2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.

NBL
Duration7 October 2017– 29 May 2018
Number of games108 (Regular season)
23 (Playoffs)
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)BNT
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Alan Arnett[1]
Finals
ChampionsLevski Lukoil
  Runners-upBalkan Botevgrad
Third placeRilski Sportist
Fourth placeAcademic Bultex 99
Finals MVPBulgaria Bozhidar Avramov[2]
Statistical leaders
Points United States Alan Arnett 21.73
Rebounds United States Darrius Garrett 10.2
Assists Bulgaria Milen Dudev 6.2
Index Rating United States Alan Arnett 27.0
Records
Biggest home winAcademic Sofia 131–68 Cherno More Ticha
(28 October 2017)
Biggest away winAcademic Sofia 51–93 Academic Bultex 99
(13 January 2018)
Highest scoringYambol 116–106 Spartak
(17 March 2018)
Winning streak7 Games - 3 Teams (Academic Sofia, Balkan, Levski Lukoil)
Losing streak13 Games Spartak Pleven

Teams
2017–18 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

The same nine teams of the previous season repeated participation in the 2017–18 season.[3]

Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Bultex 992ndArena SilaPlovdiv1,000
Balkan Botevgrad5thArena BotevgradBotevgrad4,500
Beroe3rdMunicipal HallStara Zagora1,000
Cherno More Ticha7thHristo BorisovVarna1,000
Levski Lukoil[lower-alpha 1]9thUniversiada HallSofia4,000
Academic Sofia[lower-alpha 1]1stSports Complex HallPravets1,000
Rilski Sportist4thArena SamokovSamokov2,500
Spartak Pleven6thBalkanstroyPleven1,200
Yambol8thDianaYambol3,000
  1. Academic started the season as "Lukoil Academic". However, from January 2018 main sponsor Lukoil left the team for Levski Sofia.[4] Levski was named "Levski Lukoil", while the other club was simply named "Academic".

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Levski Lukoil 24 18 6 2018 1777 +241 42 Advance to playoffs
2 Academic Bultex 99 24 18 6 1959 1762 +197 42
3 Balkan Botevgrad[lower-alpha 1] 24 19 5 2003 1780 +223 42
4 Rilski Sportist 24 16 8 2098 1895 +203 40
5 Beroe 24 12 12 2050 1955 +95 36
6 Academic Sofia 24 10 14 1946 2013 −67 34
7 Yambol 24 8 16 1983 2204 −221 32
8 Cherno More Ticha 24 5 19 1789 2067 −278 29
9 Spartak Pleven 24 2 22 1961 2354 −393 26
Source: NBL
Notes:
  1. Academic Plovdiv was awarded 20-0 win, due to illegal use of 5 foreigner players at the same time by Balkan, on 1 April 2018. Additionally Balkan would take 0 points from this game. The original score was 86-76, for Balkan.[5]

First stage
Home \ Away ACP ACS BAL BER CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM
Academic Bultex 99 — 66–81 80–70 85–53 88–66 77–96 79–74 94–75 78–72
Academic Sofia 51–93 — 91–99 75–96 131–68 70–96 95–75 105–78 112–81
Balkan Botevgrad 85–78 69–65 — 87–80 104–83 67–70 83–78 106–76 97–83
Beroe 91–94 66–95 67–92 — 94–68 74–81 68–96 111–76 102–85
Cherno More Ticha 81–71 101–70 75–82 97–91 — 62–88 73–80 105–99 93–99
Levski Lukoil 70–82 78–84 63–86 71–73 63–53 — 67–73 108–65 108–88
Rilski Sportist 97–89 76–93 86–70 96–88 120–73 72–73 — 84–54 101–75
Spartak Pleven 88–97 111–71 81–102 83–104 68–80 87–93 89–105 — 77–91
Yambol 70–78 90–83 79–86 84–103 76–70 77–89 78–106 87–73 —
Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Home and away games depend on table after the first stage.

Home \ Away ACP ACS BAL BER CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM
Academic Bultex — 85–65 — 82–70 71–62 — — — 94–81
Academic Sofia — — — 78–104 75–69 — — 101–73 81–87
Balkan 0–20 93–49 — — — 79–71 92–80 — —
Beroe — — 91–66 — 76–60 — — 115–85 88–61
Cherno More — — 76–81 — — 63–89 67–91 76–89 —
Levski Lukoil 109–97 78–57 — 78–68 — — — — 100–70
Rilski Sportist 74–78 81–68 — 79–77 — 73–75 — — —
Spartak Pleven 81–103 — 80–102 — — 80–104 86–94 — —
Yambol — — 78–104 — 71–68 — 104–107 116–106 —
Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
1 Levski Lukoil 93 81
8 Cherno More 67 79
1 Levski Lukoil 90 77 76 85
4 Rilski Sportist 69 78 73 81
4 Rilski Sportist 91 80
5 Beroe 81 70
1 Levski Lukoil 69 71 71 86
3 Balkan 71 65 60 85
2 Academic Plovdiv 94 79 103
7 Yambol 75 97 72
2 Academic Plovdiv 78 68 74 91 Third place
3 Balkan 79 59 97 102
3 Balkan 99 98 2 Academic Plovdiv 56 77
6 Academic Sofia 56 68 4 Rilski Sportist 77 92

Player of the round
Player of the round[6]
Round Player Team PIR
1United States Alex DavisBeroe33
2Bulgaria Pavel IvanovBalkan31
3Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe40
4Bulgaria Nikolay StoyanovLevski Lukoil37
5Serbia Igor KesarBalkan34
6Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe38
7United States Sheldon JeterRilski Sportist29
8United States Alex DavisBeroe36
9Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe35
10Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe41
11United States Alan ArnettYambol39
12Ivory Coast Adjehi BaruBeroe42
13Bulgaria Aleksandar MilovAcademic Sofia40
14United States Alan ArnettYambol34
15Bulgaria Konstantin KoevSpartak Pleven35
16Serbia Igor KesarBalkan42
17United States Alan ArnettYambol48
18Serbia Dragan TubakCherno More38
19United States Alan ArnettYambol36
20United States Alan ArnettYambol32
21United States Devon WashingtonBalkan30
22Bulgaria Konstantin KoevSpartak Pleven40
23United States Jordan CallahanBalkan32
24United States Darrius GarrettBeroe31
25United States Devon WashingtonBalkan36
26Bulgaria Dimitar DimitrovAcademic Plovdiv41
27United States Devon WashingtonBalkan27

NBL clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Academic SofiaFIBA Europe CupRegular season
BeroeSecond qualifying round
Rilski SportistFirst qualifying round
BalkanRegular season

NBL clubs in regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Academic PlovdivBalkan LeagueRegular season
Levski LukoilRegular season
Rilski SportistRegular season

References
  1. "Алън Арнет спечели приза за MVP на редовния сезон в НБЛ |". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Божидар Аврамов грабна приза за MVP на плейофите |". Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. "Изтеглен бе жребият за сезон 2017/18 в НБЛ Виваком |". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "Служебна загуба за Балкан в мача срещу Академик Бултекс 99". Bulgarian Basketball Federationl. 2 April 2018.
  6. MVP by round
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