2002–03 ABA Goodyear League season | |
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League | ABA Goodyear League |
Sport | Basketball |
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12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Slovenia, and FR Yugoslavia participated in Goodyear League in its second season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, FEAL Široki, Bosna ASA, Borac Nektar, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Crvena zvezda.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina, and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe, located within the Balkan Peninsula. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economic and technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition.
There were 22 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Ljubljana since April 3 until April 5, 2003. According to the original plan the Final Tournament was to be played in Tel Aviv, but due to the deteriorating security situation there at that time, the tournament got moved to Ljubljana. Crvena Zvezda finished top of the table in regular season, although the club didn't play its last round match against Maccabi, since the Israeli club didn't travel to Belgrade due to the state of emergency proclaimed following the March 2003 assassination of Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić. ABA awarded the game to Crvena Zvezda. In first match in Tel Aviv Crvena Zvezda defeated Maccabi.
Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel—after Jerusalem—and the most populous city in the conurbation of Gush Dan, Israel's largest metropolitan area. Located on the country's Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 443,939, it is the economic and technological center of the country.
Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative centre of independent Slovenia since 1991.
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions that it would normally not be permitted. A government can declare such state during a disaster, civil unrest, or armed conflict. Such declaration alerts citizens to change their normal behavior and orders government agencies to implement emergency plans. Justitium is its equivalent in Roman law—a concept in which the senate could put forward a final decree that was not subject to dispute.
Zadar became the 2003 Goodyear League champion. [1]
KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the Croatian League and ABA League.
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Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. |
Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana
Semifinals April 3. | Final April 5. | ||||||||
1 | Crvena zvezda | 77 | |||||||
4 | Zadar | 78 | |||||||
4 | Zadar | 91 | |||||||
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 88 | |||||||
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 82 | |||||||
3 | Union Olimpija | 76 | |||||||
2002–03 ABA Godyear League Champions |
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Zadar 1st Title |
Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
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1. | 403 | 21 | 19.19 | ||
2. | 351 | 19 | 18.47 | ||
3. | 331 | 18 | 18.39 | ||
4. | 389 | 22 | 17.68 | ||
5. | 368 | 21 | 17.52 |
Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
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1. | 420 | 21 | 20.00 | ||
2. | 375 | 19 | 19.74 | ||
3. | 497 | 21 | 19.38 | ||
4. | 332 | 18 | 18.44 | ||
5. | 394 | 22 | 17.91 |
Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
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1. | 148 | 18 | 8.22 | ||
2. | 158 | 20 | 7.90 | ||
3. | 149 | 21 | 7.10 | ||
4. | 125 | 18 | 6.94 | ||
5. | 129 | 19 | 6.79 |
Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
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1. | 128 | 22 | 5.82 | ||
2. | 104 | 22 | 4.73 | ||
3. | 89 | 19 | 4.68 | ||
4. | 106 | 23 | 4.61 | ||
5. | 88 | 22 | 4.00 |
Source: Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, commonly known as the Adriatic League First Division, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Goodyear League from 2001 to 2006, and as the NLB League from 2006 to 2011.
Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda, commonly referred to as KK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia, the major part of the Red Star multi-sports club. KK Crvena zvezda is a part of the Adriatic Basketball Association and competes in the ABA League, the EuroCup and in the Basketball League of Serbia.
Ivan Jolić is a Bosnian Croatian football striker, currently playing for NK Zadar in Croatia.
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