2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season
The 2017–18 season is the 73rd Crvena zvezda season in the existence of the club . The team has been playing in the Basketball League of Serbia , in the Adriatic League and in the Euroleague .
Overview
During the summer of 2017, the head coach Dejan Radonjić didn't sign new contract, and the club parted ways with no less than eleven players, including key figures in the last couple of years such as Marko Simonović , captain Luka Mitrović , Charles Jenkins , Stefan Jović , Ognjen Kuzmić and Marko Gudurić . Young prospect Dušan Alimpijević was named as the head coach.[ 1] [ 2] Depleted roster was reinforced by James Feldeine and Taylor Rochestie , veterans Pero Antić and Marko Kešelj and a quartet of young players: Mathias Lessort , Nikola Radičević , Stefan Janković and Nikola Jovanović . Zvezda also brought in Dragan Apić , Dejan Davidovac and Stefan Lazarević from its development team FMP . Half of rebuilt team hasn't previously played a single game in EuroLeague .
During October 2017, the Zvezda won six out of ten played games. The Adriatic League season opening started with three wins in a row. In the EuroLeague they won on two home games over FC Barcelona [ 3] and Maccabi .[ 4]
Breaking with defense oriented philosophy of Radonjić era, the staple of Zvezda's game became 3 point shot. In December 2017. roster was further strengthened with combo guard Dylan Ennis , while Apić and Lazarević got loaned back to FMP.[ 5] Last player to arrive was Slovenian national team center Alen Omić ,[ 6] while underperforming Radičević parted ways with the club. Zvezda finished first in the regular part of ABA league, having 19 wins and 3 losses, and reached finals by defeating Mornar 2–1 in series, but lost 3–1 in final series to Budućnost . Defeat meant that club will not participate in Euroleague next year, which triggered downsizing. Management terminated contract with Dylan Ennis and Milko Bjelica, and reinforced squad with Filip Čović and young prospect Aleksa Radanov from FMP.[ 7] Poor start in domestic KLS forced coach Alimpijević to resign, and his assistant Milenko Topić took over as interim head coach. Modified team managed to win the Superleague title, beating FMP in the finals, but the season was generally deemed to be unsuccessful due to failure to secure a spot in Euroleague.
Players
2017–18 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Crvena zvezda mts roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
F/C
12
Antić, Pero
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
118 kg (260 lb)
42 – (1982-07-29 ) 29 July 1982
PG
3
Čović, Filip
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
72 kg (159 lb)
35 – (1989-06-05 ) 5 June 1989
SF
6
Dangubić, Nemanja
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
31 – (1993-04-13 ) 13 April 1993
G/F
7
Davidovac, Dejan
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
29 – (1995-01-17 ) 17 January 1995
G/F
13
Dobrić, Ognjen
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
93 kg (205 lb)
30 – (1994-10-27 ) 27 October 1994
SG
14
Feldeine, James
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
91 kg (201 lb)
36 – (1988-06-26 ) 26 June 1988
F/C
16
Janković, Stefan
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
107 kg (236 lb)
31 – (1993-08-04 ) 4 August 1993
F/C
32
Jovanović, Nikola
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
109 kg (240 lb)
30 – (1994-01-06 ) 6 January 1994
SF
4
Kešelj, Marko
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
37 – (1988-01-02 ) 2 January 1988
G/F
10
Lazić, Branko (C)
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
91 kg (201 lb)
35 – (1989-01-12 ) 12 January 1989
F/C
26
Lessort, Mathias
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
113 kg (249 lb)
29 – (1995-09-29 ) 29 September 1995
C
23
Omić, Alen
2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
32 – (1992-05-06 ) 6 May 1992
SF
11
Radanov, Aleksa
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
26 – (1998-02-01 ) 1 February 1998
G
22
Rochestie, Taylor
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
39 – (1985-07-01 ) 1 July 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Depth chart
Players with multiple nationalities
On loan
Youth players
Under a contract
Registered for the Adriatic League
Notes:
1 Sign and trade. Didn't play a single regular season game.
2 Missed entire 2016–17 season due to injury.
3 Played for the U18 team .
4 On loan during entire 2016–17 season.
Club
Technical Staff
Source: Crvena zvezda Staff Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Technical Staff changes
Kit
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Loss
Crete Heraklion – 2nd International Basketball Tournament
Competitions
Overall
Source: Competitions
Overview
Adriatic League
Regular season
^ a b Budućnost VOLI 1–1, 1.01; Cedevita 1–1, 0.99
Results by round
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Ground
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
Result
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Position
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Last updated: March 12, 2018. Source: Competitive matches
Ground : A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result : L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.
Win
Loss
Matches
Playoffs
Mornar v Crvena zvezda mts
25 March 2018
Mornar
88 –84(Series : 1–1 )
Crvena zvezda mts
Bar
20:00
Scoring by quarter: 30 –21, 18–24 , 21 –19, 19–20
Pts : Vranješ 29 Rebs : Mićović 7Asts : Needham 5 PIR: Vranješ , Needham 28
Report
Pts: Rochestie 16 Rebs: Davidovac , Dobrić 6Asts: Feldeine , Rochestie 4 PIR: Davidovac , Rochestie 21
Arena: Topolica Sport Hall Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sreten Radović, Matej Boltauzer, Marko Juras
EuroLeague
Regular season
Source:
EuroLeague Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Results by round
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Ground
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
Result
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
Position
10
6
10
8
10
13
15
16
16
15
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
14
Last updated: April 6, 2018. Source: Competitive matches
Ground : A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result : L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.
Win
Loss
Matches
Source: EuroLeague
Serbian Super League
League table (Group A)
^ a b Crvena zvezda mts 1–1, 1.02; Borac 1–1, 0.98
Results by round
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ground
H
H
A
H
A
A
A
H
A
H
Result
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
Position
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Last updated: May 15, 2018. Source: Competitive matches
Ground : A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result : L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.
Win
Loss
Matches
Crvena zvezda mts v Borac
9 May 2018 8
Crvena zvezda mts
84 –74
Borac
Belgrade
18:00
Scoring by quarter: 20 –18, 20–20, 21 –18, 23 –18
Pts : Dobrić 17 Rebs : Omić 10Asts : Čović , Rochestie 4 PIR: Dobrić , Omić 20
Report
Pts: Todorović 20 Rebs: Todorović , Stojadinović 6Asts: Đoković , Radulović 6 PIR: Todorović 21
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 1,017 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Aleksandar Glišić, Saša Maričić
Playoffs
Radivoj Korać Cup
Win
Loss
Crvena zvezda mts v Borac Čačak
15 February 2018
Crvena zvezda mts
85 –790 (OT)
Borac Čačak
Niš
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 15 –14, 21 –16, 12–16 , 23–25 , Overtime: 14 –8
Pts : Feldeine , Rochestie 15 Rebs : Lessort 10Asts : Rochestie 6 PIR: Lessort 23
Boxscore
Pts: Đoković 18 Rebs: Popović , Stojadinović 8Asts: Đoković , Pešaković 3 PIR: Dimić 20
Arena: Čair Sports Center Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Branislav Mrdak, Nemanja Ninković, Aleksandar Milojević
Source: National Cup
Adriatic Supercup
Crvena zvezda had canceled their participation at the Supercup, due to their previously scheduled Euroleague tournament (Crete Heraklion – 2nd International Basketball Tournament ), which was held in the same period.[ 48]
Individual awards
EuroLeague
MVP of the Round
Adriatic League
MVP of the Round
MVP of the Month
Ideal Starting Five
Serbian League
Statistics
Player
Left during season
Adriatic League
Last updated: April 14, 2018 . Source: ABA League
EuroLeague
Player
GP
GS
MPG
2FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
PIR
Pero Antić
18
2
18:10
.429
.274
.771
3.4
1.1
0.7
0.1
6.2
6.2
Milko Bjelica
29
29
25:58
.459
.297
.703
3.7
1.3
0.4
0.2
9.2
8.8
Nemanja Dangubić
18
15
20:11
.471
.468
.800
3.4
1.2
0.7
0.1
7.4
6.7
Dejan Davidovac
24
6
15:38
.622
.468
.773
2.0
1.2
0.7
0.3
6.5
7.5
Ognjen Dobrić
26
1
15:12
.586
.351
.826
2.3
0.4
0.6
0.2
6.5
6.1
James Feldeine
28
17
24:57
.394
.345
.865
1.6
2.9
1.2
0.1
11.6
9.7
Dylan Ennis
18
0
13:00
.321
.400
.871
1.8
1.6
0.4
0.1
6.5
4.9
Stefan Janković
28
0
11:50
.493
.189
.842
2.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
3.8
3.3
Nikola Jovanović
16
0
8:04
.558
.333
.333
2.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
3.6
4.0
Marko Kešelj
6
0
6:00
.000
.000
.000
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
Branko Lazić
30
21
20:22
.404
.259
.944
2.0
0.9
0.8
0.1
3.3
2.5
Mathias Lessort
30
29
21:05
.552
.000
.632
5.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
8.5
10.7
Alen Omić
11
0
17:21
.704
.000
.516
3.9
0.8
0.2
0.2
8.4
10.7
Taylor Rochestie
30
29
26:00
.551
.407
.891
2.3
5.0
0.8
0.1
13.4
14.4
Dragan Apić
3
0
5:34
1.000
.000
.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
-0.7
Stefan Lazarević
4
0
3:07
.500
.000
1.000
0.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.5
Nikola Radičević
9
1
12:20
.231
.167
.727
1.1
1.9
0.6
0.0
3.8
1.9
Last updated: April 5, 2018 . Source: EuroLeague
Serbian Super League
Last updated: June 11, 2018 . Source: kls.rs
Radivoj Korać Cup
Last updated: February 18, 2018 . Source: National Cup
Head coaches records
Updated: June 11, 2018
See also
References
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^ The ABA League Second Division will start from the 2017/18 season
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