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 seed Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Season MVP Luka Božić
Promoted Spartak Office Shoes
Finals
Champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (7th title)
Runners-up Partizan Mozzart Bet
Semifinalists Budućnost VOLI
Mega Basket
Finals MVP Yago dos Santos
Awards
Top Prospect Nikola Topić
Best Defender Branko Lazić
Best Coach Danijel Jusup
Statistical leaders
Points Luka Božić 20.6
Rebounds Marcus Weathers 8.1
Assists Jan Špan 6.8
Index Rating 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 23rd 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 Krka 2022–23 ABA 2 Champion
Relegated 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
Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
FMP Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Mega MIS Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship

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

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Split Srđan Subotić 7 June 2023 Off-season Slaven Rimac 28 July 2023 [2][3]
Cedevita Olimpija Miro Alilović 13 June 2023 Simone Pianigiani 13 June 2023 [4][5]
Cibona Josip Sesar 15 July 2023 Jakša Vulić 15 August 2023 [6][7]
Crvena zvezda Duško Ivanović 21 October 2023 1th (3–0) Ioannis Sfairopoulos 22 October 2023 [8][9]
Budućnost Petar Mijović 9 November 2023 3rd (5–1) Andrej Žakelj 18 November 2023 [10][11]
KK SC Derby Andrej Žakelj 18 November 2023 7th (6–6) Dejan Jakara 19 November 2023 [12][13]
Cibona Jakša Vulić 5 December 2023 12th (3–7) Dino Repeša 14 December 2023 [14][15]
FMP Nenad Stefanović 12 December 2023 12th (3–8) Stevan Mijović 13 December 2023 [16][17]
Cedevita Olimpija Simone Pianigiani 1 January 2024 3rd (10–4) Zoran Martič 1 January 2024 [18][19]
FMP Meridian Stevan Mijović 30 January 2024 12th (5–13) 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 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 26 22 4 2310 1877 +433 48 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Partizan Mozzart Bet 26 20 6 2423 1966 +457 46
3 Budućnost VOLI 26 19 7 2206 2002 +204 45
4 Mega MIS 26 16 10 2246 2140 +106 42
5 Cedevita Olimpija 26 16 10 2235 2184 +51 42
6 Zadar 26 14 12 2050 2008 +42 40
7 Igokea m:tel 26 13 13 2040 2117 −77 39
8 SC Derby 26 11 15 2206 2241 −35 37
9 Split 26 11 15 1986 2091 −105 37
10 Borac Mozzart 26 10 16 2064 2181 −117 36
11 FMP Meridian 26 10 16 2032 2195 −163 36
12 Cibona 26 9 17 2033 2189 −156 35
13 Mornar Barsko zlato 26 6 20 2023 2349 −326 32
14 Krka 26 5 21 1960 2274 −314 31
Source: ABA League

Positions by round

Advance to the Playoffs
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet32313221111111111111111111
Budućnost VOLI23221312544554433322222233
Partizan Mozzart Bet11132135433232222233333322
Mega MIS910868866677986667777766644
Cedevita Olimpija79797654355423344444445455
Zadar13131075787888667776655554566
Igokea m:tel127654543222345555566677777
SC Derby54446479766778889888888888
Split101112111111121312101111111010910999999999
Borac Mozzart45581010989998999108101010101010101110
FMP Soccerbet86910991010101112121212121212121212121212121011
Cibona1112131314121111111210101011111111111111111111111212
Mornar Barsko zlato1414141413141414141414141414141414141414141413131313
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
Crvena zvezda MeridianbetWWWWLWWWWWWWWWLWWWLWWWWLWW
Partizan Mozzart BetWWWLWWLLWWWWLWWWWLLWWWWWWW
Budućnost VOLIWWWWWLWLLWWLLWWWWWWWWWWLLW
Mega MISLLWWLWWLWLLLWWWWLLLWWWWWWW
Cedevita OlimpijaWLWLWWWWWLWWWLWLWLWWLLLWLW
ZadarLLWWWLLWLWLWWLWLWWWLWWWLLL
Igokea m:telLWWWWLWWWWWLLLLWLWLLLLLWWL
SC DerbyWWLWLWLLWWLLWLLLLWWWLWLLLL
SplitLLLWLLLLWWLWLWWWLWWLLWWLLL
Borac MozzartWWLLLLWWLLWWLWLLWLLLLLLWLW
FMP SoccerbetLWLLWWLLLLLLWWLLLLWLWLLWWW
CibonaLLLLLWWWLLWWLLWLLLLWWLLWLL
Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLWWLWLLLWLWL
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.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet2
 
 
 
SC Derby0
 
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet2
 
 
 
Mega MIS0
 
Mega MIS2
 
 
 
Cedevita Olimpija0
 
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet3
 
 
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet0
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet2
 
 
 
Igokea m:tel0
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet2
 
 
 
Budućnost VOLI1
 
Budućnost VOLI2
 
 
Zadar0
 

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 2–0 Mega MIS 103–73 94–69 —
Partizan Mozzart Bet 2–1 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 3–0 Partizan Mozzart Bet 85–82 80–73 82–76 — —

Game 1

13 May 2024 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 85–82 Partizan Mozzart Bet
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 22–19, 25–22, 21–21
Pts: Yago 18
Rebs: Davidovac 7
Asts: Yago 6 		Boxscore Pts: Nunnally 27
Rebs: LeDay 8
Asts: Smith 3 		Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Referees: Pukl
Jovčić
Kardum

Game 2

15 May 2024 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 80–73 Partizan Mozzart Bet
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–19, 23–19, 19–16
Pts: Nedović 21
Rebs: Yago 5
Asts: Teodosić 7 		Boxscore Pts: Smith 12
Rebs: Caboclo 6
Nunnally 6
Asts: Dozier 3 		Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Referees: Javor
Obrknežević
Koljenšić

Game 3

19 May 2024 Partizan Mozzart Bet 76–82 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 20–22, 14–17, 24–23
Pts: Avramović 17
Rebs: Dozier 6
Asts: Dozier 6 		Boxscore Pts: Giedraitis 12
Mitrović 12
Rebs: Mitrović 8
Asts: Teodosić 6 		Arena: Belgrade Arena
Referees: Nikolić
Nedović
Radojković

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

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month

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

Awards

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

Clubs in European competitions

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

See also

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