2014–15 ACB season


The 2014–15 ACB season was the 32nd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on 4 October 2014 and finished on 24 May 2015. The playoffs, joined by the eight first qualified teams, was played between 28 May and 24 June 2015.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted from the 2013–14 LEB Oro. Bilbao Basket was initially excluded from the league but on 8 August, the ACB was forced to re-admit Bilbao.
;Teams promoted from LEB Oro

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Baloncesto SevillaSevillaSan Pablo
CAI ZaragozaZaragozaPabellón Príncipe Felipe
Dominion Bilbao BasketBilbaoBilbao Arena
FC BarcelonaBarcelonaPalau Blaugrana
FIATC JoventutBadalonaPalau Municipal d'Esports
Gipuzkoa BasketSan SebastiánSan Sebastián Arena
Herbalife Gran CanariaLas PalmasGran Canaria Arena
Iberostar TenerifeSan Cristóbal de La LagunaSantiago Martín
La Bruixa d'Or ManresaManresaNou Congost
Laboral Kutxa BaskoniaVitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena
Montakit FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFernando Martín
MoraBanc AndorraAndorra la VellaPoliesportiu d'Andorra
Movistar EstudiantesMadridBarclaycard Center
Real MadridMadridBarclaycard Center
Rio Natura Monbus ObradoiroSantiago de CompostelaMultiusos Fontes do Sar
UCAM MurciaMurciaPalacio de Deportes
UnicajaMálagaMartín Carpena
Valencia BasketValenciaFuente de San Luis

Personnel and sponsorship

;Notes

Managerial changes

Season summary

Bilbao Basket v Laboral Kutxa Baskonia brawl

On March 1, 2015, the Basque basketball derby between Bilbao Basket and Laboral Kutxa Baskonia at Bilbao Arena finished with a brawl where Dejan Todorović of Bilbao and Tornike Shengelia of Baskonia were disqualified and twelve players were ejected due to court invasion during the fight.
With four seconds left, despite the referee's call for a travelling, Todorović was going to dunk when he was hit by Shengelia. After this, the Montenegrin player pushed Shengelia from behind and the Georgian forward reacted with a punch. After this, all the players who were on the bench came into the court and started the brawl. When Shengelia was leaving the court after the disqualifying foul, he apologized to a child who was in the first row of the arena.
The ACB announced this brawl would have severe consequences and sanctions and would talk with the Spanish Basketball Federation for changing the disciplinary regulations. On March 5, the league provisionally suspended Todorović and Shengelia until the final resolution of the case.
After knowing the notice, both clubs claimed to have the same sanctions than in 2004, when the brawl Real Madrid and Estudiantes occurred. Finally, on March 11, the Disciplinary Judge accorded to suspend Tornike Shengelia for five games, Dejan Todorović for four and a €3,000 fine to Bilbao Basket player Dairis Bertāns and to Baskonia brothers Mamadou and Ilimane Diop.

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team \ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Team \ Round
Real Madrid6233211111313322222222112222111111
FC Barcelona2111322223232255555433333333333322
Unicaja5322133332121111111111221111222233
Dominion Bilbao Basket3447444444455433433344444444454544
Valencia Basket12764655986666666666666677766545455
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia1716151211121011111111119111011999778866575666776
FIATC Joventut96891077755544544344555555657777667
Herbalife Gran Canaria13111315141112121212121211887777889999999998888
CAI Zaragoza101211109965778777788889977888888109999
UCAM Murcia8595769691098810910111112121111111110111212111111101010
Iberostar Tenerife71078581181081091012121212121010101010101112101010810111111
Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro195681081069710129119101011111212121212101111121212121212
Movistar Estudiantes481011121414141413131314141514131313131313131313131313131314131313
MoraBanc Andorra14131213131313131314141413131315151515151715161515151515141413141414
Baloncesto Sevilla11171718181815151616161718181818181818171516181716171616161516151515
La Bruixa d'Or Manresa18181816161617181818181817161617161616161818171817161717171817171716
Gipuzkoa Basket15151617171718161515151615151413141414141414141414141414151615161617
Montakit Fuenlabrada16141414151516171717171516171716171717181617151618181818181718181818

Results

Playoffs

Final standings

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

Statistics

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Performance Index Rating

Season highs

Awards

All official awards of the 2014–15 ACB season.

[ACB [Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]]

PositionPlayerTeam
PG Jayson GrangerUnicaja
SG Sergio LlullReal Madrid
SF Pau RibasValencia Basket
PF Felipe ReyesReal Madrid
C Marko TodorovićDominion Bilbao Basket

Best Young Player Award">ACB Best Young Player Award">Best Young Player Award

  • Dani Díez – Gipuzkoa Basket

    Best All-Young Team

Player of the week

Since this season, only players whose team wins are eligible for this award.
DatePlayerTeamPIR
1 Augusto LimaUCAM Murcia31
2 Marko TodorovićBilbao Basket31
3 Thomas Schreiner
Fran Vázquez
MoraBanc Andorra
Unicaja
25
4 Željko ŠakićLa Bruixa d'Or Manresa35
5 Dāvis BertānsLaboral Kutxa Baskonia28
6 Eulis Báez
Felipe Reyes
Herbalife Gran Canaria
Real Madrid
29
7 Maciej LampeFC Barcelona31
8 Marko Todorović
Ante Tomić
Bilbao Basket
FC Barcelona
28
9 Álex Abrines
Fabien Causeur
FC Barcelona
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
27
10 Willy HernangómezBaloncesto Sevilla43
11 Tibor PleißFC Barcelona29
12 Andy PankoMontakit Fuenlabrada36
13 Fernando San EmeterioLaboral Kutxa Baskonia24
14 Jayson GrangerUnicaja35
15 Quino ColomBilbao Basket26
16 Jeleel AkindeleMontakit Fuenlabrada32
17 Colton IversonLaboral Kutxa Baskonia29
18 Marko Todorović Bilbao Basket28
19 Mario HezonjaFC Barcelona29
20 Dani DíezGipuzkoa Basket36
21 Andy Panko Montakit Fuenlabrada33
22 Rudy Fernández
Vojdan Stojanovski
Real Madrid
MoraBanc Andorra
26
23 Jeleel Akindele Montakit Fuenlabrada35
24 Felipe Reyes Real Madrid31
25 Maxi KleberRio Natura Monbus Obradoiro45
26 Fernando San Emeterio Laboral Kutxa Baskonia30
27 Pau RibasValencia Basket26
28 Fabien Causeur Laboral Kutxa Baskonia32
29 Pau Ribas Valencia Basket30
30 Luka Bogdanović
Goran Suton
MoraBanc Andorra
FIATC Joventut
30
31 Marko Todorović Dominion Bilbao Basket27
32 Adam WaczyńskiRio Natura Monbus Obradoiro30
33 Eulis Báez Herbalife Gran Canaria29
34 Augusto Lima
Kim Tillie
UCAM Murcia
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
31

[ACB [Player of the Month Award|Player of the month]]

The players with more PIR per game in the month wins this award.
MonthWeekPlayerTeamPIR
October1–4 Blagota SekulićIberostar Tenerife22.4
November5–9 Felipe ReyesReal Madrid19.6
December10–14 Andy PankoMontakit Fuenlabrada24.6
January15–18 Jeleel AkindeleMontakit Fuenlabrada23
February19–21 Andy Panko Montakit Fuenlabrada23.3
March22–26 Marko TodorovićDominion Bilbao Basket20.6
April27–30 Andy Panko Montakit Fuenlabrada23.3
May31–34 Marko Todorović Dominion Bilbao Basket22.0