2015–16 ABA League

ABA League
Teams 14
Duration October 1, 2015 – March 6, 2016
(Regular season)
TV Arena Sport

The 2015–16 ABA League is the 15th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it.

Regular season will start on October 1, 2015, and will finish on March 6, 2016 followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.[1] [2]

Teams

Country Teams Qualification Team City Venue (Capacity)
Serbia Serbia 4
1st in the Basketball League of Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
2nd in the Basketball League of Serbia Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
3rd in the Basketball League of Serbia Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500)
4rd in the Basketball League of Serbia Mega Leks Sremska Mitrovica Sports Hall Pinki (3,000)
Croatia Croatia 3
1st place in the A-1 League Cedevita Zagreb Dom Sportova (3,500)
2nd place in the A-1 League Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
3rd place in the A-1 League Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)
Slovenia Slovenia 3
Champion of the 1.A SKL Tajfun Šentjur Golovec Hall (?)
1st place in 1.A SKL Krka Novo mesto Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
Wild card Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice (12,480)
Montenegro Montenegro 2
Champion of Montenegrin Basketball League Budućnost Podgorica Morača Sports Center (5,000)
2nd place in Montenegrin Basketball League Sutjeska[note 1] Nikšić Nikšić Sports Center (3,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Champion of Premijer liga BiH Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall (3,050)
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 1 Champion of Macedonian First League MZT Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena (6,000)

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Budućnost VOLI Montenegro Luka Pavićević Montenegro Suad Šehović Luanvi VOLI
Cedevita Croatia Veljko Mršić Croatia Miro Bilan Nike Cedevita / Konzum
Cibona Croatia Damir Mulaomerović Croatia Marin Rozić Adidas Franck
Crvena Zvezda Telekom Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Luka Mitrović Champion Telekom Srbija
Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bajić Serbia Marko Čakarević Givova M:tel / Hemofarm
Krka Croatia Vladimir Anzulović Slovenia Matej Rojc Žolna šport Krka
Mega Leks Serbia Dejan Milojević Serbia Rade Zagorac Adidas Beoleks
Metalac Farmakom Serbia Vladimir Đokić Serbia Dušan Kutlešić Kamp Metalac
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski Republic of Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski Li-Ning Acibaden / Bauer
Partizan NIS Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Serbia Vanja Marinković Adidas NIS
Sutjeska Montenegro Igor Jovović Montenegro Nikola Žižić PEAK —
Tajfun Slovenia Dejan Mihevc Slovenia Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding Tajfun
Union Olimpija Slovenia Gašper Potočnik Slovenia Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna Union
Zadar Croatia Ante Nazor Croatia Lovre Bašić Adidas OTP banka

Coaching changes

Week Club Outgoing coach Date of change Incoming coach
3rd Metalac Farmakom Serbia Vladimir Đokić 7 October 2015[3] Serbia Vladimir Mišković
4th Metalac Farmakom Serbia Vladimir Mišković 12 October 2015[4] Serbia Vladimir Đokić
11th Budućnost VOLI Montenegro Igor Jovović 27 November 2015[5] Montenegro Luka Pavićević
13th Cibona Croatia Slaven Rimac 7 December 2015[6] Croatia Damir Mulaomerović
13th MZT Skopje Slovenia Aleš Pipan 7 December 2015[7] Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski
15th Igokea Serbia Željko Lukajić 21 December 2015[8] Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bajić
18th Partizan NIS Serbia Petar Božić 5 January 2016[9] Serbia Aleksandar Džikić
20th Krka Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić 18 January 2016[10] Croatia Vladimir Anzulović
20th Sutjeska Montenegro Dušan Dubljević 24 January 2016[11] Montenegro Igor Jovović

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 23 21 2 1774 1540 +234 44 Qualification to playoffs
2 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Telekom 24 18 6 1875 1650 +225 42
3 Croatia Cedevita 24 18 6 1874 1733 +141 42
4 Serbia Mega Leks 24 16 8 1917 1802 +115 40
5 Serbia Partizan NIS 24 11 13 1776 1795 −19 35
6 Croatia Cibona 24 11 13 1736 1764 −28 35
7 Croatia Zadar 24 11 13 1650 1708 −58 35
8 Slovenia Union Olimpija 24 10 14 1742 1766 −24 34
9 Republic of Macedonia MZT Skopje 24 9 15 1728 1749 −21 33
10 Slovenia Krka 24 9 15 1712 1790 −78 33
11 Serbia Metalac Farmakom 24 9 15 1699 1803 −104 33
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 23 9 14 1607 1661 −54 32
13 Montenegro Sutjeska 24 8 16 1692 1835 −143 32 Relegated
14 Slovenia Tajfun 24 7 17 1644 1830 −186 31
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2016. Source: ABA Standings

Schedule and results

The regular season began on October 1, 2015, and is going to end on March 6, 2016.

BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MEG MET MZT PAR SUT TAJ UOL ZDR
Montenegro Budućnost 76–66 68–54 81–65 71–56 83–72 65–55 78–65 89–87 81–61 89–77 78–47
Croatia Cedevita 57–81 83–65 74–72 67–56 70–60 78–68 77–63 75–72 73–50 94–61 82–58 81–88
Croatia Cibona 69–91 69–81 86–72 85–78 82–89 77–73 68–62 63–57 93–76 71–69 75–79 74–65
Serbia Crvena Zvezda 83–62 79–80 75–58 81–87 76–70 86–74 92–79 92–77 96–67 113–66 73–77 83–57
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 76–86 86–91 68–57 54–74 54–65 80–75 60–66 70–86 71–64 75–58 71–82 72–63
Slovenia Krka 78–84 85–77 90–86 65–71 74–64 70–75 72–68 70–75 58–66 103–96 55–59 77–66
Serbia Mega Leks 81–83 100–93 76–72 78–79 69–68 84–77 82–70 76–59 101–72 92–70 78–81 87–61
Serbia Metalac 61–67 79–81 77–61 62–68 56–74 83–77 83–76 68–77 67–64 84–78 78–62 71–67
Republic of Macedonia MZT 68–72 65–70 69–68 66–71 75–70 69–67 76–77 93–67 82–78 71–75 81–62 60–72
Serbia Partizan 86–77 85–82 86–81 66–73 69–70 78–85 81–70 72–69 75–67 89–85 76–74 87–76
Montenegro Sutjeska 68–83 68–80 62–70 72–83 87–81 68–73 84–73 68–77 82–71 51–60 86–78 71–60
Slovenia Tajfun 61–80 67–78 52–74 63–73 74–51 60–64 76–63 68–62 65–83 71–68 73–59 66–82
Slovenia Union Olimpija 63–67 84–91 67–68 69–77 79–63 80–50 89–99 76–62 91–76 60–61 77–69 84–76
Croatia Zadar 52–65 81–72 62–53 49–56 69–60 67–74 76–81 88–72 84–72 65–61 73–67 67–56

Updated to matches played on 14 February 2016. Source: ABA League Calendar[2]

Playoffs

  Semifinals Finals
                             
  1  Montenegro Budućnost  
4  Serbia Mega Leks  
   Winner Semifinals 1
   Winner Semifinals 2
2  Team 2
  3  Team 3  

Semifinals

Game 1

Team 2 vs. Team 3  

Game 2

Serbia Mega Leks vs. Montenegro Budućnost Sremska Mitrovica  
Arena: Sports Hall Pinki
Team 3 vs. Team 2  

Game 3

vs.  
If it is necessary
vs.  
If it is necessary

Finals

Game 1

vs.  

Game 2

vs.  

Game 3

vs.  

Game 4

vs.  
If it is necessary

Game 5

vs.  
If it is necessary

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita2143120.52
2.Serbia Sava LešićSlovenia Olimpija2138718.43
3.Croatia Ante Toni ŽižićCroatia Cibona1729117.12

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Serbia Tadija DragićevićMontenegro Budućnost2032616.30
2.United States Kevin JonesSerbia Partizan1421515.36
3.France Timothé LuwawuSerbia Mega Leks2131715.10

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States Kevin JonesSerbia Partizan141158.21
2.Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita211647.81
3.Croatia Ante Toni ŽižićCroatia Cibona171327.76

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Montenegro Omar Cook Montenegro Budućnost211416.71
2.Serbia Stefan JovićSerbia Crvena Zvezda211065.05
3.Montenegro Nikola IvanovićSerbia Mega Leks19914.79

Updated to matches played on 25 January 2016. Source: ABA League Individual Statistics [12]

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1Serbia Rade ZagoracSerbia Mega Leks29
2Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita33
3Montenegro Suad ŠehovićMontenegro Budućnost30
4Serbia Marko LukovićRepublic of Macedonia MZT28
5Australia Aleks MarićMontenegro Budućnost32
6Croatia Ive IvanovSlovenia Krka27
7Croatia Jure LalićSlovenia Krka25
8Montenegro Nikola IvanovićSerbia Mega Leks31
9Croatia Ante Žižić Croatia Cibona 30
10Croatia Ante Delaš Croatia Zadar 33
11Croatia Jure Lalić (2)Slovenia Krka 35
12Serbia Tadija Dragićević Montenegro Budućnost30
13Serbia Tadija Dragićević (2)Montenegro Budućnost25
14Croatia Miro Bilan (2)Croatia Cedevita37
15Croatia Miro Bilan (3)Croatia Cedevita28
16Croatia Miro Bilan (4)Croatia Cedevita35
17Serbia Vuk RadivojevićBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea30
18Montenegro Nemanja Vranješ Montenegro Sutjeska42
19United States Glenn CoseyCroatia Zadar30
20Serbia Aleksandar CvetkovićSerbia Partizan42
21Croatia Miro Bilan (5)Croatia Cedevita30
22Germany Maik ZirbesSerbia Crvena Zvezda36
23United States James WhiteCroatia Cedevita26

Source: ABA League MVP List [13]

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
October 2015Montenegro Suad ŠehovićMontenegro Budućnost [14]
November 2015Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita [15]
December 2015Croatia Miro Bilan (2)Croatia Cedevita [16]
January 2016Serbia Tadija DragićevićMontenegro Budućnost [17]

Attendances

By home team

Pos Team GP Average High Low
1 Serbia Partizan 11 4,455 6,000 2,500
2 Croatia Zadar 10 3,550 6,000 2,000
3 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 10 3,225 5,500 1,543
4 Montenegro Sutjeska 11 2,8694,500 1,400
5 Republic of Macedonia MZT 11 2,442 6,000 1,000
6 Montenegro Budućnost 10 2,354 5,000 1,100
7 Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 1,790 2,800 1,000
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 11 1,583 2,000 500
9 Croatia Cibona 10 1,389 3,000 500
10 Croatia Cedevita 11 1,358 2,500 750
11 Slovenia Tajfun 11 1,296 2,200 800
12 Serbia Mega Leks 10 1,260 2,500 500
13 Slovenia Krka 11 1,010 1,500 500
14 Serbia Metalac 11 764 1,500 300

Source: ABA League Calendar[2]

ABA League clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Croatia Cedevita Euroleague Top 16 Group E
Serbia Crvena Zvezda Euroleague Top 16 Group E
Slovenia Union Olimpija Eurocup Last 32 Group M
Montenegro Budućnost Eurocup Regular Season Group D
Croatia Cibona FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16
Slovenia Krka FIBA Europe Cup Round of 32 Group O
Slovenia Tajfun FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season Group F

References

  1. ↑ "Important decisions made at the Assembly". abaliga.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "ABA League Calendar". aba-liga.com.
  3. ↑ "Đokić resigns as head coach of Metalac". abaliga.com. 7 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "The great return of Vladimir Đokić". abaliga.com. 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Luka Pavićević is the new Budućnost VOLI head coach". aba-liga.com. 27 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cibona appointed Damir Mulaomerović as new head coach!". 7 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "MZT Skopje Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dragan Bajić replaced Željko Lukajić at the bench of Igokea". 21 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Partizan NIS replaced Božić with Džikić". 5 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Vladimir Anzulović replaced Velić at Krka's bench". 18 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sutjeska appointed Igor Jovović as new head coach!". 24 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Individual Statistics".
  13. ↑ "ABA League MVP List". aba-liga.com.
  14. ↑ INTERVIEW: Suad Šehović, the MVP of October
  15. ↑ November MVP: Miro Bilan – "We can win the rings this season"
  16. ↑ December MVP: Miro Bilan
  17. ↑ December January MVP: Tadija Dragićević

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A qualificatiion tournament, to which the highest placed teams (that did not already qualify for the 2015/16 ABA League) from the Croatian, Macedonian, Bosnian and Montenegrin Leagues were invited, was announced. After Zagreb, Kumanovo and Široki withdrew from the tournamnet, Sutjeska was placed in the League.

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