2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2024–25 Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga.

The 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 59th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 20 September 2024 to 26 June 2025.^[1] The season will be played with 17 teams after only one team was promoted from the ProA and no wildcards given out.^[2]

Basketball Bundesliga
Season	2024–25
Dates	20 September 2024 – 26 June 2025
Teams	17
Regular season
Top seed	Bayern Munich
Season MVP	Jhivvan Jackson (Würzburg Baskets)
Relegated	BG Göttingen
Finals
Champions	Bayern Munich
Runners-up	Ratiopharm Ulm
Semifinalists	MLP Academics Heidelberg FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Statistical leaders
Points Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Brandon Randolph 19.0 Rebounds Demajeo Wiggins 10.3 Assists Geno Crandall 7.5

Bayern Munich won their second straight and seventh overall title with a finals win over Ratiopharm Ulm.^[3]

Format

After a double round-robin, the top six teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Teams placed seven to ten enteedr into a play-in tournament for the final two seeds of the playoffs.^[4]

Teams

Bamberg

Berlin

Bonn

Braunschweig

Chemnitz

Frankfurt

Göttingen

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Ludwigsburg

Munich

Oldenburg

Rostock

Ulm

Vechta

Weißenfels

Würzburg

Location of teams in 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

Promoted from 2023–24 ProA	Relegated from 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga
Skyliners Frankfurt[5] Karlsruhe Lions	Crailsheim Merlins Tigers Tübingen

• Karlsruhe Lions were not allowed to participate after not getting the license. The other teams voted that no relegated team would receive a wildcard.^[6]

Arenas and locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Bamberg Baskets	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
Skyliners Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Süwag Energie ARENA	5,002
BG Göttingen	Göttingen	Sparkassen Arena	3,447
Hamburg Towers	Hamburg	Inselpark 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
ratiopharm Ulm	Ulm	ratiopharm arena	6,000
Rasta Vechta	Vechta	Rasta Dome	3,140
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets	Würzburg	s.Oliver Arena	3,140

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich	32	24	8	2660	2440	+220	.750	Advance to playoffs
2	Ratiopharm Ulm	32	23	9	2832	2561	+271	.719
3	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	32	20	12	2690	2585	+105	.625
4	Niners Chemnitz	32	18	14	2647	2725	−78	.563[a]
5	MLP Academics Heidelberg	32	18	14	2567	2586	−19	.563[a]
6	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets	32	18	14	2657	2580	+77	.563[a]
7	Alba Berlin	32	18	14	2785	2553	+232	.563[a]	Qualification to play-in
8	Mitteldeutscher BC	32	17	15	2724	2733	−9	.531
9	Baskets Oldenburg	32	16	16	2858	2845	+13	.500[b]
10	Rostock Seawolves	32	16	16	2604	2596	+8	.500[b]
11	Riesen Ludwigsburg	32	16	16	2439	2386	+53	.500[b]
12	Rasta Vechta	32	16	16	2555	2613	−58	.500[b]
13	Hamburg Towers	32	15	17	2596	2671	−75	.469
14	Telekom Baskets Bonn	32	14	18	2696	2698	−2	.438
15	Bamberg Baskets	32	12	20	2680	2753	−73	.375
16	Skyliners Frankfurt	32	8	24	2418	2641	−223	.250
17	BG Göttingen	32	3	29	2593	3035	−442	.094	Relegation to ProA

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. Chemnitz 4 wins, Heidelberg 3 wins, Würzburg 3 wins, Berlin 2 wins. Heidelberg ahead of Würzburg ranked based on points difference in head-to-head games.
2. Oldenburg 4 wins, Rostock 4 wins, Ludwigsburg 2 wins, Vechta 2 wins. Tied teams ranked based on points difference in head-to-head games.

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BER	BON	BRA	CHE	FRA	GÖT	HAM	HEI	LUD	MBC	MÜN	OLD	ROS	ULM	VEC	WUR
Bamberg Baskets	—	87–82	92–73	77–96	81–80	92–85	92–101	80–83	90–93	73–75	87–69	69–68	103–85	75–89	77–98	86–73	93–98
Alba Berlin	86–77	—	102–88	65–61	78–81	89–68	101–69	92–77	92–65	60–74	90–62	88–81	105–70	85–96	96–88	83–58	80–84
Telekom Baskets Bonn	87–77	91–87	—	85–81	80–84	70–77	80–67	93–96	85–80	79–89	95–80	86–90	81–76	83–72	75–95	88–94	81–90
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	114–88	73–108	74–94	—	82–74	79–72	101–77	91–79	65–72	91–71	76–70	72–90	83–82	80–63	98–89	103–70	86–72
Niners Chemnitz	99–98	81–103	88–123	83–95	—	85–66	96–88	69–60	72–65	104–100	82–72	72–94	87–78	108–102	86–90	88–77	81–77
Skyliners Frankfurt	58–66	61–75	76–70	91–92	65–70	—	95–94	78–84	72–95	77–69	69–79	84–91	83–72	72–77	87–85	74–75	70–85
BG Göttingen	97–88	83–109	85–112	86–107	90–94	72–100	—	75–92	73–95	74–79	80–94	81–95	93–96	88–85	72–91	66–86	80–97
Hamburg Towers	93–114	97–80	91–84	86–91	88–93	91–78	91–82	—	88–81	66–73	75–96	74–70	87–78	78–77	64–79	86–73	68–66
MLP Academics Heidelberg	68–79	90–86	76–95	74–94	81–66	84–75	93–86	73–68	—	86–73	87–78	59–87	95–79	86–81	74–90	80–74	67–72
Riesen Ludwigsburg	92–73	63–79	81–61	69–83	69–65	82–61	91–62	89–78	63–67	—	85–76	78–70	66–79	70–64	92–71	77–79	82–91
Mitteldeutscher BC	99–94	94–76	100–94	82–77	97–95	85–72	93–91	102–81	93–108	76–70	—	79–75	92–77	84–87	89–92	91–83	110–101
Bayern Munich	84–82	99–86	93–73	94–72	73–59	70–56	94–86	81–80	87–78	73–72	90–88	—	89–75	91–66	70–62	77–78	70–69
Baskets Oldenburg	67–59	97–92	91–96	102–90	104–94	102–92	111–94	99–81	105–82	70–64	95–97	83–94	—	92–79	93–66	91–75	96–85
Rostock Seawolves	98–74	71–78	64–69	48–67	60–68	83–66	102–74	92–78	88–82	94–89	84–76	70–80	122–118	—	85–67	87–83	65–92
Ratiopharm Ulm	92–77	101–90	84–75	111–75	117–87	115–88	109–70	82–72	67–69	63–62	92–66	109–94	119–92	82–72	—	85–76	85–76
Rasta Vechta	101–98	96–93	83–75	91–88	89–66	74–80	87–79	69–79	78–60	64–70	87–79	79–65	98–91	68–84	73–84	—	78–86
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets	70–82	70–69	83–75	70–53	83–90	89–70	79–78	91–85	85–102	77–60	86–76	75–81	102–112	93–97	89–72	74–86	—

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2025 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 seventh place team hosted the eighth place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the seventh seed in the playoffs. The ninth place team hosted the tenth 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 eighth seed and the loser being eliminated. The games were played on 11 and 13 May 2025.

	Play-in games					No. 8 seed game					Final seeds
	7	Alba Berlin	81								7	Alba Berlin	No. 7 seed
	8	Mitteldeutscher BC	78								8	Mitteldeutscher BC	No. 8 seed
						8	Mitteldeutscher BC	110
						9	Baskets Oldenburg	95
	9	Baskets Oldenburg	95
	10	Rostock Seawolves	83

Bold Game winner

Bracket

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

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Bayern Munich	3
	8	Mitteldeutscher BC	0
						1	Bayern Munich	3
						5	MLP Academics Heidelberg	1
	4	Niners Chemnitz	1
	5	MLP Academics Heidelberg	3
											1	Bayern Munich	3
											2	Ratiopharm Ulm	2
	2	Ratiopharm Ulm	3
	7	Alba Berlin	0
						2	Ratiopharm Ulm	3
						6	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets	2
	3	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	2
	6	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets	3

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced in May 2025.

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player	Jhivvan Jackson[7]	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Finals MVP	Shabazz Napier[3]	Bayern Munich
Top Scorer	Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Brandon Randolph	Riesen Ludwigsburg Rasta Vechta
Best Offensive Player	Jhivvan Jackson[8]	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Best Defender	Nick Weiler-Babb[9]	Bayern Munich
Most Effective Player International	Jhivvan Jackson	FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Most Effective Player National	Sananda Fru	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Best German Young Player	Sananda Fru[10]	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Coach of the Year	Jesús Ramírez[11]	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Club	Average[12]
Points per game	Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Brandon Randolph	Riesen Ludwigsburg Rasta Vechta	19.0
Rebounds per game	Demajeo Wiggins	BG Göttingen	10.3
Assists per game	Geno Crandall	Baskets Oldenburg	7.5
Steals per game	Justin Simon	Riesen Ludwigsburg	2.3
Blocks per game	Isaiah Cozart Sananda Fru Kur Kuath	Rasta Vechta Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Hamburg Towers	1.6
Efficiency per game	Sananda Fru	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	17.4

German clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Result
Alba Berlin	EuroLeague	Regular season
Bayern Munich		Play-in
Niners Chemnitz	Champions League	Play-ins
Rasta Vechta		Regular season
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets		Round of 16
Telekom Baskets Bonn		Play-ins
Hamburg Towers	EuroCup	Regular season
ratiopharm Ulm		Regular season
Riesen Ludwigsburg	FIBA Europe Cup	Play-offs
Lowen Braunschweig		Regular season

German clubs in Regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Bamberg Baskets	European North Basketball League	Quarterfinals