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2024–25 ABA League First Division

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For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2024–25 WABA League.
AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2024–25
Games played30 fixtures
Teams16
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Records
Biggest home winPartizan Mozzart Bet 110–64 Split
(30 November 2024)
Biggest away winMornar Barsko zlato 69–110 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
(20 January 2025)
Highest scoringSC Derby 111–109 Igokea m:tel
(30 March 2025)
Lowest scoringZadar 71–58 SC Derby
(25 January 2025)
Winning streakCrvena zvezda Meridianbet
Budućnost VOLI
12 games
Losing streakMornar Barsko zlato
16 games
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2025.

The 2024–25 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 23rd season of the ABA League with first time ever expansion format to 16 teams. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia participated in it, but also with inclusion of the new team Dubai from United Arab Emirates, it was the first time since the 2014–15 season that a team outside the territory of the former Yugoslavia competed in the league.[1]

Promotion and relegation

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Promoted Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 2023–24 ABA 2 Champion
Affiliation United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball No competition
Relegated No teams were relegated.

Venues and locations

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Location of teams in the 2024–25 season
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Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2024–25 season
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Location of the team Dubai in the 2024–25 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Serbia Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Croatia Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball Dubai Coca-Cola Arena 17,000
Serbia FMP Soccerbet Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Serbia Mega Superbet Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386
Montenegro SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall 2,000
Croatia Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Croatia Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Mozzart Serbia Saša Ocokoljić Serbia Uroš Čarapić MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Slovenia Andrej Žakelj Montenegro Aleksa Ilić Spalding VOLI / Podgorica Capital City
Cedevita Olimpija Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović Slovenia Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Croatia Josip Sesar Croatia Krešimir Radovčić GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas Meridian / mts
Dubai Basketball Slovenia Jurica Golemac Slovenia Klemen Prepelič Adidas
FMP Soccerbet Serbia Saša Nikitović Serbia Ognjen Kuzmić Adidas Soccerbet
Igokea m:tel Serbia Nenad Stefanović Serbia Dragan Milosavljević GBT m:tel
Krka Slovenia Dejan Jakara Slovenia Jan Špan Krka
Mega Superbet Serbia Marko Barać Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosta Kondić Adidas Medical Innovation Solutions
Mornar Barsko zlato Montenegro Mihailo Pavićević Montenegro Milija Miković DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia Željko Obradović Serbia Vanja Marinković Under Armour NIS / Mozzart Bet
SC Derby Montenegro Petar Mijović Montenegro Nikola Pavličević Spalding Derby
Spartak Office Shoes Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Miloš Milisavljević Office Shoes
Split Croatia Veljko Mršić United States Shannon Shorter Macron Groupama
Zadar Croatia Danijel Jusup Croatia Marko Ramljak Macron OTP Bank / PSK

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Igokea Serbia Marko Cvetković end of 2023–24 season Off-season Serbia Nenad Stefanović 18 June 2024 [2]
Krka Slovenia Gašper Okorn 28 May 2024 Slovenia Dejan Jakara 22 June 2024 [3][4]
Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia Zoran Martič 3 June 2024 Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović 3 June 2024 [5][6]
Cibona Croatia Dino Repeša 7 June 2024 United States Chris Thomas 29 August 2024 [7][8]
Borac Mozzart Serbia Dejan Mijatović 18 June 2024 Serbia Saša Ocokoljić 5 July 2024 [9][10]
SC Derby Slovenia Dejan Jakara 18 June 2024 Montenegro Petar Mijović 19 June 2024 [11][12]
Cibona United States Chris Thomas 13 October 2024 15th (1–3) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić 13 October 2024 [13]
Cibona Bosnia and Herzegovina Bariša Krasić 28 December 2024 15th (2–12) Croatia Josip Sesar 28 December 2024 [14]
Split Croatia Slaven Rimac 3 January 2025 11th (6–9) Croatia Veljko Mršić 13 January 2025 [15][16]

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (A) 27 24 3 2447 2081 +366 51 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet (A) 27 23 4 2464 2016 +448 50
3 United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball (A) 27 22 5 2370 2079 +291 49
4 Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (A) 26 20 6 2315 2041 +274 46
5 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 28 18 10 2383 2232 +151 46
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 27 17 10 2324 2341 −17 44
7 Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 27 14 13 2279 2244 +35 41
8 Serbia Mega Superbet 27 14 13 2226 2201 +25 41
9 Serbia FMP Soccerbet 27 14 13 2145 2277 −132 41
10 Croatia Zadar 27 12 15 2048 2046 +2 39
11 Montenegro SC Derby 27 10 17 2303 2374 −71 37
12 Serbia Borac Mozzart 27 9 18 2029 2237 −208 36
13 Croatia Split 27 8 19 2060 2239 −179 35
14 Slovenia Krka 27 5 22 2210 2374 −164 32
15 Croatia Cibona 27 4 23 2070 2398 −328 31 Possible qualification to the relegation playoffs
16 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato 27 2 25 2019 2512 −493 29 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2025. Source: ABA League
(A) Advance to a further round

Positions by round

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Advance to the PlayoffsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI112122222222222222222222221
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet221211111111111111111111112
United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball846443344444444444444444333
Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet988554433333333333333333444
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija131410912121214121098899765556666555
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel7571076796676676556665555666
Serbia Spartak Subotica1112118107555555555688877778777
Serbia Mega Superbet5333356787677689999898910988
Serbia FMP Soccerbet49566898118891010101010101010810891099
Croatia Zadar3691414141311101112109878777910910781010
Montenegro SC Derby610478986791112121213121112121212121111111111
Serbia Borac Mozzart15713131313111213141414141312131311111111111313131312
Croatia Split10151212111010109121011111111111213131313131212121213
Slovenia Krka12131511911141314131313131414141414141414141414141414
Croatia Cibona141114151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2025. Source: ABA League

Results

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Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV DBC FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SPR SPL SCD ZAD
Borac Mozzart — 82–88 74–94 72–98 74–87 92–72 75–88 80–71 76–80 90–71 60–89 66–73 61–73 78–76 76–66
Budućnost VOLI 86–69 — 95–78 88–77 73–75 89–78 111–77 97–87 77–69 110–79 81–77 75–78 97–75 107–84 84–77
Cedevita Olimpija 92–56 71–91 — 96–81 74–69 84–92 91–58 85–90 84–82 93–82 114–72 91–82 76–74 100–86 80–75
Cibona 62–89 82–96 66–75 — 81–90 74–102 85–86 85–88 74–81 82–64 59–93 72–71 75–69 69–87
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 105–85 89–96 92–86 88–78 — 92–107 97–63 91–68 81–72 91–72 89–84 77–78 96–66 87–76
Dubai Basketball 98–74 84–85 90–61 — 84–61 91–76 80–83 104–66 80–72 80–79 98–86 92–68
FMP Meridian 74–67 88–91 75–62 89–84 — 98–89 89–87 87–72 64–91 89–88 98–91 78–55 67–83
Igokea m:tel 72–79 71–76 91–78 95–84 82–92 83–70 — 95–92 90–87 101–97 80–107 87–76 92–87 105–97 94–89
Krka 79–90 92–97 67–79 78–93 106–109 80–85 — 70–80 103–90 77–79 87–89 82–73 97–91 73–81
Mega Superbet 98–74 93–79 72–81 88–58 76–81 66–95 83–80 64–73 87–94 — 84–59 90–100 97–90 84–82 75–74
Mornar Barsko zlato 90–98 86–84 82–92 92–85 69–110 71–83 76–81 78–70 83–113 — 78–105 66–76 74–94 55–81
Partizan Mozzart Bet 96–66 90–97 78–76 113–78 82–61 90–65 100–94 96–63 89–84 — 103–80 110–64 95–80 100–75
Spartak Subotica 82–86 99–90 88–84 87–94 84–90 93–86 86–75 102–83 110–86 85–64 80–89 — 82–79 79–89
Split 70–59 48–83 69–75 88–82 85–78 74–81 72–85 74–79 83–78 90–80 87–73 64–81 71–91 — 88–85 73–77
SC Derby 99–105 84–107 101–86 81–89 86–87 82–76 111–109 101–90 77–82 99–91 60–80 84–76 102–89 — 86–62
Zadar 89–67 55–91 81–73 82–69 77–84 63–71 99–71 76–79 72–63 65–68 71–75 76–66 71–58 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2025. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Results by round

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The table lists the results of teams in each round.

WinLossPostponed
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Montenegro Budućnost VOLIWWWWLWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWW
Serbia Partizan Mozzart BetWWWWWWWWWWWLLWWWWWWWWWLWWWL
United Arab Emirates Dubai BasketballWWLWWWWLWLWWWWLWLWWWWWWWWWW
Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianbetLWLWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWLWLWWLW
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaLLWWLLLLWWWWWLWWWWWLLWWWWLW
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:telWWLLWWLWWWLWWLWWWLLWWWWWLWW
Serbia Spartak Office ShoesLLWWLWWWWLLWWLWLLWLLWWLLWWL
Serbia Mega SuperbetWWWWLLLLLWWLWWLLLLWWLWLLWWW
Serbia FMP SoccerbetWLWLWLLWLWWWLLLLWLWWWLWLLWW
Croatia ZadarWLLLLLWWWLLWWWWWLWLLLWLWLLL
Montenegro SC DerbyWLWLLWLWLLLLLLLWWLLWLLWWWLL
Serbia Borac MozzartLWLLWLWLLLLLLWWLWWLWLLLLLLW
Croatia SplitLLWLWWLLWLWLLWLLLLLLWLWLLLL
Slovenia KrkaLLLWWLLLLWLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLWL
Croatia CibonaLWLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLL
Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2025. Source: ABA League

MVP List

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MVP of the Round

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Round Player Team PIR
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Gegić Croatia Zadar 32
2 United States Rasheed Sulaimon Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 29
3 United States Rasir Bolton Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 31
4 Slovenia Miha Cerkvenik Slovenia Krka 34
5 United States Shannon Shorter Croatia Split 33
6 United States Shannon Shorter (2) Croatia Split (2) 27
7 United States Rasir Bolton (2) Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (2) 30
8 Montenegro Zoran Nikolić Montenegro SC Derby 32
9 Serbia Balša Koprivica Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet 43
10 United States Codi Miller-McIntyre Serbia Crvena zvezda MeridianBet 39
11 United States Brynton Lemar Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 30
12 United States JaCorey Williams United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball 33
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (2) 37
14 United States Diante Baldwin Serbia Borac Mozzart 32
15 United States Terrell Carter Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 35
16 United States Nate Mason United Arab Emirates Dubai (2) 34
17 Lithuania Paulius Valinskas Serbia Borac Mozzart (2) 30
18 United States Umoja Gibson Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (3) 34
19 Serbia Mihailo Petrović Serbia Mega Superbet 33
20 Serbia Filip Barna Serbia FMP Soccerbet 32
21 Serbia Luka Cerovina Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (4) 39
22 Serbia Bogoljub Marković Serbia Mega Superbet (2) 34
23 United States Terrell Carter (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel (2) 34
24 Serbia Balša Koprivica (2) Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) 35
25 Montenegro Zoran Nikolić (2) Montenegro SC Derby (2) 40
26 Germany Isaac Bonga Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet (3) 32
27 United States Bryce Jones Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel (3) 46

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month

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Month Player Team Ref.
2024
September & October Serbia Bogoljub Marković Serbia Mega MIS [17]
November United States Rasir Bolton Serbia Spartak Office Shoes [18]
December Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro Budućnost VOLI [19]
2025
January United States Bryce Jones Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel [20]
February Croatia Filip Bundović Croatia Cibona [21]
March United States Bryce Jones (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel (2) [22]

Clubs in European competitions

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Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Serbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Regular season
Serbia Partizan Mozzart Bet
EuroCup Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Regular season Group B
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Regular season Group A
Champions League Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Regular season Group A 4th (2–4)
Serbia FMP Soccerbet Regular season Group H 4th (1–5)
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes Qualification rounds - Quarter-finals Eliminated by Lithuania BC Juventus

References

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  1. ^ j.t.d, ABA liga. "Conclusions of the remote ABA League j.t.d. Assembly Session : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ "Stefanović novi trener Igokea m:tel". igokea.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Gašper Okorn više nije trener Krke". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Dejan Jakara novi trener Krke". meridiansport.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Zoran Martić is leaving the position of head coach". cedevita.olimpija.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Cedevita names Zvezdan Mitrovic as its new head coach". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Dino Repeša odlazi iz Cibone u redove gradskog rivala. Sad je puno toga jasno". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Cibona predstavila novog trenera: Stiže iz SAD-a, ima dugogodišnje NBA iskustvo". gol.dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ "EKSKLUZIVNO! Dejan Mijatović više nije trener Borca". moravainfo.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Saša Ocokoljić, novi trener seniorske ekipe: Srećan sam što sam se vratio u Borac!". kkborac.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Dejan Jakara and SC Derby part ways". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Petar Mijović is back at the helm of SC Derby". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Cibona je ipak smijenila trenera koji se našao na meti kritika. Odlazi i američki bek". telegram.hr. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Sesar replaces Krasić at the Wolves' bench". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  15. ^ "OFFICIAL: Split parts ways with Slaven Rimac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Veljko Mršić is the new Split bench boss". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  17. ^ "NLB MVP OF SEPTEMBER & October: Bogoljub Marković (Mega MIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  18. ^ "NLB MVP OF NOVEMBER: Rasir Bolton (Spartak Office Shoes)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  19. ^ "NLB MVP OF DECEMBER: Kenan Kamenjaš (Budućnost VOLI)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  20. ^ "NLB MVP OF JANUARY: Bryce Jones (Igokea m:tel)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  21. ^ "NLB MVP OF FEBRUARY: Filip Bundović (Cibona)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  22. ^ "NLB MVP OF MARCH: Bryce Jones (Igokea m:tel)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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