2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup

The 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 70th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Burgas, Arena Burgas.^[1] The competition starts on 15 March 2024 with the quarterfinals, and ends with the Final on 17 March 2024. Alex Ouandie was awarded with the MVP of the tournament ^[2]

Bulgarian Basketball Cup
Duration	15 March 2024 – 17 March 2024
Games played	7
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	Max Sport
Regular season
Season MVP	Alex Ouandie
Finals
Champions	Chernomorets
Runners-up	Spartak Pleven
Semifinalists	Balkan Botevgrad Rilski Sportist
Records
Highest attendance	4,000
Lowest attendance	500
Average attendance	1,357
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Qualified teams

The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2023–24 NBL regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Seed
1	Chernomorets	22	19	3	Seeded teams
2	Rilski Sportist	22	17	5
3	Spartak Pleven	22	16	6
4	Balkan Botevgrad	22	14	8
5	CSKA	22	13	9	Non-seeded Teams
6	Cherno More Ticha	22	10	12
7	Beroe	22	8	14	Withdrew
8	Yambol	22	8	14	Non-seeded Teams
9	Academic Plovdiv	22	7	15
10	Shumen	22	7	15	Did not qualify
11	Minyor 2015	22	7	15
12	Levski	22	6	16

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Draw

The draw for the 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup took place on 1 March 2024. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were no restrictions for the semifinals draw.^[4] Prior to the start of the competition, 7th placed Beroe withdrew and were replaced by 9th placed Academic Plovdiv.^[5]

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	4	Balkan Botevgrad	88
	6	Cherno More Ticha	69
						Balkan Botevgrad		60
						Spartak Pleven		76
	3	Spartak Pleven	74
	8	Yambol	65
											Spartak Pleven		62
											Chernomorets		86
	1	Chernomorets	92
	5	CSKA Sofia	66
						Chernomorets		75
						Rilski Sportist		73
	2	Rilski Sportist	84
	9	Academic Plovdiv	78

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Quarterfinals

Balkan Botevgrad v Cherno More Ticha

15 March	Balkan Botevgrad	88–69	Cherno More Ticha	Arena Burgas
13:00 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 23–15, 28–16, 22–20
Max Sport 2	Pts: Dimitrov 17 Rebs: Dimitrov 9 Asts: Hannah 7 PIR: Dimitrov 27	Boxscore	Pts: Jones 18 Rebs: Ugba 12 Asts: Jones, Kotsev 3 PIR: Jones 20	Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolay Tsintsarski, Stefan Stefanov, Ivan Lyubomirov

Spartak Pleven v Yambol

15 March	Spartak Pleven	74–65	Yambol	Arena Burgas
15:30 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 27–8, 17–23, 15–19, 15–15
Max Sport 2	Pts: Zanna 14 Rebs: Zanna 11 Asts: Toshkov 4 PIR: Zanna 27	Boxscore	Pts: Kiss 21 Rebs: Mihaylov 6 Asts: Lilov 5 PIR: Kiss 22	Attendance: 500 Referees: Slavcho Nuchev, Serafim Petrov, Dimitar Georgiev

Rilski Sportist v Academic Plovdiv

15 March	Rilski Sportist	84–78	Academic Plovdiv	Arena Burgas
18:00 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 20–14, 16–26, 24–20
Max Sport 2	Pts: Kostov 17 Rebs: five players 5 Asts: Scott 6 PIR: Kostov 18	Boxscore	Pts: Cummings 33 Rebs: McCall 15 Asts: Cummings 4 PIR: Cummings 32	Attendance: 500 Referees: Ivan Marinov, Mladen Subashiev, Miroslav Kamburov

Chernomorets v CSKA Sofia

15 March	Chernomorets	92–66	CSKA Sofia	Arena Burgas
20:30 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 22–12, 27–12, 31–23
Max Sport 2	Pts: McConico 15 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Smith 29	Boxscore	Pts: Radukić 16 Rebs: Radukić 7 Asts: Gergov 3 PIR: Radukić 23	Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kaloyan Kostov, Vladimir Zanev, Angel Ivanov

Semifinals

Balkan Botevgrad v Spartak Pleven

16 March	Balkan Botevgrad	60–76	Spartak Pleven	Arena Burgas
16:00 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 15−20, 20−16, 15−18, 10−22
Max Sport 2	Pts: Minchev 14 Rebs: Minchev 12 Asts: Minchev, Gerganov 2 PIR: Minchev 19	Boxscore	Pts: Purvis 30 Rebs: Zanna 12 Asts: Lomax, Purvis, Thomas 2 PIR: Purvis 26	Attendance: 500 Referees: Ventsislav Velikov, Bikolay Tsintsarski, Stefan Stefanov

Chernomorets v Rilski Sportist

16 March	Chernomorets	75–73	Rilski Sportist	Arena Burgas
19:00 (UTC+02)	Scoring by quarter: 20−22, 17−8, 17−19, 21−24
Max Sport 2	Pts: Smith 17 Rebs: Smith 14 Asts: Mcconico 7 PIR: Smith 31	Boxscore	Pts: Arnett, Kostov 15 Rebs: Florveus, Simeonov, Yanev 6 Asts: Scott 4 PIR: Kostov 14	Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Martin Horozov, Ivan Marinov, Slavcho Nuchev

Finals

Spartak Pleven v Chernomorets

17 March 2024	Spartak Pleven	62–86	Chernomorets	Arena Burgas
18:00 (UTC+02)
	Pts: Purvis 16 Rebs: Zanna 13 Asts: Purvis 3 PIR: Thomas, Zanna 10	Boxscore	Pts: Ouandie 18 Rebs: Ivanov 8 Asts: McConico 5 PIR: Ouandie 24	Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Ventsislav Velikov, Martin Horozov, Kaloyan Kostov