# 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons was the 29th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. KK Koper Primorska are the defending champions.
On 12 March 2020, the Basketball Federation of Slovenia temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 March, the Basketball Federation canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Koper Primorska was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basketball Federation decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.

## Format
### Regular season

In the first phase, nine teams will compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (16 games total). Cedevita Olimpija will compete in the second phase. All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.

### Second phase

The top five teams from the regular season will advance to the championship phase. Cedevita Olimpija will start their competition from this phase. These teams will start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team will play a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin will be used.
The bottom four teams will enter a home-and-away round-robin mini-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Each teams plays 9 games in this phase.

#### Playoffs

Eight teams will join the playoffs.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation

Terme Olimia Podčetrtek was promoted as the winner of the 2018–19 Second League. The club replaced Ilirija, which finished last in the 2018–19 season.
This is the inaugural season for the newly formed club Cedevita Olimpija (which was created in July 2019 by merging two clubs Olimpija Ljubljana and Cedevita Zagreb) that will take the Olimpija's place in the competition. Also, the club will play in the 2019–20 EuroCup season instead of Cedevita Zagreb.

### Venues and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| GGD Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Hopsi Polzela | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Koper Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek | ŠD Podčetrtek | |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
* Teams that play in the 2019–20 Adriatic League
* Teams that play in the 2019–20 Adriatic League Second Division
* Teams that play in the 2019–20 Alpe Adria Cup

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Tomaž Berločnik | Slaven Rimac | Jaka Blažič | Adidas | Cedevita, Petrol |
| Helios Suns | David Kubala | Dejan Jakara | Blaž Mahkovic | Spalding | Helios, Triglav |
| Hopsi Polzela | Matej Jelen | Boštjan Kuhar | Sandi Čebular | Macron | — |
| Koper Primorska | Gregor Vuga | Jurica Golemac | Alen Hodžić | Erreà | Vehicle Rent |
| Krka | Andraž Šuštarič | Vladimir Anzulović | Jure Balažič | Žolna Šport | Krka |
| Rogaška | Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Tadej Ferme | Luanvi | — |
| GGD Šenčur | Janko Sekne | Konstantin Subotić | Smiljan Pavič | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba |
| Šentjur | Dušan Debenak | Saša Dončić | Miloš Pešić | Luanvi | VOC, Tajfun |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Franc Trupaj | Davor Brečko | Nejc Strnad | Peak | Terme Olimia |
| Zlatorog Laško | Bojan Špiler | Robi Ribežl | Tomaž Jereb | Joma | Pivovarna Laško |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Cedevita Olimpija | First | – | – | Pre-season | Slaven Rimac | 8 July 2019 |
| Šentjur | Jakša Vulić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Saša Dončić | 21 June 2019 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Chris Thomas | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Robi Ribežl | 13 July 2019 |
| Krka | Simon Petrov | Mutual consent | 5 November 2019 | 6th (2–3) | Vladimir Anzulović | 7 November 2019 |
| Šentjur | Saša Dončić | Sacked | 14 November 2019 | 7th (2–5) | Aleš Pipan | 14 November 2019 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Davor Brečko | Sacked | 14 November 2019 | 9th (0–5) | Bojan Lazić | 19 November 2019 |
| Koper Primorska | Jurica Golemac | Parted ways | 20 December 2019 | 1st (10–1) | Andrej Žakelj | 26 December 2019 |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Slaven Rimac | Mutual consent | 27 January 2020 | / | Jurica Golemac | 27 January 2020 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Koper Primorska | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1395 | 1128 | +267 | 29 | Qualification to championship group |
| 2 | Krka | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1250 | 1153 | +97 | 27 | Qualification to championship group |
| 3 | Helios Suns | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1184 | 1174 | +10 | 26 | Qualification to championship group |
| 4 | Rogaška | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1210 | 1142 | +68 | 26 | Qualification to championship group |
| 5 | Hopsi Polzela | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1371 | 1235 | +136 | 25 | Qualification to championship group |
| 6 | GGD Šenčur | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1274 | 1159 | +115 | 25 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 7 | Šentjur | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1238 | 1234 | +4 | 22 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 8 | Zlatorog Laško | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1151 | 1515 | −364 | 19 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 9 | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1036 | 1369 | −333 | 17 | Qualification to relegation group |

### Results

| Home \ Away | PRI | KRK | HEL | ROG | POL | GGD | SEN | ZLA | POD |
| Koper Primorska | — | 68–64 | 84–66 | 76–53 | 91–77 | 86–85 | 82–66 | 115–73 | 79–67 |
| Krka | 80–81 | — | 66–73 | 70–54 | 84–76 | 68–66 | 92–72 | 104–70 | 91–60 |
| Helios Suns | 60–78 | 66–72 | — | 72–67 | 53–72 | 66–57 | 76–73 | 98–81 | 80–53 |
| Rogaška | 86–83 | 58–67 | 75–83 | — | 82–75 | 66–57 | 83–70 | 91–61 | 83–48 |
| Hopsi Polzela | 85–84 | 92–65 | 86–87 | 86–87 | — | 71–66 | 83–62 | 102–78 | 96–67 |
| GGD Šenčur | 82–80 | 83–89 | 67–71 | 92–53 | 92–90 | — | 89–82 | 95–62 | 80–73 |
| Šentjur | 64–108 | 96–61 | 75–63 | 71–86 | 85–69 | 83–90 | — | 83–50 | 86–49 |
| Zlatorog Laško | 56–102 | 78–89 | 90–84 | 75–99 | 75–117 | 66–93 | 89–76 | — | 72–69 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 64–98 | 60–88 | 78–86 | 56–87 | 77–94 | 53–80 | 64–94 | 98–75 | — |

## Championship group
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cedevita Olimpija | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 146 | +22 | 4 |
| 2 | Krka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 236 | −12 | 4 |
| 3 | Hopsi Polzela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 243 | −16 | 4 |
| 4 | Helios Suns | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 228 | −20 | 4 |
| 5 | Koper Primorska | 2 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 132 | +22 | 3 |
| 6 | Rogaška | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 71 | +4 | 2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | COL | HEL | POL | PRI | KRK | ROG |
| Cedevita Olimpija | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86–77 | 0 |
| Helios Suns | 69–82 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hopsi Polzela | 0 | 84–75 | — | 68–92 | 0 | 0 |
| Koper Primorska | 0 | 62–64 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Krka | 0 | 0 | 76–75 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rogaška | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75–71 | — |

## Relegation group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | GGD Šenčur | 8 | 7 | 1 | 700 | 588 | +112 | 15 |
| 2 | Šentjur | 8 | 5 | 3 | 682 | 584 | +98 | 13 |
| 3 | Zlatorog Laško | 8 | 3 | 5 | 567 | 679 | −112 | 11 |
| 4 | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 8 | 1 | 7 | 562 | 660 | −98 | 9 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | GGD | SEN | POD | ZLA | GGD | SEN | POD | ZLA |
| GGD Šenčur | — | 83–90 | 90–79 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Šentjur | 0 | — | 0 | 88–70 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 0 | 0 | — | 77–83 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Zlatorog Laško | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — |

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Dino Murić (GGD Šenčur)

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| 2019 ||||
| October | Dino Murić | GGD Šenčur |
| November | Anthony Collins | Hopsi Polzela |
| December | Blaž Mahkovic | Helios Suns |

## Statistical leaders

| Performance Index Rating Pos Player Club PIR 1 Dino Murić Šenčur 21.39 2 Antony Collins Hopsi Polzela 20.16 3 Jakob Čebašek Šentjur 18.39 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Mikael Hopkins Cedevita Olimpija 18.50 2 Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija 18.00 3 Blaž Mahkovic Helios Suns 16.35 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Dino Murić Šenčur 9.06 2 Dragan Bjeletić Zlatorog 7.50 3 Jakob Čebašek Šentjur 7.22 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Antony Collins Hopsi Polzela 10.26 2 Codi Miller-McIntyre Cedevita Olimpija 6.50 3 Jure Pelko Helios Suns 4.93 |

## Slovenian clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Cedevita Olimpija | EuroCup | Regular season |