The 1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 39th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.
Teams SR Croatia Cibona Jugoplastika Kvarner Šibenka Zadar SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda Partizan Radnički Belgrade SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna SR Montenegro Budućnost SR Slovenia ZZI Olimpija Regular season
Classification Teams Qualification or relegation 1. Šibenka 221662061202332Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal 2. Partizan 221572111204630 3. Bosna221572137204830 4. Crvena Zvezda221482146199928 5. Cibona 221482103198628 6. Zadar221392084202126 7. ZZI Olimpija 2211112031206820Advance to single-game Play-in 8. Jugoplastika 2210122093204620 9. Borac Čačak 228142059210916 10. Budućnost 228141818197016 11. Radnički Belgrade 225172025216610Relegated 12. Kvarner 22319208522716
Results
Play-off
(*) game 3 of the final series was subsequently annulled by the KSJ Play-In Qualifying Round
Jugoplastika-IMT 98-97
Olimpija-Rabotnički 93-82
Quarter-finals
Šibenka-Jugoplastika 104-102, 85-98, 91-75
Crvena Zvezda-Cibona 103-73, 92-84
Partizan-Olimpija 94-81, 76-77, 111-108
Bosna-Zadar 98-103, 89-87, 121-109
Semi-finals
Šibenka-Crvena Zvezda 91-88, 89-105, 98-89
Partizan-Bosna 85-95, 81-87
Finals
Šibenka-Bosna 103-98, 84-96, 83-82
On 9 April 1983, Šibenka and Bosna played the deciding Game 3 of their playoff final series that was decided in the last second. With Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was controversially adjudged by the referee Ilija Matijević to have fouled Šibenka's Dražen Petrović as he went up for a shot at the buzzer. Since being in the act of shooting, Petrović got two free throws and proceeded to score both, winning the game and championship for his team. Next morning, the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ) presidency reviewed the game on account the time expired prior to the foul being called and on account of refereeing irregularities. They decided to void the result, ordering a single-game title playoff at a neutral venue in Novi Sad. Šibenka decided to boycott the decision. Since Šibenka refused to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title was awarded to Bosna.
Winning team Roster The winning roster of Bosna: Borislav Vučević Bogoljub Đurić Predrag Benaček Spomenko Pajević Mario Primorac Ratko Radovanović Dragan Zrno Žarko Varajić Emir Mutapčić Sabit Hadžić Miroljub Mitrović
Coaching staff The coaching staff: Svetislav Pešić, Head coach
Scoring leaders Scoring leaders: Duško Ivanović (Budućnost) - 603 points (27.4 ppg) Dražen Petrović (Šibenka) - 561 points (25.5 ppg) Peter Vilfan (Olimpija) - 535 points (25.4 ppg)
Qualification in 1983-84 season European competitions
FIBA European Champions Cup Bosna (champions) FIBA Cup Winner's Cup Cibona (Cup winners) FIBA Korać Cup Šibenka (1st) Partizan (2nd) Crvena Zvezda (4th) Zadar (6th)
Basketball Cup Bracket
References