WABA Basketball 2016-2017, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Player of the week

Aida Kalusic
  Triglav
  (189-C-)

WABA Final 8 Standings

1 Montana 2003			10-4
2 Beroe			10-4
3 Buducnost			10-4
4 Athlete Celje			9-5
5 Crvena Zvezda			6-8
6 Triglav			6-8
7 Play Off			3-11
8 Partizan			2-12

WABA Stage One Standings

A
1 Beroe			7-1
2 Triglav			5-3
3 Play Off			4-4
4 Partizan			3-5
5 Kraljevo			1-7
B
1 Buducnost			6-2
2 Montana 2003			6-2
3 Athlete Celje			6-2
4 Crvena Zvezda			2-6
5 Badel			0-8

Season 2016-2017

All Games
List of Players
Stats

Points Per Game

Monique REID
  Beroe
  (185-PF-90)
  Avg: 21.9

1. Reid, Beroe	21.9
2. Prezelj, Athlete .	21.0
3. Matovic, Buducnost	18.2
4. Evans, Athlete .	17.9
5. Matic, Partizan	14.9
6. Delic, Play Off	14.7
7. Ceazer, Play Off	14.6
8. Mujovic, Buducnost	14.3
9. Kalusic, Triglav	14.1
10. Delic, Play Off	14.1

Rebounds Per Game

Shante EVANS
  Athlete .
  (184-F/C-91)
  Avg: 10.8

1. Evans, Athlete .	10.8
2. Mathieu, Badel	10.5
3. Reid, Beroe	9.7
4. Topuzovic, Buduc.	8.8
5. Milovanovic, Partizan	8.5
6. Stjepanovic, Buduc.	7.5
7. Ocvirk, Athlete Celje	7.3
8. Allen, Montana .	7.2
9. Matic, Partizan	7.1
10. Fall, Buducnost	7.0

Assists Per Game

Charel ALLEN
  Montana .
  (181-G-86)
  Avg: 6

1. Allen, Montana .	6.0
2. Mujovic, Buducnost	5.0
3. Zivadinovic, Partizan	4.8
4. Stoycheva, Montana .	4.6
5. Delic, Play Off	4.6
6. Potocnik, Athlete .	4.5
7. Delic, Play Off	4.3
8. Bajic, Kraljevo	4.3
9. Culafic, Partizan	4.1
10. Matovic, Buducnost	3.6

Steals Per Game

Aleksandra KATANIC
  Crvena Z.
  (172-PG-97)
  Avg: 3.1

1. Katanic, Crvena Z.	3.1
2. Zdolsek, Triglav	2.9
3. Delic, Play Off	2.9
4. Perkins, Beroe	2.9
5. Abramovic, Triglav	2.7
6. Reid, Beroe	2.7
7. Potocnik, Athlete .	2.7
8. Mujovic, Buducnost	2.6
9. Zivadinovic, Partizan	2.3
10. Dimitrova, Montana .	2.3

Blocks Per Game

Jelena CIRIC
  Crvena Z.
  (195-C-95)
  Avg: 1.1

1. Ciric, Crvena Z.	1.1
2. Fall, Buducnost	1.1
3. Matic, Partizan	1.1
4. Senicar, Triglav	1.0
5. Miteva, Beroe	0.9
6. Tomova, Beroe	0.8
7. Tesic, Crvena Z.	0.7
8. Rajic, Kraljevo	0.7
9. Maric, Athlete Celje	0.7
10. Djordjevic, Crvena Z.	0.6

Athlete Celje wins its second WABA title (Photo: WABA)

ZKK Athlete Celje 2016-17

#	Name	CM (INCH)	Pos	Bo	NAT
30	Evans Shante	184 (6'1'')	F/C	91
16	Slonjsak Iva	183 (6'0'')	SG	97
9	Prezelj Annamaria	177 (5'10'')	SG	97
13	Ocvirk Larisa	184 (6'1'')	SF	97
12	Friskovec Zala	174 (5'9'')	G	99
15	Molnar Lorena	192 (6'4'')	C	98
15	Maric Andrea	195 (6'5'')	C	97
12	Mitric Ksenija	162 (5'4'')	PG	1
7	Kroselj Aleksandra	168 (5'6'')	PG	99
10	Stefanoski Eva	177 (5'10'')	F	97
8	Gwashavanhu Althea	190 (6'3'')	C	97
14	Vercic Masa	170 (5'7'')	G	99
1	Santelj Lana	184 (6'1'')	G	1
4	Ocvirk Masa	176 (5'9'')	G	1
Head Coach: Damir Grgic

Eurobasket.com All-WABA Awards 2017 - Mar 22, 2017

Eurobasket.com All-WABA 1st Team 2017

Allen

Prezelj

Reid

Topuzovic

Evans

Final Four MVP: Annamaria Prezelj (177-SG-97) of Athlete Celje
Player of the Year: Monique Reid (185-PF-90) of Beroe
Guard of the Year: Annamaria Prezelj (177-SG-97) of Athlete Celje
Forward of the Year: Monique Reid (185-PF-90) of Beroe
Center of the Year: Shante Evans (184-F/C-91) of Athlete Celje
Defensive Player of the Year: Jazmine Perkins (178-G/F-89) of Beroe
Most Improved Player of the Year: Nikolina Delic (184-SG-96) of Play Off
Newcomer of the Year: Aleksandra Katanic (172-PG-97) of Crvena Zvezda
Coach of the Year: Damir Grgic of Athlete Celje

1st Team
PG: Charel Allen (181-G-86) of Montana 2003
SG: Annamaria Prezelj (177-SG-97) of Athlete Celje
F: Monique Reid (185-PF-90) of Beroe
PF: Kristina Topuzovic (183-F/G-94) of Buducnost
C: Shante Evans (184-F/C-91) of Athlete Celje

2nd Team
PG: Bozica Mujovic (178-G-96) of Buducnost
SG: Nikolina Delic (184-SG-96) of Play Off
F: Irena Matovic (186-F-88) of Buducnost
F: Ziva Zdolsek (178-F/G-89) of Triglav
C: Ivanka Matic (193-C/F-79) of Tarbes

All-Defensive Team
G: Aleksandra Katanic (172-PG-97) of Crvena Zvezda
G: Jazmine Perkins (178-G/F-89) of Beroe
F: Nikolina Delic (184-SG-96) of Play Off
F: Monique Reid (185-PF-90) of Beroe
C: Shante Evans (184-F/C-91) of Athlete Celje

Honorable Mention
Iva Slonjsak (183-SG-97) of Athlete Celje
Larisa Ocvirk (184-SF-97) of Athlete Celje
Radostina Dimitrova (181-SF-94) of Montana 2003
Suzana Milovanovic (185-PF-79) of Partizan
Andjela Delic (184-G-96) of Play Off

All-Newcomers Team
G: Aleksandra Kroselj (168-PG-99) of Athlete Celje
G: Aleksandra Katanic (172-PG-97) of Crvena Zvezda
F: Snezana Bogicevic (177-SG-97) of Crvena Zvezda
PF: Mina Djordjevic (186-PF-99) of Crvena Zvezda
C: Nikolina Sofric (186-F/C-00) of Triglav

Athlete Celje wins its second WABA title, Annamaria Prezelj MVP - Mar 20, 2017

Slovenian side Athlete Celje won their second WABA title by defeatin Beroe of Stara Zagora 61-57 in the 2017 Finals in Podgorica. Annamaria Prezelj (177-SG-97) scored 15 points and was named 2017 WABA Final-Four MVP, Shante Evans (184-F/C-91, college: Hofstra) finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Larisa Ocvirk (184-SF-97) collected 12 points and 17 rebounds and Iva Slonjsak (183-SG-97) posted 10 points.
Beroe led only once in the game and that came on an opening basket by Stefka Miteva (191-C-89). Celje then went on a decisive 16-0 run and its defense held Beroe scoreless for a 7:19 span. Beroe twice cut the deficit to seven points, the last time at 16-23 midway through the second quarter. At that point, Larisa Ocvirk sank a 3-pointer to ignite a 13-4 run and Celje 36-21 at the halftime break. Slovenian team opened the second half with an 8-2 run for the largest advantage of the game, 44-23. After trailing 30-50 late in the third quarter, Beroe went on a 17-3 run to cut the deficit to 47-53 with three minutes remaining. Larisa Ocvirk hit her second 3-pointer of the game and then Shante Evans made five straight free throws that gave Celje a 61-54 lead with 13 seconds left.
Celje outrebounded Beroe 52-35, picking nup 22 offensive boards. Bulgarian team was led by regular season MVP Monique Reid (185-PF-90, college: Louisville) with 19 points and Milena Tomova (187-F/C-82, college: FIU) added 10 points.

2017 WABA Finals (Podgorica, March 19)
Athlete Celje-Beroe 61-57 (18-9, 18-12, 14-11, 11-25)
ATHLETE CELJE: Mitric DNP, Kroselj 3 (1-1), Gwashavanhu, *Prezelj 15 (4-5), Molnar DNP, *Friskovec 3 (0-2), *Ocvirk 12, Stefanoski 2, Maric, *Slonjsak 10, *Evans 16 (8-12). Coach: Grgic.
BEROE: Ivanova DNP, *Kostova 2, Rimpova -, Tomova 10, Nikolova, *Miteva 2 (0:2), *Perkins 4 (0:2), Zhelyzakova, *Reid 19 (3:5), Zackery 9 (2:4), Naneva 3, *Pye 8 (2:2). Coach: Gateva
Final-Four MVP: Annamaria Prezelj of Athlete Celje

2017 WABA Bronze meda game (Podgorica, March 19)
Montana 2003-Buducnost Bemax 41-44 (7-9, 16-16, 9-12, 9-7)
MONTANA 2003: *Stoycheva 5, *Allen 5, Dimitrova 6 (2:2), Filipova DNP, *Sharenkapova 2, Sokolan, *Makarieva 4, Ivanova 8 (4:4), Peteva 11, Simeonova, *Burdgess. Coach: Mihaylov.
BUDUCNOST BEMAX: Tomasevic DNP, Vucetic-Pejovic 2, *Babic 11, *Mitrasinovic (0:2), *Matovic 6 (2:3), *Mujovic 10 (2:2), Jaksic DNP, Lazarevic DNP, Mugosa DNP, Stjepanovic 7 (1:2), Mirotic DNP, *Fall 8. Coach: Boskovic.