2014–15 ABA League
ABA League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2014–15 | |||||||||
Duration | October 3, 2014 – March 22, 2015 (Regular season) April 14–30, 2015 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Teams | 14 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | BNT Doma TV Happy TV MKTV RTCG RTRS Sport 1 Sport Klub Šport TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Crvena Zvezda Telekom | |||||||||
Season MVP | Nikola Jokić (Mega Leks) | |||||||||
Relegated | Levski Sofia | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Crvena Zvezda Telekom 1st title | |||||||||
Runners-up | Cedevita | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Budućnost Partizan | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Boban Marjanović (Crvena Zvezda) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The 2014–15 ABA League was the 14th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Hungary and Bulgaria participating in it.
Regular season started on October 3, 2014, and lasted until March 22, 2015 followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.[1]
Team information
[edit]Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
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Serbia | 4 | |||
Crvena Zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) | ||
Mega Leks | Sremska Mitrovica | Sports Hall Pinki (3,000) | ||
Metalac Farmakom | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500) | ||
Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) | ||
Croatia | 3 | |||
Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) | ||
Cedevita | Zagreb | Mala dvorana Doma sportova (4,000) | ||
Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,000) | ||
Slovenia | 2 | |||
Krka | Novo mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) | ||
Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice (12,480) | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Igokea | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000) |
Bulgaria | 1 | Levski Sofia | Sofia | Universiada Hall (3,000) |
Hungary | 1 | Szolnoki Olaj | Szolnok | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000) |
Macedonia | 1 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (6,500) |
Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (5,000) |
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Head coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]Week | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
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3rd | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Zmago Sagadin | 16 October 2014[2] | Vrbica Stefanov |
7th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Vrbica Stefanov | 5 November 2014[3] | Boban Mitev |
9th | Igokea | Vlada Jovanović | 26 November 2014[4] | Željko Lukajić |
16th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Boban Mitev | 6 January 2015[5] | Aleksandar Jončevski |
22nd | Union Olimpija | Aleš Pipan | 22 February 2015[6] | Memi Bečirovič |
22nd | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Aleksandar Jončevski | 27 February 2015[7] | Aleš Pipan |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season began on October 3, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Crvena Zvezda | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2147 | 1790 | +357 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1993 | 1816 | +177 | 45 | |
3 | Cedevita | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2004 | 1838 | +166 | 44 | |
4 | Partizan | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1924 | 1778 | +146 | 44 | |
5 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1952 | 1849 | +103 | 41 | |
6 | Metalac Farmakom | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1852 | 1936 | −84 | 39 | |
7 | Szolnoki Olaj | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1863 | 1922 | −59 | 38 | |
8 | Zadar | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1861 | 1931 | −70 | 38 | |
9 | Krka | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1894 | 1877 | +17 | 38 | |
10 | Mega Leks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2148 | 2148 | 0 | 37 | |
11 | Cibona | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1934 | 2033 | −99 | 36 | |
12 | Igokea | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1866 | 1912 | −46 | 35 | |
13 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1775 | 1938 | −163 | 33 | |
14 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1698 | 2143 | −445 | 28 | Relegated |
Schedule and results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Crvena Zvezda | 73 | 68 | 95 | 81 | ||||||||||||
4 | Partizan | 64 | 70 | 85 | 73 | ||||||||||||
Crvena Zvezda | 68 | 69 | 62 | 89 | |||||||||||||
Cedevita | 59 | 65 | 72 | 79 | |||||||||||||
2 | Budućnost VOLI | 82 | 81 | 57 | 85 | 66 | |||||||||||
3 | Cedevita | 81 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 70 |
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals will be played in April 2015. Teams 1 & 2 will host Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if it is necessary. Teams 3 & 4 will host Game 3, plus Game 4 if it is necessary.
Game 1
[edit]14 April 2015 18:30 |
Budućnost VOLI | 82–81 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 19–21, 20–16, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Savović 20 Rebs: Šehović 9 Asts: Cook 5 | Pts: Babić 14 Rebs: Delaš 8 Asts: Barać, Gordić 4 |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,250 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Matej Boltauzer, Saša Maričić |
14 April 2015 21:00 |
Crvena Zvezda | 73–64 | Partizan |
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 14–18, 17–21, 18–12 | ||
Pts: Jenkins 19 Rebs: Marjanović 9 Asts: Williams, Kalinić 3 | Pts: Mačvan 12 Rebs: Mačvan 12 Asts: Mačvan 5 |
Game 2
[edit]15 April 2015 18:30 |
Budućnost VOLI | 81–76 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 13–15, 22–20, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Savović 22 Rebs: Šehović 7 Asts: Cook 11 | Pts: Gordić 17 Rebs: Babić 6 Asts: Ukić 4 |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Damir Javor, Mario Majkič |
15 April 2015 21:00 |
Crvena Zvezda | 68–70 | Partizan |
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–20, 13–16, 20–12 | ||
Pts: Jenkins 19 Rebs: Marjanović 8 Asts: Williams 3 | Pts: Mačvan 14 Rebs: Mačvan 17 Asts: Milutinov 4 |
Game 3
[edit]18 April 2015 18:30 |
Cedevita | 85–57 | Budućnost VOLI |
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 26–12, 17–4, 27–12 | ||
Pts: Gordić, Tomas 14 Rebs: Barać 6 Asts: Gordić 6 | Pts: Dašić 9 Rebs: Šehović 5 Asts: Cook 4 |
18 April 2015 21:00 |
Partizan | 85–95 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 24–25, 18–22, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Milosavljević 23 Rebs: Mačvan 5 Asts: Tepić 3 | Pts: Kalinić 25 Rebs: Mitrović 9 Asts: Mitrović 5 |
Game 4
[edit]19 April 2015 19:00 |
Cedevita | 88–85 | Budućnost VOLI |
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–17, 23–19, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Gordić, Ukić 16 Rebs: Barać 7 Asts: Ukić, Tomas 4 | Pts: Planinić, Reynolds 13 Rebs: Vitkovac 7 Asts: Reynolds, Savović 3 |
19 April 2015 21:00 |
Partizan | 73–81 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 12–16, 22–26, 15–17 | ||
Pts: Murić 25 Rebs: Milutinov 8 Asts: Murić, Milosavljević 3 | Pts: Williams, Jenkins 19 Rebs: Marjanović 14 Asts: 3 players 3 | |
Crvena Zvezda wins series by 3–1 |
Game 5
[edit]22 April 2015 18:30 |
Budućnost VOLI | 66–70 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 19–24, 17–14, 16–17 | ||
Pts: Planinić, Reynolds 13 Rebs: Savović 7 Asts: Cook 7 | Pts: Bilan 16 Rebs: Tomas 6 Asts: Ukić 6 | |
Cedevita wins series by 3–2 |
Finals
[edit]Game 1
[edit]25 April 2015 21:00 |
Crvena Zvezda | 68–59 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 18–15, 12–20, 14–15 | ||
Pts: Mitrović 18 Rebs: Marjanović 12 Asts: Williams 5 | Pts: Babić 12 Rebs: Bilan 8 Asts: Žganec, Ukić 4 |
Game 2
[edit]26 April 2015 20:30 |
Crvena Zvezda | 69–65 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 18–24, 18–16, 11–17 | ||
Pts: Marjanović 20 Rebs: Marjanović 14 Asts: Marjanović 5 | Pts: Babić 14 Rebs: Žganec 8 Asts: Ukić 10 |
Game 3
[edit]29 April 2015 20:30 |
Cedevita | 72–62 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 18–17, 27–13, 4–16 | ||
Pts: Barać 15 Rebs: Zubčić, Žganec 6 Asts: Ukić 4 | Pts: Marjanović 16 Rebs: Kalinić 7 Asts: Mitrović 2 |
Game 4
[edit]30 April 2015 20:30 |
Cedevita | 79–89 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 10–22, 23–17, 21–20 | ||
Pts: Zubčić 15 Rebs: Barać 4 Asts: Gordić 4 | Pts: Jenkins 17 Rebs: Kalinić 8 Asts: 4 players 3 | |
Crvena Zvezda wins series by 3–1 |
2014–15 ABA League Champions |
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Crvena Zvezda 1st Title |
Attendances
[edit]Average home attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | Average | High | Low | Annual chg in avg |
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1 | Partizan | 15 | 6,067 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 5 % |
2 | Crvena Zvezda | 17 | 4,201 | 5,983 | 2,237 | 47 % |
3 | Zadar | 13 | 3,054 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 9 % |
4 | Budućnost VOLI | 15 [10] | 2,881 | 5,100 | 1,580 | 15 % |
5 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 13 | 2,529 | 5,123 | 900 | -21 % |
6 | Union Olimpija | 13 | 2,269 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 12 % |
7 | Mega Leks | 13 | 1,762 | 2,500 | 800 | 38 % |
8 | Cedevita | 17 | 1,480 | 3,100 | 400 | -1 % |
9 | Metalac Farmakom | 13 | 1,446 | 2,000 | 800 | NA |
10 | Igokea | 13 | 1,400 | 3,000 | 500 | 1 % |
11 | Krka | 13 | 1,258 | 2,000 | 800 | -6 % |
12 | Szolnoki Olaj | 13 | 1,250 | 1,500 | 1,000 | -20 % |
13 | Levski Sofia | 11[11] | 1,145 | 3,000 | 300 | NA |
14 | Cibona | 13 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | -53 % |
Stats leaders
[edit]MVP Round by Round
[edit]MVP of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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October 2014 | Nenad Miljenović | Mega Leks | [14] |
November 2014 | Boban Marjanović | Crvena zvezda | [15] |
December 2014 | Josip Sobin | Zadar | [16] |
January 2015 | Milan Mačvan | Partizan | [17] |
February 2015 | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | [18] |
March 2015 | Boris Savović | Budućnost VOLI | [19] |
Ranking MVP
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
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1. | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | 527 | 24 | 21.96 |
2. | Nenad Miljenović | Mega Leks | 521 | 24 | 21.71 |
3. | Josip Sobin | Zadar | 467 | 24 | 19.46 |
4. | Miro Bilan | Cedevita | 480 | 26 | 18.46 |
5. | Milan Mačvan | Partizan | 372 | 21 | 17.71 |
Points
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
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1. | Malcolm Armstead | Krka | 439 | 25 | 17.56 |
2. | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | 370 | 26 | 15.42 |
3. | James Florence | Zadar | 352 | 23 | 15.30 |
4. | Dávid Vojvoda | Szolnoki Olaj | 366 | 25 | 14.64 |
5. | Miro Bilan | Cedevita | 353 | 26 | 14.58 |
Rebounds
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
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1. | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | 222 | 24 | 9.25 |
2. | Josip Sobin | Zadar | 208 | 24 | 8.67 |
3. | Predrag Samardžiski | MZT Skopje | 120 | 14 | 8.57 |
4. | Nikola Milutinov | Partizan | 198 | 25 | 7.92 |
5. | Chris Booker | Krka | 195 | 25 | 7.80 |
Assists
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
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1. | Nenad Miljenović | Mega Leks | 201 | 24 | 8.38 |
2. | Omar Cook | Budućnost | 147 | 23 | 6.39 |
3. | Marcus Williams | Crvena zvezda | 121 | 22 | 5.50 |
4. | Marko Marinović | Union Olimpija | 127 | 26 | 4.88 |
5. | Nemanja Gordić | Cedevita | 104 | 24 | 4.33 |
The ideal five and coach of the season
[edit]The ideal five of the season were selected by fans and head coaches of the ABA League teams, with both contributing 50% of the final result for every playing position.[20][21]
Position | Name | Team |
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PG | Malcolm Armstead | Krka |
SG | Suad Šehović | Budućnost |
SF | Aleksandar Pavlović | Partizan |
PF | Milan Mačvan | Partizan |
C | Boban Marjanović | Crvena zvezda |
Coach | Dejan Radonjić | Crvena zvezda |
ABA League clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
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Crvena Zvezda | Euroleague | Top 16 |
Cedevita | Eurocup | Eighthfinals |
Budućnost VOLI | Eurocup | Last 32 |
Union Olimpija | Eurocup | Last 32 |
Partizan | Eurocup | Regular Season |
Szolnoki Olaj | Eurocup | Regular Season |
References
[edit]- ^ "Propositions and playoffs format unanimously confirmed". abaliga.com. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Zmago Sagadin replaced by Vrbica Stefanov". abaliga.com. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Boban Mitev stays MZT head coach". abaliga.com. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- ^ "Željko Lukajić is the new Igokea head coach". abaliga.com. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "Boban Mitev is no longer MZT head coach". abaliga.com. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Bečirović replaced Pipan at Olimpija". abaliga.com. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Aleš Pipan returned to MZT Skopje Aerodrom". abaliga.com. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Decision, round 17 – Budućnost won 20:0". abaliga.com. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "ABA League 2014-15 Season Calendar". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ BC Levski Sofia's walkover in the 17th round.
- ^ No spectator in the games against KK Cibona & KK Crvena Zvezda due to disciplinary punishment
- ^ "ABA League 2014-15 Season Calendar". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ ABA League Individual Statistics Archived January 16, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ Interview with the October MVP Nenad Miljenović Archived November 9, 2014, at archive.today
- ^ "Interview with the November MVP Boban Marjanović". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Interview with December MVP Josip Sobin". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "January MVP - Milan Mačvan (Partizan NIS)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "February MVP - Nikola Jokić (Mega Leks)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "March MVP - Boris Savović (Budućnost)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "Marjanović heads the ideal five". abaliga.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Coach of the 2014/15 season: Dejan Radonjić". abaliga.com. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com