2018–19 British Basketball League season
The 2018–19 BBL season was the 32nd campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.
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| League | British Basketball League | |||||||||
| Season | 2018–19 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 198 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| League champions | London Lions (1st title) | |||||||||
| BBL Cup | London Lions (2nd title) | |||||||||
| BBL Trophy | London City Royals (1st title) | |||||||||
| Season MVP | Justin Robinson (London Lions) | |||||||||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||
| Champions | Leicester Riders (5th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | London City Royals (1st title) | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Tim Williams (Leicester Riders) | |||||||||
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The Leicester Riders were the three-time defending regular season champions, but were unable to defend that title as the London Lions achieved their first regular season title; a 99–80 victory at the Newcastle Eagles, on 26 April 2019, was enough for the Lions to have an unassailable lead ahead of the Riders. It was the Lions' second trophy of the season, after they defeated the Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Cup final.
The Lions were beaten in the playoff quarter-finals by the eighth-seeded Plymouth Raiders, who overturned a six-point deficit from the first leg into an eight-point aggregate victory. The Raiders were then beaten by the Riders in the semi-finals, before the Riders won their third consecutive playoff final with a 93–61 victory over the London City Royals, who in their first season in the league, had won the BBL Trophy in overtime against the Lions.