2009–10 ABA NLB League

The 2009–10 NLB Liga ABA was the 9th season of the Liga ABA. 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro participated in the NLB League: Union Olimpija, Helios, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Široki Eronet, Partizan, Crvena zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, Radnički Kragujevac, Budućnost.[1] The 2009-10 NLB League Final Four was held on April 23–25, 2010, in Arena Zagreb.

2009–10 Liga ABA season
LeagueLiga ABA
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 10, 2009 - March 20, 2010
Number of games182
Number of teams Serbia (5 teams)
 Croatia (4 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
 Slovenia (2 teams)
 Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season championsCroatia Cibona
Season MVPUnited States Chester Mason (Široki)
Top scorerCroatia Andrija Žižić (Cedevita) (17.12 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsSerbia Partizan
  Runners-upCroatia Cibona
Finals MVPUnited States Jamont Gordon (Cibona)

Team information

Venues and locations
Location of the NLB League 2009-10 teams
CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Serbia Serbia5
PartizanBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
Hemofarm STADAVršacMillennium Center (5,000)
Crvena zvezdaBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
FMPBelgradeŽeleznik Hall (3,000)
RadničkiKragujevacHala Jezero (5,320)
Croatia Croatia4
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200)
Zagreb COZagrebTrnsko (2,000)
CedevitaZagrebSutinska vrela (2,000)
Slovenia Slovenia2
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaHala Tivoli (6,000)
HeliosDomžaleDvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina2
Bosna ASA BHTSarajevoDvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
Široki HT EronetŠiroki Brijeg"Pecara" (4,500)
Montenegro Montenegro1
Budućnost m:telPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Saturday, March 20, 2010.[2]

Standings

Schedule and Results

Stats Leaders

Points
Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.Croatia Andrija ŽižićCedevita4282517,12
2.Croatia Damir MulaomerovićZagreb3522116,76
3.Croatia Marko TomasCibona4292815,32
4.Serbia Milan MačvanHemofarm3502414,58
5.United States Jamont GordonCibona4032814,39

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.United States Chester MasonŠiroki202258,08
2.Australia Aleksandar MarićPartizan165227,50
3.United States Lawrence RobertsPartizan182267,00
4.Croatia Tomislav RužićZadar173266,73
5.Croatia Luka ŽorićZagreb173266,65

Assists
Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.Bosnia and Herzegovina Feliks KojadinovićBosna122215,81
2.Slovenia Jure MočnikHelios122225,55
3.Serbia Stefan MarkovićHemofarm117254,68
4.United States Chester MasonŠiroki116254,64
5.United States Jamont GordonCibona128284,57

Ranking MVP
Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.United States Chester MasonŠiroki4992519,96
2.Serbia Milan MačvanHemofarm4362418,17
3.Australia Aleksandar MarićPartizan3942217,91
4.Croatia Andrija ŽižićCedevita4452517,80
5.Croatia Luka ŽorićZagreb4612617,73

MVP Round by Round
Round Player Team Efficiency
1Serbia Marko BrkićRadnički29
2Canada Jermaine AndersonCedevita31
3Serbia Boban MarjanovićHemofarm36
4Australia Aleks MarićPartizan36
5Croatia Marko TomasCibona43
6Croatia Andrija ŽižićCedevita40
7Bulgaria Filip VidenovCrvena zvezda43
8United States Chester MasonŠiroki39
9Croatia Ante TomićZagreb35
10United States Chester Mason (2)Široki34
11Croatia Marino BaždarićCedevita28
12Montenegro Goran JeretinBudućnost34
13Serbia Miroslav RaduljicaFMP36
14Serbia Nemanja ProtićFMP37
15Montenegro Slavko VranešPartizan31
16United States Jamont GordonCibona34
17Croatia Damir MulaomerovićZagreb41
18United States Matt WalshOlimpija28
19Croatia Lukša AndrićCibona31
20Croatia Ivan GrgatŠiroki41
21Canada Jermaine Anderson (2)Cedevita31
22United States Jamont Gordon (2)Cibona33
23Serbia Nemanja BjelicaCrvena zvezda44
24United States Chester Mason (3)Široki57
25Serbia Milan MačvanHemofarm32
26Serbia Miroslav Raduljica (2)FMP33
27United States Jamont Gordon (3)Cibona31
28United States Jamont Gordon (4)Cibona31

Source: NLB League

Final four

Matches played in, Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Semifinals
April 23 		Final
April 25
      
1 Cibona 78
4 Union Olimpija 73
1 Cibona 74
2 Partizan 75 (OT)
2 Partizan 72
3 Hemofarm STADA 67

Partizan vs. Hemofarm STADA
April 23
17:15 CET
Partizan Serbia 72–67 Serbia Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 26-16, 12-12, 20-21
Pts: Roberts 16
Rebs: Roberts 11
Asts: Božić, Marić, McCalebb 2		 Pts: Mačvan 16
Rebs: Marjanović 9
Asts: Marković, Borisov 2
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: -
Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB)

Cibona vs. Union Olimpija
April 23
20:15 CET
Cibona Croatia 78–73 Slovenia Union Olimpija
Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 22-26, 18-8, 12-21
Pts: Gordon 23
Rebs: Bogdanović 10
Asts: Gordon 5		 Pts: Klobučar 19
Rebs: Klobučar, Aleksandrov 6
Asts: Ilievski 3
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)

Final
April 25
17:15 CET
Cibona Croatia 74–75 (OT) Serbia Partizan
Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 17-16, 13-13, 16-16, Overtime: 14-15
Pts: Gordon, Tomas 31
Rebs: Gordon, Andrić 5
Asts: Tomas 3		 Pts: Marić 14
Rebs: Roberts 14
Asts: Veselý 3
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 16,200
Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Damir Javor (SLO)


2009–10 ABA NLB League Champions

Serbia
Partizan
4th Title

References
  1. Adriatic Basket History Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
  2. Standings - Regular Season Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
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