2017–18 WABA League explained

2017–18 WABA League
League:	Adriatic League
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	200px
Duration:	4 October 2017 – 25 March 2018
No Of Teams:	12
No Of Games:	100
Attendance:	20503 (missing data for some matches)
Tv:	TV Celje
Season:	2017–18
Season Champs:	Budućnost Bemax (2nd title)
Mvp:	Zala Friškovec
Top Scorer:	Nikolina Džebo
Seasonslistnames:	WABA League
Prevseason Link:	2016–17 WABA League
Prevseason Year:	2016–17
Nextseason Year:	2018–19
Nextseason Link:	2018–19 WABA League

The 2017–18 BTravel WABA League was the 17th season of the Adriatic League. Competition included twelve teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Turkey and Slovenia.^[1] ^[2]

Team information

Teams	Team	City
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		ŠD Pešćenica (600)
		ŠD Pešćenica (600) Dom Sportova (3.100) Sutinska vrela (2.000)
		Športska dvorana Gospino polje (1.400)
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		Železnik Hall (3.000)
		Sports Hall Ranko Žeravica (5.000) Vizura Sport hall (500)
		Kraljevo Sports Hall (3.331)
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		Sports Hall Mladost (n / a)
		Municipal Hall (1.000)
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		Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center (1.500)
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		University Sports&Culture Hall (770)
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		Skenderija (5.616) Sports centre R (n / a)
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		Prof. Dr. Turgay Atasü Sports Hall (2.000)

Regular season

In the Regular season was played with 12 teams divided into 2 groups of 6 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the League 8. The regular season began on 4 October 2017 and it will end on 21 December 2017.

Group A

See main article: 2017–18 WABA League Group A.

Place	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	10	8	2	749	527	+222	18	League 8
2.	10	8	2	812	602	+210	18
3.	10	5	5	689	703	-14	15
4.	10	5	5	748	707	+41	15
5.	10	4	6	714	744	-30	14
6.	10	0	10	478	907	-429	10

Group B

See main article: 2017–18 WABA League Group B.

Place	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	10	9	1	827	598	+229	19	League 8
2.	10	7	3	705	668	+37	17
3.	10	7	3	788	672	+116	17
4.	10	4	6	655	641	+14	14
5.	10	2	8	571	734	-163	12
6.	10	1	9	553	786	-233	11

League 8

See main article: 2017–18 WABA League League 8.

In the League 8 was played with 8 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in League 8 at the end of the last round were placed on the Final Four. The regular season began on 10 January 2018 and it will end on 15 March 2018.

Place	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	14	11	3	1064	881	+183	28	Final Four
2.	14	10	4	986	800	+186	24
3.	14	9	5	1055	948	+107	23
4.	14	8	6	994	941	+53	22
5.	14	6	8	911	992	-81	20
6.	14	4	10	878	973	-95	18
7.	14	5	9	805	909	-104	18
8.	14	3	11	804	1053	-198	17

Classification 9–12

See main article: 2017–18 WABA League – Classification 9–12. Classification 9–12 of the Adriatic League took place between 28 February 2018 and it will end on 14 March 2018.

Ninth place game

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Play Off Ultra	163:150		70:62	93:88

Eleventh place game

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İstanbul Üniversitesi	100:135	Ragusa Dubrovnik	49:67	51:68

Final Four

See main article: 2017–18 WABA League Final Four.

Final Four to be played from 24–25 March 2018 in the Montana, Bulgaria.^[3]

Final standings

Place	Team	Notes
1.	Budućnost Bemax	Champion
2.	Cinkarna Celje
3.	Montana 2003
4.	Crvena zvezda
5.	Partizan 1953
6.	Beroe
7.	Medveščak
8.	Trešnjevka 2009
9.	Play Off Ultra
10.	Kraljevo
11.	Ragusa Dubrovnik
12.	İstanbul Üniversitesi

Awards

Player of the Year: Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Montana 2003
Guard of the Year: Božica Mujović (178-G-96) of Budućnost Bemax
Forward of the Year: Iva Slonjšak (183-SG-97) of Cinkarna Celje
Center of the Year: Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Montana 2003
Defensive Player of the Year: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
Most Improved Player of the Year: Zala Friškovec (178-G-99) of Cinkarna Celje
Newcomer of the Year: Lucija Kostić (187-F-00) of Trešnjevka 2009
Coach of the Year: Goran Bošković of Budućnost Bemax

1st Team

PG: Božica Mujović (178-G-96) of Budućnost Bemax
SG: Zala Friškovec (178-G-99) of Cinkarna Celje
SF: Iva Slonjšak (183-SG-97) of Cinkarna Celje
PF: Kristina Topuzović (183-F/G-94) of Budućnost Bemax
C: Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Montana 2003

2nd Team

PG: Miljana Bojović (181-G-87) of CCC Polkowice
SG: Karla Erjavec (172-G-99) of Trešnjevka 2009
SF: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
PF: Tearra Banks (188-C-95) of Beroe
C: Ivanka Matić (193-C/F-79) of Partizan 1953

All-Defensive Team

PG: Božica Mujović (178-G-96) of Budućnost Bemax
SG: Iva Todorić (174-F-93) of Medveščak
SF: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
PF/C: Oderah Chidom (193-F-95) of Cinkarna Celje
C: Patricia Bura (188-C-96) of Medveščak

Honorable Mention

Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax
Nikolina Džebo (186-C-95) of Budućnost Bemax
Mina Đorđević (186-PF-99) of Crvena zvezda
Biljana Stjepanović (190-C-87) of Crvena zvezda
Jovana Marković (186-PF-97) of Play Off Ultra

All-Newcomers Team

PG: Nika Mühl (177-PG-01) of Trešnjevka 2009
SG: Teodora Dineva (178-G/F-96) of Beroe
SF: Dragana Nikolić (189-PF-95) of Kraljevo
PF: Lucija Kostić (187-F-00) of Trešnjevka 2009
PF/C: Ana Vojtulek (187-C-99) of Medveščak

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: U novoj sezoni i Trešnjevka 2009. 31 May 2017.
Web site: Badel 1862 odustao, poziv za Beroe. 3 June 2017.
Web site: Final-Four u Montani. 11 March 2018.
Web site: 25.03.2018 Finals: Cinkarna Celje-Budućnost Bemax 68:71 (Video, Photo, Quotes). 25 March 2018.