2013–14 A-1 League

The 2013–14 A-1 League was the 23rd season of the A-1 Liga, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia.

A-1 League
Season2013–14
Teams10 +3
Games played31
DatesOctober 11, 2013 – June 10, 2014
TVSportKlub
Final positions
Top seedCedevita
ChampionsCedevita
1st title
Runners-upCibona
SemifinalistsZadar
Jolly JBŠ
PromotedRibola Kaštela
Gorica
RelegatedKriževci (withdrew)
Awards
MVP Karlo Žganec (Zagreb)
Finals MVP Nolan Smith (Cedevita)
Statistical leaders
Points Dario Šarić (Cibona) 19.3
Rebounds Dario Šarić (Cibona) 9.6
Assists Jerel Blassingame (Cibona) 6.2
All statistics correct as of 13 September 2014.

The first half of the season consisted of 10 teams and 90-game regular season. For second half of the season clubs was divided into two groups. Championship group consisted of 3 teams from Adriatic League and the best 5 teams from first half of the season. Relegation group consisted of bottom 5 teams from first half of the season.

For the first time in the history of the club, Cedevita were crowned the Croatian league title champions against Cibona with a 3-0 win in the final series.

Teams and venues
TeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Regular season teams10
KK AlkarSinjŠportska dvorana Sinj (1,500)
KK Slavonski BrodSlavonski BrodSportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200)
KK Jolly Jadranska BankaŠibenikDvorana Baldekin (1,500)
KK KriževciKriževciŠŠD OŠ Ljudevita Modeca (1,600)
KK Kvarner 2010RijekaDvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100)
KK SplitSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
GKK ŠibenikŠibenikDvorana Baldekin (1,500)
KK Vrijednosnice OS DardaDardaSportska dvorana Darda (600)
KK ZabokZabokŠportska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500)
KK ZagrebZagrebŠportska dvorana Trnsko (2,500)
Teams already qualified for Championship Round3
KK CedevitaZagrebDom Sportova (3,100)
KK CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
KK ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)

Regular season
Clinched Champions league berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Zagreb311813514791344135
2GKK Šibenik30181261465141649
3Kvarner 2010301812613821264118
4Alkar301812614301309121
5Jolly JBŠ29181171399132277
6Zabok291811714401294146
7Split27189914651536-71
8VROS Darda221841413021421-119
9Križevci221841413701610-240
10Slavonski Brod201821612871502-216

Source: Scoresway.com

Championship Round
Clinched Playoffs berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Cedevita271413112521014+238
2Cibona261412212191025+194
3Zadar241410411681024+144
4Jolly JBŠ19145910101091-81
5Alkar19145910191130-111
6Zagreb181441011061205-99
7Kvarner 201018144109621098-136
8GKK Šibenik17143119831132-149

Relegation and Promotion Rounds

Relegation Round
Relegation/Promotion Play off
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Zabok281612413531143+210
2Split25169713381331+7
3PF Križevci24168812611343-82
4VROS Darda23167912551246+9
5Slavonski Brod201641212031347-144

Promotion Round
Promotion
Relegation/Promotion Play off
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Ribola Kaštela (Q)15871+113
2Gorica14862+93
3Škrljevo13853+27
4Grafičar Ludbreg9817-99
5Borovo8817-136

Relegation/Promotion Play-off

Relegation league 5th-placed team faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2014–15 A-1 League.

Gorica vs. Slavonski Brod
May 17
17:00
Gorica 76–75 Slavonski Brod
Scoring by quarter: 11:21, 23:21, 22:19, 20:14
Pts: Bundović 20 Pts: Karlović 20
Dvorana srednjih škola, Velika Gorica
May 20
18:00
Slavonski Brod 75–58 Gorica
Scoring by quarter: 13:18, 21:9, 15:13, 26:18
Pts: Ćosić 23 Pts: Primorac 18
Sportska dvorana Vijuš, Slavonski Brod

Slavonski Brod retained its A-1 League status.

Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Cedevita 2
4 Jolly JBŠ 0
1 Cedevita 3
2 Cibona 0
2 Cibona 2
3 Zadar 0

Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

Cedevita vs. KK Jolly JBŠ
May 24
18:45 CEST
Cedevita 77–53 Jolly JBŠ
Scoring by quarter: 22:17, 20:4, 15:11, 20:21
Pts: Bilan, Nurkić 15 Pts: Katura 15
1-0
May 27
20:30 CEST
KK Jolly JBŠ 54–75 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 16:17, 15:22, 8:11, 15:25
Pts: Smith 12 Pts: Nurkić 15
2-0
Dvorana Baldekin, Šibenik

Cibona vs. Zadar
May 25
20:30 CEST
Cibona 87–81 Zadar
Scoring by quarter: 25:15, 18:22, 22:15, 22:29
Pts: Planinić 23 Pts: Lyons 19
1-0
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 800
Referees: Dubravko Muhvić, Sreten Radović, Davor Stojić
May 28
20:30 CEST
Zadar 86–90 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 24:14, 22:31, 26:27, 14:18
Pts: Lyons 18 Pts: Šarić 28
2-0
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 4 500
Referees: Siniša Herceg, Tomislav Vovk, Josip Radojković

Finals

The semifinals are best-of-5 series.

Cedevita vs. Cibona
June 03
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 84–76 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 26:13, 24:18, 15:29, 19:16
Pts: Smith 17 Pts: Šarić 24
1-0
June 07
20:00 CEST
Cibona 61–69 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 14:15, 18:22, 19:13, 10:19
Pts: Šarić 17 Pts: Smith 19
2-0
June 03
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 87–76 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 28:24, 18:14, 20:17, 21:21
Pts: Suton 23 Pts: Šarić and Blassingame 18
KK Cedevita Zagreb wins series 3-0
2014 A-1 League
Cedevita Zagreb
1st Title
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