The 2020–21 Junior ABA League was the fourth season of the Junior ABA League with eight men's under-19 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. Teams are the under-19 selections of the ABA League teams. The season will a single-elimination tournament held in Čajetina, Serbia from 21–24 May 2021.
Mega Soccerbet U19 won its second Junior ABA League title defeating Budućnost VOLI U19 in the final. Guard Nikola Jović was named the Junior ABA League MVP award.
Teams A total of 8 teams contested the league, excluding representatives from Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.
Team allocation
Quarterfinals Igokea U19 Podgorica U19 Crvena zvezda mts U19 Partizan NIS U19 Budućnost VOLI U19 Borac Čačak U19 Mega Soccerbet U19 Sloboda Užice U19
Locations and personnel Team Home city Head coach Captain Budućnost VOLI U19 Podgorica Miloš Radović Borac Čačak U19 Čačak Miloš Pejanović Crvena zvezda mts U19 Belgrade Miloš Obrenović Igokea U19 Aleksandrovac Slobodan Kecman Mega Soccerbet U19 Belgrade Dragoljub Avramović Partizan NIS U19 Milivoje Lazić Podgorica U19 Podgorica Radojica Petrić Sloboda Užice U19 Užice Branko Knežević
Venue The tournament will be held in Čajetina, Serbia. Čajetina Čajetina Sports Hall Capacity: N/A
Bracket
Quarterfinals All times are local UTC+1.
Crvena zvezda mts U19 v Sloboda Užice U19
Budućnost VOLI U19 v Podgorica U19
Igokea U19 v Borac Čačak U19
Mega Soccerbet U19 v Partizan NIS U19
Semifinals Budućnost VOLI U19 v Igokea U19
Sloboda Užice U19 v Mega Soccerbet U19
Third place game
Final
BUD Statistics MEG 16/41 (39%) 2-pt field goals 30/43 (69.8%) 13/31 (41.9%) 3-pt field goals 4/23 (17.4%) 12/22 (54.5%) Free throws 20/28 (71.4%) 23 Offensive rebounds 33 9 Defensive rebounds 9 32 Total rebounds 42 10 Assists 25 10 Turnovers 13 6 Steals 6 1 Blocks 8 25 Fouls 19
Awards PlayerTeam MVPSG Nikola Jović Mega Soccerbet U19 Ideal Starting FiveSG Nikola Đurišić Mega Soccerbet U19 SG Nikola Jović Mega Soccerbet U19PF Petar Kovačević Mega Soccerbet U19 PF Vuk Bošković Igokea U19PF Tomislav Ivišić Budućnost VOLI U19
See also 2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
References
External links Official website ABA League at Eurobasket.com