2015–16 ABA League

2014–15 2016–17 2015–16 ABA League #3961A7 white SRB Crvena Zvezda Telekom2nd title SRB Mega Leks MNE BudućnostCRO Cedevita MNE SutjeskaSLO Tajfun 14 October 1, 2015 – March 7, 2016(Regular season)March 14, – May 2, 2016(Playoffs) MNE Budućnost Arena Sport HRV 20px Miro Bilan (Cedevita) SRB 20px Stefan Jović (Crvena Zvezda Telekom) Best young player HRV 20px Ante Žižić (Cibona)2015/16 Top Prospect: Ante Žižić http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36359/201516-top-prospect-ante-ii.aspx abaliga.com 9 March 2016 9 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309215453/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36359/201516-top-prospect-ante-ii.aspx 2016-03-09 dead SRB 20px Tadija Dragićević (Budućnost) 16.33 HRV 20px Ante Žižić (Cibona) 8.00 MNE 20px Omar Cook (Budućnost) 6.62 The 2015–16 ABA League was the 15th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it. Regular season started on October 1, 2015, and finished on March 7, 2016 followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.Important decisions made at the Assembly http://www.abaliga.com/a9958/Official_Announcement/Important_decisions_made_at_the_Assembly.html abaliga.com 17 July 2015 19 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719230655/http://www.abaliga.com/a9958/Official_Announcement/Important_decisions_made_at_the_Assembly.html 19 July 2015 dead dmy-all Teams Yugoslavia 400 Location of teams in the 2015–16 ABA League Yugoslavia 44.81 20.48 Partizan top Yugoslavia 44.81 20.48 Crvena Zvezda bottom Yugoslavia 44.98 19.61 Mega Leks left Yugoslavia 45.8 15.96 Cedevita bottom Yugoslavia 45.8 15.96 Cibona top Yugoslavia 44.11 15.22 Zadar right Yugoslavia 44.27 19.89 Metalac right Yugoslavia 46.06 14.5 Olimpija top Yugoslavia 46.22 15.4 Tajfun top Yugoslavia 45.8 15.17 Krka left Yugoslavia 42 21.43 MZT Skopje bottom Yugoslavia 44.8 17.18 Igokea bottom Yugoslavia 42.44 19.25 Budućnost bottom Yugoslavia 42.78 18.94 Sutjeska bottom Country Teams Qualification Team City Venue (Capacity) SRB Serbia 41st in the Basketball League of Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (8,150)2nd in the Basketball League of Serbia Partizan Belgrade Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (8,150) 3rd in the Basketball League of Serbia Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall (2,500)4th in the Basketball League of Serbia Mega Leks Sremska Mitrovica Sports Hall Pinki (3,000) CRO Croatia 31st place in the A-1 League Cedevita Zagreb Dom Sportova (3,500)2nd place in the A-1 League Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) 3rd place in the A-1 League Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000) SLO Slovenia 3Champion of the 1.A SKL Tajfun Šentjur Golovec Hall (3,200) 1st place in 1.A SKL Krka Novo mesto Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) Wild card Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice (12,480) MNE Montenegro 2 Champion of Montenegrin Basketball League Budućnost Podgorica Morača Sports Center (5,000) 2nd place in Montenegrin Basketball League SutjeskaA qualification tournament, to which the highest placed teams (that did not already qualify for the 2015/16 ABA League) from the Croatian, Macedonian, Bosnian and Montenegrin Leagues were invited, was announced. After Zagreb, Kumanovo and Široki withdrew from the tournament, Sutjeska was placed in the League. "note" Nikšić Nikšić Sports Center (3,000) BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Champion of Premijer liga BiH Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall (3,050) MKD Macedonia 1 Champion of Macedonian First League MZT Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena (6,000) Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Budućnost MNE Luka Pavićević MNE Suad Šehović Luanvi VOLI Cedevita CRO Veljko Mršić CRO Miro Bilan Nike Cedevita / Konzum Cibona CRO Damir Mulaomerović CRO Marin Rozić Adidas Franck Crvena Zvezda MNE Dejan Radonjić SRB Luka Mitrović Champion Telekom Srbija Igokea BIH Dragan Bajić SRB Marko Čakarević Givova M:tel / Hemofarm Krka CRO Vladimir Anzulović SLO Matej Rojc Žolna šport Krka Mega Leks SRB Dejan Milojević SRB Rade Zagorac Adidas Beoleks Metalac SRB Vladimir Đokić SRB Dušan Kutlešić Kamp Farmakom MZT Skopje MKD Aleksandar Jončevski MKD Damjan Stojanovski Li-Ning Sinalco / Bauer BG Partizan SRB Aleksandar Džikić SRB Vanja Marinković Adidas NIS Sutjeska MNE Igor Jovović MNE Nikola Žižić PEAK — Tajfun SLO Dejan Mihevc SLO Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding Tajfun Union Olimpija SLO Gašper Potočnik SLO Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna Union Zadar CRO Ante NazorCRO Lovre Bašić Adidas OTP banka Coaching changes WeekClubOutgoing coachDate of changeIncoming coach3rdMetalacSRB Vladimir Đokić7 October 2015Đokić resigns as head coach of Metalac http://www.abaliga.com/a10266/News/Djokic_resigns_as_head_coach_of_Metalac.html abaliga.com 7 October 2015 11 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008210051/http://www.abaliga.com/a10266/News/Djokic_resigns_as_head_coach_of_Metalac.html 8 October 2015 dead dmy-all SRB Vladimir Mišković4thMetalacSRB Vladimir Mišković12 October 2015The great return of Vladimir Đokić http://www.abaliga.com/a10309/News/The_great_return_of_Vladimir_Djokic_.html abaliga.com 12 October 2015 13 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151014063740/http://www.abaliga.com/a10309/News/The_great_return_of_Vladimir_Djokic_.html 14 October 2015 dead dmy-allSRB Vladimir Đokić11thBudućnostMNE Igor Jovović27 November 2015Luka Pavićević is the new Budućnost VOLI head coach http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35628/luka-pavievi-is-the-new-budunost-voli-head-coach.aspx aba-liga.com 27 November 2015 29 November 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104129/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35628/luka-pavievi-is-the-new-budunost-voli-head-coach.aspx deadMNE Luka Pavićević13thCibonaHRV Slaven Rimac7 December 2015Cibona appointed Damir Mulaomerović as new head coach! http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35707/cibona-appointed-damir-mulaomerovi-as-new-head-coach.aspx 7 December 2015 8 December 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208210344/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35707/cibona-appointed-damir-mulaomerovi-as-new-head-coach.aspx deadHRV Damir Mulaomerović13thMZT SkopjeSLO Aleš Pipan7 December 2015MZT Skopje Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35708/mzt-skopje-aerodrom-parted-ways-with-pipan.aspx 7 December 2015 13 December 2015 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125728/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35708/mzt-skopje-aerodrom-parted-ways-with-pipan.aspx deadMKD Aleksandar Jončevski15thIgokeaSRB Željko Lukajić21 December 2015Dragan Bajić replaced Željko Lukajić at the bench of Igokea http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35810/dragan-baji-replaced-eljko-lukaji-at-the-bench-of-igokea.aspx 21 December 2015 22 December 2015 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223014645/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35810/dragan-baji-replaced-eljko-lukaji-at-the-bench-of-igokea.aspx deadBIH Dragan Bajić18thPartizanSRB Petar Božić5 January 2016Partizan NIS replaced Božić with Džikić https://www.aba-liga.com/news/35944 5 January 2016SRB Aleksandar Džikić20thKrkaBIH Ivan Velić18 January 2016Vladimir Anzulović replaced Velić at Krka's bench http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36047/vladimir-anzulovi-replaced-veli-at-krkas-bench.aspx 18 January 2016 19 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128230721/http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36047/vladimir-anzulovi-replaced-veli-at-krkas-bench.aspx 28 January 2016 dead dmy-allHRV Vladimir Anzulović20thSutjeskaMNE Dušan Dubljević24 January 2016Sutjeska appointed Igor Jovović as new head coach! http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36082/sutjeska-appointed-igor-jovovi-as-new-head-coach.aspx 24 January 2016 24 January 2016 2 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202032454/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36082/sutjeska-appointed-igor-jovovi-as-new-head-coach.aspx deadMNE Igor Jovović Regular season Standings main WL complete ABA Standings points PO PO PO PO R R BUD 23 3 2032 1774 CED 19 7 2024 1879 CIB 11 15 1887 1936 CZV 20 6 2046 1800 IGO 11 15 1839 1899 KRK 10 16 1853 1924 MEG 17 9 2051 1940 MET 10 16 1837 1941 MZT 10 16 1869 1908 PAR 12 14 1973 1974 SUT 9 17 1867 2011 TAJ 7 19 1790 1988 UOL 11 15 1921 1955 ZAD 12 14 1808 1868 QR green1 Qualification to playoffs red1 Relegated SRB Crvena Zvezda MNE Budućnost CRO Cedevita SRB Partizan SLO Union Olimpija CRO Cibona SLO Krka MNE Sutjeska SRB Metalac SRB Mega Leks CRO Zadar MKD MZT Skopje BIH Igokea SLO Tajfun Schedule and results The regular season began on October 1, 2015, and ended on March 7, 2016. main FBR grey noflag BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MEG MET MZT PAR SUT TAJ UOL ZDR MNE Budućnost 76–66 78–68 68–54 89–74 81–65 71–56 83–72 65–55 78–65 89–87 81–61 89–77 78–47 CRO Cedevita 57–81 83–65 74–72 67–56 70–60 78–68 77–63 89–64 75–72 73–50 94–61 82–58 81–88 CRO Cibona 69–91 69–81 83–94 86–72 85–78 82–89 77–73 68–62 63–57 93–76 71–69 75–79 74–65 SRB Crvena Zvezda 83–62 79–80 75–58 81–87 77–67 76–70 86–74 92–79 92–77 96–67 113–66 73–77 83–57 BIH Igokea 76–86 86–91 68–57 54–74 54–65 80–75 60–66 70–86 71–64 75–58 71–82 72–63 77–73 SLO Krka 78–84 85–77 90–86 65–71 74–64 74–57 70–75 72–68 70–75 58–66 103–96 55–59 77–66 SRB Mega Leks 81–83 100–93 76–72 78–79 69–68 84–77 77–64 82–70 76–59 101–72 92–70 78–81 87–61 SRB Metalac 61–67 79–81 77–61 62–68 56–74 83–77 83–76 68–77 67–64 84–78 78–62 74–61 71–67 MKD MZT 68–72 65–70 69–68 66–71 75–70 69–67 76–77 93–67 82–78 71–75 77–70 81–62 60–72 SRB Partizan 86–77 82–61 85–82 86–81 66–73 69–70 78–85 81–70 72–69 75–67 89–85 76–74 87–76 MNE Sutjeska 92–91 68–83 68–80 62–70 72–83 87–81 68–73 84–73 68–77 82–71 51–60 86–78 71–60 SLO Tajfun 61–80 67–78 52–74 63–73 76–81 74–51 60–64 76–63 68–62 65–83 71–68 73–59 66–82 SLO Union Olimpija 63–67 84–91 67–68 69–77 79–63 80–50 89–99 76–62 91–76 118–115 60–61 77–69 84–76 CRO Zadar 52–65 81–72 62–53 49–56 69–60 67–74 76–81 88–72 84–72 65–61 85–83 73–67 67–56 complete ABA League Calendarhttps://www.aba-liga.com/calendar/15/1/ ABA League Calendar aba-liga.com 2015-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818081659/http://aba-liga.com/League/Calendar.aspx 2016-08-18 dead Playoffs Semifinals Finals 190 25 1 MNE Budućnost 81 75 4 SRB Mega Leks 85 76 2 SRB Crvena Zvezda 97 73 3 CRO Cedevita 88 65 SRB Mega Leks 88 74 49 SRB Crvena Zvezda 95 93 61 Semifinals Game 1 #eee 14 March 2016 20:00 (CET) Boxscore Budućnost MNE 81 SRB Mega Leks 85 15–24 28–18 19–18 19–25 Jenkins 26 Marić 9 Cook 5 Jenkins 24 Zagorac 27 Luwawu, Zagorac 7 Ivanović 12 Zagorac 40 Morača Sports Center Podgorica 4,560 CRO Srđan DožaiSLO Matej BoltauzerCRO Siniša Herceg yes #eee 15 March 2016 18:45 (CET) Boxscore Crvena Zvezda SRB 97 CRO Cedevita 88 22–14 15–29 19–13 26–26 15–6 Miller 24 Zirbes 11 Jović 8 Zirbes 29 Pullen 24 White 12 Pullen 5 White 29 Hall Aleksandar Nikolić Belgrade 6,286 SLO Saša PuklSLO Damir JavorMNE Miloš Koljenšić Game 2 #eee 19 March 2016 21:00 (CET) Boxscore Mega Leks SRB 76 MNE Budućnost 75 22–24 22–16 18–15 14–20 Luwawu 17 Ivanović, Simeunović 8 Ivanović 8 Ivanović 21 Dragićević 20 Marić 13 Se. Šehović 5 Dragićević 20 Sports Hall Pinki Sremska Mitrovica 2,500 CRO Sreten RadovićBIH Petar ObradovićCRO Tomislav Hordov yes #eee 22 March 2016 20:00 (CET) Boxscore Cedevita CRO 65 SRB Crvena Zvezda 73 19–16 20–18 10–21 16–18 Pullen 17 Bilan 7 four players 2 Pullen 12 Štimac 17 Zirbes 9 Jović 6 Miller 20 Dom Sportova Zagreb 3,300 SLO Saša PuklSLO Damir JavorSLO Sašo Petek Finals #ffffd0 Game 1 28 April 2016 19:00 (CEST) Boxscore Crvena Zvezda SRB 95 SRB Mega Leks 88 27–25 21–20 20–25 27–18 Miller, Zirbes 17 Zirbes 12 Jović 9 Zirbes 29 Ivanović 25 Nikolić 6 Ivanović 6 Ivanović 28 Hall Aleksandar Nikolić Belgrade 2,586 CRO Sreten RadovićSRB Milivoje JovčićCRO Siniša Herceg #ffffd0 Game 2 30 April 2016 20:00 (CEST) Boxscore Crvena Zvezda SRB 93 SRB Mega Leks 74 26–21 26–18 20–21 21–14 Simonović 16 three players 5 Jović 9 Jović 20 Ivanović 22 Nikolić 7 Ivanović 5 Ivanović 22 Hall Aleksandar Nikolić Belgrade 3,000 SRB Ilija BeloševićBIH Petar ObradovićSRB Saša Maričić #ffffd0 Game 3 2 May 2016 20:30 (CEST) Boxscore Mega Leks SRB 49 SRB Crvena Zvezda 61 16–24 18–13 6–9 9–15 Zagorac 21 Janković 8 Ivanović 6 Zagorac 22 Miller 18 Miller 8 Jović 6 Miller 19 Sports Hall Pinki Sremska Mitrovica 2,500 SLO Saša PuklCRO Srđan DožaiSRB Marko Juras 2015–16 ABA League Champions SRB Crvena Zvezda 2nd 2015–2016 Crvena Zvezda Team Roster Position(s) Name G/F USA Tarence Kinsey PG SRB Nikola Rebić G/F SRB Nemanja Dangubić PF SRB Luka Mitrović G/F SRB Branko Lazić F SRB Boriša Simanić PG SRB Vasilije Micić SF SRB Marko Simonović C SRB Stefan Nastić SG SRB Marko Gudurić PG SRB Stefan Jović F USA Quincy Miller C GER Maik Zirbes C SRB Vladimir Štimac Head Coach MNE Dejan Radonjić Individual statistics Rating RankName TeamGamesRatingPIR1.CRO Miro BilanCRO Cedevita2857520.542.SRB Sava LešićSLO Olimpija2644818.883.CRO Ante ŽižićCRO Cibona2137918.054.USA Kevin JonesSRB Partizan1933217.475.MNE Nemanja VranješMNE Sutjeska2339617.22 Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1.SRB Tadija DragićevićMNE Budućnost2642416.312.USA Kevin JonesSRB Partizan1931016.323.SRB Sava LešićSLO Olimpija2639515.194.SRB Đorđe DrenovacMKD MZT Skopje2638814.925.MNE Nemanja VranješMNE Sutjeska2333714.65 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1.CRO Ante ŽižićCRO Cibona211688.002.USA Kevin JonesSRB Partizan191497.843.CRO Miro BilanCRO Cedevita282177.754.SRB Sava LešićSLO Olimpija262007.695.AUS Aleks MarićMNE Budućnost261847.08 Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1.MNE Omar Cook MNE Budućnost281816.462.SRB Stefan JovićSRB Crvena Zvezda271455.373.MNE Nikola IvanovićSRB Mega Leks261345.154.SRB Marko LjubičićMKD MZT Skopje251034.125.SRB Vuk RadivojevićBIH Igokea25913.64 Source: ABA League Individual Statistics http://www.aba-liga.com/Statistics/IndividualStatistics.aspx Individual Statistics 2015-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121225339/http://www.aba-liga.com/Statistics/IndividualStatistics.aspx 2015-11-21 dead MVP List MVP of the RoundUnlike the previous seasons in the 2015–16 season only players playing for winning teams could be named MVP of the Round. "note" RoundPlayerTeamEfficiency1SRB Rade ZagoracSRB Mega Leks292CRO Miro BilanCRO Cedevita333MNE Suad ŠehovićMNE Budućnost304SRB Marko LukovićMKD MZT285AUS Aleks MarićMNE Budućnost326CRO Ive IvanovSLO Krka277CRO Jure LalićSLO Krka258MNE Nikola IvanovićSRB Mega Leks319CRO Ante Žižić CRO Cibona 3010CRO Ante Delaš CRO Zadar 3311CRO Jure Lalić (2)SLO Krka 3512SRB Tadija Dragićević MNE Budućnost3013SRB Tadija Dragićević (2)MNE Budućnost2514CRO Miro Bilan (2)CRO Cedevita3715CRO Miro Bilan (3)CRO Cedevita2816CRO Miro Bilan (4)CRO Cedevita3517SRB Vuk RadivojevićBIH Igokea3018MNE Nemanja Vranješ MNE Sutjeska4219USA Glenn CoseyCRO Zadar3020SRB Aleksandar CvetkovićSRB Partizan4221CRO Miro Bilan (5)CRO Cedevita3022GER Maik ZirbesSRB Crvena Zvezda3623USA James WhiteCRO Cedevita2624GER Maik Zirbes (2)SRB Crvena Zvezda3425SRB Vuk Radivojević (2)BIH Igokea3126SRB Sava LešićSLO Olimpija43SF1SRB Rade Zagorac (2)SRB Mega Leks40SF2MNE Nikola Ivanović (2)SRB Mega Leks21F1GER Maik Zirbes (3)SRB Crvena Zvezda29F2SRB Stefan JovićSRB Crvena Zvezda20F3USA Quincy MillerSRB Crvena Zvezda19 Source: ABA League MVP List http://aba-liga.com/Statistics/MVPList.aspx ABA League MVP List aba-liga.com 2015-12-02 2015-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118203642/http://aba-liga.com/Statistics/MVPList.aspx dead MVP of the Month Month Player Team Ref. ReferenceOctober 2015MNE Suad ŠehovićMNE Budućnost http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35417/interview-suad-ehovi-the-mvp-of-october.aspx INTERVIEW: Suad Šehović, the MVP of October 2015-12-02 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082806/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35417/interview-suad-ehovi-the-mvp-of-october.aspx dead November 2015HRV Miro BilanHRV Cedevita http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35665/november-mvp-miro-bilan--we-can-win-the-rings-this-season.aspx November MVP: Miro Bilan – "We can win the rings this season" 2015-12-02 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072307/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35665/november-mvp-miro-bilan--we-can-win-the-rings-this-season.aspx dead December 2015HRV Miro Bilan (2)HRV Cedevita December MVP: Miro BilanJanuary 2016SRB Tadija DragićevićMNE Budućnost December January MVP: Tadija DragićevićApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes February 2016GER Maik ZirbesSRB Crvena Zvezda http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36315/february-mvp-maik-zirbes.aspx February MVP: Maik Zirbes 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001234/http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36315/february-mvp-maik-zirbes.aspx 2016-03-05 dead The ideal five of the season The ideal five of the season were selected by head coaches, fans and the ABA League Commission, with the coaches contributing 60%, the fans 30% and the Commission 10% of the votes for the final result.Dragićević heads the Ideal Starting Five http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36374/dragievi-heads-the-ideal-starting-five.aspx 11 March 2016 11 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185713/http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36374/dragievi-heads-the-ideal-starting-five.aspx 2016-03-11 dead PositionNameTeamPGGEO Jacob Pullen CRO CedevitaSGFRA Timothe LuwawuSRB Mega LeksSFSRB Tadija DragićevićMNE BudućnostPFCRO Miro BilanCRO CedevitaCGER Maik ZirbesSRB Crvena zvezda ABA League clubs in European competitions Competition Team Progress Result Euroleague SRB Crvena Zvezda Playoffs Eliminated by RUS CSKA Moscow, 0–3CRO Cedevita Top 16 Group E 8th placeEurocup SLO Union Olimpija Last 32 Group M 4th placeMNE Budućnost Regular Season Group D 5th placeFIBA Europe Cup CRO Cibona Quarter-finals Eliminated by RUS Enisey Krasnoyarsk, 1–2SLO Krka Round of 32 Group O 3rd placeSLO Tajfun Regular Season Group F 4th place Notes note References External links Official website ABA League at Eurobasket.com 2015–16 Category:2015–16 in European basketball leagues Category:2015–16 in Serbian basketball Category:2015–16 in Slovenian basketball Category:2015–16 in Croatian basketball Category:2015–16 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball Category:2015–16 in Montenegrin basketball Category:2015–16 in Hungarian basketball Category:2015–16 in Republic of Macedonia basketball