2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
Format
Regular season
In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series. All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.Second phase
The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used.The bottom four teams entered a home-and-away round-robin mini-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Each teams plays 9 games in this phase.
Playoffs
Eight teams joined the playoffs.Teams
Venues and locations
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| Ilirija | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,000 |
| Petrol Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 |
| Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
| Teams that play in the 2018–19 Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2018–19 Adriatic League Second Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2018-19 Alpe Adria Cup |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Zlatorog Laško |  Aleš Pipan | End of contact | – | Pre-season |  Chris Thomas | 27 July 2018 |
| Helios Suns |  Jovan Beader | Sacked | 12 November 2018 | 9th | Dejan Jakara | 12 November 2018 |
| Petrol Olimpija | Zoran Martič | Mutual consent | 18 November 2018 | 1st | Saša Nikitović | 19 November 2018 |
| Šenčur | Rade Mijanović | Sacked | 30 December 2018 | 9th | Konstantin Subotić | 1 January 2019 |
| Petrol Olimpija | Saša Nikitović | Mutual consent | 19 February 2019 | 4th | Jure Zdovc | 19 February 2019 |
Regular season
League table
Results
Championship group
League table
Results
Relegation group
League table
Results
Playoffs
Seeded teams played at home games 1, 3 and, in the finals, 5.Bracket
Quarter–finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Awards
Regular Season MVP
- Davor Konjević
Season MVP
- Marjan Čakarun
Finals MVP
- Marjan Čakarun
All-League Team
- Jan Špan
- Blaž Mahkovic
- Donovon Jack
- Marko Jagodić-Kuridža
- Marjan Čakarun
Regular Season Team
- Nejc Barič
- Blaž Mahkovic
- Marko Jagodić-Kuridža
- Davor Konjević
- Ramo Rizvić
Weekly MVP