2011–12 ABA League

The 2011–12 ABA League was the 11th season of the Adriatic League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel participating in it. This was the second time a team from Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, participated in the league.

2011–12 ABA League season
LeagueAdriatic League
SportBasketball
Duration8 October 2011 – 30 April 2012
Number of games185
Number of teams Serbia (4 teams)
 Slovenia (4 teams)
 Croatia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 team)
 Montenegro (1 team)
 Israel (1 team)
TV partner(s)TV Slovenija, TV Koper, Šport TV, HRT, RTCG, TV B92, Arena Sport
Regular season
Season championsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
Season MVPUnited States David Simon (Radnički)
Top scorerUnited States David Simon (Radnički) (19.38 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
  Runners-upCroatia KK Cedevita
Finals MVPUnited States Keith Langford (Maccabi)[1]

2011–12 ABA League Final Four was held in Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv.

Team information

Venues and locations

CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
 Serbia4
Partizan mt:sBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
Hemofarm STADAVršacMillennium Centar (5,000)
RadničkiKragujevacHala Jezero (5,320)
Crvena zvezda BG DIVABelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
 Slovenia4
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice (12,480)
KrkaNovo mestoLeon Štukelj Hall (2,000)
Helios DomžaleDomžaleKomunalni center Hall (2,000)
Zlatorog LaškoLaškoTri Lilije Hall (2,500)
 Croatia3
Zagreb COZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
CedevitaZagrebDom Sportova – Dvorana 2 (3,100)
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1 Široki WWinŠiroki Brijeg"Pecara" (4,500)
 Montenegro1Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (4,570)
 Israel1Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivYad Eliyahu Arena (10,383)

Head coaches

Team Head coach Seasons as head coach
Budućnost VOLI Montenegro Dejan Radonjić
7
Cedevita Croatia Dražen Anzulović
1
Cibona Croatia Jasmin Repeša
1
Zlatorog Laško Slovenia Rado Trifunović
2
Hemofarm STADA Serbia Nebojša Bogavac
1
Helios Domžale Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1
Krka Slovenia Aleksander Sekulić
1
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel David Blatt
2
Union Olimpija Slovenia Sašo Filipovski
1
Partizan mt:s Serbia Vlada Jovanović
2
Radnički Serbia Miroslav Nikolić
3
Crvena zvezda BG DIVA Serbia Svetislav Pešić
1
Zagreb CO Serbia Vladimir Androić
1
Široki WWin Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić
3

Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, 8 October 2011, and ended on Saturday, 14 April 2012.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 24 2 2140 1741 +399 50 Qualified for the Final Four
2 Croatia Cedevita 26 19 7 2193 1927 +266 45
3 Serbia Partizan mt:s 26 19 7 2035 1806 +229 45
4 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 26 18 8 1884 1761 +123 44
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki WWin 26 15 11 1960 1881 +79 41
6 Slovenia Union Olimpija 26 14 12 1941 1984 43 40
7 Croatia Cibona 26 13 13 2099 2068 +31 39
8 Serbia Radnički 26 12 14 2106 2124 18 38
9 Croatia Zagreb CO 26 12 14 2007 2118 111 38
10 Serbia Crvena zvezda DIVA 26 11 15 2074 2091 17 37
11 Slovenia Krka 26 9 17 1893 1988 95 35
12 Serbia Hemofarm STADA 26 7 19 1868 2076 208 33
13 Slovenia Helios Domžale 26 7 19 1863 2134 271 33
14 Slovenia Zlatorog Laško 26 2 24 1688 2052 364 28 Relegated
Source: Standings – Regular Season[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Schedule and results

Stats leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.United States David SimonSerbia Radnički5042619.38
2.United States Mike ScottSerbia Radnički3862217.55
3.Croatia Krunoslav SimonCroatia Zagreb3392215.41
4.Croatia Fran PilepićBosnia and Herzegovina Široki3702514.80
5.Slovenia Klemen PrepeličSlovenia Helios Domžale3702614.23

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.United States Mike ScottSerbia Radnički145226.59
2.United States David SimonSerbia Radnički170266.54
3.Slovenia Smiljan PavičSlovenia Krka148236.43
4.Croatia Drago PašalićSlovenia Helios Domžale161266.19
5.Slovenia Alen OmićSlovenia Zlatorog Laško160266.15

Assists

Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.Australia Steven MarkovićSerbia Radnički146216.95
2.Croatia Jakov VladovićBosnia and Herzegovina Široki110225.00
3.Slovenia Daniel VujasinovićSlovenia Zlatorog Laško117254.68
4.Greece Theodoros PapaloukasIsrael Maccabi97244.04
5.Croatia Krunoslav SimonCroatia Zagreb85223.86

Blocks

Rank Name Team Blocks Games BPG
1.United States David SimonSerbia Radnički37261.42
2.United States Shawn JamesIsrael Maccabi32231.39
3.United States Richard HendrixIsrael Maccabi25251.0
4.Montenegro Boris SavovićSerbia Hemofarm16161.0
5.Serbia Mile IlićSerbia Crvena zvezda21180.86

Ranking MVP

Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.United States David SimonSerbia Radnički5792622.27
2.United States Mike ScottSerbia Radnički4392219.95
3.Croatia Krunoslav SimonCroatia Zagreb4232219.23
4.United States Antwain BarbourCroatia Cibona3662415.25
5.Slovenia Klemen PrepeličSlovenia Helios Domžale3712614.27

MVP Round by Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1United States David SimonSerbia Radnički28
Serbia Miljan PavkovićSerbia Radnički28
United States D. J. GaySlovenia Helios Domžale28
2United States David Simon (2)Serbia Radnički38
3Montenegro Nikola PekovićSerbia Partizan34
4Croatia Damir MarkotaSlovenia Union Olimpija36
5Slovenia Smiljan PavičSlovenia Krka34
6Montenegro Nikola VučevićMontenegro Budućnost31
7Serbia Vladimir PanićSlovenia Zlatorog Laško43
8Montenegro Nikola Vučević (2)Montenegro Budućnost44
9Israel Guy PniniIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv33
10Australia Steven MarkovićSerbia Radnički39
11Croatia Krunoslav SimonCroatia Zagreb35
12Serbia Petar PopovićSerbia Crvena zvezda38
13Croatia Vedran VukušićCroatia Cedevita30
14United States Mike ScottSerbia Radnički40
15Serbia Miroslav RaduljicaSerbia Partizan47
16Slovenia Klemen PrepeličSlovenia Helios Domžale40
17Serbia Mladen PantićSerbia Hemofarm28
United States Omar ThomasSerbia Crvena zvezda28
18Croatia Drago PašalićSlovenia Helios Domžale31
19Croatia Mario KasunCroatia Zagreb35
20Croatia Mario Kasun (2)Croatia Zagreb34
21Serbia Čedomir VitkovacMontenegro Budućnost34
22Croatia Mario Kasun (3)Croatia Zagreb29
23United States David Simon (3)Serbia Radnički40
24Slovenia Klemen Prepelič (2)Slovenia Helios Domžale35
25Slovenia Zoran DragićSlovenia Krka29
26Serbia Milan MačvanSerbia Partizan34
SFUnited States Keith LangfordIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv22
FUnited States Keith Langford (2)Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv30

Source: NLB League

Final four

Matches in, Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel

Semifinals
April 28
Final
April 30
      
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 82
4 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 60
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 87
2 Croatia Cedevita 77
2 Croatia Cedevita 68
3 Serbia Partizan mt:s 56

Semifinals

April 28
20:15
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 8260 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI
Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 25-8, 22-8, 18-22
Pts: Eliyahu 18
Rebs: Eliyahu 9
Asts: 5 players 3
Pts: Dubljević 17
Rebs: Vitkovac 6
Asts: 5 players 2
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Srđan Dožai (CRO)

April 28
17:45
Cedevita Croatia 6856 Serbia Partizan mt:s
Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 20-17, 17-14, 17-10
Pts: Owens 18
Rebs: 3 players 5
Asts: Warren 3
Pts: Raduljica 15
Rebs: Raduljica 7
Asts: 3 players 2
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)

Final

April 30
20:15
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 8777 Croatia Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 27-11, 12-12, 25-24, 23-30
Pts: Langford 21
Rebs: Hendrix 7
Asts: Ohayon 7
Pts: Warren 24
Rebs: Bilan 9
Asts: Draper 6
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,728
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)


2011–12 ABA NLB League Champions

Israel
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1st Title

References

  1. Keith Langford is the Final Four Tournament MVP Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
  2. Standings – Regular Season Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
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