Liga Nova KBM1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Duration | 13 October 2017 - 29 May 2018 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 10 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) |
RTV Slovenija Å port TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Petrol Olimpija | |||||||||
Season MVP | Smiljan PaviÄ | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Petrol Olimpija (17th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Krka | |||||||||
Semifinalists |
Rogaška Sixt Primorska | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Devin Oliver | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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2016–17
2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 27th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
The number of teams was reduced from 12 to only 10 for the 2017–18 season.
In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
The top eight teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used.
The top four teams at the end of this stage advanced to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff. The semifinal winners advanced to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
The bottom two teams entered a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the first, second, third, and fourth-placed teams from the second division, with the two teams finishing on top of the mini-league taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.
Ilirija was promoted as the winner of the 2016–17 Second League. The team from Ljubljana replaced Terme Olimia PodÄetrtek, LTH Castings and Portorož, which finished in the last three positions in the 2016–17 season.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
Hopsi | Polzela | Å D Polzela | 1,800 |
Krka | Novo Mesto | Å D Leona Å tuklja | 2,500 |
Ilirija | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,000 |
Petrol Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
Å enÄur | Å enÄur | Å D Å enÄur | 800 |
Sixt Primorska | Koper | OÅ Koper Hall | 660 |
Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠHruševec | 700 |
Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League | |
Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division | |
Teams that played in the 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup |
Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Helios Suns | David Kubala | Jovan Beader | Jure MoÄnik | Spalding | Helios |
Hopsi Polzela | Igor Pungartnik | Boštjan Kuhar | Uroš Godler | Macron | – |
Ilirija | Edvard Reven | SaÅ¡a DonÄić | Adnan Sarajlić | Spalding | - |
Krka | Brane Kastelec | Simon Petrov | Dalibor Djapa | Žolna Šport | Krka |
Petrol Olimpija | Tomaž BerloÄnik | Zoran MartiÄ | Domen Lorbek | Macron | Petrol |
Rogaška | Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Miha Fon | Nike | – |
Sixt Primorska | Bojan Čad | Jurica Golemac | Nebojša Joksimović | Errea | Sixt |
Å enÄur | Janko Sekne | Rade Mijanović | Smiljan PaviÄ | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba |
Å entjur | Iztok Å pan | JakÅ¡a Vulić | Tomaž BolÄina | Luanvi | - |
Zlatorog Laško | Miro Firm | Aleš Pipan | Miloš Miljković | Spalding | Pivovarna Laško |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sixt Primorska | Aleksander Sekulić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Jurica Golemac | 26 May 2017 [2] |
Å enÄur | Gregor Vodenik | – | Rade Mijanović | 17 May 2017 [3] | ||
Šentjur | Jurica Golemac | – | Andrej Žakelj | 26 May 2017 [4] | ||
Helios Suns | Dejan Cikić | End of interim spell | - | Jovan Beader | 8 May 2017 [5] | |
Šentjur | Andrej Žakelj | Mutual consent | 26 December 2017 [6] | 9th (3–7) | Jakša Vulić | 27 December 2017 [7] |
Petrol Olimpija | GaÅ¡per Okorn | Mutual consent | 8 Januar 2018 [8] | 2nd (7–5) | Zoran MartiÄ | 8 Januar 2018 [9] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sixt Primorska | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1411 | 1332 | +79 | 31 | Qualification to championship group |
2 | RogaÅ¡ka | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1322 | 1345 | −23 | 29 | |
3 | Petrol Olimpija | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1459 | 1373 | +86 | 28 | |
4 | Å enÄur | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1370 | 1376 | −6 | 28 | |
5 | Helios Suns | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1405 | 1358 | +47 | 28 | |
6 | Ilirija | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1395 | 1432 | −37 | 27 | |
7 | Krka | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1457 | 1452 | +5 | 27 | |
8 | Å entjur | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1360 | 1479 | −119 | 25 | |
9 | Hopsi Polzela | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1402 | 1384 | +18 | 24 | Qualification to relegation group |
10 | Zlatorog LaÅ¡ko | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1337 | 1387 | −50 | 23 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Petrol Olimpija | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1153 | 992 | +161 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Sixt Primorska | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1083 | 1037 | +46 | 24 | |
3 | Krka | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1177 | 1062 | +115 | 23 | |
4 | Rogaška | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1036 | 1012 | +24 | 21 | |
5 | Helios Suns | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1100 | 1090 | +10 | 21 | |
6 | Å enÄur GGD | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1048 | 1166 | −118 | 19 | |
7 | Ilirija | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1056 | 1138 | −82 | 18 | |
8 | Å entjur | 14 | 2 | 12 | 956 | 1112 | −156 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Hopsi Polzela (O) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 909 | 771 | +138 | 18 | |
2 | Zlatorog Laško (O) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 823 | 695 | +128 | 18 | |
3 | Terme Olimia PodÄetrtek | 10 | 6 | 4 | 784 | 790 | −6 | 16 | Relegation |
4 | Mesarija Prunk Sežana | 10 | 4 | 6 | 794 | 808 | −14 | 14 | |
5 | LHT Castings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 796 | 879 | −83 | 13 | |
6 | Celje | 10 | 1 | 9 | 708 | 871 | −163 | 11 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
Petrol Olimpija | 92 | 73 | ||||||||||||
Rogaška | 79 | 67 | ||||||||||||
Petrol Olimpija | 90 | 78 | 67 | 89 | 95 | |||||||||
Krka | 69 | 80 | 83 | 79 | 90 | |||||||||
Sixt Primorska | 88 | 61 | 72 | |||||||||||
Krka | 71 | 75 | 74 | |||||||||||
Performance Index Rating
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
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Petrol Olimpija | Champions League | Regular season | [12] |