# 2018–19 ABA League Second Division

The 2018–19 ABA League Second Division was the 2nd season of the ABA Second Division with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.

## Format changes

On March 13, 2018, the Adriatic League Assembly decided to abolish the National standings and, as of the 2018–19 season, participants are determined only based on the results in the competitions under the umbrella of the Adriatic League (First Division and Second Division). According to that, the promotion to the First Division is possible only from the Second Division. The last placed of the 2017–18 First Division season lose the right to participate in the 2018–19 season and its place is given to the 2017–18 Champion of the Second Division. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.
The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five, while in the Second Division each country will have two participants. The last placed club in the First Division will have a guaranteed place in the Second Division in the following season. The confirmed competition system shall not be changed until the end of the 2024–25 season, if there are no significant changes in the European basketball by then.
Instead of the Final Four tournament, as of the 2018–19 season, the Second Division champion will be given after the Playoffs, where four best teams of the regular season will compete. The last placed club in the 2017–18 season loses the right to participate in the 2018–19 season, regardless of its result in the national championship.

## Teams
### Team allocation

Macedonian League champions Rabotnički withdrew their place in 2018–19 season, as well as the semifinalists Kumanovo and Blokotehna. Their place was taken by Serbian team Vršac.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* 1st, 2nd, etc.: National League position after Playoffs
* ABA1: Relegated from the First Division
* WC: Wild card
Regular season :
| Borac (4th) | Sixt Primorska (3rd) | Zrinjski (1st) | Sutjeska (3rd) |
| Dynamic VIP PAY (6th) | Rogaška (4th) | Spars (4th) | Lovćen 1947 (4th) |
| Vršac (7th)$^{WC}$ | Helios Suns (5th)$^{WC}$ | Split (4th) | MZT Skopje Aerodrom (ABA1) |

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Lovćen 1947 | Cetinje | Lovćen SC | 1,500 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski | 7,500 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | Rogaška Slatina SH | 1,100 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 3,000 |
| Spars | Sarajevo | Grbavica SH | 1,500 |
| Split | Split | Arena Gripe | 3,500 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Nikšić SC | 3,000 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Hall | 4,400 |
| Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg Hall | 1,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Borac | Jovica Arsić | Marko Marinović | — | P.S. Fashion |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Vladimir Đokić | Vuk Vulikić | NAAI | VIP PAY |
| Helios Suns | Dejan Jakara | Aljaž Bratec | Spalding | Helios, Triglav |
| Lovćen 1947 | Miodrag Kadija | Nikola Borilović | NetS | VOLI |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Gjorgji Kočov | Damjan Stojanovski | Adidas | Cevahir Holding, UNIBanka |
| Rogaška | Damjan Novaković | Miha Fon | Nike | — |
| Sixt Primorska | Jurica Golemac | Alen Hodžić | Nike | Vehicle Rent |
| Spars | Marko Trbić | Adin Vrabac | Adidas | — |
| Split | Ante Grgurević | Mateo Kedžo | Macron | Bobis |
| Sutjeska | Zoran Glomazić | | First Ever | EP CG |
| Vršac | Darko Kostić | Miloš Savović | Spirit | Villager |
| Zrinjski | Hrvoje Vlašić | Ljubo Šamadan | No1 | Mostarsko pivo |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Željko Lukajić | 3 April 2018 | Off-season | Gjorgji Kočov | 3 April 2018 |
| Vršac | Goran Topić | April 2018 | Off-season | Mihajlo Mitić | April 2018 |
| Borac | Raško Bojić | 9 April 2018 | Off-season | Jovica Arsić | 9 April 2018 |
| Split | Ivica Skelin | 29 May 2018 | Off-season | Vladimir Anzulović | 29 May 2018 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Miroslav Nikolić | 4 July 2018 | Off-season | Vladimir Đokić | 4 July 2018 |
| Lovćen 1947 | Petar Jovanović | 23 August 2018 | Off-season | Miodrag Kadija | 23 August 2018 |
| Vršac | Mihajlo Mitić | 24 August 2018 | Off-season | Branko Maksimović | 24 August 2018 |
| Helios Suns | Jovan Beader | 12 November 2018 | 10th (2–5) | Dejan Jakara | 12 November 2018 |
| Vršac | Branko Maksimović | 4 January 2019 | 12th (1–13) | Darko Kostić | 4 January 2019 |
| Split | Vladimir Anzulović | 5 March 2019 | 7th (8–12) | Ante Grgurević | 5 March 2019 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sixt Primorska | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1867 | 1521 | +346 | 42 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Spars | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1641 | 1578 | +63 | 38 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 3 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1899 | 1758 | +141 | 37 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Borac Čačak | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1757 | 1690 | +67 | 35 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 5 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1776 | 1727 | +49 | 34 | |
| 6 | Sutjeska | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1769 | 1803 | −34 | 34 | |
| 7 | Lovćen 1947 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1715 | 1688 | +27 | 33 | |
| 8 | Split | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1711 | 1712 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Zrinjski | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1713 | 1815 | −102 | 30 | |
| 10 | Rogaška | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1726 | 1785 | −59 | 29 | |
| 11 | Helios Suns | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1642 | 1772 | −130 | 29 | |
| 12 | Vršac | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1728 | 2095 | −367 | 23 | Relegation |

### Positions by round

* First place & advance to the playoffs
* Advance to the playoffs
* Relegated
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Sixt Primorska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spars | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Borac Čačak | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Sutjeska | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Lovćen 1947 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Split | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Zrinjski | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Rogaška | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Helios Suns | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Vršac | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | DYN | HEL | LOV | MZT | ROG | PRI | SPA | SPL | SUT | VRS | ZRI |
| Borac Čačak | — | 102–72 | 81–63 | 77–76 | 79–74 | 89–84 | 65–73 | 80–84 | 79–73 | 92–68 | 89–71 | 82–76 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 89–98 | — | 79–71 | 87–88 | 98–75 | 91–74 | 68–58 | 79–74 | 72–78 | 76–51 | 95–83 | 88–81 |
| Helios Suns | 76–82 | 75–77 | — | 77–74 | 73–92 | 66–58 | 64–109 | 76–69 | 78–82 | 84–76 | 95–78 | 82–80 |
| Lovćen 1947 | 75–70 | 89–82 | 79–58 | — | 67–85 | 72–71 | 66–80 | 68–74 | 63–65 | 81–87 | 81–66 | 83–73 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 82–57 | 84–74 | 92–79 | 100–90 | — | 84–70 | 77–78 | 93–77 | 104–87 | 94–73 | 78–69 | 97–75 |
| Rogaška | 81–88 | 75–80 | 68–63 | 85–95 | 102–90 | — | 74–75 | 70–81 | 74–69 | 95–81 | 92–80 | 66–62 |
| Sixt Primorska | 97–71 | 82–67 | 87–58 | 77–74 | 91–84 | 85–80 | — | 102–61 | 78–69 | 93–66 | 103–77 | 102–58 |
| Spars | 66–63 | 88–84 | 79–66 | 73–64 | 71–75 | 63–59 | 54–69 | — | 96–58 | 76–74 | 67–54 | 75–73 |
| Split | 81–68 | 72–78 | 82–76 | 71–78 | 76–78 | 81–69 | 75–77 | 60–63 | — | 109–87 | 87–69 | 78–82 |
| Sutjeska | 71–64 | 80–74 | 78–70 | 81–71 | 91–79 | 94–79 | 85–82 | 67–74 | 83–90 | — | 109–91 | 85–73 |
| Vršac | 74–100 | 99–93 | 74–106 | 78–103 | 88–95 | 102–107 | 65–103 | 76–93 | 80–96 | 78–100 | — | 85–91 |
| Zrinjski | 84–81 | 50–73 | 96–86 | 71–78 | 93–87 | 94–93 | 63–66 | 68–83 | 80–72 | 78–82 | 112–91 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| March 20–24 | March 20–24 |
| Sixt Primorska | 2 |
| Sixt Primorska | 2 | April 1–8 | April 1–8 |
| Borac Čačak | 0 | April 1–8 | April 1–8 |
| Borac Čačak | 0 | Sixt Primorska | 3 |
| March 20–24 | March 20–24 | | Sixt Primorska | 3 |
| March 20–24 | March 20–24 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 0 |
| Spars | 0 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 0 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 2 | | |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Sixt Primorska | 2–0 | Borac Čačak | 78–59 | 73–69 | — |
| Spars | 0–2 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 70–71 | 70–84 | — |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Sixt Primorska | 3–0 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 93–71 | 95–72 | 66–61 | — | — |

## Promotion playoffs

As of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.

### Teams

* First Division 11th place: Zadar
* Second Division 2nd place: MZT Skopje Aerodrom
As the team, coming from the ABA League, Zadar had the home court advantage in the first and third game of the series, while MZT was the host of the second game of the Qualifiers series. Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.

### Results

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Zadar | 2–1 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 83–89 | 78–77 | 86−75 |

## MVP of the Round

| Round | Player | Team | PIR |
| 1 | James Woodard | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 25 |
| 2 | Marko Jagodić-Kuridža | Sixt Primorska | 39 |
| 3 | Nemanja Protić | Spars | 35 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Durmo | Spars | 28 |
| 5 | Marko Ramljak | Zrinjski | 41 |
| 6 | Radovan Đoković | Borac | 32 |
| 7 | Miloš Popović | Lovćen 1947 | 34 |
| 8 | Ive Ivanov | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 27 |
| 9 | Sven Smajlagić | Zrinjski | 37 |
| 10 | Milutin Đukanović | Lovćen 1947 | 35 |
| 11 | Aleksandar Todorović | Zrinjski | 36 |
| 12 | Andrija Bojić | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 35 |
| 13 | Miloš Glišić | Dynamic VIP PAY | 37 |
| 14 | Radovan Đoković (2) | Borac | 35 |
| 15 | Pavle Marčinković | Split | 36 |
| 16 | Nikola Pavličević | Sutjeska | 35 |
| 17 | Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (2) | Sixt Primorska | 27 |
| 18 | Radosav Spasojević | Sutjeska | 29 |
| 19 | Draško Albijanić | Spars | 37 |
| 20 | Ilija Đoković | Borac | 30 |
| 21 | Aleksa Popović | Lovćen 1947 | 33 |
| 22 | Predrag Samardžiski | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 39 |
| SF1 | Žan Mark Šiško | Sixt Primorska | 28 |
| SF2 | Ive Ivanov (2) | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 31 |
| F1 | Lance Harris | Sixt Primorska | 26 |
| F2 | Marjan Čakarun | Sixt Primorska | 27 |
| F3 | Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (3) | Sixt Primorska | 28 |
Source: ABA League Second Division

## Attendances

Attendances do not include playoff games yet:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Borac Čačak | 14,750 | 2,200 | 700 | 1,341 | −22.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 12,958 | 1,500 | 650 | 1,178 | −40.3%$^1$ |
| 3 | Lovćen 1947 | 10,650 | 1,150 | 800 | 968 | +11.5%$^†$ |
| 4 | Vršac | 9,940 | 1,150 | 800 | 904 | −35.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Spars | 9,430 | 1,200 | 750 | 857 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Split | 8,940 | 900 | 690 | 813 | +5.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Sixt Primorska | 8,770 | 2,000 | 400 | 797 | −4.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Sutjeska | 8,190 | 1,200 | 300 | 745 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Rogaška | 7,930 | 950 | 400 | 721 | −3.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | Zrinjski | 7,683 | 900 | 200 | 698 | −30.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Helios Suns | 6,040 | 850 | 200 | 549 | n/a$^†$ |
| 12 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 5,910 | 950 | 100 | 537 | −14.4%$^†$ |
| | League total | 111,191 | 2,200 | 100 | 842 | −7.6%$^†$ |
Updated to match(es) played on March 14, 2019. Source: ABA 2 League Notes: 1: 2017–18 season average applied to ABA League games