2022–23 ABA League First Division
The 2022–23 AdmiralBet ABA League was the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from former Yugoslavia, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. It was the first time since the 2017–18 season with a club from North Macedonia participating in it.
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Season | 2022–23 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 30 September 2022 – 16 April 2023 (Regular season) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 26 each | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 14 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Arena Sport, RTV SLO | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | Luka Božić | ||||||||||||
Promoted | Krka | ||||||||||||
Relegated | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Partizan Mozzart Bet (7th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Budućnost VOLI Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Kevin Punter | ||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||
Top Prospect | Nikola Đurišić | ||||||||||||
Best Defender | Mathias Lessort | ||||||||||||
Best Coach | Željko Obradović | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Partizan 120–67 MZT (16 January 2023) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Budućnost 56–97 Crvena zvezda (23 May 2023) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Igokea 109–115 Mega (14 January 2023) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | Partizan 16 games | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | Igokea 10 games | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 22,198 Partizan 96–85 Crvena zvezda (22 June 2023) | ||||||||||||
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 22 June 2023. |
Teams
Promotion and relegation
A total of 14 teams will contest the league in the 2022–23 season (and until the 2024–25 season).[1]
Promoted | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 2021–22 ABA 2 Runner-up |
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Relegated | Krka | Finished last |
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Borac Mozzart | Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
Cedevita Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000 |
FMP Meridian | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
Igokea m:tel | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
Mega MIS | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 5,000 |
Mornar Barsko zlato | Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski | 7,500 |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
SC Derby | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
Split | Split | Arena Gripe | 3,500 |
Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Borac Mozzart | Dejan Mijatović | Nemanja Todorović | — | MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion |
Budućnost VOLI | Petar Mijović | Suad Šehović | Number 1 | VOLI / Podgorica Capital City |
Cedevita Olimpija | Jurica Golemac | Edo Murić | Adidas | Cedevita |
Cibona | Josip Sesar | Krešimir Radovčić | GBT | Erste Bank |
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Duško Ivanović | Branko Lazić | Adidas | Meridian / mts |
FMP Meridian | Nenad Stefanović | Charles Jenkins | Adidas | Meridian |
Igokea m:tel | Vladimir Jovanović | Marko Jošilo | GBT | m:tel |
Mega MIS | Marko Barać | Luka Cerovina | Adidas | Medical Innovation Solutions / Triglav |
Mornar Barsko zlato | Mihailo Pavićević | Sead Šehović | DaCapo | Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato |
MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Dragan Nikolić | Damjan Stojanovski | Jako | Zegin |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | Željko Obradović | Kevin Punter | Under Armour | NIS / Mozzart Bet |
SC Derby | Andrej Žakelj | Nikola Pavličević | Number 1 | Derby |
Split | Srđan Subotić | Mateo Kedžo | Macron | — |
Zadar | Danijel Jusup | Marko Ramljak | Macron | OTP Bank / PSK |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Budućnost VOLI | Aleksandar Džikić | 15 June 2022 | Off-season | Vlada Jovanović | 13 July 2022 | [2][3] |
Mega MIS | Vlada Jovanović | 16 June 2022 | Marko Barać | 20 June 2022 | [4][5][6] | |
Cibona | Gašper Okorn | 24 June 2022 | Josip Sesar | 25 July 2022 | [7][8] | |
Crvena zvezda mts | Dejan Radonjić | 30 June 2022 | Vladimir Jovanović | 8 July 2022 | [9][10] | |
Zadar | Vladimir Anzulović | 7 July 2022 | Danijel Jusup | 7 July 2022 | [11] | |
Crvena zvezda mts | Vladimir Jovanović | 13 November 2022 | 6th (4–1) | Duško Ivanović | 14 November 2022 | [12][13] |
Borac Mozzart | Marko Marinović | 28 November 2022 | 14th (1–7) | Dejan Mijatović | 28 November 2022 | [14][15] |
MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Aleksandar Petrović | 24 December 2022 | 14th (2–9) | Dragan Nikolić | 27 December 2022 | [16][17] |
Igokea m:tel | Dragan Bajić | 14 January 2023 | 11th (5–9) | Vladimir Jovanović | 17 January 2023 | [18][19] |
Budućnost VOLI | Vlada Jovanović | 15 April 2023 | 3rd (18–7) | Petar Mijović | 16 April 2023 | [20][21] |
Referees
A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2022–23 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:
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Regular season
The regular season is scheduled commence on 1 October 2022 and end on 16 April 2023.[22][23]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Partizan Mozzart Bet | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2424 | 2025 | +399 | 50 | Advance to the Playoffs |
2 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2262 | 1890 | +372 | 49 | |
3 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2263 | 2027 | +236 | 44 | |
4 | Cedevita Olimpija | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2205 | 2068 | +137 | 43 | |
5 | FMP Meridian | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2339 | 2245 | +94 | 40 | |
6 | Mega MIS | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2203 | 2234 | −31 | 38 | |
7 | Zadar | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2230 | 2234 | −4 | 37 | |
8 | SC Derby | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2189 | 2300 | −111 | 37 | |
9 | Igokea m:tel | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2093 | 2189 | −96 | 37 | |
10 | Split | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2144 | 2247 | −103 | 36 | |
11 | Cibona | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2071 | 2337 | −266 | 35 | |
12 | Mornar Barsko zlato | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2165 | 2375 | −210 | 34 | |
13 | Borac Mozzart | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2147 | 2336 | −189 | 33 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
14 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2088 | 2316 | −228 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Positions by round
Advance to the Playoffs | Qualification to the relegation playoffs | Relegated |
Results
Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Win | Loss | Postponed |
Playoffs
On 14 September 2021, the ABA League JTD decided that eight highest-placed clubs from the Regular season will qualify for the Playoffs.[24]
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.
Leagues | Clubs |
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First Division | Borac Čačak |
Second Division | Helios Suns |
Game 1
25 April 2023 | Borac Čačak | 96–78 (Series: 1–0) |
Helios Suns | Čačak |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 29–23, 19–24, 20–12 | |||
Pts: Baldwin, Hale 25 Rebs: Lešić 14 Asts: Hale 6 PIR: Gagić 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Luke 14 Rebs: Buljević 7 Asts: Luke 7 PIR: Bačvić 18 |
Arena: Borac Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Miloš Koljenšić, Dragan Porobić, Marko Mustapić |
Game 2
28 April 2023 | Helios Suns | 107–101 (Series: 1–1) |
Borac Čačak | Domžale |
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20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 29–28, 28–23, 31–27 | |||
Pts: Mahkovic 31 Rebs: Mirtič 9 Asts: Luke 11 PIR: Mahkovic 33 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hale 38 Rebs: Gagić 9 Asts: Baldwin, Hale 4 PIR: Hale 35 |
Arena: Komunalni center Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Luka Kardum, Igor Dragojević, Miloš Koljenšić |
Game 3
2 May 2023 | Borac Čačak | 97–67 (Series: 2–1) |
Helios Suns | Čačak |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 14–13, 36–9, 25–26 | |||
Pts: Hale 30 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: Hale 5 PIR: Baldwin, Hale 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Luke 17 Rebs: Luke 6 Asts: Luke 6 PIR: Luke 23 |
Arena: Borac Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Luka Kardum, Dragan Porobić, Marko Mustapić |
Awards
MVP List
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | Luka Božić | Zadar | 48 |
2 | Fatts Russell | Mornar Barsko zlato | 48 |
3 | Luka Božić (2) | Zadar (2) | 51 |
4 | Nikola Ivanović | Crvena zvezda mts | 30 |
5 | Trent Frazier | FMP Meridian | 43 |
6 | Vladimir Mihailović | Mornar Barsko zlato (2) | 31 |
7 | Nemanja Nedović | Crvena zvezda mts (2) | 30 |
8 | Aleksandar Lazić | Budućnost VOLI | 36 |
9 | Fatts Russell (2) | Mornar Barsko zlato (3) | 46 |
10 | Trent Frazier (2) | FMP Meridian (2) | 37 |
11 | Luka Božić (3) | Zadar (3) | 46 |
12 | Dominik Mavra | Split | 26 |
13 | Trent Frazier (3) | FMP Meridian (3) | 51 |
14 | Loren Jackson | SC Derby | 37 |
15 | Alen Omić | Cedevita Olimpija | 39 |
16 | Alpha Kaba | Budućnost VOLI (2) | 30 |
17 | Matej Rudan | Mega MIS | 32 |
18 | Keandre Cook | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 31 |
19 | Gregor Glas | Mornar Barsko zlato (4) | 31 |
20 | Mike Caffey | MZT Skopje Aerodrom (2) | 34 |
21 | Mathias Lessort | Partizan Mozzart Bet | 38 |
22 | Alen Omić (2) | Cedevita Olimpija (2) | 32 |
23 | Lovro Mazalin | Cibona | 45 |
24 | Lewis Sullivan | Split (2) | 38 |
25 | Luka Božić (4) | Zadar (4) | 42 |
26 | Filip Petrušev | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (3) | 36 |
QF1 | Erick Green | Budućnost VOLI (3) | 39 |
QF2 | Beau Beech | FMP Meridian (3) | 35 |
QF3 | Yogi Ferrell | Cedevita Olimpija (3) | 26 |
SF1 | Luka Mitrović | Crvena zvezda mts (3) | 23 |
SF2 | Yogi Ferrell (2) | Cedevita Olimpija (4) | 36 |
SF3 | Zach LeDay | Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) | 19 |
F1 | Kevin Punter | Partizan Mozzart Bet (3) | 26 |
F2 | Zach LeDay (2) | Partizan Mozzart Bet (4) | 18 |
F3 | Filip Petrušev (2) | Crvena zvezda mts (4) | 23 |
F4 | Ognjen Dobrić | Crvena zvezda mts (5) | 18 |
F5 | Kevin Punter (2) | Partizan Mozzart Bet (5) | 36 |
Source: ABA League
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2022 | |||
October | Luca Vildoza | Crvena zvezda mts | [32] |
November | Paulius Valinskas | FMP Meridian | [33] |
December | Yogi Ferrell | Cedevita Olimpija | [34] |
2023 | |||
January | Facundo Campazzo | Crvena zvezda mts | [35] |
February | Nemanja Nedović | Crvena zvezda mts | [36] |
March | Matej Rudan | Mega MIS | [37] |
Clubs in European competitions
Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
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EuroLeague | Partizan Mozzart Bet | Playoffs | Eliminated by Real Madrid, 2–3 |
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Regular season | 10th (17–17) | |
EuroCup | Budućnost VOLI | Eighthfinals | Eliminated by Ratiopharm Ulm, 83–92 |
Cedevita Olimpija | Regular season Group A | 10th (3–15) | |
Champions League | Igokea m:tel | Play-ins | Eliminated by Hapoel Holon, 0–2 |
FMP Meridian | Qualification Group D | Eliminated in final by Bakken Bears, 82–88 |
Average home attendances
- As of 22 April 2023
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Partizan Mozzart Bet | 98,130 | 17,124 | 3,396 | 7,548 | +48.2% |
2 | Crvena zvezda Maridianbet | 47,112 | 7,464 | 1,197 | 3,623 | −1.2% |
3 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 35,510 | 5,500 | 1,420 | 2,731 | n/a |
4 | Zadar | 30,885 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 2,375 | +239.3% |
5 | Split | 26,900 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,069 | +114.4% |
6 | Cedevita Olimpija | 22,688 | 5,127 | 500 | 1,889 | −10.0% |
7 | Budućnost VOLI | 23,630 | 5,200 | 550 | 1,817 | +32.0% |
8 | Borac Mozzart | 19,500 | 2,500 | 500 | 1,500 | +31.3% |
9 | Igokea m:tel | 18,180 | 3,330 | 500 | 1,398 | +70.7% |
10 | FMP Soccerbet | 17,146 | 2,342 | 437 | 1,318 | +31.0% |
11 | Mega MIS | 16,191 | 2,500 | 426 | 1,245 | +153.0% |
12 | Mornar Barsko zlato | 14,314 | 1,800 | 562 | 1,192 | +75.3% |
13 | Cibona | 12,250 | 1,500 | 400 | 942 | +16.7% |
14 | SC Derby | 10,364 | 2,500 | 154 | 797 | +146.0% |
League total | 392,790 | 17,124 | 154 | 2,182 | +43.5% |
Source: AdmiralBet ABA League
See also
- ABA teams
- 2022–23 domestic competitions
- 2022–23 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2022–23 HT Premijer liga
- 2022–23 Prva A liga
- 2022–23 Macedonian First League
- 2022–23 Basketball League of Serbia
- 2022–23 Slovenian Basketball League
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