# 2011–12 ABA League

The 2011–12 ABA League was the 11th season of the Adriatic League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel participating in it. This was the second time a team from Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, participated in the league.
2011–12 ABA League Final Four was held in Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv.

## Team information
### Venues and locations

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Serbia | 4 |
| Serbia | 4 | Partizan mt:s | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 4 | Hemofarm STADA | Vršac | Millennium Centar (5,000) |
| Serbia | 4 | Radnički | Kragujevac | Hala Jezero (5,320) |
| Serbia | 4 | Crvena zvezda BG DIVA | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Slovenia | 4 | Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice (12,480) |
| Slovenia | 4 | Krka | Novo mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall (2,000) |
| Slovenia | 4 | Helios Domžale | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall (2,000) |
| Slovenia | 4 | Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall (2,500) |
| Croatia | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 | Zagreb CO | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Croatia | 3 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova – Dvorana 2 (3,100) |
| Croatia | 3 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Široki WWin | Široki Brijeg | "Pecara" (4,500) |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (4,570) |
| Israel | 1 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Yad Eliyahu Arena (10,383) |

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach | Seasons as head coach |
| Budućnost VOLI | Dejan Radonjić | 7 |
| Cedevita | Dražen Anzulović | 1 |
| Cibona | Jasmin Repeša | 1 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Rado Trifunović | 2 |
| Hemofarm STADA | Nebojša Bogavac | 1 |
| Helios Domžale | Zmago Sagadin | 1 |
| Krka | Aleksander Sekulić | 1 |
| Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | David Blatt | 2 |
| Union Olimpija | Sašo Filipovski | 1 |
| Partizan mt:s | Vlada Jovanović | 2 |
| Radnički | Miroslav Nikolić | 3 |
| Crvena zvezda BG DIVA | Svetislav Pešić | 1 |
| Zagreb CO | Vladimir Androić | 1 |
| Široki WWin | Ivan Velić | 3 |

## Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, 8 October 2011, and ended on Saturday, 14 April 2012.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2140 | 1741 | +399 | 50 | Qualified for the Final Four |
| 2 | Cedevita | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2193 | 1927 | +266 | 45 | Qualified for the Final Four |
| 3 | Partizan mt:s | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2035 | 1806 | +229 | 45 | Qualified for the Final Four |
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1884 | 1761 | +123 | 44 | Qualified for the Final Four |
| 5 | Široki WWin | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1960 | 1881 | +79 | 41 | |
| 6 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1941 | 1984 | −43 | 40 | |
| 7 | Cibona | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2099 | 2068 | +31 | 39 | |
| 8 | Radnički | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2106 | 2124 | −18 | 38 | |
| 9 | Zagreb CO | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2007 | 2118 | −111 | 38 | |
| 10 | Crvena zvezda DIVA | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2074 | 2091 | −17 | 37 | |
| 11 | Krka | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1893 | 1988 | −95 | 35 | |
| 12 | Hemofarm STADA | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1868 | 2076 | −208 | 33 | |
| 13 | Helios Domžale | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1863 | 2134 | −271 | 33 | |
| 14 | Zlatorog Laško | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1688 | 2052 | −364 | 28 | Relegated |

### Schedule and results

1. round :
| Olimpija – Laško | 89–77 |
| Cedevita – Budućnost | 92–62 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Hemofarm | 104–89 |
| Zagreb – Partizan | 65–93 |
| Helios – Široki | 90–92 |
| Radnički – Cibona | 94–98 |
| Krka – Maccabi | 68–83 |
2. round :
| Laško – Maccabi | 72–101 |
| Cibona – Krka | 82–72 |
| Široki – Radnički | 92–93 |
| Partizan – Helios | 86–59 |
| Hemofarm – Zagreb | 80–77 |
| Budućnost – Crvena Zvezda | 79–64 |
| Olimpija – Cedevita | 84–81 |
3. round :
| Cedevita – Laško | 85–73 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Olimpija | 93–101 |
| Zagreb – Budućnost | 81–72 |
| Hemofarm – Helios | 83–70 |
| Partizan – Radnički | 77–70 |
| Krka – Široki | 71–73 |
| Maccabi – Cibona | 97–81 |
4. round :
| Laško – Cibona | 76–84 |
| Široki – Maccabi | 60–84 |
| Partizan – Krka | 68–63 |
| Hemofarm – Radnički | 70–66 |
| Budućnost – Helios | 78–60 |
| Olimpija – Zagreb | 91–90 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Cedevita | 90–91 |
5. round :
| Crvena Zvezda – Laško | 104–64 |
| Cedevita – Zagreb | 97–51 |
| Helios – Olimpija | 63–77 |
| Radnički – Budućnost | 62–74 |
| Krka – Hemofarm | 81–74 |
| Maccabi – Partizan | 78–67 |
| Cibona – Široki | 75–70 |
6. round :
| Laško – Široki | 53–78 |
| Partizan – Cibona | 91–67 |
| Hemofarm – Maccabi | 59–85 |
| Budućnost – Krka | 84–80 |
| Olimpija – Radnički | 85–70 |
| Helios – Cedevita | 62–87 |
| Zagreb – Crvena Zvezda | 102–85 |
7. round :
| Laško – Zagreb | 85–86 |
| Helios – Crvena Zvezda | 88–79 |
| Radnički – Cedevita | 80–83 |
| Krka – Olimpija | 78–80 |
| Budućnost – Maccabi | 69–81 |
| Cibona – Hemofarm | 90–86 |
| Široki – Partizan | 78–82 |
8. round :
| Laško – Partizan | 72–62 |
| Hemofarm – Široki | 74–70 |
| Budućnost – Cibona | 85–69 |
| Maccabi – Olimpija | 67–66 |
| Cedevita – Krka | 89–67 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Radnički | 79–84 |
| Zagreb – Helios | 72–57 |
9. round :
| Helios – Laško | 83–66 |
| Radnički – Zagreb | 85–83 |
| Krka – Crvena Zvezda | 75–73 |
| Maccabi – Cedevita | 96–89 |
| Cibona – Olimpija | 81–70 |
| Široki – Budućnost | 84–77 |
| Partizan – Hemofarm | 82–60 |
10. round :
| Laško – Hemofarm | 76–68 |
| Budućnost – Partizan | 76–68 |
| Olimpija – Široki | 50–78 |
| Cedevita – Cibona | 95–69 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Maccabi | 76–83 |
| Zagreb – Krka | 85–80 |
| Helios – Radnički | 90–98 |
11. round :
| Radnički – Laško | 88–71 |
| Krka – Helios | 84–64 |
| Zagreb – Maccabi | 81–74 |
| Cibona – Crvena Zvezda | 87–73 |
| Cedevita – Široki | 74–60 |
| Partizan – Olimpija | 96–69 |
| Hemofarm – Budućnost | 77–78 |
12. round :
| Budućnost – Laško | 81–75 |
| Olimpija – Hemofarm | 80–75 |
| Cedevita – Partizan | 75–57 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Široki | 83–72 |
| Zagreb – Cibona | 82–77 |
| Maccabi – Helios | 94–56 |
| Radnički – Krka | 82–75 |
13. round :
| Krka – Laško | 72–67 |
| Radnički – Maccabi | 70–91 |
| Helios – Cibona | 78–76 |
| Široki – Zagreb | 89–78 |
| Partizan – Crvena Zvezda | 85–67 |
| Hemofarm – Cedevita | 74–78 |
| Budućnost – Olimpija | 63–56 |
14. round :
| Laško – Olimpija | 63–69 |
| Budućnost – Cedevita | 81–64 |
| Hemofarm – Crvena Zvezda | 73–81 |
| Partizan – Zagreb | 94–85 |
| Široki – Helios | 85–59 |
| Cibona – Radnički | 81–87 |
| Maccabi – Krka | 77–57 |
15. round :
| Maccabi – Laško | 87–51 |
| Krka – Cibona | 77–86 |
| Radnički – Široki | 86–93 |
| Helios – Partizan | 64–72 |
| Zagreb – Hemofarm | 77–67 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Budućnost | 63–57 |
| Cedevita – Olimpija | 93–75 |
16. round :
| Laško – Cedevita | 64–83 |
| Olimpija – Crvena Zvezda | 74–73 |
| Budućnost – Zagreb | 81–70 |
| Helios – Hemofarm | 89–86 |
| Radnički – Partizan | 92–80 |
| Široki – Krka | 81–60 |
| Cibona – Maccabi | 85–91 |
17. round :
| Cibona – Laško | 80–44 |
| Maccabi – Široki | 84–69 |
| Krka – Partizan | 70–79 |
| Radnički – Hemofarm | 94–74 |
| Helios – Budućnost | 60–81 |
| Zagreb – Olimpija | 74–78 |
| Cedevita – Crvena Zvezda | 96–91 |
18. round :
| Laško – Crvena Zvezda | 56–70 |
| Zagreb – Cedevita | 96–92 |
| Olimpija – Helios | 83–92 |
| Budućnost – Radnički | 93–86 |
| Hemofarm – Krka | 84–63 |
| Partizan – Maccabi | 78–84 |
| Široki – Cibona | 84–75 |
19. round :
| Široki – Laško | 72–64 |
| Cibona – Partizan | 77–83 |
| Maccabi – Hemofarm | 85–64 |
| Krka – Budućnost | 62–69 |
| Radnički – Olimpija | 88–76 |
| Cedevita – Helios | 98–72 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Zagreb | 87–74 |
20. round :
| Zagreb – Laško | 71–64 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Helios | 86–69 |
| Cedevita – Radnički | 86–68 |
| Olimpija – Krka | 79–81 |
| Maccabi – Budućnost | 0–20 |
| Hemofarm – Cibona | 55–98 |
| Partizan – Široki | 86–59 |
21. round :
| Partizan – Laško | 90–50 |
| Široki – Hemofarm | 72–65 |
| Cibona – Budućnost | 80–74 |
| Olimpija – Maccabi | 63–83 |
| Krka – Cedevita | 63–74 |
| Radnički – Crvena Zvezda | 86–90 |
| Helios – Zagreb | 81–82 |
22. round :
| Laško – Helios | 67–73 |
| Zagreb – Radnički | 76–81 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Krka | 82–78 |
| Cedevita – Maccabi | 77–83 |
| Olimpija – Cibona | 58–61 |
| Budućnost – Široki | 68–61 |
| Hemofarm – Partizan | 66–87 |
23. round :
| Hemofarm – Laško | 58–54 |
| Partizan – Budućnost | 67–58 |
| Široki – Olimpija | 64–71 |
| Cibona – Cedevita | 102–106 |
| Maccabi – Crvena Zvezda | 101–66 |
| Krka – Zagreb | 84–65 |
| Radnički – Helios | 72–77 |
24. round :
| Laško – Radnički | 65–79 |
| Helios – Krka | 82–92 |
| Maccabi – Zagreb | 88–68 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Cibona | 80–67 |
| Široki – Cedevita | 76–65 |
| Olimpija – Partizan | 70–57 |
| Budućnost – Hemofarm | 84–65 |
25. round :
| Laško – Budućnost | 62–72 |
| Hemofarm – Olimpija | 78–75 |
| Partizan – Cedevita | 67–63 |
| Široki – Crvena Zvezda | 76–66 |
| Cibona – Zagreb | 84–88 |
| Helios – Maccabi | 53–71 |
| Krka – Radnički | 73–69 |
26. round :
| Laško – Krka | 57–67 |
| Maccabi – Radnički | 92–76 |
| Cibona – Helios | 87–72 |
| Zagreb – Široki | 48–72 |
| Crvena Zvezda – Partizan | 69–84 |
| Cedevita – Hemofarm | 80-64 |
| Olimpija – Budućnost | 73-68 |

## Stats leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
| 1. | David Simon | Radnički | 504 | 26 | 19.38 |
| 2. | Mike Scott | Radnički | 386 | 22 | 17.55 |
| 3. | Krunoslav Simon | Zagreb | 339 | 22 | 15.41 |
| 4. | Fran Pilepić | Široki | 370 | 25 | 14.80 |
| 5. | Klemen Prepelič | Helios Domžale | 370 | 26 | 14.23 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
| 1. | Mike Scott | Radnički | 145 | 22 | 6.59 |
| 2. | David Simon | Radnički | 170 | 26 | 6.54 |
| 3. | Smiljan Pavič | Krka | 148 | 23 | 6.43 |
| 4. | Drago Pašalić | Helios Domžale | 161 | 26 | 6.19 |
| 5. | Alen Omić | Zlatorog Laško | 160 | 26 | 6.15 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
| 1. | Steven Marković | Radnički | 146 | 21 | 6.95 |
| 2. | Jakov Vladović | Široki | 110 | 22 | 5.00 |
| 3. | Daniel Vujasinović | Zlatorog Laško | 117 | 25 | 4.68 |
| 4. | Theodoros Papaloukas | Maccabi | 97 | 24 | 4.04 |
| 5. | Krunoslav Simon | Zagreb | 85 | 22 | 3.86 |

### Blocks

| Rank | Name | Team | Blocks | Games | BPG |
| 1. | David Simon | Radnički | 37 | 26 | 1.42 |
| 2. | Shawn James | Maccabi | 32 | 23 | 1.39 |
| 3. | Richard Hendrix | Maccabi | 25 | 25 | 1.0 |
| 4. | Boris Savović | Hemofarm | 16 | 16 | 1.0 |
| 5. | Mile Ilić | Crvena zvezda | 21 | 18 | 0.86 |

### Ranking MVP

| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
| 1. | David Simon | Radnički | 579 | 26 | 22.27 |
| 2. | Mike Scott | Radnički | 439 | 22 | 19.95 |
| 3. | Krunoslav Simon | Zagreb | 423 | 22 | 19.23 |
| 4. | Antwain Barbour | Cibona | 366 | 24 | 15.25 |
| 5. | Klemen Prepelič | Helios Domžale | 371 | 26 | 14.27 |

### MVP Round by Round

| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | David Simon | Radnički | 28 |
| 1 | Miljan Pavković | Radnički | 28 |
| 1 | D. J. Gay | Helios Domžale | 28 |
| 2 | David Simon (2) | Radnički | 38 |
| 3 | Nikola Peković | Partizan | 34 |
| 4 | Damir Markota | Union Olimpija | 36 |
| 5 | Smiljan Pavič | Krka | 34 |
| 6 | Nikola Vučević | Budućnost | 31 |
| 7 | Vladimir Panić | Zlatorog Laško | 43 |
| 8 | Nikola Vučević (2) | Budućnost | 44 |
| 9 | Guy Pnini | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 |
| 10 | Steven Marković | Radnički | 39 |
| 11 | Krunoslav Simon | Zagreb | 35 |
| 12 | Petar Popović | Crvena zvezda | 38 |
| 13 | Vedran Vukušić | Cedevita | 30 |
| 14 | Mike Scott | Radnički | 40 |
| 15 | Miroslav Raduljica | Partizan | 47 |
| 16 | Klemen Prepelič | Helios Domžale | 40 |
| 17 | Mladen Pantić | Hemofarm | 28 |
| 17 | Omar Thomas | Crvena zvezda | 28 |
| 18 | Drago Pašalić | Helios Domžale | 31 |
| 19 | Mario Kasun | Zagreb | 35 |
| 20 | Mario Kasun (2) | Zagreb | 34 |
| 21 | Čedomir Vitkovac | Budućnost | 34 |
| 22 | Mario Kasun (3) | Zagreb | 29 |
| 23 | David Simon (3) | Radnički | 40 |
| 24 | Klemen Prepelič (2) | Helios Domžale | 35 |
| 25 | Zoran Dragić | Krka | 29 |
| 26 | Milan Mačvan | Partizan | 34 |
| SF | Keith Langford | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 |
| F | Keith Langford (2) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 |
Source: NLB League

## Final four

Matches in, Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel
| Semifinals April 28 | Semifinals April 28 | Semifinals April 28 | Final April 30 | Final April 30 | Final April 30 |
| 1 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 82 | | | |
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI | 60 | 1 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 87 |
| | | | 2 | Cedevita | 77 |
| 2 | Cedevita | 68 | 2 | Cedevita | 77 |
| 3 | Partizan mt:s | 56 | | | |

### Semifinals

* April 28 20:15
* Report
| Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 82–60 | Budućnost VOLI |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 25-8, 22-8, 18-22 |||
| Pts: Eliyahu 18 Rebs: Eliyahu 9 Asts: 5 players 3 | | Pts: Dubljević 17 Rebs: Vitkovac 6 Asts: 5 players 2 |
* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Srđan Dožai (CRO)
* April 28 17:45
* Report
| Cedevita | 68–56 | Partizan mt:s |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 20-17, 17-14, 17-10 |||
| Pts: Owens 18 Rebs: 3 players 5 Asts: Warren 3 | | Pts: Raduljica 15 Rebs: Raduljica 7 Asts: 3 players 2 |
* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)

### Final

* April 30 20:15
* Report
| Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 87–77 | Cedevita |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-11, 12-12, 25-24, 23-30 |||
| Pts: Langford 21 Rebs: Hendrix 7 Asts: Ohayon 7 | | Pts: Warren 24 Rebs: Bilan 9 Asts: Draper 6 |
* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,728 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)
* 2011–12 ABA NLB League Champions
* Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 1st Title