2018–19 BIBL season
| 2018–19 BIBL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Dates | 16 October 2018 – 7 April 2019 |
| Games played | 88 |
| Teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | sportmedia.tv YouTube RTSH |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Blokotehna (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Teuta |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 BIBL season is the 11th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). The competition started on 16 October 2018.[1]
Competition format
[edit]Originally eight teams joined the competition, but Prishtina 2019 withdrew its participation in January due to the commitment in the FIBA Europe Cup.[2]
The remaining seven teams play a round robin tournament where each team faced the others in home and away games. The top four teams qualify directly for the Final Four.[3]
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BER | BLO | ACA | TEU | KOZ | BAS | BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Beroe
|
12 | 11 | 1 | 1156 | 925 | +231 | 23 | Advance to Final Four | — | 91–81 | 92–78 | 108–65 | 69–62 | 133–80 | 100–69 | |
| 2 | Blokotehna
|
12 | 9 | 3 | 1029 | 905 | +124 | 21 | 100–104 | — | 89–74 | 90–62 | 89–85 | 96–70 | 85–72 | ||
| 3 | Academic Bultex 99
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 1067 | 910 | +157 | 20 | 86–95 | 82–77 | — | 89–73 | 88–57 | 109–59 | 81–67 | ||
| 4 | Teuta
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 953 | 977 | −24 | 20 | 87–85 | 61–70 | 89–86 | — | 79–70 | 88–64 | 73–71 | ||
| 5 | Kožuv
|
12 | 3 | 9 | 918 | 984 | −66 | 15 | 85–94 | 57–77 | 86–91 | 85–94 | — | 90–74 | 83–76 | ||
| 6 |  Bashkimi
|
12 | 2 | 10 | 889 | 1162 | −273 | 14 | 77–107 | 77–92 | 65–105 | 83–101 | 80–76 | — | 85–84 | ||
| 7 |  Barsy Atyrau
|
12 | 1 | 11 | 859 | 1008 | −149 | 13 | 60–78 | 70–83 | 61–102 | 76–81 | 73–82 | 81–75 | — |
Source: BIBL
Final Four
[edit]The BIBL Final Four is the final stage of the competition that follows the regular season. Will be played in a single knock-out match on April 6, 2019 and April 7, 2019 in Tirana, at the Feti Borova Sport Hall in the Tirana Olympic Park.[4]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
| Blokotehna | 79 | |||||
| 7 April | ||||||
| Academic Bultex 99 | 74 | |||||
| Blokotehna | 82 | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
| Teuta | 68 | |||||
| Beroe | 68 | |||||
| Teuta | 80 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 April | ||||||
| Academic Bultex 99 | 86 | |||||
| Beroe | 57 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]6 April 2019
17:00 |
| Blokotehna |
79–74 | Academic Bultex 99 |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−19, 25−21, 21−17, 17−17 | ||
| Pts: Mladenović 22 Rebs: Đumić 9 Asts: Nikolić 5 |
Pts: Bachev, Vitković 16 Rebs: Vujović 9 Asts: Bachev 5 | |
Feti Borova Sport Hall, Tirana
Attendance: 120 Referees: Haris Bijedić, Gentian Çiçi, Stelios Symeonides |
6 April 2019
19:30 |
| Beroe |
68–80 | Teuta |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−20, 18−15, 22−12, 8−23 | ||
| Pts: Frankamp 26 Rebs: Yanev 8 Asts: Frankamp 5 |
Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Hysenagolli 10 Asts: Wilson 9 | |
Feti Borova Sport Hall, Tirana
Attendance: 430 Referees: Ognjen Jokić, Aleksandar Milojevik, Diamantis Lortos |
Third place
[edit]7 April 2019
16:00 |
| Academic Bultex 99 |
86–57 | Beroe |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−20, 30−14, 17−15, 22−8 | ||
| Pts: Gruev 21 Rebs: Vujović, Olisemeka 9 Asts: Franklin, Gruev 4 |
Pts: Coggins 13 Rebs: Jennings 11 Asts: Frankamp, Miller 4 | |
Feti Borova Sport Hall, Tirana
Attendance: 100 Referees: Aleksandar Milojevik, Gentian Çiçi, Diamantis Lortos |
Final
[edit]7 April 2019
18:30 |
| Blokotehna |
82–68 | Teuta |
| Scoring by quarter: 25−9, 17−21, 28−15, 12−23 | ||
| Pts: Penn 31 Rebs: Đumić 10 Asts: Mladenović 8 |
Pts: Hamati 18 Rebs: Hysenagolli 10 Asts: Brown 5 | |
Feti Borova Sport Hall, Tirana
Attendance: 900 Referees: Ognjen Jokić, Haris Bijedić, Stelios Symeonides |
| 2018–19 Balkan League Champions |
|---|
 Blokotehna 1st Title |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Official website". balkanleague.net.