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2017–18 ABA League First Division

2017–18 ABA League First Division

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The 2017–18 ABA League First Division was the 17th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. It was the inaugural season as the first tier as a part of two level competition.

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Format changes

On May 23, 2017, ABA League Assembly has decided that there will be 12 clubs competing in the league in the 2017–18 season.[1] Having analysed the current situation in European and the regional basketball, as well as the fact that the ABA League is still not officially recognized by the national basketball federations, and with a goal to protect the interests of the ABA League founding clubs, the clubs that have competed in the 2016–17 season will have a right to participate in the forthcoming season as well and the priority of participation will be given to the founders of the ABA League (from the 2015–16 season). The formula to determine the participants which will be respected is the following:[1]

Two additional spots will be allocated to the clubs from countries, whose clubs have achieved the best coefficients in the country rankings during the 2016–17 season. Those two countries are Serbia and Montenegro. The places from Serbia will be filled in accordance with the final standings of the Basketball League of Serbia, in accordance with the recognition and cooperation with the ABA League.[1]

In accordance with the previously mentioned decisions, the participating clubs of the ABA League for the 2017–18 season are: Cedevita, Zadar, Cibona, Union Olimpija, Igokea, Budućnost VOLI, MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Mornar, while the remaining four places (from Serbia), were determined in accordance with the standings in the Basketball League of Serbia.[1]

Teams

National standings

The numbers of teams by country is determined by a coefficient that is the sum of all victories clubs from a certain country achieve in a regular season divided by the number of clubs from that country. By using this coefficient majority of places for current season are allocated, while the remaining places are given via wild cards from league board.[2]

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Team allocation

League positions of the previous domestic league season after playoffs shown in parentheses.

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2017–18 ABA League First Division

Personnel and sponsorship

Coaching changes

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Regular season

League table

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Source: ABA League
Notes:
  1. Budućnost VOLI 1–1, 1.01; Cedevita 1–1, 0.99
  2. Zadar 1–1, 1.09; Petrol Olimpija 1–1, 0.92
  3. Igokea 1–1, 1.03; Cibona 1–1, 0.97

Positions by round

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Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The semi-finals was played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. Playoffs started on 17 March 2018, while the Finals ended on 14 April 2018.[11]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 March–2 April
 
 
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts2
 
9–14 April
 
Montenegro Mornar1
 
Serbia Crvena zvezda mts1
 
18 March–2 April
 
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI3
 
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI2
 
 
Croatia Cedevita1
 


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Semifinals

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Finals

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Final standings

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Source: ABA League

Statistical leaders

As of 12 March 2018 , after the end of the Regular Season.
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Source: ABA League Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine

Awards

MVP List

MVP of the Round

MVP of the Month

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Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

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Updated to games played on April 14, 2018
Source: ABA League

ABA League clubs in European competitions

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See also

2017–18 domestic competitions
Teams

References

  1. "Series of decisions made at the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly". aba-liga.com. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "National standings 2016–2017". aba-liga.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "Cibona and Slobodan Subotić parted ways". aba-liga.com. 11 November 2017.
  4. "Ante Nazor is the new head coach of Cibona". aba-liga.com. 13 November 2017.
  5. "Round 3 MVP: Luka Božić (Zadar)". www.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Round 4 MVP: Luka Žorić (Cibona)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. "Round 5 MVP: Patrick Miller (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. "Round 6 MVP: Uroš Luković (Mornar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. "Round 7 MVP: Milko Bjelica (Crvena zvezda mts)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. "Round 8 MVP: Derek Needham (Mornar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  11. "Round 9 MVP: Džanan Musa (Cedevita)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. "Round 10 MVP: Josh Bostic (Zadar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. "Round 11 MVP: Roko-Leni Ukić (Cedevita)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  14. "Round 12 MVP: Nikola Jevtović (Igokea)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  15. "Round 13 MVP: Uroš Luković (Mornar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  16. "Round 14 MVP: Joshua Bostic (Zadar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. "Round 15 MVP: Novica Veličković (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  18. "Round 16 MVP: Dominik Mavra (MZT Skopje Aerodrom)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  19. "MVP: Novica Veličković (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  20. "Round 18 MVP: Vlatko Čančar (Mega Bemax)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  21. "Round 19 MVP: Derek Needham (Mornar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  22. "Round 20 MVP: Danilo Nikolić (Budućnost VOLI)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  23. "Round 21 MVP: Novica Veličković (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  24. "Round 22 MVP: Jordan Morgan (Petrol Olimpija)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  25. "Who are the top performers of Semi-finals round 1?". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  26. "Who are the top performers of Semi-finals round 2?". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  27. "Who are the top performers of Semi-finals round 3?". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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