# 2016–17 ABA League

The 2016–17 ABA League was the 16th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. It started on September 29, 2016, with the first round of the regular season and the regular season ended on March 13, 2017, followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams. The play-offs were played from March 18 till April 13, 2017. Crvena zvezda won its third ABA League championship, after beating Cedevita 3–0 in the Finals.

## Teams
### National standings

The numbers of teams by country is determined by a coefficient that is the sum of all victories clubs from a certain country achieve in a regular season divided by the number of clubs from that country. By using this coefficient majority of places for current season are allocated, while the remaining places are given via wild cards from league board.
| Country | No. | 2015–16 coeff. | 2016–17 no. of clubs |
| Montenegro | 1 | 16.00 | 2 |
| Serbia | 3 | 14.75 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 14.00 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 11.00 | 1 |
| Macedonia | 1 | 10.00 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 9.33 | 2 |
| Wild card | | | 1 |
| Total | 11 | best coeff. (+2) | 14 |

### Team allocation

On 25 July 2016 the Adriatic Basketball Association agreed to expel Union Olimpija and Helios Suns as the first was not able to fulfill the financial obligations required and the second did not follow the position of all the clubs of the Association in the FIBA-Euroleague controversy. Finally, Union Olimpija was re-admitted in the league and Macedonian runner-up Karpoš Sokoli replaced Helios Suns.
League positions of the previous national league season after playoffs shown in parentheses (RW: Regular season winners).
Regular season :
| Budućnost VOLI (1st) | Mega Leks (3rd) | Zadar (3rd) | Krka (RW) |
| Mornar (2nd) | FMP (4th) | Igokea (1st) | Union Olimpija (4th) |
| Crvena zvezda mts (1st) | Cedevita (1st) | MZT Skopje Aerodrom (1st) | |
| Partizan NIS (2nd) | Cibona (2nd) | Karpoš Sokoli (3rd) | |

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 4,300 |
| Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova | 3,100 |
| Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall | 5,400 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Hall Aleksandar Nikolić | 5,878 |
| FMP | Železnik | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Igokea | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
| Karpoš Sokoli | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | 8,000 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,000 |
| Mega Leks | Sremska Mitrovica | Sports Hall Pinki | 2,500 |
| Mornar | Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena | 7,500 |
| Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Hall Aleksandar Nikolić | 6,500 |
| Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
| Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 9,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Budućnost VOLI | Ilias Zouros | Suad Šehović | daCAPO | VOLI |
| Cedevita | Veljko Mršić | Miro Bilan | Nike | Cedevita |
| Cibona | Damir Mulaomerović | Marin Rozić | Adidas | Franck |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Dejan Radonjić | Luka Mitrović | Champion | mts |
| FMP | Branko Maksimović | Filip Čović | Champion | FMP |
| Igokea | Dragan Bajić | Vuk Radivojević | GBT | m:tel |
| Karpoš Sokoli | Dragan Nikolić | Igor Penov | Erreà | — |
| Krka | Simon Petrov | Matej Rojc | Žolna šport | Krka |
| Mega Leks | Dejan Milojević | Rade Zagorac | Adidas | Bemax |
| Mornar | Đorđije Pavićević | Marko Mijović | Adidas | — |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Ante Nazor | Marko Simonovski | Adidas | — |
| Partizan NIS | Aleksandar Džikić | Novica Veličković | Adidas | NIS |
| Union Olimpija | Gašper Okorn | Mirko Mulalić | Macron | Pivovarna Union |
| Zadar | Aramis Naglić | Lovre Bašić | Champion | OTP Bank |

### Coaching changes

| Week | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
| 4th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Emil Rajković | 10 October 2016 | Aleksandar Jončevski |
| 7th | Karpoš Sokoli | Siniša Matić | 2–3 November 2016 | Dragan Nikolić |
| 9th | Budućnost VOLI | Vlado Šćepanović | 13–15 November 2016 | Ilias Zouros |
| 9th | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Aleksandar Jončevski | 14–18 November 2016 | Ante Nazor |
| 10th | FMP | Slobodan Klipa | 20 November 2016 | Branko Maksimović |
| 10th | Zadar | Ante Matulović | 21–29 November 2016 | Neven Plantak |
| 20th | Zadar | Neven Plantak | 30–31 January 2017 | Aramis Naglić |
| 24th | Krka | Dejan Mihevc | 26 February 2017 | Simon Petrov |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2226 | 1762 | +464 | 51 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 2 | Cedevita | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2323 | 2108 | +215 | 46 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 3 | Partizan NIS | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2081 | 1948 | +133 | 45 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2136 | 1968 | +168 | 44 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 5 | Igokea | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1950 | 2017 | −67 | 39 | |
| 6 | Mega Leks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2138 | 2145 | −7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Cibona | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2100 | 2121 | −21 | 37 | |
| 8 | Mornar | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2002 | 2011 | −9 | 36 | |
| 9 | FMP | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2047 | 2118 | −71 | 36 | |
| 10 | Karpoš Sokoli | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1951 | 2096 | −145 | 36 | |
| 11 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2066 | 2143 | −77 | 36 | |
| 12 | Zadar | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2044 | 2257 | −213 | 35 | |
| 13 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1994 | 2136 | −142 | 34 | |
| 14 | Krka | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1889 | 2117 | −228 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BUD | CED | CIB | CZV | FMP | IGO | KAR | KRK | MEG | MOR | MZT | PAR | UOL | ZAD |
| Budućnost VOLI | | 84–86 | 95–79 | 54–77 | 93–84 | 75–60 | 95–61 | 91–62 | 88–80 | 85–68 | 92–61 | 74–68 | 84–74 | 105–89 |
| Cedevita | 70–80 | | 100–80 | 91–95 | 104–92 | 89–78 | 81–77 | 82–83 | 89–85 | 99–73 | 82–61 | 79–67 | 102–87 | 120–62 |
| Cibona | 87–94 | 85–89 | | 70–91 | 87–68 | 84–61 | 102–79 | 88–65 | 88–100 | 91–89 | 87–79 | 77–82 | 68–79 | 82–73 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 82–66 | 88–64 | 69–56 | | 93–62 | 68–66 | 91–70 | 79–62 | 96–76 | 82–71 | 91–69 | 83–72 | 88–67 | 113–65 |
| FMP | 69–77 | 89–96 | 84–75 | 76–84 | | 76–81 | 67–62 | 78–60 | 98–84 | 92–85 | 101–82 | 56–65 | 89–79 | 94–77 |
| Igokea | 92–93 | 69–84 | 61–71 | 68–77 | 74–84 | | 79–71 | 85–72 | 64–67 | 74–69 | 79–72 | 70–64 | 73–72 | 78–77 |
| Karpoš Sokoli | 77–71 | 89–81 | 76–70 | 61–98 | 88–81 | 79–84 | | 83–56 | 75–72 | 75–63 | 77–74 | 77–84 | 83–87 | 85–79 |
| Krka | 67–75 | 90–86 | 95–91 | 56–67 | 61–70 | 72–88 | 81–64 | | 73–82 | 63–72 | 97–87 | 70–82 | 63–68 | 80–79 |
| Mega Leks | 81–85 | 82–85 | 71–82 | 69–81 | 76–72 | 101–84 | 82–69 | 95–96 | | 93–87 | 87–72 | 80–87 | 86–85 | 92–75 |
| Mornar | 78–71 | 74–79 | 92–57 | 59–71 | 82–66 | 83–76 | 83–59 | 86–73 | 81–89 | | 65–64 | 57–58 | 93–70 | 104–110 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 96–90 | 79–100 | 85–89 | 73–93 | 89–68 | 67–71 | 74–71 | 89–65 | 75–74 | 63–69 | | 62–93 | 97–96 | 92–65 |
| Partizan NIS | 61–64 | 87–97 | 87–81 | 86–81 | 97–70 | 87–64 | 76–72 | 94–80 | 86–79 | 90–85 | 91–76 | | 86–85 | 87–86 |
| Union Olimpija | 81–79 | 92–94 | 72–89 | 67–85 | 89–85 | 80–81 | 92–97 | 79–64 | 82–69 | 81–72 | 72–91 | 74–68 | | 78–76 |
| Zadar | 78–76 | 80–94 | 85–84 | 66–103 | 78–76 | 83–90 | 93–74 | 77–83 | 90–86 | 80–62 | 71–65 | 69–76 | 81–78 | |

## Playoffs

The semi-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. The Playoffs started on March 18 and ended on April 13, 2017.
| Semifinals 18 March – 4 April | Semifinals 18 March – 4 April | Finals 10 April – 13 April | Finals 10 April – 13 April |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2 |
| Budućnost VOLI | 1 | | |
| Budućnost VOLI | 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 3 |
| | | Cedevita | 0 |
| Cedevita | 2 | Cedevita | 0 |
| Partizan NIS | 1 | | |
* 2016–17 ABA League Champions
* Crvena zvezda mts 3rd title

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2689 | 2151 | +538 | 62 | Qualification to EuroLeague |
| 2 | Cedevita | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2766 | 2578 | +188 | 54 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 3 | Partizan NIS | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2309 | 2191 | +118 | 49 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI | 29 | 19 | 10 | 2325 | 2189 | +136 | 48 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 5 | Igokea | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1950 | 2017 | −67 | 39 | |
| 6 | Mega Leks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2138 | 2145 | −7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Cibona | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2100 | 2121 | −21 | 37 | |
| 8 | Mornar | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2002 | 2011 | −9 | 36 | |
| 9 | FMP | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2047 | 2118 | −71 | 36 | |
| 10 | Karpoš Sokoli | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1951 | 2096 | −145 | 36 | |
| 11 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2066 | 2143 | −77 | 36 | |
| 12 | Zadar | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2044 | 2257 | −213 | 35 | |
| 13 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1994 | 2136 | −142 | 34 | |
| 14 | Krka | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1889 | 2117 | −228 | 34 | Relegation |

## Statistical leaders

After the end of the Regular Season.
| PIR Pos Player Club PIR 1 Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 19.24 2 Ryan Boatright Cedevita 18.33 3 Ivan Marinković Zadar 17.52 4 Marko Luković Krka 17.33 5 Luka Babić Cedevita 17.06 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Ivan Marinković Zadar 17.72 2 Ryan Boatright Cedevita 17.47 3 Marko Luković Krka 16.81 4 Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 16.56 5 Dragan Labović Karpoš Sokoli 15.62 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Alpha Kaba Mega Leks 7.52 2 Marko Luković Krka 7.43 3 Jonah Bolden FMP 7.24 4 Nikola Janković Union Olimpija 7.24 5 Devin Oliver Union Olimpija 7.16 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Scottie Reynolds Cibona 6.94 2 Filip Čović FMP 6.39 3 Marcus Williams Budućnost VOLI 6.27 4 Stefan Jović Crvena zvezda mts 6.14 5 Matic Rebec Krka 5.88 |
Source:

## Awards
### MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
| F/C | Nikola Janković | Union Olimpija | |

### Finals MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
| SG | Charles Jenkins | Crvena zvezda mts | |

### Top Prospect

| Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
| F | Jonah Bolden | FMP | |

### Ideal Starting Five

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PG | Stefan Jović | Crvena zvezda mts |
| SG | Charles Jenkins | Crvena zvezda mts |
| SF | Marko Simonović | Crvena zvezda mts |
| PF | Novica Veličković | Partizan NIS |
| C | Miro Bilan | Cedevita |
Source:

## MVP List
### MVP of the Round

| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | Ivan Marinković | Zadar | 41 |
| 2 | William Hatcher | Partizan NIS | 31 |
| 3 | Karlo Žganec | Cedevita | 28 |
| 4 | Ante Žižić | Cibona | 56 |
| 5 | Željko Šakić | Cibona (2) | 30 |
| 6 | Željko Šakić (2) | Cibona (3) | 33 |
| 7 | Ante Žižić (2) | Cibona (4) | 31 |
| 8 | Shawn James | Budućnost VOLI | 39 |
| 9 | Boris Barać | Zadar (2) | 40 |
| 10 | Luka Babić | Cedevita (2) | 31 |
| 11 | Ognjen Kuzmić | Crvena zvezda mts | 30 |
| 12 | Ante Žižić (3) | Cibona (5) | 43 |
| 13 | Nikola Janković | Union Olimpija | 30 |
| 14 | Dragan Apić | FMP | 34 |
| 15 | Marko Simonović | Crvena zvezda mts (2) | 30 |
| 16 | Luka Mitrović | Crvena zvezda mts (3) | 32 |
| 17 | Filip Čović | FMP (2) | 42 |
| 18 | Luka Babić (2) | Cedevita (3) | 34 |
| 19 | Antabia Waller | Mornar | 34 |
| 20 | Filip Čović (2) | FMP (3) | 34 |
| 21 | Dragan Labović | Karpoš Sokoli | 30 |
| 22 | Josh Scott | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 34 |
| 23 | Stefan Birčević | Partizan NIS (2) | 33 |
| 24 | Boris Barać (2) | Zadar (3) | 30 |
| 25 | Kendrick Perry | Karpoš Sokoli (2) | 30 |
| 26 | Miro Bilan | Cedevita (4) | 31 |
| SF1 | Ognjen Kuzmić (2) | Crvena zvezda mts (4) | 21 |
| SF2 | Stefan Birčević (2) | Partizan NIS (3) | 29 |
| SF3 | Charles Jenkins | Crvena zvezda mts (5) | 24 |
| F1 | Charles Jenkins (2) | Crvena zvezda mts (6) | 24 |
| F2 | Charles Jenkins (3) | Crvena zvezda mts (7) | 23 |
| F3 | Deon Thompson | Crvena zvezda mts (8) | 24 |
Source:

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October 2016 | Ante Žižić | Cibona |
| November 2016 | Luka Babić | Cedevita |
| December 2016 | Nikola Janković | Union Olimpija |
| January 2017 | Filip Čović | FMP |
| February 2017 | Stefan Birčević | Partizan NIS |

## 2016–17 national standings

| Position | Country | Coefficient |
| 1 | Serbia | 16.25 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 14.00 |
| 3 | Croatia | 13.33 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.00 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 9.00 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 9.00 |
Source:

## ABA League clubs in European competitions

| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda mts | Regular season | 9th place |
| EuroCup | Cedevita | Top 16 Group H | 3rd place |
| EuroCup | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Regular season Group A | 5th place |
| EuroCup | Budućnost VOLI | Regular season Group C | 5th place |
| EuroCup | Union Olimpija | Regular season Group D | 5th place |
| FIBA Champions League | Partizan NIS | Play-offs qualifiers | Eliminated by PAOK, 154–156 |
| FIBA Champions League | Cibona | Regular season Group D | 6th place, transferred to FIBA Europe Cup |
| FIBA Champions League | Mega Leks | Regular season Group D | 7th place |
| FIBA Champions League | Mornar | Regular season Group D | 8th place |
| FIBA Champions League | Igokea | Second qualifying round | Eliminated by Mornar, 131–152 |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Cibona | Quarter-finals | Eliminated by Élan Chalon, 165–168 |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Igokea | Regular season Group I | Withdrew |