# 2018–19 BLNO season

The 2018–19 BLNO is the 19th season of the Basketball League of Norway since its establishment. It started on 22 September 2018.
Kongsberg Miners are the defending champions.

## Format

The ten participating teams first played the regular season, that consisted in a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once home and once away for a total of 27 matches.
At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Ammerud | Oslo | Apallokka |
| Asker Aliens | Asker | Vollenhallen |
| Bærum | Bærum | Rykkinnhallen |
| Centrum Tigers | Oslo | Vulkanhallen |
| Frøya | Bergen | Frøya Idrettspark |
| Fyllingen | Bergen | Framohallen |
| Gimle | Bergen | Gimlehallen |
| Kongsberg Miners | Kongsberg | Kongsberghallen |
| Nidaros Jets | Trondheim | Husebyhallen |
| Tromsø Storm | Tromsø | Tromsøhallen |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kongsberg Miners | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2559 | 2112 | +447 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Gimle | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2451 | 1986 | +465 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Bærum | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2377 | 2066 | +311 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Frøya | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2375 | 2211 | +164 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2420 | 2447 | −27 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Tromsø Storm | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2275 | 2421 | −146 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Ammerud | 27 | 9 | 18 | 2064 | 2419 | −355 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Centrum Tigers | 27 | 8 | 19 | 2143 | 2381 | −238 | 16 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Nidaros Jets | 27 | 6 | 21 | 2208 | 2471 | −263 | 12 | |
| 10 | Asker Aliens | 27 | 3 | 24 | 2061 | 2419 | −358 | 6 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMM | ASK | BAE | CEN | FRO | FYL | GIM | KON | NID | TRO | AMM | ASK | BAE | CEN | FRO | FYL | GIM | KON | NID | TRO |
| Ammerud | — | 76–70 | 84–92 | 71–68 | 60–90 | 98–95 | 82–90 | 70–105 | 78–82 | 84–96 | — | 83–78 | — | 79–91 | — | — | — | 75–107 | 77–70 | — |
| Asker Aliens | 82–87 | — | 63–87 | 74–80 | 63–81 | 68–82 | 55–91 | 85–105 | 97–91 | 71–83 | — | — | 67–87 | — | 91–102 | 103–92 | 86–94 | 58–73 | — | — |
| Bærum | 97–46 | 92–85 | — | 82–69 | 79–72 | 80–81 | 87–82 | 92–66 | 68–54 | 107–92 | 104–80 | — | — | 92–75 | 92–63 | — | — | — | 114–89 | 103–81 |
| Centrum Tigers | 91–101 | 90–62 | 81–98 | — | 81–89 | 89–78 | 77–93 | 62–98 | 82–94 | 82–84 | — | 95–85 | — | — | — | 78–102 | 65–100 | 82–97 | — | — |
| Frøya | 99–78 | 99–76 | 67–73 | 97–58 | — | 83–79 | 69–73 | 80–97 | 93–75 | 101–95 | 101–76 | — | — | 93–83 | — | — | — | — | 108–69 | 96–87 |
| Fyllingen | 77–58 | 96–87 | 80–77 | 93–61 | 123–93 | — | 69–85 | 80–90 | 99–88 | 102–87 | 89–101 | — | 83–104 | — | 73–90 | — | 70–100 | — | — | 89–101 |
| Gimle | 84–44 | 98–75 | 96–72 | 91–69 | 86–97 | 97–81 | — | 93–81 | 90–57 | 98–64 | 107–84 | — | 79–89 | — | 99–78 | — | — | — | 115–73 | 74–94 |
| Kongsberg Miners | 104–52 | 100–57 | 85–76 | 82–71 | 98–94 | 128–98 | 63–67 | — | 110–90 | 95–75 | — | — | 90–67 | — | 90–83 | 118–100 | 81–80 | — | — | 105–81 |
| Nidaros Jets | 101–98 | 77–83 | 56–76 | 89–94 | 96–88 | 83–97 | 70–89 | 90–94 | — | 76–85 | — | 111–89 | — | 80–81 | — | 88–95 | — | 80–100 | — | — |
| Tromsø Storm | 76–86 | 69–63 | 100–90 | 98–92 | 63–69 | 111–117 | 58–100 | 74–95 | 94–90 | — | 73–56 | 98–90 | — | 79–101 | — | — | — | — | 77–89 | — |

## Playoffs

Playoffs were played in a best-of-three games format.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Kongsberg Miners | 2 | | |
| Centrum Tigers | 0 | | |
| Centrum Tigers | 0 | Kongsberg Miners | 2 |
| | | Frøya | 0 |
| Frøya | 2 | Frøya | 0 |
| Fyllingen | 1 | | | | |
| Fyllingen | 1 | | | Kongsberg Miners | 2 |
| | | | | Gimle | 1 |
| Gimle | 2 | | | Gimle | 1 |
| Ammerud | 0 | | | | |
| Ammerud | 0 | Gimle | 2 | | |
| | | Bærum | 0 |
| Bærum | 2 | Bærum | 0 |
| Tromsø Storm | 1 | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Kongsberg Miners | 2–0 | Centrum Tigers | 103–79 | 80–93 | 0 |
| Gimle | 2–0 | Ammerud | 117–63 | 85–65 | 0 |
| Bærum | 2–1 | Tromsø Storm | 85–76 | 70–82 | 85–74 |
| Frøya | 2–1 | Fyllingen | 94–78 | 89–97 | 106–104 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Kongsberg Miners | 2–0 | Frøya | 94–86 | 98–94 | 0 |
| Gimle | 2–0 | Bærum | 78–64 | 88–75 | 0 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Kongsberg Miners | 2–1 | Gimle | 83–86 | 76–81 | 72–68 |

## Norwegian clubs in European competitions

Norwegian clubs came back to European competitions sixteen years after their last participation.
| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Kongsberg Miners | FIBA Europe Cup | First qualifying round |