2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2021–22 | |||||||||
Dates | 23 September 2021 – 19 June 2022 6 May – 19 June 2022 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Alba Berlin | |||||||||
Season MVP | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (Bonn) | |||||||||
Relegated | Giessen 46ers | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Alba Berlin (11th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Bayern Munich | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Telekom Baskets Bonn Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Johannes Thiemann (Alba) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Seasons | ||||||||||
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 56th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It started on 23 September 2021 and concluded on 19 June 2022.[1][2]
Alba Berlin won their third straight and eleventh overall title.[3]
Teams
Munich
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Location of teams in 2020–21 Basketball BundesligaTeam changes
Promoted from 2020–21 ProA | Relegated from 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga |
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MLP Academics Heidelberg | Rasta Vechta |
As only one team was promoted, Giessen were awarded a wild card on 21 May 2021.[4]
Arenas and locations
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150 |
Medi Bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 4,000 |
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 |
Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002 |
Giessen 46ers | Giessen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 4,003 |
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 | Audi Dome | 6,700 |
Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069 |
ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000 |
s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140 |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alba Berlin | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2872 | 2406 | +466 | .818 | Playoffs |
2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2989 | 2752 | +237 | .765 | |
3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2771 | 2515 | +256 | .735 | |
4 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2750 | 2608 | +142 | .676 | |
5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2811 | 2709 | +102 | .647[a] | |
6 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2757 | 2658 | +99 | .647[a] | |
7 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2897 | 2747 | +150 | .559 | |
8 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2858 | 2927 | −69 | .529 | |
9 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2875 | 2916 | −41 | .500 | |
10 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2732 | 2803 | −71 | .471 | |
11 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2937 | 2948 | −11 | .412[b] | |
12 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2810 | 2948 | −138 | .412[b] | |
13 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 33 | 12 | 21 | 2743 | 2787 | −44 | .364 | |
14 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2688 | 2908 | −220 | .324[c] | |
15 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2664 | 2860 | −196 | .324[c] | |
16 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2840 | 3058 | −218 | .324[c] | |
17 | Skyliners Frankfurt[d] | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2503 | 2707 | −204 | .265 | |
18 | Giessen 46ers (R) | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2705 | 2945 | −240 | .235 | Relegation to ProA |
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | CHE | CRA | FRA | GIE | GOT | HAM | HEI | LUD | MBC | MUN | OLD | ULM | WUR |
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Brose Bamberg | — | 84–87 | 89–101 | 80–100 | 84–68 | 79–89 | 91–81 | 75–72 | 89–87 | 88–87 | 77–67 | 72–68 | 81–88 | 87–78 | 86–95 | 83–106 | 115–114 | 97–78 |
Medi Bayreuth | 71–84 | — | 79–109 | 71–96 | 94–92 | 69–83 | 74–86 | 85–72 | 89–95 | 75–72 | 90–71 | 85–79 | 87–93 | 100–68 | 78–87 | 71–74 | 73–80 | 80–83 |
Alba Berlin | 89–57 | 87–53 | — | 86–88 | 95–80 | 83–62 | 106–74 | 101–63 | 109–80 | 59–65 | 96–81 | 110–70 | 75–76 | 92–72 | 73–80 | 92–86 | 78–73 | 96–61 |
Telekom Baskets Bonn | 95–81 | 86–65 | 77–89 | — | 89–83 | 76–67 | 101–96 | 86–76 | 78–72 | 78–76 | 80–92 | 87–70 | 97–88 | 115–90 | 96–61 | 78–76 | 76–73 | 87–79 |
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 90–84 | 99–62 | —[a] | 77–95 | — | 84–93 | 84–87 | 67–72 | 71–69 | 101–64 | 79–92 | 82–93 | 80–91 | 101–106 | 82–91 | 94–78 | 76–90 | 80–75 |
Niners Chemnitz | 106–94 | 72–86 | 81–64 | 90–68 | 68–77 | — | 82–92 | 87–86 | 82–75 | 87–86 | 85–89 | 67–64 | 74–56 | 91–74 | 77–58 | 79–78 | 78–81 | 88–82 |
Crailsheim Merlins | 93–79 | 90–85 | 70–78 | 81–76 | 92–90 | 95–93 | — | 70–81 | 87–81 | 86–80 | 90–73 | 87–72 | 72–61 | 90–93 | 77–68 | 97–86 | 71–93 | 111–84 |
Skyliners Frankfurt | 72–77 | 82–70 | 56–72 | 96–112 | 76–89 | 78–82 | 80–73 | — | 75–76 | 65–73 | 64–74 | 87–82 | 71–80 | 68–89 | 50–79 | 103–110 | 58–61 | 61–69 |
Giessen 46ers | 89–92 | 86–74 | 58–84 | 95–103 | 66–82 | 70–91 | 70–104 | 79–90 | — | 76–87 | 100–73 | 68–75 | 59–76 | 100–81 | 85–95 | 88–75 | 76–87 | 97–110 |
BG Göttingen | 76–82 | 92–91 | 86–92 | 90–81 | 85–93 | 90–69 | 83–76 | 76–72 | 87–90 | — | 83–80 | 70–82 | 78–69 | 91–90 | 66–80 | 95–85 | 91–87 | 76–89 |
Hamburg Towers | 75–87 | 77–70 | 80–88 | 73–85 | 103–92 | 82–90 | 113–63 | 68–58 | 104–82 | 83–46 | — | 81–75 | 75–79 | 84–76 | 87–83 | 101–85 | 90–91 | 113–103 |
MLP Academics Heidelberg | 81–94 | 87–89 | 81–83 | 71–82 | 81–78 | 66–81 | 100–91 | 71–65 | 95–81 | 80–96 | 76–100 | — | 73–67 | 94–70 | 70–92 | 90–95 | 79–84 | 76–71 |
Riesen Ludwigsburg | 95–76 | 87–67 | 74–62 | 91–86 | 90–72 | 74–76 | 77–75 | 95–67 | 96–87 | 86–79 | 88–87 | 98–83 | — | 77–75 | 58–77 | 86–102 | 74–61 | 83–68 |
Mitteldeutscher BC | 86–98 | 105–81 | 66–95 | 85–90 | 91–79 | 89–96 | 116–111 | 81–75 | 91–89 | 93–83 | 57–101 | 74–85 | 80–88 | — | 68–82 | 87–82 | 75–89 | 95–73 |
Bayern Munich | 83–62 | 83–60 | 78–83 | 100–81 | 96–80 | 63–65 | 93–64 | 72–53 | 71–64 | 87–64 | 86–75 | 77–71 | 79–78 | 86–78 | — | 93–80 | 83–86 | 92–57 |
Baskets Oldenburg | 87–71 | 95–111 | 74–92 | 65–89 | 90–76 | 92–87 | 82–79 | 69–88 | 72–75 | 86–85 | 77–79 | 109–73 | 57–79 | 110–93 | 106–75 | — | 89–96 | 113–87 |
ratiopharm Ulm | 83–94 | 92–81 | 66–71 | 74–85 | 59–78 | 77–68 | 100–90 | 80–88 | 88–71 | 86–88 | 78–74 | 90–74 | 78–66 | 83–82 | 65–77 | 86–78 | — | 92–86 |
s.Oliver Würzburg | 90–89 | 80–88 | 70–82 | 93–90 | 86–87 | 81–71 | 91–74 | 78–83 | 82–69 | 79–86 | 88–100 | 97–77 | 92–86 | 92–86 | 90–70 | 90–88 | 76–88 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2022. Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
- ^ The game could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Playoffs
All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Brose Bamberg | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bayern Munich | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Hamburg Towers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Niners Chemnitz | 0 |
Awards and statistics
Major award winners
The awards were announced on 21 and 28 April 2022.[7][8][9]
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Finals MVP | Johannes Thiemann[3] | Alba Berlin |
Top Scorer | T. J. Shorts | Crailsheim Merlins |
Best Offensive Player | T. J. Shorts | Crailsheim Merlins |
Best Defender | Justin Simon | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
Most Effective Player International | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Most Effective Player National | Christian Sengfelder | Brose Bamberg |
Best German Young Player | Justus Hollatz | Hamburg Towers |
Coach of the Year | Tuomas Iisalo | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Statistical leaders
Category | Player | Club | Average[10] |
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Points per game | T. J. Shorts | Crailsheim Merlins | 20.6 |
Rebounds per game | Cristiano Felício | ratiopharm Ulm | 8.4 |
Assists per game | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 7.4 |
Steals per game | Kendale McCullum | Giessen 46ers | 2.4 |
Blocks per game | Tai Odiase | Baskets Oldenburg | 1.4 |
Efficiency per game | T. J. Shorts | Crailsheim Merlins | 22.3 |
German clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Result |
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Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | Playoffs |
Alba Berlin | Regular season | |
ratiopharm Ulm | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
Hamburg Towers | Eightfinals | |
Riesen Ludwigsburg | Champions League | Third place |
Baskets Oldenburg | Regular season | |
Brose Bamberg | Qualifying | |
Crailsheim Merlins | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |
Medi Bayreuth | Second round |
References
- ^ "Neue Basketballsaison 2021/22 – Starttermin noch unbekannt". basketball.de. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "23 Clubs beantragen Lizenz für BBL-Saison 2021/22". basketball.de. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Aller guten Dinge sind drei: Berlins meisterlicher Threepeat - in München". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Die JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers komplettieren das Teilnehmerfeld der easyCredit BBL für die 56. Spielzeit". basketball.de. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "FRAPORT SKYLINERS erhalten Wildcard - Teilnehmerfeld für Saison 2022/2023 nach einstimmigem Votum komplett". basketball.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Kurzfristige Spielabsage: Anstehende Partie zwischen Braunschweig und Berlin wird abgesetzt / Abschlusstabelle nach Quotienten-Regelung". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "NewsAwards für die Saison 2021/22: Erneut wird in Crailsheim und Ludwigsburg gejubelt". easycredit-bbl.de. 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Awards für die Saison 2021/22: Doppelte Freude in Bonn und Hamburg". easycredit-bbl.de. 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Statistik-Awards 2021/22: Freude in Bamberg, Bonn, Hamburg und Gießen". easycredit-bbl.de. 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Statistics". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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