2018–19 Basketbol Süper Ligi

The 2018–19 Basketbol Süper Ligi was the 53rd season of the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Turkey. The season started on 6 October 2018 and ended 21 June 2019.

Basketbol Süper Ligi
Season2018–19
Dates6 October 2018 – 21 June 2019
Number of teams15
Regular season
Season MVPEgypt Assem Marei
RelegatedAdatıp Sakarya BB
Finals
ChampionsAnadolu Efes (14th title)
  Runners-upFenerbahçe
SemifinalistsGalatasaray Doğa Sigorta
Tofaş
Finals MVPUnited States Shane Larkin
Statistical leaders
Points United States Kenny Hayes 21.7
Rebounds United States Devin Williams 11.8
Assists Serbia Vasilije Micić 6.7
Index Rating Egypt Assem Marei 22.7

Anadolu Efes captured its fourteenth title and its first championship in 10 years, after it defeated Fenerbahçe in seven in the finals.

Teams edit

Promotion and relegation edit

Yeşilgiresun Belediye and Uşak Sportif were relegated after finishing in the last two places during the previous season. Türk Telekom promoted as the champions of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).[1] Afyon Belediye promoted as the winners of the play-offs.[2]

On 12 July 2018, Eskişehir Basket announced its withdrawal from the BSL.[3] On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Bahçeşehir Koleji received the vacant BSL spot.[4]

On 2 October 2018, Trabzonspor announced its withdrawal from the BSL.[5]

Locations and stadia edit

Locations of the 2018–19 Basketbol Süper Ligi clubs
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Afyon Belediye Afyonkarahisar Afyon Atatürk Sports Hall
2,000
Anadolu Efes Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome
16,000
Bahçeşehir Koleji Istanbul Caferağa Sports Hall
1,500
Banvit Bandırma Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall
3,000
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Istanbul BJK Akatlar Arena
3,200
Darüşşafaka Tekfen Istanbul Volkswagen Arena Istanbul
5,000
Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece Istanbul Gazanfer Bilge Spor Salonu
3,000
Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul Ülker Sports Arena
13,800
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome
16,000
Gaziantep Basketbol Gaziantep Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall
6,400
İstanbul BB Istanbul Cebeci Sport Hall
1,250
Pınar Karşıyaka İzmir Karşıyaka Arena
5,000
Adatıp Sakarya BB Sakarya Sakarya Sports Hall
5,000
Tofaş Bursa Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall
7,500
Türk Telekom Ankara Ankara Arena
10,400

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
Afyon Belediye   Can Sevim   Altan Erol Dafron Afjet
Anadolu Efes   Ergin Ataman   Doğuş Balbay S by Sportive Efes
Bahçeşehir Koleji   Stefanos Dedas   Yiğitcan Turna Playoff Bahçeşehir College
Banvit   Hakan Demir   Tolga Geçim &   Rıdvan Öncel Dafron Banvit
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan   Duško Ivanović   Muratcan Güler Adidas Sompo Japan Sigorta
Darüşşafaka Tekfen   Selçuk Ernak   Oğuz Savaş Under Armour Garanti Bank
Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece   Serhat Şehit   Kenny Hayes Dafron Istanbul Arel University
Fenerbahçe Beko   Željko Obradović   Melih Mahmutoğlu Nike Beko
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta   Ertuğrul Erdoğan   Göksenin Köksal Givova N/A
Gaziantep Basketbol   Nenad Marković   Can Uğur Öğüt Dafron N/A
İstanbul BB   Hakan Yavuz   Mehmet Yağmur Adidas Intercity
Pınar Karşıyaka   Dirk Bauermann   Erdi Gülaslan S by Sportive Pınar
Adatıp Sakarya BB   Ozan Bulkaz - Tryon Adatıp Hastanesi
Tofaş   Orhun Ene   Sammy Mejía Dafron Fiat
Türk Telekom   Burak Gören   Kaya Peker Fertino Türk Telekom

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Anadolu Efes 28 25 3 2509 2119 +390 53 Advance to playoffs
2 Fenerbahçe Beko 28 24 4 2437 1969 +468 52
3 Tofaş 28 18 10 2286 2211 +75 46
4 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 28 18 10 2271 2141 +130 46
5 Gaziantep Basketbol 28 17 11 2069 1983 +86 45
6 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 28 16 12 2193 2134 +59 44
7 Türk Telekom 28 16 12 2224 2204 +20 44
8 Banvit 28 14 14 2241 2207 +34 42
9 Bahçeşehir Koleji 28 13 15 2308 2279 +29 41
10 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 28 13 15 2268 2140 +128 41
11 Pınar Karşıyaka 28 11 17 2223 2285 −62 39
12 Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece 28 8 20 2195 2475 −280 36
13 İstanbul BB 28 6 22 2168 2458 −290 34
14 Afyon Belediye 28 6 22 2203 2371 −168 34
15 Adatıp Sakarya BB (R) 28 5 23 1863 2482 −619 33 Relegation to TBL
Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away AFY EFS BAH BAN BJK DSK DIB FEN GAL GAZ IBB KSK SAK TOF TTA
Afyon Belediye 74–105 70–80 90–96 79–82 93–96 76–80 72–96 69–77 71–73 74–76 89–86 91–70 96–85 77–79
Anadolu Efes 97–78 86–73 93–85 86–90 75–72 98–81 67–65 92–82 88–81 111–74 104–76 86–96 98–54 87–59
Bahçeşehir Koleji 88–79 81–87 86–78 83–57 92–85 92–78 77–84 83–78 86–92 103–86 74–62 87–83 79–77 78–84
Banvit 72–71 62–86 93–84 76–67 65–82 59–81 83–78 75–80 74–82 95–63 84–75 94–52 90–89 83–96
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 80–75 92–95 80–78 95–75 81–72 90–84 58–79 72–74 63–69 87–83 61–57 77–65 78–73 85–67
Darüşşafaka Tekfen 85–67 86–95 77–72 82–89 73–74 100–51 72–87 79–84 62–63 93–65 93–78 82–57 78–82 94–87
Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece 84–94 72–90 103–106 71–100 69–79 76–69 69–98 65–86 69–93 96–90 91–79 92–82 72–102 80–77
Fenerbahçe Beko 92–68 86–79 90–73 70–77 78–73 91–61 107–70 90–67 84–67 93–70 80–72 89–64 89–56 87–64
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 98–103 70–73 88–73 86–76 93–87 64–80 93–85 84–74 70–66 93–74 81–71 102–65 76–75 74–56
Gaziantep Basketbol 89–63 65–66 65–63 73–69 63–56 62–65 76–60 55–67 71–67 80–69 74–73 83–58 66–79 85–79
İstanbul BB 75–70 80–93 50–98 74–71 74–82 87–81 78–97 86–103 69–77 65–94 84–89 117–72 82–87 82–89
Pınar Karşıyaka 86–70 66–96 103–77 80–74 89–87 100–84 86–81 81–88 78–75 82–81 86–93 93–63 55–82 86–89
Sakarya BB 57–93 62–99 84–71 67–75 62–115 43–106 73–69 62–138 56–89 75–67 82–77 64–87 69–73 55–65
Tofaş 95–74 81–93 87–85 88–83 89–79 80–72 97–83 69–74 97–82 77–67 73–61 93–91 89–72 85–82
Türk Telekom 92–77 76–84 93–86 66–87 74–66 80–87 105–86 72–80 87–81 83–67 89–84 73–56 76–53 85–72
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Anadolu Efes 2
8 Banvit 0
1 Anadolu Efes 3
4 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 0
4 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 2
5 Gaziantep Basketbol 1
1 Anadolu Efes 4
2 Fenerbahçe Beko 3
2 Fenerbahçe Beko 2
7 Türk Telekom 1
2 Fenerbahçe Beko 3
3 Tofaş 0
3 Tofaş 2
6 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 0

Awards and statistics edit

Statistical leaders edit

Category[6] Player Club Average
Efficiency   Assem Marei Pınar Karşıyaka 22.7
Points   Kenny Hayes Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece 21.7
Rebounds   Devin Williams Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece 11.8
Assists   Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes 6.7
Blocks   Jeremy Evans Darüşşafaka Tekfen 1.3
Steal   Sammy Mejia Tofaş 1.7


Turkish clubs in European competitions edit

Team Competition Progress
Anadolu Efes EuroLeague Runners-up
Fenerbahçe Beko Final-Four
Darüşşafaka Tekfen Regular season
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta EuroCup Regular season
Tofaş Regular season
Türk Telekom Regular season
Banvit Champions League Round of 16
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Round of 16
Adatıp Sakarya BB Third qualifying round
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season
Pınar Karşıyaka Quarter-finals
İstanbul BB Regular season

References edit

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  2. ^ "Afyon'da çifte sevinç: Afyon Belediyespor Basketbol Süper Ligi'nde" (in Turkish). CNN Turk. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Eskisehir withdraws from Basketball Champions League and Turkish BSL League - Eurohoops". 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bahcesehir to replace Eskisehir in Turkish BSL League". 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Turkish League left with 15 teams after Trabzonspor's withdrawal - Eurohoops". 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Lig Liderleri". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-05-13.