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| Liga Nova KBM1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Duration | 11 October 2018 - 24 May 2019 |
| Games played | 154 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Šport TV |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Ilirija |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Sixt Primorska |
| Runners-up | Petrol Olimpija |
| Semifinalists | Krka Helios Suns |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 28th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
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.
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.
Eight teams joined the playoffs.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| Ilirija | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,000 |
| Petrol Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 |
| Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
| Teams that play in the 2018–19 Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2018–19 Adriatic League Second Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2018-19 Alpe Adria Cup |
| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Suns | Spalding | Helios | |||
| Hopsi Polzela | Macron | — | |||
| Ilirija | Spalding | — | |||
| Krka | Žolna Šport | Krka | |||
| Petrol Olimpija | Peak | Petrol | |||
| Rogaška | Nike | — | |||
| Sixt Primorska | Nike | Sixt | |||
| Šenčur | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba | |||
| Šentjur | Luanvi | — | |||
| Zlatorog Laško | Spalding | Pivovarna Laško |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zlatorog Laško | End of contact | – | Pre-season | 27 July 2018[2] | ||
| Helios Suns | Sacked | 12 November 2018 | 9th (1–4) | 12 November 2018[3] | ||
| Petrol Olimpija | Mutual consent | 18 November 2018 | 1st (4–2) | 19 November 2018[4] | ||
| Šenčur | Sacked | 30 December 2018[5] | 9th (4–6) | 1 January 2019[6] | ||
| Petrol Olimpija | Mutual consent | 19 February 2019 | 4th (10–8) | 19 February 2019[7] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixt Primorska | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1525 | 1330 | +195 | 31 | Qualification to championship group |
| 2 | Krka | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1466 | 1374 | +92 | 30 | |
| 3 | Rogaška | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1454 | 1468 | −14 | 29 | |
| 4 | Petrol Olimpija | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1422 | 1426 | −4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Hopsi Polzela | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1465 | 1390 | +75 | 28 | |
| 6 | Helios Suns | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1342 | 1342 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Zlatorog Laško | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1392 | 1433 | −41 | 27 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 8 | Šentjur | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1397 | 1427 | −30 | 26 | |
| 9 | Šenčur | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1416 | 1445 | −29 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ilirija | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1381 | 1625 | −244 | 19 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixt Primorska | 10 | 10 | 0 | 818 | 650 | +168 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Petrol Olimpija | 10 | 7 | 3 | 726 | 677 | +49 | 17 | |
| 3 | Hopsi Polzela | 10 | 5 | 5 | 727 | 763 | −36 | 15 | |
| 4 | Krka | 10 | 4 | 6 | 766 | 751 | +15 | 14 | |
| 5 | Rogaška | 10 | 3 | 7 | 740 | 833 | −93 | 13 | |
| 6 | Helios Suns | 10 | 1 | 9 | 691 | 794 | −103 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šenčur | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1213 | 1141 | +72 | 25 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1199 | 1119 | +80 | 24 | |
| 3 | Šentjur | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1133 | 1180 | −47 | 23 | |
| 4 | Ilirija | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1149 | 1254 | −105 | 18 | Relegation |
Seeded teams played at home games 1, 3 and, in the finals, 5.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Sixt Primorska | 2 | |||||||||
| Zlatorog Laško | 0 | |||||||||
| Sixt Primorska | 2 | |||||||||
| Krka | 0 | |||||||||
| Krka | 2 | |||||||||
| Rogaška | 0 | |||||||||
| Sixt Primorska | 3 | |||||||||
| Petrol Olimpija | 0 | |||||||||
| Petrol Olimpija | 2 | |||||||||
| Šenčur | 1 | |||||||||
| Petrol Olimpija | 2 | |||||||||
| Helios Suns | 0 | |||||||||
| Hopsi Polzela | 0 | |||||||||
| Helios Suns | 2 | |||||||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt Primorska | 2–0 | Zlatorog Laško | 98–74 | 89–68 | – |
| Petrol Olimpija | 2–1 | Šenčur | 79–77 | 70–73 | 85–73 |
| Hopsi Polzela | 0–2 | Helios Suns | 82–95 | 78–80 | – |
| Krka | 2–0 | Rogaška | 77–73 | 80–74 | – |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt Primorska | 2–0 | Krka | 85–74 | 88–76 | – |
| Petrol Olimpija | 2–0 | Helios Suns | 74–60 | 68–49 | – |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt Primorska | 3–0 | Petrol Olimpija | 79–61 | 76–75 | 68–63 | – | – |
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| Team | Competition | Progress |
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| Petrol Olimpija | Champions League | Regular season |