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2020–21 ABA League Second Division

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The 2020–21 ABA League Second Division was the 4th season of the ABA Second Division with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. The season has started on 9 November 2020.

ABA League Second Division
Season2020–21
Duration9 November 2020 – 6 May 2021
Teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seedMontenegro Studentski centar
Finals
ChampionsMontenegro Studentski centar (1st title)
  Runners-upBosnia and Herzegovina Spars
SemifinalistsSerbia Mladost
Montenegro Podgorica
Finals MVPSerbia Marko Tejić
Statistical leaders
Points Slovenia Blaž Mahkovic 21.2
Rebounds Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš 10.4
Assists Slovenia Daniel Vujasinović 7.1
Index Rating Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš 26.2
Records
Highest scoringMladost 101–107 Zlatibor
(4 March 2021)
Winning streak9 games
Studentski centar
Losing streak10 games
Helios Suns
All statistics correct as of March 28, 2020.

The season was the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] In accordance with the COVID-19 situation, it has been determined that the season will be played in new competition format and new calendar.

Teams

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A total of 14 teams contested the league, including two representatives from all six ABA League countries. In cases where a club from an individual country does not apply for the 2020–21 season, the empty spot will be filled by awarding wild cards. The first two teams from the previous season, Borac Čačak and Split, were awarded wild cards to compete in the 2020–21 ABA League First Division.[1] On 29 June 2020, the ABA League Assembly confirmed the final list of the 2020–21 season participants.[2]

Team allocation

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Location of teams in the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: National League position
  • WC: Wild card
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
Regular season[2]
  Sutjeska (Abd-1st)   Široki (Abd-2nd)   Sloboda Užice (2nd)   MZT Skopje (Abd-1st)
  Lovćen 1947 (Abd-2nd)   Spars (Abd-3rd)   Zlatibor (3rd)   Rabotnički (Abd-2nd)
  Studentski centar (WC)   Borac Banja Luka (WC)   Mladost Zemun (WC)
  Podgorica (WC)   Gorica (Abd-4th)   Helios Suns (Abd-4th)

In early June 2020, seven clubs contested for four wild cards.[3][4] Later that month, Serbian club Novi Pazar withdrew its bid following failure to meet financial requirements.[5] On 29 June, the ABA League Assembly announced four wild cards recipients, including Sloboda Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Studentski centar (Montenegro), Podgorica Bemax (Montenegro) and Mladost Zemun (Serbia).[2] Teams Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Gostivar (North Macedonia) did not receive the wild card.

Reportedly, Borac Banja Luka received an invitation on 6 October 2020, after Sloboda Tuzla withdrawal.[6][7] On 13 October, the League officially confirmed Borac Banja Luka as the final participant in the 2020–21 season.[8]

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Home city Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Banja Luka   Dragan Nikolić   Kelme MMS Code
Gorica Velika Gorica   Josip Sesar   Ivan Majcunić —
Helios Suns Domžale   Dejan Jakara   Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios, Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje   Petar Jovanović   Nikola Borilović Macron —
Mladost MaxBet Belgrade   Dragan Jakovljević   Marko Milenković Champion MaxBet
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje   Darko Radulović   Damjan Stojanovski Givova UNIBanka
Podgorica Podgorica   Zoran Kašćelan   — Master, Bemax
Rabotnički Skopje   Dimitar Mirakovski   Kiril Nikolovski —
Sloboda Užice   Oliver Popović   Stefan Simić Ardu Sport mts
Spars Sarajevo   Miodrag Kadija   No1 Number 1
Studentski centar Podgorica   Nenad Trajković   Spalding VOLI, Moj Lab
Sutjeska Nikšić   Velimir Gašić   Boris Lalović EP CG
Široki Široki Brijeg   Damir Vujanović   Jure Zubac Ardu Sport Kandit
Zlatibor Čajetina   Strajin Nedović   Bogdan Riznić Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Podgorica   Vladan Radović May 2020 Off-season   Zoran Kašćelan May 2020 [9]
Sutjeska   Zoran Glomazić 17 July 2020   Velimir Gašić 17 July 2020 [10]
Lovćen 1947   Zoran Kašćelan May 2020   Petar Jovanović 3 August 2020 [9][11]
Široki   Hrvoje Vlašić August 2020   Damir Vujanović 6 August 2020 [12]
Sloboda   Vladimir Lučić 1 November 2020   Oliver Popović 1 November 2020 [13]
Borac Banja Luka   Marko Šćekić 3 December 2020 6th (2–2)   Dragan Nikolić 3 December 2020 [14][15]
Spars   Nedim Džemić 31 December 2020 7th (2–2)   Miodrag Kadija 2 January 2021 [16][17]
MZT Skopje Aerodrom   Gjorgji Kočov 14 March 2021 4th (6–4)   Darko Radulović (interim) 14 March 2021 [18]

Venues

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The Regular season was divided in four tournaments. The first tournament was held in Čajetina, Serbia.[19] The second tournament was held in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[20] The third tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina while the fourth was held in Čajetina.[21] The playoffs will be held in Podgorica, Montenegro.[22]

Zlatibor, Čajetina
2020–21 ABA League Second Division (Yugoslavia)
 Sarajevo
STC Zlatibor – Wai Tai Arena Hills Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500[23] Capacity: N/A
 
 
Banja Luka Podgorica
Borik Sports Hall Morača Sports Center
Capacity: 3,060[24] Capacity: 6,000
 

Regular season

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The Regular season was split in four tournaments with two tournaments featuring four rounds and the last one five rounds. It will be played in a round-robin system and after 13 rounds there will be Playoffs with eight teams and Play-out with four teams.[19]

The first tournament of four rounds took place between 9 November and 18 November 2020 in Čajetina, Serbia. The Croatian club Gorica missed the first tournament due to records of several COVID-19 positive players within their team.[25] The second tournament of three rounds took place between 18 January and 24 January 2021 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[20] The Macedonian club Rabotnički missed the second tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic situation and the restrictions.[26]

The third tournament of three rounds was held from 1–7 March 2021 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[21]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Studentski centar 13 12 1 1119 966 +153 25 Advance to the Playoffs
2   Spars 13 10 3 1013 934 +79 23
3   Borac Banja Luka 13 9 4 1051 980 +71 22
4   Mladost MaxBet 13 8 5 1077 1030 +47 21
5   MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 8 5 1048 986 +62 21
6   Podgorica 13 7 6 991 1023 −32 20
7   Zlatibor 13 6 7 960 1002 −42 19
8   Sloboda Užice 13 6 7 988 1002 −14 19
9   Široki 13 5 8 959 986 −27 18
10   Gorica 13 5 8 619 658 −39 18
11   Rabotnički 13 5 8 774 871 −97 18 Advance to the Playout
12   Lovćen 1947 13 5 8 990 1072 −82 18
13   Sutjeska 13 4 9 1037 1064 −27 17
14   Helios Suns 13 1 12 900 952 −52 14
Source: ABA2

Positions by round

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First place & advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playout
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
  Studentski centar1111111111111
  Spars7237526443332
  Borac Banja Luka8426684232223
  Mladost Maxbet57118875365554
  MZT Skopje Aerodrom9642237524445
  Podgorica6964358989766
  Zlatibor3375463757887
  Sloboda Užice11853742676678
  Široki2591213109898999
  Gorica13141414141412121311111110
  Rabotnički141189101213131113131311
  Lovćen 1947410121391111101012121212
  Sutjeska1212131011910111210101013
  Helios Suns10131011121314141414141414
Source: ABA2

Results

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Home \ Away BOR GOR HEL LOV MLA MZT POD RAB SLO SPA STC SUT ŠIR ZLA
Borac — — 79–74 90–71 — — 98–78 — — 88–90 87–79 100–93 — 93–70
Gorica 0–20 — — — 69–76 — — 20–0 0–20 — — 92–82 — 72–57
Helios Suns — 20–0 — — 77–80 69–70 85–87 66–67 75–84 — — — 72–77 —
Lovćen 1947 Bemax — 78–80 78–71 — 80–78 55–96 — — — — 64–83 — 75–66 —
Mladost Maxbet 91–83 — — — — — — 89–73 87–89 92–77 — 80–90 — 101–107
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 99–75 77–73 — — 75–82 — 72–74 84–82 70–81 — — 92–73 — —
Podgorica — 65–72 — 83–76 71–79 — — 70–76 — 75–80 — — — 79–76
Rabotnički 77–82 — — 82–77 — — — — 87–77 0–20 — 84–62 — 0–20
Sloboda 83–89 — — 92–95 — — 51–63 — — 92–90 86–94 81–78 — 67–79
Spars — 85–84 90–73 82–76 — 76–68 — — — — 77–78 — 93–80 —
Studentski centar — 61–59 83–78 — 65–59 92–75 100–82 98–69 — — — — 98–62 —
Sutjeska — — 77–67 — — — 75–80 79–69 — 62–71 94–100 — 84–66 78–82
Široki 75–67 20–0 — — 76–83 73–80 83–84 75–82 95–85 — — — — —
Zlatibor — — 80–73 90–99 — 71–90 — — — 66–82 74–88 — 88–80 —
Source: ABA2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 ABA League Second Division Playoffs

Based on the results and position of the clubs in the standings after the regular season, Playoffs will take place with teams from 1st to 8th position. The Quarterfinals will be played in knockout pairs 1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5. The winners of the Quarterfinals will qualify to the Semifinals and the winners of the Semifinals will play the Final.[19]

The playoff tournament will be held in Podgorica, Montenegro between 19 April and 6 May 2021.[22]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                
 
19–21 April
 
 
3   Borac Banja Luka9065155
 
23–25 April
 
6   Podgorica 8677 163
 
6   Podgorica6459123
 
19–21 April
 
2   Spars7274 146
 
2   Spars7982161
 
4–6 May
 
7   Zlatibor8274 156
 
2   Spars8972161
 
20–22 April
 
1   Studentski centar9971 170
 
4   Mladost MaxBet9586181
 
24–26 April
 
5   MZT Skopje Aerodrom7592 167
 
4   Mladost MaxBet8566151
 
20–22 April
 
1   Studentski centar8676 162
 
1   Studentski centar9690186
 
 
8   Sloboda Užice9280 172
 

Playout

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Based on the results and position of the clubs in the standings after the regular season, Playout would take place with teams from 11th to 14th position. The Playout would be played in knockout pairs 11–14, 12–13. The defeated teams would play for the final 13th and 14th places in the standings.[19] On 3 April 2021, the playout tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Four clubs, Lovćen 1947, Rabotnički, Sutjeska, and Helios Suns, were qualified for the tournament.

Promotion playoffs

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The 13th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season.[27]

Qualified clubs
Leagues Clubs
First Division   Split
Second Division   Spars

Results

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Split   2–1   Spars 70–76 84–64 90–60

MVP List

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MVP of the Round

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Round Player Team PIR
1   Miloš Popović   Lovćen 1947 33
2   Kenan Kamenjaš   Spars 33
3   Femi Olujobi   MZT Skopje Aerodrom 33
4   Trey Drechsel   Mladost Zemun 46
5   Nikola Tanasković   Borac Banja Luka 29
6   Đorđe Milošević   Sutjeska 32
7   Trey Drechsel   Mladost Zemun 43
8   Dario Drežnjak   Široki 50
9   Amar Gegić   Spars 40
10   Aaron Thomas   Široki 27
11   Miloš Popović   Lovćen 1947 35
12   Filip Bundović   Rabotnički 37
13   Amar Gegić   Spars 30
QF1   Dušan Tanasković   Mladost Zemun 31
QF2   Novak Musić   Podgorica 38
SF1   Kenan Kamenjaš   Spars 26
SF2   Kenan Kamenjaš   Spars 35
F1   Marko Tejić   Studentski centar 27
F2   Kenan Kamenjaš   Spars 26

Source: ABA 2 League

See also

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2020–21 domestic competitions

References

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