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
The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League ( sl, 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, opera ...
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Olimpija are the defending champions.
Format
Regular season
In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). 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
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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 (
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...
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Season MVP
*
Marjan Čakarun (
Sixt Primorska)
Finals MVP
*
Marjan Čakarun (
Sixt Primorska)
All-League Team
*
Jan Špan
Jan Špan (born November 20, 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Krka of the Slovenian League and the ABA League Second Division. He is a 1.89 m tall point guard.
Career
Špan averaged 8.8 points and 2.2 assists p ...
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Petrol Olimpija)
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Blaž Mahkovic (
Helios Suns)
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Donovon Jack (
Hopsi Polzela)
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Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (
Sixt Primorska)
*
Marjan Čakarun (
Sixt Primorska)
Regular Season Team
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Nejc Barič (
Zlatorog)
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Blaž Mahkovic (
Helios Suns)
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Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (
Sixt Primorska)
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Davor Konjević (
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...
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Ramo Rizvić (
Šenčur
Šenčur (; in older sources also ''Šentjur'',''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7. german: Sankt Georgen''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vie ...
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Weekly MVP
Regular season
Second round
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Statistical leaders
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Points
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Assists
Clubs in European competitions
References
External links
Slovenian Basketball Federation
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Slovenian Basketball League seasons
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
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