# 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.
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 |
| Croatia | 4 | Gospić Croatia Osiguranje | Gospić | Gradska Školska Sportska Dvorana (2,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Šibenik Jolly | Šibenik | Dvorana Baldekin (1,500) |
| Croatia | 4 | Medveščak | Zagreb | ŠD Peščenica (600) |
| Croatia | 4 | Ragusa Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Športska dvorana Gospino polje (1,400) |
| Montenegro | 2 |
| Montenegro | 2 | Budućnost | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (4,570) |
| Montenegro | 2 | Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Nikoljac (2,000) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Mladi Krajišnik | Banja Luka | Sports hall Obilićevo (800) |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | Vojvodina NIS | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina (1,030) |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| 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 | Final Four |
| 3. | Gospić Croatia Osiguranje | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1277 | 1087 | +190 | 26 | Final Four |
| 4. | Merkur Celje | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1131 | 1061 | +70 | 24 | Final Four |
| 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