2016–17 ABA League

The 2016–17 ABA League was the 16th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. It started on September 29, 2016, with the first round of the regular season and the regular season ended on March 13, 2017, followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams. The play-offs were played from March 18 till April 13, 2017. Crvena zvezda won its third ABA League championship, after beating Cedevita 3–0 in the Finals.

ABA League
Season2016–17
DurationSeptember 29, 2016 – March 13, 2017
(Regular season)
March 18, 2017 – April 13, 2017
(Playoffs)
Number of games191
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seedSerbia Crvena zvezda mts
Season MVPSerbia Nikola Janković [1]
RelegatedSlovenia Krka
Finals
ChampionsSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (3rd title)
  Runners-upCroatia Cedevita
SemifinalistsSerbia Partizan NIS
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI
Finals MVPUnited States Charles Jenkins [2]
Awards
Top ProspectAustralia Jonah Bolden [3]
Statistical leaders
Points Serbia Ivan Marinković (Zadar) 17.72
Rebounds France Alpha Kaba (Mega Leks) 7.52
Assists United States Scottie Reynolds (Cibona) 6.94
Index Rating Serbia Nikola Janković (Olimpija) 19.24
Records
Biggest home winCedevita 120–62 Zadar
(8 October 2016)
Biggest win in the ABA League history
Biggest away winZadar 66–103 Crvena zvezda mts
(6 October 2016)
Karpoš Sokoli 61–98 Crvena zvezda mts
(14 February 2017)
Highest scoringMornar 104–110 Zadar
(13 November 2016)

Teams

National standings

The numbers of teams by country is determined by a coefficient that is the sum of all victories clubs from a certain country achieve in a regular season divided by the number of clubs from that country. By using this coefficient majority of places for current season are allocated, while the remaining places are given via wild cards from league board.[1][2]

CountryNo.2015–16 coeff.2016–17 no. of clubs
 Montenegro116.002
 Serbia314.754
 Croatia314.003
 Bosnia and Herzegovina111.001
 Macedonia110.001
 Slovenia29.332
Wild card1
Total11best coeff. (+2)14

Team allocation

On 25 July 2016 the Adriatic Basketball Association agreed to expel Union Olimpija and Helios Suns as the first was not able to fulfill the financial obligations required and the second did not follow the position of all the clubs of the Association in the FIBA-Euroleague controversy.[3] Finally, Union Olimpija was re-admitted in the league and Macedonian runner-up Karpoš Sokoli replaced Helios Suns.[4]

League positions of the previous national league season after playoffs shown in parentheses (RW: Regular season winners).

Regular season
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (1st) Serbia Mega Leks (3rd) Croatia Zadar (3rd) Slovenia Krka (RW)
Montenegro Mornar (2nd) Serbia FMP (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea (1st) Slovenia Union Olimpija (4th)
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts (1st) Croatia Cedevita (1st) North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom (1st)
Serbia Partizan NIS (2nd) Croatia Cibona (2nd) North Macedonia Karpoš Sokoli (3rd)

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2016–17 ABA League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center4,300
CedevitaZagrebDom Sportova3,100
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall5,400
Crvena zvezda mtsBelgradeHall Aleksandar Nikolić5,878
FMPŽeleznikŽeleznik Hall3,000
IgokeaAleksandrovacLaktaši Sports Hall3,050
Karpoš SokoliSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center8,000
KrkaNovo MestoLeon Štukelj Hall2,000
Mega LeksSremska MitrovicaSports Hall Pinki2,500
MornarBarTopolica Sport Hall2,625
MZT Skopje AerodromSkopjeJane Sandanski Arena7,500
Partizan NISBelgradeHall Aleksandar Nikolić6,500[5]
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice12,480
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall9,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Budućnost VOLI Greece Ilias Zouros Montenegro Suad Šehović daCAPO VOLI
Cedevita Croatia Veljko Mršić Croatia Miro Bilan Nike Cedevita
Cibona Croatia Damir Mulaomerović Croatia Marin Rozić Adidas Franck
Crvena zvezda mts Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Luka Mitrović Champion mts
FMP Serbia Branko Maksimović Serbia Filip Čović Champion FMP
Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bajić Serbia Vuk Radivojević GBT m:tel
Karpoš Sokoli Serbia Dragan Nikolić North Macedonia Igor Penov Erreà —
Krka Slovenia Simon Petrov Slovenia Matej Rojc Žolna šport Krka
Mega Leks Serbia Dejan Milojević Serbia Rade Zagorac Adidas Bemax
Mornar Montenegro Đorđije Pavićević Montenegro Marko Mijović Adidas —
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Croatia Ante Nazor North Macedonia Marko Simonovski Adidas —
Partizan NIS Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Serbia Novica Veličković Adidas NIS
Union Olimpija Slovenia Gašper Okorn Slovenia Mirko Mulalić Macron Pivovarna Union
Zadar Croatia Aramis Naglić Croatia Lovre Bašić Champion OTP Bank

Coaching changes
Week Club Outgoing coach Date of change Incoming coach
4th MZT Skopje Aerodrom North Macedonia Emil Rajković 10 October 2016[6] North Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski
7th Karpoš Sokoli Serbia Siniša Matić 2–3 November 2016[7][8] Serbia Dragan Nikolić
9th Budućnost VOLI Montenegro Vlado Šćepanović 13–15 November 2016[9][10] Greece Ilias Zouros
9th MZT Skopje Aerodrom North Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski 14–18 November 2016[11][12] Croatia Ante Nazor
10th FMP Serbia Slobodan Klipa 20 November 2016[13] Serbia Branko Maksimović
10th Zadar Croatia Ante Matulović 21–29 November 2016[14][15] Croatia Neven Plantak
20th Zadar Croatia Neven Plantak 30–31 January 2017[16][17] Croatia Aramis Naglić
24th Krka Slovenia Dejan Mihevc 26 February 2017[18] Slovenia Simon Petrov

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 26 25 1 2226 1762 +464 51 Advance to the playoffs
2 Croatia Cedevita 26 20 6 2323 2108 +215 46
3 Serbia Partizan NIS 26 19 7 2081 1948 +133 45
4 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 26 18 8 2136 1968 +168 44
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 26 13 13 1950 2017 −67 39
6 Serbia Mega Leks 26 11 15 2138 2145 −7 37
7 Croatia Cibona 26 11 15 2100 2121 −21 37
8 Montenegro Mornar 26 10 16 2002 2011 −9 36
9 Serbia FMP 26 10 16 2047 2118 −71 36
10 North Macedonia Karpoš Sokoli 26 10 16 1951 2096 −145 36
11 Slovenia Union Olimpija 26 10 16 2066 2143 −77 36
12 Croatia Zadar 26 9 17 2044 2257 −213 35
13 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 26 8 18 1994 2136 −142 34
14 Slovenia Krka 26 8 18 1889 2117 −228 34 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: ABA League

Results
Home \ Away BUD CED CIB CZV FMP IGO KAR KRK MEG MOR MZT PAR UOL ZAD
Budućnost VOLI Montenegro 84–86 95–79 54–77 93–84 75–60 95–61 91–62 88–80 85–68 92–61 74–68 84–74 105–89
Cedevita Croatia 70–80 100–80 91–95 104–92 89–78 81–77 82–83 89–85 99–73 82–61 79–67 102–87 120–62
Cibona Croatia 87–94 85–89 70–91 87–68 84–61 102–79 88–65 88–100 91–89 87–79 77–82 68–79 82–73
Crvena zvezda mts Serbia 82–66 88–64 69–56 93–62 68–66 91–70 79–62 96–76 82–71 91–69 83–72 88–67 113–65
FMP Serbia 69–77 89–96 84–75 76–84 76–81 67–62 78–60 98–84 92–85 101–82 56–65 89–79 94–77
Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina 92–93 69–84 61–71 68–77 74–84 79–71 85–72 64–67 74–69 79–72 70–64 73–72 78–77
Karpoš Sokoli North Macedonia 77–71 89–81 76–70 61–98 88–81 79–84 83–56 75–72 75–63 77–74 77–84 83–87 85–79
Krka Slovenia 67–75 90–86 95–91 56–67 61–70 72–88 81–64 73–82 63–72 97–87 70–82 63–68 80–79
Mega Leks Serbia 81–85 82–85 71–82 69–81 76–72 101–84 82–69 95–96 93–87 87–72 80–87 86–85 92–75
Mornar Montenegro 78–71 74–79 92–57 59–71 82–66 83–76 83–59 86–73 81–89 65–64 57–58 93–70 104–110
MZT Skopje Aerodrom North Macedonia 96–90 79–100 85–89 73–93 89–68 67–71 74–71 89–65 75–74 63–69 62–93 97–96 92–65
Partizan NIS Serbia 61–64 87–97 87–81 86–81 97–70 87–64 76–72 94–80 86–79 90–85 91–76 86–85 87–86
Union Olimpija Slovenia 81–79 92–94 72–89 67–85 89–85 80–81 92–97 79–64 82–69 81–72 72–91 74–68 78–76
Zadar Croatia 78–76 80–94 85–84 66–103 78–76 83–90 93–74 77–83 90–86 80–62 71–65 69–76 81–78
Source: [19]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Main article: 2017 ABA League Playoffs

The semi-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. The Playoffs started on March 18 and ended on April 13, 2017.

 
Semifinals
18 March – 4 April		Finals
10 April – 13 April
 
      
 
 
 
 
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts2
 
 
 
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI1
 
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts3
 
 
 
Croatia Cedevita0
 
Croatia Cedevita2
 
 
Serbia Partizan NIS1
 


2016–17 ABA League Champions
Serbia
Crvena zvezda mts
3rd title

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 32 30 2 2689 2151 +538 62 Qualification to EuroLeague
2 Croatia Cedevita 32 22 10 2766 2578 +188 54 Qualification to EuroCup
3 Serbia Partizan NIS 29 20 9 2309 2191 +118 49
4 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 29 19 10 2325 2189 +136 48
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 26 13 13 1950 2017 −67 39
6 Serbia Mega Leks 26 11 15 2138 2145 −7 37
7 Croatia Cibona 26 11 15 2100 2121 −21 37
8 Montenegro Mornar 26 10 16 2002 2011 −9 36
9 Serbia FMP 26 10 16 2047 2118 −71 36
10 North Macedonia Karpoš Sokoli 26 10 16 1951 2096 −145 36
11 Slovenia Union Olimpija 26 10 16 2066 2143 −77 36
12 Croatia Zadar 26 9 17 2044 2257 −213 35
13 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 26 8 18 1994 2136 −142 34
14 Slovenia Krka 26 8 18 1889 2117 −228 34 Relegation
Source: ABA League

Statistical leaders

After the end of the Regular Season.

PIR

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Serbia Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 19.24
2 United States Ryan Boatright Cedevita 18.33
3 Serbia Ivan Marinković Zadar 17.52
4 Serbia Marko Luković Krka 17.33
5 Croatia Luka Babić Cedevita 17.06

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Serbia Ivan Marinković Zadar 17.72
2 United States Ryan Boatright Cedevita 17.47
3 Serbia Marko Luković Krka 16.81
4 Serbia Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 16.56
5 Serbia Dragan Labović Karpoš Sokoli 15.62

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 France Alpha Kaba Mega Leks 7.52
2 Serbia Marko Luković Krka 7.43
3 Australia Jonah Bolden FMP 7.24
4 Serbia Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 7.24
5 United States Devin Oliver Union Olimpija 7.16

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 United States Scottie Reynolds Cibona 6.94
2 Serbia Filip Čović FMP 6.39
3 United States Marcus Williams Budućnost VOLI 6.27
4 Serbia Stefan Jović Crvena zvezda mts 6.14
5 Slovenia Matic Rebec Krka 5.88

Source:[20]

Awards

MVP
Pos. Player Team Ref.
F/CSerbia Nikola JankovićSlovenia Union Olimpija[21]

Finals MVP
Pos. Player Team Ref.
SGUnited States Charles JenkinsSerbia Crvena zvezda mts[22]

Top Prospect
Pos. Player Team Ref.
FAustralia Jonah BoldenSerbia FMP[23]

Ideal Starting Five
Pos. Player Team
PGSerbia Stefan JovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts
SGUnited States Charles JenkinsSerbia Crvena zvezda mts
SFSerbia Marko SimonovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts
PFSerbia Novica VeličkovićSerbia Partizan NIS
CCroatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita

Source:[24]

MVP List

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team Efficiency
1Serbia Ivan MarinkovićCroatia Zadar41
2United States William HatcherSerbia Partizan NIS31
3Croatia Karlo ŽganecCroatia Cedevita28
4Croatia Ante ŽižićCroatia Cibona56
5Croatia Željko ŠakićCroatia Cibona (2)30
6Croatia Željko Šakić (2)Croatia Cibona (3)33
7Croatia Ante Žižić (2)Croatia Cibona (4)31
8United States Shawn JamesMontenegro Budućnost VOLI39
9Croatia Boris BaraćCroatia Zadar (2)40
10Croatia Luka BabićCroatia Cedevita (2)31
11Serbia Ognjen KuzmićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts30
12Croatia Ante Žižić (3)Croatia Cibona (5)43
13Serbia Nikola JankovićSlovenia Union Olimpija30
14Serbia Dragan ApićSerbia FMP34
15Serbia Marko SimonovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (2)30
16Serbia Luka MitrovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (3)32
17Serbia Filip ČovićSerbia FMP (2)42
18Croatia Luka Babić (2)Croatia Cedevita (3)34
19United States Antabia WallerMontenegro Mornar34
20Serbia Filip Čović (2)Serbia FMP (3)34
21Serbia Dragan LabovićNorth Macedonia Karpoš Sokoli30
22United States Josh ScottNorth Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom34
23Serbia Stefan BirčevićSerbia Partizan NIS (2)33
24Croatia Boris Barać (2)Croatia Zadar (3)30
25United States Kendrick PerryNorth Macedonia Karpoš Sokoli (2)30
26Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita (4)31
SF1Serbia Ognjen Kuzmić (2)Serbia Crvena zvezda mts (4)21
SF2Serbia Stefan Birčević (2)Serbia Partizan NIS (3)29
SF3United States Charles JenkinsSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (5)24
F1United States Charles Jenkins (2)Serbia Crvena zvezda mts (6)24
F2United States Charles Jenkins (3)Serbia Crvena zvezda mts (7)23
F3United States Deon ThompsonSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (8)24

Source:[25]

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
October 2016Croatia Ante ŽižićCroatia Cibona[26]
November 2016Croatia Luka BabićCroatia Cedevita[27]
December 2016Serbia Nikola JankovićSlovenia Union Olimpija[28]
January 2017Serbia Filip ČovićSerbia FMP[29]
February 2017Serbia Stefan BirčevićSerbia Partizan NIS[30]

2016–17 national standings
Position Country Coefficient
1 Serbia16.25
2 Montenegro14.00
3 Croatia13.33
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina13.00
5 Slovenia9.00
 Macedonia

Source:[31]

ABA League clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressResult
EuroLeagueSerbia Crvena zvezda mtsRegular season9th place
EuroCupCroatia CedevitaTop 16 Group H3rd place
North Macedonia MZT Skopje AerodromRegular season Group A5th place
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIRegular season Group C5th place
Slovenia Union OlimpijaRegular season Group D5th place
FIBA Champions LeagueSerbia Partizan NISPlay-offs qualifiersEliminated by Greece PAOK, 154–156
Croatia CibonaRegular season Group D6th place, transferred to FIBA Europe Cup
Serbia Mega Leks7th place
Montenegro Mornar8th place
Bosnia and Herzegovina IgokeaSecond qualifying roundEliminated by Montenegro Mornar, 131–152
FIBA Europe CupCroatia CibonaQuarter-finalsEliminated by France Élan Chalon, 165–168
Bosnia and Herzegovina IgokeaRegular season Group IWithdrew

See also
2016–17 domestic competitions

References
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  21. Regular Season MVP: Nikola Janković (Union Olimpija)
  22. Playoffs MVP: Charles Jenkins (Crvena zvezda mts)
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  26. MVP of October: Ante Žižić (Cibona)
  27. MVP of November: Luka Babić (Cedevita)
  28. MVP of December: Nikola Janković (Olimpija Ljubljana)
  29. MVP of January: Filip Čović (FMP)
  30. MVP of February: Stefan Birčević (Partizan NIS)
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