2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League

Liga Nova KBM1

Season| 2019–20
Duration| 12 October 2019 – 20 March 2020
Number of teams| 10
TV partner(s)| Šport TV
Regular season
Relegated| None
Finals
Champions| None declared

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2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons was the 29th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. KK Koper Primorska are the defending champions.

On 12 March 2020, the Basketball Federation of Slovenia temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 March, the Basketball Federation canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Koper Primorska was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basketball Federation decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.

## Format[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

In the first phase, nine teams will compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (16 games total). Cedevita Olimpija will compete in the second phase. All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.[2]

### Second phase[edit]

The top five teams from the regular season will advance to the championship phase. Cedevita Olimpija will start their competition from this phase. These teams will start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team will play a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin will be used.

The bottom four teams will enter a home-and-away round-robin mini-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Each teams plays 9 games in this phase.

#### Playoffs[edit]

Eight teams will join the playoffs.

## Teams[edit]

### Promotion and relegation[edit]

Terme Olimia Podčetrtek was promoted as the winner of the 2018–19 Second League. The club replaced Ilirija, which finished last in the 2018–19 season.

This is the inaugural season for the newly formed club Cedevita Olimpija (which was created in July 2019 by merging two clubs Olimpija Ljubljana and Cedevita Zagreb) that will take the Olimpija's place in the competition. Also, the club will play in the 2019–20 EuroCup season instead of Cedevita Zagreb.

### Venues and locations[edit]

Helios

Hopsi

Krka

Koper Primorska

Terme Olimia

Rogaška

Šenčur

Šentjur

Cedevita Olimpija

Zlatorog

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League

Club  | Location  | Venue  | Capacity

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Cedevita Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500
Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500
GGD Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur  | 800
Hopsi Polzela | Polzela | ŠD Polzela  | 1,800
Koper Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000
Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja  | 2,500
Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina  | 800
Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec  | 700
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek | ŠD Podčetrtek  |
Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500
| Teams that play in the 2019–20 Adriatic League

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| Teams that play in the 2019–20 Adriatic League Second Division
| Teams that play in the 2019–20 Alpe Adria Cup

### Personnel and kits[edit]

Team  | President  | Coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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Cedevita Olimpija |  Tomaž Berločnik |  Slaven Rimac |  Jaka Blažič | Adidas | Cedevita, Petrol
Helios Suns |  David Kubala  |  Dejan Jakara |  Blaž Mahkovic | Spalding | Helios, Triglav
Hopsi Polzela |  Matej Jelen  |  Boštjan Kuhar  |  Sandi Čebular | Macron | —
Koper Primorska |  Gregor Vuga  |  Jurica Golemac |  Alen Hodžić | Erreà | Vehicle Rent
Krka |  Andraž Šuštarič  |  Vladimir Anzulović |  Jure Balažič | Žolna Šport  | Krka
Rogaška |  Kristijan Novak  |  Damjan Novaković |  Tadej Ferme | Luanvi | —
GGD Šenčur |  Janko Sekne  |  Konstantin Subotić  |  Smiljan Pavič | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba
Šentjur |  Dušan Debenak  |  Saša Dončić |  Miloš Pešić  | Luanvi | VOC, Tajfun
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek |  Franc Trupaj  |  Davor Brečko  |  Nejc Strnad  | Peak | Terme Olimia
Zlatorog Laško |  Bojan Špiler  |  Robi Ribežl  |  Tomaž Jereb  | Joma | Pivovarna Laško

### Managerial changes[edit]

Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Cedevita Olimpija | First  | –  | –  | Pre-season |  Slaven Rimac | 8 July 2019[3]
Šentjur |  Jakša Vulić  | End of contract  | –  |  Saša Dončić | 21 June 2019[4]
Zlatorog Laško |  Chris Thomas | –  |  Robi Ribežl  | 13 July 2019[5]
Krka |  Simon Petrov | Mutual consent  | 5 November 2019 [6] | 6th (2–3)  |  Vladimir Anzulović | 7 November 2019[7]
Šentjur |  Saša Dončić | Sacked  | 14 November 2019  | 7th (2–5)  |  Aleš Pipan | 14 November 2019[8]
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek |  Davor Brečko  | Sacked  | 14 November 2019[9] | 9th (0–5)  |  Bojan Lazić  | 19 November 2019[10]
Koper Primorska |  Jurica Golemac | Parted ways  | 20 December 2019[11] | 1st (10–1)  |  Andrej Žakelj | 26 December 2019[12]
Cedevita Olimpija |  Slaven Rimac | Mutual consent  | 27 January 2020[13] | /  |  Jurica Golemac | 27 January 2020[14]

## Regular season[edit]

### League table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Koper Primorska | 16  | 13  | 3  | 1395  | 1128  | +267  | 29  | Qualification to championship group
2  | Krka | 16  | 11  | 5  | 1250  | 1153  | +97  | 27
3  | Helios Suns | 16  | 10  | 6  | 1184  | 1174  | +10  | 26
4  | Rogaška | 16  | 10  | 6  | 1210  | 1142  | +68  | 26
5  | Hopsi Polzela | 16  | 9  | 7  | 1371  | 1235  | +136  | 25
6  | GGD Šenčur | 16  | 9  | 7  | 1274  | 1159  | +115  | 25  | Qualification to relegation group
7  | Šentjur | 16  | 6  | 10  | 1238  | 1234  | +4  | 22
8  | Zlatorog Laško | 16  | 3  | 13  | 1151  | 1515  | −364  | 19
9  | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 16  | 1  | 15  | 1036  | 1369  | −333  | 17

Source: KZS.si

### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | PRI | KRK | HEL | ROG | POL | GGD | SEN | ZLA | POD

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Koper Primorska | -- | 68–64  | 84–66  | 76–53  | 91–77  | 86–85  | 82–66  | 115–73  | 79–67
Krka | 80–81  | -- | 66–73  | 70–54  | 84–76  | 68–66  | 92–72  | 104–70  | 91–60
Helios Suns | 60–78  | 66–72  | -- | 72–67  | 53–72  | 66–57  | 76–73  | 98–81  | 80–53
Rogaška | 86–83  | 58–67  | 75–83  | -- | 82–75  | 66–57  | 83–70  | 91–61  | 83–48
Hopsi Polzela | 85–84  | 92–65  | 86–87  | 86–87  | -- | 71–66  | 83–62  | 102–78  | 96–67
GGD Šenčur | 82–80  | 83–89  | 67–71  | 92–53  | 92–90  | -- | 89–82  | 95–62  | 80–73
Šentjur | 64–108  | 96–61  | 75–63  | 71–86  | 85–69  | 83–90  | -- | 83–50  | 86–49
Zlatorog Laško | 56–102  | 78–89  | 90–84  | 75–99  | 75–117  | 66–93  | 89–76  | -- | 72–69
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 64–98  | 60–88  | 78–86  | 56–87  | 77–94  | 53–80  | 64–94  | 98–75  | --

Source: KZS.si
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

## Championship group[edit]

### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
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| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  | Cedevita Olimpija | 2  | 2  | 0  | 168  | 146  | +22  | 4
2  | Krka | 3  | 1  | 2  | 224  | 236  | −12  | 4
3  | Hopsi Polzela | 3  | 1  | 2  | 227  | 243  | −16  | 4
4  | Helios Suns | 3  | 1  | 2  | 208  | 228  | −20  | 4
5  | Koper Primorska | 2  | 1  | 1  | 154  | 132  | +22  | 3
6  | Rogaška | 1  | 1  | 0  | 75  | 71  | +4  | 2

Source: KZS.si

### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | COL | HEL | POL | PRI | KRK | ROG

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Cedevita Olimpija | -- | 0  | 0  | 0  | 86–77  | 0
Helios Suns | 69–82  | -- | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Hopsi Polzela | 0  | 84–75  | -- | 68–92  | 0  | 0
Koper Primorska | 0  | 62–64  | 0  | -- | 0  | 0
Krka | 0  | 0  | 76–75  | 0  | -- | 0
Rogaška | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 75–71  | --

Source: KZS.si
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

## Relegation group[edit]

### League table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  | GGD Šenčur | 8  | 7  | 1  | 700  | 588  | +112  | 15
2  | Šentjur | 8  | 5  | 3  | 682  | 584  | +98  | 13
3  | Zlatorog Laško | 8  | 3  | 5  | 567  | 679  | −112  | 11
4  | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 8  | 1  | 7  | 562  | 660  | −98  | 9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: KZS.si

### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | GGD | SEN | POD | ZLA | GGD | SEN | POD | ZLA

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GGD Šenčur | -- | 83–90  | 90–79  | 0  | -- | 0  | -- | 0
Šentjur | 0  | -- | 0  | 88–70  | -- | -- | 0  | 0
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 0  | 0  | -- | 77–83  | 0  | -- | -- | --
Zlatorog Laško | 0  | 0  | 0  | -- | -- | -- | 0  | --

Source: KZS.si
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

## Awards[edit]

### Regular Season MVP[edit]

* Dino Murić (GGD Šenčur)

### Weekly MVP[edit]

#### Regular season[edit]

| Week  | MVP[15] | Club  | Efficiency

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1 |  Glenn Cosey | Krka | 31
2 |  Marko Jagodić-Kuridža | Koper Primorska | 25
3 |  Dino Murić | GGD Šenčur | 36
4 |  Petar Kusovac | Zlatorog Laško | 31
5 |  Anthony Collins | Hopsi Polzela | 24
6 |  Randy Haynes | Šentjur | 32
7 |  Anthony Collins (2) | Hopsi Polzela | 34
8c |  Miha Škedelj | Krka | 27
Dragan Bjeletić | Zlatorog Laško | 27
9 |  Blaž Mahkovic | Helios Suns | 32
10 |  Jan Kosi | Koper Primorska | 33
11 |  Jakob Čebašek | Šentjur | 28
12 |  Blaž Mahkovic (2) | Helios Suns | 28
13 |  Dino Murić (2) | GGD Šenčur | 30
14 |  Dino Murić (3) | GGD Šenčur | 42
15 |  Randy Haynes (2) | Šentjur | 30
16 |  Gezim Morina | Hopsi Polzela | 29
17 |  Jan Dornik | Rogaška | 33
18 |  Dragan Bjeletić (2) | Zlatorog Laško | 26

Note

^c – Co-MVP's were announced.

#### Second round[edit]

| Week  | MVP[16] | Club  | Efficiency

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### MVP of the Month[edit]

Month  | Player  | Team  | Ref.

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2019
October |  Dino Murić | GGD Šenčur | [17]
November |  Anthony Collins | Hopsi Polzela | [18]
December |  Blaž Mahkovic | Helios Suns | [19]

## Statistical leaders[edit]

### Performance Index Rating[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | PIR

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1  |  Dino Murić | Šenčur | 21.39
2  |  Antony Collins | Hopsi Polzela | 20.16
3  |  Jakob Čebašek | Šentjur | 18.39

### Points[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | PPG

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1  |  Mikael Hopkins | Cedevita Olimpija | 18.50
2  |  Jaka Blažič | Cedevita Olimpija | 18.00
3  |  Blaž Mahkovic | Helios Suns | 16.35

### Rebounds[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | RPG

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1  |  Dino Murić | Šenčur | 9.06
2  |  Dragan Bjeletić | Zlatorog | 7.50
3  |  Jakob Čebašek | Šentjur | 7.22

### Assists[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | APG

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1  |  Antony Collins | Hopsi Polzela | 10.26
2  |  Codi Miller-McIntyre | Cedevita Olimpija | 6.50
3  |  Jure Pelko | Helios Suns | 4.93

## Slovenian clubs in European competitions[edit]

Team | Competition | Progress

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Cedevita Olimpija | EuroCup | Regular season

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tekmovanja v sezoni 2019/2020 pod okriljem Košarkarske zveze Slovenije zaključena". kzs.si. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
2. ^ Pro, Perun. "1. SKL: Opravljen žreb za sezono 2019/20". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
3. ^ Rimac trener Cedevite Olimpije, prva okrepitev Edo Murić
4. ^ Saša Dončić bo trener Šentjurčanov
5. ^ Laščani imenovali novega trenerja
6. ^ Simon Petrov ni več trener Krke
7. ^ Stari znanec na klopi Krke
8. ^ Dončić drago plačal katastrofo s prvaki
9. ^ Trenerska rošada še v Podčetrtku
10. ^ Bojan Lazić novi trener Podčetrtka
11. ^ Saga v Kopru se nadaljuje: odhaja tudi tvorec vseh uspehov Jurica Golemac
12. ^ Žakelj za krmilom primorske barke do konca sezone
13. ^ V Stožicah so odslovili trenerja
14. ^ Jurica Golemac znova pri Olimpiji, tokrat kot trener
15. ^ "KZS".
16. ^ "KZS".
17. ^ 1.SKL: Dino Murić MVP meseca oktobra
18. ^ 1\. SKL: Anthony Deray Collins MVP meseca novembra
19. ^ 1\. SKL: Blaž Mahkovic MVP meseca decembra

## External links[edit]

* Slovenian Basketball Federation

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2019–20 in European men's basketball

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Northern Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland

Regional leagues|

* Adriatic
* First Division
* Second Division
* Junior
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* Latvia–Estonia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* France
* Cup
* Leaders Cup
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* State Cup
* League Cup
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Swiss Cup
* SBL Cup
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Cup
* Trophy
* Ukraine

Supercups|

* Adriatic
* Belgium
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Continental
competitions|

* EuroLeague
* Regular season
* EuroCup
* Champions League
* Playoffs
* Final Eight
* Final
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Playoffs
* Next Generation Tournament

International
competitions|

* EuroBasket 2022 qualification
* 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

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*[W]: Won
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