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 be 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. Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.
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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


TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Anadolu EfesIstanbulSinan Erdem Dome
AX Armani Exchange OlimpiaMilanMediolanum Forum
Barcelona LassaBarcelonaPalau Blaugrana
Bayern MunichMunichAudi Dome
Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center
CSKA MoscowMoscowMegasport Arena
Darüşşafaka TekfenIstanbulVolkswagen Arena
Fenerbahçe BekoIstanbulÜlker Sports Arena
Herbalife Gran CanariaLas PalmasGran Canaria Arena
KhimkiKhimkiMytishchi Arena
Kirolbet BaskoniaVitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena
Maccabi FOX Tel AvivTel AvivMenora Mivtachim Arena
OlympiacosPiraeus, AthensPeace and Friendship Stadium
Panathinaikos OPAPMarousi, AthensOlympic Sports Center Athens
Real MadridMadridWiZink Center
ŽalgirisKaunasŽalgirio Arena

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Herbalife Gran Canaria Luis CasimiroEnd of contractPre-season Salva Maldonado
Darüşşafaka David BlattEnd of contractPre-season Ahmet Çakı
Olympiacos Ioannis SfairopoulosMutual consentPre-season David Blatt
Kirolbet Baskonia Pedro MartinezSacked16 November 201811th Velimir Perasović16 November 2018
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Neven SpahijaSacked18 November 201814th Ioannis Sfairopoulos18 November 2018
Herbalife Gran Canaria Salva MaldonadoSacked5 December 201813th Víctor García5 December 2018
Darüşşafaka Tekfen Ahmet ÇakıSacked11 December 201816th Selçuk Ernak12 December 2018
Panathinaikos OPAP Xavi PascualSacked20 December 201810th Rick Pitino26 December 2018
Budućnost VOLI Aleksandar DžikićSacked29 December 201815th Jasmin Repeša30 December 2018
Khimki Georgios BartzokasSacked21 January 201913th Rimas Kurtinaitis21 January 2019
Herbalife Gran Canaria Víctor GarcíaSacked11 March 201914th Pedro Martínez11 March 2019

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

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]

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy">Alphonso Ford Trophy">Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

;Regular season
RoundPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating|
1 Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe Beko34
2 Nikola Milutinov Olympiacos33
2 Anthony Randolph Real Madrid33
3 Scottie Wilbekin Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv30
3 Rodrigue Beaubois Anadolu Efes30
4 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow27
5 Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid30
6 Cory Higgins CSKA Moscow28
7 Eulis Báez Herbalife Gran Canaria32
8 Alexey Shved Khimki30
9 Alexey Shved Khimki32
10 Zach LeDay Olympiacos42
11 Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid34
12 Derrick Williams Bayern Munich35
13 Nikola Milutinov Olympiacos36
14 Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos31
15 Johnny O'Bryant III Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv44
16 Nikola Milutinov Olympiacos41
17 Kostas Papanikolaou Olympiacos31
18 Marcelo Huertas Kirolbet Baskonia29
19 Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow27
20 Angelo Caloiaro Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv33
21 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow38
22 Krunoslav Simon Anadolu Efes34
23 Brandon Davies Žalgiris34
24 Ante Tomić Barcelona Lassa28
25 Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes43
26 Mike James AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan31
27 Micheal Eric Darüşşafaka Tekfen33
28 Nick Calathes Panathinaikos OPAP39
29 Toney Douglas Darüşşafaka Tekfen37
30 Brandon Davies Žalgiris34

;Playoffs
GamePlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating|
1 Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes30
2 Vincent Poirier Kirolbet Baskonia32
3 Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes34
4 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow35
5 Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes19

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