2018–19 EuroLeague

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.
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
A total of sixteen teams participated. 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.
LC: Qualified as a licensed club with a long-term licence
1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
EC: EuroCup champion
WC: Wild card
Notes
Teams
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
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Regular season
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
Results
Playoffs
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
Final Four
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.
Attendances
Average home attendances
Top 10
Panathinaikos game against Olympiacos was played with only 17,345 seats available for security reasons
Awards
EuroLeague MVP
Jan Veselý (Fenerbahçe Beko)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
Will Clyburn (CSKA Moscow)
All-EuroLeague Teams
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy
Mike James (AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan)
Best Defender
Edy Tavares (Real Madrid)
Rising Star
Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)
Coach of the Year
Dimitrios Itoudis (CSKA Moscow)
MVP of the Round
Regular season
Playoffs
MVP of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistics
Rating
Source: EuroLeague
Points
Source: EuroLeague
Rebounds
Source: EuroLeague
Assists
Source: EuroLeague
Other statistics
Individual game highs
Team statistics
See also
2018–19 EuroCup Basketball
2018–19 Basketball Champions League
2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links
Official website
EuroLeague seasons