The 2014–15 ABA League was the 14th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Hungary and Bulgaria participating in it.
Regular season started on October 3, 2014, and lasted until March 22, 2015, followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.
Team information Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity) Serbia 4 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150) Mega Leks Sremska Mitrovica Sports Hall Pinki (3,000) Metalac Farmakom Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500) Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150) Croatia 3 Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) Cedevita Zagreb Mala dvorana Doma sportova (4,000) Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,000) Slovenia 2 Krka Novo mesto Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice (12,480) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000) Bulgaria 1 Levski Sofia Sofia Universiada Hall (3,000) Hungary 1 Szolnoki Olaj Szolnok Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000) Macedonia 1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena (6,500) Montenegro 1 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center (5,000)
Head coaches Team Head coach Budućnost VOLI Igor Jovović Cedevita Jasmin Repeša Cibona Slaven Rimac Crvena Zvezda Dejan Radonjić Igokea Željko Lukajić Krka Aleksandar Džikić Levski Konstantin Papazov Mega Leks Dejan Milojević Metalac Farmakom Vladimir Đokić MZT Skopje Aerodrom Aleš Pipan Partizan Duško Vujošević Szolnoki Olaj Dragan Aleksić Union Olimpija Memi Bečirovič Zadar Ante Nazor
Coaching changes WeekClubOutgoing coachDate of changeIncoming coach3rdMZT Skopje Aerodrom Zmago Sagadin16 October 2014 Vrbica Stefanov7thMZT Skopje Aerodrom Vrbica Stefanov5 November 2014 Boban Mitev9thIgokea Vlada Jovanović26 November 2014 Željko Lukajić16thMZT Skopje Aerodrom Boban Mitev6 January 2015 Aleksandar Jončevski22ndUnion Olimpija Aleš Pipan22 February 2015 Memi Bečirovič22ndMZT Skopje Aerodrom Aleksandar Jončevski27 February 2015 Aleš Pipan
Regular season The regular season began on October 3, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015.
Standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Semifinals The semifinals will be played in April 2015. Teams 1 & 2 will host Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if it is necessary. Teams 3 & 4 will host Game 3, plus Game 4 if it is necessary.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos Team GP Average High Low Annual chg in avg1 Partizan 15 6,067 7,000 2,500 5 %2 Crvena Zvezda 17 4,201 5,983 2,237 47 %3 Zadar 13 3,054 5,000 1,5009 %4 Budućnost VOLI 15 BC Levski Sofia's walkover in the 17th round. 2,881 5,100 1,58015 %5 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 2,529 5,123 900-21 %6 Union Olimpija 13 2,269 5,000 1,000 12 %7 Mega Leks 13 1,762 2,500 800 38 %8 Cedevita 17 1,480 3,100 400 -1 %9 Metalac Farmakom 13 1,446 2,000 800 NA10 Igokea 13 1,400 3,000 5001 %11 Krka 13 1,258 2,000 800-6 %12 Szolnoki Olaj 13 1,250 1,500 1,000 -20 %13 Levski Sofia 11No spectator in the games against KK Cibona & KK Crvena Zvezda due to disciplinary punishment 1,1453,000 300 NA14 Cibona 13 1,000 2,000 500 -53 %
Stats leaders
MVP Round by Round RoundPlayerTeamEfficiency1 Nikola Jokić Mega Leks442 Marcus Williams Crvena Zvezda293 James Florence Zadar314 Luka Mitrović Crvena Zvezda345 Nenad Miljenović Mega Leks346 Nikola Jokić (2) Mega Leks407 Nikola Jevtović Metalac Farmakom288 Josip Sobin Zadar369 Dávid Vojvoda Szolnoki Olaj3410 Damir Markota Cibona2811 Andrija Bojić Mega Leks2912 Nenad Miljenović (2) Mega Leks3013 Josip Sobin (2) Zadar3114 Nikola Kalinić Crvena Zvezda3215 Josip Sobin (3) Zadar3816 Nenad Miljenović (3) Mega Leks3317 Milan Mačvan Partizan3018 Chris Booker Krka3019 Dávid Vojvoda (2) Szolnoki Olaj3120 Miro Bilan Cedevita3121 Nikola Jokić (3) Mega Leks3722 Nenad Miljenović (4) Mega Leks3523 Dejan Musli Mega Leks4024 Alen Omić Union Olimpija4025 Nenad Miljenović (5) Mega Leks3826 Nikola Jokić (4) Mega Leks39SF game 1 Boris Savović Budućnost24SF game 2 Milan Mačvan (2) Partizan28SF game 3 Nikola Kalinić (2) Crvena Zvezda29SF game 4 Edo Murić Partizan33SF game 5 Miro Bilan (2) Cedevita19F game 1 Boban Marjanović Crvena Zvezda24F game 2 Boban Marjanović (2) Crvena Zvezda39F game 3 Boban Marjanović (3) Crvena Zvezda18F game 4 Charles Jenkins Crvena Zvezda19
MVP of the Month Month Player Team October 2014 Nenad Miljenović Mega Leks November 2014 Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda December 2014 Josip Sobin Zadar January 2015 Milan Mačvan Partizan February 2015 Nikola Jokić Mega Leks March 2015 Boris Savović Budućnost VOLI
Ranking MVP RankNameTeamEfficiencyGamesAverage1. Nikola Jokić Mega Leks5272421.962. Nenad Miljenović Mega Leks5212421.713. Josip Sobin Zadar4672419.464. Miro Bilan Cedevita4802618.465. Milan Mačvan Partizan3722117.71
Points RankNameTeamPointsGamesPPG1. Malcolm Armstead Krka4392517.562. Nikola Jokić Mega Leks3702615.423. James Florence Zadar3522315.304. Dávid Vojvoda Szolnoki Olaj3662514.645. Miro Bilan Cedevita3532614.58
Rebounds RankNameTeamReboundsGamesRPG1. Nikola Jokić Mega Leks222249.252. Josip Sobin Zadar208248.673. Predrag Samardžiski MZT Skopje120148.574. Nikola Milutinov Partizan198257.925. Chris Booker Krka195257.80
Assists RankNameTeamAssistsGamesAPG1. Nenad Miljenović Mega Leks201248.382. Omar Cook Budućnost147236.393. Marcus Williams Crvena zvezda121225.504. Marko Marinović Union Olimpija127264.885. Nemanja Gordić Cedevita104244.33
The ideal five and coach of the season The ideal five of the season were selected by fans and head coaches of the ABA League teams, with both contributing 50% of the final result for every playing position.
PositionNameTeamPG Malcolm Armstead KrkaSG Suad Šehović BudućnostSF Aleksandar Pavlović PartizanPF Milan Mačvan PartizanC Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezdaCoach Dejan Radonjić Crvena zvezda
ABA League clubs in European competitions
Team Competition Progress Crvena Zvezda Euroleague Top 16 Cedevita Eurocup Eighthfinals Budućnost VOLI Eurocup Last 32 Union Olimpija Eurocup Last 32 Partizan Eurocup Regular Season Szolnoki Olaj Eurocup Regular Season
References
External links
ABA League at Eurobasket.com