2004–05 ABA Goodyear League

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.

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

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

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Hemofarm 30 22 8 2591 2426 +165 52 2. Partizan Pivara MB 30 20 10 2539 2386 +153 50 3. Crvena zvezda 30 20 10 2489 2260 +229 50 4. Union Olimpija 30 20 10 2480 2348 +132 50 5. Reflex 30 20 10 2422 2302 +120 50 6. Cibona VIP 30 19 11 2560 2334 +226 49 7. Zadar 30 19 11 2491 2320 +171 49 8. Bosna ASA BHT 30 18 12 2425 2395 +30 48 9. Pivovarna Laško 30 16 14 2224 2108 +116 46 10. Geoplin Slovan 30 15 15 2352 2356 -4 45 11. Šibenka Dalmare 30 11 19 2310 2516 -206 41 12. Zagreb 30 11 19 2404 2547 -143 41 13. Široki Hercegtisak 30 9 21 2208 2459 -251 39 14. Budućnost 30 9 21 2323 2540 -217 39 15. Split CO 30 6 24 2284 2476 -192 36 16. Helios 30 5 25 2171 2500 -329 35

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

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

	Quarterfinals April 29.					Semifinals April 30.					Final May 1.
	1	Hemofarm	84
	8	Bosna ASA BHT	69
						1	Hemofarm	88
						5	Reflex	80
	4	Union Olimpija	80
	5	Reflex	91
											1	Hemofarm	89
											2	Partizan Pivara MB	76
	2	Partizan Pivara MB	99
	7	Zadar	72
						2	Partizan Pivara MB	87
						3	Crvena zvezda	85
	3	Crvena zvezda	73
	6	Cibona VIP	71

2004–05 ABA Godyear League Champions
Hemofarm 1st Title

References

1. Titula Hemofarma u senci Gurovićeve tetovaže;Press, 17 July 2011