# 2009–10 ABA NLB League

The 2009–10 NLB Liga ABA was the 9th season of the Liga ABA. 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro participated in the NLB League: Union Olimpija, Helios, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Široki Eronet, Partizan, Crvena zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, Radnički Kragujevac, Budućnost. The 2009-10 NLB League Final Four was held on April 23–25, 2010, in Arena Zagreb.

## Team information
### Venues and locations

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Serbia | 5 |
| Serbia | 5 | Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 5 | Hemofarm STADA | Vršac | Millennium Center (5,000) |
| Serbia | 5 | Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 5 | FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall (3,000) |
| Serbia | 5 | Radnički | Kragujevac | Hala Jezero (5,320) |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Croatia | 4 | Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200) |
| Croatia | 4 | Zagreb CO | Zagreb | Trnsko (2,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Sutinska vrela (2,000) |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Hala Tivoli (6,000) |
| Slovenia | 2 | Helios | Domžale | Dvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Bosna ASA BHT | Sarajevo | Dvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Široki HT Eronet | Široki Brijeg | "Pecara" (4,500) |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost m:tel | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (4,570) |

## Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Cibona | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2038 | 1802 | 236 | 46 |
| 2 | Partizan | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2021 | 1842 | 179 | 46 |
| 3 | Hemofarm STADA | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2059 | 1912 | 147 | 43 |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2004 | 1875 | 129 | 41 |
| 5 | Budućnost m:tel | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1964 | 1876 | 88 | 41 |
| 6 | Zagreb CO | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2054 | 2076 | -22 | 40 |
| 7 | Cedevita | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2037 | 2097 | -60 | 39 |
| 8 | Zadar | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2118 | 1960 | 158 | 39 |
| 9 | Crvena zvezda | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2069 | 2012 | 57 | 37 |
| 10 | Široki HT Eronet | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1949 | 2013 | -64 | 37 |
| 11 | Radnički | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1826 | 2008 | -182 | 37 |
| 12 | FMP | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1965 | 2055 | -90 | 36 |
| 13 | Bosna ASA BHT | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1778 | 2053 | -275 | 32 |
| 14 | Helios | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1756 | 2057 | -301 | 32 |
* Qualified for Final four
* Relegated

### Schedule and Results

1. round (10.10.2009.) :
| Partizan - FMP | 86-59 |
| Cibona - Široki | 85-65 |
| Helios - Cedevita | 76-69 |
| Hemofarm - Radnički | 72-77 |
| Zadar - Olimpija | 79-59 |
| Bosna - Zagreb | 64-71 |
| Budućnost - Crvena zvezda | 71-63 |
6. round (07.11.2009.) :
| FMP - Olimpija | 67-79 |
| Radnički - Zagreb | 57-75 |
| Cedevita - Crvena zvezda | 88-74 |
| Široki - Budućnost | 76-72 |
| Partizan - Bosna | 72-58 |
| Cibona - Zadar | 68-65 |
| Helios - Hemofarm | 60-85 |
11. round (05.12.2009.) :
| Bosna - FMP | 68-66 |
| Budućnost - Zadar | 97-81 |
| Crvena zvezda - Hemofarm | 86-88 |
| Zagreb - Helios | 84-69 |
| Olimpija - Cibona | 71-63 |
| Radnički - Partizan | 67-73 |
| Cedevita - Široki | 93-86 (ot) |
16. round (16.01.2010.) :
| FMP - Cibona | 95-71 |
| Partizan - Helios | 84-76 |
| Široki - Hemofarm | 76-94 |
| Cedevita - Zadar | 75-69 |
| Radnički - Bosna | 83-69 |
| Olimpija - Budućnost | 78-82 |
| Zagreb - Crvena zvezda | 81-80 |
21. round (13.02.2010.) :
| Radnički - FMP | 81-77 |
| Olimpija - Cedevita | 82-68 |
| Zagreb - Široki | 71-81 |
| Crvena zvezda - Partizan | 74-84 |
| Budućnost - Cibona | 62-72 |
| Bosna - Helios | 66-55 |
| Zadar - Hemofarm | 70-75 |
26. round (20.03.2010.) :
| FMP - Budućnost | 73-70 |
| Bosna - Crvena zvezda | 68-67 |
| Zadar - Zagreb | 72-65 |
| Hemofarm - Olimpija | 73-60 |
| Helios - Radnički | 73-71 |
| Cibona - Cedevita | 93-82 |
| Partizan - Široki | 80-69 |
2. round (13.10.2009.) :
| FMP - Crvena zvezda | 85-81 (ot) |
| Zagreb - Budućnost | 80-75 |
| Olimpija - Bosna | 89-67 |
| Radnički - Zadar | 72-69 |
| Cedevita - Hemofarm | 91-87 |
| Široki - Helios | 72-77 |
| Partizan - Cibona | 51-64 |
7. round (14.11.2009.) :
| Hemofarm - FMP | 77-63 |
| Zadar - Helios | 97-70 |
| Bosna - Cibona | 55-80 |
| Budućnost - Partizan | 59-65 |
| Crvena zvezda - Široki | 97-81 |
| Zagreb - Cedevita | 91-79 |
| Olimpija - Radnički | 85-65 |
12. round (12.12.2009.) :
| FMP - Široki | 86-68 |
| Partizan - Cedevita | 95-75 |
| Cibona - Radnički | 92-55 |
| Helios - Olimpija | 51-73 |
| Hemofarm - Zagreb | 74-66 |
| Zadar - Crvena zvezda | 89-83 |
| Bosna - Budućnost | 73-77 |
17. round (19.01.2010.) :
| Zagreb - FMP | 90-81 |
| Crvena zvezda - Olimpija | 71-72 |
| Budućnost - Radnički | 79-67 |
| Bosna - Cedevita | 63-76 |
| Zadar - Široki | 88-65 |
| Hemofarm - Partizan | 90-91 |
| Helios - Cibona | 59-73 |
22. round (27.02.2010.) :
| FMP - Zadar | 83-81 |
| Hemofarm - Bosna | 80-60 |
| Helios - Budućnost | 58-73 |
| Cibona - Crvena zvezda | 82-79 |
| Partizan - Zagreb | 90-70 |
| Široki - Olimpija | 73-67 |
| Cedevita - Radnički | 80-72 |
3. round (17.11.2009.) :
| Cibona - FMP | 77-59 |
| Helios - Partizan | 67-73 |
| Hemofarm - Široki | 83-69 |
| Zadar - Cedevita | 89-85 |
| Bosna - Radnički | 75-67 |
| Budućnost - Olimpija | 79-85 |
| Crvena zvezda - Zagreb | 89-66 |
8. round (17.11.2009.) :
| FMP - Radnički | 97-66 |
| Cedevita - Olimpija | 70-73 |
| Široki - Zagreb | 74-72 |
| Partizan - Crvena zvezda | 73-76 |
| Cibona - Budućnost | 79-54 |
| Helios - Bosna | 66-60 |
| Hemofarm - Zadar | 67-58 |
13. round (19.12.2009.) :
| Budućnost - FMP | 78-70 |
| Crvena zvezda - Bosna | 85-79 |
| Zagreb - Zadar | 95-97 |
| Olimpija - Hemofarm | 72-79 |
| Radnički - Helios | 69-66 |
| Cedevita - Cibona | 72-87 |
| Široki - Partizan | 48-63 |
18. round (23.01.2010.) :
| FMP - Helios | 81-65 |
| Cibona - Hemofarm | 55-57 |
| Partizan - Zadar | 86-74 |
| Široki - Bosna | 90-62 |
| Cedevita - Budućnost | 83-71 |
| Radnički - Crvena zvezda | 55-68 |
| Olimpija - Zagreb | 82-85 |
23. round (06.03.2010.) :
| Cedevita - FMP | 79-67 |
| Radnički - Široki | 71-61 |
| Olimpija - Partizan | 73-81 |
| Zagreb - Cibona | 76-87 |
| Crvena zvezda - Helios | 102-71 |
| Budućnost - Hemofarm | 83-68 |
| Bosna - Zadar | 87-83 |
4. round (24.10.2009.) :
| FMP - Zagreb | 81-86 |
| Olimpija - Crvena zvezda | 94-76 |
| Radnički - Budućnost | 55-82 |
| Cedevita - Bosna | 83-76 |
| Široki - Zadar | 83-70 |
| Partizan - Hemofarm | 84-80 (ot) |
| Cibona - Helios | 98-66 |
9. round (21.11.2009.) :
| Zadar - FMP | 90-69 |
| Bosna - Hemofarm | 72-82 |
| Budućnost - Helios | 72-63 |
| Crvena zvezda - Cibona | 72-51 |
| Zagreb - Partizan | 85-83 |
| Olimpija - Široki | 86-82 (ot) |
| Radnički - Cedevita | 67-58 |
14. round (22.12.2009.) :
| FMP - Partizan | 81-84 |
| Široki - Cibona | 72-83 |
| Cedevita - Helios | 92-81 |
| Radnički - Hemofarm | 77-69 |
| Olimpija - Zadar | 84-77 |
| Zagreb - Bosna | 83-65 |
| Crvena zvezda - Budućnost | 77-88 |
19. round (30.01.2010.) :
| Olimpija - FMP | 95-54 |
| Zagreb - Radnički | 87-80 |
| Crvena zvezda - Cedevita | 83-63 |
| Budućnost - Široki | 77-57 |
| Bosna - Partizan | 84-86 (ot) |
| Zadar - Cibona | 87-92 (ot) |
| Hemofarm - Helios | 75-76 |
24. round (13.03.2010.) :
| FMP - Bosna | 89-80 (ot) |
| Zadar - Budućnost | 83-78 |
| Hemofarm - Crvena zvezda | 76-70 |
| Helios - Zagreb | 71-84 |
| Cibona - Olimpija | 59-85 |
| Partizan - Radnički | 85-62 |
| Široki - Cedevita | 88-74 |
5. round (31.10.2009.) :
| Helios - FMP | 73-80 |
| Hemofarm - Cibona | 94-96 (ot) |
| Zadar - Partizan | 77-66 |
| Bosna - Široki | 64-75 |
| Budućnost - Cedevita | 95-65 |
| Crvena zvezda - Radnički | 100-101 |
| Zagreb - Olimpija | 77-67 |
10. round (28.11.2009.) :
| FMP - Cedevita | 85-87 |
| Široki - Radnički | 96-83 |
| Partizan - Olimpija | 80-70 |
| Cibona - Zagreb | 113-76 |
| Helios - Crvena zvezda | 66-72 |
| Hemofarm - Budućnost | 89-71 |
| Zadar - Bosna | 104-54 |
15. round (09.01.2010) :
| Crvena zvezda - FMP | 87-73 |
| Budućnost - Zagreb | 82-73 |
| Bosna - Olimpija | 79-76 (ot) |
| Zadar - Radnički | 86-60 |
| Hemofarm - Cedevita | 87-71 |
| Helios - Široki | 72-64 |
| Cibona - Partizan | 69-59 |
20. round (06.02.2010.) :
| FMP - Hemofarm | 81-75 |
| Helios - Zadar | 65-111 |
| Cibona - Bosna | 87-62 |
| Partizan - Budućnost | 75-56 |
| Široki - Crvena zvezda | 95-80 |
| Cedevita - Zagreb | 100-88 |
| Radnički - Olimpija | 74-70 |
25. round (16.03.2010.) :
| Široki - FMP | 83-63 |
| Cedevita - Partizan | 79-72 |
| Radnički - Cibona | 72-64 |
| Olimpija - Helios | 77-64 |
| Zagreb - Hemofarm | 77-83 (ot) |
| Crvena zvezda - Zadar | 77-72 |
| Budućnost - Bosna | 81-68 |

## Stats Leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
| 1. | Andrija Žižić | Cedevita | 428 | 25 | 17,12 |
| 2. | Damir Mulaomerović | Zagreb | 352 | 21 | 16,76 |
| 3. | Marko Tomas | Cibona | 429 | 28 | 15,32 |
| 4. | Milan Mačvan | Hemofarm | 350 | 24 | 14,58 |
| 5. | Jamont Gordon | Cibona | 403 | 28 | 14,39 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
| 1. | Chester Mason | Široki | 202 | 25 | 8,08 |
| 2. | Aleksandar Marić | Partizan | 165 | 22 | 7,50 |
| 3. | Lawrence Roberts | Partizan | 182 | 26 | 7,00 |
| 4. | Tomislav Ružić | Zadar | 173 | 26 | 6,73 |
| 5. | Luka Žorić | Zagreb | 173 | 26 | 6,65 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
| 1. | Feliks Kojadinović | Bosna | 122 | 21 | 5,81 |
| 2. | Jure Močnik | Helios | 122 | 22 | 5,55 |
| 3. | Stefan Marković | Hemofarm | 117 | 25 | 4,68 |
| 4. | Chester Mason | Široki | 116 | 25 | 4,64 |
| 5. | Jamont Gordon | Cibona | 128 | 28 | 4,57 |

### Ranking MVP

| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
| 1. | Chester Mason | Široki | 499 | 25 | 19,96 |
| 2. | Milan Mačvan | Hemofarm | 436 | 24 | 18,17 |
| 3. | Aleksandar Marić | Partizan | 394 | 22 | 17,91 |
| 4. | Andrija Žižić | Cedevita | 445 | 25 | 17,80 |
| 5. | Luka Žorić | Zagreb | 461 | 26 | 17,73 |

### MVP Round by Round

| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | Marko Brkić | Radnički | 29 |
| 2 | Jermaine Anderson | Cedevita | 31 |
| 3 | Boban Marjanović | Hemofarm | 36 |
| 4 | Aleks Marić | Partizan | 36 |
| 5 | Marko Tomas | Cibona | 43 |
| 6 | Andrija Žižić | Cedevita | 40 |
| 7 | Filip Videnov | Crvena zvezda | 43 |
| 8 | Chester Mason | Široki | 39 |
| 9 | Ante Tomić | Zagreb | 35 |
| 10 | Chester Mason (2) | Široki | 34 |
| 11 | Marino Baždarić | Cedevita | 28 |
| 12 | Goran Jeretin | Budućnost | 34 |
| 13 | Miroslav Raduljica | FMP | 36 |
| 14 | Nemanja Protić | FMP | 37 |
| 15 | Slavko Vraneš | Partizan | 31 |
| 16 | Jamont Gordon | Cibona | 34 |
| 17 | Damir Mulaomerović | Zagreb | 41 |
| 18 | Matt Walsh | Olimpija | 28 |
| 19 | Lukša Andrić | Cibona | 31 |
| 20 | Ivan Grgat | Široki | 41 |
| 21 | Jermaine Anderson (2) | Cedevita | 31 |
| 22 | Jamont Gordon (2) | Cibona | 33 |
| 23 | Nemanja Bjelica | Crvena zvezda | 44 |
| 24 | Chester Mason (3) | Široki | 57 |
| 25 | Milan Mačvan | Hemofarm | 32 |
| 26 | Miroslav Raduljica (2) | FMP | 33 |
| 27 | Jamont Gordon (3) | Cibona | 31 |
| 28 | Jamont Gordon (4) | Cibona | 31 |
Source: NLB League

## Final four

Matches played in, Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
| Semifinals April 23 | Semifinals April 23 | Semifinals April 23 | Final April 25 | Final April 25 | Final April 25 |
| 1 | Cibona | 78 | | | |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 73 | 1 | Cibona | 74 |
| | | | 2 | Partizan | 75 (OT) |
| 2 | Partizan | 72 | 2 | Partizan | 75 (OT) |
| 3 | Hemofarm STADA | 67 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Partizan vs. Hemofarm STADA

* April 23 17:15 CET
* Report
| Partizan | 72–67 | Hemofarm STADA |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 26-16, 12-12, 20-21 |||
| Pts: Roberts 16 Rebs: Roberts 11 Asts: Božić, Marić, McCalebb 2 | | Pts: Mačvan 16 Rebs: Marjanović 9 Asts: Marković, Borisov 2 |
* Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: - Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB)

#### Cibona vs. Union Olimpija

* April 23 20:15 CET
* Report
| Cibona | 78–73 | Union Olimpija |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 22-26, 18-8, 12-21 |||
| Pts: Gordon 23 Rebs: Bogdanović 10 Asts: Gordon 5 | | Pts: Klobučar 19 Rebs: Klobučar, Aleksandrov 6 Asts: Ilievski 3 |
* Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)

### Final

* April 25 17:15 CET
* Report
| Cibona | 74–75 (OT) | Partizan |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 17-16, 13-13, 16-16, Overtime: 14-15 |||
| Pts: Gordon, Tomas 31 Rebs: Gordon, Andrić 5 Asts: Tomas 3 | | Pts: Marić 14 Rebs: Roberts 14 Asts: Veselý 3 |
* Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 16,200 Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Damir Javor (SLO)
* 2009–10 ABA NLB League Champions
* Partizan 4th Title