2019 ABA League First Division Playoffs

2019 ABA League First Division Playoffs
Tournament details
Dates	March 23, 2019 – April 22, 2019
Season	2018–19
Teams	4
Defending champions	Budućnost VOLI
Final positions
Champions	Crvena zvezda mts (4thth title)
Runner-up	Budućnost VOLI
Semifinalists	Cedevita; Partizan NIS;
Tournament statistics
MVP	Billy Baron
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The 2019 ABA League Playoffs was the play-off tournament that decides the winner of the 2018–19 ABA League First Division season. The playoffs had started on March 23, 2019 and ended on April 22, 2019. The winner of the play-offs, Crvena zvezda mts, qualified for the 2019–20 EuroLeague.

Qualified teams edit

Round	Team	Ref.
16th	Crvena zvezda mts	^[2]^[3]
19th	Cedevita	^[4]
20th	Budućnost VOLI
20th	Partizan NIS

Bracket edit

Semifinals		Finals

March 23 – April 6

Crvena zvezda mts	2
		April 12 – April 22
Partizan NIS	1
		Crvena zvezda mts	3
March 25 – April 7
		Budućnost VOLI	2
Cedevita	1

Budućnost VOLI	2

Semifinals edit

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Crvena zvezda mts	2–1	Partizan NIS	106–101	67–70	84–63
Cedevita	1–2	Budućnost VOLI	90–83	72–87	73–78

Game 1 edit

Crvena zvezda v Partizan edit

23 March 2019	Crvena zvezda mts	106–1010(OT) (Series: 1–0)	Partizan NIS	Belgrade
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 15–24, 24–28, 25–22, Overtime: 21–16
Arena Sport	Pts: Baron 23 Rebs: Davidovac 6 Asts: Čović 9 PIR: Davidovac 26	Boxscore	Pts: Marinković 20 Rebs: Sy 6 Asts: Renfroe 8 PIR: Marinković 21	Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 5,989 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Damir Javor, Tomislav Hordov

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	1	Joe Ragland	6	0	1
SG	12	Billy Baron	23	2	0
SF	10	Branko Lazić	5	0	0
PF	11	Mouhammad Faye	2	5	0
C	50	Michael Ojo	6	5	0
Reserves:
PG	3	Filip Čović	16	1	9
SF	5	Stratos Perperoglou	4	1	0
SF	7	Dejan Davidovac	18	6	2
G/F	13	Ognjen Dobrić	8	2	0
PF	22	Boriša Simanić	0	2	0
SG	23	K. C. Rivers	12	1	2
C	33	Maik Zirbes	6	3	1
Head coach:
Milan Tomić

Crvena zvezda

Partizan

0

CZV	Statistics	PAR
	Statistics
22/30 (73%)	2-pt field goals	22/38 (58%)
11/31 (36%)	3-pt field goals	13/30 (43%)
29/41 (71%)	Free throws	18/25 (72%)
4	Offensive rebounds	8
24	Defensive rebounds	20
28	Total rebounds	28
15	Assists	22
10	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	1
5	Blocks	5
26 (33)	Fouls	33 (26)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	32	Alex Renfroe	14	3	8
SG	9	Vanja Marinković	20	1	2
F/C	33	Stefan Janković	4	2	0
PF	12	Novica Veličković	11	5	4
C	41	Đorđe Gagić	0	1	0
Reserves:
F/C	1	Nikola Janković	8	3	0
G	2	Marcus Paige	3	2	1
F	5	Bandja Sy	9	6	1
G	10	Ognjen Jaramaz	1	0	1
SF	25	Rade Zagorac	10	4	1
C	34	Jock Landale	17	1	1
PG	77	Aleksej Nikolić	4	0	3
Head coach:
Andrea Trinchieri

Cedevita v Budućnost edit

25 March 2019	Cedevita	90–83 (Series: 1–0)	Budućnost VOLI	Zagreb
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 16–20, 28–21, 25–24
Arena Sport	Pts: Cobbs 23 Rebs: Stipanović 8 Asts: Cobbs 5 PIR: Cobbs 22	Boxscore	Pts: Clark 23 Rebs: Cole 5 Asts: Cole 7 PIR: Clark 18	Arena: Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Saša Pukl, Uroš Obrknežević

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	1	Justin Cobbs	23	2	5
SG	2	Filip Krušlin	8	1	0
SF	23	Elgin Cook	14	6	0
PF	27	Ivan Ramljak	2	4	3
C	13	Andrija Stipanović	12	8	4
Reserves:
PG	0	Jacob Pullen	20	0	2
PG	6	Toni Katić	0	0	2
C	11	Karlo Žganec	0	3	1
PF	15	Marko Banić	2	1	0
SG	19	Domagoj Bošnjak	DNP
SG	29	Jakov Mustapić	DNP
SF	88	Edo Murić	9	6	2
Head coach:
Slaven Rimac

Cedevita

Budućnost

0

CED	Statistics	BUD
	Statistics
20/38 (53%)	2-pt field goals	24/40 (60%)
7/17 (41%)	3-pt field goals	8/28 (29%)
29/34 (85%)	Free throws	11/19 (58%)
12	Offensive rebounds	9
19	Defensive rebounds	15
31	Total rebounds	24
19	Assists	24
16	Turnovers	13
5	Steals	7
3	Blocks	5
22 (30)	Fouls	30 (21)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	10	Nemanja Gordić	11	2	6
SG	1	Edwin Jackson	9	3	3
SF	31	James Bell	9	1	2
PF	5	Earl Clark	23	4	3
C	6	Filip Barović	0	2	1
Reserves:
PG	3	Norris Cole	13	5	7
SG	4	Suad Šehović	6	1	0
SF	7	Coty Clarke	2	2	1
SF	8	Sead Šehović	DNP
C	11	Goga Bitadze	8	4	0
SG	30	Petar Popović	2	0	1
PF	34	Danilo Nikolić	DNP
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

Game 2 edit

Partizan v Crvena zvezda edit

30 March 2019	Partizan NIS	70–67 (Series: 1–1)	Crvena zvezda mts	Belgrade
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 21–18, 14–22, 22–18
Arena Sport	Pts: Marinković 18 Rebs: Landale 8 Asts: four players 3 PIR: Marinković 22	Boxscore	Pts: Perperoglou 16 Rebs: Ojo 6 Asts: Čović 7 PIR: Perperoglou 12	Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Saša Pukl, Miloš Koljenšić

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	32	Alex Renfroe	6	2	3
G	2	Marcus Paige	8	0	3
F	5	Bandja Sy	4	5	0
PF	12	Novica Veličković	7	3	0
C	41	Đorđe Gagić	3	1	1
Reserves:
F/C	1	Nikola Janković	0	2	0
SG	9	Vanja Marinković	18	3	3
G	10	Ognjen Jaramaz	3	0	0
SF	25	Rade Zagorac	4	1	0
F/C	33	Stefan Janković	1	4	0
C	34	Jock Landale	10	8	1
PG	77	Aleksej Nikolić	6	1	3
Head coach:
Andrea Trinchieri

Partizan

Crvena zvezda

0

PAR	Statistics	CZV
	Statistics
11/34 (35%)	2-pt field goals	19/27 (70%)
9/23 (39%)	3-pt field goals	5/28 (18%)
21/29 (72%)	Free throws	14/24 (58%)
8	Offensive rebounds	9
22	Defensive rebounds	26
30	Total rebounds	35
14	Assists	17
8	Turnovers	10
4	Steals	5
5	Blocks	5
25 (25)	Fouls	25 (25)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	23	K. C. Rivers	6	5	2
SG	12	Billy Baron	7	1	1
SF	10	Branko Lazić	5	3	0
PF	11	Mouhammad Faye	4	4	2
C	50	Michael Ojo	3	6	0
Reserves:
PG	3	Filip Čović	6	2	7
SF	5	Stratos Perperoglou	16	1	2
SF	7	Dejan Davidovac	3	1	2
G	9	Nemanja Nenadić	DNP
G/F	13	Ognjen Dobrić	3	2	0
PF	22	Boriša Simanić	3	5	0
C	33	Maik Zirbes	11	5	1
Head coach:
Milan Tomić

Budućnost v Cedevita edit

31 March 2019	Budućnost VOLI	87–72 (Series: 1–1)	Cedevita	Podgorica
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 17–14, 25–19, 29–22
	Pts: Jackson 15 Rebs: Jackson 6 Asts: Cole 9 PIR: Jackson 18	Boxscore	Pts: Pullen 18 Rebs: Ramljak 5 Asts: Katić 4 PIR: Pullen, Krušlin 16	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 5,280 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Marko Juras, Uroš Nikolić

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	3	Norris Cole	11	4	9
SG	1	Edwin Jackson	15	6	2
SF	4	Suad Šehović	10	2	1
PF	34	Danilo Nikolić	11	5	1
C	6	Filip Barović	4	4	0
Reserves:
PF	5	Earl Clark	5	2	1
SF	8	Sead Šehović	DNP
PG	10	Nemanja Gordić	11	1	3
C	11	Goga Bitadze	11	5	0
SG	30	Petar Popović	0	0	0
SF	31	James Bell	9	5	0
PF	41	Devin Williams	DNP
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

Budućnost

Cedevita

0

BUD	Statistics	CED
	Statistics
22/38 (58%)	2-pt field goals	13/32 (41%)
11/27 (41%)	3-pt field goals	9/23 (39%)
10/17 (59%)	Free throws	19/25 (75%)
9	Offensive rebounds	6
25	Defensive rebounds	20
34	Total rebounds	26
17	Assists	14
12	Turnovers	12
7	Steals	4
4	Blocks	1
26 (21)	Fouls	21 (26)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	1	Justin Cobbs	11	2	2
SG	2	Filip Krušlin	11	4	2
SF	23	Elgin Cook	3	1	1
PF	27	Ivan Ramljak	8	5	1
C	13	Andrija Stipanović	8	4	1
Reserves:
PG	0	Jacob Pullen	18	2	0
PG	6	Toni Katić	2	1	4
C	11	Karlo Žganec	1	3	3
PF	15	Marko Banić	4	1	0
SG	29	Jakov Mustapić	DNP
SF	88	Edo Murić	6	3	0
Head coach:
Slaven Rimac

Game 3 edit

Crvena zvezda v Partizan edit

6 April 2019	Crvena zvezda mts	84–63 (Series: 2–1)	Partizan NIS	Belgrade
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 23–15, 20–13, 20–22
Arena Sport	Pts: Perperoglou 18 Rebs: Ojo 8 Asts: Čović 6 PIR: Čović, Dobrić 13	Boxscore	Pts: Marinković 12 Rebs: Paige, Veličković 6 Asts: Renfroe 8 PIR: N. Janković 15	Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 6,858 Referees: Sreten Radović, Sašo Petek, Mario Majkić

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SF	7	Dejan Davidovac	4	2	3
SG	12	Billy Baron	8	2	4
SF	10	Branko Lazić	0	2	0
PF	11	Mouhammad Faye	6	5	0
C	50	Michael Ojo	9	8	0
Reserves:
PG	3	Filip Čović	10	1	6
SF	5	Stratos Perperoglou	18	1	0
G	9	Nemanja Nenadić	1	0	0
G/F	13	Ognjen Dobrić	10	7	0
PF	22	Boriša Simanić	8	2	1
SG	23	K. C. Rivers	6	0	2
C	33	Maik Zirbes	4	4	0
Head coach:
Milan Tomić

Crvena zvezda

Partizan

0

CZV	Statistics	PAR
	Statistics
22/35 (57%)	2-pt field goals	14/34 (41%)
11/24 (46%)	3-pt field goals	5/25 (20%)
11/20 (55%)	Free throws	20/31 (65%)
5	Offensive rebounds	7
29	Defensive rebounds	20
34	Total rebounds	27
16	Assists	13
19	Turnovers	16
5	Steals	11
12	Blocks	12
30 (26)	Fouls	26 (30)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	32	Alex Renfroe	0	4	8
G	2	Marcus Paige	11	6	2
F	5	Bandja Sy	0	2	0
PF	12	Novica Veličković	8	6	0
C	41	Đorđe Gagić	3	1	0
Reserves:
F/C	1	Nikola Janković	10	4	0
SG	9	Vanja Marinković	12	1	0
G	10	Ognjen Jaramaz	6	1	1
SF	25	Rade Zagorac	8	1	0
F/C	33	Stefan Janković	3	0	0
C	34	Jock Landale	0	0	1
PG	77	Aleksej Nikolić	2	1	1
Head coach:
Andrea Trinchieri

Cedevita v Budućnost edit

7 April 2019	Cedevita	73–78 (Series: 1–2)	Budućnost VOLI	Zagreb
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 20–29, 17–18, 15–21
	Pts: Cobbs 23 Rebs: Ramljak 12 Asts: Cobbs 4 PIR: Cobbs 20	Boxscore	Pts: Clark 19 Rebs: Bitadze 7 Asts: Gordić 5 PIR: Gordić 16	Arena: Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Damir Javor, Milivoje Jovčić

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	1	Justin Cobbs	23	1	4
SG	2	Filip Krušlin	6	5	3
SF	23	Elgin Cook	8	6	2
PF	27	Ivan Ramljak	6	12	2
C	13	Andrija Stipanović	4	1	0
Reserves:
PG	0	Jacob Pullen	14	2	0
PG	6	Toni Katić	1	2	1
C	11	Karlo Žganec	0	0	1
PF	15	Marko Banić	4	3	0
SG	19	Domagoj Bošnjak	DNP
SG	29	Jakov Mustapić	DNP
SF	88	Edo Murić	7	2	1
Head coach:
Slaven Rimac

Cedevita

Budućnost

0

CED	Statistics	BUD
	Statistics
19/32 (59%)	2-pt field goals	20/32 (62%)
5/25 (20%)	3-pt field goals	5/21 (23%)
20/32 (62%)	Free throws	23/34 (67%)
12	Offensive rebounds	7
22	Defensive rebounds	21
34	Total rebounds	28
14	Assists	14
13	Turnovers	14
8	Steals	5
1	Blocks	5
28 (28)	Fouls	28 (27)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	3	Norris Cole	5	3	1
SG	1	Edwin Jackson	11	2	3
SG	4	Suad Šehović	0	1	1
PF	5	Earl Clark	19	5	0
C	11	Goga Bitadze	13	7	0
Reserves:
C	6	Filip Barović	2	5	2
SF	7	Coty Clarke	4	0	2
PG	10	Nemanja Gordić	15	2	5
SG	30	Petar Popović	DNP
SF	31	James Bell	7	1	0
PF	34	Danilo Nikolić	2	2	0
F/C	41	Devin Williams	DNP
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša