2018–19 EuroLeague
The 2018–19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 19th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 62nd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1 | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
Dates | 11 October 2018 – 19 May 2019 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 260 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | Jan Veselý | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | CSKA Moscow (8th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||
Third place | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Fenerbahçe Beko | ||||||||||||
Final Four MVP | Will Clyburn | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Bayern 116–70 Darüşşafaka (8 November 2018) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Olympiacos 75–99 Olimpia (19 October 2018) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Olimpia 111–94 Budućnost (3 January 2019) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 12 games Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 12 games Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 18,182 Panathinaikos 82–89 Real Madrid (23 April 2019) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 1,011 Darüşşafaka 71–63 Budućnost (16 October 2018) | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 2,153,445 (8,282 per match) | ||||||||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. |
The season started on 11 October 2018 and finished in May 2019 with the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. CSKA Moscow won the championship after defeating Anadolu Efes in the championship game.
Team allocation Edit
A total of sixteen teams participated.[1] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[1][2]
- LC: Qualified as a licensed club with a long-term licence
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- EC: EuroCup champion
- WC: Wild card
Licensed Clubs | Associated Clubs | ||
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Baskonia (LC) | Anadolu Efes (LC) | Darüşşafaka Tekfen (EC) | Bayern Munich (1st) |
FC Barcelona Lassa (LC) | Fenerbahçe Beko (LC) | Herbalife Gran Canaria (4th) | Budućnost VOLI (1st)[Note ABA] |
Real MadridTH (LC) | AX Armani Exchange Milan (LC) | Khimki (2nd)[Note VTB] | |
Olympiacos (LC) | Žalgiris (LC) | ||
Panathinaikos OPAP (LC) | CSKA Moscow (LC) | ||
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (LC) |
- Notes
- ^ ABA League (ABA): Montenegrin Budućnost VOLI qualified through the ABA League.
- ^ VTB United League (VTB): Russian Khimki qualified through the VTB United League.
Teams Edit
A total of 16 teams from 9 countries contest the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2017–18 season, 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League, the German Bundesliga, the VTB United League and the Spanish ACB.
Bayern Munich and Budućnost VOLI qualified, after clinching the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Herbalife Gran Canaria qualified as the highest-placed team in the Liga ACB without a long-term EuroLeague licence. Darüşşafaka qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals.
Venues and locations Edit
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Anadolu Efes | Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 |
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700[3] |
Barcelona Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585[4] |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700 |
Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 5,500[5] |
CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344[6] |
Darüşşafaka Tekfen | Istanbul | Volkswagen Arena | 5,240 |
Fenerbahçe Beko | Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | 13,059 |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Arena | 11,500 |
Khimki | Khimki | Mytishchi Arena | 7,280 |
Kirolbet Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504[7] |
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383[8] |
Olympiacos | Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 12,000[9] |
Panathinaikos OPAP | Marousi, Athens | Olympic Sports Center Athens | 18,989[10] |
Real Madrid | Madrid | WiZink Center | 15,000[11] |
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | 15,552[12] |
Personnel and sponsorship Edit
Managerial changes Edit
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Herbalife Gran Canaria | Luis Casimiro | End of contract | 13 June 2018[13] | Pre-season | Salva Maldonado | 26 June 2018 |
Darüşşafaka | David Blatt | End of contract | 31 May 2018 | Ahmet Çakı | 20 June 2018[14] | |
Olympiacos | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | Mutual consent | 18 June 2018[15] | David Blatt | 27 June 2018[16] | |
Kirolbet Baskonia | Pedro Martinez | Sacked | 16 November 2018[17] | 11th (2–5) | Velimir Perasović | 16 November 2018[17] |
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Neven Spahija | Sacked | 18 November 2018[18] | 14th (1–6) | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | 18 November 2018[18] |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Salva Maldonado | Sacked | 5 December 2018[19] | 13th (3–7) | Víctor García | 5 December 2018[19][20] |
Darüşşafaka Tekfen | Ahmet Çakı | Sacked | 11 December 2018[21] | 16th (1–10) | Selçuk Ernak | 12 December 2018[22] |
Panathinaikos OPAP | Xavi Pascual | Sacked | 20 December 2018[23] | 10th (6–7) | Rick Pitino | 26 December 2018[24] |
Budućnost VOLI | Aleksandar Džikić | Sacked | 29 December 2018[25] | 15th (3–12) | Jasmin Repeša | 30 December 2018[26] |
Khimki | Georgios Bartzokas | Sacked | 21 January 2019[27] | 13th (7–12) | Rimas Kurtinaitis | 21 January 2019[28] |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Víctor García | Sacked | 11 March 2019[29] | 14th (6–19) | Pedro Martínez | 11 March 2019[30] |
Regular season Edit
In the regular season, teams played against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top eight teams advanced to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams were eliminated.
League table Edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Fenerbahçe Beko | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2504 | 2237 | +267 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2590 | 2397 | +193 | |
3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2578 | 2342 | +236 | |
4 | Anadolu Efes | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2562 | 2406 | +156 | |
5 | Barcelona Lassa | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2358 | 2282 | +76 | |
6 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2382 | 2345 | +37 | |
7 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2449 | 2378 | +71 | |
8 | Žalgiris | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2360 | 2323 | +37 | |
9 | Olympiacos | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2326 | 2301 | +25 | |
10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2376 | 2346 | +30 | |
11 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2348 | 2404 | −56 | |
12 | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2601 | 2600 | +1 | |
13 | Khimki | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2333 | 2449 | −116 | |
14 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2317 | 2616 | −299 | |
15 | Budućnost VOLI | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2230 | 2550 | −320 | |
16 | Darüşşafaka Tekfen | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2238 | 2576 | −338 |
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Results Edit
Playoffs Edit
Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four.
Series Edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Fenerbahçe Beko | 3–1 | Žalgiris | 76–43 | 80–82 | 66–57 | 99–82 | |
CSKA Moscow | 3–1 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 94–68 | 68–78 | 84–77 | 92–83 | |
Real Madrid | 3–0 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 75–72 | 78–63 | 89–82 | ||
Anadolu Efes | 3–2 | Barcelona Lassa | 75–68 | 72–74 | 102–68 | 72–82 | 80–71 |
Final Four Edit
The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain on 17 and 19 May 2019.[31][32]
Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
17 May | ||||||
Fenerbahçe Beko | 73 | |||||
19 May | ||||||
Anadolu Efes | 92 | |||||
Anadolu Efes | 83 | |||||
17 May | ||||||
CSKA Moscow | 91 | |||||
CSKA Moscow | 95 | |||||
Real Madrid | 90 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
19 May | ||||||
Fenerbahçe Beko | 75 | |||||
Real Madrid | 94 |
Attendances Edit
Average home attendances Edit
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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2019 Final Four games | 52,955 | 13,470 | 12,866 | 13,239 | −16.9% | |
1 | Žalgiris | 251,742 | 15,517 | 13,569 | 14,808 | +9.2% |
2 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 200,473 | 18,182 | 7,487 | 12,530 | −3.7% |
3 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 189,352 | 12,847 | 9,743 | 11,138 | −1.9% |
4 | Fenerbahçe Beko | 182,529 | 12,821 | 7,380 | 10,737 | −7.2% |
5 | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 157,826 | 11,060 | 9,476 | 10,522 | −1.9% |
6 | Real Madrid | 166,457 | 12,749 | 7,328 | 9,792 | −2.4% |
7 | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 127,402 | 11,851 | 6,343 | 8,493 | +13.7%2 |
8 | Anadolu Efes | 148,452 | 15,249 | 3,153 | 8,247 | +111.5% |
9 | Olympiacos | 123,042 | 11,107 | 4,136 | 8,203 | −8.0% |
10 | CSKA Moscow | 122,369 | 12,341 | 4,473 | 7,198 | −12.3% |
11 | Barcelona Lassa | 98,487 | 7,311 | 4,372 | 5,793 | +2.0% |
12 | Khimki | 82,529 | 7,151 | 3,259 | 5,502 | −8.6% |
13 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 72,348 | 7,430 | 3,648 | 4,823 | +18.9%1 |
14 | Budućnost VOLI | 71,877 | 5,260 | 4,081 | 4,792 | +67.2%1 |
15 | Bayern Munich | 65,233 | 5,809 | 3,259 | 4,349 | −20.4%1 |
16 | Darüşşafaka Tekfen | 40,372 | 4,204 | 1,011 | 2,691 | +3.1%1 |
League total | 2,153,445 | 18,182 | 1,011 | 8,282 | −5.7% |
Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2017–18 season average applied to EuroCup games
2: AX Armani Exchange Olimpia played one match at PalaBancoDesio, instead of Mediolanum Forum.
Top 10 Edit
Pos. | Round | Game | Home team | Visitor | Attendance | Ref |
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1 | Playoffs | 3 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Real Madrid | 18,182 | [1] |
2 | Regular Season | 29 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Real Madrid | 18,003 | [2] |
3 | Regular Season | 6 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Olympiacos | 17,345 | [3] |
4 | Regular Season | 27 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Kirolbet Baskonia | 16,513 | [4] |
5 | Regular Season | 15 | Panathinaikos OPAP | CSKA Moscow | 15,733 | [5] |
6 | Playoffs | 3 | Žalgiris | Fenerbahçe Beko | 15,517 | [6] |
7 | Playoffs | 5 | Anadolu Efes | Barcelona Lassa | 15,249 | [7] |
8 | Regular Season | 16 | Žalgiris | CSKA Moscow | 15,205 | [8] |
9 | Regular Season | 28 | Žalgiris | Darüşşafaka Tekfen | 15,178 | [9] |
10 | Playoffs | 4 | Žalgiris | Fenerbahçe Beko | 15,177 | [10] |
Panathinaikos game against Olympiacos was played with only 17,345 seats available for security reasons
Awards Edit
EuroLeague MVP Edit
EuroLeague Final Four MVP Edit
All-EuroLeague Teams Edit
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy Edit
Best Defender Edit
Rising Star Edit
Coach of the Year Edit
MVP of the Round Edit
- Regular season
- Playoffs
Game | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
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1 | Vasilije Micić | Anadolu Efes | 30 | [71] |
2 | Vincent Poirier | Kirolbet Baskonia | 32 | [72] |
3 | Shane Larkin (2) | Anadolu Efes | 34 | [73] |
4 | Nando de Colo (3) | CSKA Moscow | 35 | [74] |
5 | Shane Larkin (3) | Anadolu Efes | 19 | [75] |
MVP of the Month Edit
Month | Week | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2018 | ||||
October | 1–4 | Edy Tavares | Real Madrid | [76] |
November | 5–10 | Vasilije Micić | Anadolu Efes | [77] |
December | 11–15 | Jan Veselý | Fenerbahçe Beko | [78] |
2019 | ||||
January | 16–20 | Alex Tyus | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | [79] |
February | 21–24 | Mike James | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | [80] |
March | 25–29 | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos OPAP | [81] |
April | 30–PO5 | Facundo Campazzo | Real Madrid | [82] |
Statistics Edit
Individual statistics Edit
Rating Edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | Mike James | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 30 | 607 | 20.23 |
2. | Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos | 28 | 561 | 20.04 |
3. | Artūras Gudaitis | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 21 | 392 | 18.67 |
Source: EuroLeague
Points Edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | Mike James | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 30 | 595 | 19.83 |
2. | Cory Higgins | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 476 | 14.88 |
3. | Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 501 | 14.74 |
Source: EuroLeague
Rebounds Edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Vincent Poirier | Kirolbet Baskonia | 34 | 282 | 8.29 |
2. | Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos | 28 | 221 | 7.89 |
3. | Artūras Gudaitis | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 21 | 150 | 7.14 |
Source: EuroLeague
Assists Edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos OPAP | 33 | 286 | 8.67 |
2. | Mike James | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 30 | 191 | 6.37 |
3. | Vasilije Micić | Anadolu Efes | 37 | 204 | 5.51 |
Source: EuroLeague
Other statistics Edit
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos OPAP | 33 | 1.73 |
Blocks | Edy Tavares | Real Madrid | 34 | 1.68 |
Turnovers | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos OPAP | 33 | 3.09 |
Fouls drawn | Tornike Shengelia | Kirolbet Baskonia | 20 | 5.45 |
Minutes | Mike James | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 30 | 33:56 |
FT % | Jaycee Carroll | Real Madrid | 31 | 96.00% |
2-Point % | Edy Tavares | Real Madrid | 34 | 79.39% |
3-Point % | Dairis Bertāns | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 22 | 53.62% |
Individual game highs Edit
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Rating | Johnny O'Bryant III | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 44 |
Points | Shane Larkin | Anadolu Efes | 37 |
Rebounds | Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos | 18 |
Assists | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos OPAP | 18 |
Steals | Dee Bost | Khimki | 6 |
Nikita Kurbanov | CSKA Moscow | ||
Blocks | Tarik Black | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 5 |
Team statistics Edit
Category | Team | Average |
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Rating | Real Madrid | 103.57 |
Points | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 87.27 |
Points Allowed | Fenerbahçe Beko | 75.64 |
Rebounds | Real Madrid | 36.86 |
Assists | Real Madrid | 20.17 |
Steals | Khimki | 7.60 |
Blocks | Darüşşafaka Tekfen | 3.53 |
Turnovers | Darüşşafaka Tekfen | 13.93 |
FT % | Anadolu Efes | 82.10% |
2-Point % | Fenerbahçe Beko | 58.33% |
3-Point % | Fenerbahçe Beko | 42.79% |
See also Edit
References Edit
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