2009–10 ABA NLB League

The 2009–10 NLB Liga ABA was the 9th season of the Liga ABA. 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro participated in the NLB League: Union Olimpija, Helios, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Široki Eronet, Partizan, Crvena zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, Radnički Kragujevac, Budućnost.[1] The 2009-10 NLB League Final Four was held on April 23–25, 2010, in Arena Zagreb.

2009–10 Liga ABA season
LeagueLiga ABA
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 10, 2009 - March 20, 2010
Number of games182
Number of teams Serbia (5 teams)
 Croatia (4 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
 Slovenia (2 teams)
 Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season championsCroatia Cibona
Season MVPUnited States Chester Mason (Široki)
Top scorerCroatia Andrija Žižić (Cedevita) (17.12 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsSerbia Partizan
  Runners-upCroatia Cibona
Finals MVPUnited States Jamont Gordon (Cibona)
NLB League seasons

Team information

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Venues and locations

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Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
  Serbia 5
Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
Hemofarm STADA Vršac Millennium Center (5,000)
Crvena zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall (8,150)
FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall (3,000)
Radnički Kragujevac Hala Jezero (5,320)
  Croatia 4
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200)
Zagreb CO Zagreb Trnsko (2,000)
Cedevita Zagreb Sutinska vrela (2,000)
  Slovenia 2
Union Olimpija Ljubljana Hala Tivoli (6,000)
Helios Domžale Dvorana Komunalnega centra (2,180)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Bosna ASA BHT Sarajevo Dvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
Široki HT Eronet Široki Brijeg "Pecara" (4,500)
  Montenegro 1
Budućnost m:tel Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)

Regular season

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The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Saturday, March 20, 2010.[2]

Standings

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Schedule and Results

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Stats Leaders

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Points

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Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.   Andrija Žižić Cedevita 428 25 17,12
2.   Damir Mulaomerović Zagreb 352 21 16,76
3.   Marko Tomas Cibona 429 28 15,32
4.   Milan Mačvan Hemofarm 350 24 14,58
5.   Jamont Gordon Cibona 403 28 14,39

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.   Chester Mason Široki 202 25 8,08
2.   Aleksandar Marić Partizan 165 22 7,50
3.   Lawrence Roberts Partizan 182 26 7,00
4.   Tomislav Ružić Zadar 173 26 6,73
5.   Luka Žorić Zagreb 173 26 6,65

Assists

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Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.   Feliks Kojadinović Bosna 122 21 5,81
2.   Jure Močnik Helios 122 22 5,55
3.   Stefan Marković Hemofarm 117 25 4,68
4.   Chester Mason Široki 116 25 4,64
5.   Jamont Gordon Cibona 128 28 4,57

Ranking MVP

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Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.   Chester Mason Široki 499 25 19,96
2.   Milan Mačvan Hemofarm 436 24 18,17
3.   Aleksandar Marić Partizan 394 22 17,91
4.   Andrija Žižić Cedevita 445 25 17,80
5.   Luka Žorić Zagreb 461 26 17,73

MVP Round by Round

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Round Player Team Efficiency
1   Marko Brkić Radnički 29
2   Jermaine Anderson Cedevita 31
3   Boban Marjanović Hemofarm 36
4   Aleks Marić Partizan 36
5   Marko Tomas Cibona 43
6   Andrija Žižić Cedevita 40
7   Filip Videnov Crvena zvezda 43
8   Chester Mason Široki 39
9   Ante Tomić Zagreb 35
10   Chester Mason (2) Široki 34
11   Marino Baždarić Cedevita 28
12   Goran Jeretin Budućnost 34
13   Miroslav Raduljica FMP 36
14   Nemanja Protić FMP 37
15   Slavko Vraneš Partizan 31
16   Jamont Gordon Cibona 34
17   Damir Mulaomerović Zagreb 41
18   Matt Walsh Olimpija 28
19   Lukša Andrić Cibona 31
20   Ivan Grgat Široki 41
21   Jermaine Anderson (2) Cedevita 31
22   Jamont Gordon (2) Cibona 33
23   Nemanja Bjelica Crvena zvezda 44
24   Chester Mason (3) Široki 57
25   Milan Mačvan Hemofarm 32
26   Miroslav Raduljica (2) FMP 33
27   Jamont Gordon (3) Cibona 31
28   Jamont Gordon (4) Cibona 31

Source: NLB League

Final four

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Matches played in, Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Semifinals
April 23
Final
April 25
      
1 Cibona 78
4 Union Olimpija 73
1 Cibona 74
2 Partizan 75 (OT)
2 Partizan 72
3 Hemofarm STADA 67

Semifinals

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Partizan vs. Hemofarm STADA

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April 23
17:15 CET
Partizan   72–67   Hemofarm STADA
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 26-16, 12-12, 20-21
Pts: Roberts 16
Rebs: Roberts 11
Asts: Božić, Marić, McCalebb 2
Pts: Mačvan 16
Rebs: Marjanović 9
Asts: Marković, Borisov 2
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: -
Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB)

Cibona vs. Union Olimpija

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April 23
20:15 CET
Cibona   78–73   Union Olimpija
Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 22-26, 18-8, 12-21
Pts: Gordon 23
Rebs: Bogdanović 10
Asts: Gordon 5
Pts: Klobučar 19
Rebs: Klobučar, Aleksandrov 6
Asts: Ilievski 3
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Milija Vojinović (SRB)

Final

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April 25
17:15 CET
Cibona   74–75 (OT)   Partizan
Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 17-16, 13-13, 16-16, Overtime: 14-15
Pts: Gordon, Tomas 31
Rebs: Gordon, Andrić 5
Asts: Tomas 3
Pts: Marić 14
Rebs: Roberts 14
Asts: Veselý 3
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 16,200
Referees: Sašo Pukl (SLO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Damir Javor (SLO)


2009–10 ABA NLB League Champions

 
Partizan
4th Title

References

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  1. ^ Adriatic Basket History Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
  2. ^ Standings - Regular Season Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
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