2018–19 WABA League explained

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Season:	2018–19
WABA League
Teams:	8
Duration:	– (Regular season) 23–24 March 2019 (Final Four)
Award4:	Top Prospect

The 2018–19 BTravel WABA League was the 18th season of the Adriatic League. Competition included eight teams from six countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Slovenia.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Teams

Team allocation

Regular season
width=210	Montana 2003	width=210	Cinkarna Celje	width=210	Trešnjevka 2009	width=210	Budućnost Bemax
width=210	Beroe	width=210	Triglav Kranj	width=210	Crvena zvezda	width=210	RMU Banovići

Venues and locations


Team	Home city	Arena
	Stara Zagora	Municipal Hall
Budućnost Bemax	Podgorica	University Sports&Culture Hall
Cinkarna Celje	Celje	Hall Gimnazija Center Celje
Crvena zvezda	Belgrade	Železnik Hall
Montana 2003	Montana	Sports Hall Mladost
Trešnjevka 2009	Zagreb	Dom Sportova
Triglav Kranj	Kranj	Sports Hall Planina
RMU Banovići	Banovići	SKC Banovici

Regular season

See main article: 2018–19 WABA League Regular season. In the Regular season was played with 8 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 3 October 2018 and it will end on 6 March 2019.

Standings

Final Four

See main article: 2018–19 WABA League Final Four.

Final Four to be played from 23–24 March 2019 in the Celje, Slovenia.^[5]

Awards

Final Four MVP: Snežana Aleksić (173-G-89) of Beroe
Player of the Year: Ana Poček (190-C-93) of Beroe
Guard of the Year: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax
Forward of Year: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
Center of the Year: Ana Poček (190-C-93) of Beroe
Newcomer of the Year: Nikolina Zubac (188-C-98) of RMU Banovići
Most Improved Player of Year: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax
Defensive Player of Year: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
Coach of the Year: Tatyana Gateva of Beroe

1st Team

PG: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax
SG: Friškovec (179-G-99) of Cinkarna Celje
F: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
FC: Ana Poček (190-C-93) of Beroe
C: Nikolina Džebo (186-F/C-95) of Budućnost Bemax

2nd Team

PG: Nika Mühl (178-PG-01) of Trešnjevka 2009
SG: Rebeka Abramovič (172-PG-93) of Triglav Kranj
F: Hristina Ivanova (183-F-89) of Montana 2003
FC: Mina Đorđević (186-PF-99) of Crvena zvezda
C: Breanna Lewis (196-C-94) of Beroe

Honorable Mention

Chatrice White (190-C-96) of Cinkarna Celje
Snežana Bogićević (177-SG-97) of Crvena zvezda
Taylor Manuel (190-C-93) of Montana 2003

All-Defensive Team

PG: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax
SG: Rebeka Abramovič (172-PG-93) of Triglav Kranj
F: Larisa Ocvirk (187-SF-97) of Cinkarna Celje
FC: Mina Đorđević (186-PF-99) of Crvena zvezda
C: Breanna Lewis (196-C-94) of Beroe

All-Newcomers Team

G: Ajda Burgar (176-SG-01) of Triglav Kranj
G: Dragana Zivković (184-G-01) of Budućnost Bemax
F: Gala Kramžar (163-PG-99) of Triglav Kranj
C: Nikolina Zubac (188-C-98) of RMU Banovići
C: Marta Vulović (198-C-00) of Crvena zvezda

External links

Official website
Profile at eurobasket.com

Notes and References

Web site: Žreb WABA lige 2018/19. 21 July 2018.
Web site: Istanbul Uni umjesto Medveščaka. 21 July 2018.
Web site: Regionalna WABA liga sa 9 klubova u novoj sezoni i novim sistemom takmičenja. 27 September 2018.
Web site: Bh. klub odbio igrati regionalnu ligu: Ne pristajemo na nametnute odluke. 19 October 2018.
Web site: Celje domaćin Final-Foura 2019. 18 March 2019.
Web site: 2019 WABA Finals: Buducnost Bemax-Beroe 64-65 (Video, Quotes, Gallery). 26 March 2019.