2024–25 WABA League 2

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2024–25 ABA League Second Division.

The 2024–25 WABA League 2 is the inaugural season of this competition which acts as the second tier, beneath the WABA League. Teams from the Adriatic region are allowed to take part.^[4][5]

WABA League 2
The final four was held in Maribor, Slovenia.
Season	2024–25
Dates	Regular season: 28 September 2024 – 12 February 2025 Final four: 22–23 March 2025
Teams	Total: 6 (from 3 countries)
Finals
Champions	Akson Ilirija (1st title)
Runners-up	Maribor
Third place	Bo2mega Ježica
Fourth place	Podgorica
Finals MVP	Dragana Zubac (Regular season)[1] Sara Sambolić (Final four)[2]
Statistical leaders
Points Nylah Bobbie Young (216 points)[3] Rebounds Nylah Bobbie Young (98 rebounds)[3] Assists Tiana Meglic Steharnik (63 assists)[3]
Records
Biggest home win	Akson Ilirija 103–46 RMU Banovići (2 November 2024)
Biggest away win	Jumper Taurus 65–110 Bo2mega Jezica (21 December 2024)
Highest scoring	RMU Banovići 84–102 Bo2mega Jezica (12 February 2025)
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The winners were Akson Ilirija, who defeated Slovenian rivals, Maribor, in the final.^[6]

Format

The six teams play in a round-robin system where the top four advance to the final four to decide the champions.

Teams

Podgorica

Maribor

Ljubljana

Jumper

Banovići

Ljubljana teams
Akson Ilirija
Bo2mega Jezica

Location of teams in the 2024–25 WABA League 2

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:^[7]

• 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position of the previous season

Regular season
Jumper Taurus (3rd)
RMU Banovići (7th)
Podgorica (2nd)
Akson Ilirija (3rd)
Maribor (4th)
Bo2mega Ježica (5th)

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ILI	MAR	JEZ	SCH	JUM	BAN
1	Akson Ilirija	10	9	1	754	536	+218	19	Final four		—	76–68	56–63	63–47	81–34	103–46
2	Maribor	10	8	2	768	634	+134	18			53–73	—	72–68	66–58	82–40	95–53
3	Bo2mega Ježica	10	6	4	785	742	+43	16			67–88	83–96	—	63–56	94–83	81–67
4	Podgorica	10	5	5	637	615	+22	15			41–77	44–73	75–54	—	60–49	90–42
5	Jumper Taurus	10	1	9	595	777	−182	11[a]			59–72	76–78	65–110	61–75	—	77–61
6	RMU Banovići	10	1	9	605	840	−235	11[a]			58–65	63–85	84–102	67–91	64–51	—

Source: WABA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Jumper Taurus 128–125 RMU Banovići

Final four

The Lukna Hall in Maribor hosted the final four.

The final four was held in Maribor, Slovenia; after Maribor was the only club to submit a bid to host the final four.^[8] The venue is the Lukna Hall.

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	Akson Ilirija	64
	Podgorica	35
					Akson Ilirija	76
					Maribor	74
	Maribor	79
	Bo2mega Ježica	68
					Third place
					Podgorica	71
					Bo2mega Ježica	72

Semifinals

22 March 2025 15:00

Boxscore

Akson Ilirija	64–35	Podgorica
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 14–7, 16–11, 15–6
Pts: Guska 22 Rebs: Valancic 7 Asts: Sambolić 7		Pts: Rondovic 15 Rebs: Sekulovic 5 Asts: six players 1

Lukna Hall, Maribor Referees: Mateo Pavicic, Boris Hartman, Goran Rogic

22 March 2025 17:45

Boxscore

Maribor	79–68	Bo2mega Ježica
Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 18–18, 19–17, 16–22
Pts: Stojko 22 Rebs: Stojko 12 Asts: Steharnik 7		Pts: Tomsic 17 Rebs: Klep 8 Asts: Milovanova, Ovcina 3

Lukna Hall, Maribor Referees: Mateo Pavicic, Boris Hartman, Goran Rogic

Third place game

23 March 2025 14:00

Boxscore

Bo2mega Ježica	72–71	Podgorica
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 14–15, 23–20, 24–20
Pts: Ovcina 21 Rebs: Marolt, Pokleka 9 Asts: Marolt 4		Pts: Vujovic 22 Rebs: Scepanovic 10 Asts: Rondovic 8

Lukna Hall, Maribor Referees: Mateo Pavicic, Hrvoje Muhvic, Toni Cicin Sain

Final

23 March 2025 16:45

Boxscore

Maribor	74–76	Akson Ilirija
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 19–21, 14–17, 20–17
Pts: Grujic 19 Rebs: Grujic 8 Asts: Steharnik 6		Pts: Sambolić 21 Rebs: Guska 14 Asts: Sambolić 6

Lukna Hall, Maribor Referees: Mateo Pavicic, Hrvoje Muhvic, Toni Cicin Sain

2024–25 WABA League 2 Champions
Akson Ilirija First title

Awards

WABA League 2 MVP

Player	Team	Ref.
Dragana Zubac	RMU Banovići	[1]

WABA League 2 Final Four MVP

Player	Team	Ref.
Sara Sambolić	Akson Ilirija	[2]

WABA League 2 Final Four All Star Team

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Milena Vujović ( Podgorica)	Tina Tomšič ( Bo2mega Ježica)	Tiana Meglič Šteharnik ( Maribor)	Jana Guska ( Akson Ilirija)	Sara Sambolić ( Akson Ilirija)

See also

• 2024–25 WABA League