2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

NBL
NBL
Duration	7 October 2017– 29 May 2018
Number of games	108 (Regular season); 23 (Playoffs)
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	BNT
Regular season
Season MVP	Alan Arnett
Finals
Champions	Levski Lukoil
Runners-up	Balkan Botevgrad
Third place	Rilski Sportist
Fourth place	Academic Bultex 99
Finals MVP	Bozhidar Avramov
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Alan Arnett
Rebounds	Darrius Garrett
Assists	Milen Dudev
Index Rating	Alan Arnett
Records
Biggest home win	Academic Sofia 131–68 Cherno More Ticha; (28 October 2017)
Biggest away win	Academic Sofia 51–93 Academic Bultex 99; (13 January 2018)
Highest scoring	Yambol 116–106 Spartak; (17 March 2018)
Winning streak	7 Games - 3 Teams (Academic Sofia, Balkan, Levski Lukoil)
Losing streak	13 Games Spartak Pleven
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.

Teams

2017–18 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

The same nine teams of the previous season repeated participation in the 2017–18 season.^[3]

Club	Last season	Arena	Location	Capacity
Academic Bultex 99	2nd	Arena Sila	Plovdiv	1,000
Balkan Botevgrad	5th	Arena Botevgrad	Botevgrad	4,500
Beroe	3rd	Municipal Hall	Stara Zagora	1,000
Cherno More Ticha	7th	Hristo Borisov	Varna	1,000
Levski Lukoil^[a]	9th	Universiada Hall	Sofia	4,000
Academic Sofia^[a]	1st	Sports Complex Hall	Pravets	1,000
Rilski Sportist	4th	Arena Samokov	Samokov	2,500
Spartak Pleven	6th	Balkanstroy	Pleven	1,200
Yambol	8th	Diana	Yambol	3,000

^ ^a ^b Academic started the season as "Lukoil Academic". However, from January 2018 main sponsor Lukoil left the team for Levski Sofia.^[4] Levski was named "Levski Lukoil", while the other club was simply named "Academic".

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Levski Lukoil	24	18	6	2018	1777	+241	42	Advance to playoffs
2	Academic Bultex 99	24	18	6	1959	1762	+197	42
3	Balkan Botevgrad^[a]	24	19	5	2003	1780	+223	42
4	Rilski Sportist	24	16	8	2098	1895	+203	40
5	Beroe	24	12	12	2050	1955	+95	36
6	Academic Sofia	24	10	14	1946	2013	−67	34
7	Yambol	24	8	16	1983	2204	−221	32
8	Cherno More Ticha	24	5	19	1789	2067	−278	29
9	Spartak Pleven	24	2	22	1961	2354	−393	26

Source: NBL
Notes:

^ Academic Plovdiv was awarded 20-0 win, due to illegal use of 5 foreigner players at the same time by Balkan, on 1 April 2018. Additionally Balkan would take 0 points from this game. The original score was 86-76, for Balkan.^[5]

Results

First stage

Home \ Away	ACP	ACS	BAL	BER	CHE	LEV	RIL	SPA	YAM
Academic Bultex 99	—	66–81	80–70	85–53	88–66	77–96	79–74	94–75	78–72
Academic Sofia	51–93	—	91–99	75–96	131–68	70–96	95–75	105–78	112–81
Balkan Botevgrad	85–78	69–65	—	87–80	104–83	67–70	83–78	106–76	97–83
Beroe	91–94	66–95	67–92	—	94–68	74–81	68–96	111–76	102–85
Cherno More Ticha	81–71	101–70	75–82	97–91	—	62–88	73–80	105–99	93–99
Levski Lukoil	70–82	78–84	63–86	71–73	63–53	—	67–73	108–65	108–88
Rilski Sportist	97–89	76–93	86–70	96–88	120–73	72–73	—	84–54	101–75
Spartak Pleven	88–97	111–71	81–102	83–104	68–80	87–93	89–105	—	77–91
Yambol	70–78	90–83	79–86	84–103	76–70	77–89	78–106	87–73	—

Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Home and away games depend on table after the first stage.

Home \ Away	ACP	ACS	BAL	BER	CHE	LEV	RIL	SPA	YAM
Academic Bultex	—	85–65	—	82–70	71–62	—	—	—	94–81
Academic Sofia	—	—	—	78–104	75–69	—	—	101–73	81–87
Balkan	0–20	93–49	—	—	—	79–71	92–80	—	—
Beroe	—	—	91–66	—	76–60	—	—	115–85	88–61
Cherno More	—	—	76–81	—	—	63–89	67–91	76–89	—
Levski Lukoil	109–97	78–57	—	78–68	—	—	—	—	100–70
Rilski Sportist	74–78	81–68	—	79–77	—	73–75	—	—	—
Spartak Pleven	81–103	—	80–102	—	—	80–104	86–94	—	—
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[lukoil-4] Academic started the season as "Lukoil Academic". However, from January 2018 main sponsor Lukoil left the team for Levski Sofia.^[4] Levski was named "Levski Lukoil", while the other club was simply named "Academic".

[table_note_BAL0.59778305077822-7] Academic Plovdiv was awarded 20-0 win, due to illegal use of 5 foreigner players at the same time by Balkan, on 1 April 2018. Additionally Balkan would take 0 points from this game. The original score was 86-76, for Balkan.^[5]

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