2024–25 ABA League First Division

AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2024–25
Duration20 September 20245 May 2025
(Regular season)
9 May 202512 June 2025
(Play-offs)
Games played30 fixtures (240 total)
Teams16
TV partner(s)Arena Sport, Kanal A, TVCG 2
Regular season
Top seed Budućnost VOLI
Season MVP McKinley Wright
Promoted Bosna Visit Sarajevo
Ilirija
Relegated Cibona
Mornar Barsko Zlato
Finals
Champions Partizan Mozzart Bet (8th title)
Runners-up Budućnost VOLI
Semifinalists Dubai Basketball
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Finals MVP Tyrique Jones
Awards
Top Prospect Bogoljub Marković
Best Defender Isaac Bonga
Best Coach Andrej Žakelj
Statistical leaders
Points Bryce Jones 18.4
Rebounds Kenan Kamenjaš 7.7
Assists Tayler Persons 7.9
Steals Diante Baldwin 1.7
Blocks Joan Beringer 1.5
Efficiency Bryce Jones 21.5
Records
Biggest home winPartizan 110–64 Split
(30 November 2024)
Biggest away winMornar 69–110 Crvena zvezda
(20 January 2025)
Highest scoringSC Derby 111–109 Igokea
(30 March 2025)
Lowest scoringZadar 71–58 SC Derby
(25 January 2025)
Winning streak13 games
Dubai Basketball
Losing streak16 games
Mornar Barsko zlato

The 2024–25 AdmiralBet ABA League was the 24th season of the ABA League and the first season after the expansion to 16 teams. Apart from teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, a new team, Dubai Basketball, from the United Arab Emirates played in the competition as well. This was the first time since the 2014–15 season that a team outside the territory of the former Yugoslavia competed in the league.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted Spartak Office Shoes 2023–24 ABA 2 Champion
Affiliation Dubai Basketball No competition
Relegated No teams were relegated.

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2024–25 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2024–25 season
Location of the team Dubai in the 2024–25 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
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
Dubai Basketball Dubai Coca-Cola Arena 17,000
FMP Soccerbet Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Mega Superbet Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386
SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Spartak Office Shoes Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall 2,000
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 Saša Ocokoljić Uroš Čarapić MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Andrej Žakelj Aleksa Ilić Spalding VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija Zvezdan Mitrović Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Josip Sesar Krešimir Radovčić GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Ioannis Sfairopoulos Branko Lazić Adidas Meridian / mts
Dubai Basketball Jurica Golemac Klemen Prepelič Adidas
FMP Soccerbet Saša Nikitović Ognjen Kuzmić Adidas Soccerbet
Igokea m:tel Nenad Stefanović Dragan Milosavljević GBT m:tel
Krka Dejan Jakara Jan Špan Krka
Mega Superbet Marko Barać Kosta Kondić Adidas Medical Innovation Solutions
Mornar Barsko zlato Mihailo Pavićević Milija Miković DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan Mozzart Bet Željko Obradović Vanja Marinković Under Armour NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby Petar Mijović Nikola Pavličević Spalding Derby
Spartak Office Shoes Vlada Jovanović Miloš Milisavljević Office Shoes
Split Veljko Mršić Shannon Shorter Macron Groupama
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.
Igokea Marko Cvetković end of 2023–24 season Off-season Nenad Stefanović 18 June 2024 [2]
Krka Gašper Okorn 28 May 2024 Dejan Jakara 22 June 2024 [3][4]
Cedevita Olimpija Zoran Martič 3 June 2024 Zvezdan Mitrović 3 June 2024 [5][6]
Cibona Dino Repeša 7 June 2024 Chris Thomas 29 August 2024 [7][8]
Borac Mozzart Dejan Mijatović 18 June 2024 Saša Ocokoljić 5 July 2024 [9][10]
SC Derby Dejan Jakara 18 June 2024 Petar Mijović 19 June 2024 [11][12]
Cibona Chris Thomas 13 October 2024 15th (1–3) Bariša Krasić 13 October 2024 [13]
Cibona Bariša Krasić 28 December 2024 15th (2–12) Josip Sesar 28 December 2024 [14]
Split Slaven Rimac 3 January 2025 11th (6–9) Veljko Mršić 13 January 2025 [15][16]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost VOLI 30 26 4 2699 2320 +379 56 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Partizan Mozzart Bet 30 26 4 2719 2246 +473 56
3 Dubai Basketball 30 25 5 2633 2324 +309 55
4 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 30 23 7 2672 2365 +307 53
5 Igokea m:tel 30 19 11 2628 2599 +29 49
6 Cedevita Olimpija 30 19 11 2545 2400 +145 49
7 Spartak Office Shoes 30 17 13 2563 2467 +96 47
8 Mega Superbet 30 16 14 2479 2454 +25 46
9 Zadar 30 14 16 2300 2282 +18 44
10 FMP Soccerbet 30 14 16 2389 2551 −162 44
11 SC Derby 30 11 19 2551 2642 −91 41
12 Borac Mozzart 30 10 20 2261 2482 −221 40
13 Split 30 9 21 2308 2483 −175 39
14 Krka 30 5 25 2457 2645 −188 35
15 Cibona 30 4 26 2291 2666 −375 34 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
16 Mornar Barsko zlato 30 2 28 2243 2812 −569 32 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: ABA League

Positions by round

Advance to the PlayoffsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Budućnost VOLI112122222222222222222222221111
Partizan Mozzart Bet221211111111111111111111112222
Dubai Basketball846443344444444444444444333333
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet988554433333333333333333444444
Igokea m:tel7571076796676676556665555666665
Cedevita Olimpija131410912121214121098899765556666555556
Spartak Subotica1112118107555555555688877778777777
Mega Superbet5333356787677689999898910988888
Zadar369141414131110111210987877791091078101010109
FMP Soccerbet495668981188910101010101010108108910999910
SC Derby610478986791112121213121112121212121111111111111211
Borac Mozzart15713131313111213141414141312131311111111111313131312121112
Split10151212111010109121011111111111213131313131212121213131313
Krka12131511911141314131313131414141414141414141414141414141414
Cibona141114151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Mornar Barsko zlato161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV DBC FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SPR SPL SCD ZAD
Borac Mozzart 82–88 74–94 72–66 72–98 74–87 92–72 75–88 80–71 76–80 90–71 60–89 66–73 61–73 78–76 76–66
Budućnost VOLI 86–69 95–78 88–77 73–75 89–78 78–69 111–77 97–87 77–69 110–79 81–77 75–78 97–75 107–84 84–77
Cedevita Olimpija 92–56 71–91 96–81 74–69 84–92 91–58 85–90 84–82 93–82 114–72 71–81 91–82 76–74 100–86 80–75
Cibona 62–89 82–96 66–75 81–90 74–102 85–86 85–88 74–81 83–88 82–64 59–93 72–108 72–71 75–69 69–87
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 105–85 89–96 92–86 88–78 92–107 97–63 91–68 81–69 81–72 91–72 89–84 77–78 96–66 84–107 87–76
Dubai Basketball 98–74 79–75 84–85 90–61 86–84 84–61 92–81 91–76 80–83 104–66 80–72 80–79 87–82 98–86 92–68
FMP Meridian 74–67 88–91 75–62 89–84 93–94 86–84 82–102 98–89 89–87 87–72 64–91 89–88 98–91 78–55 67–83
Igokea m:tel 72–79 71–76 91–78 95–84 82–92 88–97 83–70 95–92 90–87 101–97 80–107 87–76 92–87 105–97 94–89
Krka 79–90 91–99 87–91 92–97 67–79 78–93 106–109 80–85 70–80 103–90 77–79 87–89 82–73 97–91 73–81
Mega Superbet 98–74 93–79 72–81 88–58 76–81 66–95 83–80 64–73 87–94 84–59 90–100 97–90 84–82 83–81 75–74
Mornar Barsko zlato 90–98 86–84 82–92 92–85 69–110 71–83 76–81 79–114 78–70 83–113 78–105 66–76 76–86 74–94 55–81
Partizan Mozzart Bet 96–66 90–97 78–76 113–78 85–77 82–61 90–65 100–94 96–63 89–82 89–84 103–80 110–64 95–80 100–75
Spartak Subotica 89–80 82–86 99–90 88–84 87–94 84–90 93–86 86–75 102–83 110–86 85–64 80–89 82–79 79–89 87–71
Split 70–59 48–83 69–75 88–82 85–78 74–81 72–85 74–79 83–78 90–80 87–73 64–81 71–91 88–85 73–77
SC Derby 90–80 99–105 84–107 101–86 81–89 86–87 82–76 111–109 101–90 77–82 99–91 60–80 84–76 102–89 86–62
Zadar 89–67 55–91 81–73 82–69 77–84 63–71 99–71 76–79 72–63 65–68 100–69 71–75 76–66 81–80 71–58
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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Budućnost VOLIWWWWLWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWL
Partizan Mozzart BetWWWWWWWWWWWLLWWWWWWWWWLWWWLWWW
Dubai BasketballWWLWWWWLWLWWWWLWLWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Crvena zvezda MeridianbetLWLWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWLWLWWLWWLWW
Cedevita OlimpijaLLWWLLLLWWWWWLWWWWWLLWWWWLWWLW
Igokea m:telWWLLWWLWWWLWWLWWWLLWWWWWLWWWLW
Spartak Office ShoesLLWWLWWWWLLWWLWLLWLLWWLLWWLWWW
Mega SuperbetWWWWLLLLLWWLWWLLLLWWLWLLWWWWWL
FMP SoccerbetWLWLWLLWLWWWLLLLWLWWWLWLLWWLLL
ZadarWLLLLLWWWLLWWWWWLWLLLWLWLLLWLW
Borac MozzartLWLLWLWLLLLLLWWLWWLWLLLLLLWLWL
SC DerbyWLWLLWLWLLLLLLLWWLLWLLWWWLLLLW
SplitLLWLWWLLWLWLLWLLLLLLWLWLLLLLWL
KrkaLLLWWLLLLWLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLWLLLL
CibonaLWLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLLLLL
Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLLLL
Source: ABA League

Playoffs

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
Budućnost VOLI2
 
 
 
Mega Superbet0
 
Budućnost VOLI2
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet1
 
Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet2
 
 
 
Igokea m:tel0
 
Budućnost VOLI1
 
 
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet3
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet2
 
 
 
Spartak Office Shoes0
 
Partizan Mozzart Bet2
 
 
 
Dubai Basketball1
 
Dubai Basketball2
 
 
Cedevita Olimpija1
 

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Budućnost VOLI 2–0 Mega Superbet 96–80 92–87
Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet 2–0 Igokea m:tel 87–77 95–90
Partizan Mozzart Bet 2–0 Spartak Office Shoes 100–75 82–75
Dubai Basketball 2–1 Cedevita Olimpija 86–85 89–94 85–76

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Budućnost VOLI 2–1 Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet 104–70 81–100 81–78
Partizan Mozzart Bet 2–1 Dubai Basketball 102–72 95–100 114–97

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Budućnost VOLI 1–3 Partizan Mozzart Bet 88–94 84–73 67–83 75–90

Relegation playoffs

The 15th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season.[17]

Qualified clubs
Leagues Clubs
First Division Cibona
Second Division Ilirija
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Cibona 0–2 Ilirija 88–93 66–89

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team PIR
1 Amar Gegić Zadar 32
2 Rasheed Sulaimon Budućnost VOLI 29
3 Rasir Bolton Spartak Office Shoes 31
4 Miha Cerkvenik Krka 34
5 Shannon Shorter Split 33
6 Shannon Shorter (2) Split (2) 27
7 Rasir Bolton (2) Spartak Office Shoes (2) 30
8 Zoran Nikolić SC Derby 32
9 Balša Koprivica Partizan Mozzart Bet 43
10 Codi Miller-McIntyre Crvena zvezda MeridianBet 39
11 Brynton Lemar Cedevita Olimpija 30
12 JaCorey Williams Dubai Basketball 33
13 Kenan Kamenjaš Budućnost VOLI (2) 37
14 Diante Baldwin Borac Mozzart 32
15 Terrell Carter Igokea m:tel 35
16 Nate Mason Dubai Basketball (2) 34
17 Paulius Valinskas Borac Mozzart (2) 30
18 Umoja Gibson Spartak Office Shoes (3) 34
19 Mihailo Petrović Mega Superbet 33
20 Filip Barna FMP Soccerbet 32
21 Luka Cerovina Spartak Office Shoes (4) 39
22 Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet (2) 34
23 Terrell Carter (2) Igokea m:tel (2) 34
24 Balša Koprivica (2) Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) 35
25 Zoran Nikolić (2) SC Derby (2) 40
26 Isaac Bonga Partizan Mozzart Bet (3) 32
27 Bryce Jones Igokea m:tel (3) 46
28 Mihailo Petrović (2) Mega Superbet (3) 37
29 Kenan Kamenjaš (2) Budućnost VOLI (3) 34
30 Lovro Mazalin Zadar (2) 33
QF1 Aleksej Pokuševski Partizan Mozzart Bet (4) 26
QF2 Filip Petrušev Crvena zvezda MeridianBet (2) 31
QF3 Nate Mason (2) Dubai Basketball (3) 18
SF1 Rasheed Sulaimon (2) Budućnost VOLI (4) 29
SF2 Klemen Prepelič Dubai Basketball (4) 34
SF3 McKinley Wright Budućnost VOLI (5) 27
F1 Tyrique Jones Partizan Mozzart Bet (5) 39
F2 Alen Omić Budućnost VOLI (6) 19
F3 Tyrique Jones (2) Partizan Mozzart Bet (6) 21
F4 Carlik Jones Partizan Mozzart Bet (7) 26

Source: ABA League

Month Player Team Ref.
2024
September & October Bogoljub Marković Mega MIS [18]
November Rasir Bolton Spartak Office Shoes [19]
December Kenan Kamenjaš Budućnost VOLI [20]
2025
January Bryce Jones Igokea m:tel [21]
February Filip Bundović Cibona [22]
March Bryce Jones (2) Igokea m:tel (2) [23]
April Bryce Jones (3) Igokea m:tel (3) [24]

Awards

Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
PG McKinley Wright Budućnost VOLI [25]
Finals MVP
C Tyrique Jones Partizan Mozzart Bet [26]
Top Scorer
PG Bryce Jones Igokea m:tel [27]
Best Defender
SF Isaac Bonga Partizan Mozzart Bet [28]
Top Prospect
PF Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet [29]
Coach of the Season
HC Andrej Žakelj Budućnost VOLI [30]
The Ideal Starting Five
G Bryce Jones Igokea m:tel [31]
G McKinley Wright Budućnost VOLI
F Sterling Brown Partizan Mozzart Bet
F Filip Petrušev Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
C Kenan Kamenjaš Budućnost VOLI

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 Partizan Mozzart Bet (C) 39 33 6 Already qualified to EuroLeague
2 Budućnost VOLI 39 31 8 Qualification to EuroCup
3 Dubai Basketball 36 28 8 Already qualified to EuroLeague
4 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 35 26 9
5 Igokea m:tel 32 19 13 Qualification to Champions League regular season
6 Cedevita Olimpija 33 20 13 Qualification to EuroCup
7 Spartak Office Shoes 32 17 15 Qualification to Champions League regular season
8 Mega Superbet 32 16 16
9 Zadar 30 14 16
10 FMP Soccerbet 30 14 16
11 SC Derby 30 11 19 Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
12 Borac Mozzart 30 10 20
13 Split 30 9 21
14 Krka 30 5 25
15 Cibona (R) 30 4 26 Relegation to Second Division
16 Mornar Barsko zlato (R) 30 2 28
Source: [ ]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Play-in Eliminated by Bayern Munich
Partizan Mozzart Bet Regular season 12th (16–18)
EuroCup Cedevita Olimpija Quarterfinals Eliminated by Bahçeşehir Koleji
Budućnost VOLI Eightfinals Eliminated by Türk Telekom
Champions League Igokea m:tel Regular season Group A 4th (2–4)
FMP Soccerbet Regular season Group H 4th (1–5)
Spartak Office Shoes Qualification rounds – Quarter-finals Eliminated by BC Juventus

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