2018–19 EuroLeague Women explained

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EuroLeague Women
Season:	2018–19
Champions:	UMMC Ekaterinburg (5th title)
Runners Up:	Dynamo Kursk
Third Place:	ZVVZ USK Praha
Fourth Place:	Sopron Basket
Teams:	16 (competition proper) 20 (total)
Ppg:	21.0
Ppg N:	USA
Rpg:	10.9
Rpg N:	USA
Apg:	6.9
Apg N:	FRA
Mvp:	Breanna Stewart^[1] (Dynamo Kursk)
Mvp N:	USA
Final Four Mvp:	Brittney Griner^[2] (UMMC Ekaterinburg)
Final Four Mvp N:	USA
Games:	132
Dates:	8–17 October 2018 (qualifying) (competition proper)

The 2018–19 EuroLeague Women was the 61st edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 23rd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

Team allocation

A total of 20 teams from 11 countries participated in the 2018–19 EuroLeague Women.^[3]

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders):

Regular season
width=210	Castors Braine (1st)	width=210	Flammes Carolo Basket (3rd)	width=210	CCC Polkowice (1st)	width=210	Perfumerías Avenida (1st)
USK Praha (1st)	Sopron Basket (1st)	Dynamo Kursk (2nd)	Fenerbahçe (1st)
Tango Bourges Basket (1st)	Famila Schio (1st)	UMMC Ekaterinburg^TH (1st)	Hatay BB (3rd)
Qualifying round
ESBVA-LM (5th)	KSC Szekszárd (2nd)	TTT Riga (1st)	Nadezhda Orenburg (3rd)
Olympiacos (1st)	Reyer Venezia (3rd)	Wisła Can-Pack (4th)	Çukurova Basketbol (4th)

Round and draw dates

Schedule

Phase	Round	Draw date	Round date
Qualifying round	First leg	5 July 2018	8–10 October 2018
	Second leg		11–17 October 2018
Regular season	Matchday 1		24–25 October 2018
	Matchday 2		31 October – 1 November 2018
	Matchday 3		7 November 2018
	Matchday 4		28–29 November 2018
	Matchday 5		5–6 December 2018
	Matchday 6		12–13 December 2018
	Matchday 7		19–20 December 2018
	Matchday 8		9–10 January 2019
	Matchday 9		16–17 January 2019
	Matchday 10		23–24 January 2019
	Matchday 11		29–31 January 2019
	Matchday 12		6–7 February 2019
	Matchday 13		13–14 February 2019
	Matchday 14		20 February 2019
Quarterfinals	First leg		5 March 2019
	Second leg		8 March 2019
Final Four	Semifinals		12 April 2019
	Final		14 April 2019

Draw

The draw was held on 5 July 2018 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds.^{[4] [5]}

width=180	Seed 1	width=180	Seed 2	width=180	Seed 3	width=180	Seed 4
UMMC Ekaterinburg Dynamo Kursk	Fenerbahçe ZVVZ USK Praha	Sopron Basket Tango Bourges Basket	Famila Schio Perfumerías Avenida

width=180	Seed 5	width=180	Seed 6	width=180	Seed 7	width=180	Seed 8
Hatay BB Castors Braine	Flammes Carolo Basket CCC Polkowice	Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2	Qualifier 3 Qualifier 4

Qualifying round

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Regular season

The regular season started on 24 October 2018 and ended on 20 February 2019.

The four top teams of each group qualified for the quarterfinals.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Head-to-head record
2. Head-to-head point differential
3. Head-to-head points scored
4. Point differential for the entire regular season
5. Points scored for the entire regular season

Group B

Quarterfinals

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Second leg

Final four

Final

Awards

This year the regular season awards decided by fan vote.^[6]

EuroLeague MVP

• Breanna Stewart ( Dynamo Kursk)

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

• Brittney Griner ( UMMC Ekaterinburg)^[7]

Coach of the Year

• Lucas Mondelo ( Dynamo Kursk)

Most Entertaining Player of the Year

• Marine Johannès ( Bourges Basket)

Best Frontcourt Player of the Year

• Breanna Stewart ( Dynamo Kursk)

Best Wing of the Year

• Haley Peters ( Carolo Basket)

Best Guard of the Year

• Marine Johannès ( Bourges Basket)

Young Player of the Year

• Alexia Chartereau ( Bourges Basket)

Individual leaders

Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.

Points per game

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	width=40	PPG
1			18	378	21.0
2			14	246	17.6
3			18	305	16.9
4			16	256	16.0
5			10	157	15.7

Rebounds per game

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	width=40	RPG
1			16	175	10.9
2			18	188	10.4
3			13	133	10.2
4			9	90	10.0
5			16	154	9.6

Assists per game

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	width=40	APG
1			14	96	6.9
2			15	93	6.2
			11	68	6.2
4			14	83	5.9
5			18	105	5.8

Other statistics

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	align=left			18	2.8
Blocks	align=left			17	2.1
Turnovers	align=left			15	4.1
Fouls committed	align=left			9	3.3
Minutes	align=left			18	36:06
FG%	align=left			9	58.5%
2P%	align=left			9	67.8%
3P%	align=left			13	54.1%
FT%	align=left			16	93.2%
Efficiency	align=left			18	22.7

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points	align=left			33
Offensive Rebounds	align=left			9
Total Rebounds	align=left			17
	align=left		Castors Braine
Assists	align=left			14
Blocks	align=left			6
Three pointers made	align=left			7
	align=left		Castors Braine
Free throws made	align=left			10
	align=left		Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Efficiency	align=left			41.0

Team leaders

Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.

Notes and References

1. Web site: All you need to know about the Semi-Finals - who will make the title game? . FIBA . 11 April 2019 . 17 April 2019.
2. News: MVP Griner gets it done for UMMC. FIBA . 14 April 2019. 15 April 2019.
3. News: EuroLeague Women field revealed, ahead of 2018-19 Draw. FIBA.basketball. 29 June 2018. 10 July 2018.
4. News: FIBA release seedings ahead of EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women draws. FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2018. 10 July 2018.
5. News: EuroLeague Women 2018-19 Qualifiers and Regular Season groups drawn. FIBA.basketball. 5 July 2018. 10 July 2018.
6. Web site: Incredible engagement by fans as they determine Regular Season award winners. FIBA. 18 March 2019. 11 October 2021.
7. News: MVP Griner gets it done for UMMC. FIBA. 14 April 2019. 11 October 2021.