2021–22 Radivoj Korać Cup

2022 Triglav osiguranje1 Radivoj Korać Cup
Tournament details
CountrySerbia
CityNiš
Venue(s)Čair Sports Center
Dates17–20 February 2022
Teams8
Defending championsCrvena zvezda mts
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Final positions
ChampionsCrvena zvezda mts
Runner-upPartizan NIS
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Attendance17,000 (2,429 per match)
Scoring leader(s)France Mathias Lessort
MVPUnited States Nate Wolters

All statistics correct as of 20 February 2022 (UTC).
1 Sponsored cup name, referring to Triglav Osiguranje

The 2022 Triglav osiguranje Radivoj Korać Cup was the 20th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The tournament was held in Niš from 17 to 20 February 2022.

Crvena zvezda mts successfully defended their title. Borac Zemun made their debut at the national cup tournament.

Qualified teams

Source[1]

ABA League First Division Basketball League of Serbia 2nd-tier Cup of Serbia
Borac Čačak
Crvena zvezda mts
FMP Meridian
Mega Mozzart
Partizan NIS 		Zlatibor (1st) L Borac Zemun
Radnički Kragujevac[2]

L The league table position after 15 rounds played[3]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Serbia Marko Marinović Serbia Nemanja Todorović — P.S. Fashion
Borac Zemun Serbia Siniša Matić Serbia Luka Vukojičić — —
Crvena zvezda mts Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet
FMP Meridian Serbia Nenad Stefanović Serbia Danilo Tasić —
Mega Mozzart Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Luka Cerovina Mozzart
Partizan NIS Serbia Željko Obradović Serbia Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia Ivica Vukotić Serbia Raško Katić Seven City of Kragujevac
Zlatibor Serbia Strajin Nedović Serbia Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport —

Venue

On 23 December 2021, it was announced that the tournament will be held in Niš. It is the 12th time in total and first time after two years that will be held in Niš.[4][5]

Niš
2021–22 Radivoj Korać Cup (Serbia)
Čair Sports Center
Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw was conducted on Monday 31 January 2022 at the Arena Sport live show.[6][7] It was held by Serbia national team head coaches Marina Maljković and Svetislav Pešić, the Mayor of Niš Dragana Sotirovski, and the Triglav Serbia CEO Dragan Marković.[8]

Seeded teams
Crvena zvezda mts
Partizan NIS
FMP Meridian
Mega Mozzart
Non-seeded teams
Borac Čačak1
Zlatibor
Borac Zemun
Radnički Kragujevac

1 The lowest ABA League position after 13 rounds played

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals[9]SemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
17 February
 
 
Crvena zvezda mts103
 
19 February
 
Radnički Kragujevac59
 
Crvena zvezda mts72
 
17 February
 
Mega Mozzart53
 
Mega Mozzart84
 
20 February
 
Zlatibor57
 
Crvena zvezda mts85
 
18 February
 
Partizan NIS68
 
Partizan NIS101
 
19 February
 
Borac Zemun48
 
Partizan NIS92
 
18 February
 
FMP Meridian89
 
FMP Meridian88
 
 
Borac Čačak77
 

Quarterfinals

All times are local UTC+1.

Crvena zvezda mts v Radnički Kragujevac

17 February 2022
18:00
Crvena zvezda mts 103–59 Radnički Kragujevac
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 29–11, 24–22, 22–13
Pts: Stefan Marković 16
Rebs: Kuzmić, White 6
Asts: Nikola Ivanović 6		 Pts: Raško Katić 17
Rebs: Lazar Stanković 8
Asts: Raško Katić 5
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 500
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Nemanja Ninković, Petar Pešić

Mega Mozzart v Zlatibor

17 February 2022
21:00
Mega Mozzart 84–57 Zlatibor
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–9, 21–18, 22–10
Pts: Boriša Simanić 15
Rebs: Karlo Matković 11
Asts: Jović, Smith 5		 Pts: Dušan Kutlešić 17
Rebs: Dimitrije Nikolić 8
Asts: Tadija Tadić 7
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 500
Referees: Uroš Obrknežević, Ivan Stefanović, Stefan Ćalić

FMP Meridian v Borac Čačak

18 February 2022
18:00
FMP Meridian 88–77 Borac Čačak
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 20–18, 23–18, 26–33
Pts: Danilo Tasić 19
Rebs: Šaranović, Tasić 8
Asts: Bryce Jones 13		 Pts: Marko Pecarski 18
Rebs: López, Pecarski 7
Asts: Lautaro López 5
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević, Aleksandar Glišić, Vladimir Jevtović

Partizan NIS v Borac Zemun

18 February 2022
21:00
Partizan NIS 101–48 Borac Zemun
Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 25–18, 26–9, 28–9
Pts: Tristan Vukčević 16
Rebs: Nemanja Dangubić 8
Asts: Dangubić, Avramović 6		 Pts: Stefan Balmazović 15
Rebs: Stefan Sinovec 5
Asts: Stefan Sinovec 5
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Marko Juras, Jasmina Juras, Siniša Prpa

Semifinals

Crvena zvezda mts v Mega Mozzart

19 February 2022
17:00
Crvena zvezda mts 72–53 Mega Mozzart
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 24–12, 17–14, 16–6
Pts: Nikola Kalinić 15
Rebs: Ognjen Kuzmić 7
Asts: Nate Wolters 5		 Pts: Karlo Matković 15
Rebs: Luka Cerovina 6
Asts: Scoochie Smith 7
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Aleksandar Glišić, Ivan Stefanović

It was the 300th win for Montenegrin head coach Dejan Radonjić on the Crvena zvezda bench.[10]

Partizan NIS v FMP Meridian

February 2022
21:00
Partizan NIS 92–89 FMP Meridian
Scoring by quarter: 21−24, 31−19, 21−17, 19−29
Pts: Kevin Punter 29
Rebs: Balša Koprivica 6
Asts: Punter, Moore 4		 Pts: Bryce Jones 29
Rebs: Ebuka Izundu 10
Asts: Bryce Jones 13
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Uroš Obrknežević, Marko Juras, Siniša Prpa

Final

See also: Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry

The defending champion Crvena zvezda has current 5-in-a-row sequence in the Radivoj Korać Cup Final, as well as the eight match overall facing eternal rival Partizan. Partizan won five times in the Final including the last three, while Crvena zvezda won two times.[11]

20 February 2022
21:00
Crvena zvezda mts 85–68 Partizan NIS
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 29–15, 18–18, 18–22
Pts: Nikola Kalinić 18
Rebs: Ognjen Kuzmić 7
Asts: Austin Hollins 5		 Pts: Mathias Lessort 19
Rebs: Lessort, Leday 4
Asts: Dallas Moore 5
Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Obrknežević, Aleksandar Glišić
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3 United States Nate Wolters 14 4 4
SG 14 United States Austin Hollins 15 1 5
F 7 Serbia Dejan Davidovac 3 5 1
F 12 Serbia Nikola Kalinić 18 3 4
C 32 Serbia Ognjen Kuzmić 5 7 1
Reserves:
G/F 2 Serbia Stefan Lazarević 0 0 0
F/C 9 Serbia Luka Mitrović 4 2 1
G/F 10 Serbia Branko Lazić 0 0 0
G/F 13 Serbia Ognjen Dobrić 9 3 4
PG 20 Montenegro Nikola Ivanović 4 0 1
G 27 Serbia Stefan Marković 13 3 1
F 30 United States Aaron White 0 1 0
Head coach:
Montenegro Dejan Radonjić
CZV jersey
Team colours
CZV
PAR jersey
Team colours
PAR

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CZV Statistics PAR
21/35 (60%) 2-pt field goals 18/30 (60%)
10/21 (47%) 3-pt field goals 5/17 (29%)
13/17 (76%) Free throws 17/21 (80%)
8 Offensive rebounds 5
21 Defensive rebounds 18
29 Total rebounds 23
22 Assists 12
16 Turnovers 17
8 Steals 10
1 Blocks 2
22 (21) Fouls 21 (22)

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2021–22 Radivoj Korać Cup Champions
Crvena zvezda mts
8th title
MVP Award
United States Nate Wolters
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 4 Serbia Aleksa Avramović 4 2 1
SG 0 Serbia Kevin Punter 14 2 3
SF 00 Latvia Rodions Kurucs 9 3 1
F/C 2 United States Zach Leday 10 4 0
C 5 Serbia Balša Koprivica 0 3 1
Reserves:
PF 1 Serbia Tristan Vukčević DNP
SF 3 Serbia Rade Zagorac DNP
SF 6 Serbia Nemanja Dangubić 0 0 0
C 11 Serbia Dušan Miletić DNP
G 14 Albania Dallas Moore 11 3 5
C 26 France Mathias Lessort 19 4 1
G 32 Serbia Uroš Trifunović 1 1 0
Head coach:
Serbia Željko Obradović

See also

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