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). Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Goodyear League from 2001 to 2006, the NLB League from 2006 to 2011, and as the AdmiralBet ABA League from 2021. The league coexists alongside scaled-down national leagues in

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, and

. All but one of Adriatic League clubs join their country's own competitions in late spring after the Adriatic League regular season and post-season have been completed. In the past, the league has also consisted of clubs from

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( Levski), the

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( Szolnoki Olaj), and

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( Maccabi Tel Aviv) that received wild card invitations. The Adriatic League is a private venture, founded in 2001 and run until 2015 by the Sidro, a Slovenian limited liability company. Since 2015, the league has been operated by ABA League JTD, a Zagreb-based general partnership for organizing sports competitions. Adriatic Basketball Association is the body that organizes the league and is a full member of ULEB, as well as a voting member of

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's board.

History

At various points throughout mid-to-late 1990s, in the years following the

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and ensuing

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, different basketball administrators from the newly independent Balkan states floated and informally discussed the idea of re-assembling a joint basketball competition to fill the void left by the dissolution of the former

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whose last season was 1991–92. However, no concrete action towards that end was taken before the summer 2000 ULEB-supported creation of Euroleague Basketball Company under the leadership of Jordi Bertomeu that immediately confronted

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, then proceeded to take a handful of top European clubs into its new competition for the 2000–01 season thereby opening an organizational split in European club basketball. During the 2000–01 split in the continent's top club competition, local Balkan basketball administrators from the ULEB-affiliated clubs Cibona, Olimpija, and Budućnost (that already competed in this new 'breakaway' Euroleague competition) shifted the discussions of creating a regional Balkan-wide basketball league into higher gear. On the public relations front, Adriatic League was met with strong and mixed reactions. Though many hailed it as an important step for the development of club basketball in the Balkans region, many others felt that it brings no new quality and that it's not worth dismantling three domestic leagues. There was a lot of negative reaction from political circles, especially in Croatia, with even TV panel discussions being broadcast on Croatian state television. A very vociferous opinion in the country saw the league's formation as a political attempt to reinstate Yugoslavia. The league organizers for their part did their best to appease the Croatian public with statements such as the one delivered by Radovan Lorbek in '' Slobodna Dalmacija'' in September 2001: Ten years later, in a 2011 interview for the Serbian newspaper '' Press'', Roman Lisac explained the league's behind the scenes strategy during its nascent stages was actually quite different: On 28 September 2001, the league announced a five-year sponsorship deal with Slovenian company

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from

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, a subsidiary of

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. The deal also included naming rights, hence from 2001 until 2006, the competition was known as the Goodyear League.

Debut season

With twelve clubs taking part in the inaugural 2001–02 season, the competition commenced in fall 2001 with four teams from Slovenia, four teams from Croatia, three teams from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and one team from

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. The very first game was contested in Ljubljana between Olimpija and Široki on Saturday, 29 September 2001 at 5:30pm.Deset godina NLB lige: Huligani odložili ulazak Partizana
''Press'', 12 July 2011 Though the competition purported to gather the strongest sides from former Yugoslavia, as mentioned, teams from Serbia were noticeably absent, particularly Belgrade powerhouses and biggest regional crowd draws Partizan and Crvena zvezda. In addition to no clubs from Serbia proper, the league had no Serb-dominated clubs from Bosnia-Herzegovina either. Since the league founders mostly avoided talking about the issue due to fears of media backlash, the fact that no invitations were extended to Serbian clubs was generally explained through security issues due to organizers' fears of crowd trouble if Croatian and Serbian clubs were to start playing again in the same competition. Then in early February 2002, the public got a preview of just that when Cibona and Partizan met in Zagreb as part of that season's EuroLeague group stage. In a nationalistically charged and incident-filled encounter, Croatian fans peppered the Partizan players with rocks, flares, and even ceramic tiles before physically assaulting Partizan head coach

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in the guest team dressing room after the game. The Adriatic League debut season was marked by dwindling attendances and lukewarm media support. Still the league did receive a bit of a shot in the arm on 24 February 2002, when its managing body ABA got accepted as full member of ULEB.

Second season

For the 2002–03 season, the league remained at the total number of 12 teams, while it went through major re-tooling internally. By the time season started, four teams dropped out (Sloboda Dita, Budućnost, Triglav, and Geoplin Slovan) to be replaced by:

i powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, Crvena zvezda (the first team from Serbia in the competition), the Bosnian outfit KK Borac, and Croatian club KK Zagreb. It was important for the league's long-term business to negotiate acceptable terms for the Serbian clubs to join the competition. To that end, Lorbek and Lisac went to Belgrade in early April 2002 with an offer of taking in three clubs from FR Yugoslavia for the Adriatic League's 2002–03 season.Deset godina NLB lige: Zvezdin izlazak na Jadran
''Press'', 13 July 2011 The offer was flatly rejected initially by the representatives of five

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clubs – Partizan, Crvena zvezda, Hemofarm, FMP, and Budućnost – as their unified platform was either all five or nothing. Taking in all five required expanding the league to 14 teams, which was something the league organizers weren't prepared to do due to the associated increase in operating costs. The negotiated agreement thus fell through for the time being. However, it didn't take long for dents to appear in the unified front put forth by five YUBA league clubs – in May 2002 Crvena zvezda's management (three businessmen close to the ruling Democratic Party in Serbia: Živorad Anđelković, Igor Žeželj, and Goran Vesić) hired Zmago Sagadin to be the club's new general manager – and soon after, in June 2002, the club broke the ranks by negotiating terms on its own thus agreeing to join the Adriatic League for the 2002–03 season.

Competition

Competition system

As of the 2013–14 season the league comprises a 26-game regular season, with the top 4 sides making the play-offs. From 2002 through 2004, four teams qualified, and the playoffs were termed the "Final Four"; starting in 2005, eight teams advanced to the "Final Eight" round. All playoff rounds consist of one-off knockout matches, unusual among European leagues. However, since all Adriatic League clubs play in domestic leagues at the same time, and many also play in the EuroLeague, the current format has the virtue of limiting fixture congestion for the playoff sides. In 2017, the

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was created. The last qualified team from ABA League would be relegated to the Second Division and replaced by the winner of this one.

Current clubs

The following 14 clubs are competing in the 2022–23 ABA season:

Finals

Records and statistics

By club

By country

All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Adriatic League at any time since its formation in 2001 to the current season. A total of 41 teams from 10 countries have played in the League.

Awards

* ABA League MVP *

ABA League Finals MVP The ABA League Finals MVP award, also known as the Adriatic League Finals MVP award (formerly the Final Four MVP), is an annual award that is given to the most valuable player of the finals of the European regional Adriatic ABA League, which is th ...

ABA League Top Scorer The ABA League Top Scorer, also known as the Adriatic League Top Scorer, is an award given to the Top Scorer of each season of the European regional ABA League, Adriatic ABA League, which is the top-tier level professional basketball league for co ...

ABA League Ideal Starting Five The ABA League Ideal Starting Five, also known as the All-ABA League Team, is an honor which is given to the best five players of a given ABA League season. The ideal five of the season are selected by head coaches, fans and the ABA League Commissi ...

ABA League Top Prospect The ABA League Top Prospect award, also known as the Adriatic League Top Prospect award, is an annual award given by the Adriatic League (ABA League), which is a European regional league, that is the top-tier level professional basketball league fo ...

* ABA League Player of the Month * ABA League-winning head coaches

Records

Source:

Players

*Highest Index Ratings in a Game **59 by

Dejan Milojević Dejan Milojević ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Милојевић; born 15 April 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Currently, since summer 2021, he is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Baske ...

, Budućnost vs

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on 3 January 2004 *Most Points in a Game **47 by Daron Russell, Mornar vs.

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on 9 October 2022 *Most Two Point Field Goals Made in a Game **17 by Márton Báder, Szolnoki Olaj at Široki on 7 October 2012 *Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Game **10 by

Josip Sesar Josip Sesar (born 17 January 1978) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player for Cibona of the Croatian League and ABA League. Playing career Sesar started training basketball when he was ten. He was 182 cm tall at the ...

, Široki vs.

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on 19 November 2005 **10 by

Teemu Rannikko Teemu Rannikko (born September 9, 1980) is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m (6' 2 ") tall, and he weighs 88 kg (195 lbs.). He mainly plays at the point guard position. At his peak, he was known as a good scorer and ...

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on 18 December 2005 *Most Free Throws Made in a Game **19 by Igor Rakočević, Crvena zvezda at

on 16 April 2004 **19 by

Milan Gurović Milan Gurović ( sr-cyrl, Милан Гуровић; born 17 June 1975) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his pro career, he played for numerous clubs from all over Europe. Gurović was also ...

, Crvena zvezda at FMP on 30 September 2006 **19 by

, Crvena zvezda vs. FMP on 16 December 2006 **19 by Damir Mulaomerović,

vs. FMP on 19 January 2010 *Most Rebounds in a Game **23 by Tommy Smith, Split vs.

on 4 October 2003 **23 by Boris Savović, Hemofarm vs. Radnički Kragujevac on 22 October 2011 *Most Assists in a Game **19 by Žan Mark Šiško,

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vs.

on 9 December 2019 *Most Steals in a Game **9 by Curtis McCants, Split vs.

on 16 December 2003 **9 by Andrés Rodríguez,

at Partizan on 7 November 2004 **9 by Jure Močnik,

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at Split on 6 April 2005 **9 by

Goran Jeretin Goran Jeretin (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Јеретин; born 17 September 1979) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Professional career His first team was Ibon, where he played until 2001, when he moved to KK Lovćen. H ...

, Crvena Zvezda at Partizan on 30 April 2005 *Most Blocks in a Game **7 by Smiljan Pavič,

vs. Bosna on 27 November 2004 **7 by Slavko Vraneš, Partizan at

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...

on 10 January 2010 **7 by Shawn James, Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Zlatorog Laško on 5 January 2012 **7 by Zoran Nikolić, Budućnost vs. Igokea on 15 October 2016 **7 by Uroš Luković, Mornar vs. Mega Basket on 14 December 2019 *Most Turnovers in a Game **11 by

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at Pivovarna Laško on 9 February 2002 **11 by Nikola Korać, Sutjeska at Mega Basket on 30 October 2015

Clubs

*Longest winning streak **20 games by Crvena zvezda for the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons *Longest losing streak **21 games by Levski Sofia for the 2014–15 season *Biggest Winning Margin **60 points by Partizan vs. Split in the 2021–22 season *Most Won Games in a Season ** Crvena zvezda won 25 out of 26 games for the 2016–17 season *Most Lost Games in a Season ** Bosna lost 21 out of 22 games for the 2002–03 season *Most Points scored in a Season ** Hemofarm scored 2591 points in 30 games for the 2004–05 season ** Crvena zvezda scored 2325 points in 26 games for the 2006–07 season *Lowest Scored Points in a Season ** Bosna scored 1443 points in 22 games for the 2001–02 season ** Zlatorog Laško scored 1688 points in 26 games for the 2011–12 season

All-time leaders

From the 2001–02 to the

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Marin Rozić Marin Rozić (born 14 February 1983) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m) in height and 220 pounds (100 kg) in weight, he played at the small forward position. He spent most of his career with Cibon ...

, , align=center, 1,043 , - ! Total Rebounds , Marin Rozić, , align=center, 1,327 , - ! Assists , Nemanja Gordić, , align=center, 1,022 , - ! Steals , Nebojša Joksimović, , align=center, 401 , - ! Blocks , Slavko Vraneš, , align=center, 272 , - ! Index Ratings , Todor Gečevski , , align=center, 3,212 , - ! Games Played , Marin Rozić, , align=center, 377

Notable players

Well-known basketball players who have played in the Adriatic League include: Australia *

Aron Baynes Aron John Baynes (born 9 December 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Washington State University before starting his professi ...

Nathan Jawai Nathan Leon Jawai (born 10 October 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Darwin Salties of the NBL1 North. Standing at 209 cm, he plays at the power forward and centre positions. Early life Born at the Royal Hos ...

* Aleks Marić * Steven Marković *

Mark Worthington Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and career Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearb ...

Belize * Milt Palacio Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Kenan Bajramović Kenan Bajramović (born May 24, 1981) is a Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Spars Sarajevo of the Bosnian League. Professional career Bajramović spent the early part of his career in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

* J. R. Bremer * Nemanja Gordić *

Jasmin Hukić Jasmin Hukić (born August 15, 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional basketball player who last played for Ilirija of the Slovenian League. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. Standing at , he plays at the ...

Elmedin Kikanović Elmedin Kikanović (b. 2 September 1988) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He has also played for his country's national basketball team. Professional career Early career ...

* Nenad Marković * Ratko Varda *

Jusuf Nurkić Jusuf Nurkić (; born 23 August 1994), nicknamed "the Bosnian Beast", is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at tall and weighing 290 lb (132 ...

Bulgaria * Filip Videnov * Jermaine Anderson *

Carl English Carl Jerome English (born February 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and general manager for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. A shooting guard, he has also played for the Canadian nationa ...

Brady Heslip Brady Heslip (born June 19, 1990) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represents the Canadian national team. As of 2022, Heslip serves as the general manager for the Scarbor ...

* Michael Meeks Croatia * Marko Banić *

Stanko Barać Stanko Barać (born August 13, 1986) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. Professional career Early years Barać was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he started his basketball career with the team Široki Prima pivo, ...

* Bojan Bogdanović *

Dontaye Draper Dontaye Dominic Draper (born August 10, 1984) is an American-Croatian former professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. High school Draped pla ...

* Davor Kus *

Oliver Lafayette Oliver Lafayette (born May 6, 1984) is an American-born Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. High school and college career Lafayette attended Capitol High School i ...

* Davor Marcelić * Damir Mulaomerović * Davor Pejčinović *

Zoran Planinić Zoran Planinić (born September 12, 1982) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Early years Planinić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia. He started his basketball career at HKK Brotnjo Čitluk fr ...

* Marko Popović * Nikola Prkačin * Dino Rađa * Slaven Rimac *

Krunoslav Simon Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball currently playing for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League. Professional career After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjevac, Simon joined KK Zagreb ...

Mate Skelin Don Skelira (born December 13, 1974) and is a Croatian basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League. Post-playing career In 2015, Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company ...

* Dario Šarić * Marko Tomas * Ante Tomić *

Roko Ukić Roko Leni Ukić (born December 5, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Split in the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing at , he mainly played at the point guard position, but could also play at the shoo ...

* Josip Vranković * Nikola Vujčić *

Andrija Žižić Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. He is currently the sporting direct ...

Ante Žižić Ante Toni Žižić (; born 4 January 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the Euroleague. He was selected 23rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft. ...

Luka Žorić Luka Žorić (born November 5, 1984) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the center position. Professional career In March 2011, Žorić received the award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriatic ...

Czech Republic *

Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the power forward and center positions. He was selected sixth overall in th ...

Finland *

Sasu Salin Sasu Antreas Salin (born June 11, 1991) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he plays the point guard and shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as ...

France *

Joffrey Lauvergne Joffrey Lauvergne (born 30 September 1991) is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.. He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA draft, who then traded his rights t ...

* Léo Westermann *

Mickaël Gelabale Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983) is a French professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the Pro B. He also represents the France national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays either at the small forward position ...

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (; born 9 May 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the ...

Gabon * Stéphane Lasme Germany *

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Greece *

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* Sofoklis Schortsanitis Guyana * Rawle Marshall Hungary * Márton Báder * István Németh Israel *

David Blu David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; July 18, 1980) is an American–Israeli former professional basketball player, who spent 10 seasons playing in the EuroLeague. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He is c ...

Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6 f ...

* Lior Eliyahu *

Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...

* Guy Pnini *

Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He playe ...

* Gal Mekel Jamaica *

Kimani Ffriend Kimani Ffriend (born 29 July 1977) is Jamaican former professional basketball player. He played at the center position. College career Ffriend played NCAA college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1999 to 2001. Prior that, Ffriend ...

Jerome Jordan Jerome Adolphus Jordan (born September 29, 1986) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He played college basketball for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaic ...

Latvia *

Roberts Štelmahers Roberts Štelmahers (born November 19, 1974) is a Latvian retired professional basketball player, who played the point guard position. Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBas ...

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Montenegro *

Milko Bjelica Milko Bjelica ( sr-cyr, Милко Бјелица; born June 4, 1984) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Premier League. Professional career He began his professional career with Crve ...

* Nebojša Bogavac *

Omar Cook Omar-Sharif Cook ( sr, Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He re ...

* Predrag Drobnjak * Vladimir Dragičević *

Aleksandar Pavlović Aleksandar "Saša" Pavlović (Anglicized: Sasha Pavlovic, sr-cyr, Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15, 1983) is a Serbian-Montenegrin basketball executive and former professional basketball player who spent ten seas ...

* Nikola Peković * Slavko Vraneš Nigeria *

Aloysius Anagonye Aloysius Anagonye (born February 10, 1981) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for ALM Évreux Basket of the LNB Pro B. Professional career Anagonye played for Italian Serie A sides Villaggio Solidago Livorno (2004–2005) an ...

Obinna Ekezie Obinna Ralph Ekezie (born August 22, 1975) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. His name, Obinna, means "Father's heart". He is a direct descendant of the 19th century Igbo warrior and busi ...

* Michael Ojo North Macedonia *

Pero Antić Pero Antić ( mk, Перо Антиќ, ; born July 29, 1982), is a North Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member an ...

* Todor Gečevski *

Richard Hendrix Venard Richard Hendrix ( Macedonian: Венард Ричард Хендрикс; born November 15, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player who last played for Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League. He has a ...

* Vlado Ilievski * Bo McCalebb *

Gjorgji Čekovski Gjorgji "Stanko" Čekovski ( mk, Ѓорѓи Чековски; born December 11, 1979) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. Macedonian national team Čekovski is also a ...

* Predrag Samardžiski *

Damjan Stojanovski Damjan Stojanovski ( mk, Дамјан Стојановски; born December 9, 1987) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who currently plays for MZT Skopje Aerodrom. He also represents the Macedonian national basketball team. He is 1.9 ...

* Aleksandar Kostoski * Marko Simonovski *

Bojan Trajkovski Bojan Trajkovski ( mk, Бојан Трајковски; born 11 September 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Feniks 2010 of the Macedonian First League. He is a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. P ...

* Darko Sokolov *

Ognen Stojanovski Ognen Stojanovski ( mk, Огнен Стојановски; born January 25, 1984) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He was under contract with MZT Skopje until 2014. He is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) in height and plays at the point gua ...

Panama * Chris Warren Puerto Rico * Larry Ayuso * Andrés Rodríguez Serbia * Ognjen Aškrabić * Vule Avdalović * Stefan Birčević * Nemanja Bjelica * Bogdan Bogdanović * Petar Božić * Marko Gudurić *

* Tadija Dragićević * Mile Ilić * Nikola Janković *

Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јокић, (); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. A four-time NBA All-St ...

Stefan Jović Stefan Jović ( sr-cyr, Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he ...

* Nikola Kalinić * Dušan Kecman * Ognjen Kuzmić *

Nikola Lončar Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship. Professional career Lončar started his career at Partizan, making his profess ...

Milan Mačvan Milan Mačvan ( sr, Милан Мачван, born 16 November 1989) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team international ...

Boban Marjanović Boban Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Serbian national basketba ...

* Stefan Marković *

Dragan Milosavljević Dragan Milosavljević ( sr-cyr, Драган Милосављевић; born May 11, 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Igokea of the ABA League. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standin ...

Nikola Milutinov Nikola Milutinov ( sr-cyr, Никола Милутинов; born 30 December 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Serbian national team in ...

Luka Mitrović Luka Mitrović ( sr-cyrl, Лука Митровић; born 21 March 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he mainly plays at the power forward position. Mitrov ...

* Miljan Pavković * Kosta Perović *

Bojan Popović Bojan Popović ( sr, Бојан Поповић; born February 13, 1983) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall point guard ...

Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Радуљица, born January 5, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda of the ABA League, Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Ser ...

* Igor Rakočević *

Aleksandar Rašić Aleksandar Rašić ( sr, Александар Рашић; born March 16, 1984) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. Professional career Rašić began his professi ...

* Duško Savanović * Marko Simonović * Miloš Teodosić * Milenko Tepić * Milenko Topić * Uroš Tripković *

Novica Veličković Novica Veličković ( sr-cyr, Новица Величковић; born 5 October 1986) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the team manager for Mega Basket of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. He also rep ...

Rade Zagorac Rade Zagorac ( sr-cyr, Раде Загорац; born 12 August 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he mainly plays at the small forward position. Profess ...

Slovenia * Sani Bečirovič *

Mirza Begić Mirza Begić (born 9 July 1985) is a retired Bosnian-born Slovenian professional basketball player. The center, he represented the Slovenian national team in the international competitions. Professional career Early years Begić began his care ...

* Jaka Blažič * Goran Dragič * Nebojša Joksimović *

Jaka Lakovič Jaka Lakovič (born 9 July 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB, as well as an assistant coach of the Slovenia national team. Standing at , ...

Marko Milič Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team. Professional career After being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft (34th pic ...

* Hasan Rizvić *

Uroš Slokar Uroš Slokar (; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A. Professional career After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar ...

Beno Udrih Beno Udrih (born July 5, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who serves as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks ...

* Gašper Vidmar * Jurij Zdovc Turkey *

Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...

* Hüseyin Beşok *

Semih Erden Semih Erden (born July 28, 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he plays at the center position. Professional career Early years Erden played with Darüşşafaka in ...

* Ermal Kurtoğlu *

Emir Preldžić Emir Preldžić (born 6 September 1987) is a Bosnian-Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Orlovik Žepče of the A2 League of FBiH, third level of basketball in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also represented the Turkish nation ...

Matthew Bryan-Amaning Matthew Osei Bryan-Amaning (born 9 May 1988) is a British-Ghanaian professional basketball player, who played for AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He has represented the Great Britain national team in international competition ...

* Alan Anderson * Jamie Arnold * Isaiah Austin * Corey L. Brewer *

Elton Brown Elton Gillett Brown (born May 22, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia, and was recognized as ...

Vonteego Cummings Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. A combo guard, he played in the National Basketb ...

* Cade Davis *

Corsley Edwards Corsley Edwards (born March 5, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Central Connecticut. Early life and college Edwards was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Lake Clifton High ...

* Jordan Farmar *

Reggie Freeman Reginald Philip "Reggie" Freeman (born May 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career Freeman played NCAA college basketball at the University of Texas. He had a prolific career at Texas, making All-Conferen ...

* James Gist *

Drew Gordon Drew Edward Gordon (born July 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League. The power forward began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins, then transferred during his sophomore ...

* Jamon Gordon *

Jamont Gordon Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Comprehensive High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball. He plays the p ...

* Marcus Goree * Will Hatcher *

Kyle Hill Kyle Eric Hill (born April 7, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2001 NBA draft with the 44th overall draft pick. Hill's NBA rights were then traded by the Mavericks shortly ...

* Shawn James *

Curtis Jerrells Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. (born February 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. High school Jerrells was a four-year starter ...

* Charles Jenkins * Julius Johnson *

Keith Langford Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 6' 4" (1.93 m), he primarily plays at the shooting guard position. He played colle ...

* Acie Law * Michael Lee *

Quincy Lewis Quincy Lavell Lewis (born June 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain. He currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports North, covering the Minnesota Timb ...

Chester Mason Chester Chet Mason (born April 25, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1,93 (6 ft 4in) tall guard who last played for BC Novosibirsk of the Russian Basketball Super League. Mason was named the Adriatic League MVP ...

* Adam Morrison * Jimmy Oliver * Andre Owens *

Scoonie Penn James Donell "Scoonie" Penn (born January 9, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a point guard during his pla ...

* Omar Thomas *

Torey Thomas Torey Jamal Thomas, (born February 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Levallois Sporting Club Basket of the French BasketBall Association. High school and college career Thomas attended Trinity Catholic High School in ...

* Lawrence Roberts *

Rumeal Robinson Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play point guard for the ...

* David Simon * Devin Smith * Kenyan Weaks * Marcus Williams * Andrew Wisniewski

Notes

References

External links

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ABA League at Sportstats.com
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