Junior ABA League
Season2021–22
Dates25–28 November 2021
(Group stage)
28–29 April 2022
(Final Four)
Number of 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
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of September 22, 2022.

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.

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

Team allocation

Regular season
Serbia Borac Čačak U19 Croatia Split U19 Montenegro SC Derby U19 Slovenia Krka U19
Serbia Mega Mozzart U19 Croatia Cibona U19 Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato U19 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija U19
Serbia Partizan NIS U19 Croatia Zadar U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars U19

Locations and personnel

Team Home city Head coach Captain
Borac Čačak U19 Čačak Serbia Miloš Pejanović
Cedevita Olimpija U19 Ljubljana Slovenia Borut Fijavž Slovenia
Cibona U19 Zagreb Croatia Boris Džidić
Igokea U19 Aleksandrovac Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Kecman
Krka U19 Novo Mesto Croatia Domen Zevnik
Mega Mozzart U19 Sremska Mitrovica Serbia Dragoljub Avramović Serbia Nikola Jović
Mornar Barsko zlato U19 Bar Montenegro Zoran Peruničić
Partizan NIS U19 Belgrade Serbia Đorđe Jovičić
SC Derby U19 Podgorica Montenegro Borivoje Stanišić
Split U19 Split Croatia Ante Grgurević
Spars U19 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Trbić
Zadar U19 Zadar Croatia Marko Selin

Group stage

Group A

Venue: Bar, Montenegro

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

Group B

Venue: Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Final Four

Bracket

Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April
 
 
Serbia Mega Mozzart U1997
 
29 April
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel U1987
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel U1985
 
28 April
 
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija U1979
 
Montenegro SC Derby U1987
 
 
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija U1973
 
Third place
 
 
29 April
 
 
Serbia Mega Mozzart U1988
 
 
Montenegro SC Derby U1974

Source: Junior Adriatic League

Semifinals

Mega Mozzart v Igokea m:tel

28 April 2019
16:30
Mega Mozzart U19 Serbia 9787 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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

28 April 2019
19:00
SC Derby U19 Montenegro 8773 Slovenia 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

29 April 2019
16:00
Igokea m:tel U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8579 Slovenia 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

29 April 2019
18:30
Mega Mozzart U19 Serbia 8874 Montenegro 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:PtsRebAst
PG 1 Serbia Danilo Labović 5 6 1
SG 6 Ukraine Oleksandr Kobzystyi 11 12 3
G/F 11 Serbia Nikola Đurišić 22 1 5
G/F 5 Serbia Nikola Jović 9 8 7
PF 16 Montenegro Andrija Grbović 22 1 5
Reserves:
G 4 Serbia Luka Bogavac 4 1 1
PG 7 Serbia Andrej Mušicki 2 2 4
SF 10 Serbia Asim Đulović 0 0 0
C 14 Serbia Ahmet Jonović 4 4 4
F 19 Serbia Bogoljub Marković 0 0 0
C 23 Serbia Nikola Đapa 3 0 0
PF 49 Serbia Aleksa Milenković 2 1 0
Head coach:
Serbia Dragoljub Avramović
Mega Mozzart jersey
Team colours
Mega Mozzart
SC Derby jersey
Team colours
SC Derby

MEGStatisticsSCD
22/40 (55%)2-pt field goals20/44 (46%)
10/26 (38%)3-pt field goals5/22 (23%)
14/21 (67%)Free throws19/25 (76%)
11Offensive rebounds13
27Defensive rebounds20
38Total rebounds33
22Assists9
18Turnovers17
9Steals10
1Blocks4
24Fouls21
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 5 Montenegro Danilo Ivanović 17 3 3
SG 11 Montenegro Zoran Vučeljić 15 3 2
SG 10 Turkey Eray Buyukcangaz 5 4 0
PF 13 Croatia Tomislav Ivišić 16 9 3
PF 12 Croatia Zvonimir Ivišić 7 12 0
Reserves:
PG 4 Montenegro Petar Minić 0 0 0
SG 6 Montenegro Vasilije Todorović 9 1 1
SG 7 Montenegro Boško Janković DNP
C 8 Montenegro Lazar Radetić 3 1 0
SG 9 Montenegro Vladimir Sudar DNP
C 14 Montenegro Maruan Čičić DNP
F 15 Montenegro David Mirković 2 0 1
Head coach:
Montenegro Borivoje Stanišić

Awards

Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
PFMontenegro Andrija GrbovićSerbia Mega Mozzart[2]
Ideal Starting Five
SGSerbia Nikola JovićSerbia Mega Mozzart[3]
PFMontenegro Andrija GrbovićSerbia Mega Mozzart
PFSlovenia Saša CianiSlovenia Cedevita Olimpija
PFBosnia and Herzegovina Vuk BoškovićBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea
PFCroatia Tomislav IvišićMontenegro SC Derby

References

  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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