2022–23 ABA League First Division

The 2022–23 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from former Yugoslavia, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2017–18 season with a club from North Macedonia participating in it.

AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2022–23
Duration30 September 2022 – 16 April 2023
(Regular season)
Number of games26 each
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport, RTV SLO
Records
Biggest home winPartizan 120–67 MZT
(16 January 2023)
Biggest away winSC Derby 71–104 Cedevita Olimpija
(17 December 2022)
Highest scoringIgokea 109–115 Mega
(14 January 2023)
Winning streakCrvena zvezda, Partizan 13 games
Losing streakIgokea 10 games
Highest attendance17,124
Partizan 92–81 Crvena zvezda
(13 March 2023)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 13 March 2023.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

A total of 14 teams will contest the league in the 2022–23 season (and until the 2024–25 season).[1]

Promoted North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 2021–22 ABA 2 Runner-up
Relegated Slovenia Krka Finished last

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2022–23 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2022–23 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
Serbia FMP Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Serbia Mega MIS Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Jane Sandanski 7,500
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Montenegro SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Croatia Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Croatia Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Mozzart Serbia Dejan Mijatović Serbia Nemanja Todorović — MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Serbia Vlada Jovanović Montenegro Suad Šehović Number 1 VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Jurica Golemac Slovenia Edo Murić Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Croatia Josip Sesar Croatia Krešimir Radovčić GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Montenegro Duško Ivanović Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas Meridian / mts
FMP Meridian Serbia Nenad Stefanović United States Charles Jenkins Adidas Meridian
Igokea m:tel Serbia Vladimir Jovanović Serbia Marko Jošilo GBT m:tel
Mega MIS Serbia Marko Barać Serbia Luka Cerovina Adidas Medical Innovation Solutions / Triglav
Mornar Barsko zlato Montenegro Mihailo Pavićević Montenegro Sead Šehović DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Serbia Dragan Nikolić North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski Jako Zegin
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia Željko Obradović United States Kevin Punter Under Armour NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby Slovenia Andrej Žakelj Montenegro Nikola Pavličević Number 1 Derby
Split Croatia Srđan Subotić Croatia Mateo Kedžo Macron —
Zadar Croatia Danijel Jusup Croatia Marko Ramljak Macron OTP Bank / PSK

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Budućnost VOLISerbia Aleksandar Džikić15 June 2022Off-seasonSerbia Vlada Jovanović13 July 2022[2][3]
Mega MISSerbia Vlada Jovanović16 June 2022Serbia Marko Barać20 June 2022[4][5][6]
CibonaSlovenia Gašper Okorn24 June 2022Croatia Josip Sesar25 July 2022[7][8]
Crvena zvezda mtsMontenegro Dejan Radonjić30 June 2022Serbia Vladimir Jovanović8 July 2022[9][10]
ZadarCroatia Vladimir Anzulović7 July 2022Croatia Danijel Jusup7 July 2022[11]
Crvena zvezda mtsSerbia Vladimir Jovanović13 November 20226th (4–1)Montenegro Duško Ivanović14 November 2022[12][13]
Borac MozzartSerbia Marko Marinović28 November 202214th (1–7)Serbia Dejan Mijatović28 November 2022[14][15]
MZT Skopje AerodromNorth Macedonia Aleksandar Petrović24 December 202214th (2–9)Serbia Dragan Nikolić 27 December 2022[16][17]
Igokea m:telBosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bajić14 January 202311th (5–9)Serbia Vladimir Jovanović17 January 2023[18][19]

Referees

A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2022–23 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:

Regular season

The regular season is scheduled commence on 1 October 2022 and end on 16 April 2023.[20][21]

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet (Q) 23 21 2 2164 1791 +373 44 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (Q) 22 19 3 1921 1599 +322 41
3 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (Q) 23 17 6 2011 1781 +230 40
4 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija (Q) 23 16 7 1975 1836 +139 39
5 Serbia FMP Meridian (Q) 24 13 11 2164 2085 +79 37
6 Serbia Mega MIS 24 12 12 2057 2064 −7 36
7 Croatia Zadar 24 10 14 2063 2083 −20 34
8 Croatia Split 24 10 14 1996 2087 −91 34
9 Montenegro SC Derby 24 10 14 2031 2151 −120 34
10 Croatia Cibona 24 9 15 1934 2161 −227 33
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 23 9 14 1858 1952 −94 32
12 Serbia Borac Mozzart 24 6 18 1978 2164 −186 30
13 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 22 7 15 1872 2026 −154 29 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
14 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 24 5 19 1924 2168 −244 29 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. Source: ABA League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by round
Advance to the PlayoffsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet311111111111111111111111
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet438646333322222222222222
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI163235445555555553333333
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija527989754444433445444444
Serbia FMP Meridian652422222233344334555555
Serbia Mega MIS9111213141211111010111212119888877666
Croatia Zadar274353566666666666666777
Croatia Split141414141211121313111310119101099999998
Montenegro SC Derby13991010109899911977777788889
Croatia Cibona1212108781010111210878891010101010101010
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel88556467777781011111111121312111111
Serbia Borac Mozzart101011121314141414131213131313131313131213131212
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato746797898889101212121212111111121313
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom111313111113131212141414141414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2023. Source: ABA League

Results
Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV FMP IGO MEG MOR MZT PAR SCD SPL ZAD
Borac Mozzart — 79–108 74–76 83–84 84–85 70–65 80–86 90–87 105–84 62–81 92–90 90–89 91–93
Budućnost VOLI — 97–76 56–76 84–58 91–58 79–66 99–78 89–66 88–76 94–59 76–68
Cedevita Olimpija 98–81 58–80 — 91–85 85–90 83–73 100–79 93–73 77–74 84–83 102–88 97–79
Cibona 87–85 83–87 78–90 — 85–81 110–99 77–76 72–106 91–88 87–85 81–105 89–98 72–90
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 86–57 69–65 100–95 92–53 — 83–77 104–71 92–58 93–77 87–67 90–74 90–70 96–98
FMP Meridian 107–81 96–91 79–86 111–75 84–99 — 89–77 90–76 101–97 91–97 90–73 90–73 112–87
Igokea m:tel 90–78 103–101 74–85 81–67 70–76 77–70 — 109–115 83–91 96–90 85–96 88–92 81–84
Mega MIS 86–74 82–96 93–100 78–87 77–72 76–87 — 89–78 93–86 78–103 101–74 90–85 80–77
Mornar Barsko zlato 104–99 87–104 83–81 102–113 85–101 — 93–84 62–83 75–86 104–88 100–91
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 73–81 86–90 79–74 57–80 87–82 78–84 94–82 77–94 — 74–92 92–79 80–85 84–80
Partizan Mozzart Bet 114–84 106–77 76–73 93–68 92–81 90–86 86–76 92–74 120–67 — 91–82 89–70 114–77
SC Derby 93–84 69–86 71–104 97–84 76–92 104–85 83–103 94–74 103–85 81–100 — 96–84 101–100
Split 113–99 87–85 77–95 82–74 63–72 91–95 68–77 79–75 91–80 95–96 82–85 — 89–85
Zadar 85–75 103–104 81–59 68–75 76–95 103–97 67–68 96–90 97–77 98–79 96–67 74–76 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. 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 ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Serbia Partizan Mozzart BetWWWWWWWLWLWWWWWWWWWWWPWW
Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianbetWWPWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLWPW
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIWLWWLLWWLWWWWLLWWWWWWPWW
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaWWPLWLWWWWWWWWWLLLWWLWLW
Serbia FMP MeridianWWWLWWWWLWLWWLWWLLLLLWLL
Serbia Mega MISLLLLLWWLWLLLLWWWWLWWWWWL
Croatia ZadarWLWWLWLLWWWLLLWLWLLLWLLL
Croatia SplitLLLLWWLLLWLWLWLLWWWLLWLW
Montenegro SC DerbyLWLLWLWWLLLLWWWLWWLLWLLL
Croatia CibonaLLWWWLLLLLWWWLLLLWLWLLWL
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telLWWWLWLLWLLLLPLLLLLLWWWW
Serbia Borac MozzartLLLLLLLWLWWLLLLWLLLWLLWL
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlatoWWLLLWLLWLLLLPLWLLWLWLPL
North Macedonia MZT Skopje AerodromLLLWLLLWLLLLLLLLLWLWLLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. Source: ABA League

MVP List

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team PIR
1Croatia Luka BožićCroatia Zadar48
2United States Fatts RussellMontenegro Mornar Barsko zlato48
3Croatia Luka Božić (2)Croatia Zadar (2)51
4Montenegro Nikola IvanovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts30
5United States Trent FrazierSerbia FMP Meridian43
6Montenegro Vladimir MihailovićMontenegro Mornar Barsko zlato (2)31
7Serbia Nemanja NedovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (2)30
8Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar LazićMontenegro Budućnost VOLI36
9United States Fatts Russell (2)Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato (3)46
10United States Trent Frazier (2)Serbia FMP Meridian (2)37
11Croatia Luka Božić (3)Croatia Zadar (3)46
12Croatia Dominik MavraCroatia Split26
13United States Trent Frazier (3)Serbia FMP Meridian (3)51
14United States Loren JacksonMontenegro SC Derby37
15Slovenia Alen OmićSlovenia Cedevita Olimpija39
16Guinea Alpha KabaMontenegro Budućnost VOLI (2)30
17Croatia Matej RudanSerbia Mega MIS32
18United States Keandre CookNorth Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom31
19Slovenia Gregor GlasMontenegro Mornar Barsko zlato (4)31
20United States Mike CaffeyNorth Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom (2)34
21France Mathias LessortSerbia Partizan Mozzart Bet38
22Slovenia Alen Omić (2)Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija (2)32
23Croatia Lovro MazalinCroatia Cibona45
24United States Lewis SullivanCroatia Split (2)38

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2022
OctoberArgentina Luca VildozaSerbia Crvena zvezda mts[22]
NovemberLithuania Paulius ValinskasSerbia FMP Meridian[23]
DecemberUnited States Yogi FerrellSlovenia Cedevita Olimpija[24]
2023
JanuaryArgentina Facundo CampazzoSerbia Crvena zvezda mts[25]
FebruarySerbia Nemanja NedovićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts[26]
MarchCroatia Matej RudanSerbia Mega MIS[27]

Clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressResult
EuroLeagueSerbia Partizan Mozzart BetRegular season7th (18–14)
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet11th (15–17)
EuroCupMontenegro Budućnost VOLIEighthfinalsvs Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaRegular season Group A10th (3–15)
Champions LeagueBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telPlay-insEliminated by Israel Hapoel Holon, 0–2
Serbia FMP MeridianQualification Group DEliminated in final by Denmark Bakken Bears, 82–88

See also
ABA teams
2022–23 domestic competitions

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