2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup

The 2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup is the 65th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.The competition will start on December 27, 2018, with the quarterfinals and will end with the Final on March 2, 2019 in Panagyurishte.

Bulgarian Basketball Cup
Season	2018–19
Teams	8
Games played	13
Dates	27 December 2018 – 2 March 2019
Statistical leaders
Points Isiah Williams 21.5 Rebounds Mikael Hopkins 10.5 Assists Brandon Brown 7
Records
Biggest home win	Levski Lukoil 92–74 PBC Academic (13 February 2019)
Biggest away win	Balkan 73–96 Levski Lukoil (16 January 2019)
Highest scoring	Bultex 99 95–78 Yambol (16 January 2019)
← 2018 2020 →

Format

This season, only clubs from National Basketball League (Bulgaria) will participate, except Cherno More, which withdrew from the competition. The quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a double-legged format, while the Final is played in single game on a neutral venue.[1]

Participating clubs

2018–19 NBL 8 clubs

Bultex 99 Balkan Beroe Levski Lukoil PBC Academic Rilski Sportist Spartak Pleven Yambol

Bracket

	Quarterfinals 27–16 January						Semifinals 13–16 February						Final 2 March
	Levski Lukoil	80	96	176
	Balkan	81	73	154
							Levski Lukoil	92	77	169
							Bultex 99	74	87	161
	Bultex 99	95	79	174
	Yambol	78	72	150
													Levski Lukoil			70
													Beroe			61
	Rilski Sportist	67	87	154
	Beroe	78	80	158
							Beroe	84	82	166
							Academic	67	89	156
	Academic	83	75	158
	Spartak Pleven	68	70	138

Source: Basketball.bg[2]

Quarterfinals

Levski Lukoil v Balkan

27 December 2018	Levski Lukoil	80–81	Balkan	Universiada Hall, Sofia
19:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 11-25, 22-26, 31-16, 16-14
	Pts: Rembert 32 Rebs: Zahariev 8 Asts: Zahariev, Rembert 4 PIR: Rembert 31	Report	Pts: Brown 18 Rebs: Hopkins 11 Asts: Brown 11 PIR: Brown 31

Bultex 99 v Yambol

27 December 2018	Bultex 99	95–78	Yambol	Kolodruma
18:30(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 15-32, 26-14, 28-18
	Pts: Vitkovic 19 Rebs: Vitkovic 7 Asts: Knight, Vitkovic 4 PIR: Vitkovic 29	Report	Pts: Williams 22 Rebs: Petkov 8 Asts: Ivanov 10 PIR: Ivanov 28

Rilski Sportist v Beroe

27 December 2018	Rilski Sportist	67–78	Beroe	Arena Samokov, Samokov
18:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 15-26, 15-17, 20-22, 17-13
	Pts: Jenkins 18 Rebs: Jenkins 7 Asts: Harris , Marinov 5 PIR: Jenkins 17	Report	Pts: Frankamp 18 Rebs: Bachynski 11 Asts: Frankamp 11 PIR: Frankamp 28

Academic v Spartak Pleven

27 December 2018	Academic	83–68	Spartak Pleven	Sports Complex Hall, Pravets
18:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 26-19, 15-13, 20-18, 22-18
	Pts: Dimitrov 19 Rebs: Ivanov 8 Asts: Dimitrov 7 PIR: Dimitrov 28	Report	Pts: Marinov 21 Rebs: Varbanov 9 Asts: Ostrev, Marinov 4 PIR: Marinov 24

Balkan v Levski Lukoil

16 January 2019	Balkan	73–96 (Series: 154-176)	Levski Lukoil	Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad
	Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 6-25, 25-20, 21-27
BNT 3	Pts: Brown 16 Rebs: Hopkins 9 Asts: Hopkins 4 PIR: Hopkins 18	Report	Pts: Rembert 20 Rebs: Ivanov, Zahariev 6 Asts: Avramov 7 PIR: Zahariev, Rembert 25

Yambol v Bultex 99

16 January 2019	Yambol	72–79 (Series: 150-174)	Bultex 99	Diana, Yambol
	Scoring by quarter: 26-19, 19-18, 17-23, 10-19
	Pts: Williams 21 Rebs: Ivanov 6 Asts: Williams 3 PIR: Petkov, Williams 15	Report	Pts: Bachev 26 Rebs: Olisemeka 10 Asts: Knight 4 PIR: Bachev 24

Beroe v Rilski Sportist

16 January 2019	Beroe	80–870(OT) (Series: 158-154)	Rilski Sportist	Municipal Hall, Stara Zagora
	Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 26-12, 11-29, 15-24, Overtime: 8-4
	Pts: Frankamp 24 Rebs: White 11 Asts: Frankamp 4 PIR: White, Yanev 23	Report	Pts: Gugino 22 Rebs: Gugino 11 Asts: Georgiev 5 PIR: Gugino 24

Spartak Pleven v Academic

16 January 2019	Spartak Pleven	70–75 (Series: 138-158)	Academic	Balkanstroy Hall, Pleven
	Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 20-30, 20-16, 11-18
	Pts: Kochev 19 Rebs: Vutev 11 Asts: Ostrev 8 PIR: Vutev 26	Report	Pts: Milov 23 Rebs: Milov, Iliev 7 Asts: Dudev 4 PIR: Milov 22

Semifinals

Beroe v Academic

13 February 2019	Beroe	84–67	Academic	Municipal Hall, Stara Zagora
	Scoring by quarter: 21-14, 25-16, 23-16, 15-21
	Pts: Coggins, Yanev 15 Rebs: Yanev 15 Asts: Zhelev, Coggins 4 PIR: Vaklinov 22	Report	Pts: Nikolov, Lazarov 15 Rebs: Chernokozhev 9 Asts: Grozev, Dudev 3 PIR: Milov 21

Levski Lukoil v Bultex 99

13 February 2019	Levski Lukoil	92–74	Bultex 99	Universiada Hall, Sofia
	Scoring by quarter: 23-24, 29-27, 19-10, 21-13
	Pts: Zahariev 20 Rebs: Ivanov, Zahariev 10 Asts: Ivanov 7 PIR: Zahariev 35	Report	Pts: Bachev 19 Rebs: Olisemeka 7 Asts: Gruev, Bachev 3 PIR: Bachev 18

Bultex 99 v Levski Lukoil

16 February 2019	Bultex 99	87–77	Levski Lukoil	Kolodruma
19:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 24-18, 20-19, 24-17
BNT 3	Pts: Vitkovic 19 Rebs: Olisemeka 10 Asts: Franklin 7 PIR: Vitkovic 25	Report	Pts: Avramov 20 Rebs: Zahariev 9 Asts: Ivanov 7 PIR: Zahariev 28

Academic v Beroe

16 February 2019	Academic	89–82	Beroe	Sports Complex Hall, Pravets
18:00(UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 24-25, 15-22, 24-18, 26-17
	Pts: Lazarov 20 Rebs: Ivanov, Milov 6 Asts: Dudev 12 PIR: Lazarov 19	Report	Pts: Stoyanov 21 Rebs: Yanev 9 Asts: Frankamp, Yanev 4 PIR: Stoyanov 26

Final

Levski Lukoil v Beroe

2 March 2019	Levski Lukoil	70–61	Beroe	Arena Asarel, Panagyurishte
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 19-5, 19-27, 16-12
	Pts: Avramov 17 Rebs: Zahariev 10 Asts: Avramov 8 PIR: Avramov 25	Report	Pts: Frankamp 21 Rebs: Frankamp 9 Asts: Frankamp 5 PIR: Frankamp 22

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PF 44 Deyan Ivanov 11 6 1 PF 55 Kaloyan Ivanov 7 3 2 SG 10 Bozhidar Avramov 17 2 8 G/F 32 Hristo Zahariev 15 10 2 PG 11 Patrick Rembert 10 4 4 Reserves: PG 13 Asen Velikov 0 1 0 PG 1 Deyan Karamfilov 0 0 0 G/F 8 Gerasim Nikolov 0 0 0 C 41 Krastan Krastanov 0 0 0 C 33 Nikola Maravic 8 4 0 PF 7 Milivoje Mijovic 2 2 0 G 0 Russell Robinson Jr. 0 2 1 Head coach: Konstantin Papazov

Levski Lukoil Beroe

Starters: Pts Reb Ast C 15 Stanislav Vaklinov 0 3 0 SF 8 Nikolay Stoyanov 7 5 2 F/C 1 James White 7 8 0 PG 33 Connor Frankamp 21 9 5 SG 3 Trenton Coggins 4 4 1 Reserves: PF 12 Aleksandar Yanev 14 5 0 SG 24 Tihomir Zhelev 3 1 3 PG 0 Nikolay Titkov 0 0 0 SG 10 Evgeni Vasilev 0 0 0 PF 9 Ivaylo Tonev 0 0 0 G 2 Paul Miller 2 4 1 F 23 Terrence Jennings 3 4 0 Head coach: Lyubomir Minchev

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References

1. "Финалът на турнира за Купата на България при мъжете ще е на 2 март в Панагюрище". basketball.bg. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
2. "Отново Левски Лукойл – Балкан, този път за Ефбет Купа на България". basketball.bg. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
3. Results