2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup

2021 Triglav osiguranje1 Radivoj Korać Cup
Tournament details
CountrySerbia
CityNovi Sad
Venue(s)SPC Vojvodina
Dates11–14 February 2021
Teams8
Defending championsPartizan NIS
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Final positions
ChampionsCrvena zvezda mts
Runner-upMega Soccerbet
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Attendance150 (21 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Filip Petrušev
MVPMarko Jagodić-Kuridža

All statistics correct as of 15 February 2021 (UTC).
1 Sponsored cup name, referring to Triglav Osiguranje

The 2021 Triglav osiguranje Radivoj Korać Cup was the 19th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The tournament was held in Novi Sad between 11–14 February 2021.[1] All games will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Partizan NIS was the three-time defending champion.[2] Radnički Kragujevac, Mladost Zemun, and Vojvodina made their debuts at the national cup tournament. Crvena zvezda mts won its 7th Serbian Cup title following a 73–60 win over Mega Soccerbet.[3]

Qualified teams

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ABA League First Division[1] Basketball League of Serbia[1] 2nd-tier Cup of Serbia[1]
Borac Čačak
Crvena zvezda mts
FMP
Mega Soccerbet
Partizan NIS 		Mladost Zemun (1st) L Radnički Kragujevac
Vojvodina

L The league table position after 15 rounds played

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Serbia Marko Marinović Serbia Uroš Čarapić — P.S. Fashion
Crvena zvezda mts Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas mts
FMP Serbia Bojan Đerić Serbia Radoš Šešlija FMP
Mega Soccerbet Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Milenko Tepić Soccerbet / Tehnomanija
Mladost Zemun Serbia Dragan Jakovljević Serbia Marko Milenković Champion —
Partizan NIS Slovenia Sašo Filipovski Serbia Novica Veličković Under Armour NIS / mts
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia Ivica Vukotić Serbia Raško Katić Seven City of Kragujevac
Vojvodina Serbia Miroslav Nikolić Serbia Krsto Bjelica Peak —

Venue

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The tournament reportedly planned to have been played in Belgrade.[2][4] However, it was announced that the tournament will be held in Novi Sad.[1][5] It is the first time since 2004 that will be held in Novi Sad.

Novi Sad
2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup (Serbia)
SPC Vojvodina
Capacity: 6,987 (Main Hall) / 1,030 (Small Hall)

Draw

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The draw was conducted on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at the Arena Sport live show.[6][7] It was held by former basketball players Željko Rebrača and Zoran Sretenović.[8]

Seeded teams
Mega Soccerbet
Crvena zvezda mts
Partizan NIS
FMP
Non-seeded teams
Borac Čačak1
Mladost Zemun
Vojvodina
Radnički Kragujevac

1 The lowest ABA League position after 13 rounds played

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 February
 
 
Mega Soccerbet93
 
13 February
 
Mladost Zemun69
 
Mega Soccerbet82
 
11 February
 
Vojvodina75
 
FMP67
 
14 February
 
Vojvodina73
 
Mega Soccerbet60
 
11 February
 
Crvena zvezda mts73
 
Partizan NIS76
 
13 February
 
Borac Čačak72
 
Partizan NIS78
 
11 February
 
Crvena zvezda mts79
 
Crvena zvezda mts108
 
 
Radnički Kragujevac47
 

Quarterfinals

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All times are local UTC+1.

Mega Soccerbet v Mladost Zemun

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11 February 2021
15:00
Mega Soccerbet 93–69 Mladost Zemun
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 25–28, 20–14, 17–13
Pts: Filip Petrušev 22
Rebs: Marko Simonović 16
Asts: Momirov, Smith 6 each		 Pts: Martins Igbanu 15
Rebs: Four players 5 each
Asts: Aranitović, Mitchell 2 each
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Vladimir Jevtović, Ivan Stefanović

FMP v Vojvodina

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11 February 2021
17:00
FMP 67–73 Vojvodina
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 13–18, 12–20, 23–15
Pts: Stefan Đorđević 17
Rebs: Marko Radovanović 9
Asts: Filip Čović 7		 Pts: Dušan Beslać 19
Rebs: Petar Rakićević 10
Asts: Petar Rakićević 5
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 30
Referees: Uroš Nikolić, Uroš Obrknežević, Vladimir Vesković

It was the first time since the 2015 tournament that a BLS team won over an ABA team in the quarterfinals.[9]

Partizan NIS v Borac Čačak

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11 February 2021
19:00
Partizan NIS 76–72 Borac Čačak
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–16, 22–17, 14–23
Pts: Eric Mika 15
Rebs: Veličković, Thomas 6 each
Asts: Ognjen Jaramaz 6		 Pts: Bryce Jones 14
Rebs: Nenad Nerandžić 9
Asts: Bryce Jones 7
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referees: Ilija Belošević, Marko Juras, Aleksandar Glišić

Crvena zvezda mts v Radnički Kragujevac

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11 February 2021
21:00
Crvena zvezda mts 108–47 Radnički Kragujevac
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 27–12, 30–13, 29–9
Pts: Branko Lazić 17
Rebs: Marko Jagodić-Kuridža 8
Asts: Aleksa Uskoković 6		 Pts: Filip Dumić 19
Rebs: Matija Popović 8
Asts: Filip Dumić 4
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 30
Referees: Siniša Prpa, Nemanja Ninković, Petar Pešić

Semifinals

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Mega Soccerbet v Vojvodina

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13 February 2021
18:00
Mega Soccerbet 82–75 Vojvodina
Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 25–22, 11–20, 21–22
Pts: Marko Simonović 18
Rebs: Filip Petrušev 13
Asts: Scoochie Smith 8		 Pts: Nikola Gaćeša 22
Rebs: Nikola Gaćeša 7
Asts: Petar Rakićević 7
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 30
Referees: Uroš Obrknežević, Marko Juras, Vladimir Jevtović

Partizan NIS v Crvena zvezda mts

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See also: Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry
13 February 2021
21:00
Partizan NIS 78–79 Crvena zvezda mts
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 19–18, 12–15, 20–24
Pts: Ognjen Jaramaz 18
Rebs: Rashawn Thomas 7
Asts: Ognjen Jaramaz 9		 Pts: Jordan Loyd 24
Rebs: Ognjen Kuzmić 7
Asts: Davidovac, Uskoković 3 each
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 30
Referees: Ilija Belošević, Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Nikolić

Final

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It is the first time since 2016 that Crvena Zvezda and Partizan won't play in the Final. Previously, Crvena zvezda and Mega played in the 2015 Final. Also, its fourth Cup Final for Mega.

14 February 2021
21:00
Mega Soccerbet 60–73 Crvena zvezda mts
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–17, 8–17, 12–20
Pts: Filip Petrušev 21
Rebs: Marko Simonović 7
Asts: Scoochie Smith 6		 Pts: Davidovac, O'Bryant 14 each
Rebs: Marko Jagodić-Kuridža 11
Asts: Dejan Davidovac 6
SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 30
Referees: Ilija Belošević, Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Obrknežević
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 United States Scoochie Smith 7 0 6
G 9 Serbia Stefan Momirov 5 2 0
G/F 5 Serbia Milenko Tepić 4 0 3
F/C 3 Serbia Filip Petrušev 21 6 1
C 11 Montenegro Marko Simonović 12 7 1
Reserves:
SG 0 Serbia Nikola Jović 0 1 0
F 1 Serbia Nikola Mišković DNP
PG 12 Serbia Mihailo Jovičić DNP
G/F 13 Serbia Luka Cerovina 0 3 1
F/C 17 Croatia Karlo Matković 6 0 0
SG 20 France Malcolm Cazalon 5 4 3
PF 30 Serbia Aleksandar Langović 0 0 0
Head coach:
Serbia Vlada Jovanović
MEG jersey
Team colours
MEG
CZV jersey
Team colours
CZV

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MEG Statistics CZV
15–28 (53%) 2-pt field goals 13-30 (43%)
6–20 (30%) 3-pt field goals 12–31 (38%)
12–15 (80%) Free throws 11–17 (64%)
2 Offensive rebounds 15
23 Defensive rebounds 26
25 Total rebounds 41
15 Assists 13
13 Turnovers 11
4 Steals 6
1 Blocks 1
20 (20) Fouls 20 (20)

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2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup Champions
Crvena zvezda mts
7th title
MVP
Serbia Marko Jagodić-Kuridža
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G/F 7 Serbia Dejan Davidovac 14 2 6
SG 3 United States Jordan Loyd 9 5 1
SF 10 Serbia Branko Lazić 10 2 0
PF 21 Serbia Marko Jagodić-Kuridža 8 11 3
F/C 00 United States Johnny O'Bryant III 14 7 1
Reserves:
PG 1 Serbia Milutin Vujičić DNP
PG 4 Serbia Aleksa Uskoković 5 0 0
SG 12 Serbia Aleksa Radanov 0 1 0
G/F 13 Serbia Ognjen Dobrić 5 3 1
F 19 Serbia Marko Simonović 4 2 1
PF 22 Serbia Boriša Simanić DNP
C 32 Serbia Ognjen Kuzmić 4 6 0
Head coach:
Montenegro Dejan Radonjić

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "KUP RADIVOJA KORAĆA SE SELI IZ NIŠA: Posle šest godina Beograd ponovo domaćin ovog turnira?". novosti.rs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Radonjićeva disertacija, kup je Zvezdin!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Kup Radivoja Koraća u Beogradu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Završni turnir Triglav osiguranje KUP-a Radivoj Korać u Novom Sadu". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Žreb za Kup Radivoja Koraća: Partizan opet na Borac, Zvezda na Radnički". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Kup Radivoja Koraća: Partizan protiv Zvezde već u polufinalu?". b92.net. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  9. ^ "Senzacija u Novom Sadu: Mutina Vojvodina izbacila FMP iz kupa!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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