2015–16 ABA League

ABA League
Season2015–16
DurationOctober 1, 2015 – March 7, 2016
(Regular season)
March 14, – May 2, 2016
(Playoffs)
Teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seed Budućnost
Season MVP Miro Bilan (Cedevita)
Relegated Sutjeska
Tajfun
Finals
Champions Crvena Zvezda Telekom
2nd title
Runners-up Mega Leks
Semifinalists Budućnost
Cedevita
Finals MVP Stefan Jović (Crvena Zvezda Telekom)
Awards
Best young player Ante Žižić (Cibona)[1]
Statistical leaders
Points Tadija Dragićević (Budućnost) 16.33
Rebounds Ante Žižić (Cibona) 8.00
Assists Omar Cook (Budućnost) 6.62

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

Regular season started on October 1, 2015, and finished on March 7, 2016 followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.[2][3]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2015–16 ABA League
Country Teams Qualification Team City Venue (Capacity)
Serbia 4
1st in the Basketball League of Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (8,150)
2nd in the Basketball League of Serbia Partizan Belgrade Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (8,150)
3rd in the Basketball League of Serbia Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500)
4th in the Basketball League of Serbia Mega Leks Sremska Mitrovica Sports Hall Pinki (3,000)
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 3
Champion of the 1.A SKL Tajfun Šentjur Golovec Hall (3,200)
1st place in 1.A SKL Krka Novo mesto Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
Wild card Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice (12,480)
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 1 Champion of Premijer liga BiH Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall (3,050)
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 Luka Pavićević Suad Šehović Luanvi VOLI
Cedevita Veljko Mršić Miro Bilan Nike Cedevita / Konzum
Cibona Damir Mulaomerović Marin Rozić Adidas Franck
Crvena Zvezda Dejan Radonjić Luka Mitrović Champion Telekom Srbija
Igokea Dragan Bajić Marko Čakarević Givova M:tel / Hemofarm
Krka Vladimir Anzulović Matej Rojc Žolna šport Krka
Mega Leks Dejan Milojević Rade Zagorac Adidas Beoleks
Metalac Vladimir Đokić Dušan Kutlešić Kamp Farmakom
MZT Skopje Aleksandar Jončevski Damjan Stojanovski Li-Ning Sinalco / Bauer BG
Partizan Aleksandar Džikić Vanja Marinković Adidas NIS
Sutjeska Igor Jovović Nikola Žižić PEAK —
Tajfun Dejan Mihevc Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding Tajfun
Union Olimpija Gašper Potočnik Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna Union
Zadar Ante Nazor Lovre Bašić Adidas OTP banka

Coaching changes

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

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost 26 23 3 2032 1774 +258 49 Qualification to playoffs
2 Crvena Zvezda 26 20 6 2046 1800 +246 46
3 Cedevita 26 19 7 2024 1879 +145 45
4 Mega Leks 26 17 9 2051 1940 +111 43
5 Partizan 26 12 14 1973 1974 −1 38
6 Zadar 26 12 14 1808 1868 −60 38
7 Union Olimpija 26 11 15 1921 1955 −34 37
8 Cibona 26 11 15 1887 1936 −49 37
9 Igokea 26 11 15 1839 1899 −60 37
10 MZT Skopje 26 10 16 1869 1908 −39 36
11 Metalac 26 10 16 1837 1941 −104 36
12 Krka 26 10 16 1853 1924 −71 36
13 Sutjeska 26 9 17 1867 2011 −144 35 Relegated
14 Tajfun 26 7 19 1790 1988 −198 33
Source: ABA Standings

Schedule and results

The regular season began on October 1, 2015, and ended on March 7, 2016.

Home \ Away BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MEG MET MZT PAR SUT TAJ UOL ZDR
Budućnost 76–66 78–68 68–54 89–74 81–65 71–56 83–72 65–55 78–65 89–87 81–61 89–77 78–47
Cedevita 57–81 83–65 74–72 67–56 70–60 78–68 77–63 89–64 75–72 73–50 94–61 82–58 81–88
Cibona 69–91 69–81 83–94 86–72 85–78 82–89 77–73 68–62 63–57 93–76 71–69 75–79 74–65
Crvena Zvezda 83–62 79–80 75–58 81–87 77–67 76–70 86–74 92–79 92–77 96–67 113–66 73–77 83–57
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 77–73
Krka 78–84 85–77 90–86 65–71 74–64 74–57 70–75 72–68 70–75 58–66 103–96 55–59 77–66
Mega Leks 81–83 100–93 76–72 78–79 69–68 84–77 77–64 82–70 76–59 101–72 92–70 78–81 87–61
Metalac 61–67 79–81 77–61 62–68 56–74 83–77 83–76 68–77 67–64 84–78 78–62 74–61 71–67
MZT 68–72 65–70 69–68 66–71 75–70 69–67 76–77 93–67 82–78 71–75 77–70 81–62 60–72
Partizan 86–77 82–61 85–82 86–81 66–73 69–70 78–85 81–70 72–69 75–67 89–85 76–74 87–76
Sutjeska 92–91 68–83 68–80 62–70 72–83 87–81 68–73 84–73 68–77 82–71 51–60 86–78 71–60
Tajfun 61–80 67–78 52–74 63–73 76–81 74–51 60–64 76–63 68–62 65–83 71–68 73–59 66–82
Union Olimpija 63–67 84–91 67–68 69–77 79–63 80–50 89–99 76–62 91–76 118–115 60–61 77–69 84–76
Zadar 52–65 81–72 62–53 49–56 69–60 67–74 76–81 88–72 84–72 65–61 85–83 73–67 67–56
Source: ABA League Calendar[3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
            
1 Budućnost 81 75
4 Mega Leks 85 76
Mega Leks 88 74 49
Crvena Zvezda 95 93 61
2 Crvena Zvezda 97 73
3 Cedevita 88 65

Semifinals

Game 1

14 March 2016 Budućnost 81–85 Mega Leks Podgorica
20:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 28–18, 19–18, 19–25
Pts: Jenkins 26
Rebs: Marić 9
Asts: Cook 5
PIR: Jenkins 24 		Boxscore Pts: Zagorac 27
Rebs: Luwawu, Zagorac 7
Asts: Ivanović 12
PIR: Zagorac 40 		Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 4,560
Referees:
Srđan Dožai
Matej Boltauzer
Siniša Herceg
15 March 2016 Crvena Zvezda 97–88(OT) Cedevita Belgrade
18:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–29, 19–13, 26–26, Overtime: 15–6
Pts: Miller 24
Rebs: Zirbes 11
Asts: Jović 8
PIR: Zirbes 29 		Boxscore Pts: Pullen 24
Rebs: White 12
Asts: Pullen 5
PIR: White 29 		Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 6,286
Referees:
Saša Pukl
Damir Javor
Miloš Koljenšić

Game 2

19 March 2016 Mega Leks 76–75 Budućnost Sremska Mitrovica
21:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 22–16, 18–15, 14–20
Pts: Luwawu 17
Rebs: Ivanović, Simeunović 8
Asts: Ivanović 8
PIR: Ivanović 21 		Boxscore Pts: Dragićević 20
Rebs: Marić 13
Asts: Se. Šehović 5
PIR: Dragićević 20 		Arena: Sports Hall Pinki
Attendance: 2,500
Referees:
Sreten Radović
Petar Obradović
Tomislav Hordov
22 March 2016 Cedevita 65–73 Crvena Zvezda Zagreb
20:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–18, 10–21, 16–18
Pts: Pullen 17
Rebs: Bilan 7
Asts: four players 2
PIR: Pullen 12 		Boxscore Pts: Štimac 17
Rebs: Zirbes 9
Asts: Jović 6
PIR: Miller 20 		Arena: Dom Sportova
Attendance: 3,300
Referees:
Saša Pukl
Damir Javor
Sašo Petek

Finals

28 April 2016
Game 1
 Crvena Zvezda 95–88 Mega Leks Belgrade
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 21–20, 20–25, 27–18
Pts: Miller, Zirbes 17
Rebs: Zirbes 12
Asts: Jović 9
PIR: Zirbes 29 		Boxscore Pts: Ivanović 25
Rebs: Nikolić 6
Asts: Ivanović 6
PIR: Ivanović 28 		Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 2,586
Referees:
Sreten Radović
Milivoje Jovčić
Siniša Herceg
30 April 2016
Game 2
 Crvena Zvezda 93–74 Mega Leks Belgrade
20:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 26–18, 20–21, 21–14
Pts: Simonović 16
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Jović 9
PIR: Jović 20 		Boxscore Pts: Ivanović 22
Rebs: Nikolić 7
Asts: Ivanović 5
PIR: Ivanović 22 		Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 3,000
Referees:
Ilija Belošević
Petar Obradović
Saša Maričić
2 May 2016
Game 3
 Mega Leks 49–61 Crvena Zvezda Sremska Mitrovica
20:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 18–13, 6–9, 9–15
Pts: Zagorac 21
Rebs: Janković 8
Asts: Ivanović 6
PIR: Zagorac 22 		Boxscore Pts: Miller 18
Rebs: Miller 8
Asts: Jović 6
PIR: Miller 19 		Arena: Sports Hall Pinki
Attendance: 2,500
Referees:
Saša Pukl
Srđan Dožai
Marko Juras


 2015–16 ABA League Champions 

Crvena Zvezda
2nd title

2015–2016 Crvena Zvezda Team Roster

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Miro Bilan Cedevita 28 575 20.54
2. Sava Lešić Olimpija 26 448 18.88
3. Ante Žižić Cibona 21 379 18.05
4. Kevin Jones Partizan 19 332 17.47
5. Nemanja Vranješ Sutjeska 23 396 17.22

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Tadija Dragićević Budućnost 26 424 16.31
2. Kevin Jones Partizan 19 310 16.32
3. Sava Lešić Olimpija 26 395 15.19
4. Đorđe Drenovac MZT Skopje 26 388 14.92
5. Nemanja Vranješ Sutjeska 23 337 14.65

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. Ante Žižić Cibona 21 168 8.00
2. Kevin Jones Partizan 19 149 7.84
3. Miro Bilan Cedevita 28 217 7.75
4. Sava Lešić Olimpija 26 200 7.69
5. Aleks Marić Budućnost 26 184 7.08

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Omar Cook Budućnost 28 181 6.46
2. Stefan Jović Crvena Zvezda 27 145 5.37
3. Nikola Ivanović Mega Leks 26 134 5.15
4. Marko Ljubičić MZT Skopje 25 103 4.12
5. Vuk Radivojević Igokea 25 91 3.64

Source: ABA League Individual Statistics [13]

MVP List

MVP of the Round[note 2]

Round Player Team Efficiency
1 Rade Zagorac Mega Leks 29
2 Miro Bilan Cedevita 33
3 Suad Šehović Budućnost 30
4 Marko Luković MZT 28
5 Aleks Marić Budućnost 32
6 Ive Ivanov Krka 27
7 Jure Lalić Krka 25
8 Nikola Ivanović Mega Leks 31
9 Ante Žižić Cibona 30
10 Ante Delaš Zadar 33
11 Jure Lalić (2) Krka 35
12 Tadija Dragićević Budućnost 30
13 Tadija Dragićević (2) Budućnost 25
14 Miro Bilan (2) Cedevita 37
15 Miro Bilan (3) Cedevita 28
16 Miro Bilan (4) Cedevita 35
17 Vuk Radivojević Igokea 30
18 Nemanja Vranješ Sutjeska 42
19 Glenn Cosey Zadar 30
20 Aleksandar Cvetković Partizan 42
21 Miro Bilan (5) Cedevita 30
22 Maik Zirbes Crvena Zvezda 36
23 James White Cedevita 26
24 Maik Zirbes (2) Crvena Zvezda 34
25 Vuk Radivojević (2) Igokea 31
26 Sava Lešić Olimpija 43
SF1 Rade Zagorac (2) Mega Leks 40
SF2 Nikola Ivanović (2) Mega Leks 21
F1 Maik Zirbes (3) Crvena Zvezda 29
F2 Stefan Jović Crvena Zvezda 20
F3 Quincy Miller Crvena Zvezda 19

Source: ABA League MVP List [14]

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
October 2015 Suad Šehović Budućnost [15]
November 2015 Miro Bilan Cedevita [16]
December 2015 Miro Bilan (2) Cedevita [17]
January 2016 Tadija Dragićević Budućnost [18]
February 2016 Maik Zirbes Crvena Zvezda [19]

The ideal five of the season

The ideal five of the season were selected by head coaches, fans and the ABA League Commission, with the coaches contributing 60%, the fans 30% and the Commission 10% of the votes for the final result.[20]

Position Name Team
PG Jacob Pullen Cedevita
SG Timothe Luwawu Mega Leks
SF Tadija Dragićević Budućnost
PF Miro Bilan Cedevita
C Maik Zirbes Crvena zvezda

ABA League clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
Euroleague Crvena Zvezda Playoffs Eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 0–3
Cedevita Top 16 Group E 8th place
Eurocup Union Olimpija Last 32 Group M 4th place
Budućnost Regular Season Group D 5th place
FIBA Europe Cup Cibona Quarter-finals Eliminated by Enisey Krasnoyarsk, 1–2
Krka Round of 32 Group O 3rd place
Tajfun Regular Season Group F 4th place

Notes

  1. ^ A qualification 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 tournament, Sutjeska was placed in the League.
  2. ^ Unlike the previous seasons in the 2015–16 season only players playing for winning teams could be named MVP of the Round.

References

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  3. ^ a b "ABA League Calendar". aba-liga.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  4. ^ "Đokić resigns as head coach of Metalac". abaliga.com. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "The great return of Vladimir Đokić". abaliga.com. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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  7. ^ "Cibona appointed Damir Mulaomerović as new head coach!". 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ^ "MZT Skopje Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Dragan Bajić replaced Željko Lukajić at the bench of Igokea". 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Partizan NIS replaced Božić with Džikić". 5 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Vladimir Anzulović replaced Velić at Krka's bench". 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Sutjeska appointed Igor Jovović as new head coach!". 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Individual Statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  14. ^ "ABA League MVP List". aba-liga.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  15. ^ "INTERVIEW: Suad Šehović, the MVP of October". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  16. ^ "November MVP: Miro Bilan – "We can win the rings this season"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  17. ^ December MVP: Miro Bilan
  18. ^ December January MVP: Tadija Dragićević
  19. ^ "February MVP: Maik Zirbes". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  20. ^ "Dragićević heads the Ideal Starting Five". 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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