2013–14 ABA League

ABA League
Season2013–14
DurationOctober 4, 2013 – March 31, 2014
(Regular season)
April 24 – 27, 2014
(Final Four)
Games played185
Teams14
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Top seed Crvena zvezda Telekom
Season MVP Dario Šarić (Cibona)
Relegated Široki
Finals
Champions Cibona
1st title
Runners-up Cedevita
Semifinalists Crvena zvezda Telekom
Partizan
Final Four MVP Dario Šarić (Cibona)
Statistical leaders
Points Dario Šarić (Cibona) 16.3
Rebounds Dario Šarić (Cibona) 9.5
Assists Jerel Blassingame (Cibona) 7.6
Records
Highest attendance14,210

The 2013–14 ABA League was the 13th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Hungary participating in it.

Regular season started on October 4, 2013, and lasted until March 31, 2014. The Final Four took place from April 24 to 27, 2014.

Team information

Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
Serbia 4
Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
Mega Vizura Smederevo Sports Hall Smederevo (2,600)
Partizan NIS Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
Radnički Kragujevac Hala Jezero (5,320)
Croatia 3
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
Cedevita Zagreb Mala dvorana Doma sportova (4,000)
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000)
Široki Primorka Široki Brijeg Pecara (4,500)
Slovenia 2
Krka Novo mesto Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice (12,480)
Hungary 1 Szolnoki Olaj Szolnok Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000)
Macedonia 1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000)
Montenegro 1 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center (5,000)



Head coaches

Team Head coach
Budućnost VOLI Igor Jovović
Cedevita Jasmin Repeša
Cibona Slaven Rimac
Crvena zvezda Telekom Dejan Radonjić
Igokea Vlada Jovanović
Krka Aleksandar Džikić
Mega Vizura Dejan Milojević
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Zoran Martič
Partizan NiS Duško Vujošević
Radnički Miroslav Nikolić
Szolnoki Olaj Dragan Aleksić
Široki Primorka Ivan Velić
Union Olimpija Aleš Pipan
Zadar Rajko Vidaković

Coaching changes

Week Club Outgoing coach Date of change Incoming coach
7th Cibona Neven Spahija 14 November 2013[1] Slaven Rimac
7th Igokea Dragan Bajić 16 November 2013[2] Milutin Latinčić
8th Široki Primorka Damir Vujanović 18 November 2013[3] Jakša Vulić
10th MZT Skopje Vlada Vukoičić 1 December 2013[4] Zoran Martič
11th Szolnoki Olaj Nedeljko Ašćerić 11 December 2013[5] Dragan Aleksić
17th Igokea Milutin Latinčić 19 January 2014[6] Vlada Jovanović
18th Zadar Hrvoje Vlašić 28 January 2014[7] Ivan Sunara
21st Široki Primorka Jakša Vulić 24 February 2014[8] Ivan Velić
23rd Zadar Ivan Sunara 9 March 2014[9] Rajko Vidaković

Regular season

The regular season began on October 4, 2013, and it will end on March 31, 2014.

Standings

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

As of 31 March 2014[11]

Schedule and results

Source:[12]

BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MEG MZT PAR RKG SZO ŠRK UOL ZDR
Budućnost VOLI 64–60 79–72 62–60 74–63 70–68 83–76 87–79 61–65 79–85 86–77 85–68 76–78 90–68
Cedevita 76–71 67–85 68–64 74–60 83–55 77–73 77–67 68–65 79–71 98–87 85–76 75–60 83–59
Cibona 65–55 66–51 67–76 74–82 92–78 98–96 93–90 80–76 66–82 87–63 91–80 83–71 91–74
Crvena Zvezda 74–64 73–59 88–63 93–59 78–65 86–78 87–77 63–57 88–51 90–64 73–66 87–62 82–69
Igokea 75–68 96–89 55–67 52–72 83–74 83–80 65–79 80–83 91–88 72–58 69–60 74–61 65–58
Krka 60–57 64–65 66–77 69–78 69–66 80–65 73–50 60–52 83–57 73–67 94–67 67–63 79–80
Mega Vizura 92–86 62–72 102–74 86–98 77–91 78–74 101–82 76–81 90–87 95–89 82–73 80–85 91–75
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 78–71 75–81 88–93 65–58 90–85 80–75 80–72 69–70 87–95 82–71 88–75 79–60 78–69
Partizan NIS 72–65 77–68 80–71 83–86 67–56 80–67 88–65 66–73 82–70 20–0[13] 63–58 63–53 80–65
Radnički 72–86 61–78 78–71 73–78 82–67 84–77 84–86 69–79 66–92 82–91 75–55 81–66 79–74
Szolnoki Olaj 75–84 68–67 63–64 72–77 79–72 55–63 61–66 81–69 76–71 101–92 71–69 62–71 80–75
Široki Primorka 67–81 68–73 73–84 80–79 78–50 63–68 72–86 67–63 60–81 79–81 76–66 60–58 72–58
Union Olimpija 69–73 69–71 47–74 61–62 62–66 65–57 88–75 73–62 66–59 85–56 74–57 77–62 90–66
Zadar 57–64 66–73 59–53 53–67 79–80 55–57 75–81 72–70 56–64 89–76 71–67 77–69 77–75

Final four

Matches played on 24–27 April 2014 in Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia.

Semifinals Final
      
1 Crvena zvezda 70
4 Cibona 75
Cibona 72
Cedevita 59
2 Cedevita 81
3 Partizan 79

Semifinals

24 April 2014
20:00
Crvena zvezda Telekom 70–75 Cibona
Pts: Blažič 25
Rebs: Marjanović 7
Asts: Jenkins 8
Pts: Blassingame 28
Rebs: Šarić 15
Asts: Blassingame 9
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 8.212
Referees: Boltauzer Matej, Javor Damir, Obradović Petar
25 April 2014
20:00
Cedevita 81–79 Partizan NIS
Pts: Bilan 14
Rebs: Suton 11
Asts: Babić 8
Pts: Pavlović 25
Rebs: Bogdanović 7
Asts: Tepić 4
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 14 210
Referees: Pukl Saša, Boltauzer Matej, Petek Sašo

Final

27 April 2014
20:00
Cibona 72–59 Cedevita
Pts: Šarić 23
Rebs: Rozić, Šarić 11
Asts: Blassingame 9
Pts: Zubčić 13
Rebs: Nurkić 7
Asts: Delaš 4
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 2142
Referees: Belošević Ilija, Jovčić Milivoje, Vojinović Milija


2013–14 ABA League Champions


Cibona
1st Title

Top 10 attendances

Single game

Round Game Home team Visitor Attendance Sources
1 Semifinal Cedevita Partizan NIS 14,210
2 Semifinal Crvena zvezda Telekom Cibona 8,212
3 Regular Season 1 Partizan NIS Igokea 6,500
4 Regular Season 8 Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda Telekom 6,500
5 Regular Season 5 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Partizan NIS 6,200
6 Regular Season 6 Partizan NIS Cibona 6,000
7 Regular Season 2 Partizan NIS Mega Vizura 5,600
8 Regular Season 4 Partizan NIS Zadar 5,500
9 Regular Season 12 Partizan NIS Budućnost VOLI 5,500
10 Regular Season 12 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Crvena zvezda Telekom 5,300

Average

Pos Team GP Average High Low
1 Partizan NIS 12 5,775 6,700 4,500
2 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 3,204 6,200 1,800
3 Široki Primorka 13 2,923 4,000 1,500
4 Crvena Zvezda 13 2,855 4,500 1,129
5 Zadar 13 2,808 5,000 2,000
6 Budućnost VOLI 13 2,496 5,100 1,500
7 Radnički 13 2,446 4,000 1,500
8 Cibona 13 2,150 5,200 750
9 Union Olimpija 13 2,031 3,800 500
10 Szolnoki Olaj 13 1,570 1,900 1,000
11 Cedevita 13 1,498 3,200 627
12 Igokea 13 1,392 3,100 500
13 Krka 13 1,342 2,000 1,000
14 Mega Leks 13 1,273 2,600 500
  • Updated to games played on 31 March 2014

Source: ABA League

Stats leaders

As of 31 March 2014 [14]

Ranking MVP

Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1. Dario Šarić Cibona 550 26 21.15
2. Willie Warren Szolnoki Olaj 307 17 18.06
3. Sava Lešić Radnički 453 26 17.42
4. Nenad Miljenović Mega Vizura 427 25 17.08
5. Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda 428 26 16.46

Points

Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1. Dario Šarić Cibona 423 26 16.27
2. Sava Lešić Radnički 411 26 15.81
3. Nemanja Gordić Igokea 374 24 15.58
4. Willie Warren Szolnoki Olaj 264 17 15.53
5. Bogdan Bogdanović Partizan 359 24 14.96

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1. Dario Šarić Cibona 246 26 9.46
2. Joffrey Lauvergne Partizan 184 25 7.36
3. Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda 190 26 7.31
4. Sava Lešić Radnički 173 26 6.65
5. Nemanja Radović Mega Vizura 126 19 6.63

Assists

Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1. Jerel Blassingame Cibona 198 26 7.62
2. Marko Marinović Radnički 190 26 7.31
3. Vasilije Micić Mega Vizura 146 25 5.84
4. Willie Warren Szolnoki Olaj 90 17 5.29
5. Nenad Miljenović Mega Vizura 130 25 5.20

The ideal five and coach of the season

The ideal five of the season selected by the fans and head coaches of the ABA League teams.[15][16]

Position Name Team
PG DeMarcus Nelson Crvena zvezda
SG Bogdan Bogdanović Partizan
SF Dario Šarić Cibona
PF Joffrey Lauvergne Partizan
C Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda
Coach Dejan Radonjić Crvena zvezda

References

  1. ^ "Cibona split with Neven Spahija". abaliga.com. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Igokea fired coach Bajić". abaliga.com. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Široki Primorka named Jakša Vulić new coach". abaliga.com. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "MZT split with Vukoičić, signed Martič". abaliga.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Nedeljko Aščerić no longer in charge of Szolnoki Olaj". abaliga.com. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Igokea promoted new coach". abaliga.com. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Ivan Sunara back in action in ABA League". abaliga.com. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Široki brings back Ivan Velić". abaliga.com. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Prihvaćena Sunarina ostavka" (in Croatian). kkzadar.net. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  10. ^ Sanctioned with one point less
  11. ^ Standings – Regular Season, adriaticbasket.info
  12. ^ ABA League schedule season 2013-14
  13. ^ Partizan won 20:0 against Szolnoki Olaj Archived 2014-03-19 at archive.today; Liga ABA, 18 March 2014
  14. ^ NLB Stats Archived January 16, 2013, at archive.today
  15. ^ "The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected". abaliga.com. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Special awards winners presented". abaliga.com. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 8 April 2015.