The 2019–20 BTravel WABA League was the 19th season of the

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mac ...

. Competition included eight teams from six countries. In this season, participating clubs from

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

Teams

Team allocation

Venues and locations

Regular season

In the ''Regular season'' was played with 10 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 2 October 2019 and it will end on 4 March 2020.

Standings

Final Four

''Final Four'' which was to be played from 21 to 22 March 2020 in the

Stara Zagora Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province. Name The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...

, but it was canceled due to the spread of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...

. The final standings were announced on the basis of the Regular season.

Awards

*Player of the Year: Andreona Keys (178-G-95) of Cinkarna Celje *Guard of the Year: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax *Forward of Year: Andreona Keys (178-G-95) of Cinkarna Celje *Center of the Year: Dimana Georgieva (188-F/C-88) of Montana 2003 *Newcomer of the Year:

Maša Janković Maša Janković ( sr-cyr, Маша Јанковић; born 1 February 2000) is a Serbian basketball player for Innova TSN Leganés of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. Also, she represents Serbia national team internationally. Playing career In ...

(187-C-00) of

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

*Most Improved Player of Year: Josipa Pavić (189-C-99) of Trešnjevka 2009 *Defensive Player of Year:

Shakyla Hill Shakyla Denise Hill (born December 14, 1996) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Grambling State where she became the first woman to record two quadruple-double's over her career. She later went on to play profess ...

(170-G-96) of

Kraljevo Kraljevo ( sr-cyr, Краљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar, in the geographical region of Šumadija, between the mountains of ...

*Coach of the Year: Vladan Radović of Budućnost Bemax 1st Team *G:

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*G: Nikolina Babić (177-G-95) of Budućnost Bemax *G: Andreona Keys (178-G-95) of Cinkarna Celje *F/C: Dimana Georgieva (188-F/C-88) of Montana 2003 *C: Adijat Adams (188-C-92) of Beroe 2nd Team *PG:

Ivana Katanić Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic ...

(180-PG-99) of

*SG:

Snežana Bogićević Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from ''sneg'' ("snow") and ''žena'' ("woman"). It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and Bulg ...

(177-SG-97) of Cinkarna Celje *G/F: Teodora Dineva (178-G/F-96) of Beroe *C: Tina Trebec (190-C-90) of Montana 2003 *F/C:

Nikolina Džebo Nikolina is the given name of: * Nikolina Angelkova (born 1979), Bulgarian politician * Nikolina Božičević (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player * Nikolina Brnjac (born 1978), Croatian politician * Nikolina Grabovac (born 1968), Croatian bas ...

(186-F/C-95) of Budućnost Bemax Honorable Mention * Taeler Deer (165-G-96) of Cinkarna Celje * Matea Tavić (178-G-92) of Montana 2003 *

Jaklin Zlatanova Jaklin Dencheva Zlatanova ( bg, Жаклин Денчева Златанова, born 25 September 1988) is a Bulgarian female basketball player currently competing for WBC Beroe in the Bulgarian League. Zlatanova is considered to be among the ...

(190-PF-88) of Beroe * Chelsey Lee (193-C-89) of Beroe *

Aleksandra Račić Aleksandra Račić ( sr, Александра Рачић; born September 19, 1990) is a Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a So ...

(181-G-90) of

* Dragana Gobeljic (181-F-88) of

Jovana Marković Jovana is a Serbian feminine name. People with the name include: * Jovana Brakočević, Serbian volleyball player * Jovana Crnogorac, Serbian cyclist * Jovana Damnjanović, Serbian football player *Jovana Jakšić, Serbian tennis player * Jovana Ja ...

(186-PF-97) of RMU Banovići *

Tamara Rajić __NOTOC__ Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name * Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984) * Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969) * Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara ...

(182-G/F-93) of Orlovi * Josipa Pavić (189-C-99) of Trešnjevka 2009 All-Defensive Team *G:

(170-G-96) of

*PG:

(180-PG-99) of

*G/F: Teodora Dineva (178-G/F-96) of Beroe *F/C: Dimana Georgieva (188-F/C-88) of Montana 2003 *C: Adijat Adams (188-C-92) of Beroe All-Newcomers Team *PG: Anđela Gligić (157-PG-00) of Orlovi *G: Milica Zeljković (176-G-98) of RMU Banovići *C:

(187-C-00) of

*F: Gorana Marjanović (188-F-00) of Partizan 1953 *C: Josipa Jurić (196-C-01) of Trešnjevka 2009

References

External links

Official website

Profile
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Teams

Team allocation

Venues and locations

Regular season

Standings

Final Four

Awards

See also

References

External links