2014–15 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
| NBL | |
|---|---|
| Games played | 108 (regular season) 25 (Playoffs) |
| Teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | BNT |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Tyler Laser |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Lukoil Academic (24th title) |
| Runners-up | Balkan Botevgrad |
| Third place | Cherno More Port Varna |
| Fourth place | Rilski Sportist |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 74th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 11, 2014.
Teams
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2014–15 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
| Club | 2013–14 season | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Botevgrad | 2nd | Arena Botevgrad | 4,000 |
| Beroe | 9th | Municipal Hall | 1,000 |
| Cherno More Port Varna | 4th | Hristo Borisov | 1,000 |
| Chernomorets | 8th | Boycho Branzov | 1,000 |
| Levski Sofia | 3rd | Universiada Hall | 4,000 |
| Lukoil Academic | 1st | Sports Complex Hall | 1,000 |
| Rilski Sportist | 6th | Arena Samokov | 2,500 |
| Spartak Pleven | 7th | Balkanstroy | 1,200 |
| Yambol | 5th | Diana | 3,000 |
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2213 | 1776 | +437 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2183 | 1772 | +411 | 42 | |
| 3 | Rilski Sportist | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2114 | 1929 | +185 | 40 | |
| 4 | Cherno More Port Varna | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2076 | 1937 | +139 | 39 | |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2034 | 1896 | +138 | 39 | |
| 6 | Beroe | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1951 | 1993 | −42 | 34 | |
| 7 | Yambol | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2007 | 2127 | −120 | 32 | |
| 8 | Chernomorets | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1597 | 2352 | −755 | 26 | |
| 9 | Spartak Pleven | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1760 | 2152 | −392 | 25 |
Source: NBL
Playoffs
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 119 | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chernomorets | 51 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 86 | 94 | 65 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cherno More Port Varna | 66 | 86 | 91 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cherno More | 93 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 71 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 82 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 81 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 94 | 75 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yambol | 83 | 78 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 91 | 72 | 85 | 68 | 84 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rilski Sportist | 66 | 77 | 80 | 85 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rilski Sportist | 94 | 78 | 3 | Rilski Sportist | 79 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Beroe | 86 | 65 | 4 | Cherno More | 93 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
NBL clubs in European competitions
[edit]| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Lukoil Academic | EuroChallenge | Regular season |
| Levski Sofia | ABA League | Regular season |
| Rilski Sportist | Balkan League | Runner-up |