2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga

German club basketball season
Basketball Bundesliga
Season2022–23
Dates28 September 2022 – 16 June 2023
Number of games306
Number of teams18
Regular season
Top seedTelekom Baskets Bonn
EuroLeagueBayern Munich
Alba Berlin
EuroCupRatiopharm Ulm
Champions LeagueTelekom Baskets Bonn
Riesen Ludwigsburg
Baskets Oldenburg
BG Göttingen
Season MVPNorth Macedonia T. J. Shorts (Bonn)
RelegatedSkyliners Frankfurt
Medi Bayreuth
Finals
ChampionsRatiopharm Ulm
  Runners-upTelekom Baskets Bonn
SemifinalistsBayern Munich
Riesen Ludwigsburg
Statistical leaders
Points United States DeWayne Russell 20.3
Rebounds United States Derek Cooke 8.9
Assists United States DeWayne Russell 7.7
Records
Total attendance1,263,770
Average attendance4,246
Seasons
← 2021–22
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 57th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 28 September 2022 to 16 June 2023.[1]

In October 2022, the BBL decided to change the standings formula, changing from two points for a win to a percentage criteria.[2]

Ratiopharm Ulm won their first title by defeating Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–1 in the final.[3]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2021–22 ProA 		Relegated from
2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga
Rostock Seawolves Skyliners Frankfurt
Giessen 46ers

As only one team was promoted, Frankfurt was awarded a wild card on 2 June 2022.[1]

Arenas and locations

Team City Arena Capacity
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
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
Rostock Seawolves Rostock Stadthalle Rostock
4,550
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
1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 34 32 2 3042 2477 +565 .941 Playoffs
2 Alba Berlin 34 31 3 3002 2615 +387 .912
3 Bayern Munich 34 25 9 2782 2563 +219 .735
4 Baskets Oldenburg 34 22 12 2939 2825 +114 .647
5 Riesen Ludwigsburg 34 19 15 2957 2915 +42 .559[a]
6 BG Göttingen 34 19 15 2902 2932 −30 .559[a]
7 Ratiopharm Ulm 34 18 16 3029 2929 +100 .529
8 Niners Chemnitz 34 16 18 2843 2813 +30 .471[b]
9 Rostock Seawolves 34 16 18 2857 3021 −164 .471[b]
10 Brose Bamberg 34 15 19 2996 3021 −25 .441[c]
11 s.Oliver Würzburg 34 15 19 2752 2839 −87 .441[c]
12 MLP Academics Heidelberg 34 15 19 2976 3046 −70 .441[c]
13 Crailsheim Merlins 34 12 22 2879 3005 −126 .353[d]
14 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 34 12 22 2725 2829 −104 .353[d]
15 Hamburg Towers 34 12 22 2751 2924 −173 .353[d]
16 Mitteldeutscher BC 34 11 23 2881 3041 −160 .324
17 Skyliners Frankfurt 34 10 24 2726 2940 −214 .294 Relegation to ProA
18 Medi Bayreuth 34 6 28 2805 3109 −304 .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 Ludwigsburg 170–163 Göttingen
  2. ^ a b Chemnitz 165–152 Rostock
  3. ^ a b c All teams with 2 wins, ranked on head-to-head points scored
  4. ^ a b c Crailsheim 3 wins, Braunschweig 2 wins, Hamburg 1 win

Results

Home \ Away BAM BAY BER BON BRA CHE CRA FRA GOT HAM HEI LUD MBC MUN OLD ROS ULM WUR
Brose Bamberg — 120–106 80–90 75–102 83–92 96–83 82–84 100–83 95–92 66–76 101–74 81–73 90–98 87–94 89–78 88–94 97–77 99–106
Medi Bayreuth 92–86 — 72–83 71–94 76–77 86–102 99–77 83–82 73–95 79–95 96–102 94–108 95–84 79–80 85–75 83–92 64–80 83–99
Alba Berlin 84–67 91–83 — 81–76 85–78 101–91 100–77 99–74 91–78 81–78 78–70 99–91 86–60 71–76 89–81 104–79 91–79 76–47
Telekom Baskets Bonn 84–76 86–42 84–77 — 89–78 80–73 101–83 89–66 94–85 76–66 98–65 91–75 91–57 78–68 108–79 99–71 85–83 94–73
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 83–85 101–89 90–95 72–79 — 78–71 91–101 86–71 64–78 88–78 89–82 66–80 73–89 63–74 76–84 71–87 84–67 82–89
Niners Chemnitz 75–88 84–77 70–76 79–81 73–83 — 106–94 89–76 86–87 87–80 87–78 89–90 98–89 58–79 89–91 69–71 92–86 81–86
Crailsheim Merlins 101–92 78–73 85–91 83–99 93–88 79–82 — 84–83 77–81 92–84 102–93 106–87 119–102 69–78 82–95 91–103 76–68 85–86
Skyliners Frankfurt 83–100 107–113 61–79 61–88 59–61 89–84 72–88 — 78–75 97–93 82–94 92–80 71–65 74–83 70–77 101–83 82–97 86–77
BG Göttingen 95–79 100–89 96–95 60–95 80–79 68–81 92–79 82–88 — 71–98 87–81 87–80 96–93 83–75 106–97 92–95 101–108 82–74
Hamburg Towers 83–88 86–74 63–83 72–101 83–92 81–104 77–66 84–70 82–91 — 90–86 77–83 91–74 81–78 95–96 81–91 65–80 96–73
MLP Academics Heidelberg 109–100 107–101 68–94 74–91 95–79 74–81 93–82 93–90 84–74 83–87 — 86–100 109–91 83–87 102–94 78–75 96–106 93–82
Riesen Ludwigsburg 92–78 102–93 77–83 84–80 93–92 86–79 82–77 96–81 90–76 103–92 111–87 — 104–100 96–68 71–75 95–102 87–84 81–78
Mitteldeutscher BC 95–99 96–83 77–87 74–91 63–59 72–76 79–69 77–79 82–93 123–80 92–85 69–66 — 69–82 74–102 102–78 87–91 98–83
Bayern Munich 73–72 81–68 79–80 73–77 97–78 88–74 88–77 95–89 105–74 70–89 78–89 89–72 87–66 — 81–77 108–76 87–80 83–73
Baskets Oldenburg 104–95 76–72 81–89 76–87 83–73 83–81 94–86 87–79 93–75 94–58 75–99 93–80 108–68 88–76 — 99–90 81–73 77–79
Rostock Seawolves 86–97 99–70 70–104 62–77 110–95 81–96 86–79 77–99 94–85 82–76 84–91 92–87 79–77 65–78 73–80 — 85–80 72–76
Ratiopharm Ulm 107–87 88–73 83–110 92–101 95–87 92–99 91–80 94–79 84–93 112–78 92–84 93–76 128–122 59–77 97–84 116–86 — 84–91
s.Oliver Würzburg 73–79 96–89 76–79 71–96 73–77 77–74 87–78 88–72 74–92 90–56 90–71 86–89 113–117 49–67 78–82 97–87 62–28 —
Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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 Telekom Baskets Bonn 3
8 Niners Chemnitz 0
1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 3
5 Riesen Ludwigsburg 0
4 Baskets Oldenburg 0
5 Riesen Ludwigsburg 3
1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 1
7 Ratiopharm Ulm 3
3 Bayern Munich 3
6 BG Göttingen 0
3 Bayern Munich 0
7 Ratiopharm Ulm 3
2 Alba Berlin 1
7 Ratiopharm Ulm 3

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced on 3, 4 and 12 May 2023.[4][5][6]

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player North Macedonia T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn
Finals MVP[3] Brazil Yago dos Santos Ratiopharm Ulm
Top Scorer United States DeWayne Russell Baskets Oldenburg
Best Offensive Player United States DeWayne Russell Baskets Oldenburg
Best Defender United States Selom Mawugbe Rostock Seawolves
Most Effective Player International North Macedonia T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn
Most Effective Player National Germany Kevin Yebo Niners Chemnitz
Best German Young Player Germany Malte Delow Alba Berlin
Coach of the Year Finland Tuomas Iisalo Telekom Baskets Bonn

Statistical leaders

Category Player Club Average[7]
Points per game United States DeWayne Russell Baskets Oldenburg 20.3
Rebounds per game United States Derek Cooke Skyliners Frankfurt 8.9
Assists per game United States DeWayne Russell Baskets Oldenburg 7.7
Steals per game United States Kris Clyburn Mitteldeutscher BC 2.0
Blocks per game United States Selom Mawugbe Rostock Seawolves 2.1
Efficiency per game North Macedonia T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn 21.1

German clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Result
Alba Berlin EuroLeague Regular season
Bayern Munich Regular season
Hamburg Towers EuroCup Eighthfinals
ratiopharm Ulm Quarterfinals
Telekom Baskets Bonn Champions League Champion
Riesen Ludwigsburg Play-ins
Niners Chemnitz Qualifying
Brose Bamberg Qualifying
Crailsheim Merlins FIBA Europe Cup Second round
BG Göttingen Qualifying
Niners Chemnitz Second round
Brose Bamberg Quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ a b "FRAPORT SKYLINERS erhalten Wildcard - Teilnehmerfeld für Saison 2022/2023 nach einstimmigem Votum komplett". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Höhere Aussagekraft: easyCredit BBL ändert Tabellenberechnung". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ulm gewinnt erstmals BBL-Titel". sportschau.de. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards 2022/2023: Erste Sieger kommen aus Rostock, Oldenburg und Berlin". easycredit-bbl.de. 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards 2022/2023: Jubel im Rheinland / Trainer des Jahres und der MVP kommen aus Bonn". easycredit-bbl.de. 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Awards 2022/23: Shorts und Yebo liegen bei Effektivität vorne / Cooke bester Rebounder / Russell verteilt die meisten Assists". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Statistics". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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