2020–21 Junior ABA League

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]

Teams

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

Team allocation

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Belgrade
 
Podgorica
 
Belgrade clubs:
 
Podgorica clubs:
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  

Venue

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

Čajetina
2020–21 Junior ABA League (Yugoslavia)
Čajetina Sports Hall
Capacity: N/A
 

Bracket

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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
 

Quarterfinals

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All times are local UTC+1.

Crvena zvezda mts U19 v Sloboda Užice U19

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22 May 2021
9:00
Crvena zvezda mts U19   74–85   Sloboda Užice U19
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 20–22, 20–18, 6–19
Pts: Nikola Manojlović 24
Rebs: Nikola Šaranović 7
Asts: Filip Branković 4
Pts: Čedomir Matić 25
Rebs: Čedomir Matić 11
Asts: Bogićević, Aksentijević 7 each
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina

Budućnost VOLI U19 v Podgorica U19

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22 May 2021
11:30
Budućnost VOLI U19   102–61   Podgorica U19
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 14–14, 27–20, 30–13
Pts: Danilo Ivanović 20
Rebs: Tomislav Ivišić 9
Asts: Filip Dragojević 5
Pts: Alen Malovčič 20
Rebs: Dimitrije Mališić 10
Asts: Milatović, Bulajić 3 each
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina

Igokea U19 v Borac Čačak U19

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22 May 2021
14:00
Igokea U19   94–69   Borac Čačak U19
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 24–15, 16–15, 26–20
Pts: Vuk Bošković 23
Rebs: Dejan Pavlović 7
Asts: Andrej Bojanić 8
Pts: Obućina, Janković 12 each
Rebs: Stefan Janković 8
Asts: Obućina, Bačarević 4 each
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina

Mega Soccerbet U19 v Partizan NIS U19

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22 May 2021
16:30
Mega Soccerbet U19   87–81   Partizan NIS U19
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 18—20, 19–24, 28–20
Pts: Nikola Jović 21
Rebs: Petar Kovačević 12
Asts: Luka Paunović 6
Pts: Nikola Radovanović 22
Rebs: Radovanović, Petrović, Tahmaz 6 each
Asts: Popović, Radovanović 3 each
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina

Semifinals

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Budućnost VOLI U19 v Igokea U19

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23 May 2021
14:00
Budućnost VOLI U19   83–56   Igokea U19
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 15–11, 19–8, 30–16
Pts: Ivišić, Marinović 14 each
Rebs: Lazar Radetić 6
Asts: Tomislav Ivišić 7
Pts: Vuk Bošković 23
Rebs: Vuk Bošković 9
Asts: Srđan Bošković 3
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Stefan Ćalić, Miloš Hadžić, Ljubomir Marković

Sloboda Užice U19 v Mega Soccerbet U19

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23 May 2021
18:00
Sloboda Užice U19   75–101   Mega Soccerbet U19
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 16–28, 15–25, 21–25
Pts: Čedomir Matić 14
Rebs: Mihailo Bošković 9
Asts: Luka Aksentijević 4
Pts: Petar Kovačević 27
Rebs: Nikola Jović 11
Asts: four players 3 each
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Dragan Matić, Sava Ćetković, Marko Strika

Third place game

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24 May 2021
12:00
Igokea U19   87–62   Sloboda Užice U19
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 31–14, 11–19, 22–15
Pts: Vuk Bošković 25
Rebs: Vuk Bošković 14
Asts: Andrej Bojanić 5
Pts: Alajbegović, Bošković 13 each
Rebs: Mihailo Bošković 7
Asts: Luka Aksentijević 4
Čajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Referees: Dragan Matić, Marko Strika, Ljubomir Marković

Final

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24 May 2021
16:00
Budućnost VOLI U19   83–92   Mega Soccerbet U19
Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 28–12, 18–26, 17–22
Pts: Eray Buyukcangaz 19
Rebs: Filip Dragojević 8
Asts: three players 2 each
Pts: Nikola Jović 25
Rebs: Nikola Jović 13
Asts: Nikola Đurišić 7
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

Awards

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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

See also

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References

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  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.
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