1982–83 First Federal Basketball League

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.

1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League
League	Yugoslav First Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Regular season
Season champions	Šibenka
Play-offs
Finals champions	Bosna
Runners-up	Šibenka
Yugoslav First Basketball League seasons
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

Regular season

Classification

	Regular season ranking 1982-83	Pt	G	V	P	PF	PS
1.	Šibenka	32	22	16	6	2061	2023
2.	Partizan	30	22	15	7	2111	2046
3.	Bosna	30	22	15	7	2137	2048
4.	Crvena Zvezda	28	22	14	8	2146	1999
5.	Cibona	28	22	14	8	2103	1986
6.	Zadar	26	22	13	9	2084	2021
7.	ZZI Olimpija	20	22	11	11	2031	2068
8.	Jugoplastika	20	22	10	12	2093	2046
9.	Borac Čačak	16	22	8	14	2059	2109
10.	Budućnost	16	22	8	14	1818	1970
11.	Radnički Belgrade	10	22	5	17	2025	2166
12.	Kvarner	6	22	3	19	2085	2271

Play-off

	Play-in qualifying					Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
						1	Šibenka	104	85	91
	8	Jugoplastika	98			8	Jugoplastika	102	98	75
	–	IMT	97										1	Šibenka	91	89	98
													4	Crvena zvezda	88	105	89
						4	Crvena zvezda	103	92
						5	Cibona	73	84
																				1	Šibenka	103	84	83*
																				3	Bosna	98	96	82*
						2	Partizan	94	76	111
	7	Olimpija	93			7	Olimpija	81	77	108
	–	Rabotnički	82										2	Partizan	85	81
													3	Bosna	95	87
						3	Bosna	98	89	121
						6	Zadar	103	87	109

(*) 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:^[1]

•   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:^[1]

•   Svetislav Pešić, Head coach

Scoring leaders

Scoring leaders:^[2]

1. Duško Ivanović (Budućnost) - 603 points (27.4 ppg)
2. Dražen Petrović (Šibenka) - 561 points (25.5 ppg)
3. 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)

References

1. . nsl.kosarka.co.yu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
2. . Euroleague Basketball. 22 Nov 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2022.