# 2014–15 MŽRKL

MŽRKL League for the season 2014–15 was the fourteen season of the Adriatic League. Competition included fourteen teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and from Macedonia. MŽRKL League for the season 2014–15 began on 22 October 2014. and ended on 4 March 2015, when he it was completed a Quarterfinals. Final Four was played from 14 to 15 March 2015.
As a Cadet MŽRKL League last two season a success, the Board of league decided to continue playing Cadet MŽRKL League and founded Pionir MŽRKL League. Cadet MŽRKL League comprises 12 teams, where each team plays each at once. One team is organizing a mini tournament where four teams play two rounds of the league for a weekend and so once a month. Top 4 teams qualify for the Final Four to be played in the same place for seniors and the same weekend play. Pionir MŽRKL League comprises 13 teams, where each team plays each at once. One team is organizing a mini tournament where four teams play two rounds of the league for a weekend and so once a month. Top 4 teams qualify for the Final Four to be played in the same place for seniors and the same weekend play.

## Team information

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 | Athlete Celje | Celje | Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center (1,500) |
| Slovenia | 3 | Grosbasket | Grosuplje | ŠD Brinje (600) |
| Slovenia | 3 | Triglav Kranj | Kranj | Športna dvorana Planina (800) |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 | Partizan | Belgrade | Hall Vizura Sport (1,500) |
| Serbia | 2 | Radivoj Korać | Belgrade | Sport EKO Hall (1,000) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Čelik | Zenica | Arena Zenica (6,200) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Play Off Happy | Sarajevo | Sport Hall Sarajevo (800) |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 | Medveščak | Zagreb | ŠD Peščenica (600) |
| Croatia | 2 | Trešnjevka 2009 | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trešnjevka (5,000) |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost Volcano | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (4,570) |
| Italy | 1 | Umana Reyer Venezia | Venice | Taliercio (3,500) |
| Macedonia | 1 | Badel 1862 | Skopje | SRC Kale (2,500) |

## Regular season

In the Regular season was played with 12 teams divided into 2 groups of 6 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the Quarterfinals. The regular season began on 21 October 2014. and it will end on 12 February 2015.

### Group A

| Place | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
| 1. | Budućnost Volcano | 10 | 8 | 2 | 749 | 645 | +104 | 18 | Quarterfinals |
| 2. | Umana Reyer Venezia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 696 | 529 | +167 | 18 | Quarterfinals |
| 3. | Medveščak | 10 | 8 | 2 | 700 | 606 | +94 | 18 | Quarterfinals |
| 4. | Triglav Kranj | 10 | 4 | 6 | 633 | 684 | -51 | 14 | Quarterfinals |
| 5. | Partizan | 10 | 2 | 8 | 577 | 675 | -98 | 12 | |
| 6. | Play Off Happy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 616 | 832 | -216 | 10 | |
1. round :
| (26.10.) | Budućnost - Triglav | 71:62 |
| (22.10.) | Partizan - Play Off | 84:51 |
2. round :
| (30.10.) | Triglav - Partizan | 50:47 |
| (29.10.) | Medveščak - Budućnost | 71:67 |
3. round :
| (5.11.) | Budućnost - Reyer | 64:69 |
| (5.11.) | Partizan - Medveščak | 49:67 |
| (5.11.) | Play Off - Triglav | 69:75 |
4. round :
| (12.11.) | Medveščak - Play Off | 91:57 |
| (12.11.) | Reyer - Partizan | 76:50 |
5. round :
| (19.11.) | Play Off - Reyer | 43:89 |
| (20.11.) | Triglav - Medveščak | 63:67 |
6. round :
| (26.11.) | Reyer - Triglav | 82:49 |
| (27.11.) | Budućnost - Partizan | 76:45 |
7. round :
| (6.12.) | Play Off - Budućnost | 78:85 |
| (3.11.) | Medveščak - Reyer | 60:46 |
8. round :
| (11.12.) | Triglav – Budućnost | 80:82 |
| (11.12.) | Play Off – Partizan | 67:71 |
9. round :
| (17.12.) | Partizan – Triglav | 63:67 |
| (18.12.) | Budućnost – Medveščak | 76:66 |
10. round :
| (14.1.) | Reyer – Budućnost | 51:58 |
| (14.1.) | Medveščak – Partizan | 72:53 |
| (15.1.) | Triglav – Play Off | 77:71 |
11. round :
| (22.1.) | Play Off – Medveščak | 69:88 |
| (21.1.) | Partizan – Reyer | 53:73 |
12. round :
| (28.1.) | Reyer – Play Off | 78:50 |
| (28.1.) | Medveščak – Triglav | 71:55 |
13. round :
| (4.2.) | Triglav – Reyer | 55:61 |
| (4.2.) | Partizan – Budućnost | 62:76 |
14. round :
| (12.2.) | Budućnost – Play Off | 94:61 |
| (11.2.) | Reyer – Medveščak | 71:47 |

### Group B

| Place | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
| 1. | Athlete Celje | 10 | 9 | 1 | 856 | 597 | +259 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
| 2. | Radivoj Korać | 10 | 9 | 1 | 794 | 643 | +151 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
| 3. | Čelik Zenica | 10 | 6 | 4 | 680 | 591 | +89 | 16 | Quarterfinals |
| 4. | Grosbasket | 10 | 6 | 7 | 628 | 686 | -58 | 16 | Quarterfinals |
| 5. | Trešnjevka 2009 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 555 | 795 | -240 | 16 | |
| 6. | Badel 1862 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 513 | 714 | -201 | 10 | |
1. round :
| (21.10.) | Badel 1862 - Trešnjevka | 49:72 |
| (23.10.) | Athlete Celje - Grosbasket | 82:71 |
2. round :
| (29.10.) | Trešnjevka - Athlete Celje | 49:88 |
| (29.10.) | Radivoj Korać - Badel 1862 | 67:55 |
3. round :
| (6.11.) | Athlete Celje - Radivoj Korać | 97:65 |
| (5.11.) | Čelik - Grosbasket | 75:64 |
4. round :
| (12.11.) | Trešnjevka - Čelik | 39:82 |
| (12.11.) | Badel 1862 - Athlete Celje | 55:82 |
5. round :
| (19.11.) | Čelik - Radivoj Korać | 62:63 |
| (20.11.) | Grosbasket - Trešnjevka | 69:54 |
6. round :
| (26.11.) | Radivoj Korać - Grosbasket | 95:71 |
| (26.11.) | Badel 1862 - Čelik | 45:65 |
7. round :
| (3.12.) | Čelik - Athlete Celje | 73:81 |
| (4.11.) | Grosbasket - Badel 1862 | 63:50 |
| (3.11.) | Trešnjevka - Radivoj Korać | 59:92 |
8. round :
| (5.12.) | Trešnjevka – Badel 1862 | 61:57 |
| (11.12.) | Grosbasket – Athlete Celje | 46:73 |
9. round :
| (17.12.) | Athlete Celje – Trešnjevka | 126:61 |
| (10.12.) | Badel 1862 – Radivoj Korać | 35:70 |
10. round :
| (14.1.) | Radivoj Korać – Athlete Celje | 73:68 |
| (15.1.) | Grosbasket – Čelik | 45:62 |
11. round :
| (21.1.) | Čelik – Trešnjevka | 76:48 |
| (24.1.) | Athlete Celje – Badel 1862 | 91:53 |
12. round :
| (28.1.) | Radivoj Korać – Čelik | 83:68 |
| (28.1.) | Trešnjevka – Grosbasket | 54:52 |
13. round :
| (5.2.) | Grosbasket – Radivoj Korać | 70:82 |
| (5.2.) | Čelik – Badel 1862 | 65:53 |
14. round :
| (11.2.) | Athlete Celje – Čelik | 68:51 |
| (11.2.) | Badel 1862 – Grosbasket | 59:77 |
| (11.2.) | Radivoj Korać - Trešnjevka | 104:58 |

## Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, teams play until one team arrives first to 2 wins. The winning quarterfinalists were placed in the Final Four. The quarterfinals began on 18 February 2015. and it will end on 4 March 2015.
| club 1 | result | club 2 |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Budućnost Volcano | 2:0 | Grosbasket |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 2:0 | Čelik Zenica |
| Athlete Celje | 2:0 | Triglav Kranj |
| Radivoj Korać | 2:1 | Medveščak |
1. leg :
| (19.2.) | Budućnost – Grosbasket | 72:50 |
| (18.2.) | Reyer Venezia – Čelik Zenica | 74:49 |
| (19.2.) | Athlete Celje – Triglav | 72:53 |
| (19.2.) | Radivoj Korać – Medveščak | 65:67 |
2. leg :
| (26.2.) | Grosbasket – Budućnost | 55:74 |
| (25.2.) | Čelik Zenica – Reyer Venezia | 63:67 |
| (26.2.) | Triglav – Athlete Celje | 51:79 |
| (25.2.) | Medveščak – Radivoj Korać | 69:75 |
3. leg :
| (4.3.) | Radivoj Korać – Medveščak | 72:48 |

## Final four

Final Four to be played from 14 to 15 March 2015. in the Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center in Celje, Slovenia.

### Semifinals

* March 14 17:15
* Report
| Radivoj Korać | 65–63 | Budućnost Volcano |
| Scoring by quarter: 14:25, 27:14, 17:14, 7:10 |||
| Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Topuzović, Mandić 10 Asts: Mandić 6 | | Pts: Popović 26 Rebs: Matović 8 Asts: Sanders 3 |
* Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center, Celje Attendance: 400 Referees: Majkić, Poljanšek, Tomić
* March 14 19:30
* Report
| Athlete Celje | 79–83 (OT) | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11:11, 14:13, 15:18, 21:19, Overtime: 18:22 |||
| Pts: Abramovič 20 Rebs: Gajić 14 Asts: Erkić 7 | | Pts: McCallum 20 Rebs: Henry, McCallum 7 Asts: Ruzickova 4 |
* Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center, Celje Attendance: 1.000 Referees: Juras Tatić, Čavara, Karović

### For third place

* March 15 15:30
* Report
| Athlete Celje | 75–76 (OT) | Budućnost Volcano |
| Scoring by quarter: 10:23, 22:9, 12:20, 23:15, Overtime: 8:9 |||
| Pts: Erkić 30 Rebs: Lisec 11 Asts: Dojkić 4 | | Pts: Sanders 25 Rebs: Radunović 9 Asts: four players 2 |
* Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Juras Tatić, Čavara, Karović

### Final

* March 15 18:00
* Report
| Radivoj Korać | 52–69 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17:19, 12:16, 9:21, 14:13 |||
| Pts: Kapor 12 Rebs: Erak 8 Asts: Mandić 4 | | Pts: Henry 16 Rebs: Henry 10 Asts: McCallum 4 |
* Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Majkić, Nedović, Poljanšek

### Bracket

| club 1 | result | club 2 |
| semifinals |||
| Radivoj Korać | 65:63 | Budućnost Volcano |
| Athlete Celje | 79:83 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| for third place |||
| Athlete Celje | 75:76 | Budućnost Volcano |
| final |||
| Radivoj Korać | 52:69 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
* 2014–15 MŽRKL
* Umana Reyer Venezia 1st Title

## Awards

* Final Four MVP: Shannon McCallum (177-G-87) of Umana Reyer Venezia
* Player of the Year: Marica Gajić (187-C-95) of Athlete Celje
* Guard of the Year: Jovana Popović (173-PG-90) of Budućnost Volcano
* Forward of the Year: Irena Matović (186-F-88) of Budućnost Volcano
* Center of the Year: Marica Gajić (187-C-95) of Athlete Celje
* Best Young Player: Sanja Mandić (178-SG-95) of Radivoj Korać
* Defensive Player of the Year: Rebeka Abramovič (172-PG-93) of Athlete Celje
* Coach of the Year: Andrea Liberalotto of Umana Reyer Venezia
1st Team
* PG: Jovana Popović (173-PG-90) of Budućnost Volcano
* SG: Sanja Mandić (178-SG-95) of Radivoj Korać
* F: Irena Matović (186-F-88) of Budućnost Volcano
* C Ivana Tikvić (189-C-94) of Medveščak
* C: Marica Gajić (187-C-95) of Athlete Celje
2nd Team
* PG: Rebeka Abramovič (172-PG-93) of Athlete Celje
* PG: Shanasa Sanders (170-PG-89) of Budućnost Volcano
* G: Iva Borović (170-G-88) of Medveščak
* G/F: Maja Erkič (183-G/F-85) of Athlete Celje
* C: Eva Lisec (192-C-95) of Athlete Celje
Honorable Mention
* Marie Růžičková (189-C-86) of Umana Reyer Venezia
* Shannon McCallum (177-G-87) of Umana Reyer Venezia
* Ana-Marija Begić (190-C-94) of Medveščak
* Živa Zdolšek (178-F/G-89) of Triglav Kranj
* Bojana Janković (184-F-83) of Partizan
* Tamara Kapor (184-G-91) of Radivoj Korać
* Jasmina Bigović (174-G-79) of Čelik Zenica
* Anita Kelava (185-PF-97) of Trešnjevka 2009
* Haleigh Lankster (175-G-89) of Grosbasket