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.

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 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:

Coaching staff

The coaching staff:

Scoring leaders

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 European Champions Cup
FIBA Cup Winner's Cup
FIBA Korać Cup