1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League

The 1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 29th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League
League	Yugoslav First Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
1972-73
Season champions	Radnički Belgrade

The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. In addition to regular promotion (winners of the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively, Kombinat Servo Mihalj Zrenjanin and KK Bosna), the extra two new teams were added via a 4-team round-robin play-in tournament consisting of the bottom two 1971–72 Yugoslav First Basketball League teams (KK Željezničar Karlovac and Oriolik Slavnoski Brod) as well as the second placed teams from the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively (Mladost Zemun and Željezničar Sarajevo). Held in Sombor during early May 1972, the league expansion play-in tournament was won by Željezničar Karlovac and Željezničar Sarajevo.

Teams

SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda Kombinat Zrenjanin OKK Beograd Partizan Radnički Belgrade

SR Croatia Jugoplastika Lokomotiva Zadar Željezničar Karlovac

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna Željezničar Sarajevo

SR Macedonia Rabotnički

SR Slovenia Olimpija

Classification

	Regular season ranking 1972-73	G	V	P	PF	PS	Pt
1.	Radnički Belgrade	26	22	4	2449	2257	44
2.	Crvena Zvezda	26	20	6	2405	2223	40
3.	Partizan	26	16	10	2336	2197	32
4.	Borac Čačak	26	16	10	2443	2322	32
5.	Olimpija	26	14	12	2345	2242	28
6.	Jugoplastika	26	14	12	2341	2263	28
7.	OKK Beograd	26	14	12	2220	2223	28
8.	Lokomotiva	26	13	13	2342	2341	26
9.	Zadar	26	13	13	2106	2160	26
10.	Rabotnički	26	12	14	2136	2162	24
11.	Željezničar Sarajevo	26	11	15	1998	2069	22
12.	Bosna	26	10	16	2067	2115	20
13.	Kombinat Zrenjanin	26	6	20	2241	2443	12
14.	Željezničar Karlovac	26	1	25	1972	2384	2

The winning roster of Radnički Belgrade:

• Dragan Ivković
• Dragan Vučinić
• Dušan Trivalić
• Dragoljub Zmijanac
• Jovica Veljović
• Dragoslav Ražnatović
• Miroslav Ðordević
• Milun Marović
• Miroljub Damjanović
• Srećko Jarić
• Radovan Novović
• Milovan Tasić
• Dušan Zupančić
• Nikola Bjegović
• Slobodan Zimonjić

Coach: Slobodan Ivković

Results

Home \ Away	RAD	CZV	PAR	BOR	OLI	JUG	OKK	LOK	ZAD	RAB	ŽSA	BOS	KOM	ŽKA
Radnički Belgrade	—	89–80	99–88	96–86	98–88	113–87	89–84	110–102	98–83	81–91	92–82	94–86	119–102	98–82
Crvena Zvezda	82–78	—	85–80	108–98	103–94	96–90	85–91	82–78	107–96	92–85	99–92	96–88	113–94	97–76
Partizan	81–93	84–92	—	84–87	101–88	97–79	68–65	106–96	95–81	76–80	88–80	103–93	103–70	111–71
Borac Čačak	91–95	81–79	87–94	—	118–96	89–85	102–89	109–91	104–77	97–92	95–76	95–79	148–113	87–80
Olimpija	84–88	78–81	86–96	100–81	—	97–86	91–82	105–88	76–64	97–78	97–69	99–86	90–78	90–78
Jugoplastika	105–112	91–87	95–101	96–85	109–103	—	109–92	85–87	93–81	84–69	86–80	97–73	110–107	103–62
OKK Beograd	109–102	73–97	80–82	95–85	84–80	79–78	—	91–104	73–82	77–71	84–73	87–76	84–73	97–89
Lokomotiva	87–73	96–102	108–86	91–86	100–93	73–99	99–100	—	84–82	93–86	105–92	83–76	119–85	106–82
Zadar	82–84	72–70	73–68	90–94	84–82	81–76	85–96	74–72	—	81–72	85–72	69–59	98–85	97–67
Rabotnički	84–85	78–76	99–97	84–96	76–88	83–89	87–71	101–83	106–93	—	69–65	79–80	97–85	86–69
Željezničar Sarajevo	70–90	78–88	65–72	81–78	81–73	61–57	69–62	79–63	72–76	76–62	—	82–76	77–72	99–80
Bosna	77–79	74–78	73–65	86–82	75–82	78–81	79–78	85–70	101–75	70–71	77–94	—	68–65	88–70
Kombinat Zrenjanin	90–97	93–108	114–120	73–84	79–83	94–96	88–101	87–79	93–80	74–70	83–70	76–83	—	85–70
Željezničar Karlovac	74–97	100–120	68–90	92–98	81–99	83–75	80–84	63–79	61–67	76–86	60–65	65–91	70–79	—

Source: Pearlbasket
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Source:

Scoring leaders

1. Damir Šolman (Jugoplastika) - ___ points (31.0ppg)

Qualification in 1973-74 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup

• Radnički Belgrade (champions)

FIBA Cup Winner's Cup

• Crvena Zvezda (Cup winners)

FIBA Korać Cup

• Partizan (3rd)
• Borac Čačak (4th)
• Olimpija (5th)
• Jugoplastika (6th)

Basketball Cup

Bracket

	Eightfinals				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	Borac Čačak	86
	Crvena zvezda	89
					Crvena zvezda	90
					Radnički Belgrade	79
	Radnički FOB Belgrade	88
	OKK Beograd	80
									Crvena zvezda	84
									Jugoplastika	75
	Jugoplastika
	Domžale
					Jugoplastika	90
					Olimpija	87
	Olimpija
	Rabotnički
													Crvena zvezda	71
													Partizan	65
	Lokomotiva
	Kombinat Zrenjanin
					Lokomotiva	93
					Zadar	92
	Bosna	61
	Zadar	80
									Lokomotiva	86
									Partizan	92
	Željezničar Sarajevo	71
	Industromontaža	60
					Željezničar Sarajevo	71
					Partizan	97
	Partizan	99
	Ivangrad	54