2008–09 WABA Multipower

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.

2008–09 WABA Multipower
League	WABA Multipower
Sport	Basketball
Duration	11 October 2008 - 15 March 2009
Number of games	84
Number of teams	9
2008–09
Season champions	Šibenik Jolly (4th title)
Season MVP	Constance Jinks

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	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	2
		Budućnost	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center (4,570)
		Jedinstvo	Bijelo Polje	Nikoljac (2,000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
		Mladi Krajišnik	Banja Luka	Sports hall Obilićevo (800)
Serbia	1
		Vojvodina NIS	Novi Sad	SPC Vojvodina (1,030)
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.	Šibenik Jolly	16	13	3	1241	1033	+208	29	Final Four
2.	Jedinstvo	16	12	4	1106	1003	+103	28
3.	Gospić Croatia Osiguranje	16	10	6	1277	1087	+190	26
4.	Merkur Celje	16	8	8	1131	1061	+70	24
5.	Ragusa Dubrovnik	16	8	8	1123	1141	-18	24
6.	Medveščak	16	7	9	1123	1175	-52	23
7.	Budućnost	16	5	11	1136	1227	-91	21
8.	Vojvodina NIS	16	5	11	1074	1205	-131	21
9.	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
Šibenik Jolly	75:49	Merkur Celje
Jedinstvo	67:65	Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
for third place
Gospić Croatia Osiguranje	76:62	Merkur Celje
final
Šibenik Jolly	69:63	Jedinstvo

2008–09 WABA Multipower
Šibenik Jolly JBS 4th Title

Awards

• Player of the Year: Constance Jinks (170-G-81) of Šibenik Jolly
• Coach of the Year: Anđelko Matov of Šibenik Jolly

1st Team

• Constance Jinks (170-G-81) of Šibenik Jolly
• Marija Vrsaljko (195-C-89) of Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
• Luca Ivanković (200-C-87) of Šibenik Jolly
• Jasmina Bigović (174-G-79) of Jedinstvo
• Monique Blake (188-F-85) of Merkur Celje

2nd Team

• Ivana Jurčević (174-G-81) of Šibenik Jolly
• Jelena Ivezić (184-G-84) of Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
• Carla Thomas (191-F/C-85) of Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
• Mirna Mazić (188-F-85) of Medveščak
• Lady Comfort (188-C-86) of Budućnost

Honorable Mention

• Neda Lokas (182-F-85) of Šibenik Jolly
• Marta Čakić (175-G-82) of Šibenik Jolly
• Lamisha Augustine (186-F-82) of Gospić Croatia Osiguranje
• Dea Klein-Šumanovac (182-G/F-81) of Medveščak
• Sanja Knežević (187-F-84) of Jedinstvo
• Nika Barič (168-G-92) of Merkur Celje
• Dragoslava Žakula (173-G-73) of Mladi Krajišnik
• Matea Vrdoljak (186-F-85) of Ragusa Dubrovnik
• Anja Stupar (178-F/C-89) of Vojvodina NIS

External links

• 2008–09 WABA Multipower at eurobasket.com