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Season | 2014–15 | |||||||||
Duration | October 3, 2014 – March 22, 2015 (Regular season) April 14–30, 2015 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Number of 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]
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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Location of teams in the 2014–15 ABA League (Hungary) Location of teams in the 2014–15 ABA League (Bulgaria) |
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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 |
The regular season began on October 3, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015.
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 |
Home \ Away | BUD | CDV | CIB | CZV | IGK | KRK | LEV | MEG | MET | MZT | PAR | SZO | UOL | ZDR |
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Budućnost | 70–80 | 101–79 | 76–77 | 87–72 | 82–77 | 20–0[a] | 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 |
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 |
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.
14 April 2015 |
Budućnost VOLI | 82–81 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 19–21, 20–16, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Savović20 Rebs: Šehović9 Asts: Cook5 |
Pts: Babić14 Rebs: Delaš8 Asts: Barać, Gordić4 |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica |
14 April 2015 |
Crvena Zvezda | 73–64 | Partizan |
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 14–18, 17–21, 18–12 | ||
Pts: Jenkins19 Rebs: Marjanović9 Asts: Williams, Kalinić3 |
Pts: Mačvan12 Rebs: Mačvan12 Asts: Mačvan5 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
15 April 2015 |
Budućnost VOLI | 81–76 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 13–15, 22–20, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Savović22 Rebs: Šehović7 Asts: Cook11 |
Pts: Gordić17 Rebs: Babić6 Asts: Ukić4 |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica |
15 April 2015 |
Crvena Zvezda | 68–70 | Partizan |
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–20, 13–16, 20–12 | ||
Pts: Jenkins19 Rebs: Marjanović8 Asts: Williams3 |
Pts: Mačvan14 Rebs: Mačvan17 Asts: Milutinov4 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
18 April 2015 |
Cedevita | 85–57 | Budućnost VOLI |
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 26–12, 17–4, 27–12 | ||
Pts: Gordić, Tomas14 Rebs: Barać6 Asts: Gordić6 |
Pts: Dašić9 Rebs: Šehović5 Asts: Cook4 |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
18 April 2015 |
Partizan | 85–95 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 24–25, 18–22, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Milosavljević23 Rebs: Mačvan5 Asts: Tepić3 |
Pts: Kalinić25 Rebs: Mitrović9 Asts: Mitrović5 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
19 April 2015 |
Cedevita | 88–85 | Budućnost VOLI |
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–17, 23–19, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Gordić, Ukić16 Rebs: Barać7 Asts: Ukić, Tomas4 |
Pts: Planinić, Reynolds13 Rebs: Vitkovac7 Asts: Reynolds, Savović3 |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
19 April 2015 |
Partizan | 73–81 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 12–16, 22–26, 15–17 | ||
Pts: Murić25 Rebs: Milutinov8 Asts: Murić, Milosavljević3 |
Pts: Williams, Jenkins19 Rebs: Marjanović14 Asts: 3 players3 | |
Crvena Zvezda wins series by 3–1 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
22 April 2015 |
Budućnost VOLI | 66–70 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 19–24, 17–14, 16–17 | ||
Pts: Planinić, Reynolds13 Rebs: Savović7 Asts: Cook7 |
Pts: Bilan16 Rebs: Tomas6 Asts: Ukić6 | |
Cedevita wins series by 3–2 |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica |
25 April 2015 |
Crvena Zvezda | 68–59 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 18–15, 12–20, 14–15 | ||
Pts: Mitrović18 Rebs: Marjanović12 Asts: Williams5 |
Pts: Babić12 Rebs: Bilan8 Asts: Žganec, Ukić4 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
26 April 2015 |
Crvena Zvezda | 69–65 | Cedevita |
Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 18–24, 18–16, 11–17 | ||
Pts: Marjanović20 Rebs: Marjanović14 Asts: Marjanović5 |
Pts: Babić14 Rebs: Žganec8 Asts: Ukić10 |
Pionir Hall, Belgrade |
29 April 2015 |
Cedevita | 72–62 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 18–17, 27–13, 4–16 | ||
Pts: Barać15 Rebs: Zubčić, Žganec6 Asts: Ukić4 |
Pts: Marjanović16 Rebs: Kalinić7 Asts: Mitrović2 |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
30 April 2015 |
Cedevita | 79–89 | Crvena Zvezda |
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 10–22, 23–17, 21–20 | ||
Pts: Zubčić15 Rebs: Barać4 Asts: Gordić4 |
Pts: Jenkins17 Rebs: Kalinić8 Asts: 4 players3 | |
Crvena Zvezda wins series by 3–1 |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
2014–15 ABA League Champions |
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Crvena Zvezda 1st Title |
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 % |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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