2018–19 WPBL season

Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
League	Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
Season	2018–19
Duration	3 October 2018 – 1 March 2019 (Regular season) 17 March – 25 April 2019 (Playoffs) 28 March – 30 April 2019 (Placement round)
Games played	141
Teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Brittney Griner[1] (UMMC Ekaterinburg)
Finals
Champions	UMMC Ekaterinburg (13th title)
Runners-up	Dynamo Kursk
Statistical leaders
Points Jamie Scott 19.2 Rebounds Talia Caldwell 11.4 Assists Courtney Vandersloot 6.0
Records
Biggest home win	UMMC 115–39 MBA Moscow (25 November 2018)
Biggest away win	Spartak Noginsk 28–107 UMMC (3 October 2018)
Highest scoring	Dynamo Moscow 87–116 Enisey (28 February 2019)
Winning streak	17 games UMMC Ekaterinburg
Losing streak	23 games Dynamo Moscow
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 WPBL season was the 28th season of the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League. UMMC Ekaterinburg were the defending champions.^[2]

Player movement

Main articles: List of 2018–19 WPBL season transactions and List of 2018–19 WPBL team rosters

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	UMMC Ekaterinburg	18	17	1	1767	984	+783	35	Playoffs
2	Dynamo Kursk	18	17	1	1584	1038	+546	35
3	Nadezhda Orenburg	18	13	5	1330	1128	+202	31
4	MBA Moscow	18	10	8	1308	1303	+5	28
5	Inventa Kursk	18	10	8	1272	1272	0	28
6	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	18	9	9	1368	1440	−72	27
7	Sparta & K	18	7	11	1359	1501	−142	25
8	Dynamo Novosibirsk	18	5	13	1102	1383	−281	23
9	Spartak Noginsk	18	2	16	984	1457	−473	20	Placement round
10	Dynamo Moscow	18	0	18	1051	1619	−568	18

Source: RBF

Playoffs

Main article: 2019 WPBL Playoffs

	Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Final
	1 UMMC Ekaterinburg			95	90	0
	8 Dynamo Novosibirsk			53	52
									1 UMMC Ekaterinburg	114	121	90	0	0
									4 MBA Moscow	72	57	50
	4 MBA Moscow			74	93	0
	5 Inventa Kursk			64	63
																	1 UMMC Ekaterinburg	78	64	68	0	0
																	2 Dynamo Kursk	66	51	64
	2 Dynamo Kursk			109	101	0
	7 Sparta & K			55	46
									2 Dynamo Kursk	78	90	88	0	0
									3 Nadezhda Orenburg	50	60	66					Third place
	3 Nadezhda Orenburg			96	75	65
	6 Enisey Krasnoyarsk			79	82	61
																	3 Nadezhda Orenburg	81	78	69	0	0
																	4 MBA Moscow	68	48	65

Placement round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
5	Inventa Kursk	20	15	5	1561	1360	+201	35
6	Sparta & K	20	13	7	1524	1390	+134	33
7	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	20	13	7	1623	1414	+209	33
8	Dynamo Novosibirsk	20	12	8	1406	1380	+26	32
9	Spartak Noginsk	20	6	14	1296	1490	−194	26
10	Dynamo Moscow	20	1	19	1289	1665	−376	21

Source: RBF

Russian clubs in European competitions

Club	Competition	Progress
UMMC Ekaterinburg	EuroLeague	Champions
Dynamo Kursk		Runners-up
Nadezhda Orenburg		Regular season
	EuroCup	Champions
Enisey Krasnoyarsk		Play-off Round 1
MBA Moscow		Round of 16
Sparta & K		Play-off Round 1
Inventa Kursk		Regular season
Spartak Noginsk		Qualification round

References

1. "УГМК – 13-кратный чемпион России!" (in Russian). RBF. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "УГМК – 12-кратный чемпион России!" (in Russian). RBF. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

External links

• WPBL Official Website (in Russian)