2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga
| 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 | ||||||||||
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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]
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

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
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| Hamburg Towers | Hamburg | Edel-optics.de Arena | 3,400
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| MLP Academics Heidelberg | Heidelberg | SNP Dome | 5,000
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| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300
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| Syntainics MBC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 3,000
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| Bayern Munich | Munich | BMW Park | 6,700
|
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069
|
| Rostock Seawolves | Rostock | Stadthalle Rostock | 4,550
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| Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen | Paul Horn-Arena | 3,132
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| ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000
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| Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140
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| s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140
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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 |
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:
Results
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 | Würzburg Baskets | |
| Finals MVP | Bayern Munich | |
| Top Scorer | Würzburg Baskets | |
| Best Offensive Player | Würzburg Baskets | |
| Best Defender | BG Göttingen | |
| Most Effective Player International | Würzburg Baskets | |
| Most Effective Player National | Niners Chemnitz | |
| Best German Young Player | Rasta Vechta | |
| Coach of the Year | Niners Chemnitz |
Statistical leaders
| Category | Player | Club | Average[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Würzburg Baskets | 20.5 | |
| Rebounds per game | Ratiopharm Ulm | 8.9 | |
| Assists per game | Baskets Oldenburg | 6.3 | |
| Steals per game | Tigers Tübingen | 1.8 | |
| Blocks per game | Hamburg Towers | 2.0 | |
| Efficiency per game | 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 |
References
- ^ "easyCredit BBL – Rahmenterminplan 2023/2024" (PDF). azureedge.net. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL gibt erste Spielinfos für die Saison 2023/2024 bekannt / Pokalmodus mit Zweitligisten startet / Lizenzierung abgeschlossen". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "FC Bayern München ist Deutscher Meister 2024: 88:82-Erfolg im vierten Finale bei ALBA BERLIN / Carsen Edwards wird Finals-MVP". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "BBL ändert Playoff-Modus und steckt sich hohe Ziele". flashscore.de. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Rasta Vechta steigt in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". ndr.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Party in Tübingen: Tigers steigen in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". swr.de. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Otis Livingston II ist MVP". easycredit-bbl.de. 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Würzburg dominiert offensiv und defensiv". easycredit-bbl.de. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Der erste Sieger kommt vom Aufsteiger aus Vechta". easycredit-bbl.de. 6 May 2024.
- ^ "easyCredit BBL-Awards: Rodrigo Pastore ist Trainer des Jahres". easycredit-bbl.de. 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Statistics". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 13 May 2024.