2014–15 MŽRKL

2014–15 MŽRKL
LeagueAdriatic League
SportBasketball
Duration21 October 2013 – 15 March 2015
Number of games73
Number of teams12
Total attendance2.400 (at Final Four)
TV partner(s)Montenegro RTCG
2014–15
Season championsItaly Umana Reyer Venezia
(1st title)
Season MVPBosnia and Herzegovina Marica Gajić
Top scorerUnited States Haleigh Lankster
WABA League seasons

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 has begun to play 22 October 2014. and ended on 4 March 2015, when he it was completed a Quarterfinals. Final Four to be 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

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

Regular season

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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

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Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Montenegro Budućnost Volcano 10 8 2 749 645 +104 18 Quarterfinals
2. Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 10 8 2 696 529 +167 18
3. Croatia Medveščak 10 8 2 700 606 +94 18
4. Slovenia Triglav Kranj 10 4 6 633 684 -51 14
5. Serbia Partizan 10 2 8 577 675 -98 12
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina 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

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Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Slovenia Athlete Celje 10 9 1 856 597 +259 19 Quarterfinals
2. Serbia Radivoj Korać 10 9 1 794 643 +151 19
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelik Zenica 10 6 4 680 591 +89 16
4. Slovenia Grosbasket 10 6 7 628 686 -58 16
5. Croatia Trešnjevka 2009 10 3 7 555 795 -240 16
6. North Macedonia 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

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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
Montenegro Budućnost Volcano 2:0 Slovenia Grosbasket
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 2:0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelik Zenica
Slovenia Athlete Celje 2:0 Slovenia Triglav Kranj
Serbia Radivoj Korać 2:1 Croatia 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

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

Semifinals

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March 14
17:15
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
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

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March 15
15:30
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

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March 15
18:00
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

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club 1 result club 2
semifinals
Serbia Radivoj Korać 65:63 Montenegro Budućnost Volcano
Slovenia Athlete Celje 79:83 Italy Umana Reyer Venezia
for third place
Slovenia Athlete Celje 75:76 Montenegro Budućnost Volcano
final
Serbia Radivoj Korać 52:69 Italy Umana Reyer Venezia


2014–15 MŽRKL

Italy
Umana Reyer Venezia
1st Title

Awards

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1st Team

2nd Team

Honorable Mention

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