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2017–18 Junior ABA League

The 2017–18 Junior ABA League is the inaugural season of the Junior ABA League with ten men's under-19 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. Teams are the junior selections of the 2017–18 ABA League First Division teams.

Junior ABA League
Season2017–18
DatesNovember 24–26, 2017
(Group stage)
January 27–28, 2018[1][2]
(Final Four)
Number of games24
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPGeorgia (country) Goga Bitadze
Finals
ChampionsSerbia Mega Bemax U19 (1st title)
  Runners-upSerbia Crvena zvezda U19
Third placeBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea U19
Fourth placeMontenegro Budućnost VOLI U19
All statistics correct as of January 28, 2018.

Competition

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Ten under-19 teams are participating at the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season – Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita, Cibona, Crvena zvezda mts, Igokea, Mega Bemax, Mornar, MZT Skopje Aerodrom, Partizan NIS and Petrol Olimpija - will be divided into two semi-final Groups.[3]

In Group A in Belgrade, Serbia are Crvena zvezda mts, Cibona, Mega Bemax, Mornar and MZT Skopje Aerodrom. In Group B in Zagreb, Croatia are Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita, Igokea, Partizan NIS and Petrol Olimpija.

In the group stage, all teams will face each other team within a group in a round-robin system. The two best placed teams of each group will advance to the final tournament, which will take place in Laktaši. At the final tournament, the teams will play two games – the semifinal and the final or third place game. The winner of the final tournament will become the 2017–18 ABA Junior Tournament Champion.

Teams

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Team allocation

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Regular season
  Crvena zvezda mts U19   Budućnost VOLI U19   Cedevita U19   Igokea U19
  Partizan NIS U19   Mornar U19   Petrol Olimpija U19
  Mega Bemax U19   Cibona U19   MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19

Locations and personnel

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Location of teams in the 2017–18 Junior ABA League
Team Home city Head coach Captain
Budućnost VOLI U19 Podgorica   Petar Mijović  
Cedevita U19 Zagreb   Marko Trninić  
Cibona U19 Zagreb   Ante Samac  
Crvena zvezda mts U19 Belgrade   Bojan Đerić   Zoran Paunović
Igokea U19 Aleksandrovac   Žarko Milaković   Dalibor Ilić
Mega Bemax U19 Sremska Mitrovica   Vlada Vukoičić   Andrija Marjanović
Mornar U19 Bar   Aleksandar Mitrović  
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19 Skopje   Nebojša Đuković  
Partizan NIS U19 Belgrade   Aleksandar Bućan   Marko Pecarski
Petrol Olimpija U19 Ljubljana   Lojze Šiško  

Group stage

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Group A

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Venue: Basket City Hall,[4] Belgrade, Serbia

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Crvena zvezda mts U19 4 4 0 376 273 +103 8 Advance to Final Four
2   Mega Bemax U19 4 3 1 358 265 +93 7
3   Cibona U19 4 2 2 339 326 +13 6
4   MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19 4 1 3 295 356 −61 5
5   Mornar U19 4 0 4 263 411 −148 4
Source: Junior ABA League
24 November 2017 (Round 1)
Crvena zvezda mts U19   74–60   Mega Bemax U19
Mornar U19   82–86   MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19
25 November 2017 (Round 2 and Round 3)
Crvena zvezda mts U19   113–62   Mornar U19
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19   66–91   Cibona U19
Mornar U19   46–117   Mega Bemax U19
Cibona U19   75–94   Crvena zvezda mts U19
26 November 2017 (Round 4 and Round 5)
Mega Bemax U19   88–67   MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19
Mornar U19   73–95   Cibona U19
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19   76–95   Crvena zvezda mts U19
Cibona U19   78–93   Mega Bemax U19

Group B

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Venue: Dom košarke Cedevita,[4] Zagreb, Croatia

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Igokea U19 4 4 0 329 303 +26 8 Advance to Final Four
2   Budućnost VOLI U19 4 2 2 318 327 −9 6
3   Cedevita U19 4 2 2 357 317 +40 6
4   Partizan NIS U19 4 1 3 313 327 −14 5
5   Petrol Olimpija U19 4 1 3 302 345 −43 5
Source: Junior ABA League
24 November 2017 (Round 1)
Cedevita U19   77–80   Igokea U19
Budućnost VOLI U19   65–87   Partizan NIS U19
25 November 2017 (Round 2 and Round 3)
Cedevita U19   81–89   Budućnost VOLI U19
Partizan NIS U19   69–84   Petrol Olimpija U19
Budućnost VOLI U19   75–80   Igokea U19
Petrol Olimpija U19   75–108   Cedevita U19
26 November 2017 (Round 4 and Round 5)
Igokea U19   87–84   Partizan NIS U19
Budućnost VOLI U19   89–76   Petrol Olimpija U19
Partizan NIS U19   73–91   Cedevita U19
Igokea U19   76–67   Petrol Olimpija U19

Final Four

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Venue: Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 January
 
 
  Crvena zvezda U1963
 
28 January
 
  Budućnost VOLI U1957
 
  Crvena zvezda U1960
 
27 January
 
  Mega Bemax U1982
 
  Igokea U1970
 
 
  Mega Bemax U1973
 
Third place
 
 
28 January
 
 
  Budućnost VOLI U1974
 
 
  Igokea U1977

Source: Junior Adriatic League

Semifinals

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Crvena zvezda U19 v Budućnost VOLI U19

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27 January 2018
12:30
Crvena zvezda U19   63–57   Budućnost VOLI U19
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 17–16, 18–18, 15–9
Pts: Tomašević 22
Rebs: Paunović 12
Asts: Paunović 4		 Pts: Slavković 17
Rebs: Raičković 17
Asts: Raičković 3

Igokea U19 v Mega Bemax U19

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27 January 2018
15:00
Igokea U19   70–73   Mega Bemax U19
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 19–15, 19–18, 18–32
Pts: Živković 17
Rebs: Ilić 11
Asts: Janković 8		 Pts: Bitadze 17
Rebs: Bitadze 14
Asts: Kuzmanović 2

Third place

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28 January 2018
14:30
Budućnost VOLI U19   74–77   Igokea U19
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 22–14, 17–16, 12–23
Pts: Slavković 30
Rebs: Kočić 10
Asts: Kočić 4		 Pts: Ilić 21
Rebs: Ilić 11
Asts: Janković 6

Final

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28 January 2018
17:00
Crvena zvezda U19   60–82   Mega Bemax U19
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 13–15, 9–22, 14–25
Pts: Paunović 14
Rebs: Popović 9
Asts: Paunović 3		 Pts: Marjanović 25
Rebs: Bitadze 8
Asts: Jovičić 4
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
 
 
 
 
Mega Bemax
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   Lazar Vasić 10 4 2
G 9   Arijan Lakić 7 5 5
G/F 11   Zoran Paunović 14 4 3
F 7   Nemanja Popović 11 9 0
F/C 13   Bojan Tomašević 13 5 0
Reserves:
PG 4   Vukašin Mašić 0 0 1
SF 5   Ranko Simović DNP
F 6   Luka Jovanović 0 0 0
SF 8   Uroš Isailović 0 0 0
C 12   Veljko Radaković 4 0 0
C 14   Miloš Ćojbašić DNP
SG 15   Lazar Živanović 3 2 0
Head coach:
  Bojan Đerić
2017–18 Junior ABA League Champions
 
Mega Bemax U19
1st title
MVP
  Goga Bitadze[5]
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 12   Mihailo Jovičić 10 1 4
SG 44   Altin Islamović 1 2 0
SF 9   Andrija Marjanović 25 4 2
PF 8   Bogdan Nedeljković 16 7 3
C 15   Goga Bitadze 17 8 1
Reserves:
PG 0   Vladan Musić 0 0 0
C 6   Mateja Jovanović 2 1 0
SF 7   Marko Kljajević 2 1 0
G/F 13   Luka Cerovina 0 5 1
F/C 14   Novak Mišković 2 0 0
PG 20   Pavle Kuzmanović 7 3 2
C 33   Amar Mehić 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Vlada Vukoičić

Awards

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Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
C   Goga Bitadze   Mega Bemax U19 [6]
Ideal Starting Five
PG   Andrija Slavković   Budućnost VOLI U19 [6]
SG   Zoran Paunović   Crvena zvezda U19
SF   Andrija Marjanović   Mega Bemax U19
PF   Dalibor Ilić   Igokea U19
C   Goga Bitadze   Mega Bemax U19

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "#ABAFutureStars: Crvena zvezda mts, Mega Bemax, Igokea and Budućnost VOLI will play at the Final Tournament!". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Završni turnir juniorske ABA lige u Laktašima 27. i 28. januara". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Junior ABA League Competition System". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Juniori u borbi za ABA titulu regionalnog košarkaškog prvaka". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "The MVP award belongs to Goga Bitadze". www.aba-liga.com.
  6. ^ a b "The MVP award belongs to Goga Bitadze". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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