2014–15 ABA League
# 2014–15 ABA League

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.

## Team information

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Serbia | 4 |
| Serbia | 4 | Crvena Zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 4 | Mega Leks | Sremska Mitrovica | Sports Hall Pinki (3,000) |
| Serbia | 4 | Metalac Farmakom | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500) |
| Serbia | 4 | Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Croatia | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Croatia | 3 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Mala dvorana Doma sportova (4,000) |
| Croatia | 3 | Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,000) |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | Krka | Novo mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) |
| Slovenia | 2 | 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) |

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| Budućnost VOLI | Igor Jovović |
| Cedevita | Jasmin Repeša |
| Cibona | Slaven Rimac |
| Crvena Zvezda | Dejan Radonjić |
| Igokea | Željko Lukajić |
| Krka | Aleksandar Džikić |
| Levski | Konstantin Papazov |
| Mega Leks | Dejan Milojević |
| Metalac Farmakom | Vladimir Đokić |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Aleš Pipan |
| Partizan | Duško Vujošević |
| Szolnoki Olaj | Dragan Aleksić |
| Union Olimpija | Memi Bečirovič |
| Zadar | Ante Nazor |

### Coaching changes

| Week | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Zmago Sagadin | 16 October 2014 | Vrbica Stefanov |
| 7th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Vrbica Stefanov | 5 November 2014 | Boban Mitev |
| 9th | Igokea | Vlada Jovanović | 26 November 2014 | Željko Lukajić |
| 16th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Boban Mitev | 6 January 2015 | Aleksandar Jončevski |
| 22nd | Union Olimpija | Aleš Pipan | 22 February 2015 | Memi Bečirovič |
| 22nd | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Aleksandar Jončevski | 27 February 2015 | Aleš Pipan |

## Regular season

The regular season began on October 3, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2147 | 1790 | +357 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1993 | 1816 | +177 | 45 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Cedevita | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2004 | 1838 | +166 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Partizan | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1924 | 1778 | +146 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 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

| Home \ Away | BUD | CDV | CIB | CZV | IGK | KRK | LEV | MEG | MET | MZT | PAR | SZO | UOL | ZDR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budućnost | | 70–80 | 101–79 | 76–77 | 87–72 | 82–77 | 20–0 | 88–80 | 65–61 | 96–69 | 85–79 | 75–68 | 76–61 | 71–63 |
| Cedevita | 80–70 | | 81–79 | 87–88 | 68–64 | 100–75 | 86–68 | 103–107 | 79–66 | 81–70 | 70–50 | 74–73 | 66–60 | 71–74 |
| Cibona | 67–84 | 69–71 | | 64–88 | 78–81 | 76–81 | 85–69 | 84–80 | 93–91 | 70–61 | 64–81 | 96–92 | 80–85 | 77–76 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 83–69 | 78–63 | 80–64 | | 76–71 | 85–78 | 85–55 | 93–77 | 82–59 | 89–56 | 76–67 | 90–47 | 73–65 | 93–66 |
| Igokea | 62–70 | 57–86 | 61–71 | 80–85 | | 66–53 | 87–54 | 70–63 | 72–75 | 61–76 | 83–77 | 66–71 | 83–77 | 71–56 |
| Krka | 81–90 | 80–72 | 70–80 | 77–67 | 78–67 | | 72–61 | 72–80 | 89–59 | 85–52 | 72–78 | 61–71 | 71–54 | 83–80 |
| Levski | 75–92 | 78–95 | 64–74 | 58–99 | 77–92 | 68–70 | | 98–89 | 66–77 | 91–90 | 66–98 | 61–82 | 56–78 | 72–80 |
| Mega Leks | 96–84 | 55–81 | 78–74 | 75–77 | 100–96 | 81–67 | 89–68 | | 99–82 | 103–95 | 73–75 | 80–85 | 85–66 | 91–84 |
| Metalac | 70–69 | 56–55 | 67–66 | 74–82 | 81–68 | 69–67 | 81–54 | 86–83 | | 69–67 | 72–83 | 72–65 | 67–76 | 87–93 |
| MZT | 65–81 | 61–76 | 78–65 | 76–79 | 76–80 | 60–72 | 72–61 | 84–79 | 58–64 | | 55–63 | 74–58 | 57–76 | 72–58 |
| Partizan | 61–72 | 76–64 | 73–64 | 77–63 | 74–65 | 64–68 | 94–66 | 89–80 | 84–77 | 65–50 | | 62–55 | 81–74 | 87–53 |
| Szolnok | 72–81 | 67–74 | 89–87 | 65–89 | 63–60 | 63–59 | 81–67 | 88–77 | 67–51 | 73–76 | 55–60 | | 106–99 | 82–81 |
| Union Olimpija | 77–66 | 77–67 | 74–77 | 81–91 | 72–70 | 73–67 | 89–70 | 85–75 | 69–70 | 69–56 | 87–58 | 79–61 | | 82–60 |
| Zadar | 61–73 | 70–74 | 77–51 | 63–79 | 68–61 | 79–69 | 86–75 | 74–73 | 85–69 | 74–69 | 69–68 | 71–64 | 60–67 | |

* ↑ Decision, round 17 – Budućnost won 20:0

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 73 | 68 | 95 | 81 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Partizan | 64 | 70 | 85 | 73 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Partizan | 64 | 70 | 85 | 73 | | Crvena Zvezda | Crvena Zvezda | 68 | 69 | 62 | 89 |
| | | | | | | | Cedevita | Cedevita | 59 | 65 | 72 | 79 |
| 2 | Budućnost VOLI | 82 | 81 | 57 | 85 | 66 | Cedevita | Cedevita | 59 | 65 | 72 | 79 |
| 3 | Cedevita | 81 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 70 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

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**

* 14 April 2015 18:30
* Report

| 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
* Report

| 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 |

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 5,932 Referees: Sreten Radović, Milivoje Jovčić, Damir Javor

**Game 2**

* 15 April 2015 18:30
* Report

| 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
* Report

| 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 |

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 5,983 Referees: Srđan Dožai, Matej Boltauzer, Siniša Herceg

**Game 3**

* 18 April 2015 18:30
* Report

| 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 |

* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 2,950 Referees: Saša Pukl, Marko Juras, Sašo Petek
* 18 April 2015 21:00
* Report

| 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 |

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Sreten Radović, Damir Javor

**Game 4**

* 19 April 2015 19:00
* Report

| 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 |

* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 3,050 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Matej Boltauzer, Uroš Obrknežević
* 19 April 2015 21:00
* Report

| Partizan | 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 |||

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Saša Pukl, Sašo Petek, Tomislav Hordov

**Game 5**

* 22 April 2015 18:30
* Report

| Budućnost VOLI | 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 |||

* Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Damir Javor, Saša Maričić, Mario Majkič

### Finals

**Game 1**

* 25 April 2015 21:00
* Report

| 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 |

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 5,526 Referees: Saša Pukl, Zdravko Rutešić, Miloš Koljenšić

**Game 2**

* 26 April 2015 20:30
* Report

| 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 |

* Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 5,405 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Sašo Petek, Mario Majkič

**Game 3**

* 29 April 2015 20:30
* Report

| 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 |

* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Damir Javor, Miloš Koljenšić

**Game 4**

* 30 April 2015 20:30
* Report

| Cedevita | 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 |||

* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 3,050 Referees: Saša Pukl, Sašo Petek, Mario Majkič
* 2014–15 ABA League Champions
* Crvena Zvezda 1st Title

## Attendances

### Average home attendances

| Pos | Team | GP | Average | High | Low | Annual chg in avg |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 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 | 1,145 | 3,000 | 300 | NA |
| 14 | Cibona | 13 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | -53 % |

## Stats leaders

### MVP Round by Round

| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | 44 |
| 2 | Marcus Williams | Crvena Zvezda | 29 |
| 3 | James Florence | Zadar | 31 |
| 4 | Luka Mitrović | Crvena Zvezda | 34 |
| 5 | Nenad Miljenović | Mega Leks | 34 |
| 6 | Nikola Jokić (2) | Mega Leks | 40 |
| 7 | Nikola Jevtović | Metalac Farmakom | 28 |
| 8 | Josip Sobin | Zadar | 36 |
| 9 | Dávid Vojvoda | Szolnoki Olaj | 34 |
| 10 | Damir Markota | Cibona | 28 |
| 11 | Andrija Bojić | Mega Leks | 29 |
| 12 | Nenad Miljenović (2) | Mega Leks | 30 |
| 13 | Josip Sobin (2) | Zadar | 31 |
| 14 | Nikola Kalinić | Crvena Zvezda | 32 |
| 15 | Josip Sobin (3) | Zadar | 38 |
| 16 | Nenad Miljenović (3) | Mega Leks | 33 |
| 17 | Milan Mačvan | Partizan | 30 |
| 18 | Chris Booker | Krka | 30 |
| 19 | Dávid Vojvoda (2) | Szolnoki Olaj | 31 |
| 20 | Miro Bilan | Cedevita | 31 |
| 21 | Nikola Jokić (3) | Mega Leks | 37 |
| 22 | Nenad Miljenović (4) | Mega Leks | 35 |
| 23 | Dejan Musli | Mega Leks | 40 |
| 24 | Alen Omić | Union Olimpija | 40 |
| 25 | Nenad Miljenović (5) | Mega Leks | 38 |
| 26 | Nikola Jokić (4) | Mega Leks | 39 |
| SF game 1 | Boris Savović | Budućnost | 24 |
| SF game 2 | Milan Mačvan (2) | Partizan | 28 |
| SF game 3 | Nikola Kalinić (2) | Crvena Zvezda | 29 |
| SF game 4 | Edo Murić | Partizan | 33 |
| SF game 5 | Miro Bilan (2) | Cedevita | 19 |
| F game 1 | Boban Marjanović | Crvena Zvezda | 24 |
| F game 2 | Boban Marjanović (2) | Crvena Zvezda | 39 |
| F game 3 | Boban Marjanović (3) | Crvena Zvezda | 18 |
| F game 4 | Charles Jenkins | Crvena Zvezda | 19 |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| October 2014 | Nenad Miljenović | Mega Leks |
| November 2014 | Boban Marjanović | Crvena zvezda |
| December 2014 | Josip Sobin | Zadar |
| January 2015 | Milan Mačvan | Partizan |
| February 2015 | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks |
| March 2015 | Boris Savović | Budućnost VOLI |

### Ranking MVP

| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

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.

| Position | Name | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 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

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| - | - | - |
| 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 |
