2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 78th season of the Bulgarian NBL. Balkan Botevgrad won its fifth national title.

NBL
Teams9
Games played108 (Regular season)
19–30 (Playoffs)
Dates6 October 2018 – 31 May 2019
TVBNT
Final positions
ChampionsBalkan Botevgrad (5th title)
Runners-upLevski Lukoil
Awards
MVPGeorgi Boyanov

Teams
2018–19 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

The same nine teams of the previous seasons repeated participation in the 2018–19 edition.[1]

Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Bultex 992ndKolodruma Plovdiv6,100
Academic Sofia6thSports Complex HallPravets1,000
Balkan Botevgrad3rdArena BotevgradBotevgrad4,500
Beroe5thMunicipal HallStara Zagora1,000
Cherno More Ticha8thHristo BorisovVarna1,000
Levski Lukoil1stUniversiada HallSofia4,000
Rilski Sportist4thArena SamokovSamokov2,500
Spartak Pleven9thBalkanstroyPleven1,200
Yambol7thDianaYambol3,000

    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
    Home \ Away ACP ACS BAL BER CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM ACP ACS BAL BER CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM
    Academic Bultex 99 — 85–72 85–86 72–85 92–80 86–94 72–78 79–68 113–84 — 91–74 — — 100–79 — — 79–66 90–82
    Academic Sofia 79–102 — 74–87 75–93 88–77 66–88 71–91 67–76 92–66 — — 71–101 86–103 74–95 81–103 — — —
    Balkan Botevgrad 97–96 113–79 — 82–90 102–62 79–89 89–90 92–58 93–73 103–99 — — — — — 91–80 108–95 94–70
    Beroe 80–73 82–54 89–80 — 85–65 85–84 83–81 110–68 110–111 91–77 — 92–84 — — — 84–77 100–78 —
    Cherno More 92–93 78–92 79–99 98–97 — 91–107 76–94 73–82 86–82 — — 76–97 88–105 — 68–103 82–100 — —
    Levski Lukoil 87–75 106–71 77–73 109–05 102–67 — 105–84 88–78 103–65 100–78 — 72–66 91–74 — — 107–67 — —
    Rilski Sportist 87–98 81–85 92–86 94–93 86–61 93–95 — 91–75 78–87 71–81 95–64 — — — — — 93–88 74–67
    Spartak Pleven 68–85 91–85 72–93 85–89 97–80 90–83 89–96 — 85–74 — 89–78 — — 91–74 85–92 — — 83–69
    Yambol 82–73 93–62 68–87 82–89 90–79 74–85 92–88 80–96 — — 107–77 — 63–90 105–65 75–78 — — —
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2019. Source: NBL
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

    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

    Levski Lukoil v Academic Sofia

    Academic Bultex 99 v Rilski Sportist

    Beroe v Yambol

    Balkan v Spartak Pleven

    Player of the round
    Round Player Team PIR
    1 Mikael HopkinsBalkan48
    2 Jaylen JenkinsRilski Sportist31
    3 Georgi BoyanovCherno More34
    4 Conner FrankampBeroe40
    5 Peter OlisemekaAcademic Plovdiv46
    6 Jalen JenkinsRilski Sportist38
    7 Alexandre GavrilovicBalkan34
    8 Nikola VujovicAcademic Plovdiv34
    9 Aleksandar YanevBeroe37
    10 Tsvetoslav OstrevSpartak Pleven41
    11 Tsvetomir ChernokozhevPBC Academic44
    12 Mikael HopkinsBalkan39
    13 Conner FrankampBeroe37
    14 Peter OlisemekaAcademic Plovdiv30
    15 Nikolay MarinovSpartak Pleven45
    16 Georgi BoyanovCherno More41
    17 Georgi BoyanovCherno More57
    18 Stoyan PetkovYambol28
    19 Georgi BoyanovCherno More36
    20 Tsvetomir KurtevCherno More41
    21 Conner FrankampBeroe33
    22 Peter OlisemekaAcademic Plovdiv45
    23 LaRon SmithYambol41
    24 Kaloyan IvanovLevski41
    25 Hristo ZaharievLevski29
    Georgi BoyanovCherno More
    26 Georgi BoyanovCherno More51
    27 Georgi BoyanovCherno More31

    Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
    TeamCompetitionProgress
    Levski LukoilChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
    FIBA Europe CupSecond round
    BalkanRound of 16
    Rilski SportistRegular season

    NBL clubs in regional competitions
    TeamCompetitionProgress
    Academic PlovdivBalkan LeagueRegular season
    BeroeRegular season

    References
    1. "9 отбора участват в НБЛ през новия сезон" (in Bulgarian). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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