2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 was the 49th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 2 October 2014 and ended on 3 May 2015. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015.^[1]

Beko BBL1
Duration	2 October 2014 – 21 June 2015
Games played	612
Teams	18
Regular season
Top seed	Brose Baskets
Season MVP	Jamel McLean
Relegated	TBB Trier Artland Dragons[a]
Finals
Champions	Brose Baskets 7th title
Runners-up	Bayern Munich
Finals MVP	Brad Wanamaker
Statistical leaders
Points D.J. Kennedy 18.0 Rebounds Jon Brockman 9.8 Assists Branislav Ratkovica 7.2
Records
Average attendance	4,431
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Beko.

Brose Baskets was the top seed in the regular season. The team also won the title, after it beat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the Finals. TBB Trier and Crailsheim Merlins finished in the relegation places, but due to Artland Dragons withdrawing from the Bundesliga, Crailsheim accepted an offer to remain in the Bundesliga for 2015–16.

Team information

Berlin

Quakenbrück

Bamberg

Frankfurt

Bremerhaven

Oldenburg

Munich

Bayreuth

Weißenfels

Ludwigsburg

Braunschweig

Hagen

Ulm

Göttingen

Crailsheim

Bonn

Trier

Tübingen

BBL 2014–15 – Club Locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity[2]
Brose Baskets	Bamberg	Stechert Arena	06,800
Medi Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Oberfrankenhalle	04,000
Alba Berlin	Berlin	O2 World Berlin	14,500
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Bonn	Telekom Dome	06,000
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Volkswagen Halle	06,600
Eisbären Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven Stadthalle	04,050
Crailsheim Merlins	Crailsheim	Arena Hohenlohe	03,000
Fraport Skyliners	Frankfurt	Fraport Arena	05,002
BG Göttingen	Göttingen	Sparkassen Arena	03,447
Phoenix Hagen	Hagen	Enervie Arena	03,402
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg	MHPArena	05,300
Bayern Munich	Munich	Audi Dome	06,700
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	06,069
Artland Dragons	Quakenbrück	Artland-Arena	03,000
TBB Trier	Trier	Arena Trier	05,900
Walter Tigers Tübingen	Tübingen	Paul Horn-Arena	03,132
ratiopharm ulm	Ulm	Ratiopharm Arena	06,000
Mitteldeutscher BC	Weißenfels	Stadthalle Weißenfels	03,000

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brose Baskets	34	29	5	2872	2389	+483	58	Qualification to playoffs
2	Alba Berlin	34	28	6	2875	2496	+379	56
3	Bayern Munich	34	26	8	3043	2555	+488	52
4	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	23	11	2856	2738	+118	46
5	ratiopharm Ulm	34	21	13	2839	2846	−7	42
6	Skyliners Frankfurt	34	20	14	2635	2565	+70	40
7	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	34	19	15	2748	2681	+67	38
8	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	17	17	2727	2676	+51	34
9	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	34	17	17	2619	2653	−34	34
10	BG Göttingen	34	16	18	2745	2832	−87	32
11	Artland Dragons[b]	34	15	19	2744	2763	−19	30	Withdrew from Bundesliga
12	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	14	20	2558	2686	−128	28
13	Phoenix Hagen	34	11	23	2701	2857	−156	22
14	Tigers Tübingen	34	11	23	2729	2927	−198	22
15	Eisbären Bremerhaven	34	10	24	2622	2810	−188	20
16	Medi Bayreuth	34	10	24	2532	2734	−202	20
17	TBB Trier[c]	34	11	23	2445	2703	−258	16	Relegation to Pro A
18	Crailsheim Merlins	34	8	26	2568	2947	−379	16

Source: Beko BBL
Notes:

1. Artland Dragons resigned its position in the BBL. Due to Artland's withdrawal, Crailsheim Merlins, which finished in a relegation spot, remained in the Bundesliga.
2. Artland Dragons was supposed to be dissolved after the 2014–15 season, and thusfar left the league.^[3] Eventually, the team moved to the third division ProB.
3. TBB Trier were revoked six points (three wins) because of an insolvency.^[4]

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BAY	BER	BON	BRA	BRE	CRA	FRA	GÖT	HAG	LUD	MUN	OLD	QUA	TRI	TÜB	ULM	WEI
Bamberg		99–64	98–69	89–68	77–57	83–82	90–61	81–62	94–75	97–75	65–59	80–63	89–82	89–77	84–44	100–59	101–74	80–62
Bayreuth	50–69		58–68	101–96	61–71	64–56	80–71	67–58	69–71	73–76	89–69	64–83	74–87	79–85	96–82	85–70	94–82	88–85
Berlin	72–78	91–60		90–78	80–63	87–74	92–71	85–79	110–74	78–74	93–76	83–80	83–91	97–58	86–83 OT	84–78	88–68	82–56
Bonn	85–80	77–59	74–83		92–71	97–81	79–76	76–70	66–65	80–92	87–80	88–84	70–59	99–77	88–71	89–80	87–93	96–66
Braunschweig	77–66 OT	88–80	64–71	72–75		92–61	89–76	86–76	79–81	87–66	82–78	70–88	80–71	89–79	80–74	86–72	78–86	83–97 OT
Bremerhaven	63–75	91–66	75–95	71–78	74–76		76–68	71–62	93–74	92–85	70–64	68–101	64–70	69–88	86–66	69–99	86–88	61–59
Crailsheim	83–103	88–84	65–93	87–90	80–82	76–91		59–66	80–84	84–91	89–81	66–103	62–85	85–103	100–84	72–85	80–88	73–71
Frankfurt	69–85	90–89	87–80 OT	84–71	84–72	88–79	88–71		74–70	104–105 OT	79–68	76–73	93–74	87–90 2OT	65–57	79–63	70–77	93–76
Göttingen	86–93	88–85	81–86	71–87	77–67	93–84	89–93 OT	74–62		73–83	81–85	63–59	79–91	70–83	73–87	115–112	92–80	66–89
Hagen	57–70	78–79	90–98	99–101 OT	82–91	84–85	40–0	70–79	88–93		79–95	74–97	83–122	79–91	70–77	90–81	96–98	65–70
Ludwigsburg	83–73	93–67	67–55	88–81	92–81	94–79	91–80	88–75	98–72	85–87		78–93	93–99	69–82	74–69	70–72	79–87	70–53
Munich	96–90	102–75	70–68	112–107 OT	76–80	90–84	110–76	80–73	81–95	124–79	102–76		80–65	91–75	92–51	107–81	100–93	86–63
Oldenburg	78–73	73–67	86–93	89–76	84–70	98–84	112–81	81–83	69–88	74–56	76–98	57–70		77–74	60–80	98–89	74–66	79–72
Quakenbrück	56–76	87–74	73–78	71–79	75–78	103–94 OT	99–100	83–74	73–84	81–85	71–72	63–77	92–85		82–69	97–64	77–82	71–86
Trier	61–74	78–75	54–91	74–80	79–65	85–84	67–82	58–75	68–94	75–62	60–75	79–74	71–65	69–77		79–76	78–83	89–81
Tübingen	81–92	75–71	68–90	77–83	93–76	84–80	91–78	77–82	72–82	69–92	83–76	80–117	94–82	86–90	85–76		83–92	75–54
Ulm	88–95	84–80	66–80	82–77	81–70	89–79	86–71	67–76	101–85	74–90	99–85 OT	76–87	78–83	88–86	93–77	103–96		63–84
Weißenfels	71–84	73–65	81–96	96–99 OT	72–67	89–66	84–87	62–73	91–86	80–79	66–78	59–95	78–76	83–76	77–74	90–79	82–86

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2015 BBL Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Brose Baskets	3
	8	MHP Ludwigsburg	0
						1	Brose Baskets	3
						5	ratiopharm Ulm	0
	4	Telekom Baskets Bonn	2
	5	ratiopharm Ulm	3
											1	Brose Baskets	3
											3	Bayern Munich	2
	3	Bayern Munich	3
	6	Skyliners Frankfurt	1
						3	Bayern Munich	3
						2	Alba Berlin	2
	2	Alba Berlin	3
	7	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	0

Statistical leaders

Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 D.J. Kennedy MHP RIESEN 17.8 2 David Bell Phoenix Hagen 17.7 3 Raymar Morgan BG Göttingen 16.2

Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Jon Brockman MHP RIESEN 9.8 2 Devin Searcy Eisbären Bremerhaven 8.2 3 John Bryant Bayern Munich 7.5

Assists

Pos	Player	Club	APG
1	Branislav Ratkovica	Walter Tigers Tübingen	7.2
2	Dru Joyce	Löwen Braunschweig	6.0
3	Lorenzo Williams	Eisbären Bremerhaven	5.9

Awards

Most Valuable Player[5] Jamel McLean – Alba Berlin Finals MVP[6] Bradley Wanamaker – Brose Baskets Coach of the Year[5] Saša Obradović – Alba Berlin Most Improved Player[5] Johannes Voigtmann – Skyliners Frankfurt

Best German Young Player[5] Johannes Voigtmann – Skyliners Frankfurt Best Offensive Player[5] D. J. Kennedy – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Best Defensive Player[5] Cliff Hammonds – Alba Berlin

All-Star Game

Team National Pos Player Team Starters[7] G Per Günther ratiopharm Ulm F Niels Giffey Alba Berlin F Philipp Schwethelm ratiopharm Ulm F Daniel Theis Brose Baskets C Tim Ohlbrecht ratiopharm Ulm Reserves[7] G Heiko Schaffartzik Bayern Munich G Anton Gavel Bayern Munich G David Brembly Medi Bayreuth F Christian Standhardinger Mitteldeutscher BC F Danilo Barthel Skyliners Frankfurt F Elias Harris Brose Baskets C Johannes Voigtmann Skyliners Frankfurt Head coach: Thorsten Leibenath (ratiopharm Ulm)

Team International Pos Player Team Starters[7] G David Holston Artland Dragons G Reggie Redding Alba Berlin F Jamel McLean Alba Berlin F Will Clyburn ratiopharm Ulm C John Bryant Bayern Munich Reserves[7] G Kerron Johnson MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg G Brad Wanamaker Brose Baskets G Patrick Richard Mitteldeutscher BC G Bryce Taylor Bayern Munich F Raymar Morgan BG Göttingen F Javon McCrea Medi Bayreuth C Adam Chubb EWE Baskets Oldenburg Head coach: Saša Obradović (Alba Berlin)

10 January 2015 20:30

Boxscore

Team National 101, Team International 110
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–36, 29–23, 30–30
Pts: Tim Ohlbrecht 17 Rebs: Daniel Theis 12 Asts: Heiko Schaffartzik 8		Pts: Javon McCrea 19 Rebs: John Bryant 17 Asts: Kerron Johnson 6

Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Attendance: 6,000

Broadcasting

On 17 June 2014 it was announced that, starting from this season, all BBL-games will be broadcast, as the league has signed a contract until 2018 with Telekom.^[8]

See also

• 2015 BBL-Pokal

Notes