2018–19 LEB Plata season explained

LEB Plata
Season:2018–19
Champions:HLA Alicante
(1st title)
Promoted:HLA Alicante
Afanion CB Almansa
Marín Ence PeixeGalego
Relegated:TeslaCard Círculo Gijón
CB Extremadura Plasencia
Ávila Auténtica Carrefour
CB Vic Universitat de Vic
JAFEP Globalcaja La Roda
Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes
Teams:24
Games:412
Mvp:Jordi Trias
Award4:Best Coach
Award4 Winner:Pedro Rivero
Highest Scoring:Zornotza 98–95 Baskonia
(2 February 2019)
Winning Streak:15 games
HLA Alicante
Losing Streak:7 games
Aceitunas Fragata Morón
Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet
Biggest Home Win:Ávila 86–44 Albacete
(27 April 2019)
Biggest Away Win:Estela 52–91 Marín
(4 January 2019)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 LEB Plata season was the 19th season of the Spanish basketball third league. It started on 6 October 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 25 May 2019 with the promotion playoffs.

Format changes

On 2 June 2018, the General Assembly of the Spanish Basketball Federation agreed some changes in the competition format:[1]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 season, two relegated from the 2017–18 LEB Oro, four promoted from the 2017–18 Liga EBA and eight guest teams according to the FEB criteria.[2] On July 11, 2018, Isover Basket Azuqueca, CB Vic Universitat de Vic, Bàsquet Girona, Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano, Igualitorio Cantabria Estela, Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes, TeslaCard Círculo Gijón and Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea achieved the vacancies from the expansion to 24 teams.[3]

Teams relegated from LEB Oro
Teams promoted from Liga EBA
Teams relegated to Liga EBA
Teams that applied to participate

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Aceitunas Fragata MorónMorón de la FronteraAlameda
Afanion CB AlmansaAlmansaPolideportivo Municipal
Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso ZamoranoZamoraÁngel Nieto
Arcos Albacete BasketAlbacetePabellón del Parque
Ávila Auténtica Carrefour "El Bulevar"ÁvilaCarlos Sastre
Basket NavarraPamplonaArrosadia
Bàsquet GironaGironaFontajau
Bodegas Rioja VegaLogroñoPalacio de los Deportes
CB Extremadura PlasenciaPlasenciaCiudad de Plasencia
CB Vic Universitat de VicVicCastell d'en Planes
CB VillarrobledoVillarrobledoLos Pintores
Grupo Eleyco Baskonia BVitoria-GasteizMendizorrotza
Hestia MenorcaMahónPavelló Menorca
HLA AlicanteAlicantePedro Ferrándiz
Igualitorio Cantabria EstelaSantanderPalacio de Deportes
Isover Basket AzuquecaAzuqueca de HenaresLa Paz
JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La RodaLa RodaJuan José Lozano Jareño
Juaristi ISBAzpeitiaMunicipal
Marín Ence PeixeGalegoMarínA Raña
Real Murcia BaloncestoMurciaPríncipe de Asturias
Torrons Vicens CB L'HospitaletL'HospitaletNou Pavelló del Centre
Quesería La Antigua CB TormesSalamancaWürzburg
TeslaCard Círculo GijónGijónPalacio de Deportes
Zornotza Saskibaloi TaldeaAmorebieta-EtxanoLarrea

First phase

Group East

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Results

Group West

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Results

Second phase

Group A1

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for round 6.

Results

Group A2

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for round 6.

Results

Promotion playoffs

|}Source: FEB

Copa LEB Plata

The Copa LEB Plata was played on 22 December 2018, by the first qualified team of each group after the end of the first half of the season (round 11 of first phase).

Game

Awards

All official awards of the 2018–19 LEB Plata season.

MVP

Source: [4]

All-LEB Plata Team

PlayerTeam
Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano
TeslaCard Círculo Gijón
CB Villarrobledo
Bàsquet Girona
Basket Navarra
Source:

Copa LEB Plata MVP

Source: [5]

Best Coach

Source:

Player of the round

First phase

RoundPlayerTeamEff.
1 46
2 51
3 31
4 35
Igualatorio Cantabria Estela
5 27
6 36
7 32
8 31
9 32
10 46
11 36
12 33
13 30
14 Jordi Trias (2) 40
15 30
16 Jalen Nesbitt (2) 35
17 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (2) 37
18 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (3) 31
Ávila Autétnica Carrefour "El Bulevar"
19 30
20 44
21 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (4) 34
22 34
Source: FEB, FEB

Second phase

RoundPlayerTeamEff.
1 Shane Osayande (2) 36
2 Jalen Nesbitt (2) 34
3 41
4 36
5 31
CB Villarrobledo
6 31
7 Jalen Nesbitt (3) 28
8 Jalen Nesbitt (4) 42
9 32
10 34
11 39
12 Cheick Conde (2) 33
Source: FEB, FEB

Promotion playoffs

RoundPlayerTeamEff.
1 34
2 Jalen Nesbitt (5) 41
Source: FEB

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: La Asamblea General aprueba por unanimidad los presupuestos y sistemas de Competición . The General Assembly approves unanimously the budget and the competition formats . 2 June 2018 . FEB . 2 June 2018 . es-ES.
  2. Web site: http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Enlaces/[55922.-%20LIGA%20LEB%20PLATA%202018-19.pdf FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE BALONCESTO - [5592]2.- LIGA LEB PLATA 2018-19.pdf ]. FEB . 14 June 2018 . es-ES.
  3. News: Inscripciones cerradas, más equipos y éxito en la ampliación de la LEB Plata . 11 July 2018 . FEB . 11 July 2018 . es-ES.
  4. News: Quinteto ideal 2018/19: Una temporada de ilusiones y un triple bonus track . 6 July 2019 . FEB . 6 July 2018 . es-ES.
  5. News: COPA: Álex Galán y el MVP de un millennial con dotes de veterano . 2 March 2019 . FEB . 24 December 2018 . es-ES.