2009–10 ABA NLB League

The 2009–10 NLB Liga ABA was the 9th season of the Liga ABA. 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro participated in the NLB League: Union Olimpija, Helios, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Široki Eronet, Partizan, Crvena zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, Radnički Kragujevac, Budućnost.^[1] The 2009-10 NLB League Final Four was held on April 23–25, 2010, in Arena Zagreb.

2009–10 Liga ABA season
League	Liga ABA
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 10, 2009 - March 20, 2010
Games	182
Teams	Serbia (5 teams)  Croatia (4 teams)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)  Slovenia (2 teams)  Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season champions	Cibona
Season MVP	Chester Mason (Široki)
Top scorer	Andrija Žižić (Cedevita) (17.12 ppg)
Final four
Champions	Partizan
Runners-up	Cibona
Finals MVP	Jamont Gordon (Cibona)

Team information

Venues and locations

Hemofarm

Radnički

Zadar

Budućnost

Partizan

Crvena zvezda

FMP

Cibona

Zagreb

Cedevita

Široki

Bosna

Helios

Olimpija

Location of the NLB League 2009-10 teams

Country	Teams	Team	City	Venue (Capacity)
Serbia	5
		Partizan	Belgrade	Pionir Hall (8,150)
		Hemofarm STADA	Vršac	Millennium Center (5,000)
		Crvena zvezda	Belgrade	Pionir Hall (8,150)
		FMP	Belgrade	Železnik Hall (3,000)
		Radnički	Kragujevac	Hala Jezero (5,320)
Croatia	4
		Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
		Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200)
		Zagreb CO	Zagreb	Trnsko (2,000)
		Cedevita	Zagreb	Sutinska vrela (2,000)
Slovenia	2
		Union Olimpija	Ljubljana	Hala Tivoli (6,000)
		Helios	Domžale	Dvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
		Bosna ASA BHT	Sarajevo	Dvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
		Široki HT Eronet	Široki Brijeg	"Pecara" (4,500)
Montenegro	1
		Budućnost m:tel	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Saturday, March 20, 2010.^[2]

Standings

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1 Cibona 26 20 6 2038 1802 236 46 2 Partizan 26 20 6 2021 1842 179 46 3 Hemofarm STADA 26 17 9 2059 1912 147 43 4 Union Olimpija 26 15 11 2004 1875 129 41 5 Budućnost m:tel 26 15 11 1964 1876 88 41 6 Zagreb CO 26 14 12 2054 2076 -22 40 7 Cedevita 26 13 13 2037 2097 -60 39 8 Zadar 26 13 13 2118 1960 158 39 9 Crvena zvezda 26 11 15 2069 2012 57 37 10 Široki HT Eronet 26 11 15 1949 2013 -64 37 11 Radnički 26 11 15 1826 2008 -182 37 12 FMP 26 10 16 1965 2055 -90 36 13 Bosna ASA BHT 26 6 20 1778 2053 -275 32 14 Helios 26 6 20 1756 2057 -301 32

Qualified for Final four Relegated Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. Final game KK Cibona vs. KK Partizan in Arena Zagreb

Schedule and results

1. round (10.10.2009.) Partizan - FMP 86-59 Cibona - Široki 85-65 Helios - Cedevita 76-69 Hemofarm - Radnički 72-77 Zadar - Olimpija 79-59 Bosna - Zagreb 64-71 Budućnost - Crvena zvezda 71-63 6. round (07.11.2009.) FMP - Olimpija 67-79 Radnički - Zagreb 57-75 Cedevita - Crvena zvezda 88-74 Široki - Budućnost 76-72 Partizan - Bosna 72-58 Cibona - Zadar 68-65 Helios - Hemofarm 60-85 11. round (05.12.2009.) Bosna - FMP 68-66 Budućnost - Zadar 97-81 Crvena zvezda - Hemofarm 86-88 Zagreb - Helios 84-69 Olimpija - Cibona 71-63 Radnički - Partizan 67-73 Cedevita - Široki 93-86 (ot) 16. round (16.01.2010.) FMP - Cibona 95-71 Partizan - Helios 84-76 Široki - Hemofarm 76-94 Cedevita - Zadar 75-69 Radnički - Bosna 83-69 Olimpija - Budućnost 78-82 Zagreb - Crvena zvezda 81-80 21. round (13.02.2010.) Radnički - FMP 81-77 Olimpija - Cedevita 82-68 Zagreb - Široki 71-81 Crvena zvezda - Partizan 74-84 Budućnost - Cibona 62-72 Bosna - Helios 66-55 Zadar - Hemofarm 70-75 26. round (20.03.2010.) FMP - Budućnost 73-70 Bosna - Crvena zvezda 68-67 Zadar - Zagreb 72-65 Hemofarm - Olimpija 73-60 Helios - Radnički 73-71 Cibona - Cedevita 93-82 Partizan - Široki 80-69

2. round (13.10.2009.) FMP - Crvena zvezda 85-81 (ot) Zagreb - Budućnost 80-75 Olimpija - Bosna 89-67 Radnički - Zadar 72-69 Cedevita - Hemofarm 91-87 Široki - Helios 72-77 Partizan - Cibona 51-64 7. round (14.11.2009.) Hemofarm - FMP 77-63 Zadar - Helios 97-70 Bosna - Cibona 55-80 Budućnost - Partizan 59-65 Crvena zvezda - Široki 97-81 Zagreb - Cedevita 91-79 Olimpija - Radnički 85-65 12. round (12.12.2009.) FMP - Široki 86-68 Partizan - Cedevita 95-75 Cibona - Radnički 92-55 Helios - Olimpija 51-73 Hemofarm - Zagreb 74-66 Zadar - Crvena zvezda 89-83 Bosna - Budućnost 73-77 17. round (19.01.2010.) Zagreb - FMP 90-81 Crvena zvezda - Olimpija 71-72 Budućnost - Radnički 79-67 Bosna - Cedevita 63-76 Zadar - Široki 88-65 Hemofarm - Partizan 90-91 Helios - Cibona 59-73 22. round (27.02.2010.) FMP - Zadar 83-81 Hemofarm - Bosna 80-60 Helios - Budućnost 58-73 Cibona - Crvena zvezda 82-79 Partizan - Zagreb 90-70 Široki - Olimpija 73-67 Cedevita - Radnički 80-72

3. round (17.11.2009.) Cibona - FMP 77-59 Helios - Partizan 67-73 Hemofarm - Široki 83-69 Zadar - Cedevita 89-85 Bosna - Radnički 75-67 Budućnost - Olimpija 79-85 Crvena zvezda - Zagreb 89-66 8. round (17.11.2009.) FMP - Radnički 97-66 Cedevita - Olimpija 70-73 Široki - Zagreb 74-72 Partizan - Crvena zvezda 73-76 Cibona - Budućnost 79-54 Helios - Bosna 66-60 Hemofarm - Zadar 67-58 13. round (19.12.2009.) Budućnost - FMP 78-70 Crvena zvezda - Bosna 85-79 Zagreb - Zadar 95-97 Olimpija - Hemofarm 72-79 Radnički - Helios 69-66 Cedevita - Cibona 72-87 Široki - Partizan 48-63 18. round (23.01.2010.) FMP - Helios 81-65 Cibona - Hemofarm 55-57 Partizan - Zadar 86-74 Široki - Bosna 90-62 Cedevita - Budućnost 83-71 Radnički - Crvena zvezda 55-68 Olimpija - Zagreb 82-85 23. round (06.03.2010.) Cedevita - FMP 79-67 Radnički - Široki 71-61 Olimpija - Partizan 73-81 Zagreb - Cibona 76-87 Crvena zvezda - Helios 102-71 Budućnost - Hemofarm 83-68 Bosna - Zadar 87-83

4. round (24.10.2009.) FMP - Zagreb 81-86 Olimpija - Crvena zvezda 94-76 Radnički - Budućnost 55-82 Cedevita - Bosna 83-76 Široki - Zadar 83-70 Partizan - Hemofarm 84-80 (ot) Cibona - Helios 98-66 9. round (21.11.2009.) Zadar - FMP 90-69 Bosna - Hemofarm 72-82 Budućnost - Helios 72-63 Crvena zvezda - Cibona 72-51 Zagreb - Partizan 85-83 Olimpija - Široki 86-82 (ot) Radnički - Cedevita 67-58 14. round (22.12.2009.) FMP - Partizan 81-84 Široki - Cibona 72-83 Cedevita - Helios 92-81 Radnički - Hemofarm 77-69 Olimpija - Zadar 84-77 Zagreb - Bosna 83-65 Crvena zvezda - Budućnost 77-88 19. round (30.01.2010.) Olimpija - FMP 95-54 Zagreb - Radnički 87-80 Crvena zvezda - Cedevita 83-63 Budućnost - Široki 77-57 Bosna - Partizan 84-86 (ot) Zadar - Cibona 87-92 (ot) Hemofarm - Helios 75-76 24. round (13.03.2010.) FMP - Bosna 89-80 (ot) Zadar - Budućnost 83-78 Hemofarm - Crvena zvezda 76-70 Helios - Zagreb 71-84 Cibona - Olimpija 59-85 Partizan - Radnički 85-62 Široki - Cedevita 88-74

5. round (31.10.2009.) Helios - FMP 73-80 Hemofarm - Cibona 94-96 (ot) Zadar - Partizan 77-66 Bosna - Široki 64-75 Budućnost - Cedevita 95-65 Crvena zvezda - Radnički 100-101 Zagreb - Olimpija 77-67 10. round (28.11.2009.) FMP - Cedevita 85-87 Široki - Radnički 96-83 Partizan - Olimpija 80-70 Cibona - Zagreb 113-76 Helios - Crvena zvezda 66-72 Hemofarm - Budućnost 89-71 Zadar - Bosna 104-54 15. round (09.01.2010) Crvena zvezda - FMP 87-73 Budućnost - Zagreb 82-73 Bosna - Olimpija 79-76 (ot) Zadar - Radnički 86-60 Hemofarm - Cedevita 87-71 Helios - Široki 72-64 Cibona - Partizan 69-59 20. round (06.02.2010.) FMP - Hemofarm 81-75 Helios - Zadar 65-111 Cibona - Bosna 87-62 Partizan - Budućnost 75-56 Široki - Crvena zvezda 95-80 Cedevita - Zagreb 100-88 Radnički - Olimpija 74-70 25. round (16.03.2010.) Široki - FMP 83-63 Cedevita - Partizan 79-72 Radnički - Cibona 72-64 Olimpija - Helios 77-64 Zagreb - Hemofarm 77-83 (ot) Crvena zvezda - Zadar 77-72 Budućnost - Bosna 81-68

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Andrija Žižić	Cedevita	428	25	17,12
2.	Damir Mulaomerović	Zagreb	352	21	16,76
3.	Marko Tomas	Cibona	429	28	15,32
4.	Milan Mačvan	Hemofarm	350	24	14,58
5.	Jamont Gordon	Cibona	403	28	14,39

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Rebounds	Games	RPG
1.	Chester Mason	Široki	202	25	8,08
2.	Aleksandar Marić	Partizan	165	22	7,50
3.	Lawrence Roberts	Partizan	182	26	7,00
4.	Tomislav Ružić	Zadar	173	26	6,73
5.	Luka Žorić	Zagreb	173	26	6,65

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Assists	Games	APG
1.	Feliks Kojadinović	Bosna	122	21	5,81
2.	Jure Močnik	Helios	122	22	5,55
3.	Stefan Marković	Hemofarm	117	25	4,68
4.	Chester Mason	Široki	116	25	4,64
5.	Jamont Gordon	Cibona	128	28	4,57

Ranking MVP

Rank	Name	Team	Efficiency	Games	Average
1.	Chester Mason	Široki	499	25	19,96
2.	Milan Mačvan	Hemofarm	436	24	18,17
3.	Aleksandar Marić	Partizan	394	22	17,91
4.	Andrija Žižić	Cedevita	445	25	17,80
5.	Luka Žorić	Zagreb	461	26	17,73

MVP Round by Round

Round	Player	Team	Efficiency
1	Marko Brkić	Radnički	29
2	Jermaine Anderson	Cedevita	31
3	Boban Marjanović	Hemofarm	36
4	Aleks Marić	Partizan	36
5	Marko Tomas	Cibona	43
6	Andrija Žižić	Cedevita	40
7	Filip Videnov	Crvena zvezda	43
8	Chester Mason	Široki	39
9	Ante Tomić	Zagreb	35
10	Chester Mason (2)	Široki	34
11	Marino Baždarić	Cedevita	28
12	Goran Jeretin	Budućnost	34
13	Miroslav Raduljica	FMP	36
14	Nemanja Protić	FMP	37
15	Slavko Vraneš	Partizan	31
16	Jamont Gordon	Cibona	34
17	Damir Mulaomerović	Zagreb	41
18	Matt Walsh	Olimpija	28
19	Lukša Andrić	Cibona	31
20	Ivan Grgat	Široki	41
21	Jermaine Anderson (2)	Cedevita	31
22	Jamont Gordon (2)	Cibona	33
23	Nemanja Bjelica	Crvena zvezda	44
24	Chester Mason (3)	Široki	57
25	Milan Mačvan	Hemofarm	32
26	Miroslav Raduljica (2)	FMP	33
27	Jamont Gordon (3)	Cibona	31
28	Jamont Gordon (4)	Cibona	31

Source: NLB League

Final four

Matches played in, Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

	Semifinals April 23					Final April 25
	1	Cibona	78
	4	Union Olimpija	73
						1	Cibona	74
						2	Partizan	75 (OT)
	2	Partizan	72
	3	Hemofarm STADA	67

Semifinals

Partizan vs. Hemofarm STADA

April 23 17:15 CET

Report

Partizan	72–67	Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 26-16, 12-12, 20-21
Pts: Roberts 16 Rebs: Roberts 11 Asts: Božić, Marić, McCalebb 2		Pts: Mačvan 16 Rebs: Marjanović 9 Asts: Marković, Borisov 2

Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: - Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB)

Cibona vs. Union Olimpija

April 23 20:15 CET

Report

Cibona	78–73	Union Olimpija
Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 22-26, 18-8, 12-21
Pts: Gordon 23 Rebs: Bogdanović 10 Asts: Gordon 5		Pts: Klobučar 19 Rebs: Klobučar, Aleksandrov 6 Asts: Ilievski 3

Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)

Final

April 25 17:15 CET

Report

Cibona	74–75 (OT)	Partizan
Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 17-16, 13-13, 16-16, Overtime: 14-15
Pts: Gordon, Tomas 31 Rebs: Gordon, Andrić 5 Asts: Tomas 3		Pts: Marić 14 Rebs: Roberts 14 Asts: Veselý 3

Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 16,200 Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Damir Javor (SLO)

2009–10 ABA NLB League Champions
Partizan 4th Title