Partizan - Crvena Zvezda 76-82

Crvena Zvezda earned their 7th ABA League title. They swept their cross-town rivals Partizan in Game 3 of the championship series to complete the sweep. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Partizan won fourth quarter 24-23. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Crvena Zvezda had a 29-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 29 personal fouls committed by Partizan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for center Luka Mitrovic (204-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Brazilian point guard Yago Matheus (175-1999) contributed with 11 points and 4 assists for the winners as he was named the MVP. Guard Aleksa Avramovic (192-1994) answered with 17 points and American swingman PJ Dozier (198-1996, college: S.Carolina) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Partizan. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Partizan: A.Avramovic 17+2reb+2ast, D.Andjusic 13+1reb, M.Ponitka 8+4reb+2ast, P.Dozier 8+6reb+6ast, A.Smailagic 8+3reb+2ast, J.Smith 6+1reb
Crvena Zvezda: L.Mitrovic 12+8reb+3ast, R.Giedraitis 12+4reb+1ast, Y.Santos 11+3reb+4ast, B.Lazic 9+1reb, D.Davidovac 9+6reb+2ast, N.Nedovic 8+1reb+4ast

Finals MVP: Yago Santos (175-PG-1999) of Crvena zvezda
Regular Season MVP: Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Guard of the Year: Nikola Topic (198-PG-2005) of Crvena zvezda/Mega
Forward of the Year: Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Center of the Year: Kenan Kamenjas (207-C-2000) of Buducnost/SC Derby
Top Prospect of the Year: Nikola Topic (198-PG-2005) of Crvena zvezda/Mega
Top Scorer of the Year: Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Import Player of the Year: Zach LeDay (202-F/C-1994) of Partizan
European Player of the Year: Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Defensive Player of the Year: Branko Lazic (195-SG-1989) of Crvena zvezda
Coach of the Year: Ioannis Sfairopoulos of Crvena zvezda

First Team
Nikola Topic (198-PG-2005) of Crvena zvezda
Nemanja Nedovic (192-G-1991) of Crvena zvezda
Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Zach LeDay (202-F/C-1994) of Partizan
Kenan Kamenjas (207-C-2000) of Buducnost

Second Team
Yogi Ferrell (183-PG-1993) of Buducnost
James Nunnally (201-SF-1990) of Partizan
Nikola Djurisic (203-SG-2004) of Mega BG
Karlo Matkovic (6'10''-F/C-2001) of Cedevita
Uros Plavsic (213-F/C-1998) of Mega BG

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Santos

Avramovic

Blazic

Sullivan

Nikolic

Third Team
Yago Santos (175-PG-1999) of Crvena zvezda
Aleksa Avramovic (192-G-1994) of Partizan
Jaka Blazic (196-F/G-1990) of Cedevita
Lewis Sullivan (201-F-1995) of Split
Zoran Nikolic (212-C-1996) of Igokea

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Topic

Nedovic

Bozic

Matkovic

Kamenjas

All-European Players Team
Nikola Topic (198-PG-2005) of Crvena zvezda/Mega
Nemanja Nedovic (192-G-1991) of Crvena zvezda
Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar
Karlo Matkovic (6'10''-F/C-2001) of Cedevita
Kenan Kamenjas (207-C-2000) of Buducnost/SC Derby

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Santos

Ferrell

Nunnally

LeDay

Bolomboy

All-Imports Team
Yago Santos (175-PG-1999) of Crvena zvezda
Yogi Ferrell (183-PG-1993) of Buducnost
James Nunnally (201-SF-1990) of Partizan
Zach LeDay (202-F/C-1994) of Partizan
Joel Bolomboy (206-F/C-1994) of Crvena zvezda

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Giedraitis

Teodosic

Bolomboy

Davidovac

Punter

Caboclo

Dozier

Wright IV

Tanaskovic

Miljenovic

Jelavic

Cobbs

Honorable Mention
Rokas Giedraitis (200-G/F-1992) of Crvena zvezda
Milos Teodosic (195-PG-1987) of Crvena zvezda
Joel Bolomboy (206-F/C-1994) of Crvena zvezda
Dejan Davidovac (202-G/F-1995) of Crvena zvezda
Kevin Punter (192-SG-1993) of Partizan
Bruno Caboclo (206-C-1995) of Partizan
PJ Dozier (198-F/G-1996) of Partizan
McKinley Wright IV (183-PG-1998) of Buducnost
Nikola Tanaskovic (204-PF-1997) of Buducnost
Stefan Miljenovic (190-G-2001) of Mega
Andrija Jelavic (207-F-2004) of Mega
Justin Cobbs (191-G-1991) of Cedevita
Marko Ramljak (201-G/F-1993) of Zadar
Nikola Tanaskovic (204-PF-1997) of Igokea
Mateo Dreznjak (195-G/F-1999) of SC Derby
Shannon Shorter (193-SG-1989) of Split
Ronaldo Segu (183-PG-1999) of Borac
Danilo Tasic (207-F-1993) of Borac
Hugo Besson (191-G-2001) of FMP
Aleksandar Aranitovic (195-SG-1998) of Cibona
Marcus Weathers (196-F-1997) of Mornar
Jan Span (189-PG-1992) of Krka

Partizan - SC Derby 81-83

Borna Kapusta (182-PG-1996) sank a go-ahead three-pointer late in regulation to propel SC Derby past Partizan in the ABA Super Cup Final. Aubrey Dawkins (198-G/F-1995, college: UCF) scored 18 points to lead the charge.
SC Derby posted a 25-22 lead after ten minutes. SC Derby maintained the lead throughout the second period. They established a 42-40 halftime advantage. But Partizan stepped on the gas in the third term. They poured in 26 points to take a 3-point advantage at the final break. Partizan led by as many as 8 points heading into the final three minutes of regulation. But SC Derby responded with a 10-0 rally capped by a three-pointer from Borna Kapusta to snatch the win. Kenan Kamenjas (207-C-2000) delivered 14 points, while Luka Bogavac (195-G-2003) had 11 points in the victory. Kevin Punter (192-SG-1993, college: Tennessee) replied with 23 points, while Zach LeDay (202-F/C-1994, college: Virginia Tech) tossed in 13 points in the losing case.