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
Duration	6 October 2018 – 31 May 2019
Number of games	108 (Regular season) 19–30 (Playoffs)
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	BNT
Regular season
Season MVP	Georgi Boyanov
Finals
Champions	Balkan Botevgrad (5th title)
Runners-up	Levski Lukoil
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Teams

 

 

Bultex 99

 

Balkan

 

Beroe

 

Cherno More

 

Levski

 

Academic

 

Rilski Sportist

 

Spartak

 

Yambol

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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 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

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

Quarterfinals

Levski Lukoil v Academic Sofia

Levski Lukoil v Academic Sofia

27 April 2018	Levski Lukoil	106–95	Academic Sofia	Universiada Hall, Sofia
16:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 32-25, 26-25, 26-21
	Pts: Zahariev 21 Rebs: Mijovic 8 Asts: Ivanov 6 PIR: Ivanov 25	Boxscore	Pts: Grozev 23 Rebs: Chernokozhev 11 Asts: Dudev 6 PIR: Grozev 25

Academic v Levski Lukoil

29 April 2019	Academic	105–108	Levski Lukoil	Sports Complex Hall, Pravets
18:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 23-26, 29-27, 31-27, 22-28
		Boxscore

Academic Bultex 99 v Rilski Sportist

Bultex 99 v Rilski Sportist

27 April 2019	Bultex 99	60–79	Rilski Sportist	Arena Sila, Plovdiv
19:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 10-21, 19-24, 6-17
BNT 3	Pts: Vitkovic 16 Rebs: Olisemeka 12 Asts: Franklin 4 PIR: Franklin, Vitkovic 13	Boxscore	Pts: Georgiev 14 Rebs: Diam, Gugino 10 Asts: Georgiev 7 PIR: Georgiev 18

Rilski Sportist v Bultex 99

29 April 2019	Rilski Sportist	83–77	Bultex 99	Arena Samokov, Samokov
18:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 23-35, 20-13, 24-14, 16-15
BNT 3		Boxscore

Beroe v Yambol

Beroe v Yambol

27 April 2019	Beroe	98–81	Yambol	Municipal Hall, Stara Zagora
18:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-16, 27-26, 23-10
	Pts: Coggins 22 Rebs: Miller 6 Asts: Vaklinov 11 PIR: Coggins 27	Boxscore	Pts: Williams 22 Rebs: Smith 9 Asts: Petkov 7 PIR: Petkov 20

Yambol v Beroe

29 April 2019	Yambol	64–99	Beroe	Diana, Yambol
18:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 15-18, 15-37, 15-26
		Boxscore

Balkan v Spartak Pleven

Balkan v Spartak Pleven

27 April 2019	Balkan	96–63	Spartak Pleven	Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad
18:00(UTC+03)	Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 25-15, 29-11, 16-14
	Pts: Minkov 14 Rebs: Gavrilovic 8 Asts: Brown 9 PIR: Brown 28		Pts: Ostrev 20 Rebs: Varbanov 5 Asts: Lilov 3 PIR: Ostrev 23

Spartak Pleven v Balkan

29 April 2019	Spartak Pleven	57–71	Balkan	Balkanstroy Hall, Pleven
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
1	Mikael Hopkins	Balkan	48
2	Jaylen Jenkins	Rilski Sportist	31
3	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	34
4	Conner Frankamp	Beroe	40
5	Peter Olisemeka	Academic Plovdiv	46
6	Jalen Jenkins	Rilski Sportist	38
7	Alexandre Gavrilovic	Balkan	34
8	Nikola Vujovic	Academic Plovdiv	34
9	Aleksandar Yanev	Beroe	37
10	Tsvetoslav Ostrev	Spartak Pleven	41
11	Tsvetomir Chernokozhev	PBC Academic	44
12	Mikael Hopkins	Balkan	39
13	Conner Frankamp	Beroe	37
14	Peter Olisemeka	Academic Plovdiv	30
15	Nikolay Marinov	Spartak Pleven	45
16	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	41
17	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	57
18	Stoyan Petkov	Yambol	28
19	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	36
20	Tsvetomir Kurtev	Cherno More	41
21	Conner Frankamp	Beroe	33
22	Peter Olisemeka	Academic Plovdiv	45
23	LaRon Smith	Yambol	41
24	Kaloyan Ivanov	Levski	41
25	Hristo Zahariev	Levski	29
	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More
26	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	51
27	Georgi Boyanov	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
Academic Plovdiv	Balkan League	Regular season
Beroe		Regular season

References

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

External links

• NBL official website
• Player Stats