The 2018–19 Basketligaen was the 44th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 25 September 2018 and ended on 13 May 2019. Bakken Bears defended its title. Ryan Evans of the Bears was named the season's Most Valuable Player.
Basketligaen | |
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Season | 2018–19 |
Duration | 25 September 2018 – 13 May 2019 |
Teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Ryan Evans |
Finals | |
Champions | Bakken Bears (17th title) |
Runners-up | Horsens IC |
Third place | Team FOG Næstved |
Fourth place | Randers Cimbria |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Competition format
editTeams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.[1]
The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.
Teams
editAfter the end of the season, Hørsholm 79ers resigned to its place in the league.[2] EBAA and Værløse joined the league.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Bakken Bears | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen | 2,050
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BMS Herlev Wolfpack | Copenhagen | Ballerup Super Arena | 6,500
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EBAA | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen | 2,050
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Horsens IC | Horsens | Forum Horsens | 3,300
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Randers Cimbria | Randers | Arena Randers | 3,000
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Stevnsgade SuperMen | Copenhagen | Nørrebrohallen | 600
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Svendborg Rabbits | Svendborg | Svendborg Idrætscenter | 1,922[3]
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Team FOG Næstved | Næstved | Næstved Hallen | 3,500
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Værløse | Værløse | Søndersøhallen |
Regular season
editPro A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bakken Bears | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2444 | 1948 | +496 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Horsens | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2256 | 1954 | +302 | 36 | |
3 | Team FOG Næstved | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2191 | 1969 | +222 | 28 | |
4 | Svendborg Rabbits | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1979 | 1979 | 0 | 26 | |
5 | Randers Cimbria | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2160 | 2185 | −25 | 26 |
Pro B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EBAA | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1668 | 1847 | −179 | 16 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1787 | 2015 | −228 | 14 | |
3 | Værløse | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1720 | 1906 | −186 | 14 | |
4 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1567 | 1969 | −402 | 4 |
Results
editPlayoffs
editThe playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.
Bracket
editQuarterfinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Bakken Bears | 3–0 | Værløse | 107–81 | 98–87 | 90–71 | ||
Horsens | 3–0 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack | 112–67 | 99–75 | 91–64 | ||
Team FOG Næstved | 3–0 | EBAA | 89–65 | 93–64 | 101–66 | ||
Svendborg Rabbits | 2–3 | Randers Cimbria | 81–65 | 88–95 | 74–83 | 86–82 | 73–79 |
Semifinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Bakken Bears | 3–1 | Randers Cimbria | 95–85 | 92–99 | 99–84 | 92–87 | |
Horsens | 3–0 | Team FOG Næstved | 89–78 | 93–81 | 109–66 |
Third place game
editTeam 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Team FOG Næstved | 101–92 | Randers Cimbria |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Bakken Bears | 4–0 | Horsens | 91–86 | 83–76 | 91–62 | 91–76 |
Danish clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Result |
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Bakken Bears | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 |
References
edit- ^ "Basketligaen 2018/19" (in Danish). Basketligan. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Hørsholm 79ers spiller ikke i BL i næste sæson" [Horsholm 79ers will not play in BL the next season] (in Danish). Basketligaen. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Idrætshallen". Svendborg Idrætscenter. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2020.