2021–22 Junior ABA League

The 2021–22 Junior ABA League is the fifth season of the Junior ABA League with twelve men's under-19 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Teams were youth system rosters of the 2021–22 ABA League First Division teams.

Junior ABA League
Season2021–22
Dates25–28 November 2021
(Group stage)
28–29 April 2022
(Final Four)
Teams12
Regular season
Season MVPMontenegro Andrija Grbović
Finals
ChampionsSerbia Mega Mozzart U19
  Runners-upMontenegro SC Derby U19
Third placeBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea U19
Fourth placeSlovenia Cedevita Olimpija U19
All statistics correct as of September 22, 2022.

Mega Mozzart U19 won its third Junior ABA League title defeating SC Derby U19 in the final. Forward Andrija Grbović was named the Junior ABA League MVP award.[1]

Teams

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Team allocation

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Regular season
  Borac Čačak U19   Split U19   SC Derby U19   Krka U19
  Mega Mozzart U19   Cibona U19   Mornar Barsko zlato U19   Cedevita Olimpija U19
  Partizan NIS U19   Zadar U19   Igokea U19   Spars U19

Locations and personnel

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Location of teams in the 2018–19 Junior ABA League
Team Home city Head coach Captain
Borac Čačak U19 Čačak   Miloš Pejanović  
Cedevita Olimpija U19 Ljubljana   Borut Fijavž  
Cibona U19 Zagreb   Boris Džidić  
Igokea U19 Aleksandrovac   Slobodan Kecman  
Krka U19 Novo Mesto   Domen Zevnik  
Mega Mozzart U19 Sremska Mitrovica   Dragoljub Avramović   Nikola Jović
Mornar Barsko zlato U19 Bar   Zoran Peruničić  
Partizan NIS U19 Belgrade   Đorđe Jovičić  
SC Derby U19 Podgorica   Borivoje Stanišić  
Split U19 Split   Ante Grgurević  
Spars U19 Sarajevo   Marko Trbić  
Zadar U19 Zadar   Marko Selin  

Group stage

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Group A

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Venue: Bar, Montenegro

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Mega Mozzart U19 5 5 0 500 338 +162 10 Advance to Final Four
2   Cedevita Olimpija U19 5 3 2 395 369 +26 8
3   Borac Čačak U19 5 3 2 391 365 +26 8
4   Spars U19 5 3 2 447 425 +22 8
5   Cibona U19 5 1 4 379 429 −50 6
6   Mornar Barsko zlato U19 5 0 5 295 481 −186 5

Group B

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Venue: Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   SC Derby U19 5 5 0 453 339 +114 10 Advance to Final Four
2   Igokea m:tel U19 5 4 1 398 350 +48 9
3   Zadar U19 5 3 2 390 351 +39 8
4   Krka U19 5 1 4 370 404 −34 6
5   Split U19 5 1 4 341 403 −62 6
6   Partizan NIS U19 5 1 4 238 343 −105 6

Final Four

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Bracket

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Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April
 
 
  Mega Mozzart U1997
 
29 April
 
  Igokea m:tel U1987
 
  Igokea m:tel U1985
 
28 April
 
  Cedevita Olimpija U1979
 
  SC Derby U1987
 
 
  Cedevita Olimpija U1973
 
Third place
 
 
29 April
 
 
  Mega Mozzart U1988
 
 
  SC Derby U1974

Source: Junior Adriatic League

Semifinals

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Mega Mozzart v Igokea m:tel

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28 April 2019
16:30
Mega Mozzart U19   97–87   Igokea m:tel U19
Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 25–23, 21–14, 32–22
Pts: Nikola Jović 29
Rebs: Nikola Jović 8
Asts: Danilo Labović 6
Pts: Amsal Delalić 25
Rebs: Aleksandar Smiljanić 9
Asts: Vuk Bošković 6
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bojan Kruljac, Marko Mustapić, Rok Misson

SC Derby v Cedevita Olimpija

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28 April 2019
19:00
SC Derby U19   87–73   Cedevita Olimpija U19
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 16–11, 31–30, 21–19
Pts: Tomislav Ivišić 19
Rebs: Zvonimir Ivišić 11
Asts: T. Ivišić, Ivanović 6
Pts: Saša Ciani 16
Rebs: Saša Ciani 12
Asts: Saša Ciani 7
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Krunoslav Peić, Mateo Pavičić, Hrvoje Muhvić

Third place

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29 April 2019
16:00
Igokea m:tel U19   85–79   Cedevita Olimpija U19
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–23, 16–23, 26–12
Pts: Vuk Bošković 19
Rebs: Vuk Bošković 12
Asts: Amsal Delalić 5
Pts: Saša Ciani 34
Rebs: Saša Ciani 10
Asts: Lon Ličan 6
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 70
Referees: Bojan Kruljac, Mateo Pavičić, Hrvoje Muhvić

Final

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29 April 2019
18:30
Mega Mozzart U19   88–74   SC Derby U19
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 22–19, 31–14, 19–23
Pts: Andrija Grbović 30
Rebs: Oleksandr Kobzystyi 12
Asts: Nikola Jović 7
Pts: Tomislav Ivišić 16
Rebs: Zvonimir Ivišić 12
Asts: T. Ivišić, Ivanović 3
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Krunoslav Peić, Marko Mustapić, Rok Misson


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Danilo Labović 5 6 1
SG 6   Oleksandr Kobzystyi 11 12 3
G/F 11   Nikola Đurišić 22 1 5
G/F 5   Nikola Jović 9 8 7
PF 16   Andrija Grbović 22 1 5
Reserves:
G 4   Luka Bogavac 4 1 1
PG 7   Andrej Mušicki 2 2 4
SF 10   Asim Đulović 0 0 0
C 14   Ahmet Jonović 4 4 4
F 19   Bogoljub Marković 0 0 0
C 23   Nikola Đapa 3 0 0
PF 49   Aleksa Milenković 2 1 0
Head coach:
  Dragoljub Avramović
 
 
 
 
Mega Mozzart
 
 
 
 
SC Derby

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MEG Statistics SCD
22/40 (55%) 2-pt field goals 20/44 (46%)
10/26 (38%) 3-pt field goals 5/22 (23%)
14/21 (67%) Free throws 19/25 (76%)
11 Offensive rebounds 13
27 Defensive rebounds 20
38 Total rebounds 33
22 Assists 9
18 Turnovers 17
9 Steals 10
1 Blocks 4
24 Fouls 21
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 5   Danilo Ivanović 17 3 3
SG 11   Zoran Vučeljić 15 3 2
SG 10   Eray Buyukcangaz 5 4 0
PF 13   Tomislav Ivišić 16 9 3
PF 12   Zvonimir Ivišić 7 12 0
Reserves:
PG 4   Petar Minić 0 0 0
SG 6   Vasilije Todorović 9 1 1
SG 7   Boško Janković DNP
C 8   Lazar Radetić 3 1 0
SG 9   Vladimir Sudar DNP
C 14   Maruan Čičić DNP
F 15   David Mirković 2 0 1
Head coach:
  Borivoje Stanišić

Awards

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Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
PF   Andrija Grbović   Mega Mozzart [2]
Ideal Starting Five
SG   Nikola Jović   Mega Mozzart [3]
PF   Andrija Grbović   Mega Mozzart
PF   Saša Ciani   Cedevita Olimpija
PF   Vuk Bošković   Igokea
PF   Tomislav Ivišić   SC Derby

References

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  1. ^ "Mega odbranila titulu u juniorskoj ABA ligi". b92.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Andrija Grbović becomes the MVP of the U19 ABA League Championship Final Four Tournament". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bošković, Grbović, Jović, Ciani and Ivišić form the U19 Ideal Starting Five". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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