2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga

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Basketball Bundesliga
Season2023–24
Dates27 September 2023 – 17 June 2024
Number of games306
Number of teams18
Regular season
Top seedBayern Munich
Season MVPUnited States Otis Livingston II (Würzburg Baskets)
RelegatedCrailsheim Merlins
Tigers Tübingen
Statistical leaders
Points United States Otis Livingston II 20.5
Rebounds United States Trevion Williams 8.9
Assists United States DeWayne Russell 6.3
Seasons
2024–25  →

The 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, is the 58th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It runs from 27 September 2023 to 17 June 2024.[1][2]

Format changes[edit]

From this season on, the first six teams from the regular season are qualified for the playoffs, while the places seven to ten will play in a play-in tournament.[3]

Teams[edit]

Team changes[edit]

Promoted from
2022–23 ProA
Relegated from
2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga
Rasta Vechta[4]
Tigers Tübingen[5]
Skyliners Frankfurt
Medi Bayreuth

Arenas and locations[edit]

Team City Arena Capacity
Brose Bamberg Bamberg Brose Arena
6,150
Alba Berlin Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena
14,500
Telekom Baskets Bonn Bonn Telekom Dome
6,000
Löwen Braunschweig Braunschweig Volkswagen Halle
6,600
Niners Chemnitz Chemnitz Chemnitz Arena
5,200
Crailsheim Merlins Crailsheim Arena Hohenlohe
3,000
BG Göttingen Göttingen Sparkassen Arena
3,447
Hamburg Towers Hamburg Edel-optics.de Arena
3,400
MLP Academics Heidelberg Heidelberg SNP Dome
5,000
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg MHP-Arena
5,300
Syntainics MBC Weißenfels Stadthalle Weißenfels
3,000
Bayern Munich Munich BMW Park
6,700
Baskets Oldenburg Oldenburg Große EWE Arena
6,069
Rostock Seawolves Rostock Stadthalle Rostock
4,550
Tigers Tübingen Tübingen Paul Horn-Arena
3,132
ratiopharm Ulm Ulm ratiopharm arena
6,000
Rasta Vechta Vechta Rasta Dome
3,140
s.Oliver Würzburg Würzburg s.Oliver Arena
3,140

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 34 28 6 2989 2584 +405 .824 Playoffs
2 Alba Berlin 34 27 7 3048 2748 +300 .794
3 Niners Chemnitz 34 26 8 3019 2680 +339 .765
4 Ratiopharm Ulm 34 24 10 3076 2835 +241 .706[a]
5 s.Oliver Würzburg 34 24 10 2954 2724 +230 .706[a]
6 Rasta Vechta 34 21 13 3002 2801 +201 .618
7 Telekom Baskets Bonn 34 20 14 3043 2909 +134 .588 Play-in
8 Riesen Ludwigsburg 34 18 16 2976 2819 +157 .529[b]
9 Baskets Oldenburg 34 18 16 2914 2850 +64 .529[b]
10 Hamburg Towers 34 17 17 2910 2932 −22 .500
11 Brose Bamberg 34 15 19 3009 3054 −45 .441[c]
12 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 34 15 19 2777 2869 −92 .441[c]
13 Mitteldeutscher BC 34 11 23 2908 3171 −263 .324
14 BG Göttingen 34 10 24 2900 3148 −248 .294
15 Rostock Seawolves 34 9 25 2949 3164 −215 .265[d]
16 MLP Academics Heidelberg 34 9 25 2817 3174 −357 .265[d]
17 Crailsheim Merlins 34 8 26 2762 3147 −385 .235 Relegation to ProA
18 Tigers Tübingen 34 6 28 2797 3241 −444 .176
Source: BBL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ulm 175–162 Würzburg
  2. ^ a b Ludwigsburg 189–171 Oldenburg
  3. ^ a b Bamberg 182–169 Braunschweig
  4. ^ a b Rostock 208–201 Heidelberg

Results[edit]

Home \ Away BAM BER BON BRA CHE CRA GOT HAM HEI LUD MBC MUN OLD ROS TÜB ULM VEC WUR
Brose Bamberg 97–77 79–89 92–78 84–106 97–87 85–76 86–80 98–83 90–102 108–78 81–99 83–92 93–83 97–76 76–84 94–65 78–83
Alba Berlin 98–92 90–69 92–64 101–90 110–75 108–85 85–65 96–89 100–91 75–108 59–53 85–67 91–74 112–69 98–88 98–80 90–82
Telekom Baskets Bonn 88–74 87–95 76–80 77–85 90–68 95–85 108–94 92–69 87–60 100–73 88–83 100–85 112–89 76–88 98–97 80–77 91–100
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 91–90 90–81 94–102 81–86 98–88 110–82 70–81 83–84 83–82 88–81 83–81 91–86 76–70 87–92 72–77 79–92 100–89
Niners Chemnitz 109–79 79–84 80–66 82–68 95–67 77–63 96–87 93–69 85–66 74–65 73–86 89–67 85–75 113–82 83–82 83–91 79–66
Crailsheim Merlins 82–109 83–103 98–89 70–80 82–97 80–76 84–89 86–93 89–100 87–76 62–97 63–99 85–81 87–84 66–86 102–93 96–98
BG Göttingen 92–85 77–114 77–101 75–73 100–99 110–104 118–123 94–91 76–104 88–92 71–77 87–83 104–90 91–64 90–100 86–90 67–75
Hamburg Towers 94–90 76–84 80–87 81–72 79–85 94–88 79–66 79–83 89–84 107–76 80–81 80–91 105–89 94–86 78–94 85–81 58–88
MLP Academics Heidelberg 90–109 81–90 92–87 76–94 77–99 90–86 109–113 73–88 72–75 90–111 89–82 83–92 88–86 93–78 57–73 76–113 54–87
Riesen Ludwigsburg 87–92 87–79 86–91 86–82 96–93 106–59 97–72 79–87 93–68 78–81 80–85 104–80 96–77 104–94 60–94 77–74 91–94
Mitteldeutscher BC 86–94 67–76 92–100 77–85 95–111 98–93 97–89 81–86 104–97 91–90 86–116 71–89 106–102 114–78 75–107 74–100 72–88
Bayern Munich 91–69 77–53 90–81 91–61 89–80 98–81 86–74 90–79 83–57 92–84 96–87 93–73 101–73 92–73 95–80 88–90 87–64
Baskets Oldenburg 107–84 85–90 83–108 87–66 58–79 80–58 106–85 107–92 99–77 91–85 95–88 77–67 94–89 79–63 94–98 67–85 76–96
Rostock Seawolves 91–98 75–76 98–92 101–78 90–94 70–85 96–92 94–111 122–113 91–85 85–97 85–91 64–99 108–103 71–96 77–92 78–91
Tigers Tübingen 99–92 81–97 82–92 68–81 68–106 85–96 95–116 78–93 84–94 79–98 88–78 74–96 93–84 75–92 84–99 77–88 101–107
Ratiopharm Ulm 106–90 100–88 105–87 90–73 90–85 94–87 91–78 83–70 98–89 70–99 106–79 74–81 91–73 89–107 76–97 102–106 87–79
Rasta Vechta 101–79 89–98 84–79 97–90 80–81 96–58 81–75 79–71 109–87 72–86 98–69 81–85 82–88 85–81 103–72 86–81 87–89
s.Oliver Würzburg 104–65 76–75 97–78 84–76 68–70 86–80 85–60 96–76 98–84 60–78 107–83 82–90 83–78 86–95 96–81 83–88 87–75
Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs[edit]

Play-in tournament[edit]

Only the top six seeds advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next four seeds participate in a play-in tournament. The 7th-place team hosts the 8th-place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. The 9th-place team hosts the 10th-place team in the elimination round requiring two wins to advance, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. The loser in the double-chance round hostes the elimination-round game-winner, with the winner clinching the 8th seed and the loser being eliminated. The higher seeded teams have homecourt advantage.

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
7Telekom Baskets BonnNo. 7 seed
8Riesen LudwigsburgNo. 8 seed
10Hamburg Towers
9Baskets Oldenburg81
10Hamburg Towers93

Bold Game winner

Bracket[edit]

The rounds will be played in a best-of-five format.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Bayern Munich
8  
 
 
4 Ratiopharm Ulm 0
5 s.Oliver Würzburg 0
 
 
2 Alba Berlin
7  
 
 
3 Niners Chemnitz 0
6 Rasta Vechta 0

Awards and statistics[edit]

Major award winners[edit]

The awards were announced in May 2023.

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player United States Otis Livingston II[6] Würzburg Baskets
Finals MVP
Top Scorer United States Otis Livingston II Würzburg Baskets
Best Offensive Player United States Otis Livingston II[7] Würzburg Baskets
Best Defender United States Javon Bess[7] BG Göttingen
Most Effective Player International
Most Effective Player National
Best German Young Player Germany Johann Grünloh[8] Rasta Vechta
Coach of the Year Argentina Rodrigo Pastore[9] Niners Chemnitz

Statistical leaders[edit]

Category Player Club Average[10]
Points per game United States Otis Livingston II Würzburg Baskets 20.5
Rebounds per game United States Trevion Williams Ratiopharm Ulm 8.9
Assists per game United States DeWayne Russell Baskets Oldenburg 6.3
Steals per game Puerto Rico Jhivvan Jackson Tigers Tübingen 1.8
Blocks per game United States Camron Reece Hamburg Towers 2.0
Efficiency per game North Macedonia Otis Livingston II Würzburg Baskets 21.2

German clubs in European competitions[edit]

Team Competition Result
Alba Berlin EuroLeague Regular season
Bayern Munich Regular season
ratiopharm Ulm EuroCup Eighthfinals
Telekom Baskets Bonn Champions League Quarterfinals
Riesen Ludwigsburg Quarterfinals
Baskets Oldenburg Regular season
BG Göttingen Qualifying
Niners Chemnitz FIBA Europe Cup Champion
BG Göttingen Second round
Rostock Seawolves Regular season

References[edit]

  1. ^ "easyCredit BBL – Rahmenterminplan 2023/2024" (PDF). azureedge.net. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ "easyCredit BBL gibt erste Spielinfos für die Saison 2023/2024 bekannt / Pokalmodus mit Zweitligisten startet / Lizenzierung abgeschlossen". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ "BBL ändert Playoff-Modus und steckt sich hohe Ziele". flashscore.de. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Rasta Vechta steigt in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". ndr.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Party in Tübingen: Tigers steigen in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". swr.de. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Otis Livingston II ist MVP". easycredit-bbl.de. 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Würzburg dominiert offensiv und defensiv". easycredit-bbl.de. 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Der erste Sieger kommt vom Aufsteiger aus Vechta". easycredit-bbl.de. 6 May 2024.
  9. ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Rodrigo Pastore ist Trainer des Jahres". easycredit-bbl.de. 8 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Statistics". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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