Tabiat Basketballers Finish Second in WASL

Date: 14 April 2025 - 22:19

News ID: ۱۳۸۴۷۵

TEHRAN – Tabiat Basketball of Iran finished in second place in the 2024-25 FIBA WASL-West Asia League.
Buoyed by their ever-supportive home fans, Al Riyadi defeated Tabiat 92-78 at the Stade Nouhad Naufal, Sunday night.
Wael Arakji top-scored for Riyadi with 27 points, starting out hot with two treys to open the game before helping apply the finishing touches. He shot 11-of-15 from the floor and finished with an efficiency of 31.
Ivan Buva led Tabiat with 29 points and 10 rebounds although it was practically a one-man show for the team, with Sina Vahedi serving as his lone backup with 14 points in the defeat.
Regardless, the defending Iran Basketball League champion is finishing at second place in the tourney with a 5-3 record and are bound for the Final 8 as well, together with Riyadi and third-placer Sagesse SC (3-5).
For now, the said teams are heading back to their respective domestic leagues before shifting into high gear for WASL’s culminating event, the date and venue of which to be announced soon.