2000–01 YUBA League explained

2000–01 Winston YUBA League
League:	YUBA League
Season:	2000–01
Champions:	Budućnost
Runners Up:	Partizan ICN
Semifinalists:	Lovćen Hemofarm
Teams:	12
Games:	22 each
Dates:	14 October 2000 – 1 April 2001 (Regular season) 21 April – 23 May 2001 (Playoffs)
Top Seed:	Budućnost, 21–1
Ppg:	22.8
Rpg:	11.2
Apg:	3.9
Prevseason Link:	1999–2000 YUBA League
Prevseason Year:	1999–2000
Nextseason Link:	2001–02 YUBA League
Nextseason Year:	2001–02

The 2000–01 Winston YUBA League (Serbian: Винстон ЈУБА лига 2000/01.) was the 8th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League.

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League

	Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from the previous round
Regular season (12 teams)	10 highest-placed teams from the previous season 2 highest-placed teams from the B League
Playoffs (8 teams)		8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from the YUBA B League

• Zdravlje
• Sloga Telekom Srbija

Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

• Spartak
• Ibon

Venues and locations

Club	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Beopetrol	Belgrade	New Belgrade Sports Hall	5,000
Borac Čačak	Čačak	Borac Hall	3,000
Budućnost	Podgorica	Morača Hall	4,300
Crvena zvezda	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	5,878
FMP Železnik	Belgrade	Železnik Hall	3,000
Hemofarm	Vršac	Millennium Centar	5,000
Lovćen osiguranje	Cetinje	Lovćen Sports Center	1,500
NIS Vojvodina	Novi Sad	SPC Vojvodina	7,022
Partizan ICN	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	5,878
Radnički Jugopetrol	Belgrade	SC Šumice	2,000
Sloga Telekom Srbija	Kraljevo	Kraljevo Sports Hall	3,000
Zdravlje	Leskovac	SRC Dubočica	3,600

Personnel and sponsorship

Club	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Beopetrol			Champion	Beopetrol
Borac Čačak	Dejan Mijatović
Budućnost	Miroslav Nikolić / Bogdan Tanjević^[1]	Dragan Vukčević	Adidas	Montenegro Airlines
Crvena zvezda	Stevan Karadžić / Miroslav Nikolić^[2]	Miloš Vujanić	Rang	Delta Banka
FMP Železnik	Aleksandar Petrović		Nike
Hemofarm	Željko Lukajić			Hemofarm
Lovćen osiguranje	Miodrag Kadija	Marko Ivanović		Lovćen osiguranje
NIS Vojvodina				Naftna Industrija Srbije
Partizan ICN	Darko Ruso	Miroslav Berić	Adidas	ICN
Radnički Jugopetrol	Duško Vujošević		Sportstar	Jugopetrol
Sloga Telekom Srbija				Telekom Srbija
Zdravlje	Jovica Arsić

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Source^{[3] [4] [5]}

Clubs in European competitions

Source^[6]

Competition	Team	Progress	Result
			Eliminated by Real Madrid Teka, 0–2
			Eliminated by ASVEL, 1–2
			Eliminated by Telindus Racing Antwerpen, 89–113 (0–2)
			4th (2–4)
		bgcolor=silver		Lost to Unicaja, 116–148 (0–2)
			4th (0–6)

See also

• 2000–01 Yugoslav Basketball Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bogdan Tanjević novi trener Budućnosti . arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs . 27 August 2022.
2. Web site: Miroslav Nikolić menja Stevana Karadžića . srbija-info.gov.rs . 27 August 2022.
3. Web site: Sezona 2000/01: Bačena rukavica Budućnosti . kosmagazin.com . 27 August 2022.
4. Web site: Prva runda Partizanu . glas-javnosti.rs . 27 August 2022.
5. Web site: Budućnost - Partizan 103:75 . srbija-info.gov.rs . 27 August 2022.
6. Web site: HEMOFARM - Unikaha 69:71 . srbija-info.gov.rs . 27 August 2022.