2021–22 ABA League First Division

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AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2021–22
Teams14
Games played26 each
DatesSeptember 24, 2021 – April 11, 2022
(Regular season)
TVArena Sport, B92, RTV SLO
Records
Biggest home winPartizan NIS 109–49 Split
(5 January 2022)
Biggest away winSC Derby 67–99 Crvena zvezda mts
(22 November 2021)
Highest scoringFMP 104–99 SC Derby
(12 November 2021)
Winning streak14 games
Crvena zvezda mts
Losing streak11 games
Krka
Highest attendance8,944
Partizan NIS 75–66 Budućnost VOLI
(20 November 2021)
Lowest attendance1
officially eight matches
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All statistics correct as of 24 January 2022.

The 2021–22 AdmiralBet ABA League will be the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from 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 2021–22 season (and until the 2024–25 season), including the 13 highest-placed teams from the previous season and the winner of the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division.[1]

Promoted
Relegated

Venues and locations[]

2021–22 ABA League First Division is located in Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Belgrade
Borac
Podgorica
Podgorica
Cedevita Olimpija
Cedevita Olimpija
Cibona
Cibona
Igokea
Igokea
Krka
Mornar
Mornar
Split
Split
Zadar
Zadar
Belgrade clubs:
Belgrade clubs:
Crvena zvezda FMP Mega Mozzart Partizan
Crvena zvezda
FMP
Mega Mozzart
Partizan
Podgorica clubs:
Podgorica clubs:
Budućnost SC Derby
Location of teams in the 2020–21 season
2021–22 ABA League First Division is located in Belgrade
Crvena zvezda
Crvena zvezda
FMP
FMP
Mega
Partizan
Partizan
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2020–21 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Serbia Borac Čačak Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Croatia Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 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
Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Serbia Mega Mozzart Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Serbia Partizan NIS Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Croatia Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Montenegro SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Croatia Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship[]

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Serbia Marko Marinović Serbia Uroš Čarapić GBT MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Montenegro Suad Šehović Number 1 VOLI
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Jurica Golemac Slovenia Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Slovenia Gašper Okorn Croatia Roko Prkačin GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda mts Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet
FMP Meridian Serbia Nenad Stefanović Serbia Marko Radonjić Adidas Meridian
Igokea m:tel Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bajić Serbia Marko Jošilo GBT m:tel
Krka Slovenia Dalibor Damjanović Slovenia Luka Lapornik Peak Krka
Mega Mozzart Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Luka Cerovina Adidas Tehnomanija
Mornar Barsko zlato Montenegro Mihailo Pavićević Montenegro Sead Šehović DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan NIS Serbia Željko Obradović Serbia Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts
Split Croatia Srđan Subotić Croatia Mateo Kedžo Macron Optika Anda
SC Derby Slovenia Andrej Žakelj Montenegro Nikola Pavličević Number 1 Derby
Zadar Croatia Vladimir Anzulović Croatia Dominik Mavra Macron OTP Bank

Coaching changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
FMP Meridian Serbia Vanja Guša 1 June 2021 Off-season Serbia Nenad Stefanović 2 June 2021 [2][3]
Budućnost VOLI Serbia Dejan Milojević 17 June 2021 Serbia Aleksandar Džikić 22 June 2021 [4][5][6]
Partizan NIS Serbia Aleksandar Matović 25 June 2021 Serbia Željko Obradović 25 June 2021 [7][8]
SC Derby Serbia Nenad Trajković June 2021 Slovenia Andrej Žakelj 8 July 2021 [9]
Zadar Croatia Veljko Mršić 13 July 2021 Croatia Ivan Perinčić 15 July 2021 [10][11]
Split Croatia Mile Karakaš Croatia Srđan Subotić 9 August 2021 [12][13][14]
Zadar Croatia Ivan Perinčić 18 October 2021 13th (0–4) Croatia Srđan Helbich (interim) 18 October 2021 [15][16]
Croatia Srđan Helbich (interim) 23 October 2021 12th (1–4) Croatia Vladimir Anzulović 23 October 2021 [17]
Cibona Serbia Vladimir Jovanović 8 January 2022 8th (5–9) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić (interim) 8 January 2022 [18][19]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić (interim) 23 January 2022 9th (5–10) Slovenia Gašper Okorn 23 January 2022 [20][21]

Referees[]

A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:

Regular season[]

The regular season commenced on 25 September.[22]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Partizan NIS 18 15 3 1462 1225 +237 33 Advance to the semifinals
2 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 17 16 1 1396 1160 +236 33
3 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 16 13 3 1299 1171 +128 29 Advance to the quarterfinals
4 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 17 10 7 1428 1342 +86 27
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 18 9 9 1414 1371 +43 27
6 Serbia FMP Meridian 17 10 7 1382 1382 0 27
7 Serbia Mega Mozzart 17 8 9 1378 1355 +23 25
8 Croatia Cibona 17 7 10 1310 1302 +8 24
9 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 17 7 10 1297 1316 −19 24
10 Montenegro SC Derby 17 7 10 1375 1483 −108 24
11 Croatia Zadar 17 6 11 1220 1314 −94 23
12 Serbia Borac Čačak 17 6 11 1283 1383 −100 23
13 Croatia Split 18 3 15 1238 1472 −234 21 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
14 Slovenia Krka 17 3 14 1210 1416 −206 20 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2022. Source: ABA League

Positions by round[]

Advance to the semifinalsAdvance to the quarterfinalsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Serbia Partizan NIS6411111122224221211
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts1142222211111112122
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI56633333444423333333
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija3236855555555444444
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel78810579777866666665
Serbia FMP Meridian11774444433333555556
Serbia Mega Mozzart2557910898867101299777
Croatia Cibona43256666667878881098
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato1012131213141314121111108777889
Montenegro SC Derby1391111797891099910111091110
Croatia Zadar913121312121213141313121191011111211
Serbia Borac Čačak8119810111111109101112111212121012
Croatia Split14141414141314121314141414141414141313
Slovenia Krka121010911810101112121313131313131414
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2022. Source: ABA League

Results[]

Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SCD SPL ZAD
Borac Čačak — 76–82 76–85 59–62 77–80 61–88 80–68 68–86 79–73
Budućnost VOLI — 93–91 82–72 81–68 110–64 85–69 78–70 75–66 84–69
Cedevita Olimpija 79–84 — 82–83 89–92 80–70 88–56 79–59 88–78 86–60 73–74
Cibona 73–80 79–82 — 66–69 90–52 89–84 65–82 61–79 90–75 84–65
Crvena zvezda mts 109–62 71–63 79–64 86–72 — 81–67 81–74 71–56 97–61
FMP Meridian 74–98 — 89–81 87–76 79–86 83–81 104–99 93–77 83–76
Igokea m:tel 91–89 79–82 83–101 82–72 75–68 73–61 — 79–63 68–70 85–67
Krka 90–97 83–90 70–71 59–72 — 89–80 63–79 87–70 80–66
Mega Mozzart 85–91 87–81 104–75 93–89 69–76 82–89 73–72 — 101–68 78–65 70–72
Mornar Barsko zlato 85–90 62–73 77–87 69–77 82–78 82–76 79–75 — 64–66 81–65
Partizan NIS 75–68 75–66 89–96 74–69 92–45 90–93 — 79–57 109–49 103–72
SC Derby 88–74 93–87 67–99 93–90 86–76 76–95 83–93 — 77–70 94–78
Split 66–80 77–76 62–66 89–77 87–77 59–69 94–101 —
Zadar 70–56 67–68 73–83 83–80 64–77 78–71 71–76 73–78 61–59 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2022. 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 Partizan NISWWWWWWWLWWLWLWWWPWW
Serbia Crvena zvezda mtsWWLWWWWWWWWWWWPPWWW
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIWLWWWWLWLWWWWPPPWWW
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaWWLLLWWWLLWWWWPPLLW
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telWLWLWLLWWLLWWWWPLLL
Serbia FMP MeridianLWWWWWLWWWWWLPLPLLL
Serbia Mega MozzartWLWLLLWLWLWLWPWPLWL
Croatia CibonaWWWLLLWWLLLLLLLPPWW
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLLLWLWWWLWWPPWLL
Montenegro SC DerbyLWLWWLWLLLWLLPPLWLW
Croatia ZadarLLLLWLLLLWLWWLPPWLW
Serbia Borac ČačakLLWWLLLLWWLLLLPPWWL
Croatia SplitLLLLLWLWLLLLLLLPLWL
Slovenia KrkaLWLWLWLLLLLLLLPPLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2022. Source: ABA League

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2022 ABA League First Division Playoffs

On 13 September 2021, the ABA League JTD decided that six highest-placed clubs from the Regular season will qualify for the Playoffs.[23]

Relegation playoffs[]

Results[]

Statistics[]

Individual statistic leaders[]

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Kyle Vinales SC Derby 17.75
Rebounds per game 8.29
Assists per game Scoochie Smith Mega Mozzart 6.13
Steals per game 1.75
Blocks per game Nathan Reuvers Cibona 1.86
Turnovers per game 3.67
Fouls per game Nikola Pavličević SC Derby 3.63
FT% Sead Šehović FMP Meridian 100.00
2FG% Taylor Smith Mornar Barsko zlato 64.86
3FG% Samson Ruzhentsev Mega Mozzart 59.26
Index rating per game Justin Carter Zadar 19.81
  • Only players who played more than 50% of total league games are included
  • Last updated: 4 February 2022
  • Source: ABA League

MVP List[]

MVP of the Round[]

Round Player Team PIR
1 Montenegro Nikola Ivanović Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 35
2 United States Nate Reuvers Croatia Cibona 36
3 Serbia Sava Lešić Serbia Borac Čačak 28
4 United States Kyle Vinales Montenegro SC Derby 43
5 Israel Yam Madar Serbia Partizan NIS 32
6 Croatia Darko Bajo Croatia Split 41
7 Croatia Karlo Matković Serbia Mega Mozzart 40
8 Serbia Danilo Tasić Serbia FMP Meridian 37
9 United States Garrett Nevels Serbia FMP Meridian (2) 34
10 Serbia Marko Pecarski Serbia Borac Čačak (2) 35
11 United States Garrett Nevels (2) Serbia FMP Meridian (3) 36
12 United States Justin Carter Croatia Zadar 34
13 Montenegro Nikola Ivanović (2) Serbia Crvena zvezda mts (2) 29
14 Greece Zach Auguste Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 31
15 Serbia Dušan Miletić Serbia Partizan NIS (2) 27
16 United States Kevin Punter Serbia Partizan NIS (3) 26
17 United States Trevor Thompson Croatia Zadar (2) 31
18 United States Shannon Shorter Croatia Split (2) 27
19 Croatia Martin Junaković Croatia Zadar (3) 29

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month[]

Month Player Team Ref.
2021
October United States Bryce Jones Serbia FMP Meridian [24]
November Serbia Dalibor Ilić Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel [25]
December Montenegro Justin Cobbs Montenegro Budućnost VOLI [26]
2022
January United States Willie Reed Montenegro Budućnost VOLI [27]

Clubs in European competitions[]

Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Serbia Crvena zvezda mts Regular season 14th (8–13)
EuroCup Serbia Partizan NIS Regular season Group A 2nd (8–4)
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Regular season Group B 3rd (8–4)
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 7th (4–7)
Champions League Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea Play-ins Eliminated by Belgium Filou Oostende, 1–2
Croatia Split Qualification Group A Eliminated in semifinals by Switzerland Fribourg Olympic, 76–67
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Qualification Group C Eliminated in semifinals by Estonia Kalev/Cramo, 104–89
Transferred to FIBA Europe Cup
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group E 3rd (2–4)

See also[]

ABA teams
2020–21 domestic competitions

References[]

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