2021–22 ABA League First Division

The 2021–22 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia participating in it.

Teams

Promotion and relegation A total of 14 teams contest the league in the 2021–22 season (and until the 2024–25 season), including the 13 highest-placed teams from the previous season and the winner of the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division.

Promoted SC Derby – 2020–21 ABA 2 Champions

Relegated Koper Primorska – disqualified from the competition in December 2020.

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity Borac ČačakČačakBorac Hall Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center Cedevita OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall Crvena zvezda mtsBelgradeAleksandar Nikolić Hall FMP MeridianBelgradeŽeleznik Hall Igokea m:telAleksandrovacLaktaši Sports Hall Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall Mega MozzartBelgradeRanko Žeravica Sports Hall Mornar Barsko zlatoBarTopolica Sport Hall Partizan NISBelgradeŠtark Arena SplitSplitArena Gripe SC DerbyPodgoricaMorača Sports Center Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall

Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Borac Čačak Marko Marinović Uroš Čarapić — MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion Budućnost VOLI Aleksandar Džikić Suad Šehović Number 1 VOLI Cedevita Olimpija Jurica Golemac Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita Cibona Gašper Okorn Roko Prkačin GBT Erste Bank Crvena zvezda mts Dejan Radonjić Branko Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet FMP Meridian Nenad Stefanović Marko Radonjić Adidas Meridian Igokea m:tel Dragan Bajić Marko Jošilo GBT m:tel Krka Dalibor Damjanović Luka Lapornik Peak Krka Mega Mozzart Vlada Jovanović Luka Cerovina Adidas Tehnomanija Mornar Barsko zlato Mihailo Pavićević Nemanja Vranješ DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato Partizan NIS Željko Obradović Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts Split Srđan Subotić Mateo Kedžo Macron Optika Anda SC Derby Andrej Žakelj Nikola Pavličević Number 1 Derby Zadar Vladimir Anzulović Dominik Mavra Macron OTP Bank

Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. FMP Meridian Vanja Guša 1 June 2021 Off-season Nenad Stefanović 2 June 2021 Budućnost VOLI Dejan Milojević 17 June 2021 Aleksandar Džikić 22 June 2021 Partizan NIS Aleksandar Matović 25 June 2021 Željko Obradović 25 June 2021 SC Derby Nenad Trajković June 2021 Andrej Žakelj 8 July 2021 Zadar Veljko Mršić 13 July 2021 Ivan Perinčić 15 July 2021 Split Mile Karakaš Srđan Subotić 9 August 2021 Zadar Ivan Perinčić 18 October 2021 13th (0–4) Srđan Helbich (interim) 18 October 2021 Srđan Helbich (interim) 23 October 2021 12th (1–4) Vladimir Anzulović 23 October 2021 Cibona Vladimir Jovanović 8 January 2022 8th (5–9) Bariša Krasić (interim) 8 January 2022 Bariša Krasić (interim) 23 January 2022 9th (5–10) Gašper Okorn 23 January 2022

Referees A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2: The list of referees for the 2021–22 season Dragan Porobić Ernad Karović Nermin Nikšić Tomislav Stapić Vladimir Marić Bojan Kruljac Boris Hartman Branimir Galić Denis Hadžić Gordan Terlević Hrvoje Muhvić Josip Radojković Krunoslav Peić Luka Kardum Marko Stanković Marko Mustapić Mateo Pavičić Tomislav Hordov Tomislav Vovk Igor Dragojević Igor Janjušević Miloš Koljenšić Miodrag Lakićević Radoš Savović Vojislav Lepetić Zoran Radulović Aleksandar Davidov Boro Antovski Vladimir Krstevski Aleksandar Milojević Dragan Matić Dušan Sedlar Ilija Belošević Ivan Stefanović Marko Juras Marko Pecelj Marko Strika Milivoje Jovčić Miloš Hadžić Radoš Arsenijević Stefan Ćalić Uroš Obrknežević Uroš Nikolić Vladimir Vesković Damir Javor Damjan Gajšek Edo Javor Mario Majkić Matej Boltauzer Matej Špendl Miha Mauer Milan Nedović Rok Misson Saša Pukl Sašo Petek

Regular season The regular season commenced on 25 September 2021.

League table

Positions by round

Results

Results by round The table lists the results of teams in each round.

Playoffs

On 13 September 2021, the ABA League JTD decided that six highest-placed clubs from the Regular season will qualify for the Playoffs.

Preliminary round

Semifinals

Finals

Relegation Playoffs The 13th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season should play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season. That team should have been Split.

However, because of the rule that no more than 5 teams from the same country could participate in ABA league, and since Serbian team Zlatibor is the champion of the ABA League Second Division, relegation playoffs will be played between them and the lowest ranked Serbian team in the ABA League First Division (Borac Čačak).

+ Qualified clubs Leagues Clubs First Division Borac Čačak Second Division Zlatibor

Results

Game 1

Game 2

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders PIR

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Points

Rebounds

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Assists

Only players who played more than 66% of total league games are included Source: ABA League

Awards PlayerTeam MVP SF Nikola Kalinić Crvena zvezda mts Finals MVP G Ognjen Dobrić Crvena zvezda mts Top Scorer G Shannon Shorter Split Best Defensive Player SF Branko Lazić Crvena zvezda mts Top Prospect SF Nikola Jović Mega Mozzart Coach of the Season HC Željko Obradović Partizan NIS The Ideal Starting FivePG Kevin Punter Partizan NIS SG Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija SF Nikola Kalinić Crvena zvezda mts PF Zach LeDay Partizan NIS C Kenan Kamenjaš SC Derby

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team 1 Nikola Ivanović Crvena zvezda mts 35 2 Nate Reuvers Cibona 36 3 Sava Lešić Borac Čačak 28 4 Kyle Vinales SC Derby 43 5 Yam Madar Partizan NIS 32 6 Darko Bajo Split 41 7 Karlo Matković Mega Mozzart 40 8 Danilo Tasić FMP Meridian 37 9 Garrett Nevels FMP Meridian (2) 34 10 Marko Pecarski Borac Čačak (2) 35 11 Garrett Nevels (2) FMP Meridian (3) 36 12 Justin Carter Zadar 34 13 Nikola Ivanović (2) Crvena zvezda mts (2) 29 14 Zach Auguste Cedevita Olimpija 31 15 Kenan Kamenjaš SC Derby (2) 28 16 Marko Pecarski (2) Borac Čačak (3) 27 17 Trevor Thompson Zadar (2) 31 18 Shannon Shorter Split (2) 27 19 Martin Junaković Zadar (3) 29 20 Amar Gegić Cibona (2) 30 21 Erick Neal SC Derby (3) 37 22 Alen Omić Cedevita Olimpija (2) 30 23 Vladimir Mihailović Mornar Barsko zlato 50 24 Vladimir Mihailović (2) Mornar Barsko zlato (2) 38 25 Zach LeDay Partizan NIS (2) 34 26 Dalibor Ilić Igokea m:tel 49 PR1 Jacob Pullen Cedevita Olimpija (3) 22 PR2 Justin Cobbs Budućnost VOLI 21 SF1 Luka Mitrović Crvena zvezda mts (3) 28 SF2 Edo Murić Cedevita Olimpija (4) 27 SF3 Kevin Punter Partizan NIS (3) 31 F1 Nikola Ivanović (3) Crvena zvezda mts (4) 18 F2 Nikola Kalinić Crvena zvezda mts (5) 29 F3 Kevin Punter (2) Partizan NIS (4) 34 F4 Aleksa Avramović Partizan NIS (5) 33 F5 Dejan Davidovac Crvena zvezda mts (6) 20 Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month Month Player Team 2021October Bryce Jones FMP Meridian November Dalibor Ilić Igokea m:tel December Justin Cobbs Budućnost VOLI 2022January Willie Reed Budućnost VOLI February Amar Gegić Cibona March Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija

Average home attendances

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result EuroLeague Crvena zvezda mts Regular season 11th (12–16) EuroCup Cedevita Olimpija Quarterfinals Eliminated by Frutti Extra Bursaspor, 83–85 Budućnost VOLI Eightfinals Eliminated by MoraBanc Andorra, 64–74 Partizan NIS Eliminated by Frutti Extra Bursaspor, 95–103 Champions League Igokea Play-ins Eliminated by Filou Oostende, 1–2 Split Qualification Group A Eliminated in semifinals by Fribourg Olympic, 76–67 Mornar Barsko zlato Qualification Group C Eliminated in semifinals by Kalev/Cramo, 104–89Transferred to FIBA Europe CupFIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group E 3rd (2–4)

2021–22 ABA League First Division

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