2004–05 ABA Goodyear League
# 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.

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.

## 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

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

* 2004–05 ABA Godyear League Champions
* Hemofarm 1st Title
