There are two rounds left until the end of the AdmiralBet ABA League, and what is certain is that the Mornar basketball players will finish the season in the regional competition in last place in the standings.
Barani lost away to Zadar (28:100) today in the 69th round, so after this defeat they only have hope that there will be no relegation from the ABA League this season, which is very possible. At the Assembly held last week, it was agreed that the league will expand and that next season it will have a maximum of 20 clubs. In the official statement of the league, after the meeting, there was no mention of relegation, and the situation will be clearer after the meeting of the Working Group, which was formed to, among other things, develop a model of the competition system.
Mornar has been a member of the ABA League since 2016, five years later it was in third place after the regular season, and it played in the semifinals of this competition twice - in 2018 and 2021.
Barani finished in second-to-last place last season, but avoided the play-offs because at the end of the season, the ABA League Assembly decided that there would be no relegation, as the league was expanded from 14 to 16 clubs.
This season, Mihailo Pavićević's team has only recorded two victories, both in Bar - over Cibona and Krk. Cibona has two more victories than Baran, but also a better head-to-head record, so the Montenegrin representative will be last in the standings after 30 rounds.
When it comes to today's game, Zadar led from the start, and the big break came in the third quarter, when the home team made a 12:0 run and took a 65:45 lead. By the end, the home team had a maximum plus 31.
The most efficient player for Zadar was Mazalin with 20 points. Montenegrin national team player, Vladimir Mihailović finished the game with nine points.
For the Mariners, Runjić had 15, Tomason 14, Radetić 11, and Pember 10 points.
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