# 1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League

The 1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 30th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

## Teams

| SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda Metalac Valjevo OKK Beograd Partizan Radnički Belgrade | SR Croatia Industromontaža Jugoplastika Lokomotiva Zadar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna Željezničar Sarajevo | SR Macedonia Rabotnički | SR Slovenia Olimpija |

## Classification

| | Regular season ranking 1973-74 | G | V | P | PF | PS | Pt |
| 1. | Zadar | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2317 | 1976 | 44 |
| 2. | Jugoplastika | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2351 | 2107 | 38 |
| 3. | Crvena Zvezda | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2378 | 2216 | 34 |
| 4. | Bosna | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2192 | 2144 | 28 |
| 5. | Radnički Belgrade | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2365 | 2316 | 28 |
| 6. | Partizan | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2178 | 2080 | 28 |
| 7. | Olimpija | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2349 | 2294 | 26 |
| 8. | Borac Čačak | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2332 | 2366 | 24 |
| 9. | OKK Beograd | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2092 | 2210 | 24 |
| 10. | Lokomotiva | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2271 | 2377 | 22 |
| 11. | Rabotnički | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2252 | 2365 | 18 |
| 12. | Metalac Valjevo | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1988 | 2192 | 16 |
| 13. | Industromontaža | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1896 | 2087 | 16 |
| 14. | Željezničar Sarajevo | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1896 | 2087 | 14 |
The winning roster of Zadar:
* Čedomir Perinčić [hr]
* Jure Fabijanić
* Bruno Marcelić [hr]
* Bruno Petani
* Josip Đerđa
* Krešimir Ćosić
* Zdravko Jerak [hr]
* Nedjeljko "Mišo" Ostarčević [hr]
* Tomislav Matulović [hr]
* Branko Skroče
* Branko Bakija
* Žarko Bjedov
Coach: Lucijan Valčić [hr]

## Results

| Home \ Away | ZAD | JUG | CZV | BOS | RAD | PAR | OLI | BOR | OKK | LOK | RAB | MET | IND | ŽSA |
| Zadar | — | 84–77 | 95–90 | 98–81 | 94–86 | 91–75 | 94–67 | 100–81 | 100–76 | 100–81 | 85–69 | 109–75 | 107–77 | 96–61 |
| Jugoplastika | 80–76 | — | 90–92 | 87–93 | 104–76 | 87–82 | 95–84 | 94–84 | 106–73 | 102–92 | 103–87 | 106–60 | 109–70 | 99–63 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 77–75 | 74–81 | — | 102–83 | 101–95 | 79–87 | 128–123 | 81–76 | 84–71 | 120–91 | 87–77 | 113–75 | 80–68 | 99–70 |
| Bosna | 72–76 | 85–79 | 93–87 | — | 96–85 | 85–83 | 91–90 | 96–91 | 95–72 | 78–76 | 102–80 | 94–77 | 113–77 | 64–62 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 71–90 | 87–103 | 93–94 | 83–72 | — | 102–103 | 84–86 | 105–95 | 96–86 | 117–109 | 104–90 | 95–77 | 95–67 | 88–76 |
| Partizan | 83–79 | 76–73 | 88–78 | 78–60 | 78–80 | — | 98–99 | 95–71 | 94–60 | 97–81 | 94–80 | 62–63 | 59–67 | 81–62 |
| Olimpija | 74–85 | 110–90 | 80–78 | 65–68 | 89–90 | 96–83 | — | 83–78 | 96–91 | 110–85 | 111–100 | 102–91 | 93–96 | 85–61 |
| Borac Čačak | 72–77 | 85–87 | 83–82 | 111–112 | 93–108 | 114–111 | 105–102 | — | 114–105 | 97–81 | 98–86 | 100–88 | 90–88 | 84–74 |
| OKK Beograd | 75–74 | 89–90 | 86–103 | 71–60 | 92–91 | 85–72 | 87–76 | 82–77 | — | 103–104 | 98–85 | 86–65 | 80–76 | 61–68 |
| Lokomotiva | 79–89 | 95–97 | 90–92 | 96–82 | 105–103 | 78–73 | 98–96 | 83–91 | 73–83 | — | 74–72 | 80–79 | 86–78 | 89–82 |
| Rabotnički | 82–90 | 91–96 | 109–119 | 92–84 | 82–87 | 86–79 | 86–84 | 99–97 | 85–70 | 104–97 | — | 97–87 | 114–91 | 87–82 |
| Metalac Valjevo | 71–81 | 55–68 | 75–68 | 88–84 | 88–87 | 57–72 | 82–77 | 73–75 | 61–62 | 81–80 | 74–61 | — | 79–75 | 70–74 |
| Industromontaža | 70–90 | 75–74 | 84–103 | 70–82 | 76–85 | 73–76 | 78–86 | 83–81 | 79–59 | 83–89 | 88–72 | 74–63 | — | 73–79 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 74–82 | 0–20 | 76–67 | 68–67 | 69–72 | 94–97 | 79–90 | 91–95 | 86–89 | 68–79 | 90–79 | 65–62 | 53–58 | — |

## Scoring leaders

* Radmilo Mišović (Borac Čačak) - ___ points (33.0ppg)
* Nikola Plećaš (Lokomotiva) - ___ points (30.4ppg)

## Qualification in 1974-75 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup
* Zadar (champions)
FIBA Cup Winner's Cup
* Jugoplastika (Cup winners)
* Crvena Zvezda (title holder)
FIBA Korać Cup
* Bosna (4th)
* Partizan (6th)

## Basketball Cup
### Bracket

| Eightfinals | Eightfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Jugoplastika | 90 | | | | |
| Zadar | 78 | | | | |
| Zadar | 78 | Jugoplastika | 80 | | |
| | | Industromontaža | 65 | | |
| Beti Metlika | 61 | Industromontaža | 65 | | |
| Industromontaža | 97 | | | | |
| Industromontaža | 97 | | | Jugoplastika | |
| | | | | Rabotnički | |
| Rabotnički | 81 | | | Rabotnički | |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 69 | | | | |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 69 | Lokomotiva | 91 | | |
| | | Rabotnički | 111 | | |
| Vojvodina | 88 | Rabotnički | 111 | | |
| Lokomotiva | 89 | | | | | | |
| Lokomotiva | 89 | | | | | Jugoplastika | 92 |
| | | | | | | Crvena zvezda | 85 |
| Olimpija | 77 | | | | | Crvena zvezda | 85 |
| OKK Beograd | 89 | | | | | | |
| OKK Beograd | 89 | OKK Beograd | 85 | | | | |
| | | Crvena zvezda | 96 | | | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 90 | Crvena zvezda | 96 | | | | |
| Bosna | 85 | | | | | | |
| Bosna | 85 | | | Crvena zvezda | 81 | | |
| | | | | Partizan | 80 |
| Radnički FOB Belgrade | 109 | | | Partizan | 80 |
| Budućnost | 85 | | | | |
| Budućnost | 85 | Radnički FOB Belgrade | 80 | | |
| | | Partizan | 85 | | |
| Univerzitet Priština | 77 | Partizan | 85 | | |
| Partizan | 117 | | | | |