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.

Regular season

Classification

Playoff

1st ROUND
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Jugoplastika-IMT 98-97
Olimpija-Rabotnički 93-82
QUARTERFINALS
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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
SEMIFINALS
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Šibenka-Crvena Zvezda 91-88, 89-105, 98-89
Partizan-Bosna 85-95, 81-87
FINALS
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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 very last second: with Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down as Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was adjudged 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 presidency reviewed the game on account of supposed refereeing irregularities. They decided to void the result, ordering a rematch in Novi Sad. Šibenka decided to boycott the decision. Since Šibenka failed to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title got awarded to Bosna.
The winning roster of Bosna:
Coach: Svetislav Pešić

Scoring leaders

  1. Duško Ivanović - 603 points
  2. Dražen Petrović - 561 points
  3. Peter Vilfan - 535 points

    Qualification in 1983-84 season European competitions

FIBA Cup Winner's Cup
FIBA Korać Cup