2008–09 WABA Multipower

2008–09 WABA Multipower
LeagueWABA Multipower
SportBasketball
Duration11 October 2008 - 15 March 2009
Number of games84
Number of teams9
2008–09
Season championsCroatia Šibenik Jolly
(4th title)
Season MVPUnited States Constance Jinks
WABA League seasons

WABA Multipower for season 2008–09 was the eighth season of WABA League. The league included nine teams from five countries, with Šibenik Jolly becoming champions, for the fourth time in the team's history. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and from Slovenia.

The season began on 11 October 2008 and ended on 28 February 2009, when it completed a Regular season. The Final Four was played during the 14th and 15 March 2009 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. The Winner of the Final Four this season was Šibenik Jolly from Croatia.

Team information

Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
Croatia Croatia 4
Gospić Croatia Osiguranje Gospić Gradska Školska Sportska Dvorana (2,000)
Šibenik Jolly Šibenik Dvorana Baldekin (1,500)
Medveščak Zagreb ŠD Peščenica (600)
Ragusa Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Športska dvorana Gospino polje (1,400)
Montenegro Montenegro 2
Budućnost Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Nikoljac (2,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka Sports hall Obilićevo (800)
Serbia Serbia 1
Vojvodina NIS Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina (1,030)
Slovenia Slovenia 1
Merkur Celje Celje Dvorana Gimnazije Celje - Center (1,500)

Regular season

The season was played with 9 teams in a dual circuit system, each team playing one game at home and one away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 11 October 2008 and it ended on 28 February 2009.

Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Croatia Šibenik Jolly 16 13 3 1241 1033 +208 29 Final Four
2. Montenegro Jedinstvo 16 12 4 1106 1003 +103 28
3. Croatia Gospić Croatia Osiguranje 16 10 6 1277 1087 +190 26
4. Slovenia Merkur Celje 16 8 8 1131 1061 +70 24
5. Croatia Ragusa Dubrovnik 16 8 8 1123 1141 -18 24
6. Croatia Medveščak 16 7 9 1123 1175 -52 23
7. Montenegro Budućnost 16 5 11 1136 1227 -91 21
8. Serbia Vojvodina NIS 16 5 11 1074 1205 -131 21
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladi Krajišnik 16 3 13 953 1232 -279 19
1. round
(11.10.) Medveščak – Mladi Krajišnik 73:52
(11.10.) Ragusa – Gospić 81:65
(11.10.) Jedinstvo – Budućnost 84:56
(11.10.) Šibenik - Vojvodina 93:67
2. round
(18.10.) Vojvodina - Merkur Celje 77:67
(18.10.) Budućnost - Šibenik 73:89
(18.10.) Medveščak - Ragusa 68:72
(18.10.) Gospić - Jedinstvo 78:65
3. round
(25.10.) Ragusa – Mladi Krajišnik 74:37
(25.10.) Šibenik - Gospić 59:56
(25.10.) Merkur Celje – Budućnost 66:69
(25.10.) Jedinstvo - Medveščak 60:42
4. round
(2.11.) Ragusa - Jedinstvo 68:72
(1.11.) Mladi Krajišnik - Vojvodina 60:84
(31.10.) Gospić - Merkur Celje 74:69
(31.10.) Medveščak - Šibenik 59:66
5. round
(9.11.) Jedinstvo - Mladi Krajišnik 74:72
(9.11.) Šibenik - Ragusa 95:71
(8.11.) Merkur Celje - Medveščak 69:58
(8.11.) Vojvodina - Budućnost 77:71
6. round
(2.12.) Ragusa - Merkur Celje 60:89
(24.11.) Šibenik - Jedinstvo 76:64
(15.11.) Mladi Krajišnik - Budućnost 64:77
(15.11.) Gospić - Vojvodina 91:54
7. round
(7.12.) Šibenik - Mladi Krajišnik 77:29
(23.11.) Vojvodina - Medveščak 76:72
(23.11.) Budućnost - Gospić 82:67
(23.11.) Merkur Celje - Jedinstvo 41:44
8. round
(29.11.) Mladi Krajišnik - Gospić 62:82
(29.11.) Medveščak - Budućnost 90:78
(29.11.) Vojvodina - Ragusa 66:68
(29.11.) Šibenik - Merkur Celje 69:57
9. round
(6.12.) Merkur Celje - Mladi Krajišnik 72:43
(6.12.) Vojvodina - Jedinstvo 52:70
(6.12.) Budućnost - Ragusa 65:61
(6.12.) Gospić - Medveščak 68:72
10. round
(13.12.) Mladi Krajišnik - Medveščak 73:98
(13.12.) Gospić - Ragusa 91:59
(13.12.) Budućnost - Jedinstvo 66:72
(13.12.) Vojvodina - Šibenik 61:80
11. round
(20.12.) Merkur Celje - Vojvodina 75:62
(20.12.) Šibenik - Budućnost 94:73
(20.12.) Jedinstvo - Gospić 69:67
(20.12.) Ragusa - Medveščak 86:68
12. round
(12.2.) Mladi Krajišnik - Ragusa 68:65
(17.1.) Budućnost - Merkur Celje 68:69
(23.12.) Medveščak - Jedinstvo 65:53
(23.12.) Gospić - Šibenik 71:83
13. round
(24.1.) Vojvodina - Mladi Krajišnik 69:63
(24.1.) Merkur Celje - Gospić 61:73
(24.1.) Šibenik - Medveščak 70:43
(24.1.) Jedinstvo - Ragusa 66:41
14. round
(1.2.) Budućnost - Vojvodina 79:65
(31.1.) Mladi Krajišnik - Jedinstvo 78:74
(31.1.) Ragusa - Šibenik 83:71
(31.1.) Medveščak - Merkur Celje 89:88
15. round
(8.2.) Jedinstvo - Šibenik 86:81
(8.2.) Vojvodina - Gospić 70:85
(7.2.) Merkur Celje - Ragusa 81:64
(7.2.) Budućnost - Mladi Krajišnik 62:65
16. round
(14.2.) Mladi Krajišnik - Šibenik 65:69
(14.2.) Jedinstvo - Merkur Celje 75:67
(14.2.) Medveščak - Vojvodina 79:74
(14.2.) Gospić - Budućnost 99:68
17. round
(21.2.) Gospić - Mladi Krajišnik 97:55
(21.2.) Budućnost - Medveščak 77:69
(21.2.) Merkur Celje - Šibenik 75:69
(3.2.) Ragusa - Vojvodina 77:67
18. round
(28.2.) Medveščak - Gospić 78:113
(28.2.) Ragusa - Budućnost 93:72
(28.2.) Jedinstvo - Vojvodina 75:53
(28.2.) Mladi Krajišnik - Merkur Celje 67:85

Final four

The final four was played from 14 to 15 March 2009, in the Nikoljac hall in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.

club 1 result club 2
semifinals
Croatia Šibenik Jolly 75:49 Slovenia Merkur Celje
Montenegro Jedinstvo 67:65 Croatia Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
for third place
Croatia Gospić Croatia Osiguranje 76:62 Slovenia Merkur Celje
final
Croatia Šibenik Jolly 69:63 Montenegro Jedinstvo


2008–09 WABA Multipower


Croatia
Šibenik Jolly JBS
4th Title

Awards

1st Team

2nd Team

Honorable Mention