2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga

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
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
Points DeWayne Russell 20.3 Rebounds Derek Cooke 8.9 Assists DeWayne Russell 7.7
Records
Attendance	1,263,770
Average attendance	4,246

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

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Berlin

Bonn

Braunschweig

Chemnitz

Crailsheim

Frankfurt

Göttingen

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Ludwigsburg

Munich

Oldenburg

Rostock

Ulm

Weißenfels

Würzburg

Location of teams in 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga

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
EWE 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. Ludwigsburg 170–163 Göttingen
2. Chemnitz 165–152 Rostock
3. All teams with 2 wins, ranked on head-to-head points scored
4. 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

Main article: 2023 BBL 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	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]
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

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