2018–19 KBL season
The 2018–19 KBL season was the 23rd season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began play on 13 October 2018. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus won its seventh KBL championship.[1]
| KBL | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games played | 54 (6 rounds of 9 games) |
| TV | SPOTV |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus |
| Runners-up | Incheon Electroland Elephants |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Lee Jung-hyun (Jeonju KCC Egis) |
| Playoffs MVP | Lee Dae-sung (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 54 | 43 | 11 | .796 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 54 | 35 | 19 | .648 | |
| 3 | Changwon LG Sakers | 54 | 30 | 24 | .556 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Jeonju KCC Egis | 54 | 28 | 26 | .519 | |
| 5 | Goyang Orion Orions | 54 | 27 | 27 | .500 | |
| 6 | Busan KT Sonicboom | 54 | 27 | 27 | .500 | |
| 7 | Anyang KGC | 54 | 25 | 29 | .463 | |
| 8 | Wonju DB Promy | 54 | 24 | 30 | .444 | |
| 9 | Seoul SK Knights | 54 | 20 | 34 | .370 | |
| 10 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 54 | 11 | 43 | .204 |
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 Jeonju | 3 | |||||||||
5 Goyang | 1 | |||||||||
1 Ulsan | 3 | |||||||||
4 Jeonju | 1 | |||||||||
1 Ulsan | 4 | |||||||||
2 Incheon | 1 | |||||||||
3 Changwon | 3 | |||||||||
6 Busan | 2 | |||||||||
2 Incheon | 3 | |||||||||
3 Changwon | 0 | |||||||||
Individual awards
Yearly awards
- Most Valuable Player: Lee Jung-hyun (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Foreign Player of the Year: Ra Gun-ah (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Coach of the Year: Yoo Jae-hak (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Rookie of the Year: Byeon Jun-hyung (Anyang KGC)
- KBL Best 5
- Lee Jung-hyun (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants
- Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Ham Ji-hoon (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Ra Gun-ah (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Sixth Man Award: Kim Nak-hyeon (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Skill Development Award: Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Defensive Best 5
- Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Choi Won-hyuk (Seoul SK Knights)
- Yang Hee-jong (Anyang KGC)
- Yun Ho-young (Wonju DB Promy)
- Ra Gun-ah (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Fair Play Award: Yang Dong-geun (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPG (O) |   James Mays | Changwon LG Sakers | 26.8 |
| PPG (D) | Lee Jung-hyun | Jeonju KCC Egis | 16.5 |
| RPG (O) | James Mays | Changwon LG Sakers | 14.7 |
| RPG (D) | Kim Jong-kyu | Changwon LG Sakers | 7.4 |
| APG |  Park Chan-hee | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 5.7 |
| SPG | Brandon Brown | Jeonju KCC Egis | 2.48 |
| BPG | Ra Gun-ah | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 1.6[nb 1] |
| FG% | Ra Gun-ah | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 63.3% |
| FT% | Lee Gwan-hee | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 82.0% |
| 3FG% | Yang Dong-geun | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 40.5% |
Round MVP
The following players were named MVP of the Round:[4]
- Round 1: Ra Gun-ah (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Round 2: Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Round 3: Lee Jung-hyun (Jeonju KCC Egis
- Round 4: Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Round 5: Giddy Potts (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Round 6: Lee Dae-sung (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
Records
- On 29 January 2019, Yang Hong-seok became the youngest player in KBL history to record a triple-double at age 21 years and 6 months. Joo Hee-jung previously held the record, achieving it at age 23 years.[5][6]
Notes
- Ra Gun-ah was numerically tied with Eugene Phelps and Lee Jong-hyun but ranked first as he played in more games.
References
- "Ulsan Mobis claim KBL title, ticket to FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 - FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21.
- https://namu.wiki/w/한국프로농구/2018-19%20시즌%20플레이오프/6강
- "2018-2019SKT 5GX 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 20 March 2019.
- "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 6라운드 MVP" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 9 April 2021.
- "'데뷔 첫 트리플더블' 양홍석 "선수 생활 오래, 잘 하고 싶어요"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 29 January 2019.
- "[인포그래픽] '최연소 트리플더블' 양홍석-박지수, 누가 더 빨랐을까?". Rookie (in Korean). 30 January 2019.
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