2018–19 LEB Plata season

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:

The competition will be expanded to 24 teams, divided into two groups of twelve by economical and geographical criteria. The top six teams of each group will join the group A1 for the promotion and the bottom six, the group A2 for avoiding relegation. Three teams will be promoted to LEB Oro (the winner of the group A1 and the two playoffs winners) and six relegated to Liga EBA. Four teams will join the playoffs for two more spots, decided by two-legged series.

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. 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.

Teams relegated from LEB Oro Juaristi ISB CB Clavijo

Teams promoted from Liga EBA Marín Ence PeixeGalego Afanion CB Almansa Hestia Menorca CB Villarrobledo

Teams relegated to Liga EBA Xuven Cambados Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano (remained in the league achieving a vacant berth) Agustinos Leclerc CB Martorell

Teams that applied to participate Bàsquet Girona CB Vic Universitat de Vic Igualitorio Cantabria Estela Isover Basket Azuqueca Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes TeslaCard Círculo Gijón Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea

Venues and locations Team Home city Arena Capacity Aceitunas Fragata Morón Morón de la Frontera Alameda Afanion CB Almansa Almansa Polideportivo Municipal Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano Zamora Ángel Nieto Arcos Albacete Basket Albacete Pabellón del Parque Ávila Auténtica Carrefour "El Bulevar" Ávila Carlos Sastre Basket Navarra Pamplona Arrosadia Bàsquet Girona Girona Fontajau Bodegas Rioja Vega Logroño Palacio de los Deportes CB Extremadura Plasencia Plasencia Ciudad de Plasencia CB Vic Universitat de Vic Vic Castell d'en Planes CB Villarrobledo Villarrobledo Los Pintores Grupo Eleyco Baskonia B Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza Hestia Menorca Mahón Pavelló Menorca HLA Alicante Alicante Pedro Ferrándiz Igualitorio Cantabria Estela Santander Palacio de Deportes Isover Basket Azuqueca Azuqueca de Henares La Paz JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda La Roda Juan José Lozano Jareño Juaristi ISB Azpeitia Municipal Marín Ence PeixeGalego Marín A Raña Real Murcia Baloncesto Murcia Príncipe de Asturias Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet L'Hospitalet Nou Pavelló del Centre Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes Salamanca Würzburg TeslaCard Círculo Gijón Gijón Palacio de Deportes Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea Amorebieta-Etxano Larrea

First phase

Group East League table

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 League table

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 League table

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 League table

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).

Teams qualified

Game

Final standings

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

MVP PlayerTeam PF Jordi Trias Bàsquet Girona Source:

All-LEB Plata Team PlayerTeam Sangone Niang Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano Saúl Blanco TeslaCard Círculo Gijón Jalen Nesbitt CB Villarrobledo Jordi Trias Bàsquet Girona Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca Basket Navarra Source:

Copa LEB Plata MVP PlayerTeam C Álex Galán HLA Alicante Source:

Best Coach CoachTeam Pedro Rivero HLA Lucentum Source:

Player of the round First phase Round Player Team Eff. 1 Sangone Niang Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano 46 2 Jalen Nesbitt CB Villarrobledo 51 3 Victor Roberts CB Extremadura Plasencia 314 Leo Čizmić Bàsquet Girona 35 Juampi Sutina Igualatorio Cantabria Estela 5 Michael Warren Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano 27 6 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca Basket Navarra 36 7 Anthony Libroia Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano 32 8 Duane Morgan CB Extremadura Plasencia 31 9 Marcus Van Arcos Albacete Basket 32 10 Jordi Trias Bàsquet Girona 46 11 Víctor Moreno Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes 36 12 Bobby Harris Afanion CB Almansa 33 13 Vashil Fernandez Marín Ence PeixeGalego 30 14 Jordi Trias (2) Bàsquet Girona 40 15 José Santonja Afanion CB Almansa 30 16 Jalen Nesbitt (2) CB Villarrobledo 35 17 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (2) Basket Navarra 3718 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (3) Basket Navarra 31 Manuel Vázquez Ávila Autétnica Carrefour "El Bulevar" 19 Shane Osayande TeslaCard Círculo Gijón 30 20 Kevin Bercy Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea 44 21 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (4) Basket Navarra 34 22 David Samuels Igualatorio Cantabria Estela 34 Source: FEB, FEB

Second phase Round Player Team Eff. 1 Shane Osayande (2) TeslaCard Círculo Gijón 36 2 Jalen Nesbitt (2) CB Villarrobledo 34 3 Biram Faye Ávila Autétnica Carrefour "El Bulevar" 41 4 Rowell Graham Afanion CB Almansa 365 Cheick Condé HLA Alicante 31 Ron Lee CB Villarrobledo 6 Andreu Matalí Hestia Menorca 31 7 Jalen Nesbitt (3) CB Villarrobledo 28 8 Jalen Nesbitt (4) CB Villarrobledo 42 9 Connor Beranek Real Murcia Baloncesto 32 10 Martyce Kimbrough TeslaCard Círculo Gijón 34 11 Andre Norris Igualatorio Cantabria Estela 39 12 Cheick Condé (2) HLA Alicante 33 Source: FEB, FEB

Promotion playoffs Round Player Team Eff. 1 Taiwo Badmus Marín Ence PeixeGalego 34 2 Jalen Nesbitt (5) CB Villarrobledo 41 Source: FEB

References and notes

External links Official website