The 2011–12 ABA League was the 11th season of the
Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
, with 14 teams from
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
,
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
,
Montenegro
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Croatia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
participating in it. This was the second time a team from
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
,
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
, participated in the league.
2011–12 ABA League Final Four was held in
Yad Eliyahu Arena
Menora Mivtachim Arena ( he, היכל מנורה מבטחים; also known as the Yad Eliyahu Arena, ; and formerly known as the Nokia Arena, ) is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena that is located in southeast Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is ...
,
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
.
Team information
Venues and locations
Head coaches
Regular season
The regular season began on Saturday, 8 October 2011, and ended on Saturday, 14 April 2012.
Standings
Schedule and results
Stats leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Ranking MVP
MVP Round by Round
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David Simon
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–08).
He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote '' Hom ...
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Miljan Pavković
Miljan Pavković (; born April 20, 1981) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Šenčur of the Slovenian League and the ABA League 2.
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Nikola Peković
Nikola Peković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Пековић; born 3 January 1986) is a Montenegrin businessman, basketball executive and former professional player who is the current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro. He beg ...
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Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
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Damir Markota
Damir Markota (born December 26, 1985 as Damir Omerhodžić) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Dinamo in the Croatian League. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position.
Professional career
Markota, b ...
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Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
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Nikola Vučević
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Guy Pnini
Guy Pnini (Hebrew: גיא פניני) (born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of tall, he p ...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
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Steven Marković
Steven Marković (born 14 March 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life
Marković was born in the Sydney suburb of Liverpool to a Serbian father and an Italian mother.
Professional career
Marković was a develo ...
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Krunoslav Simon
Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball currently playing for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League.
Professional career
After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjevac, Simon joined KK Zagreb ...
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Zagreb
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Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
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Cedevita
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Miroslav Raduljica
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Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
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Klemen Prepelič
Klemen Prepelič (born 20 October 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Slovenia national basketball team, Slovenian national basketball team internatio ...
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Mladen Pantić
Mladen Pantić ( sr-Cyrl, Младен Пантић; born July 31, 1982) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Čačak 94, Čačak 94 of the Second Basketball League of Serbia.
Professional career
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Omar Thomas
Omar Abdul Thomas (born February 27, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early years
Thomas was born in Philadelphia.
Having taken the first steps to Strawberry Mansion High School and at Panola Junior College (Texas), ...
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Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
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Drago Pašalić
Drago Pašalić (; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is the current technical director of Donar. Standing at , he played both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played fo ...
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Mario Kasun
Mario Kasun (born April 5, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He played at the center position.
Professional career
Kasun started playing basketball at a local club in Delnice when he was 14, before he started playing prof ...
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Zagreb
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Mario Kasun
Mario Kasun (born April 5, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He played at the center position.
Professional career
Kasun started playing basketball at a local club in Delnice when he was 14, before he started playing prof ...
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Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
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Čedomir Vitkovac
Čedomir Vitkovac ( sr-cyr, Чедомир Витковац, born October 28, 1982) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Mornar Bar of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. Vitkovac holds the record of total games ...
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Professional career
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David Simon
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–08).
He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote '' Hom ...
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Zoran Dragić
Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing a ...
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Milan Mačvan
Milan Mačvan ( sr, Милан Мачван, born 16 November 1989) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team internationall ...
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Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
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Final four
Matches in,
Yad Eliyahu Arena
Menora Mivtachim Arena ( he, היכל מנורה מבטחים; also known as the Yad Eliyahu Arena, ; and formerly known as the Nokia Arena, ) is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena that is located in southeast Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is ...
,
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
Semifinals
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
1st Title
References
External links
Official SiteEurobasket.com League PageFantaziranje.com Fantasy for NLB League
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2011-12
2011–12 in European basketball leagues
2011–12 in Serbian basketball
2011–12 in Slovenian basketball
2011–12 in Croatian basketball
2011–12 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball
2011–12 in Montenegrin basketball
2011–12 in Israeli basketball