2024–25 WABA League 2
| 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 | |||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
2025–26 → | |||||||
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]
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
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 | — |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
References
- ^ a b Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (March 23, 2025). "MVP regularnog dijela WABA 2: Dragana Zubac".
- ^ a b Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (March 23, 2025). "MVP WABA 2 Final-Foura: Sara Sambolić".
- ^ a b c Refsnes, Hege. "STATISTICS".
- ^ Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (June 28, 2024). "Skupština, žreb i WABA 2".
- ^ Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (June 28, 2024). "Liga starta 2.X. – raspored".
- ^ Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (March 23, 2025). "2025 WABA 2 Championship Game: Maribor-Akson Ilirija 74-76 (Quotes, Gallery)".
- ^ https://waba-league.com/waba2-sa-turnirima/
- ^ Refsnes, Hege; office, waba media (February 14, 2025). "Maribor domaćin Final-Foura WABA 2".