The 2018–19 EuroLeague Women was the 61st edition of the European women's club
basketball
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championship organized by
FIBA
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, and the 23rd edition since being rebranded as the
EuroLeague Women.
Team allocation
A total of 20 teams from 11 countries participated in the 2018–19 EuroLeague Women.
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders):
Round and draw dates
Schedule
Draw
The draw was held on 5 July 2018 at the FIBA headquarters in
Munich
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,
Germany
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. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds.
Qualifying round
Regular season
The regular season started on 24 October 2018 and ended on 20 February 2019.
The four top teams of each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
# Head-to-head record
# Head-to-head point differential
# Head-to-head points scored
# Point differential for the entire regular season
# Points scored for the entire regular season
Group A
Group B
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Final four
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Awards
This year the regular season awards decided by fan vote.
EuroLeague MVP
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Breanna Stewart
Breanna Mackenzie Stewart (born Baldwin; born August 27, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
In high school, Stewart was the National Gatorade Player o ...
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Dynamo Kursk
WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from Kursk playing in the Russian Premier League. They won their first FIBA Eurocup title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLea ...
)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
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Brittney Griner
Brittney Yevette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's natio ...
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UMMC Ekaterinburg
BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
)
Coach of the Year
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Lucas Mondelo (
Dynamo Kursk
WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from Kursk playing in the Russian Premier League. They won their first FIBA Eurocup title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLea ...
)
Most Entertaining Player of the Year
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Marine Johannès (
Bourges Basket
Tango Bourges Basket (formerly ''Cercle Jean-Macé Bourges Basket'') is a French women's basketball club from Bourges.
Bourges was the first French team to win a FIBA women's competition, the 1995 Ronchetti Cup. So began the club's most successf ...
)
Best Frontcourt Player of the Year
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Breanna Stewart
Breanna Mackenzie Stewart (born Baldwin; born August 27, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
In high school, Stewart was the National Gatorade Player o ...
(
Dynamo Kursk
WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from Kursk playing in the Russian Premier League. They won their first FIBA Eurocup title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLea ...
)
Best Wing of the Year
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Haley Peters
Haley Peters (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional women's basketball forward. She was undrafted in the 2014 WNBA Draft, but has signed with three separate teams in her career.
College career
Before coming to Duke, Peters was a ...
(
Carolo Basket)
Best Guard of the Year
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Marine Johannès (
Bourges Basket
Tango Bourges Basket (formerly ''Cercle Jean-Macé Bourges Basket'') is a French women's basketball club from Bourges.
Bourges was the first French team to win a FIBA women's competition, the 1995 Ronchetti Cup. So began the club's most successf ...
)
Young Player of the Year
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Alexia Chartereau (
Bourges Basket
Tango Bourges Basket (formerly ''Cercle Jean-Macé Bourges Basket'') is a French women's basketball club from Bourges.
Bourges was the first French team to win a FIBA women's competition, the 1995 Ronchetti Cup. So began the club's most successf ...
)
Individual leaders
Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Other statistics
Individual game highs
Team leaders
Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.
References
External links
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2018–19 in European women's basketball leagues
EuroLeague Women seasons