2022–23 ABA League First Division

AdmiralBet ABA League
AdmiralBet ABA League
Season	2022–23
Duration	30 September 2022 – 16 April 2023; (Regular season)
Games played	26 each
Teams	14
TV partner(s)	Arena Sport, RTV SLO
Regular season
Top seed	Partizan Mozzart Bet
Season MVP	Luka Božić
Promoted	Krka
Relegated	MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Finals
Champions	Partizan Mozzart Bet (7th title)
Runners-up	Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Semifinalists	Budućnost VOLI; Cedevita Olimpija
Finals MVP	Kevin Punter
Awards
Top Prospect	Nikola Đurišić
Best Defender	Mathias Lessort
Best Coach	Željko Obradović
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Hunter Hale
Rebounds	Luka Božić
Assists	Dominik Mavra
Index Rating	Luka Božić
Records
Biggest home win	Partizan 120–67 MZT; (16 January 2023)
Biggest away win	Budućnost 56–97 Crvena zvezda; (23 May 2023)
Highest scoring	Igokea 109–115 Mega; (14 January 2023)
Winning streak	Partizan 16 games
Losing streak	Igokea 10 games
Highest attendance	22,198; Partizan 96–85 Crvena zvezda; (22 June 2023)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 22 June 2023.

The 2022–23 AdmiralBet ABA League was the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from former Yugoslavia, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. It was the first time since the 2017–18 season with a club from North Macedonia participating in it.

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Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Borac Mozzart	Čačak	Borac Hall	4,000
Budućnost VOLI	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center	6,000
Cedevita Olimpija	Ljubljana	Arena Stožice	12,480
Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Hall	5,400
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet	Belgrade	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall	8,000
FMP Meridian	Belgrade	Železnik Hall	3,000
Igokea m:tel	Aleksandrovac	Laktaši Sports Hall	3,050
Mega MIS	Belgrade	Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall	5,000
Mornar Barsko zlato	Bar	Topolica Sport Hall	2,625
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Skopje	Jane Sandanski	7,500
Partizan Mozzart Bet	Belgrade	Štark Arena	18,386
SC Derby	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center	6,000
Split	Split	Arena Gripe	3,500
Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall	7,997

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Borac Mozzart	Dejan Mijatović	Nemanja Todorović	—	MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI	Petar Mijović	Suad Šehović	Number 1	VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija	Jurica Golemac	Edo Murić	Adidas	Cedevita
Cibona	Josip Sesar	Krešimir Radovčić	GBT	Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet	Duško Ivanović	Branko Lazić	Adidas	Meridian / mts
FMP Meridian	Nenad Stefanović	Charles Jenkins	Adidas	Meridian
Igokea m:tel	Vladimir Jovanović	Marko Jošilo	GBT	m:tel
Mega MIS	Marko Barać	Luka Cerovina	Adidas	Medical Innovation Solutions / Triglav
Mornar Barsko zlato	Mihailo Pavićević	Sead Šehović	DaCapo	Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Dragan Nikolić	Damjan Stojanovski	Jako	Zegin
Partizan Mozzart Bet	Željko Obradović	Kevin Punter	Under Armour	NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby	Andrej Žakelj	Nikola Pavličević	Number 1	Derby
Split	Srđan Subotić	Mateo Kedžo	Macron	—
Zadar	Danijel Jusup	Marko Ramljak	Macron	OTP Bank / PSK

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment	Ref.
Budućnost VOLI	Aleksandar Džikić	15 June 2022	Off-season	Vlada Jovanović	13 July 2022	^[2]^[3]
Mega MIS	Vlada Jovanović	16 June 2022		Marko Barać	20 June 2022	^[4]^[5]^[6]
Cibona	Gašper Okorn	24 June 2022		Josip Sesar	25 July 2022	^[7]^[8]
Crvena zvezda mts	Dejan Radonjić	30 June 2022		Vladimir Jovanović	8 July 2022	^[9]^[10]
Zadar	Vladimir Anzulović	7 July 2022		Danijel Jusup	7 July 2022	^[11]
Crvena zvezda mts	Vladimir Jovanović	13 November 2022	6th (4–1)	Duško Ivanović	14 November 2022	^[12]^[13]
Borac Mozzart	Marko Marinović	28 November 2022	14th (1–7)	Dejan Mijatović	28 November 2022	^[14]^[15]
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Aleksandar Petrović	24 December 2022	14th (2–9)	Dragan Nikolić	27 December 2022	^[16]^[17]
Igokea m:tel	Dragan Bajić	14 January 2023	11th (5–9)	Vladimir Jovanović	17 January 2023	^[18]^[19]
Budućnost VOLI	Vlada Jovanović	15 April 2023	3rd (18–7)	Petar Mijović	16 April 2023	^[20]^[21]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Partizan Mozzart Bet	26	24	2	2424	2025	+399	50	Advance to the Playoffs
2	Crvena zvezda Meridianbet	26	23	3	2262	1890	+372	49
3	Budućnost VOLI	26	18	8	2263	2027	+236	44
4	Cedevita Olimpija	26	17	9	2205	2068	+137	43
5	FMP Meridian	26	14	12	2339	2245	+94	40
6	Mega MIS	26	12	14	2203	2234	−31	38
7	Zadar	26	11	15	2230	2234	−4	37
8	SC Derby	26	11	15	2189	2300	−111	37
9	Igokea m:tel	26	11	15	2093	2189	−96	37
10	Split	26	10	16	2144	2247	−103	36
11	Cibona	26	9	17	2071	2337	−266	35
12	Mornar Barsko zlato	26	8	18	2165	2375	−210	34
13	Borac Mozzart	26	7	19	2147	2336	−189	33	Qualification to the relegation playoffs
14	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	26	7	19	2088	2316	−228	33	Relegation to the Second Division

Home \ Away	BOR	BUD	COL	CIB	CZV	FMP	IGO	MEG	MOR	MZT	PAR	SCD	SPL	ZAD
Borac Mozzart	—	79–108	74–76	83–84	82–87	84–85	70–65	80–86	90–87	105–84	62–81	92–90	90–89	91–93
Budućnost VOLI	85–87	—	80–74	97–76	56–76	84–58	91–58	79–66	99–78	89–66	82–83	88–76	94–59	76–68
Cedevita Olimpija	98–81	58–80	—	91–85	70–84	85–90	83–73	85–70	100–79	93–73	77–74	84–83	102–88	97–79
Cibona	87–85	83–87	78–90	—	85–81	110–99	77–76	72–106	91–88	87–85	81–105	89–98	72–90	63–89
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet	86–57	69–65	100–95	92–53	—	83–77	104–71	92–58	93–77	87–67	90–74	90–70	83–74	96–98
FMP Meridian	107–81	96–91	79–86	111–75	84–99	—	89–77	90–76	101–76	101–97	91–97	90–73	90–73	112–87
Igokea m:tel	90–78	103–101	74–85	81–67	70–76	77–70	—	109–115	83–91	96–90	85–96	75–74	88–92	81–84
Mega MIS	86–74	76–85	82–96	93–100	78–87	77–72	76–87	—	89–78	93–86	78–103	101–74	90–85	80–77
Mornar Barsko zlato	104–99	87–104	78–75	83–81	65–87	102–113	74–86	85–101	—	93–84	62–83	75–86	104–88	100–91
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	73–81	86–90	79–74	87–74	57–80	87–82	78–84	94–82	77–94	—	74–92	92–79	80–85	84–80
Partizan Mozzart Bet	114–84	106–77	76–73	93–68	92–81	90–86	89–74	86–76	92–74	120–67	—	91–82	89–70	114–77
SC Derby	93–84	69–86	71–104	97–84	76–92	84–74	104–85	83–103	94–74	103–85	81–100	—	96–84	101–100
Split	113–99	87–85	77–95	82–74	63–72	91–95	68–77	79–75	91–80	74–77	95–96	82–85	—	89–85
Zadar	85–75	103–104	81–59	68–75	76–95	103–97	67–68	96–90	97–77	98–79	78–88	96–67	74–76	—

2022–23 ABA League First Division

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Venues and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Coaching changes

Referees

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

Results

Results by round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Relegation playoffs

Results

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Awards

MVP List

MVP of the Round

MVP of the Month

Clubs in European competitions

Average home attendances

See also

References

Wikiwand - on

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Partizan Mozzart Bet	2–1	SC Derby	83–84	81–79	112–83
Cedevita Olimpija	2–1	FMP Soccerbet	87–77	96–102	97–79
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet	2–0	Zadar	100–73	74–63	—
Budućnost VOLI	2–0	Mega MIS	94–77	82–80	—

25 April 2023	Borac Čačak	96–78 (Series: 1–0)	Helios Suns	Čačak
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 29–23, 19–24, 20–12
	Pts: Baldwin, Hale 25 Rebs: Lešić 14 Asts: Hale 6 PIR: Gagić 26	Boxscore	Pts: Luke 14 Rebs: Buljević 7 Asts: Luke 7 PIR: Bačvić 18	Arena: Borac Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Miloš Koljenšić, Dragan Porobić, Marko Mustapić

28 April 2023	Helios Suns	107–101 (Series: 1–1)	Borac Čačak	Domžale
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 29–28, 28–23, 31–27
	Pts: Mahkovic 31 Rebs: Mirtič 9 Asts: Luke 11 PIR: Mahkovic 33	Boxscore	Pts: Hale 38 Rebs: Gagić 9 Asts: Baldwin, Hale 4 PIR: Hale 35	Arena: Komunalni center Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Luka Kardum, Igor Dragojević, Miloš Koljenšić

2 May 2023	Borac Čačak	97–67 (Series: 2–1)	Helios Suns	Čačak
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 14–13, 36–9, 25–26
	Pts: Hale 30 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: Hale 5 PIR: Baldwin, Hale 28	Boxscore	Pts: Luke 17 Rebs: Luke 6 Asts: Luke 6 PIR: Luke 23	Arena: Borac Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Luka Kardum, Dragan Porobić, Marko Mustapić