2023–24 ABA League First Division

AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2023–24
Games played26 fixtures (338 total)
Teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seedSerbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Season MVPCroatia Luka Božić
PromotedSerbia Spartak Office Shoes
Finals
ChampionsSerbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (7th title)
  Runners-upSerbia Partizan Mozzart Bet
SemifinalistsMontenegro Budućnost VOLI
Serbia Mega Basket
Finals MVPBrazil Yago dos Santos
Awards
Top ProspectSerbia Nikola Topić
Best DefenderSerbia Branko Lazić
Best CoachCroatia Danijel Jusup
Statistical leaders
Points Croatia Luka Božić 20.6
Rebounds United States Marcus Weathers 8.1
Assists Slovenia Jan Špan 6.8
Index Rating Croatia Luka Božić 29.2
Records
Biggest home winCrvena zvezda 110–57 Krka
(10 March 2024)
Biggest away winFMP 61–105 Partizan
(2 December 2023)
Highest scoringPartizan 110–102 Cedevita Olimpija
(3 March 2024)
Winning streakBudućnost 10 games
Losing streakMornar 10 games
Highest attendance23,021
Partizan 112–80 Mega
(22 January 2024)
Lowest attendance200
SC Derby 86-84 Borac
(11 February 2024)
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2024.

The 2023–24 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 22nd season of the ABA League with 14 teams from former Yugoslavia, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

A total of 14 teams will contest the league in the 2023–24 season (and until the 2024–25 season).[1]

Promoted Slovenia Krka 2022–23 ABA 2 Champion
Relegated North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom Finished last

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2023–24 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2023–24 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Serbia Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Croatia Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
Serbia FMP Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Serbia Mega MIS Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Montenegro SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Croatia Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Croatia Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Mozzart Serbia Dejan Mijatović Serbia Nemanja Todorović MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Slovenia Andrej Žakelj Montenegro Petar Popović Spalding VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Zoran Martič Slovenia Edo Murić Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Croatia Dino Repeša Croatia Krešimir Radovčić GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas Meridian / mts
FMP Meridian Serbia Saša Nikitović United States Charles Jenkins Adidas Meridian
Igokea m:tel Serbia Vladimir Jovanović Serbia Marko Jošilo GBT m:tel
Mega MIS Serbia Marko Barać Serbia Luka Cerovina Adidas Medical Innovation Solutions / Triglav
Mornar Barsko zlato Montenegro Mihailo Pavićević Montenegro Sead Šehović DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Krka Slovenia Gašper Okorn Slovenia Jan Špan Krka
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia Željko Obradović United States Kevin Punter Under Armour NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby Slovenia Dejan Jakara Montenegro Nikola Pavličević Spalding Derby
Split Croatia Slaven Rimac Croatia Mate Kalajžić Macron
Zadar Croatia Danijel Jusup Croatia Marko Ramljak Macron OTP Bank / PSK

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Split Croatia Srđan Subotić 7 June 2023 Off-season Croatia Slaven Rimac 28 July 2023 [2][3]
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Miro Alilović 13 June 2023 Italy Simone Pianigiani 13 June 2023 [4][5]
Cibona Croatia Josip Sesar 15 July 2023 Croatia Jakša Vulić 15 August 2023 [6][7]
Crvena zvezda Montenegro Duško Ivanović 21 October 2023 1th (3–0) Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos 22 October 2023 [8][9]
Budućnost Montenegro Petar Mijović 9 November 2023 3rd (5–1) Slovenia Andrej Žakelj 18 November 2023 [10][11]
KK SC Derby Slovenia Andrej Žakelj 18 November 2023 7th (6–6) Slovenia Dejan Jakara 19 November 2023 [12][13]
Cibona Croatia Jakša Vulić 5 December 2023 12th (3–7) Croatia Dino Repeša 14 December 2023 [14][15]
FMP Serbia Nenad Stefanović 12 December 2023 12th (3–8) Serbia Stevan Mijović 13 December 2023 [16][17]
Cedevita Olimpija Italy Simone Pianigiani 1 January 2024 3rd (10–4) Slovenia Zoran Martič 1 January 2024 [18][19]
FMP Meridian Serbia Stevan Mijović 30 January 2024 12th (5–13) Serbia Saša Nikitović 31 January 2024 [20][21]

Referees

A total of 57 ABA officials set to work on the 2023–24 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:

Regular season

The regular season is scheduled to commence on 29 September 2023 and end on 5 April 2024.[22]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 26 22 4 2310 1877 +433 48 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 26 20 6 2423 1966 +457 46
3 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 26 19 7 2206 2002 +204 45
4 Serbia Mega MIS 26 16 10 2246 2140 +106 42
5 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 26 16 10 2235 2184 +51 42
6 Croatia Zadar 26 14 12 2050 2008 +42 40
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 26 13 13 2040 2117 −77 39
8 Montenegro SC Derby 26 11 15 2206 2241 −35 37
9 Croatia Split 26 11 15 1986 2091 −105 37
10 Serbia Borac Mozzart 26 10 16 2064 2181 −117 36
11 Serbia FMP Meridian 26 10 16 2032 2195 −163 36
12 Croatia Cibona 26 9 17 2033 2189 −156 35
13 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 26 6 20 2023 2349 −326 32
14 Slovenia Krka 26 5 21 1960 2274 −314 31
Source: ABA League

Positions by round

Advance to the Playoffs
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet32313221111111111111111111
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI23221312544554433322222233
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet11132135433232222233333322
Serbia Mega MIS910868866677986667777766644
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija79797654355423344444445455
Croatia Zadar13131075787888667776655554566
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel127654543222345555566677777
Montenegro SC Derby54446479766778889888888888
Croatia Split101112111111121312101111111010910999999999
Serbia Borac Mozzart45581010989998999108101010101010101110
Serbia FMP Soccerbet86910991010101112121212121212121212121212121011
Croatia Cibona1112131314121111111210101011111111111111111111111212
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato1414141413141414141414141414141414141414141413131313
Slovenia Krka68111212131312131313131313131313131313131314141414
Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SCD SPL ZAD
Borac Mozzart 67–86 65–74 86–79 87–93 96–75 64–70 101–83 78–94 79–71 77–84 87–76 93–83 89–81
Budućnost VOLI 100–79 81–82 93–85 84–62 82–76 79–76 82–69 73–71 103–100 83–89 82–94 72–58 103–73
Cedevita Olimpija 82–78 72–80 93–91 96–86 82–74 106–74 91–79 89–87 105–89 95–91 102–93 97–68 73–79
Cibona 97–101 66–98 72–97 59–82 89–93 70–77 91–63 69–83 73–72 74–87 94–82 81–73 71–88
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 90–74 95–86 94–51 84–56 87–54 80–48 110–57 83–89 95–75 88–86 94–78 89–67 93–54
FMP Meridian 86–72 84–76 84–96 72–77 72–83 78–64 97–99 73–83 111–94 61–105 86–99 84–66 77–96
Igokea m:tel 78–62 88–74 83–72 87–91 63–81 73–74 90–84 78–92 84–64 52–98 91–82 77–80 100–94
Krka 89–80 75–86 92–78 54–72 67–90 87–89 80–92 91–106 79–72 56–96 72–97 76–80 75–88
Mega MIS 89–90 72–92 97–86 80–76 88–98 86–72 92–76 72–77 101–87 88–86 88–79 92–78 91–81
Mornar Barsko zlato 80–78 61–87 74–86 88–85 66–102 75–77 86–84 86–83 65–99 76–98 91–86 76–93 86–78
Partizan Mozzart Bet 101–56 96–83 110–102 96–67 98–87 88–57 89–91 96–76 112–80 110–78 99–76 67–74 113–74
SC Derby 86–84 80–93 82–78 93–101 77–91 94–85 81–90 84–70 89–82 94–79 78–84 91–92 88–75
Split 75–61 75–81 93–85 76–83 73–92 78–66 90–95 78–74 88–73 87–75 53–76 72–76 75–82
Zadar 79–80 57–67 88–65 91–64 74–81 72–75 74–59 70–53 74–71 92–57 84–68 79–74 77–61
Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Results by round

The table lists the results of teams in each round.

WinLossPostponed
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianbetWWWWLWWWWWWWWWLWWWLWWWWLWW
Serbia Partizan Mozzart BetWWWLWWLLWWWWLWWWWLLWWWWWWW
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIWWWWWLWLLWWLLWWWWWWWWWWLLW
Serbia Mega MISLLWWLWWLWLLLWWWWLLLWWWWWWW
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaWLWLWWWWWLWWWLWLWLWWLLLWLW
Croatia ZadarLLWWWLLWLWLWWLWLWWWLWWWLLL
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telLWWWWLWWWWWLLLLWLWLLLLLWWL
Montenegro SC DerbyWWLWLWLLWWLLWLLLLWWWLWLLLL
Croatia SplitLLLWLLLLWWLWLWWWLWWLLWWLLL
Serbia Borac MozzartWWLLLLWWLLWWLWLLWLLLLLLWLW
Serbia FMP SoccerbetLWLLWWLLLLLLWWLLLLWLWLLWWW
Croatia CibonaLLLLLWWWLLWWLLWLLLLWWLLWLL
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLWWLWLLLWLWL
Slovenia KrkaWLLLLLLWLLLLWLLLLWLLLLLLWL
Source: ABA League

Playoffs

As was the case in the previous season, top 8 teams will advance to Playoffs. Quarterfinals will be played in best-of-3 series, while semifinals and finals will be played in best-of-5 series.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Serbia 2–0 Montenegro SC Derby 83–81 92–77
Mega MIS Serbia 2–0 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 119–98 85–71
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 94–85 101–80
Budućnost VOLI Montenegro 2–0 Croatia Zadar 100–69 80–73

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Serbia 2–0 Serbia Mega MIS 103–73 94–69
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia 2–1 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 78–67 73–74 100–86

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Serbia 3–0 Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 85–82 80–73 82–76

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. However, board meeting of ABA league in April decided that no team would be relegated this season.

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team PIR
1 Slovenia Jurij Macura Slovenia Krka 31
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro SC Derby 31
3 Croatia Luka Božić Croatia Zadar 39
4 Croatia Luka Božić (2) Croatia Zadar (2) 29
5 Croatia Luka Božić (3) Croatia Zadar (3) 43
6 Serbia Nikola Topić Serbia Mega MIS 41
7 Slovenia Jaka Blažič Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 31
8 Croatia Luka Božić (4) Croatia Zadar (4) 48
9 Croatia Lovre Runjić Croatia Split 35
10 Croatia Luka Božić (5) Croatia Zadar (5) 35
11 Serbia Nemanja Nedović Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 32
12 Croatia Luka Božić (6) Croatia Zadar (6) 44
13 Croatia Luka Božić (7) Croatia Zadar (7) 38
14 Serbia Stefan Miljenović Serbia Mega MIS (2) 43
15 Montenegro Vladimir Mihailović Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 33
16 Serbia Uroš Luković Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 32
17 United States Tavian Dunn-Martin Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato (2) 31
18 Croatia Mateo Drežnjak Montenegro SC Derby (2) 37
19 Croatia Luka Božić (8) Croatia Zadar (8) 35
20 Serbia Stefan Miljenović (2) Serbia Mega MIS (3) 31
21 Serbia Uroš Plavšić Serbia Mega MIS (4) 35
22 Brazil Yago dos Santos Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (2) 40
23 Croatia Luka Božić (9) Croatia Zadar (9) 34
24 Slovenia Jaka Blažič (2) Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija (2) 37
25 Serbia Stefan Miljenović (3) Serbia Mega MIS (5) 34
26 Serbia Uroš Plavšić (2) Serbia Mega MIS (6) 36
QF1 Serbia Nikola Đurišić Serbia Mega MIS (7) 38
QF2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš (2) Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (2) 29
SF1 Serbia Aleksa Avramović Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 19
SF2 United States Freddie Gillespie Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (3) 24
SF3 United States James Nunnally Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) 27
F1 Brazil Yago dos Santos (2) Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (4) 21
F2 Serbia Nemanja Nedović (2) Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (5) 20
F3 Serbia Luka Mitrović Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (6) 23

Source: ABA League

Month Player Team Ref.
2023
October Croatia Luka Božić Croatia Zadar [23]
November Croatia Karlo Matković Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija [24]
December Croatia Luka Božić (2) Croatia Zadar (2) [25]
2024
January United States Shannon Shorter Croatia Split [26]
February United States Marcus Weathers Montenegro Mornar Bar [27]
March Croatia Luka Božić (3) Croatia Zadar (3) [28]

Awards

Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
SF Croatia Luka Božić Croatia Zadar [29]
Finals MVP
PG Brazil Yago dos Santos Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet [30]
Top Scorer
SF Croatia Luka Božić Croatia Zadar [31]
Best Defender
SG Serbia Branko Lazić Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet [32]
Top Prospect
PG Serbia Nikola Topić Serbia Mega MIS / Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet [33]
Coach of the Season
HC Croatia Danijel Jusup Croatia Zadar [34]
The Ideal Starting Five
PG Serbia Nikola Topić Serbia Mega MIS / Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet [35]
SG Serbia Miloš Teodosić Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
SF Croatia Luka Božić Croatia Zadar
PF United States Zach LeDay Serbia Partizan
C Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro SC Derby / Montenegro Budućnost VOLI

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet Regular season 11th (16–18)
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 16th (11–23)
EuroCup Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Regular season Group A 10th (1–17)
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Regular season Group B 7th (8–10)
Champions League Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Regular season Group H 4th (0–6)
Serbia FMP Meridian Qualification Group II Quarter-finals Eliminated by Italy Openjobmetis Varese, 71–73
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Qualification Group III Quarter-finals Eliminated by Spain Monbus Obradoiro, 56–90
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group D 4th (1–5)

See also

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