2018–19 EuroLeague

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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.

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
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Season2018–19
Dates11 October 2018 – 19 May 2019
Games played260
Teams16
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
Points Mike James 19.8
Rebounds Vincent Poirier 8.3
Assists Nick Calathes 8.7
Index Rating Mike James 20.2
Records
Biggest home winBayern 116–70 Darüşşafaka
(8 November 2018)
Biggest away winOlympiacos 75–99 Olimpia
(19 October 2018)
Highest scoringOlimpia 111–94 Budućnost
(3 January 2019)
Winning streak12 games
Fenerbahçe
Losing streak12 games
Darüşşafaka
Highest attendance18,182
Panathinaikos 82–89 Real Madrid
(23 April 2019)
Lowest attendance1,011
Darüşşafaka 71–63 Budućnost
(16 October 2018)
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.
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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.[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
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Montenegrin Budućnost VOLI qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    VTB United League (VTB): Russian Khimki qualified through the VTB United League.

Teams

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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

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Turkey Anadolu EfesTurkey Ergin AtamanTurkey Doğuş BalbayS by SportiveAnadolu Efes
Italy AX Armani Exchange OlimpiaItaly Simone PianigianiItaly Andrea CinciariniArmaniArmani Exchange
Spain Barcelona LassaSerbia Svetislav PešićCroatia Ante TomićNikeLassa Tyres
Germany Bayern MunichMontenegro Dejan RadonjićGermany Danilo BarthelAdidasBayWa
Montenegro Budućnost VOLICroatia Jasmin RepešaMontenegro Suad ŠehovićSpaldingVOLI
Russia CSKA MoscowGreece Dimitrios ItoudisUnited States Kyle HinesNikeRostelecom
Turkey Darüşşafaka TekfenTurkey Selçuk ErnakTurkey Oğuz SavaşAdidasTekfen
Turkey Fenerbahçe BekoSerbia Željko ObradovićTurkey Melih MahmutoğluNikeBeko
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Pedro MartínezDominican Republic Eulis BáezSpaldingHerbalife
Russia KhimkiLithuania Rimas KurtinaitisRussia Sergei MoniaAdidasKhimki Group
Spain Kirolbet BaskoniaCroatia Velimir PerasovićGeorgia (country) Tornike ShengeliaKelmeKirolbet
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosIsrael John DiBartolomeoNikeFOX
Greece OlympiacosIsrael David BlattGreece Vassilis SpanoulisNikebwin
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPUnited States Rick PitinoGreece Nick CalathesAdidasPame Stoixima
Spain Real MadridSpain Pablo LasoSpain Felipe ReyesAdidasEuropean University
Lithuania ŽalgirisLithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusLithuania Paulius JankūnasŽalgirisShopORLEN Lietuva
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Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Luis CasimiroEnd of contract13 June 2018[14]Pre-seasonSpain Salva Maldonado26 June 2018
Turkey DarüşşafakaIsrael David BlattEnd of contract31 May 2018Turkey Ahmet Çakı20 June 2018[15]
Greece OlympiacosGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosMutual consent18 June 2018[16]Israel David Blatt27 June 2018[17]
Spain Kirolbet BaskoniaSpain Pedro MartinezSacked16 November 2018[18]11th (2–5)Croatia Velimir Perasović16 November 2018[18]
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivCroatia Neven SpahijaSacked18 November 2018[19]14th (1–6)Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos18 November 2018[19]
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Salva MaldonadoSacked5 December 2018[20]13th (3–7)Spain Víctor García5 December 2018[20][21]
Turkey Darüşşafaka TekfenTurkey Ahmet ÇakıSacked11 December 2018[22]16th (1–10)Turkey Selçuk Ernak12 December 2018[23]
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPSpain Xavi PascualSacked20 December 2018[24]10th (6–7)United States Rick Pitino26 December 2018[25]
Montenegro Budućnost VOLISerbia Aleksandar DžikićSacked29 December 2018[26]15th (3–12)Croatia Jasmin Repeša30 December 2018[27]
Russia KhimkiGreece Georgios BartzokasSacked21 January 2019[28]13th (7–12)Lithuania Rimas Kurtinaitis21 January 2019[29]
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Víctor GarcíaSacked11 March 2019[30]14th (6–19)Spain Pedro Martínez11 March 2019[31]
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Regular season

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 30 25 5 2504 2237 +267 Advance to playoffs
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 30 24 6 2590 2397 +193
3 Spain Real Madrid 30 22 8 2578 2342 +236
4 Turkey Anadolu Efes 30 20 10 2562 2406 +156
5 Spain Barcelona Lassa 30 18 12 2358 2282 +76
6 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 30 16 14 2382 2345 +37
7 Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 30 15 15 2449 2378 +71
8 Lithuania Žalgiris 30 15 15 2360 2323 +37
9 Greece Olympiacos 30 15 15 2326 2301 +25
10 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 14 16 2376 2346 +30
11 Germany Bayern Munich 30 14 16 2348 2404 56
12 Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 30 14 16 2601 2600 +1
13 Russia Khimki 30 9 21 2333 2449 116
14 Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 30 8 22 2317 2616 299
15 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 30 6 24 2230 2550 320
16 Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen 30 5 25 2238 2576 338
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Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results

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Home \ Away EFS AXM FCB BAY BUD CSK DTI FNB HGC KHI KBA MTA OLY PAO RMB ZAL
Anadolu Efes 101–95 92–70 92–77 106–68 78–80 82–68 89–83 93–74 81–72 96–85 90–77 75–65 78–62 82–84 79–93
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 81–80 85–90 78–80 111–94 85–90 90–78 90–104 86–94 81–80 93–90 87–83 66–57 83–95 85–91 80–70
Barcelona Lassa 80–65 90–80 83–73 95–83 76–84 97–65 65–84 93–64 83–74 77–67 74–58 60–69 79–68 77–70 78–72
Bayern Munich 71–90 93–87 73–71 93–88 79–93 116–70 90–86 84–77 72–65 77–71 70–77 62–72 80–79 72–82 88–84
Budućnost VOLI 84–91 71–82 67–64 75–89 93–92 75–74 65–89 75–70 90–98 99–84 68–78 76–89 67–72 73–60 60–72
CSKA Moscow 102–84 101–95 95–75 77–70 99–69 79–75 70–68 107–85 88–74 82–78 76–93 69–65 77–78 82–78 99–97
Darüşşafaka Tekfen 88–93 92–98 71–79 92–87 71–63 65–80 75–97 71–75 91–85 80–75 71–73 79–75 67–91 82–86 71–75
Fenerbahçe Beko 84–66 92–85 88–82 88–84 76–67 79–75 100–79 97–72 93–85 96–87 78–75 90–75 85–66 65–63 78–61
Herbalife Gran Canaria 90–94 104–106 87–86 74–89 95–85 91–106 84–64 64–82 70–99 71–84 84–78 90–67 80–99 67–75 73–66
Khimki 84–85 88–90 80–87 60–71 85–69 72–80 85–84 84–78 87–72 77–85 71–76 66–87 76–68 75–100 74–64
Kirolbet Baskonia 92–102 80–75 70–77 76–68 82–62 76–73 82–56 72–74 83–66 104–86 97–73 80–85 86–77 86–76 80–73
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 71–79 94–92 99–83 95–71 81–76 86–89 77–58 70–74 90–55 79–63 79–81 65–64 84–75 66–87 83–85
Olympiacos 88–81 75–99 55–76 89–69 92–70 81–97 99–74 72–73 98–77 71–57 91–87 88–80 79–65 88–83 68–72
Panathinaikos OPAP 88–75 83–86 76–70 77–67 87–67 96–84 75–67 69–81 102–87 94–85 72–70 89–84 93–80 73–74 83–87
Real Madrid 92–84 92–89 92–65 91–78 89–55 88–93 109–93 101–86 89–76 79–74 97–79 91–79 94–78 89–68 86–93
Žalgiris 58–79 83–78 85–88 85–79 84–76 79–84 94–67 75–82 98–64 83–84 79–87 80–73 83–75 82–69 79–90
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Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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

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The Fernando Buesa Arena prior to the Final Four in May 2019

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.[32][33]

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
17 May
 
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko73
 
19 May
 
Turkey Anadolu Efes92
 
Turkey Anadolu Efes83
 
17 May
 
Russia CSKA Moscow91
 
Russia CSKA Moscow95
 
 
Spain Real Madrid90
 
Third place game
 
 
19 May
 
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko75
 
 
Spain Real Madrid94

Attendances

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Average home attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
2019 Final Four games 52,955 13,470 12,866 13,239 −16.9%
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 251,742 15,517 13,569 14,808 +9.2%
2 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 200,473 18,182 7,487 12,530 −3.7%
3 Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 189,352 12,847 9,743 11,138 −1.9%
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 182,529 12,821 7,380 10,737 −7.2%
5 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 157,826 11,060 9,476 10,522 −1.9%
6 Spain Real Madrid 166,457 12,749 7,328 9,792 −2.4%
7 Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 127,402 11,851 6,343 8,493 +13.7%2
8 Turkey Anadolu Efes 148,452 15,249 3,153 8,247 +111.5%
9 Greece Olympiacos 123,042 11,107 4,136 8,203 −8.0%
10 Russia CSKA Moscow 122,369 12,341 4,473 7,198 −12.3%
11 Spain Barcelona Lassa 98,487 7,311 4,372 5,793 +2.0%
12 Russia Khimki 82,529 7,151 3,259 5,502 −8.6%
13 Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 72,348 7,430 3,648 4,823 +18.9%1
14 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 71,877 5,260 4,081 4,792 +67.2%1
15 Germany Bayern Munich 65,233 5,809 3,259 4,349 −20.4%1
16 Turkey 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%
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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

More information Pos., Round ...
Pos.RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendanceRef
1 Playoffs 3 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Spain Real Madrid 18,182
2 Regular Season 29 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Spain Real Madrid 18,003
3 Regular Season 6 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Greece Olympiacos 17,345
4 Regular Season 27 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 16,513
5 Regular Season 15 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Russia CSKA Moscow 15,733
6 Playoffs 3 Lithuania Žalgiris Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 15,517
7 Playoffs 5 Turkey Anadolu Efes Spain Barcelona Lassa 15,249
8 Regular Season 16 Lithuania Žalgiris Russia CSKA Moscow 15,205
9 Regular Season 28 Lithuania Žalgiris Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen 15,178
10 Playoffs 4 Lithuania Žalgiris Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 15,177
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Panathinaikos game against Olympiacos was played with only 17,345 seats available for security reasons

Awards

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

MVP of the Round

Regular season
Playoffs
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MVP of the Month

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Month Week Player Team Ref.
2018
October1–4Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid[77]
November5–10Serbia Vasilije MicićTurkey Anadolu Efes[78]
December11–15Czech Republic Jan VeselýTurkey Fenerbahçe Beko[79]
2019
January16–20Israel Alex TyusIsrael Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv[80]
February21–24United States Mike JamesItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia[81]
March25–29Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP[82]
April30–PO5Argentina Facundo CampazzoSpain Real Madrid[83]
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Statistics

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Individual statistics

Rating

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Mike JamesItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia3060720.23
2.Serbia Nikola MilutinovGreece Olympiacos2856120.04
3.Lithuania Artūras GudaitisItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia2139218.67
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Source: EuroLeague

Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Mike JamesItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia3059519.83
2.United States Cory HigginsRussia CSKA Moscow3247614.88
3.France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow3450114.74
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Source: EuroLeague

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.France Vincent PoirierSpain Kirolbet Baskonia342828.29
2.Serbia Nikola MilutinovGreece Olympiacos282217.89
3.Lithuania Artūras GudaitisItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia211507.14
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Source: EuroLeague

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP332868.67
2.United States Mike JamesItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia301916.37
3.Serbia Vasilije MicićTurkey Anadolu Efes372045.51
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Source: EuroLeague

Other statistics

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Category Player Team Games Average
Steals Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP
33
1.73
Blocks Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid
34
1.68
Turnovers Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP
33
3.09
Fouls drawn Georgia (country) Tornike ShengeliaSpain Kirolbet Baskonia
20
5.45
Minutes United States Mike JamesItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
30
33:56
FT % Azerbaijan Jaycee CarrollSpain Real Madrid
31
96.00%
2-Point % Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid
34
79.39%
3-Point % Latvia Dairis BertānsItaly AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
22
53.62%
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Individual game highs

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Team statistics

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Category Team Average
Rating Spain Real Madrid
103.57
Points Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
87.27
Points Allowed Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko
75.64
Rebounds Spain Real Madrid
36.86
Assists Spain Real Madrid
20.17
Steals Russia Khimki
7.60
Blocks Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen
3.53
Turnovers Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen
13.93
FT % Turkey Anadolu Efes
82.10%
2-Point % Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko
58.33%
3-Point % Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko
42.79%
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References

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