The 2017–18 ABA League Second Division was the inaugural season of the ABA League Second Division with 12 men's teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it.
Teams Team allocation On July 24, 2017, ABA League Assembly has decided to start the ABA League Second Division from the 2017–18 season, in which there will be 12 participants. Based on the results in the national championships and by taking into account which clubs have sent applications for participation in the ABA League Second Division, these teams will play in the ABA League Second Division.
League positions of the previous domestic league season after playoffs shown in parentheses.
Regular season Bosna Royal (2nd) Teodo Tivat (4th) Rogaška (2nd) AV Ohrid (6th) Zrinjski (3rd) Borac Čačak (6th) Krka (3rd) Lovćen 1947 (3rd) Dynamic VIP PAY (5th) Split (4th) Second qualifying round Sutjeska (6th) Vršac (7th) Sixt Primorska (7th) First qualifying round Sloboda Tuzla (4th) Široki (7th) Mladost Mrkonjić Grad (11th)
Venues and locations Team Home city Arena Capacity AV Ohrid Ohrid Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall Borac Čačak Borac Hall Bosna Royal Sarajevo Mirza Delibašić Hall Dynamic VIP PAY Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall Lovćen 1947 Cetinje SC Lovćen Rogaška Rogaška Slatina ŠD Rogaška Slatina Sixt Primorska Koper Arena Bonifika Split CO Split Arena Gripe Teodo Tivat Dvorana Župa Tivat Vršac Vršac Millennium Hall Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg Hall
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor AV Ohrid Petar Čočoroski Slobodan Mihajlovski Nike — Borac Čačak Raško Bojić Marko Marinović — P.S. Fashion, mts Bosna Royal Denis Bajramović Edin Rešidović GBT Argeta Dynamic VIP PAY Miroslav Nikolić Vuk Vulikić NAAI VIP PAY Krka Simon Petrov Domen Bratož Žolna šport Krka Lovćen 1947 Petar Jovanović Nikola Borilović Spalding VOLI Rogaška Damjan Novaković Dragiša Drobnjak Nike — Sixt Primorska Jurica Golemac Nebojša Joksimović Erreà Sixt Split Ivica Skelin Mateo Kedžo GBT Bobis Teodo Tivat Rajko Krivokapić Igor Radonjić — — Vršac Goran Topić Miloš Savović NAAI Villager Zrinjski Hrvoje Vlašić Vedran Princ ArduSport Prvo Plinarsko Društvo
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Dynamic VIP PAY Oliver Popović 19 December 2017 5th (5–4) Miroslav Nikolić 19 December 2017 Bosna Royal Aleksandar Damjanović 8 January 2018 11th (3–9) Miloš Pejić 8 January 2018 Vršac Vladimir Đokić 20 January 2018 3rd (9–5) Goran Topić 22 January 2018 Teodo Tivat Zoran Glomazić 4 February 2018 9th (7–9) Rajko Krivokapić 4 February 2018 Lovćen 1947 Dragan Radović 15 February 2018 7th (8–9) Petar Jovanović 15 February 2018 Bosna Royal Miloš Pejić 20 March 2018 11th (6–14) Denis Bajramović 20 March 2018 Borac Čačak Raško Bojić 9 April 2018 Post-season Jovica Arsić 9 April 2018
Qualifying rounds Venue: Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina Pre-qualifying tournament
15 September 2017Široki 78–65 Mladost Mrkonjić Grad16 September 2017Sloboda Tuzla 69–75 Široki17 September 2017Mladost Mrkonjić Grad Sloboda Tuzla
Qualifying tournament
27 September 2017Vršac 109 – 106 (3OT) Sixt PrimorskaSutjeska 79 – 76 Široki28 September 2017Sixt Primorska 81 – 69 ŠirokiVršac 77 – 62 Sutjeska29 September 2017Sutjeska 78–86 Sixt PrimorskaŠiroki 68–85 Vršac
Regular season
League table
Positions by round Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Borac Čačak 13263 64444421222111111 Sixt Primorska 4232211112112111422242 Vršac 6111122333234344344323 Krka 3106454322134343323343 4 Rogaška 87111110710797666566667555 Lovćen 1947 1048108117910101077778788876 Zrinjski 1191059581086555655555667 Split 254711996759109887876788 Teodo Tivat 565348586889891091099999 Dynamic VIP PAY 989863655978101091091010101010 Bosna Royal 7117971011111111111111111111111111111111 AV Ohrid 12121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Results
Final Four
Source: Adriatic League Second Division
Statistical leaders , after the end of the Regular Season.
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Points
Rebounds
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Assists
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MVP List
MVP of the Round RoundPlayerTeam 1 Mateo Kedžo Split 51 2 Draško Albijanić Lovćen 1947 38 3 Nemanja Todorović Borac Čačak 38 4 Marko Jošilo Krka 37 5 Miroslav Pašajlić Bosna Royal 49 6 Michaelyn Scott Split 39 7 Draško Albijanić (2) Lovćen 1947 36 8 Domen Bratož Krka 38 9 Marko Ramljak Zrinjski 31 10 Marko Ramljak (2) Zrinjski 26 11 Marko Ramljak (3) Zrinjski 32 12 Jamir Hanner Bosna Royal 35 13 Miloš Popović Teodo Tivat 38 14 Aleksa Popović Lovćen 1947 34 15 Andreja Stevanović Dynamic VIP PAY 34 16 Michaelyn Scott (2) Split 41 17 Marko Marinović Borac Čačak 33 18 Marko Ramljak (4) Zrinjski 31 19 Mašan Vrbica Lovćen 1947 37 20 Aleksa Popović (2) Lovćen 1947 34 21 Aleksa Popović (3) Lovćen 1947 30 22 Draško Albijanić (3) Lovćen 1947 37
Attendances Attendances include playoff games:
Second Division clubs in European competitions Competition Team Progress ResultChampions League Bosna Royal First qualifying round Eliminated by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 118–187; transferred to FIBA Europe CupFIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group A 4th (0–6)
See also 2017–18 ABA League First Division 2017–18 WABA League 2017–18 domestic competitions 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia 2017–18 A-1 League 2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League 2017–18 Prva A liga 2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017–18 Macedonian First League
References
External links Official website (Second Division) Official website (First Division) ABA League at Eurobasket.com