1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League

The 1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 29th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League
LeagueYugoslav First Basketball League
SportBasketball
1972-73
Season championsSocialist Republic of Serbia Radnički Belgrade

The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. In addition to regular promotion (winners of the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively, Kombinat Servo Mihalj Zrenjanin and KK Bosna), the extra two new teams were added via a 4-team round-robin play-in tournament consisting of the bottom two 1971–72 Yugoslav First Basketball League teams (KK Željezničar Karlovac and Oriolik Slavnoski Brod) as well as the second placed teams from the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively (Mladost Zemun and Željezničar Sarajevo).[1] Held in Sombor during early May 1972, the league expansion play-in tournament was won by Željezničar Karlovac and Željezničar Sarajevo.[1]

Teams

Socialist Republic of Serbia SR Serbia

Socialist Republic of Croatia SR Croatia

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina SR Bosnia and Herzegovina

Socialist Republic of Macedonia SR Macedonia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia SR Slovenia

Classification
Regular season ranking 1972-73 Pt G V P PF PS
1.Radnički Belgrade442622424492257
2.Crvena Zvezda402620624052223
3.Partizan3226161023362197
4.Borac Čačak3226161024432322
5.Olimpija2826141223452242
6.Jugoplastika2826141223412263
7.OKK Beograd2826141222202223
8.Lokomotiva2626131323422341
9.Zadar2626131321062160
10.Rabotnički2426121421362162
11.Željezničar Sarajevo2226111519982069
12.Bosna2026101620672115
13.Kombinat Zrenjanin122662022412443
14.Željezničar Karlovac22612519722384

The winning roster of Radnički Belgrade:[2]

Coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Ivković


Scoring leaders
  1. Damir Šolman (Jugoplastika) - ___ points (31.0ppg)[3]

Qualification in 1973-74 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup

FIBA Cup Winner's Cup

FIBA Korać Cup

References
  1. "Na današnji dan prije 50 godina: Prvi sarajevski prvoligaški košarkaški derbi". SCSport.ba. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Yugoslav basketball league standings 1945-91". nsl.kosarka.co.yu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. Martinović, Dragan (22 January 2017). "DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ ILI RADIVOJ KORAĆ?". Koš magazin. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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