# 2012–13 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2012–13 Telemach League was the 22nd season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia. The first half of the season consisted of 10 teams and a 90-game regular season (18 games for each of the 10 teams) and began on Saturday, 20 October 2012. The second half of the season consisted of two teams from the Adriatic League and the best four teams from first half of the season.

## Teams for the 2012–13 season

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Head coach |
| Elektra | Šoštanj | Šoštanj Sports Hall | 600 | Sebastjan Krašovec |
| Grosuplje | Grosuplje | Brinje Sports Hall | 800 | Tone Krump |
| Helios | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 | Zmago Sagadin |
| Hopsi | Polzela | Polzela Sports Hall | 1,800 | Jernej Kobale |
| Krka* | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,800 | Aleksander Sekulić |
| LTH Castings Mercator | Škofja Loka | Poden Hall | 500 | Gašper Potočnik |
| Maribor | Maribor | Tabor Hall | 3,261 | Igor Kuzma |
| Olimpija* | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 | Sašo Filipovski |
| Rogaška Crystal | Rogaška Slatina | II. OŠ Rogaška Slatina | 800 | Dragan Višnjevac |
| Slovan | Ljubljana | Kodeljevo Sports Hall | 1,540 | Gašper Okorn |
| Tajfun | Šentjur | Hruševec Sports Hall | 450 | Damjan Novaković |
| Zlatorog | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 | Miloš Šporar |

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Zlatorog Laško | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1384 | 1326 | 31 |
| 2 | Maribor | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1418 | 1309 | 30 |
| 3 | Helios Domžale | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1343 | 1255 | 30 |
| 4 | Tajfun | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1445 | 1375 | 30 |
| 5 | Rogaška Crystal | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1215 | 1234 | 29 |
| 6 | Elektra Šoštanj | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1248 | 1224 | 26 |
| 7 | Slovan | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1321 | 1347 | 24 |
| 8 | LTH Castings Mercator | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1322 | 1402 | 24 |
| 9 | Hopsi Polzela | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1287 | 1390 | 24 |
| 10 | Grosuplje | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1295 | 1416 | 22 |
* Qualified for the Champions stage

## Champions standings

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Krka | 10 | 9 | 1 | 784 | 669 | 19 |
| 2 | Olimpija | 10 | 7 | 3 | 758 | 674 | 17 |
| 3 | Maribor | 10 | 5 | 5 | 724 | 743 | 15 |
| 4 | Zlatorog Laško | 10 | 3 | 7 | 753 | 799 | 13 |
| 5 | Helios Domžale | 10 | 3 | 7 | 664 | 715 | 13 |
| 6 | Tajfun | 10 | 3 | 7 | 691 | 774 | 13 |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

## Relegation league

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Rogaška Crystal | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1960 | 1958 | 45 |
| 2 | Hopsi Polzela | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2132 | 2169 | 41 |
| 3 | Slovan | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2059 | 2067 | 40 |
| 4 | Elektra Šoštanj | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1992 | 2005 | 40 |
| 5 | Grosuplje | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1969 | 2086 | 38 |
| 6 | LTH Castings Mercator | 28 | 7 | 21 | 1999 | 2151 | 35 |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points
* Relegated

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Krka | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Zlatorog Laško | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Zlatorog Laško | 0 | 1 | Krka | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Olimpija | 1 |
| 2 | Olimpija | 2 | 2 | Olimpija | 1 |
| 3 | Maribor | 0 | | | |

## Finals

* TV SLO 2
* 13 May 8:00 pm
* Report
Krka 81, Olimpija 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 22–17, 26–20, 18–13 |||
| Pts: Jakov Vladovic 15 Rebs: Jaka Klobucar 8 Asts: Jakov Vladovic 8 | Pts: Jaka Blazic 19 Rebs: Jaka Blazic 5 Asts: Jan Mocnik 4 |
* Leon Štukelj Hall, Novo Mesto Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Saša Pukl, Andrej Lovšin, Boris Krejić
* TV SLO 2
* 15 May 6:00 pm
* Report
Olimpija 77, Krka 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 18–27, 16–18, 27–19 |||
| Pts: Jaka Blazic 16 Rebs: Alen Omic 6 Asts: Mocnik, Blazic, Bubnic, Perkovic 2 each | Pts: Domen Lorbek 17 Rebs: Smiljan Pavic 12 Asts: Jaka Klobucar 4 |
* Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Sašo Petek, Milan Nedović
* TV SLO 2
* 17 May 8:00 pm
* Report
Krka 68, Olimpija 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 11–19, 12-13, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Jakov Vladovic 13 Rebs: Jaka Klobucar 9 Asts: Jakov Vladovic 5 | Pts: Jaka Blazic 17 Rebs: Alen Omic 5 Asts: Klemen Prepelic 8 |
* Leon Štukelj Hall, Novo Mesto Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Damir Javor, Mario Majkič, Boris Krejić
* TV SLO 2
* 20 May 6:00 pm
* Report
Olimpija 61, Krka 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 19–18, 16–18, 15–17 |||
| Pts: Prepelic, Salin 14 each Rebs: Alen Omic 7 Asts: Mocnik, Prepelic 3 each | Pts: Matjaž Smodiš 21 Rebs: Jakov Vladovic 6 Asts: Domen Lorbek 4 |
| Krka wins Slovenian League Finals series, 3–1 |||
* Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Sašo Petek, Andrej Lovšin, Mario Majkič
* Telemach League 2012–13 Champions
* Krka 6th title

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Dejan Mlakar (Slovan)

### Season MVP

* Kervin Bristol (Hopsi Polzela)

### Finals MVP

* Matjaž Smodiš (Krka)

### Weekly MVP
## Statistics leaders

| Performance Index Rating Pos Player Club PIR 1 Kervin Bristol Hopsi Polzela 20.07 2 Miloš Miljković Rogaška 17.46 3 Goran Jagodnik Hopsi Polzela 16.78 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Sašo Zagorac Grosuplje 17.50 2 Goran Jagodnik Hopsi Polzela 17.28 3 Robert Abramović LTH Castings Mercator 16.79 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Kervin Bristol Hopsi Polzela 10.86 2 Dino Murić Union Olimpija 8.11 3 Miloš Miljković Rogaška 8.07 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Daniel Vujasinović Hopsi Polzela 5.81 2 Bojan Jovanović Maribor Messer 5.28 3 Boban Tomić LTH Castings Mercator 5.00 |
| Category | Player | Stat |
| Points per game | Sašo Zagorac (Grosuplje) | 17.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Kervin Bristol (Hopsi Polzela) | 10.9 |
| Assists per game | Daniel Vujasinović (Hopsi Polzela) | 5.9 |
| Steals per game | Samo Udrih (Zlatorog Laško) | 1.9 |
| Blocks per game | Kervin Bristol (Hopsi Polzela) | 2.4 |
| Field goal percentage | Mladen Primorac (Tajfun) | 51.8% |
| Free throw percentage | Goran Jagodnik (Hopsi Polzela) | 90.4% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Jure Besedič (Helios Domžale) | 47.2% |