2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
NBL | |
---|---|
Teams | 9 |
Games played | 108 (Regular season) 19–30 (Playoffs) |
Dates | 6 October 2018 – 31 May 2019 |
TV | BNT |
Final positions | |
Champions | Balkan Botevgrad (5th title) |
Runners-up | Levski Lukoil |
Awards | |
MVP | |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 78th season of the Bulgarian NBL. Balkan Botevgrad won its fifth national title.
Teams[]
The same nine teams of the previous seasons repeated participation in the 2018–19 edition.[1]
Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
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Academic Bultex 99 | 2nd | Kolodruma | Plovdiv | 6,100 |
Academic Sofia | 6th | Sports Complex Hall | Pravets | 1,000 |
Balkan Botevgrad | 3rd | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
Beroe | 5th | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
Cherno More Ticha | 8th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
Levski Lukoil | 1st | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
Rilski Sportist | 4th | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
Spartak Pleven | 9th | Balkanstroy | Pleven | 1,200 |
Yambol | 7th | Diana | Yambol | 3,000 |
Regular season[]
In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Lukoil | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2253 | 1896 | +357 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Beroe | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2224 | 1963 | +261 | 43 | |
3 | Balkan Botevgrad | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2182 | 1928 | +254 | 40 | |
4 | Academic Bultex 99 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2074 | 1985 | +89 | 37 | |
5 | Rilski Sportist | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2061 | 2021 | +40 | 37 | |
6 | Spartak Pleven | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1953 | 2058 | −105 | 34 | |
7 | Yambol | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1942 | 2070 | −128 | 32 | |
8 | Academic Sofia | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1817 | 2193 | −376 | 28 | |
9 | Cherno More Ticha | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1871 | 2263 | −392 | 27 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2019. Source: NBL
Results[]
Playoffs[]
Bracket[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 106 | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Academic Sofia | 95 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 83 | 85 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rilski Sportist | 74 | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Academic Bultex 99 | 60 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rilski Sportist | 79 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 94 | 99 | 77 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 88 | 105 | 81 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Beroe | 98 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Yambol | 81 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Beroe | 70 | 85 | 101 | 91 | 65 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 88 | 81 | 96 | 110 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 96 | 71 | 5 | Rilski Sportist | 78 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Spartak Pleven | 63 | 57 | 2 | Beroe | 94 | 94 |
Quarterfinals[]
Levski Lukoil v Academic Sofia[]
27 April 2018 | Levski Lukoil | 106–95 | Academic Sofia | Universiada Hall, Sofia |
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16:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 32-25, 26-25, 26-21 | |||
Pts: Zahariev 21 Rebs: 8 Asts: Ivanov 6 PIR: Ivanov 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: 23 Rebs: 11 Asts: 6 PIR: 25 |
29 April 2019 | Academic | 105–108 | Levski Lukoil | , Pravets |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 23-26, 29-27, 31-27, 22-28 | |||
Boxscore |
Academic Bultex 99 v Rilski Sportist[]
27 April 2019 | Bultex 99 | 60–79 | Rilski Sportist | , Plovdiv |
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19:00(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 10-21, 19-24, 6-17 | |||
BNT 3 | Pts: Vitkovic 16 Rebs: 12 Asts: 4 PIR: , Vitkovic 13 |
Boxscore | Pts: 14 Rebs: , Gugino 10 Asts: 7 PIR: 18 |
29 April 2019 | Rilski Sportist | 83–77 | Bultex 99 | , Samokov |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 23-35, 20-13, 24-14, 16-15 | |||
BNT 3 | Boxscore |
Beroe v Yambol[]
27 April 2019 | Beroe | 98–81 | Yambol | , Stara Zagora |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-16, 27-26, 23-10 | |||
Pts: 22 Rebs: 6 Asts: 11 PIR: 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: 22 Rebs: 9 Asts: 7 PIR: 20 |
29 April 2019 | Yambol | 64–99 | Beroe | Diana, Yambol |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 15-18, 15-37, 15-26 | |||
Boxscore |
Balkan v Spartak Pleven[]
27 April 2019 | Balkan | 96–63 | Spartak Pleven | Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 25-15, 29-11, 16-14 | |||
Pts: 14 Rebs: 8 Asts: 9 PIR: 28 |
Pts: 20 Rebs: Varbanov 5 Asts: Lilov 3 PIR: 23 |
29 April 2019 | Spartak Pleven | 57–71 | Balkan | , Pleven |
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18:00(UTC+03) | Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 9-13, 18-23, 14-15 | |||
Boxscore |
Semifinals[]
Finals[]
Player of the round[]
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | Mikael Hopkins | Balkan | 48 |
2 | Rilski Sportist | 31 | |
3 | Cherno More | 34 | |
4 | Conner Frankamp | Beroe | 40 |
5 | Academic Plovdiv | 46 | |
6 | Rilski Sportist | 38 | |
7 | Balkan | 34 | |
8 | Academic Plovdiv | 34 | |
9 | Aleksandar Yanev | Beroe | 37 |
10 | Spartak Pleven | 41 | |
11 | PBC Academic | 44 | |
12 | Balkan | 39 | |
13 | Conner Frankamp | Beroe | 37 |
14 | Academic Plovdiv | 30 | |
15 | Spartak Pleven | 45 | |
16 | Cherno More | 41 | |
17 | Cherno More | 57 | |
18 | Yambol | 28 | |
19 | Cherno More | 36 | |
20 | Cherno More | 41 | |
21 | Conner Frankamp | Beroe | 33 |
22 | Academic Plovdiv | 45 | |
23 | Yambol | 41 | |
24 | Kaloyan Ivanov | Levski | 41 |
25 | Hristo Zahariev | Levski | 29 |
Cherno More | |||
26 | Cherno More | 51 | |
27 | Cherno More | 31 |
Bulgarian clubs in European competitions[]
Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Levski Lukoil | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | |
Balkan | Round of 16 | |
Rilski Sportist | Regular season |
NBL clubs in regional competitions[]
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Academic Plovdiv | Balkan League | Regular season |
Beroe | Regular season |
References[]
- ^ "9 отбора участват в НБЛ през новия сезон" (in Bulgarian). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- National Basketball League (Bulgaria) seasons
- 2018–19 in European basketball leagues
- 2018–19 in Bulgarian basketball