Jump to content

2024–25 ABA League First Division

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2024–25
Games played30 fixtures
Teams16
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Records
Biggest home winPartizan Mozzart Bet 110–64 Split
(30 November 2024)
Biggest away winMornar Barsko zlato 69–110 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
(20 January 2025)
Highest scoringKrka 106–109 FMP Soccerbet
(11 November 2024)
Lowest scoringZadar 71–58 SC Derby
(25 January 2025)
Winning streakCrvena zvezda Meridianbet
12 games
Losing streakMornar Barsko zlato
10 games
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2025.

The 2024–25 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 23rd season of the ABA League with first time ever expansion format to 16 teams. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia will participate in it, but also with inclusion of the new team Dubai from UAE, which would be the first time since the 2014–15 season that a team outside the territory of the former Yugoslavia would compete in the league.[1]

Promotion and relegation

[edit]
Promoted Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 2023–24 ABA 2 Champion
Affiliation United Arab Emirates Dubai No competition
Relegated No teams were relegated.

Venues and locations

[edit]
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
Serbia Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Croatia Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai Coca-Cola Arena 17,000
Serbia FMP Soccerbet Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Serbia Mega MIS Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Montenegro SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall 2,000
Croatia Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Croatia Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship

[edit]
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Mozzart Serbia Saša Ocokoljić Serbia Uroš Čarapić MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Slovenia Andrej Žakelj Montenegro Aleksa Ilić Spalding VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović Slovenia Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Croatia Josip Sesar Croatia Krešimir Radovčić GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas Meridian / mts
Dubai Slovenia Jurica Golemac Slovenia Klemen Prepelič Adidas
FMP Soccerbet Serbia Saša Nikitović Serbia Ognjen Kuzmić Adidas Soccerbet
Igokea m:tel Serbia Nenad Stefanović Serbia Dragan Milosavljević GBT m:tel
Krka Slovenia Dejan Jakara Slovenia Jan Špan Krka
Mega MIS Serbia Marko Barać Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosta Kondić Adidas Medical Innovation Solutions
Mornar Barsko zlato Montenegro Mihailo Pavićević Montenegro Milija Miković DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia Željko Obradović Serbia Vanja Marinković Under Armour NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby Montenegro Petar Mijović Montenegro Nikola Pavličević Spalding Derby
Spartak Office Shoes Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Miloš Milisavljević Office Shoes
Split Croatia Veljko Mršić United States Shannon Shorter Macron Groupama
Zadar Croatia Danijel Jusup Croatia Marko Ramljak Macron OTP Bank / PSK

Coaching changes

[edit]
Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Igokea Serbia Marko Cvetković end of 2023–24 season Off-season Serbia Nenad Stefanović 18 June 2024 [2]
Krka Slovenia Gašper Okorn 28 May 2024 Slovenia Dejan Jakara 22 June 2024 [3][4]
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Zoran Martič 3 June 2024 Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović 3 June 2024 [5][6]
Cibona Croatia Dino Repeša 7 June 2024 United States Chris Thomas 29 August 2024 [7][8]
Borac Mozzart Serbia Dejan Mijatović 18 June 2024 Serbia Saša Ocokoljić 5 July 2024 [9][10]
SC Derby Slovenia Dejan Jakara 18 June 2024 Montenegro Petar Mijović 19 June 2024 [11][12]
Cibona United States Chris Thomas 13 October 2024 15th (1–3) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić 13 October 2024 [13]
Cibona Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić 28 December 2024 15th (2–12) Croatia Josip Sesar 28 December 2024 [14]
Split Croatia Slaven Rimac 3 January 2025 11th (6–9) Croatia Veljko Mršić 13 January 2025 [15][16]

Regular season

[edit]

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 15 13 2 1396 1117 +279 28 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 15 13 2 1335 1131 +204 28
3 Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 15 13 2 1317 1168 +149 28
4 United Arab Emirates Dubai 15 11 4 1276 1181 +95 26
5 Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 15 9 6 1263 1208 +55 24
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 15 9 6 1238 1251 −13 24
7 Croatia Zadar 15 8 7 1124 1097 +27 23
8 Serbia Mega MIS 15 8 7 1213 1187 +26 23
9 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 15 8 7 1235 1228 +7 23
10 Serbia FMP Soccerbet 15 7 8 1206 1273 −67 22
11 Croatia Split 15 6 9 1173 1236 −63 21
12 Serbia Borac Mozzart 15 5 10 1140 1248 −108 20
13 Montenegro SC Derby 15 4 11 1243 1293 −50 19
14 Slovenia Krka 15 3 12 1221 1309 −88 18
15 Croatia Cibona 15 2 13 1120 1315 −195 17 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
16 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 15 1 14 1136 1394 −258 16 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2024. Source: ABA League

Positions by round

[edit]
Advance to the PlayoffsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet221211111111111111
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI112122222222222222
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet988554433333333333
United Arab Emirates Dubai846443344444444444
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija131410912121214121098899765
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel7571076796676676556
Croatia Zadar369141414131110111210987877
Serbia Spartak Subotica1112118107555555555688
Serbia Mega MIS533335678767768999
Serbia FMP Soccerbet4956689811889101010101010
Serbia Borac Mozzart15713131313111213141414141312131311
Montenegro SC Derby610478986791112121213121112
Croatia Split10151212111010109121011111111111213
Slovenia Krka12131511911141314131313131414141414
Croatia Cibona141114151515151515151515151515151515
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2025. Source: ABA League

Results

[edit]
Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV DBC FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SPR SPL SCD ZAD
Borac Mozzart 82–88 74–94 74–87 92–72 80–71 60–89 66–73 61–73 78–76
Budućnost VOLI 88–77 73–75 89–78 111–77 97–87 77–69 110–79 75–78 97–75 107–84
Cedevita Olimpija 71–91 84–92 91–58 84–82 93–82 114–72 91–82 76–74 100–86
Cibona 62–89 66–75 74–102 74–81 59–93 72–71 75–69 69–87
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 105–85 92–86 88–78 92–107 97–63 91–68 91–72 89–84 96–66
Dubai 84–85 91–76 80–83 104–66 80–79
FMP Meridian 74–67 88–91 75–62 89–84 89–87 64–91 98–91 67–83
Igokea m:tel 72–79 71–76 91–78 95–84 83–70 101–97 80–107 92–87 105–97 94–89
Krka 79–90 67–79 106–109 80–85 70–80 103–90 87–89 97–91 73–81
Mega MIS 98–74 88–58 76–81 66–95 83–80 64–73 87–94 84–59 90–100
Mornar Barsko zlato 90–98 86–84 82–92 92–85 69–110 76–81 78–105 55–81
Partizan Mozzart Bet 96–66 90–97 78–76 113–78 82–61 96–63 103–80 110–64
Spartak Subotica 88–84 87–94 93–86 86–75 102–83 110–86 85–64 80–89 79–89
Split 48–83 85–78 74–81 74–79 83–78 90–80 87–73 71–91 88–85 73–77
SC Derby 101–86 81–89 86–87 82–76 77–82 99–91 60–80 84–76 86–62
Zadar 89–67 55–91 81–73 82–69 77–84 63–71 76–79 65–68 71–75 76–66 71–58
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2025. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Results by round

[edit]

The table lists the results of teams in each round.

WinLossPostponed
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Serbia Partizan Mozzart BetWWWWWWWWWWWLLWWWWW
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIWWWWLWWWLWWWWWWWWW
Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianbetLWLWWWWWWWWWWWWLWW
United Arab Emirates DubaiWWLWWWWLWLWWWWLWLW
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaLLWWLLLLWWWWWLWWWW
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telWWLLWWLWWWLWWLWWWL
Croatia ZadarWLLLLLWWWLLWWWWWLW
Serbia Spartak Office ShoesLLWWLWWWWLLWWLWLLW
Serbia Mega MISWWWWLLLLLWWLWWLLLL
Serbia FMP SoccerbetWLWLWLLWLWWWLLLLWL
Serbia Borac MozzartLWLLWLWLLLLLLWWLWW
Montenegro SC DerbyWLWLLWLWLLLLLLLWWL
Croatia SplitLLWLWWLLWLWLLWLLLL
Slovenia KrkaLLLWWLLLLWLLLLLWLL
Croatia CibonaLWLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLL
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2025. Source: ABA League

MVP List

[edit]

MVP of the Round

[edit]
Round Player Team PIR
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Gegić Croatia Zadar 32
2 United States Rasheed Sulaimon Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 29
3 United States Rasir Bolton Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 31
4 Slovenia Miha Cerkvenik Slovenia Krka 34
5 United States Shannon Shorter Croatia Split 33
6 United States Shannon Shorter (2) Croatia Split (2) 27
7 United States Rasir Bolton (2) Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (2) 30
8 Montenegro Zoran Nikolić Montenegro SC Derby 32
9 Serbia Balša Koprivica Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 43
10 United States Codi Miller-McIntyre Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianBet 39
11 United States Brynton Lemar Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 30
12 United States JaCorey Williams United Arab Emirates Dubai 33
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (2) 37
14 United States Diante Baldwin Serbia Borac Mozzart 32
15 United States Terrell Carter Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 35
16 United States Nate Mason United Arab Emirates Dubai (2) 34
17 Lithuania Paulius Valinskas Serbia Borac Mozzart (2) 30
18 United States Umoja Gibson Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (3) 34

Source: ABA League

Month Player Team Ref.
2024
September & October Serbia Bogoljub Marković Serbia Mega MIS [17]
November United States Rasir Bolton Serbia Spartak Office Shoes [18]
December Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro Budućnost VOLI [19]
January United States Bryce Jones Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel [20]

Clubs in European competitions

[edit]
Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Regular season
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet
EuroCup Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Regular season
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Regular season
Champions League Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Regular season
Serbia FMP Soccerbet Regular season
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes Qualification rounds - Quarter-finals Eliminated by Lithuania BC Juventus

References

[edit]
  1. ^ j.t.d, ABA liga. "Conclusions of the remote ABA League j.t.d. Assembly Session : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ "Stefanović novi trener Igokea m:tel". igokea.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Gašper Okorn više nije trener Krke". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Dejan Jakara novi trener Krke". meridiansport.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Zoran Martić is leaving the position of head coach". cedevita.olimpija.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Cedevita names Zvezdan Mitrovic as its new head coach". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Dino Repeša odlazi iz Cibone u redove gradskog rivala. Sad je puno toga jasno". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Cibona predstavila novog trenera: Stiže iz SAD-a, ima dugogodišnje NBA iskustvo". gol.dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ "EKSKLUZIVNO! Dejan Mijatović više nije trener Borca". moravainfo.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Saša Ocokoljić, novi trener seniorske ekipe: Srećan sam što sam se vratio u Borac!". kkborac.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Dejan Jakara and SC Derby part ways". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Petar Mijović is back at the helm of SC Derby". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Cibona je ipak smijenila trenera koji se našao na meti kritika. Odlazi i američki bek". telegram.hr. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Sesar replaces Krasić at the Wolves' bench". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  15. ^ "OFFICIAL: Split parts ways with Slaven Rimac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Veljko Mršić is the new Split bench boss". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  17. ^ "NLB MVP OF SEPTEMBER & October: Bogoljub Marković (Mega MIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  18. ^ "NLB MVP OF NOVEMBER: Rasir Bolton (Spartak Office Shoes)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  19. ^ "NLB MVP OF DECEMBER: Kenan Kamenjaš (Budućnost VOLI)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  20. ^ "NLB MVP OF JANUARY: Bryce Jones (Igokea m:tel)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 January 2025.