# 2018–19 Slovak Basketball League

The 2018–19 Slovak Basketball League season will be the 27th season of the top-tier basketball competition in Slovakia. Levickí Patrioti are the defending champions.

## Competition format

Ten teams joined the regular season, consisted in playing against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.

## Teams

After the resignation of Košice, runner-up of the previous season, to continue playing in the league, Lučenec, champion of the 1.Liga, replaced them. Also, VŠEMvs Karlovka Bratislava resigned to the league thus reducing the number of teams to nine.
| Team | City | Arena |
| 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | Spišská Nová Ves | |
| Handlová | Handlová | Športová Hala |
| Inter Bratislava | Bratislava | Hant Aréna |
| Iskra Svit | Svit | Iskra Aréna |
| Lučenec | Lučenec | |
| Levickí Patrioti | Levice | Športová Hala Levice |
| PP & TV Raj Žilina | Žilina | |
| Prievidza | Prievidza | Niké Aréna |
| Rieker Com Therm Komárno | Komárno | Mestská športová hala |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter Bratislava | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2706 | 2139 | +567 | .875 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Levickí Patrioti | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2633 | 2438 | +195 | .688 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Prievidza | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2504 | 2339 | +165 | .594 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Iskra Svit | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2634 | 2545 | +89 | .594 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | PP & TV Raj Žilina | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2559 | 2640 | −81 | .469 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Rieker Com Therm Komárno | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2641 | 2625 | +16 | .406 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Handlová | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2504 | 2700 | −196 | .406 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2615 | 2897 | −282 | .281 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Lučenec | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2364 | 2837 | −473 | .188 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | SPI | HAN | INT | SVI | LEV | LUC | ZIL | PRI | KOM | SPI | HAN | INT | SVI | LEV | LUC | ZIL | PRI | KOM |
| 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | — | 79–93 | 65–91 | 74–109 | 78–84 | 89–65 | 88–101 | 80–73 | 91–85 | — | 89–75 | 64–86 | 93–99 | 94–99 | 86–104 | 96–83 | 87–79 | 105–100 |
| Handlová | 88–84 | — | 60–85 | 70–67 | 72–77 | 74–84 | 86–83 | 77–82 | 82–68 | 88–76 | — | 66–89 | 98–92 | 76–92 | 97–80 | 96–81 | 74–76 | 113–110 |
| Inter Bratislava | 105–66 | 98–50 | — | 69–58 | 79–72 | 92–50 | 104–71 | 70–67 | 86–62 | 87–73 | 105–49 | — | 73–68 | 84–82 | 109–73 | 95–60 | 79–66 | 63–69 |
| Iskra Svit | 97–72 | 85–81 | 79–88 | — | 80–79 | 91–85 | 94–72 | 79–62 | 84–71 | 90–67 | 78–74 | 72–85 | — | 80–83 | 107–83 | 87–73 | 63–74 | 90–86 |
| Levickí Patrioti | 91–68 | 68–57 | 87–69 | 83–64 | — | 97–71 | 84–76 | 87–86 | 93–65 | 95–76 | 90–87 | 66–72 | 94–85 | — | 98–64 | 84–65 | 55–75 | 81–78 |
| Lučenec | 76–89 | 72–77 | 82–88 | 88–92 | 75–93 | — | 57–66 | 59–96 | 59–71 | 90–85 | 78–83 | 57–89 | 82–78 | 91–77 | — | 79–90 | 91–88 | 76–86 |
| PP & TV Raj Žilina | 99–91 | 92–77 | 72–67 | 93–73 | 98–91 | 79–56 | — | 73–83 | 93–73 | 96–88 | 89–94 | 69–91 | 67–73 | 61–66 | 84–67 | — | 89–76 | 109–100 |
| Prievidza | 71–82 | 97–68 | 56–69 | 72–82 | 74–67 | 86–74 | 64–58 | — | 86–62 | 98–63 | 77–67 | 64–84 | 95–76 | 68–56 | 92–66 | 85–71 | — | 83–71 |
| Rieker Com Therm Komárno | 95–92 | 88–83 | 74–73 | 76–83 | 83–95 | 109–70 | 73–81 | 86–76 | — | 105–76 | 89–72 | 70–82 | 74–79 | 87–67 | 99–62 | 102–65 | 74–77 | — |

## Playoffs

Seeded teams played games 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home. Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-five games format while semifinals and final with a best-of-seven one.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Inter Bratislava | 3 | | |
| 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | 0 | | |
| 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | 0 | Inter Bratislava | 4 |
| | | Iskra Svit | 0 |
| Iskra Svit | 3 | Iskra Svit | 0 |
| PP & TV Raj Žilina | 1 | | | | |
| PP & TV Raj Žilina | 1 | | | Inter Bratislava | 4 |
| | | | | Prievidza | 0 |
| Levickí Patrioti | 3 | | | Prievidza | 0 |
| Handlová | 2 | | | | |
| Handlová | 2 | Levickí Patrioti | 2 | | |
| | | Prievidza | 4 |
| Prievidza | 3 | Prievidza | 4 |
| Rieker Com Therm Komárno | 2 | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Inter Bratislava | 3–0 | 04 AC LB Spišská Nová Ves | 109–65 | 102–69 | 115–76 | 0 | 0 |
| Levickí Patrioti | 3–2 | Handlová | 81–59 | 83–88 | 73–59 | 87–98 | 82–65 |
| Prievidza | 3–2 | Rieker Com Therm Komárno | 81–61 | 77–86 | 96–74 | {68–72 | 103–81 |
| Iskra Svit | 3–1 | PP & TV Raj Žilina | 87–67 | 79–91 | 81–73 | 91–81 | 0 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Inter Bratislava | 4–0 | Iskra Svit | 93–91 | 95–74 | 114–48 | 85–63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levickí Patrioti | 2–4 | Prievidza | 62–69 | 62–68 | 80–69 | 64–76 | 82–75 | 64–68 | 0 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Inter Bratislava | 4–0 | Prievidza | 87–54 | 83–77 | 102–73 | 84–69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Slovak clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Levicki Patrioti | Alpe Adria Cup | Semifinals |