2018–19 LBA season

The 2018–19 LBA season, also known as Serie A PosteMobile for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system (LBA). The regular season began on October 7, 2018 and finished on May 12, 2019, with the playoffs started on May 18 (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, 2019 EuroCup Playoffs or for the 2019 Champions League Playoffs) and finished on June 22.

Serie A PosteMobile1
Season2018–19
Duration7 October 2018 – June 2019
Number of games265
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Rai Sport, Eurosport
Regular season
Top seedAX Armani Exchange Milano
Season MVP Drew Crawford
RelegatedFiat Torino
Finals
ChampionsUmana Reyer Venezia
  Runners-upBanco di Sardegna Sassari
SemifinalistsAX Armani Exchange Milano
Vanoli Cremona
Finals MVP Austin Daye
Awards
Best Young Player Tony Carr
Statistical leaders
Points Frank Gaines 20.3
Rebounds Egidijus Mockevičius 11.5
Assists Luca Vitali 5.8
Index Rating Davon Jefferson 23.5
Records
Biggest home winTrieste 110–64 Avellino
(December 16, 2018)
Biggest away winAvellino 49–79 Venezia
(November 25, 2018)
Highest scoringPesaro 106–122 Cremona
(December 16, 2018)
Winning streak15 games
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Losing streak8 games
Red October Cantù
Highest attendance12,005
AX Milano 72–67 Varese
(December 23, 2018)
Average attendance960,823 (4,003 per match)
All statistics correct as of complete.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to PosteMobile.

As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.

AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.

Umana Reyer Venezia won their 4th title by beating Banco di Sardegna Sassari in game 7 of the finals.

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