2013–14 ABA League

The 2013–14 ABA League was the 13th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Hungary participating in it.

ABA League
Season	2013–14
Duration	October 4, 2013 – March 31, 2014 (Regular season) April 24 – 27, 2014 (Final Four)
Games played	185
Teams	14
TV partner(s)	Arena Sport Šport TV Sport 1 MKTV RTS HRT RTCG
Regular season
Top seed	Crvena zvezda Telekom
Season MVP	Dario Šarić (Cibona)
Relegated	Široki
Finals
Champions	Cibona 1st title
Runners-up	Cedevita
Semifinalists	Crvena zvezda Telekom Partizan
Final Four MVP	Dario Šarić (Cibona)
Statistical leaders
Points Dario Šarić (Cibona) 16.3 Rebounds Dario Šarić (Cibona) 9.5 Assists Jerel Blassingame (Cibona) 7.6
Records
Highest attendance	14,210
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Regular season started on October 4, 2013, and lasted until March 31, 2014. The Final Four took place from April 24 to 27, 2014.

Team information

Country	Teams	Team	City	Venue (Capacity)
Serbia	4
		Crvena Zvezda Telekom	Belgrade	Pionir Hall (8,150)
		Mega Vizura	Smederevo	Sports Hall Smederevo (2,600)
		Partizan NIS	Belgrade	Pionir Hall (8,150)
		Radnički	Kragujevac	Hala Jezero (5,320)
Croatia	3
		Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
		Cedevita	Zagreb	Mala dvorana Doma sportova (4,000)
		Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
		Igokea	Aleksandrovac	Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000)
		Široki Primorka	Široki Brijeg	Pecara (4,500)
Slovenia	2
		Krka	Novo mesto	Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
		Union Olimpija	Ljubljana	Arena Stožice (12,480)
Hungary	1	Szolnoki Olaj	Szolnok	Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000)
Macedonia	1	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Skopje	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000)
Montenegro	1	Budućnost VOLI	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center (5,000)

Partizan Zvezda Mega Vizura Cedevita Cibona Zadar Radnički Union Olimpija Krka Široki Igokea MZT Budućnost Location of teams in the ABA League 2013–14 (former Yugoslavia)

Szolnoki Olaj Location of teams in the 2013–14 ABA League (Hungary)

Head coaches

Team	Head coach
Budućnost VOLI	Igor Jovović
Cedevita	Jasmin Repeša
Cibona	Slaven Rimac
Crvena zvezda Telekom	Dejan Radonjić
Igokea	Vlada Jovanović
Krka	Aleksandar Džikić
Mega Vizura	Dejan Milojević
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Zoran Martič
Partizan NiS	Duško Vujošević
Radnički	Miroslav Nikolić
Szolnoki Olaj	Dragan Aleksić
Široki Primorka	Ivan Velić
Union Olimpija	Aleš Pipan
Zadar	Rajko Vidaković

Coaching changes

Week	Club	Outgoing coach	Date of change	Incoming coach
7th	Cibona	Neven Spahija	14 November 2013[1]	Slaven Rimac
7th	Igokea	Dragan Bajić	16 November 2013[2]	Milutin Latinčić
8th	Široki Primorka	Damir Vujanović	18 November 2013[3]	Jakša Vulić
10th	MZT Skopje	Vlada Vukoičić	1 December 2013[4]	Zoran Martič
11th	Szolnoki Olaj	Nedeljko Ašćerić	11 December 2013[5]	Dragan Aleksić
17th	Igokea	Milutin Latinčić	19 January 2014[6]	Vlada Jovanović
18th	Zadar	Hrvoje Vlašić	28 January 2014[7]	Ivan Sunara
21st	Široki Primorka	Jakša Vulić	24 February 2014[8]	Ivan Velić
23rd	Zadar	Ivan Sunara	9 March 2014[9]	Rajko Vidaković

Regular season

The regular season began on October 4, 2013, and it will end on March 31, 2014.

Standings

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Points % 1 Crvena Zvezda Telekom 26 22 4 2017 1725 +292 48 .846 2 Cedevita 26 19 7 1917 1802 +115 45 .731 3 Partizan NIS 26 18 8 1837 1677 +160 44 .692 4 Cibona 26 17 9 2001 1919 +82 43 .654 5 Budućnost VOLI 26 15 11 1921 1851 +70 41 .577 6 Igokea 26 13 13 1857 1935 –78 39 .500 7 Krka 26 12 14 1815 1810 +5 38 .462 8 Mega Vizura 26 12 14 2111 2122 –11 38 .462 9 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 26 12 14 1964 1974 –10 38 .462 10 Union Olimpija 26 11 15 1788 1804 –16 37 .423 11 Radnički 26 10 16 1977 2099 –122 36 .385 12 Szolnoki Olaj 26 8 18 1793 1937 –144 33[10] .308 13 Zadar 26 7 19 1776 1956 –180 33 .269 14 Široki Primorka 26 6 20 1789 1952 –163 32 .231

Qualified for Final four Relegated

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

As of 31 March 2014^[update][11]

Schedule and results

Source:^[12]

BUD

CDV

CIB

CZV

IGK

KRK

MEG

MZT

PAR

RKG

SZO

ŠRK

UOL

ZDR

Budućnost VOLI

64–60

79–72

62–60

74–63

70–68

83–76

87–79

61–65

79–85

86–77

85–68

76–78

90–68

Cedevita

76–71

67–85

68–64

74–60

83–55

77–73

77–67

68–65

79–71

98–87

85–76

75–60

83–59

Cibona

65–55

66–51

67–76

74–82

92–78

98–96

93–90

80–76

66–82

87–63

91–80

83–71

91–74

Crvena Zvezda

74–64

73–59

88–63

93–59

78–65

86–78

87–77

63–57

88–51

90–64

73–66

87–62

82–69

Igokea

75–68

96–89

55–67

52–72

83–74

83–80

65–79

80–83

91–88

72–58

69–60

74–61

65–58

Krka

60–57

64–65

66–77

69–78

69–66

80–65

73–50

60–52

83–57

73–67

94–67

67–63

79–80

Mega Vizura

92–86

62–72

102–74

86–98

77–91

78–74

101–82

76–81

90–87

95–89

82–73

80–85

91–75

MZT Skopje Aerodrom

78–71

75–81

88–93

65–58

90–85

80–75

80–72

69–70

87–95

82–71

88–75

79–60

78–69

Partizan NIS

72–65

77–68

80–71

83–86

67–56

80–67

88–65

66–73

82–70

20–0[13]

63–58

63–53

80–65

Radnički

72–86

61–78

78–71

73–78

82–67

84–77

84–86

69–79

66–92

82–91

75–55

81–66

79–74

Szolnoki Olaj

75–84

68–67

63–64

72–77

79–72

55–63

61–66

81–69

76–71

101–92

71–69

62–71

80–75

Široki Primorka

67–81

68–73

73–84

80–79

78–50

63–68

72–86

67–63

60–81

79–81

76–66

60–58

72–58

Union Olimpija

69–73

69–71

47–74

61–62

62–66

65–57

88–75

73–62

66–59

85–56

74–57

77–62

90–66

Zadar

57–64

66–73

59–53

53–67

79–80

55–57

75–81

72–70

56–64

89–76

71–67

77–69

77–75

Final four

Matches played on 24–27 April 2014 in Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia.

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Crvena zvezda	70
	4	Cibona	75
						Cibona		72
						Cedevita		59
	2	Cedevita	81
	3	Partizan	79

Semifinals

24 April 2014 20:00

Report

Crvena zvezda Telekom	70–75	Cibona
Pts: Blažič 25 Rebs: Marjanović 7 Asts: Jenkins 8		Pts: Blassingame 28 Rebs: Šarić 15 Asts: Blassingame 9

Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8.212 Referees: Boltauzer Matej, Javor Damir, Obradović Petar

25 April 2014 20:00

Report

Cedevita	81–79	Partizan NIS
Pts: Bilan 14 Rebs: Suton 11 Asts: Babić 8		Pts: Pavlović 25 Rebs: Bogdanović 7 Asts: Tepić 4

Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 14 210 Referees: Pukl Saša, Boltauzer Matej, Petek Sašo

Final

27 April 2014 20:00

Report

Cibona	72–59	Cedevita
Pts: Šarić 23 Rebs: Rozić, Šarić 11 Asts: Blassingame 9		Pts: Zubčić 13 Rebs: Nurkić 7 Asts: Delaš 4

Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2142 Referees: Belošević Ilija, Jovčić Milivoje, Vojinović Milija

2013–14 ABA League Champions
Cibona 1st Title

Top 10 attendances

Single game

	Round	Game	Home team	Visitor	Attendance	Sources
1	Semifinal		Cedevita	Partizan NIS	14,210
2	Semifinal		Crvena zvezda Telekom	Cibona	8,212
3	Regular Season	1	Partizan NIS	Igokea	6,500
4	Regular Season	8	Partizan NIS	Crvena zvezda Telekom	6,500
5	Regular Season	5	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Partizan NIS	6,200
6	Regular Season	6	Partizan NIS	Cibona	6,000
7	Regular Season	2	Partizan NIS	Mega Vizura	5,600
8	Regular Season	4	Partizan NIS	Zadar	5,500
9	Regular Season	12	Partizan NIS	Budućnost VOLI	5,500
10	Regular Season	12	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Crvena zvezda Telekom	5,300

Average

Pos	Team	GP	Average	High	Low
1	Partizan NIS	12	5,775	6,700	4,500
2	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	13	3,204	6,200	1,800
3	Široki Primorka	13	2,923	4,000	1,500
4	Crvena Zvezda	13	2,855	4,500	1,129
5	Zadar	13	2,808	5,000	2,000
6	Budućnost VOLI	13	2,496	5,100	1,500
7	Radnički	13	2,446	4,000	1,500
8	Cibona	13	2,150	5,200	750
9	Union Olimpija	13	2,031	3,800	500
10	Szolnoki Olaj	13	1,570	1,900	1,000
11	Cedevita	13	1,498	3,200	627
12	Igokea	13	1,392	3,100	500
13	Krka	13	1,342	2,000	1,000
14	Mega Leks	13	1,273	2,600	500

• Updated to games played on 31 March 2014

Source: ABA League

Stats leaders

As of 31 March 2014^{[update] [14]}

MVP Round by Round Round Player Team Efficiency 1 Malcolm Armstead Krka 30 2 Léo Westermann Partizan NIS 31 3 Todor Gečevski MZT Skopje Aerodrom 39 4 Siniša Štemberger Igokea 35 5 Tarence Kinsey Partizan NIS 32 6 Willie Warren Szolnoki Olaj 50 7 Ratko Varda Mega Vizura 40 8 Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda Telekom 34 9 Miro Bilan Cedevita 28 Bogdan Bogdanović Partizan NIS 28 Willie Warren (2) Szolnoki Olaj 28 10 Jerel Blassingame Cibona 33 11 Sava Lešić Radnički 41 12 Edo Murić Krka 32 13 Sava Lešić (2) Radnički 28 14 Marko Jagodić-Kuridža Cibona 32 15 Jerel Blassingame (2) Cibona 32 Dario Šarić Cibona 32 16 Deividas Gailius Union Olimpija 29 Sava Lešić (3) Radnički 29 Dario Šarić (2) Cibona 29 17 Charles Jenkins Crvena zvezda Telekom 30 18 Ivan Buva Široki Primorka 31 19 Bogdan Bogdanović (2) Partizan NIS 35 20 Marko Marinović Radnički 35 21 Marin Rozić Cibona 40 22 Nikola Ivanović Budućnost VOLI 36 23 Aleksandar Cvetković MZT Skopje Aerodrom 33 24 Johnathon Jones Široki Primorka 31 Branko Jorović Igokea 31 25 Dario Šarić (3) Cibona 30 26 Nenad Miljenović Mega Vizura 31 SF Dario Šarić (4) Cibona 29 F Dario Šarić (5) Cibona 33 Source: ABA League

Ranking MVP

Rank	Name	Team	Efficiency	Games	Average
1.	Dario Šarić	Cibona	550	26	21.15
2.	Willie Warren	Szolnoki Olaj	307	17	18.06
3.	Sava Lešić	Radnički	453	26	17.42
4.	Nenad Miljenović	Mega Vizura	427	25	17.08
5.	Boban Marjanović	Crvena zvezda	428	26	16.46

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Dario Šarić	Cibona	423	26	16.27
2.	Sava Lešić	Radnički	411	26	15.81
3.	Nemanja Gordić	Igokea	374	24	15.58
4.	Willie Warren	Szolnoki Olaj	264	17	15.53
5.	Bogdan Bogdanović	Partizan	359	24	14.96

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Rebounds	Games	RPG
1.	Dario Šarić	Cibona	246	26	9.46
2.	Joffrey Lauvergne	Partizan	184	25	7.36
3.	Boban Marjanović	Crvena zvezda	190	26	7.31
4.	Sava Lešić	Radnički	173	26	6.65
5.	Nemanja Radović	Mega Vizura	126	19	6.63

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Assists	Games	APG
1.	Jerel Blassingame	Cibona	198	26	7.62
2.	Marko Marinović	Radnički	190	26	7.31
3.	Vasilije Micić	Mega Vizura	146	25	5.84
4.	Willie Warren	Szolnoki Olaj	90	17	5.29
5.	Nenad Miljenović	Mega Vizura	130	25	5.20

The ideal five and coach of the season

The ideal five of the season selected by the fans and head coaches of the ABA League teams.^[15][16]

Position	Name	Team
PG	DeMarcus Nelson	Crvena zvezda
SG	Bogdan Bogdanović	Partizan
SF	Dario Šarić	Cibona
PF	Joffrey Lauvergne	Partizan
C	Boban Marjanović	Crvena zvezda
Coach	Dejan Radonjić	Crvena zvezda

References

1. "Cibona split with Neven Spahija". abaliga.com. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
2. "Igokea fired coach Bajić". abaliga.com. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
3. "Široki Primorka named Jakša Vulić new coach". abaliga.com. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. "MZT split with Vukoičić, signed Martič". abaliga.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
5. "Nedeljko Aščerić no longer in charge of Szolnoki Olaj". abaliga.com. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "Igokea promoted new coach". abaliga.com. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
7. "Ivan Sunara back in action in ABA League". abaliga.com. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
8. "Široki brings back Ivan Velić". abaliga.com. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
9. "Prihvaćena Sunarina ostavka" (in Croatian). kkzadar.net. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
10. Sanctioned with one point less
11. Standings – Regular Season Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
12. ABA League schedule season 2013-14^{[permanent dead link‍]}
13. Partizan won 20:0 against Szolnoki Olaj Archived 2014-03-19 at archive.today; Liga ABA, 18 March 2014
14. NLB Stats Archived January 16, 2013, at archive.today
15. "The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected". abaliga.com. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
16. "Special awards winners presented". abaliga.com. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

External links

• Official website
• ABA League at Eurobasket.com