2020–21 Junior ABA League


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The 2020–21 Junior ABA League was the fourth season of the Junior ABA League with eight men's under-19 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. Teams are the under-19 selections of the ABA League teams. The season will a single-elimination tournament held in Čajetina, Serbia from 21–24 May 2021.[1]

2021 Junior ABA League
Tournament details
CityČajetina
Dates21–24 May 2021
Season2020–21
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsSerbia Mega Soccerbet U19 (2nd title)
Runner-upMontenegro Budućnost VOLI U19
Third placeBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea U19
Fourth placeSerbia Sloboda Užice U19
Tournament statistics
Best playerSerbia Nikola Jović

Mega Soccerbet U19 won its second Junior ABA League title defeating Budućnost VOLI U19 in the final. Guard Nikola Jović was named the Junior ABA League MVP award.[2]

A total of 8 teams contested the league, excluding representatives from Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.

Location of teams in the 2020–21 Junior ABA League

Quarterfinals
  Igokea U19   Podgorica U19   Crvena zvezda mts U19   Partizan NIS U19
  Budućnost VOLI U19   Borac Čačak U19   Mega Soccerbet U19   Sloboda Užice U19

Locations and personnel

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Team Home city Head coach Captain
Budućnost VOLI U19 Podgorica   Miloš Radović  
Borac Čačak U19 Čačak   Miloš Pejanović  
Crvena zvezda mts U19 Belgrade   Miloš Obrenović  
Igokea U19 Aleksandrovac   Slobodan Kecman  
Mega Soccerbet U19 Belgrade   Dragoljub Avramović  
Partizan NIS U19   Milivoje Lazić  
Podgorica U19 Podgorica   Radojica Petrić  
Sloboda Užice U19 Užice   Branko Knežević  

The tournament will be held in Čajetina, Serbia.[1]

Čajetina

2020–21 Junior ABA League (Yugoslavia)

Čajetina Sports Hall
Capacity: N/A
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
22 May
  Budućnost VOLI U19 102
23 May
  Podgorica U19 61
  Budućnost VOLI U1983
22 May
  Igokea U1956
  Igokea U19 94
24 May
  Borac Čačak U19 69
  Budućnost VOLI U1983
22 May
  Mega Soccerbet U1992
  Crvena zvezda U1974
23 May
  Sloboda Užice U19 85
  Sloboda Užice U1975
22 May
  Mega Soccerbet U19101 Third place
  Mega Soccerbet U1987
24 May
  Partizan NIS U1981
  Igokea U1987
  Sloboda Užice U1962

All times are local UTC+1.

Crvena zvezda mts U19 v Sloboda Užice U19

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Budućnost VOLI U19 v Podgorica U19

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Igokea U19 v Borac Čačak U19

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Mega Soccerbet U19 v Partizan NIS U19

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Budućnost VOLI U19 v Igokea U19

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Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Stefan Ćalić, Miloš Hadžić, Ljubomir Marković

Sloboda Užice U19 v Mega Soccerbet U19

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Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Dragan Matić, Sava Ćetković, Marko Strika

Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Dragan Matić, Marko Strika, Ljubomir Marković

Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Stefan Ćalić, Sava Ćetković, Miloš Hadžić

Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 5   Danilo Ivanović 10 2 2
PG 9   Matija Karadžić 16 3 2
SG 7   Miloš Stijepović 6 0 0
PF 15   Tomislav Ivišić 15 6 1
PF 33   Danilo Kojičić 3 0 0
Reserves:
SG 4   Eray Buyukcangaz 19 2 1
SG 6   Igor Joković DNP
C 8   Lazar Radetić 0 2 0
SG 11   Zoran Vučeljić 12 7 2
SF 12   Filip Dragojević 0 8 1
SG 14   Miljan Marinović 2 2 1
C 20   Jakša Pejović DNP
Head coach:
  Miloš Radović

Budućnost

Mega Soccerbet

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BUD Statistics MEG
16/41 (39%) 2-pt field goals 30/43 (69.8%)
13/31 (41.9%) 3-pt field goals 4/23 (17.4%)
12/22 (54.5%) Free throws 20/28 (71.4%)
23 Offensive rebounds 33
9 Defensive rebounds 9
32 Total rebounds 42
10 Assists 25
10 Turnovers 13
6 Steals 6
1 Blocks 8
25 Fouls 19
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Danilo Labović 2 1 0
SG 6   Oleksandr Kobzystyi 8 2 2
G/F 11   Nikola Đurišić 22 4 7
G/F 5   Nikola Jović 25 13 5
C 33   Mihailo Mušikić 14 10 1
Reserves:
PF 3   Radovan Kompirović DNP
PG 8   Mihailo Milutinović DNP
PG 10   Andrija Vučurović 0 1 0
SG 13   Luka Paunović 4 4 4
PF 19   Petar Kovačević 17 7 6
C 23   Nikola Đapa DNP
PF 49   Filip Stanojević DNP
Head coach:
  Dragoljub Avramović
Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
SG   Nikola Jović   Mega Soccerbet U19 [3][2]
Ideal Starting Five
SG   Nikola Đurišić   Mega Soccerbet U19 [3][2]
SG   Nikola Jović   Mega Soccerbet U19
PF   Petar Kovačević   Mega Soccerbet U19
PF   Vuk Bošković   Igokea U19
PF   Tomislav Ivišić   Budućnost VOLI U19
  1. ^ a b "#ABAFutureStars: The 2020/21 action starts on Saturday in Zlatibor". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Megi titula juniorske ABA lige, izabrana i najbolja petorka". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jović heads the U19 Final Tournament Ideal Starting Five". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.