2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2022–23 | |||||||||
Dates | 28 September 2022 – 16 June 2023 | |||||||||
Games played | 306 | |||||||||
Teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Telekom Baskets Bonn | |||||||||
EuroLeague | Bayern Munich Alba Berlin | |||||||||
EuroCup | Ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||
Champions League | Telekom Baskets Bonn Riesen Ludwigsburg Baskets Oldenburg BG Göttingen | |||||||||
Season MVP | T. J. Shorts (Bonn) | |||||||||
Relegated | Skyliners Frankfurt Medi Bayreuth | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||
Runners-up | Telekom Baskets Bonn | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Bayern Munich Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Attendance | 1,263,770 | |||||||||
Average attendance | 4,246 |
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
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Promoted from 2021–22 ProA |
Relegated from 2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga |
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Rostock Seawolves | Giessen 46ers |
As only one team was promoted, Frankfurt was awarded a wild card on 2 June 2022.[1]
Arenas and locations
[edit]Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150
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Medi Bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 4,000
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Alba Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,500
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Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000
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Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600
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Niners Chemnitz | Chemnitz | Chemnitz Arena | 5,200
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Crailsheim Merlins | Crailsheim | Arena Hohenlohe | 3,000
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Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002
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BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 3,447
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Hamburg Towers | Hamburg | Edel-optics.de Arena | 3,400
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MLP Academics Heidelberg | Heidelberg | SNP Dome | 5,000
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MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300
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Syntainics MBC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 3,000
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Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700
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Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069
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Rostock Seawolves | Rostock | Stadthalle Rostock | 4,550
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ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000
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s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140
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Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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:
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]Major award winners
[edit]The awards were announced on 3, 4 and 12 May 2023.[4][5][6]
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Finals MVP[3] | Yago dos Santos | Ratiopharm Ulm |
Top Scorer | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg |
Best Offensive Player | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg |
Best Defender | Selom Mawugbe | Rostock Seawolves |
Most Effective Player International | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Most Effective Player National | Kevin Yebo | Niners Chemnitz |
Best German Young Player | Malte Delow | Alba Berlin |
Coach of the Year | Tuomas Iisalo | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Statistical leaders
[edit]Category | Player | Club | Average[7] |
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Points per game | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg | 20.3 |
Rebounds per game | Derek Cooke | Skyliners Frankfurt | 8.9 |
Assists per game | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg | 7.7 |
Steals per game | Kris Clyburn | Mitteldeutscher BC | 2.0 |
Blocks per game | Selom Mawugbe | Rostock Seawolves | 2.1 |
Efficiency per game | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 21.1 |
German clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Result |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "FRAPORT SKYLINERS erhalten Wildcard - Teilnehmerfeld für Saison 2022/2023 nach einstimmigem Votum komplett". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Höhere Aussagekraft: easyCredit BBL ändert Tabellenberechnung". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Ulm gewinnt erstmals BBL-Titel". sportschau.de. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards 2022/2023: Erste Sieger kommen aus Rostock, Oldenburg und Berlin". easycredit-bbl.de. 3 May 2023.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards 2022/2023: Jubel im Rheinland / Trainer des Jahres und der MVP kommen aus Bonn". easycredit-bbl.de. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Awards 2022/23: Shorts und Yebo liegen bei Effektivität vorne / Cooke bester Rebounder / Russell verteilt die meisten Assists". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Statistics". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 14 May 2023.