2017–18 ABA League Second Division

The 2017–18 ABA League Second Division was the inaugural season of the ABA League Second Division with 12 men's teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it.

ABA League Second Division
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 12 (competition proper)
16 (total)
Dates October 10, 2017–March 26, 2018
(Regular season)
April 3, 2018–April 4, 2018
(Final Four)
Final positions
Champions Krka (1st title)
Runners-up Sixt Primorska
Semifinalists Borac Čačak
Vršac
Awards
MVP Marko Jošilo
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Marko Jošilo
23.16
Points Martin Junaković
22.83
Rebounds Jamir Hanner
10.88
Assists Ilija Đoković
5.14
All statistics correct as of April 4, 2018.

Teams

Team allocation

On July 24, 2017, ABA League Assembly has decided to start the ABA League Second Division from the 2017–18 season, in which there will be 12 participants. Based on the results in the national championships and by taking into account which clubs have sent applications for participation in the ABA League Second Division, these teams will play in the ABA League Second Division.[1]

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

Regular season
Rogaška (2nd) Bosna Royal (2nd) Borac Čačak (6th) AV Ohrid (6th)
Krka (3rd) Zrinjski (3rd) Lovćen 1947 (3rd)
Split (4th) Dynamic VIP PAY (5th) Teodo Tivat (4th)
Second qualifying round
Sutjeska (6th) Vršac (7th) Sixt Primorska (7th)
First qualifying round
Sloboda Tuzla (4th) Široki (7th) Mladost Mrkonjić Grad (11th)

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2017–18 ABA League Second Division
Team Home city Arena Capacity
AV Ohrid Ohrid Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall 4,000
Borac Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Bosna Royal Sarajevo Mirza Delibašić Hall 5,616
Dynamic VIP PAY Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje SC Lovćen 1,500
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina ŠD Rogaška Slatina 1,100
Sixt Primorska Koper Arena Bonifika 3,000
Split CO Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Teodo Tivat Dvorana Župa Tivat 1,500
Vršac Vršac Millennium Hall 4,400
Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg Hall 1,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AV Ohrid Petar Čočoroski Slobodan Mihajlovski Nike —
Borac Čačak Raško Bojić Marko Marinović — P.S. Fashion, mts
Bosna Royal Denis Bajramović Edin Rešidović GBT Argeta
Dynamic VIP PAY Miroslav Nikolić Vuk Vulikić NAAI VIP PAY
Krka Simon Petrov Domen Bratož Žolna šport Krka
Lovćen 1947 Petar Jovanović Nikola Borilović Spalding VOLI
Rogaška Damjan Novaković Dragiša Drobnjak Nike —
Sixt Primorska Jurica Golemac Nebojša Joksimović Erreà Sixt
Split Ivica Skelin Mateo Kedžo GBT Bobis
Teodo Tivat Rajko Krivokapić Igor Radonjić — —
Vršac Goran Topić Miloš Savović NAAI Villager
Zrinjski Hrvoje Vlašić Vedran Princ ArduSport Prvo Plinarsko Društvo

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Dynamic VIP PAY Oliver Popović19 December 20175th (5–4) Miroslav Nikolić19 December 2017
[2]
Bosna Royal Aleksandar Damjanović8 January 201811th (3–9) Miloš Pejić8 January 2018
[3]
Vršac Vladimir Đokić20 January 20183rd (9–5) Goran Topić22 January 2018
[4][5]
Teodo Tivat Zoran Glomazić4 February 20189th (7–9) Rajko Krivokapić4 February 2018
[6]
Lovćen 1947 Dragan Radović15 February 20187th (8–9) Petar Jovanović15 February 2018
[7]
Bosna Royal Miloš Pejić20 March 201811th (6–14) Denis Bajramović20 March 2018
[8]
Borac Čačak Raško Bojić9 April 2018Post-season Jovica Arsić9 April 2018
[9][10]

Qualifying rounds

Venue: Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina[11]

Pre-qualifying tournament
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Široki 2 2 0 153 134 +19 4 Advance to the second qualifying round
2 Sloboda Tuzla 1 0 1 69 75 −6 1
3 Mladost Mrkonjić Grad 1 0 1 65 78 −13 1
Source: Pre-Qualifications Standings
15 September 2017
Široki 78–65 Mladost Mrkonjić Grad
16 September 2017
Sloboda Tuzla 69–75 Široki
17 September 2017
Mladost Mrkonjić Grad N/P Sloboda Tuzla

Qualifying tournament
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Vršac 3 3 0 271 236 +35 6 Advance to the regular season
2 Sixt Primorska 3 2 1 273 256 +17 5
3 Sutjeska 3 1 2 219 239 −20 4
4 Široki 3 0 3 213 245 −32 3
Source: Qualifications Standings
27 September 2017
Vršac 109 – 106(3OT) Sixt Primorska
Sutjeska 79 – 76 Široki
28 September 2017
Sixt Primorska 81 – 69 Široki
Vršac 77 – 62 Sutjeska
29 September 2017
Sutjeska 78–86 Sixt Primorska
Široki 68–85 Vršac

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borac Čačak 22 16 6 1879 1711 +168 38 Advance to the Final Four
2 Sixt Primorska 22 15 7 1739 1596 +143 37[lower-alpha 1]
3 Vršac 22 15 7 1846 1692 +154 37[lower-alpha 1]
4 Krka 22 15 7 1784 1657 +127 37[lower-alpha 1]
5 Rogaška 22 13 9 1776 1722 +54 35
6 Lovćen 1947 22 12 10 1782 1709 +73 34[lower-alpha 2]
7 Zrinjski 22 12 10 1694 1671 +23 34[lower-alpha 2]
8 Split 22 10 12 1849 1831 +18 32
9 Teodo Tivat 22 9 13 1717 1749 −32 31
10 Dynamic VIP PAY 22 8 14 1774 1842 −68 30
11 Bosna Royal 22 6 16 1630 1715 −85 27[lower-alpha 3]
12 AV Ohrid 22 1 21 1485 2040 −555 23 Lose the right to participate in the 2018–19 season
Source: ABA League Second Division
Notes:
  1. Sixt Primorska 2–2, 1.02; Vršac 2–2, 0.99; Krka 2–2, 0.98
  2. Lovćen 1947 1–1, 1.02; Zrinjski 1–1, 0.97
  3. Bosna Royal sanctioned with one point less

Positions by round
Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Borac Čačak1326364444421222111111
Sixt Primorska4232211112112111422242
Vršac6111122333234344344323
Krka31064543221343433233434
Rogaška87111110710797666566667555
Lovćen 19471048108117910101077778788876
Zrinjski1191059581086555655555667
Split254711996759109887876788
Teodo Tivat565348586889891091099999
Dynamic VIP PAY989863655978101091091010101010
Bosna Royal7117971011111111111111111111111111111111
AV Ohrid12121212121212121212121212121212121212121212

Results
Home \ Away OHR BOR BOS DYN KRK LOV ROG PRI SPL TEO VRS ZRI
AV Ohrid — 62–82 20–0[lower-alpha 1] 90–106 69–100 75–96 56–78 58–94 76–108 82–101 61–111 89–100
Borac Čačak 100–71 — 87–68 94–74 95–80 97–90 92–78 78–75 84–83 102–82 71–68 84–72
Bosna Royal 84–82 84–88 — 94–96 84–88 85–100 87–61 57–80 77–75 97–91 77–84 80–59
Dynamic VIP PAY 102–69 67–88 73–65 — 68–74 72–66 78–86 90–101 88–86 71–67 93–98 66–73
Krka 102–52 84–79 71–65 75–76 — 89–76 81–73 93–81 87–85 70–59 83–76 75–65
Lovćen 1947 94–72 82–78 71–64 85–73 78–73 — 92–73 80–81 79–56 76–77 90–82 87–74
Rogaška 102–76 88–78 80–64 82–77 83–84 81–70 — 80–69 81–75 81–76 95–72 86–76
Sixt Primorska 92–54 79–73 72–59 86–78 72–69 77–70 90–93 — 86–98 82–71 77–55 67–64
Split 92–73 80–88 107–106 99–94 86–81 85–72 85–75 75–82 — 88–68 79–84 90–76
Teodo Tivat 92–57 76–93 96–82 88–78 65–80 86–90 78–69 62–61 89–73 — 74–75 84–72
Vršac 111–79 88–72 78–81 87–79 88–67 86–74 85–76 74–68 100–69 91–67 — 80–72
Zrinjski 93–62 80–76 76–70 89–75 82–78 73–64 81–75 65–67 85–75 79–68 88–73 —
Source: ABA League Second Division
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with background in a lighter colour were decided after overtime.
  1. Match not played.[12]

Final Four
Main article: 2018 ABA League Second Division Final Four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 April
 
 
 Borac Čačak82
 
4 April
 
 Krka86
 
 Krka87
 
3 April
 
 Sixt Primorska73
 
 Sixt Primorska88
 
 
 Vršac64
 

Source: Adriatic League Second Division

Statistical leaders
As of 28 March 2018 , after the end of the Regular Season.

PIR

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Marko Jošilo Krka 23.16
2 Aleksa Popović Lovćen 1947 20.83
3 Aleksandar Todorović Dynamic VIP PAY 19.78
4 Mateo Kedžo Split 18.89
5 Jamir Hanner Bosna Royal 18.00

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Martin Junaković AV Ohrid 22.83
2 Kenneth Craig Ross AV Ohrid 17.90
3 Aleksa Popović Lovćen 1947 16.83
4 Rashun Davis Rogaška 16.82
5 Aleksandar Todorović Dynamic VIP PAY 15.89

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Jamir Hanner Bosna Royal 10.88
2 Marko Jošilo Krka 9.74
3 Shawn King Sixt Primorska 8.30
4 Emir Zimić AV Ohrid 7.94
5 Maksim Šturanović Bosna Royal 7.57

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Ilija Đoković Borac Čačak 5.14
2 Marko Marinović Borac Čačak 5.00
3 Rashun Davis Rogaška 4.95
4 Nikola Korač Lovćen 1947 4.93
5 Vedran Princ Zrinjski 4.86

Source: ABA League Second Division

MVP List

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team PIR Ref.
1 Mateo Kedžo Split51[13]
2 Draško Albijanić Lovćen 194738[14]
3 Nemanja Todorović Borac Čačak38[15]
4 Marko Jošilo Krka37[16]
5 Miroslav Pašajlić Bosna Royal49[17]
6 Michaelyn Scott Split39[18]
7 Draško Albijanić (2) Lovćen 194736[19]
8 Domen Bratož Krka38[20]
9 Marko Ramljak Zrinjski31[21]
10 Marko Ramljak (2) Zrinjski26[22]
11 Marko Ramljak (3) Zrinjski32[23]
12 Jamir Hanner Bosna Royal35[24]
13 Miloš Popović Teodo Tivat38[25]
14 Aleksa Popović Lovćen 194734[26]
15 Andreja Stevanović Dynamic VIP PAY34[27]
16 Michaelyn Scott (2) Split41[28]
17 Marko Marinović Borac Čačak33[29]
18 Marko Ramljak (4) Zrinjski31
19 Mašan Vrbica Lovćen 194737[30]
20 Aleksa Popović (2) Lovćen 194734[31]
21 Aleksa Popović (3) Lovćen 194730[32]
22 Draško Albijanić (3) Lovćen 194737[33]

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Borac Čačak 20,750 2,500 1,150 1,729 n/a†
2 Vršac 15,400 2,100 1,000 1,400 n/a†
3 Zrinjski 11,000 1,550 600 1,000 n/a†
4 Lovćen 1947 9,550 1,500 250 868 n/a†
5 Sixt Primorska 10,050 1,150 300 838 n/a†
6 Krka 9,900 1,500 500 825 n/a†
7 Split 8,450 1,100 250 768 n/a†
8 Bosna Royal 8,370 1,000 620 761 n/a†
9 Rogaška 8,200 950 450 745 n/a†
10 AV Ohrid 7,200 850 550 720 n/a†
11 Teodo Tivat 7,150 850 250 650 n/a†
12 Dynamic VIP PAY 6,900 900 200 627 n/a†
League total 122,920 2,500 200 911 n/a†

Updated to games played on April 4, 2018
Source: ABA 2 League

Second Division clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressResult
Champions League Bosna RoyalFirst qualifying roundEliminated by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 118–187; transferred to FIBA Europe Cup
FIBA Europe CupRegular season Group A4th (0–6)

See also
2017–18 domestic competitions

References
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  2. "Dynamic VIP PAY part ways with Oliver Popović and appoint Miroslav Nikolić as new head coach". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "Miloš Pejić is the new head coach of Bosna Royal". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. "Vršac parted ways with Đokić". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "Goran Topić is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "Zoran Glomazić is no longer head coach of Teodo". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. "Jovanović instead of Radović at the bench of Lovćen". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "Denis Bajramović new head coach of Bosna Royal". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. "Bojić resigned from Borac head coach position". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  10. "POSLE DEVET GODINA SA BOJIĆEM NA KORMILU Košarkaši Borca imaju novog trenera". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. "ABA League 2 Pre-qualifying tournament in Laktaši". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  12. "Bosna Royal fined, 20:0 win awarded to AV Ohrid". druga.aba-liga.com.
  13. "Round 1 MVP: Mateo Kedžo (Split)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  14. "Round 2 MVP: Draško Albijanić (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  15. "Round 3 MVP: Nemanja Todorović (Borac)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  16. "Round 4 MVP: Marko Jošilo (Krka)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  17. "Round 5 MVP: Miroslav Pašajlić (Bosna Royal)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  18. "Round 6 MVP: Michaelyn Scott (Split)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  19. "Round 7 MVP: Draško Albijanić (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  20. "Round 8 MVP: Domen Bratož (Krka)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  21. "Round 9 MVP: Marko Ramljak (Zrinjski)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  22. "Round 10 MVP: Marko Ramljak (Zrinjski)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  23. "Round 11 MVP: Marko Ramljak (Zrinjski)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  24. "Round 12 MVP: Jamir Hanner (Bosna Royal)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  25. "Round 13 MVP: Miloš Popović (Teodo)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  26. "Round 14 MVP: Aleksa Popović (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  27. "Round 15 MVP: Andreja Stevanović (Dynamic VIP PAY)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  28. "Round 16 MVP: Michaelyn Duane Scott (Split)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  29. "Round 17 MVP: Marko Marinović (Borac)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  30. "Round 19 MVP: Mašan Vrbica (Lovćen 1947)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  31. "Round 20 MVP: Aleksa Popović (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  32. "Round 21 MVP: Aleksa Popović (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com.
  33. "Round 22 MVP: Draško Albijanić (Lovćen 1947 Cetinje)". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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