Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2020–21 | |||||||||
Dates | 6 November 2020 – 13 June 2021 | |||||||||
Number of games | 306 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||||||||
Season MVP |
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Relegated | Rasta Vechta | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Alba Berlin | |||||||||
Runners-up | Bayern Munich | |||||||||
Semifinalists |
Riesen Ludwigsburg ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||
Finals MVP |
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Total attendance | 0 [A] |
The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021. [1] [2]
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games. [3]
Promoted from 2019–20 ProA |
Relegated to 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga |
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Niners Chemnitz [4] | None as season was curtailed. |
Second-placed Eisbären Bremerhaven gave up its right to promotion. [5]
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 | Arena Chemnitz | 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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Giessen 46ers | Giessen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 4,003
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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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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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ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm | 6,000
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Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140
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s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140
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Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Brose Bamberg |
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Sacked | 24 June 2020 [6] | Pre-season |
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1 July 2020 [7] |
BG Göttingen |
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Signed with Brose Bamberg | 1 July 2020 [7] |
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13 July 2020 [8] | |
Rasta Vechta |
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Signed with Hamburg Towers | 26 June 2020 [9] |
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6 July 2020 [10] | |
Hamburg Towers |
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End of contract | 9 June 2020 [11] |
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26 June 2020 [9] | |
Bayern Munich |
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Mutual consent | 15 July 2020 |
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15 July 2020 | |
Telekom Baskets Bonn |
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End of contract | 15 July 2020 [12] |
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15 July 2020 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 30 | 4 | 3027 | 2621 | +406 | 60 | Playoffs |
2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2938 | 2585 | +353 | 56 | |
3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3149 | 2848 | +301 | 50 | |
4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2940 | 2721 | +219 | 48 [a] | |
5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2945 | 2797 | +148 | 48 [a] | |
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3005 | 2648 | +357 | 46 | |
7 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2891 | 2723 | +168 | 42 | |
8 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2871 | 2812 | +59 | 34 | |
9 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 2958 | −101 | 32 | |
10 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2867 | 2877 | −10 | 30 | |
11 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2613 | 2815 | −202 | 26 [b] | |
12 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2874 | 3065 | −191 | 26 [b] | |
13 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2798 | 2882 | −84 | 24 [c] | |
14 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2691 | 2979 | −288 | 24 [c] | |
15 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2813 | 3057 | −244 | 18 [d] | |
16 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2636 | 2986 | −350 | 18 [d] | |
17 | Giessen 46ers [e] | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2912 | 3191 | −279 | 16 | |
18 | Rasta Vechta (R) | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2718 | 2980 | −262 | 14 | Relegation to ProA |
All three rounds of the playoffs are 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 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Brose Bamberg | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Hamburg Towers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 |
The awards were announced on 19 May 2021. [14]
Category | Player | Club | Average [15] |
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Points |
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Mitteldeutscher BC | 20.5 |
Rebounds |
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Brose Bamberg | 8.4 |
Assists |
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Crailsheim Merlins | 7.2 |
Steals |
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Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1.9 |
Blocks |
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Mitteldeutscher BC | 1.7 |
Efficiency |
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Brose Bamberg | 21.1 |
Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2020–21 | |||||||||
Dates | 6 November 2020 – 13 June 2021 | |||||||||
Number of games | 306 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||||||||
Season MVP |
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Relegated | Rasta Vechta | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Alba Berlin | |||||||||
Runners-up | Bayern Munich | |||||||||
Semifinalists |
Riesen Ludwigsburg ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||
Finals MVP |
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Total attendance | 0 [A] |
The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021. [1] [2]
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games. [3]
Promoted from 2019–20 ProA |
Relegated to 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga |
---|---|
Niners Chemnitz [4] | None as season was curtailed. |
Second-placed Eisbären Bremerhaven gave up its right to promotion. [5]
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 | Arena Chemnitz | 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
|
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 | Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm | 6,000
|
Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140
|
s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140
|
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brose Bamberg |
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Sacked | 24 June 2020 [6] | Pre-season |
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1 July 2020 [7] |
BG Göttingen |
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Signed with Brose Bamberg | 1 July 2020 [7] |
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13 July 2020 [8] | |
Rasta Vechta |
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Signed with Hamburg Towers | 26 June 2020 [9] |
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6 July 2020 [10] | |
Hamburg Towers |
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End of contract | 9 June 2020 [11] |
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26 June 2020 [9] | |
Bayern Munich |
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Mutual consent | 15 July 2020 |
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15 July 2020 | |
Telekom Baskets Bonn |
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End of contract | 15 July 2020 [12] |
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15 July 2020 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 30 | 4 | 3027 | 2621 | +406 | 60 | Playoffs |
2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2938 | 2585 | +353 | 56 | |
3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3149 | 2848 | +301 | 50 | |
4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2940 | 2721 | +219 | 48 [a] | |
5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2945 | 2797 | +148 | 48 [a] | |
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3005 | 2648 | +357 | 46 | |
7 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2891 | 2723 | +168 | 42 | |
8 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2871 | 2812 | +59 | 34 | |
9 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 2958 | −101 | 32 | |
10 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2867 | 2877 | −10 | 30 | |
11 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2613 | 2815 | −202 | 26 [b] | |
12 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2874 | 3065 | −191 | 26 [b] | |
13 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2798 | 2882 | −84 | 24 [c] | |
14 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2691 | 2979 | −288 | 24 [c] | |
15 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2813 | 3057 | −244 | 18 [d] | |
16 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2636 | 2986 | −350 | 18 [d] | |
17 | Giessen 46ers [e] | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2912 | 3191 | −279 | 16 | |
18 | Rasta Vechta (R) | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2718 | 2980 | −262 | 14 | Relegation to ProA |
All three rounds of the playoffs are 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 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Brose Bamberg | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bayern Munich | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Hamburg Towers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 |
The awards were announced on 19 May 2021. [14]
Category | Player | Club | Average [15] |
---|---|---|---|
Points |
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Mitteldeutscher BC | 20.5 |
Rebounds |
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Brose Bamberg | 8.4 |
Assists |
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Crailsheim Merlins | 7.2 |
Steals |
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Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1.9 |
Blocks |
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Mitteldeutscher BC | 1.7 |
Efficiency |
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Brose Bamberg | 21.1 |