13
	Tommy Smith	Split CO	147	24	6.13

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Assists	Games	APG
1.	Curtis McCants	Split CO	73	16	4.56
1.	Igor Rakočević	Crvena zvezda	101	23	4.39
3.	Vladimir Krstić	Zadar	60	14	4.29
4.	Martin Vanjak	Široki Hercegtisak	109	26	4.19
5.	Ivan Tomas	Zagreb	99	26	3.96

Source: Adriatic League

References

1. U Zagrebu napadnut direktor KK Crvena zvezda;B92, 17 April 2011
2. Udarali su nas štanglama i lancima;Glas javnosti, 19 April 2004