2017 ABA League Playoffs

The 2017 ABA League Playoffs is the play-off tournament that decides the winner of the 2016–17 ABA League season. The playoffs started on March 18, 2017, and ended on April 13, 2017. The winner of the play-offs qualifies for the 2017–18 EuroLeague.

Bracket

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Semifinals
18 March – 4 April
Finals
10 April – 13 April
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Crvena zvezda mts2
 
 
 
  Budućnost VOLI1
 
  Crvena zvezda mts3
 
 
 
  Cedevita0
 
  Cedevita2
 
 
  Partizan NIS1
 

Semifinals

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Game 1

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18 March 2017 Cedevita   83–76
(Series: 1–0)
  Partizan NIS Zagreb
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 29–18, 16–24, 13–17
Pts: Shurna 15
Rebs: Begić 10
Asts: Boatright 4
PIR: Begić 20
Report Pts: Hatcher 18
Rebs: Veličković 8
Asts: Hatcher 7
PIR: Veličković 20
Arena: Dom Sportova 2
Attendance: 3,000
Referees:
  Matej Boltauzer
  Miloš Koljenšić
  Igor Mitrovski


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3   Ryan Boatright 11 2 4
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 9 2 3
F 33   Marko Tomas 2 2 1
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 7 1 0
C 15   Miro Bilan 13 9 2
Reserves:
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 7 1 1
PG 6   Toni Katić 11 0 1
SG 9   Luka Babić 1 3 2
SF 13   Džanan Musa DNP
F 22   John Shurna 15 6 0
C 25   Mirza Begić 7 10 0
F/C 35   Marko Arapović DNP
Head coach:
  Veljko Mršić
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
 
 
 
 
Partizan
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 25   Will Hatcher 18 0 7
SG 44   Jamont Gordon 11 2 0
SG 9   Vanja Marinković 4 1 0
PF 14   Stefan Birčević 8 4 1
C 55   Uroš Luković 0 0 0
Reserves:
SF 5   Frank Robinson 7 4 1
PG 6   Branislav Ratkovica 7 2 0
SF 7   Adin Vrabac 3 2 0
PF 12   Novica Veličković 14 8 2
C 13   Đorđe Majstorović 4 1 0
C 15   Miloš Koprivica DNP
SF 21   Mihajlo Andrić 0 0 2
Head coach:
  Aleksandar Džikić
19 March 2017 Crvena zvezda mts   82–67
(Series: 1–0)
  Budućnost VOLI Belgrade
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–14, 19–18, 20–18
Pts: Simonović, Gudurić 18
Rebs: Dangubić 5
Asts: Jenkins 6
PIR: Simonović, Kuzmić 21
Report Pts: Klassen 12
Rebs: Savović 7
Asts: Gordić 7
PIR: Vranješ 14
Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 5,978
Referees:
  Sreten Radović
  Siniša Herceg
  Marko Juras


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 22   Charles Jenkins 8 3 6
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 18 2 2
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 5 5 1
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 0 2 3
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 14 3 2
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 7 1 5
F/C 2   Deon Thompson 2 2 0
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 2 3 3
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić 0 0 0
F 19   Marko Simonović 18 2 1
G/F 20   Petar Rakićević 0 0 0
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 8 1 3
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
 
 
 
 
Budućnost
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3   Marcus Williams 4 2 2
PG 30   Petar Popović 5 0 3
G/F 4   Suad Šehović 7 6 1
F/C 14   Boris Savović 7 7 0
C 19   Zoran Nikolić 4 1 0
Reserves:
PG 2   J. R. Reynolds 3 0 3
F/C 7   Bojan Subotić 5 2 0
G/F 8   Sead Šehović 2 3 1
PG 10   Nemanja Gordić 4 2 7
F 13   Aleksa Ilić 3 3 0
PF 15   Owen Klassen 12 6 0
G 41   Nemanja Vranješ 11 3 0
Head coach:
  Ilias Zouros

Game 2

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25 March 2017 Partizan NIS   74–73
(Series: 1–1)
  Cedevita Belgrade
20:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 19–21, 17–17, 18–22
Pts: Hatcher 23
Rebs: Birčević 11
Asts: Hatcher, Gordon 4
PIR: Birčević 29
Report Pts: Boatright 25
Rebs: Bilan 10
Asts: Babić 5
PIR: Boatright 23
Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 7,500
Referees:
  Milivoje Jovčić
  Sašo Petek
  Mario Majkić


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 25   Will Hatcher 23 1 4
SG 44   Jamont Gordon 3 2 4
SG 9   Vanja Marinković 5 1 1
PF 14   Stefan Birčević 18 11 0
C 55   Uroš Luković 6 4 0
Reserves:
SF 5   Frank Robinson 0 0 0
PG 6   Branislav Ratkovica 2 0 1
SF 7   Adin Vrabac 2 1 1
PF 12   Novica Veličković 8 10 2
C 13   Đorđe Majstorović 0 2 0
C 15   Miloš Koprivica 4 1 0
SF 21   Mihajlo Andrić 3 0 1
Head coach:
  Aleksandar Džikić
 
 
 
 
Partizan
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3   Ryan Boatright 25 3 2
SG 9   Luka Babić 0 1 5
F 33   Marko Tomas 5 2 2
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 2 1 1
C 15   Miro Bilan 16 10 2
Reserves:
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 8 2 0
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 3 1 1
PG 6   Toni Katić 2 0 2
F 22   John Shurna 10 3 1
C 25   Mirza Begić 2 7 0
F/C 35   Marko Arapović 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Veljko Mršić
28 March 2017 Budućnost VOLI   63–57
(Series: 1–1)
  Crvena zvezda mts Podgorica
20:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 20–10, 9–14, 21–20
Pts: Savović 15
Rebs: Savović 11
Asts: three players 2
PIR: Savović 13
Report Pts: Gudurić 17
Rebs: Dangubić, Lazić 5
Asts: Gudurić 2
PIR: Gudurić 17
Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 4,500
Referees:
  Saša Pukl
  Tomislav Hordov
  Uroš Obrknežević


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   Nemanja Gordić 12 5 0
G/F 8   Sead Šehović 6 2 2
G/F 4   Suad Šehović 6 4 1
F/C 14   Boris Savović 15 11 2
C 19   Zoran Nikolić 3 2 1
Reserves:
PG 2   J. R. Reynolds 7 3 1
F/C 7   Bojan Subotić 2 1 1
F/C 11   Vasilije Baćović DNP
F 13   Aleksa Ilić 3 3 1
PF 15   Owen Klassen 5 7 2
PG 30   Petar Popović 4 2 0
G 41   Nemanja Vranješ DNP
Head coach:
  Ilias Zouros
 
 
 
 
Budućnost
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 24   Stefan Jović 0 2 1
G 22   Charles Jenkins 5 2 1
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 2 5 1
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 4 3 1
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 4 4 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 11 2 1
F/C 2   Deon Thompson 2 2 1
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 9 5 0
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić DNP
F 19   Marko Simonović 3 3 1
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 17 2 2
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić

Game 3

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2 April 2017 Cedevita   87–78
(Series: 2–1)
  Partizan NIS Zagreb
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 27–22, 22–27, 18–15
Pts: Musa, Bilan 16
Rebs: Bilan 7
Asts: Katić 7
PIR: Bilan 21
Report Pts: Hatcher 16
Rebs: Birčević 11
Asts: Hatcher 7
PIR: Hatcher 18
Arena: Dom Sportova 2
Attendance: 3,000
Referees:
  Saša Pukl
  Miloš Koljenšić
  Igor Dragojević


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3   Ryan Boatright 0 0 0
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 6 3 1
SG 9   Luka Babić 14 3 4
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 2 2 0
C 15   Miro Bilan 16 7 3
Reserves:
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 3 1 1
PG 6   Toni Katić 5 2 7
SF 13   Džanan Musa 16 2 1
F 22   John Shurna 8 5 2
C 25   Mirza Begić 4 5 0
F 33   Marko Tomas 7 3 0
F/C 35   Marko Arapović 6 1 1
Head coach:
  Veljko Mršić
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
 
 
 
 
Partizan
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 25   Will Hatcher 16 0 7
SG 44   Jamont Gordon 8 6 0
SF 9   Vanja Marinković 10 1 0
PF 14   Stefan Birčević 7 11 0
C 55   Uroš Luković 13 6 0
Reserves:
SF 5   Frank Robinson DNP
PG 6   Branislav Ratkovica 3 0 2
SF 7   Adin Vrabac 0 1 0
PF 12   Novica Veličković 9 6 2
C 13   Đorđe Majstorović 0 1 0
C 15   Miloš Koprivica 2 0 1
SF 21   Mihajlo Andrić 10 3 2
Head coach:
  Aleksandar Džikić
4 April 2017 Crvena zvezda mts   82–59
(Series: 2–1)
  Budućnost VOLI Belgrade
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 14–14, 32–22, 15–8
Pts: Jenkins 17
Rebs: Mitrović 12
Asts: Jenkins 6
PIR: Jenkins 24
Report Pts: Reynolds, Savović 16
Rebs: Ilić 6
Asts: Gordić 4
PIR: Savović 15
Arena: Železnik Hall
Attendance: 3,209
Referees:
  Matej Boltauzer
  Sašo Petek
  Josip Radojković


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 22   Charles Jenkins 17 2 6
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 2 0 1
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 5 2 1
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 6 12 0
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 13 10 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 7 0 2
F/C 2   Deon Thompson DNP
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić 0 0 0
F 19   Marko Simonović 14 2 1
G/F 20   Petar Rakićević DNP
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 8 2 5
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 10 1 0
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
 
 
 
 
Budućnost
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   Nemanja Gordić 8 5 4
G/F 8   Sead Šehović 0 0 1
G/F 4   Suad Šehović 6 3 0
F/C 14   Boris Savović 16 5 0
C 19   Zoran Nikolić 0 1 1
Reserves:
PG 2   J. R. Reynolds 16 1 2
F/C 7   Bojan Subotić 0 0 1
F/C 11   Vasilije Baćović DNP
F 13   Aleksa Ilić 6 6 0
PF 15   Owen Klassen 1 2 1
PG 30   Petar Popović 6 2 0
G 41   Nemanja Vranješ 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Ilias Zouros

Finals

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10 April 2017 Crvena zvezda mts   81–66
(Series: 1–0)
  Cedevita Belgrade
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 29–17, 21–10, 15–12
Pts: Jenkins 20
Rebs: Wolters, Kuzmić 5
Asts: Wolters 6
PIR: Jenkins 24
Report Pts: Tomas 14
Rebs: Bilan 6
Asts: Babić 6
PIR: Bilan 22
Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 5,989
Referees:
  Ilija Belošević
  Tomislav Hordov
  Mario Majkić


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 22   Charles Jenkins 20 2 5
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 2 4 2
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 2 2 1
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 2 2 3
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 14 5 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 14 5 6
F/C 2   Deon Thompson DNP
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić 0 0 0
F 19   Marko Simonović 4 4 2
G/F 20   Petar Rakićević DNP
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 10 2 1
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 13 2 1
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 6   Toni Katić 5 0 3
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 12 2 0
SG 9   Luka Babić 5 5 6
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 5 3 0
C 15   Miro Bilan 12 6 5
Reserves:
F 1   Bajo, Darko DNP
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 6 1 1
SF 13   Džanan Musa 2 2 1
F 22   John Shurna 2 0 0
PF 23   Buljević, Lovro DNP
C 25   Mirza Begić 3 0 0
F 33   Marko Tomas 14 5 0
Head coach:
  Gianmarco Pozzecco

Game 2

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11 April 2017 Crvena zvezda mts   84–73
(Series: 2–0)
  Cedevita Belgrade
18:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 28–16, 15–16, 12–23
Pts: Jenkins 16
Rebs: Lazić 8
Asts: Wolters 5
PIR: Jenkins 23
Report Pts: Bilan 12
Rebs: Žganec 7
Asts: four players 2
PIR: Shurna 13
Arena: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Attendance: 5,896
Referees:
  Saša Pukl
  Miloš Koljenšić
  Igor Mitrovski


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 22   Charles Jenkins 16 7 4
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 6 8 0
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 12 2 2
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 10 0 0
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 8 5 2
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 14 3 5
F/C 2   Deon Thompson 0 0 1
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić 0 1 0
F 19   Marko Simonović 5 2 1
G/F 20   Petar Rakićević DNP
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 10 4 3
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 3 1 0
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3   Ryan Boatright 10 3 2
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 11 2 1
SG 9   Luka Babić 7 5 2
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 4 7 1
C 15   Miro Bilan 12 2 0
Reserves:
F 1   Bajo, Darko DNP
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 2 0 1
PG 6   Toni Katić 2 0 2
SF 13   Džanan Musa DNP
F 22   John Shurna 10 4 1
C 25   Mirza Begić 6 1 0
F 33   Marko Tomas 9 3 2
Head coach:
  Gianmarco Pozzecco

Game 3

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13 April 2017 Cedevita   61–77
(Series: 0–3)
  Crvena zvezda mts Zagreb
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–24, 9–19, 13–12
Pts: Katić 12
Rebs: Shurna 6
Asts: Krušlin 3
PIR: James, Shurna 13
Report Pts: Thompson 14
Rebs: Mitrović 6
Asts: Jenkins 8
PIR: Thompson 24
Arena: Dom Sportova 2
Attendance: 3,000
Referees:
  Sreten Radović
  Milivoje Jovčić
  Igor Dragojević


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 0   Ra'Shad James 9 3 2
SG 9   Luka Babić 7 0 1
F 33   Marko Tomas 8 2 0
PF 11   Karlo Žganec 2 3 1
C 15   Miro Bilan 4 5 2
Reserves:
SG 2   Filip Krušlin 5 3 3
PG 6   Toni Katić 12 2 2
SF 13   Džanan Musa 6 2 2
F 22   John Shurna 6 6 2
C 25   Mirza Begić 2 3 0
Head coach:
  Veljko Mršić
 
 
 
 
Cedevita
 
 
 
 
Crvena zvezda
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 22   Charles Jenkins 8 2 8
G/F 10   Branko Lazić 8 2 2
G/F 6   Nemanja Dangubić 6 2 0
PF 9   Luka Mitrović 5 6 0
C 32   Ognjen Kuzmić 6 5 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Nate Wolters 11 5 3
F/C 2   Deon Thompson 14 4 2
G/F 13   Ognjen Dobrić 0 1 0
F 19   Marko Simonović 13 5 1
G/F 20   Petar Rakićević 0 0 0
G/F 23   Marko Gudurić 4 2 0
F/C 51   Milko Bjelica 2 1 0
Head coach:
  Dejan Radonjić
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