The 2017–18 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 35th season of the Spanish basketball league. It started on 29 September 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 19 June 2018 with the finals.
Valencia Basket was the defending champion, but was defeated in quarterfinals by Herbalife Gran Canaria, who achieved qualification to the EuroLeague for the first time ever, but was defeated in semifinals by Real Madrid who won their 34th title after defeating Kirolbet Baskonia in finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 LEB Oro. This include the top team from the LEB Oro, and the winners of the LEB Oro playoffs.
As of 10 July 2017, the ACB, forced by the statement of the National Commission for Markets and Competence (CNMC), agreed with the Spanish Basketball Federation and endorsed by the CSD to reduce the requirements to fulfill by the promoted teams for playing in the league. On August 11, 2017, the ACB proceeded to the precautionary and provisional registration of the Real Betis Energía Plus, in application of the precautionary measures issued by the judicial demand of the Andalusian club.
Teams promoted from LEB Oro Delteco GBC San Pablo Burgos
Teams relegated to LEB Oro Real Betis Energía Plus ICL Manresa
Venues and locations TeamHome cityArena Capacity Delteco GBC San Sebastián Donostia Arena Divina Seguros Joventut Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports FC Barcelona Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena Iberostar Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santiago Martín Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena Monbus Obradoiro Santiago de Compostela Multiusos Fontes do Sar Montakit Fuenlabrada Fuenlabrada Fernando Martín MoraBanc Andorra Andorra la Vella Poliesportiu d'Andorra Movistar Estudiantes Madrid WiZink Center Real Betis Energía Plus Seville San Pablo Real Madrid Madrid WiZink Center RETAbet Bilbao Basket Bilbao Bilbao Arena San Pablo Burgos Burgos Coliseum Burgos Tecnyconta Zaragoza Zaragoza Pabellón Príncipe Felipe UCAM Murcia Murcia Palacio de Deportes Unicaja Málaga Martín Carpena Valencia Basket Valencia Fuente de San Luis
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorDelteco GBC Porfirio Fisac Xabi Oroz Hummel DeltecoDivina Seguros Joventut Carles Duran Albert Ventura Spalding Divina Pastora SegurosFC Barcelona Lassa Svetislav Pešić Juan Carlos Navarro Nike Lassa TyresHerbalife Gran Canaria Luis Casimiro Eulis Báez Adidas HerbalifeIberostar Tenerife Fotios Katsikaris Nicolás Richotti Austral IberostarKirolbet Baskonia Pedro Martínez Tornike Shengelia Kelme KirolbetMonbus Obradoiro Moncho Fernández Pepe Pozas Vive Estrella Galicia 0,0Montakit Fuenlabrada Néstor García Marko Popović BFS MontakitMoraBanc Andorra Joan Peñarroya Oliver Stević Kon MoraBanc, AndorraMovistar Estudiantes Salva Maldonado Sitapha Savané Joma MovistarReal Betis Energía Plus Javier Carrasco Alfonso Sánchez Spalding Energía PlusReal Madrid Pablo Laso Felipe Reyes Adidas European UniversityRETAbet Bilbao Basket Jaka Lakovič Álex Mumbrú Erreà RETAbetSan Pablo Burgos Diego Epifanio Javi Vega Hummel Inmobiliaria San Pablo, BurgosTecnyconta Zaragoza Pep Cargol Tomás Bellas Mercury TecnycontaUCAM Murcia Ibon Navarro José Ángel Antelo Nike UCAM, CaravacaUnicaja Joan Plaza Carlos Suárez Spalding Unicaja, MálagaValencia Basket Txus Vidorreta Rafa Martínez Luanvi Cultura del Esfuerzo
Notes 1. Cultura del Esfuerzo () is the motto of the club.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Tecnyconta Zaragoza Luis Guil End of contract 16 May 2017 Pre-season Jota Cuspinera 16 June 2017 FC Barcelona Lassa Georgios Bartzokas Sacked 7 June 2017 Sito Alonso 16 June 2017 Montakit Fuenlabrada Jota Cuspinera Resigned 7 June 2017 Néstor García 7 July 2017 Kirolbet Baskonia Sito Alonso Mutual consent 16 June 2017 Pablo Prigioni 16 June 2017 Valencia Basket Pedro Martínez End of contract 20 June 2017 Txus Vidorreta 20 June 2017 Iberostar Tenerife Txus Vidorreta Resigned 20 June 2017 Nenad Marković 20 June 2017 UCAM Murcia Fotios Katsikaris Signed for Hapoel Jerusalem 28 June 2017 Ibon Navarro 29 June 2017 Kirolbet Baskonia Pablo Prigioni Resigned 26 October 2017 11th (2–3) Pedro Martínez 27 October 2017 Real Betis Energía Plus Alejandro Martínez Sacked 30 October 2017 17th (0–6) Óscar Quintana 2 November 2017 Iberostar Tenerife Nenad Marković Sacked 24 November 2017 12th (4–5) Fotios Katsikaris 24 November 2017 RETAbet Bilbao Basket Carles Duran Sacked 27 November 2017 16th (3–6) Veljko Mršić 27 November 2017 Tecnyconta Zaragoza Jota Cuspinera Mutual consent 30 January 2018 16th (5–13) Pep Cargol 22 February 2018 FC Barcelona Lassa Sito Alonso Sacked 4 February 2018 3rd (12–7) Svetislav Pešić 9 February 2018 Divina Seguros Joventut Diego Ocampo Sacked 7 February 2018 17th (4–15) Carles Duran 7 February 2018 Real Betis Energía Plus Óscar Quintana Sacked 17 April 2018 17th (7–21) Javier Carrasco 17 April 2018 RETAbet Bilbao Basket Veljko Mršić Sacked 30 April 2018 17th (8–22) Jaka Lakovič 30 April 2018
Regular season
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. Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Real Madrid 6 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Kirolbet Baskonia 11 9 10 14 11 13 12 10 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 5 5 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2FC Barcelona Lassa 8 7 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Valencia Basket 3 2 4 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Herbalife Gran Canaria 5 6 3 5 4 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 9 7 7 6 6 6 8 5 5 7 8 6 7 6 5 5 5 5MoraBanc Andorra 12 13 15 13 14 14 16 15 9 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 6Unicaja 4 1 7 4 7 5 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7Iberostar Tenerife 1 3 8 7 5 7 8 9 12 9 9 7 7 6 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8Montakit Fuenlabrada 2 4 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9UCAM Murcia 16 15 11 10 12 9 11 13 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10Movistar Estudiantes 9 12 14 12 9 11 9 11 13 14 12 13 12 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11Monbus Obradoiro 7 10 9 11 8 8 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 11 11 13 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12Delteco GBC 14 8 6 8 10 12 15 12 15 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13San Pablo Burgos 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14Divina Seguros Joventut 10 11 13 15 16 16 14 16 14 15 15 12 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 15 15 15 15 15Tecnyconta Zaragoza 13 14 16 16 15 15 10 8 10 13 14 15 15 15 14 15 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 17 16 12 9 13 10 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17Real Betis Energía Plus 15 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Source: ACB
Results
Playoffs
Final standings
Attendances Attendances include playoff games:
Awards All official awards of the 2017–18 ACB season.
MVP PlayerTeam PG Luka Dončić Real Madrid Source:
Finals MVP PlayerTeam SF Rudy Fernández Real Madrid Source:
All-ACB Teams
First Team Second TeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam PG Luka Dončić Real Madrid Facundo Campazzo Real Madrid SG Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza Thomas Heurtel FC Barcelona Lassa SF Sylven Landesberg Movistar Estudiantes Mateusz Ponitka Iberostar Tenerife PF Tornike Shengelia Kirolbet Baskonia Bojan Dubljević Valencia Basket C Henk Norel Delteco GBC Ante Tomić FC Barcelona Lassa Source:
Best Young Player Award PlayerTeamPG Luka Dončić Real Madrid Source:
Best All-Young Team PlayerTeamPG Luka Dončić Real MadridSG Sergi García Valencia Basket/Tecnyconta ZaragozaSF Xabier López-Arostegui Divina Seguros JoventutPF Jonathan Barreiro Tecnyconta ZaragozaC Simon Birgander Divina Seguros Joventut Source:
El Corte Inglés Top Scorer PlayerTeamSG Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza Source:
KIA Most Spectacular Player PlayerTeamSF Christian Eyenga Montakit Fuenlabrada Source:
Best Coach CoachTeam Pablo Laso Real Madrid Source:
Player of the round Round Player Team PIR 1 Sylven Landesberg Movistar Estudiantes 33 2 Henk Norel Delteco GBC 36 3 Henk Norel (2) Delteco GBC 30 4 Mateusz Ponitka Iberostar Tenerife 34 5 Tornike Shengelia Kirolbet Baskonia 33 6 Dejan Todorović RETAbet Bilbao Basket 28 7 Felipe Reyes Real Madrid 26 Nik Caner-Medley Movistar Estudiantes 8 Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza 32 9 Nemanja Radović Monbus Obradoiro 29 10 Fernando San Emeterio Valencia Basket 42 11 Mateusz Ponitka (2) Iberostar Tenerife 38 12 Rafa Martínez Valencia Basket 26 Dejan Todorović (2) RETAbet Bilbao Basket 13 Ryan Kelly Real Betis Energía Plus 29 14 Luka Dončić Real Madrid 33 15 Nikola Dragović Tecnyconta Zaragoza 33 16 Deon Thompson San Pablo Burgos 31 17 Tornike Shengelia (2) Kirolbet Baskonia 34 18 Kenny Chery Delteco GBC 28 19 Gary Neal (2) Tecnyconta Zaragoza 33 20 Gary Neal (3) Tecnyconta Zaragoza 45 21 Edy Tavares Real Madrid 27 22 Nemanja Nedović Unicaja 37 23 Thomas Heurtel FC Barcelona Lassa 37 24 Ante Tomić FC Barcelona Lassa 35 25 Sylven Landesberg (2) Movistar Estudiantes 52 26 Petteri Koponen FC Barcelona Lassa 30 27 Lucio Redivo RETAbet Bilbao Basket 38 28 Nicolás Laprovittola Divina Seguros Joventut 31 29 Rudy Fernández Real Madrid 28 30 Tornike Shengelia (3) Kirolbet Baskonia 41 31 Nicolás Laprovittola (2) Divina Seguros Joventut 34 32 Gary Neal (4) Tecnyconta Zaragoza 39 33 Luka Dončić (2) Real Madrid 42 34 Ferrán Bassas Iberostar Tenerife 33 Source:
Player of the month Month Week Player Team PIR October 1–6 Henk Norel Delteco GBC 24.2 November 7–9 Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza 22 December 10–14 Luka Dončić Real Madrid 24 January 15–18 Clevin Hannah UCAM Murcia 21 February 19–20 Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza 39 March 21–24 Ante Tomić FC Barcelona Lassa 23.8 April 25–30 Gary Neal Tecnyconta Zaragoza 23.8 May 30–34 Nicolás Laprovíttola Divina Seguros Joventut 22.0 Source:
ACB clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Real Madrid EuroLeague Champions Kirolbet Baskonia 7th qualified Unicaja 9th qualified Valencia Basket 11th qualified FC Barcelona Lassa 13th qualified Herbalife Gran Canaria EuroCup Quarterfinals MoraBanc Andorra Regular season RETAbet Bilbao Basket UCAM Murcia Champions League Third place Iberostar Tenerife Round of 16 Movistar Estudiantes Regular season Divina Seguros Joventut Second qualifying round
References and notes
External links Official website