| Liga Nova KBM1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
| Duration | 13 October 2017 - 29 May 2018 | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| TV partners | RTV Slovenija Šport TV | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Petrol Olimpija | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Smiljan Pavič | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Petrol Olimpija (17th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Krka | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Rogaška Sixt Primorska | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Devin Oliver | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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2018–19 → | ||||||||||
The2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League, also known asLiga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 27th season of thePremier 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-threeplayoff. 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 2016–17Second League. The team from Ljubljana replacedTerme Olimia Podčetrtek,LTH Castings andPortorož, which finished in the last three positions in the 2016–17 season.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| Ilirija | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,000 |
| Petrol Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | OŠ Koper Hall | 660 |
| Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
| Teams that played in the2017–18 Adriatic League | |
| Teams that played in the2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division | |
| Teams that played in the2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup |
| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Suns |  David Kubala |  Jovan Beader | Jure Močnik | Spalding | Helios |
| Hopsi Polzela | Igor Pungartnik | Boštjan Kuhar | Uroš Godler | Macron | – |
| Ilirija | Edvard Reven | Saša Dončić | Adnan Sarajlić | Spalding | - |
| Krka | Brane Kastelec | Simon Petrov | Dalibor Djapa | Žolna Šport | Krka |
| Petrol Olimpija | Tomaž Berločnik | Zoran Martič | Domen Lorbek | Macron | Petrol |
| Rogaška | Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Miha Fon | Nike | – |
| Sixt Primorska | Bojan Čad | Jurica Golemac | Nebojša Joksimović | Errea | Sixt |
| Šenčur | Janko Sekne | Rade Mijanović | Smiljan Pavič | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba |
| Šentjur | Iztok Špan |  Jakša Vulić | Tomaž Bolčina | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt Primorska | Aleksander Sekulić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Jurica Golemac | 26 May 2017[2] |
| Šenčur | 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 | Gašper Okorn | Mutual consent | 8 Januar 2018[8] | 2nd (7–5) | Zoran Martič | 8 Januar 2018[9] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixt Primorska | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1411 | 1332 | +79 | 31 | Qualification tochampionship group |
| 2 | Rogaška | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1322 | 1345 | −23 | 29 | |
| 3 | Petrol Olimpija | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1459 | 1373 | +86 | 28 | |
| 4 | Šenčur | 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 | Šentjur | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1360 | 1479 | −119 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hopsi Polzela | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1402 | 1384 | +18 | 24 | Qualification torelegation group |
| 10 | Zlatorog Laško | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1337 | 1387 | −50 | 23 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Šenčur GGD | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1048 | 1166 | −118 | 19 | |
| 7 | Ilirija | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1056 | 1138 | −82 | 18 | |
| 8 | Šentjur | 14 | 2 | 12 | 956 | 1112 | −156 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Podčetrtek | 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 | |||||||||||
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| Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol Olimpija | Champions League | Regular season | [12] |
