2017–18 BIBL season
| 2017–18 BIBL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Duration | October 10, 2017 – April 15, 2018 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Levski (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Bashkimi |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 BIBL season is the 10th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). The competition started on 10 October 2017.[1]
Competition format
Eight teams joined the competition and played a round robin tournament where each team faced the others in home and away games. The top two teams qualified directly for the Final Four, whereas the teams finishing on ranks 3-6 played in additional two-legged playoffs to fill the remaining two places. The league winner will be determined on a Final Four tournament, hosted by Rislki Sportist at Arena Samokov.[2]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIL | BLO | LEV | ACA | BAS | TIR | IBA | KUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rilski Sportist
|
12 | 11 | 1 | 1001 | 835 | +166 | 23 | Advance to Final Four | — | 64–87 | 75–62 | 92–85 | 20–0 | 94–79 | 89–71 | — | |
| 2 |  Blokotehna
|
12 | 10 | 2 | 1068 | 898 | +170 | 22 | 84–85 | — | 74–63 | 80–71 | 93–71 | 100–68 | 90–79 | — | ||
| 3 | Levski
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 995 | 907 | +88 | 19 | Qualification to play-offs | 77–109 | 99–93 | — | 89–81 | 98–86 | 105–52 | 95–53 | 85−78 | |
| 4 | Academic Plovdiv
|
12 | 5 | 7 | 1020 | 932 | +88 | 17 | 82–85 | 82–86 | 67–69 | — | 102–61 | 90–69 | 91–70 | — | ||
| 5 | Bashkimi
|
12 | 5 | 7 | 882 | 982 | −100 | 17 | 69–105 | 75–91 | 70–63 | 87–78 | — | 101–95 | 100–84 | — | ||
| 6 |  Tirana
|
12 | 3 | 9 | 920 | 1095 | −175 | 15 | 78–99 | 67–92 | 79–76 | 61–97 | 75–69 | — | 95–65 | 75−73 | ||
| 7 |  Ibar
|
12 | 1 | 11 | 893 | 1130 | −237 | 13 | 61–84 | 74–98 | 68–99 | 83–94 | 78–93 | 107–102 | — | — | ||
| 8 | Kumanovo[a] (D)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled | 80−96 | — | — | 86−90 | — | — | 96−92 | — |
Quarterfinals
27 March 2018
18:30 |
| Tirana |
67–73 | Levski |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 23–11, 13–23, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Hysenagolli 23 Rebs: Shima 10 Asts: Shima 6 |
Pts: Milošević 24 Rebs: Marinov 9 Asts: Avramov, Marinov 4 | |
3 April 2018
19:30 |
| Levski |
98–75 | Tirana |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 27–12, 27–13, 24–25 | ||
| Pts: Marinov 17 Rebs: Clanton 14 Asts: Avramov 6 |
Pts: Shima 20 Rebs: Shima 9 Asts: Shima 5 | |
Levski wins the series by 171–142
28 March 2018
18:30 |
| Bashkimi |
94–81 | Academic Plovdiv |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–23, 29–19, 14–26 | ||
| Pts: Stutz 20 Rebs: Moss 8 Asts: Moss 12 |
Pts: Bachev 19 Rebs: Maravić 12 Asts: Durchev 9 | |
Sezair Surroi, Prizren
Referees: Ognjen Jokić, Milosav Kaluđerović, Gilbert Hoxha |
4 April 2018
18:30 |
| Academic Plovdiv |
94–86 | Bashkimi |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-25, 18-19, 31-19, 18-23 | ||
| Pts: Dimitrov 24 Rebs: Dimitrov 15 Asts: Umipig 7 |
Pts: Moss, Tmusic 23 Rebs: Moss 11 Asts: Moss 8 | |
Bashkimi wins the series by 180–175
Final Four
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 71 | |||||
| 15 April | ||||||
| Bashkimi | 72 | |||||
| Bashkimi | 72 | |||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| Levski | 83 | |||||
| Blokotehna | 81 | |||||
| Levski | 85 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 April | ||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 92 | |||||
| Blokotehna | 79 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place
Final
| 2017–18 Balkan League champions |
|---|
Levski Lukoil 3rd title |
References
- ^ "BIBL Program, Season 2017-2018". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Official Regulation | Season 10 | Season 2017-2018" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "KK Kumanovo 2009 is out of SIGAL-UNIQA Balkan League". Balkan International Basketball League. 29 November 2017.