2022–23_Basketball_Bundesliga
2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga
German club basketball season
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]
Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2022–23 | |||||||||
Dates | 28 September 2022 – 16 June 2023 | |||||||||
Number of games | 306 | |||||||||
Number of 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 | ||||||||||
Total attendance | 1,263,770 | |||||||||
Average attendance | 4,246 | |||||||||
Seasons | ||||||||||
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
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]
Team changes
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
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 |
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 |
Standings
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2902 | 2932 | −30 | .559[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 18 | 16 | 3029 | 2929 | +100 | .529 | |
8 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2843 | 2813 | +30 | .471[lower-alpha 2] | |
9 | Rostock Seawolves | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 3021 | −164 | .471[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2996 | 3021 | −25 | .441[lower-alpha 3] | |
11 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2752 | 2839 | −87 | .441[lower-alpha 3] | |
12 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2976 | 3046 | −70 | .441[lower-alpha 3] | |
13 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2879 | 3005 | −126 | .353[lower-alpha 4] | |
14 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2725 | 2829 | −104 | .353[lower-alpha 4] | |
15 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2751 | 2924 | −173 | .353[lower-alpha 4] | |
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
Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | CHE | CRA | FRA | GOT | HAM | HEI | LUD | MBC | MUN | OLD | ROS | ULM | WUR |
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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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
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 |
Major award winners
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
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 |
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 |
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- "Höhere Aussagekraft: easyCredit BBL ändert Tabellenberechnung". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "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.