2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 58th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 27 September 2023 to 14 June 2024.^[1][2]

Basketball Bundesliga
Season	2023–24
Dates	27 September 2023 – 14 June 2024
Games played	306
Teams	18
Regular season
Top seed	Bayern Munich
Season MVP	Otis Livingston II (Würzburg Baskets)
Relegated	Crailsheim Merlins Tigers Tübingen
Finals
Champions	Bayern Munich
Runners-up	Alba Berlin
Semifinalists	Niners Chemnitz Würzburg Baskets
Statistical leaders
Points Otis Livingston II 20.5 Rebounds Trevion Williams 8.9 Assists DeWayne Russell 6.3

Bayern Munich won their sixth title after a finals win over Alba Berlin.^[3]

Format changes

From this season on, the first six teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs, while the places seven to ten played in a play-in tournament.^[4]

Teams

Bamberg

Berlin

Bonn

Braunschweig

Chemnitz

Crailsheim

Göttingen

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Ludwigsburg

Munich

Oldenburg

Rostock

Tübingen

Ulm

Vechta

Weißenfels

Würzburg

Location of teams in 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 ProA	Relegated from 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga
Rasta Vechta[5] Tigers Tübingen[6]	Skyliners Frankfurt Medi Bayreuth

Arenas and locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Brose Bamberg	Bamberg	Brose Arena	6,150
Alba Berlin	Berlin	Uber 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
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	BMW Park	6,700
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	6,069
Rostock Seawolves	Rostock	Stadthalle Rostock	4,550
Tigers Tübingen	Tübingen	Paul Horn-Arena	3,132
ratiopharm Ulm	Ulm	ratiopharm arena	6,000
Rasta Vechta	Vechta	Rasta Dome	3,140
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	Bayern Munich	34	28	6	2989	2584	+405	.824	Playoffs
2	Alba Berlin	34	27	7	3048	2748	+300	.794
3	Niners Chemnitz	34	26	8	3019	2680	+339	.765
4	Ratiopharm Ulm	34	24	10	3076	2835	+241	.706[a]
5	s.Oliver Würzburg	34	24	10	2954	2724	+230	.706[a]
6	Rasta Vechta	34	21	13	3002	2801	+201	.618
7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	20	14	3043	2909	+134	.588	Play-in
8	Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	18	16	2976	2819	+157	.529[b]
9	Baskets Oldenburg	34	18	16	2914	2850	+64	.529[b]
10	Hamburg Towers	34	17	17	2910	2932	−22	.500
11	Brose Bamberg	34	15	19	3009	3054	−45	.441[c]
12	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	34	15	19	2777	2869	−92	.441[c]
13	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	11	23	2908	3171	−263	.324
14	BG Göttingen	34	10	24	2900	3148	−248	.294
15	Rostock Seawolves	34	9	25	2949	3164	−215	.265[d]
16	MLP Academics Heidelberg	34	9	25	2817	3174	−357	.265[d]
17	Crailsheim Merlins (R)	34	8	26	2762	3147	−385	.235	Relegation to ProA
18	Tigers Tübingen (R)	34	6	28	2797	3241	−444	.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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Ulm 175–162 Würzburg
2. Ludwigsburg 189–171 Oldenburg
3. Bamberg 182–169 Braunschweig
4. Rostock 208–201 Heidelberg

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BER	BON	BRA	CHE	CRA	GOT	HAM	HEI	LUD	MBC	MUN	OLD	ROS	TÜB	ULM	VEC	WUR
Brose Bamberg	—	97–77	79–89	92–78	84–106	97–87	85–76	86–80	98–83	90–102	108–78	81–99	83–92	93–83	97–76	76–84	94–65	78–83
Alba Berlin	98–92	—	90–69	92–64	101–90	110–75	108–85	85–65	96–89	100–91	75–108	59–53	85–67	91–74	112–69	98–88	98–80	90–82
Telekom Baskets Bonn	88–74	87–95	—	76–80	77–85	90–68	95–85	108–94	92–69	87–60	100–73	88–83	100–85	112–89	76–88	98–97	80–77	91–100
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	91–90	90–81	94–102	—	81–86	98–88	110–82	70–81	83–84	83–82	88–81	83–81	91–86	76–70	87–92	72–77	79–92	100–89
Niners Chemnitz	109–79	79–84	80–66	82–68	—	95–67	77–63	96–87	93–69	85–66	74–65	73–86	89–67	85–75	113–82	83–82	83–91	79–66
Crailsheim Merlins	82–109	83–103	98–89	70–80	82–97	—	80–76	84–89	86–93	89–100	87–76	62–97	63–99	85–81	87–84	66–86	102–93	96–98
BG Göttingen	92–85	77–114	77–101	75–73	100–99	110–104	—	118–123	94–91	76–104	88–92	71–77	87–83	104–90	91–64	90–100	86–90	67–75
Hamburg Towers	94–90	76–84	80–87	81–72	79–85	94–88	79–66	—	79–83	89–84	107–76	80–81	80–91	105–89	94–86	78–94	85–81	58–88
MLP Academics Heidelberg	90–109	81–90	92–87	76–94	77–99	90–86	109–113	73–88	—	72–75	90–111	89–82	83–92	88–86	93–78	57–73	76–113	54–87
Riesen Ludwigsburg	87–92	87–79	86–91	86–82	96–93	106–59	97–72	79–87	93–68	—	78–81	80–85	104–80	96–77	104–94	60–94	77–74	91–94
Mitteldeutscher BC	86–94	67–76	92–100	77–85	95–111	98–93	97–89	81–86	104–97	91–90	—	86–116	71–89	106–102	114–78	75–107	74–100	72–88
Bayern Munich	91–69	77–53	90–81	91–61	89–80	98–81	86–74	90–79	83–57	92–84	96–87	—	93–73	101–73	92–73	95–80	88–90	87–64
Baskets Oldenburg	107–84	85–90	83–108	87–66	58–79	80–58	106–85	107–92	99–77	91–85	95–88	77–67	—	94–89	79–63	94–98	67–85	76–96
Rostock Seawolves	91–98	75–76	98–92	101–78	90–94	70–85	96–92	94–111	122–113	91–85	85–97	85–91	64–99	—	108–103	71–96	77–92	78–91
Tigers Tübingen	99–92	81–97	82–92	68–81	68–106	85–96	95–116	78–93	84–94	79–98	88–78	74–96	93–84	75–92	—	84–99	77–88	101–107
Ratiopharm Ulm	106–90	100–88	105–87	90–73	90–85	94–87	91–78	83–70	98–89	70–99	106–79	74–81	91–73	89–107	76–97	—	102–106	87–79
Rasta Vechta	101–79	89–98	84–79	97–90	80–81	96–58	81–75	79–71	109–87	72–86	98–69	81–85	82–88	85–81	103–72	86–81	—	87–89
s.Oliver Würzburg	104–65	76–75	97–78	84–76	68–70	86–80	85–60	96–76	98–84	60–78	107–83	82–90	83–78	86–95	96–81	83–88	87–75	—

Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 BBL Playoffs

Play-in tournament

Only the top six seeds advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a play-in tournament. The 7th-place team hosted the 8th-place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. The 9th-place team hosted the 10th-place team in the elimination round requiring two wins to advance, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. The loser in the double-chance round hosted the elimination-round game-winner, with the winner clinching the 8th seed and the loser being eliminated. The higher seeded teams had homecourt advantage.

	Play-in games					No. 8 seed game					Final seeds
	7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	90								Telekom Baskets Bonn		No. 7 seed
	8	Riesen Ludwigsburg	69								Riesen Ludwigsburg		No. 8 seed
						8	Riesen Ludwigsburg	91
						10	Hamburg Towers	78
	9	Baskets Oldenburg	81
	10	Hamburg Towers	93

Bold Game winner

Bracket

The rounds were played in a best-of-five format.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Bayern Munich	3
	8	Riesen Ludwigsburg	1
						1	Bayern Munich	3
						5	s.Oliver Würzburg	0
	4	Ratiopharm Ulm	1
	5	s.Oliver Würzburg	3
											1	Bayern Munich	3
											2	Alba Berlin	1
	2	Alba Berlin	3
	7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	0
						2	Alba Berlin	3
						3	Niners Chemnitz	2
	3	Niners Chemnitz	3
	6	Rasta Vechta	1

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced in May 2024.

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player	Otis Livingston II[7]	Würzburg Baskets
Finals MVP	Carsen Edwards[3]	Bayern Munich
Top Scorer	Otis Livingston II	Würzburg Baskets
Best Offensive Player	Otis Livingston II[8]	Würzburg Baskets
Best Defender	Javon Bess[8]	BG Göttingen
Most Effective Player International	Otis Livingston II	Würzburg Baskets
Most Effective Player National	Kevin Yebo	Niners Chemnitz
Best German Young Player	Johann Grünloh[9]	Rasta Vechta
Coach of the Year	Rodrigo Pastore[10]	Niners Chemnitz

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Club	Average[11]
Points per game	Otis Livingston II	Würzburg Baskets	20.5
Rebounds per game	Trevion Williams	Ratiopharm Ulm	8.9
Assists per game	DeWayne Russell	Baskets Oldenburg	6.3
Steals per game	Jhivvan Jackson	Tigers Tübingen	1.8
Blocks per game	Camron Reece	Hamburg Towers	2.0
Efficiency per game	Otis Livingston II	Würzburg Baskets	21.2

German clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Result
Alba Berlin	EuroLeague	Regular season
Bayern Munich		Regular season
ratiopharm Ulm	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
Hamburg Towers		Regular season
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Champions League	Quarterfinals
Riesen Ludwigsburg		Quarterfinals
Baskets Oldenburg		Regular season
BG Göttingen		Qualifying
Niners Chemnitz	FIBA Europe Cup	Champion
BG Göttingen		Second round
Rostock Seawolves		Regular season