2018–19 PLK season

The 2018–19 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. Anwil Włocławek defended its title and repeated as Polish champions.[1]

Energa Basket Liga
Season2018–19
Dates2 October 2018 – 14 June 2019
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States James Florence
Finals
ChampionsAnwil Włocławek (3rd title)
  Runners-upPolski Cukier Toruń
Third placeArka Gdynia
Fourth placeStelmet Enea Zielona Góra
Finals MVPCape Verde Ivan Almeida
Statistical leaders
Points United States Jabarie Hinds 21.7
Rebounds United States Shawn King 11.1
Assists United States Obie Trotter 7.6
Index Rating United States Shawn King 20.9

Teams

Czarni Słupsk withdrew during the 2017–18 PLK season because of financial problems.

On 17 May 2018, Spójnia Stargard promoted to the PLK as the winners of the I Liga, after defeating Sokół Łańcut 3–0 in the playoff finals.[2]

Also, during the pre-season, PGE Turów Zgorzelec withdrew from the tournament.

Locations and venues
Location of teams in the 2018–19 PLK season
Team Location Arena Capacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Arka GdyniaGdyniaGdynia Sports Arena5,500
AZS KoszalinKoszalinHala Widowiskowo-Sportowa3,000
BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiHala Sportowa Stal1,200
GTK GliwiceGliwiceArena Gliwice1,092
HydroTruck RadomRadomZSE Radom1,200
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000
Miasto Szkła KrosnoKrosnoMOSiR Krosno1,380
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
Polpharma Starogard GdańskiStarogard GdańskiArgo-Kociewie2,500
Polski Cukier ToruńToruńArena Toruń6,248
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall6,080
TBV Start LublinLublinHala Globus5,000
Spójnia StargardStargardHala Miejska2,500
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena15,000
Wilki Morskie SzczecinSzczecinAzoty Arena7,403

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arka Gdynia 30 25 5 2575 2393 +182 55 Qualification to playoffs
2 Polski Cukier Toruń 30 24 6 2678 2413 +265 54
3 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 30 24 6 2707 2410 +297 54
4 Anwil Włocławek (C) 30 22 8 2728 2460 +268 52
5 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 30 20 10 2577 2344 +233 50
6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 30 17 13 2501 2314 +187 47
7 King Szczecin 30 15 15 2565 2527 +38 45
8 Legia Warsaw 30 15 15 2369 2396 −27 45
9 Polpharma Starogard Gdański 30 13 17 2711 2744 −33 43
10 TBV Start Lublin 30 13 17 2514 2525 −11 43
11 HydroTruck Radom 30 11 19 2348 2543 −195 41
12 GTK Gliwice 30 11 19 2468 2669 −201 41
13 Spójnia Stargard 30 9 21 2357 2551 −194 39
14 AZS Koszalin 30 8 22 2421 2655 −234 38
15 Trefl Sopot 30 7 23 2493 2598 −105 37
16 Miasto Szkła Krosno (R) 30 6 24 2438 2708 −270 36 Relegation to Liga I
Source: PLK
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ANW GDY AZS STA GTK RAD LEG KRO MKS POL TOR SPO LUB ZIE SOP SZC
Anwil Włocławek — 66–83 77–80 844–78 113–81 97–73 89–75 104–76 77–79 122–115 76–79 80–81 90–80 93–84 97–85 86–82
Arka Gdynia 98–89 — 77–72 86–73 86–70 100–73 79–69 91–78 76–86 86–80 88–72 89–88 83–78 78–65 90–88 72–81
AZS Koszalin 76–91 84–89 — 78–123 82–85 78–75 90–67 99–94 85–89 77–74 73–82 68–74 126–122 72–81 67–102 88–71
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 73–80 65–75 100–76 — 89–61 89–70 84–62 94–60 76–82 101–79 67–86 86–84 87–84 81–72 91–77 92–70
GTK Gliwice 81–86 74–78 95–71 76–114 — 80–78 86–71 98–88 77–74 82–85 70–94 101–93 91–102 74–79 77–75 95–81
HydroTruck Radom 68–81 77–94 91–78 80–84 91–72 — 87–82 85–68 65–76 88–81 85–87 76–72 87–79 74–70 75–68 61–79
Legia Warsaw 72–103 78–85 79–69 68–77 84–67 94–72 — 86–78 75–77 91–76 68–63 76–72 83–78 59–76 75–58 75–70
Miasto Szkła Krosno 88–93 72–96 93–86 79–82 101–89 76–92 85–88 — 86–97 100–92 70–95 93–76 73–87 73–87 79–76 86–92
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 81–101 62–82 93–91 94–82 79–86 82–74 74–80 88–82 — 103–106 93–84 86–80 87–84 78–102 69–84 82–91
Polpharma Starogard Gdański 95–92 100–104 99–84 75–90 96–80 107–86 102–97 105–77 99–105 — 97–88 93–90 96–77 80–94 100–90 94–99
Polski Cukier Toruń 80–89 96–73 89–65 87–70 113–98 92–56 94–80 99–91 91–77 96–87 — 94–69 87–86 93–89 90–83 87–71
Spójnia Stargard 75–91 95–70 76–73 79–88 89–83 80–83 72–94 90–78 61–81 72–65 75–85 — 75–87 59–85 76–82 64–95
TBV Start Lublin 70–88 71–80 81–59 88–83 85–73 109–91 67–81 83–75 72–84 104–91 93–91 78–93 — 69–77 100–75 71–80
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 93–91 113–93 97–80 83–76 104–76 99–71 100–96 105–87 87–81 96–80 107–110 104–87 92–70 — 93–75 96–89
Trefl Sopot 82–92 84–89 90–100 93–96 96–99 97–93 88–92 79–86 70–80 82–71 72–76 96–98 77–75 85–90 — 82–88
King Szczecin 97–110 94–105 99–94 76–86 92–91 92–71 80–72 74–66 99–84 91–101 95–98 91–62 72–75 80–87 94–104 —
Source: PLK
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2-2-1-1-1).

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Arka Gdynia 3
8 Legia Warsaw 2
1 Arka Gdynia 2
4 Anwil Włocławek 3
4 Anwil Włocławek 3
5 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 0
4 Anwil Włocławek 4
2 Polski Cukier Toruń 3
2 Polski Cukier Toruń 3
7 King Szczecin 0
2 Polski Cukier Toruń 3 Third place
3 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 0
3 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3 1 Arka Gdynia 182
6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 1 3 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 175

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Arka Gdynia 3–2 Legia Warsaw 79–75 109–87 91–9794–10094–75
Polski Cukier Toruń 3–0 King Szczecin 70–65 91–85 95–900
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3–1 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 88–80 89–97 99–7981–730
Anwil Włocławek 3–0 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 89–84 86–78 105–9800

Semi-finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Arka Gdynia 2–3 Anwil Włocławek 94–91 78–65 79–8785–9097-109
Polski Cukier Toruń 3–0 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 88–77 81–67 86–8100

Third place series
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arka Gdynia 182–175 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 77–95 105–80

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Polski Cukier Toruń 3–4 Anwil Włocławek 96–89 78–89 86–9683–8274–7085–10377–89

Awards

All official awards of the 2018–19 PLK season.

PLK Most Valuable Player
Player Team Ref.
United States James Florence Arka Gdynia
[3]

PLK Best Defender
Player Team Ref.
Lithuania Martynas Paliukėnas King Szczecin
[4]

PLK Best Polish Player
Player Team Ref.
Poland Michał Sokołowski Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra
[5]

PLK Best Coach
Player Team Ref.
Poland Przemysław Frasunkiewicz Asseco Arka Gdynia
[6]

All-PLK Team
Player Team Ref.
United States James Florence Asseco Arka Gdynia
[7]
United States Josh BosticAsseco Arka Gdynia
Poland Michał SokołowskiStelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra
Montenegro Vladimir DragičevićMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Poland Aaron CelPolski Cukier Toruń

Polish clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Arka GdyniaEuroCupRegular season
Anwil WłocławekChampions LeagueRegular season
Polski Cukier ToruńThird qualifying round
HydroTruck RadomFIBA Europe CupFirst qualifying round

Polish clubs in Regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Stelmet Zielona GoraVTB United League12th
GTK GliwiceAlpe Adria CupSemifinals

References
  1. "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Energa Basket Ligi!". Koszykówka - Polska Liga Koszykówki. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "Spójnia Stargard w ekstraklasie! Feta z kibicami w Łańcucie [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2018/2019". plk.pl. 2019-05-09.
  4. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2018/2019". plk.pl. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2018/2019". plk.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  6. "Najlepsza piątka sezonu zasadniczego EBL 2020/21". plk.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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