The 2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
Format The number of teams was reduced from 12 to only 10 for the 2017–18 season.
Regular season In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
Second phase The top eight teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used.
The top four teams at the end of this stage advanced to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff. The semifinal winners advanced to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
Playouts The bottom two teams entered a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the first, second, third, and fourth-placed teams from the second division, with the two teams finishing on top of the mini-league taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.
Teams Ilirija was promoted as the winner of the 2016–17 Second League. The team from Ljubljana replaced Terme Olimia Podčetrtek, LTH Castings and Portorož, which finished in the last three positions in the 2016–17 season. Venues and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500 Hopsi Polzela ŠD Polzela 1,800 Krka Novo Mesto ŠD Leona Štuklja 2,500 Ilirija Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 4,000 Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,500 Rogaška Rogaška Slatina ŠD Rogaška Slatina 800 Šenčur Šenčur ŠD Šenčur 800 Sixt Primorska Koper OŠ Koper Hall 660 Šentjur Šentjur Dvorana OŠ Hruševec 700 Zlatorog Laško Laško Tri Lilije Hall 2,500
Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division Teams that played in the 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup
Personnel and kits Team President Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor David Kubala Jovan Beader Jure Močnik Spalding Helios Igor Pungartnik Boštjan Kuhar Uroš Godler Macron– Edvard Reven Saša Dončić Adnan Sarajlić Spalding - Brane Kastelec Simon Petrov Dalibor Djapa Žolna Šport Krka Tomaž Berločnik Zoran Martič Domen Lorbek Macron Petrol Kristijan Novak Damjan Novaković Miha Fon Nike – Bojan Čad Jurica Golemac Nebojša Joksimović Errea Sixt Janko Sekne Rade Mijanović Smiljan Pavič Macron Gorenjska gradbena družba Iztok Špan Jakša Vulić Tomaž Bolčina Luanvi - Miro Firm Aleš Pipan Miloš Miljković Spalding Pivovarna Laško
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSixt Primorska Aleksander Sekulić End of contract–Pre-season Jurica Golemac26 May 2017Golemac novi trener KK Sixt PrimorskaŠenčur Gregor Vodenik– Rade Mijanović17 May 2017Šentjur Jurica Golemac– Andrej Žakelj26 May 2017Helios Suns Dejan Cikić End of interim spell - Jovan Beader 8 May 2017Nov trener Helios Suns Jovan BeaderŠentjur Andrej Žakelj Mutual consent 26 December 2017 9th (3–7) Jakša Vulić 27 December 2017Petrol Olimpija Gašper Okorn Mutual consent 8 Januar 2018Okorn ponosno zapušča Olimpijo, ta je naslednika našla v Martiću 2nd (7–5) Zoran Martič 8 Januar 2018Okorn zapušča Petrol Olimpijo, novi trener je Martić
Regular season Standings
Second stage Championship group
Relegation group
Playoffs
Awards Regular season MVP Smiljan Pavič (Šenčur)
Season MVP Smiljan Pavič (Šenčur)
Finals MVP Devin Oliver (Petrol Olimpija)
Weekly MVP
Regular season Week MVP Club Efficiency1 Shawn King Sixt Primorska 252 Devin Oliver Petrol Olimpija 253 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 414 Domen Bratož Krka 26 Nejc Zupan Sixt Primorska 265 Žan Mark Šiško Ilirija 326 Miloš Pešić Šentjur 457 Roko Badžim Petrol Olimpija 318 Chauncey Collins Hopsi Polzela 329 Mitja Nikolić Rogaška 4310 Devin Oliver (2) Petrol Olimpija 3811 Mitja Nikolić (2) Rogaška 4412 Smiljan Pavič (2) Šenčur 3413 Rashun Davis Rogaška 3314 Corey Allen Šentjur 3315 Blaž Mahkovic Helios Suns 2616 Jure Pelko Helios Suns 3417 Smiljan Pavič (3) Šenčur 2718 Ivan Batur Rogaška 33
Note
– Co-MVP's were announced.
Second round Week MVP Club Efficiency1 Miloš Pešić Šentjur 302 Marjan Čakarun Sixt Primorska 253 Rashun Davis Rogaška 264 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 385 Aleksa Nikolić Ilirija 366 Marjan Čakarun (2) Sixt Primorska 287 Marko Jošilo Krka 398 Gregor Hrovat Petrol Olimpija 309 Blaž Mahkovic Helios Suns 3010 Jordan Morgan Petrol Olimpija 2311 Devin Oliver Petrol Olimpija 24 Matic Rebec Sixt Primorska 2412 Mitch McCarron Petrol Olimpija 3613 Blaž Mahkovic (2) Helios Suns 3314 Žan Mark Šiško Ilirija 27
Note
– Co-MVP's were announced.
Statistical leaders Performance Index Rating
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Points
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Assists
Clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Petrol Olimpija Champions League Regular season
References
External links Slovenian Basketball Federation