2020–21 Junior ABA League

The 2020–21 Junior ABA League will be the 4th 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
Dates21–24 May 2021
Championship venueČajetina Sports Hall, Čajetina
Season2020–21
Teams8
Champions Mega Soccerbet U19 (2nd title)
Runners-up Budućnost VOLI U19 (1 finals appearance)
Third place Igokea U19
Fourth place Sloboda Užice U19
Best player Nikola Jović
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

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

Team allocation
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
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

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

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

Bracket
 
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

All times are local UTC+1.

Crvena zvezda mts U19 v Sloboda Užice U19
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
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
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
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

Budućnost VOLI U19 v Igokea U19
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
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
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
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:PtsRebAst
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

0

BUDStatisticsMEG
16/41 (39%)2-pt field goals30/43 (69.8%)
13/31 (41.9%)3-pt field goals4/23 (17.4%)
12/22 (54.5%)Free throws20/28 (71.4%)
23Offensive rebounds33
9Defensive rebounds9
32Total rebounds42
10Assists25
10Turnovers13
6Steals6
1Blocks8
25Fouls19
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 1 Danilo Labović 2 1 0
SG 6 Oleksandr Kobzystyi 8 2 2
SG 11 Nikola Đurišić 22 4 7
SG 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
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

References
  1. "#ABAFutureStars: The 2020/21 action starts on Saturday in Zlatibor". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "Megi titula juniorske ABA lige, izabrana i najbolja petorka". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Jović heads the U19 Final Tournament Ideal Starting Five". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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