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2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga

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The 2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 56th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It started on 23 September 2021 and concluded on 19 June 2022.[1][2]

Season2021–22
Dates23 September 2021 – 19 June 2022
6 May – 19 June 2022 (Playoffs)
Teams18
Top seedAlba Berlin
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Basketball Bundesliga
Season2021–22
Dates23 September 2021 – 19 June 2022
6 May – 19 June 2022 (Playoffs)
Teams18
Regular season
Top seedAlba Berlin
Season MVPUnited States Parker Jackson-Cartwright (Bonn)
RelegatedSkyliners Frankfurt
Giessen 46ers
Finals
ChampionsAlba Berlin (11th title)
Runners-upBayern Munich
Semi-finalistsTelekom Baskets Bonn
Riesen Ludwigsburg
Finals MVPGermany Johannes Thiemann (Alba)
Statistical leaders
Points United States T. J. Shorts 20.6
Rebounds Brazil Cristiano Felício 8.4
Assists United States Parker Jackson-Cartwright 7.4
Seasons
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Alba Berlin won their third straight and eleventh overall title.[3]

Teams

Location of teams in 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2020–21 ProA, Relegated from 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga ...
Promoted from
2020–21 ProA		 Relegated from
2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga
MLP Academics Heidelberg Giessen 46ers
Rasta Vechta
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As only one team was promoted, Giessen were awarded a wild card on 21 May 2021.[4]

Arenas and locations

More information Team, City ...
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
Giessen 46ers Giessen Sporthalle Gießen-Ost
4,003
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
ratiopharm Ulm Ulm ratiopharm arena
6,000
s.Oliver Würzburg Würzburg s.Oliver Arena
3,140
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Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Alba Berlin 33 27 6 2872 2406 +466 .818 Playoffs
2 Telekom Baskets Bonn 34 26 8 2989 2752 +237 .765
3 Bayern Munich 34 25 9 2771 2515 +256 .735
4 Riesen Ludwigsburg 34 23 11 2750 2608 +142 .676
5 ratiopharm Ulm 34 22 12 2811 2709 +102 .647[a]
6 Niners Chemnitz 34 22 12 2757 2658 +99 .647[a]
7 Hamburg Towers 34 19 15 2897 2747 +150 .559
8 Brose Bamberg 34 18 16 2858 2927 −69 .529
9 Crailsheim Merlins 34 17 17 2875 2916 −41 .500
10 BG Göttingen 34 16 18 2732 2803 −71 .471
11 Baskets Oldenburg 34 14 20 2937 2948 −11 .412[b]
12 s.Oliver Würzburg 34 14 20 2810 2948 −138 .412[b]
13 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 33 12 21 2743 2787 −44 .364
14 Medi Bayreuth 34 11 23 2688 2908 −220 .324[c]
15 MLP Academics Heidelberg 34 11 23 2664 2860 −196 .324[c]
16 Mitteldeutscher BC 34 11 23 2840 3058 −218 .324[c]
17 Skyliners Frankfurt[d] 34 9 25 2503 2707 −204 .265
18 Giessen 46ers (R) 34 8 26 2705 2945 −240 .235 Relegation to ProA
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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. [a]
    Ulm 158–146 Chemnitz
  2. [b]
    Oldenburg 201–177 Würzburg
  3. [c]
    Bayreuth 6 Pts; Heidelberg 4 Pts; Mitteldeutscher BC 2 Pts
  4. [d]
    Frankfurt was originally relegated, but received a wildcard for the 2022–23 season.[5]

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAM ...
Home \ Away BAM BAY BER BON BRA CHE CRA FRA GIE GOT HAM HEI LUD MBC MUN OLD ULM WUR
Brose Bamberg — 84–87 89–101 80–100 84–68 79–89 91–81 75–72 89–87 88–87 77–67 72–68 81–88 87–78 86–95 83–106 115–114 97–78
Medi Bayreuth 71–84 — 79–109 71–96 94–92 69–83 74–86 85–72 89–95 75–72 90–71 85–79 87–93 100–68 78–87 71–74 73–80 80–83
Alba Berlin 89–57 87–53 — 86–88 95–80 83–62 106–74 101–63 109–80 59–65 96–81 110–70 75–76 92–72 73–80 92–86 78–73 96–61
Telekom Baskets Bonn 95–81 86–65 77–89 — 89–83 76–67 101–96 86–76 78–72 78–76 80–92 87–70 97–88 115–90 96–61 78–76 76–73 87–79
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 90–84 99–62 —[a] 77–95 — 84–93 84–87 67–72 71–69 101–64 79–92 82–93 80–91 101–106 82–91 94–78 76–90 80–75
Niners Chemnitz 106–94 72–86 81–64 90–68 68–77 — 82–92 87–86 82–75 87–86 85–89 67–64 74–56 91–74 77–58 79–78 78–81 88–82
Crailsheim Merlins 93–79 90–85 70–78 81–76 92–90 95–93 — 70–81 87–81 86–80 90–73 87–72 72–61 90–93 77–68 97–86 71–93 111–84
Skyliners Frankfurt 72–77 82–70 56–72 96–112 76–89 78–82 80–73 — 75–76 65–73 64–74 87–82 71–80 68–89 50–79 103–110 58–61 61–69
Giessen 46ers 89–92 86–74 58–84 95–103 66–82 70–91 70–104 79–90 — 76–87 100–73 68–75 59–76 100–81 85–95 88–75 76–87 97–110
BG Göttingen 76–82 92–91 86–92 90–81 85–93 90–69 83–76 76–72 87–90 — 83–80 70–82 78–69 91–90 66–80 95–85 91–87 76–89
Hamburg Towers 75–87 77–70 80–88 73–85 103–92 82–90 113–63 68–58 104–82 83–46 — 81–75 75–79 84–76 87–83 101–85 90–91 113–103
MLP Academics Heidelberg 81–94 87–89 81–83 71–82 81–78 66–81 100–91 71–65 95–81 80–96 76–100 — 73–67 94–70 70–92 90–95 79–84 76–71
Riesen Ludwigsburg 95–76 87–67 74–62 91–86 90–72 74–76 77–75 95–67 96–87 86–79 88–87 98–83 — 77–75 58–77 86–102 74–61 83–68
Mitteldeutscher BC 86–98 105–81 66–95 85–90 91–79 89–96 116–111 81–75 91–89 93–83 57–101 74–85 80–88 — 68–82 87–82 75–89 95–73
Bayern Munich 83–62 83–60 78–83 100–81 96–80 63–65 93–64 72–53 71–64 87–64 86–75 77–71 79–78 86–78 — 93–80 83–86 92–57
Baskets Oldenburg 87–71 95–111 74–92 65–89 90–76 92–87 82–79 69–88 72–75 86–85 77–79 109–73 57–79 110–93 106–75 — 89–96 113–87
ratiopharm Ulm 83–94 92–81 66–71 74–85 59–78 77–68 100–90 80–88 88–71 86–88 78–74 90–74 78–66 83–82 65–77 86–78 — 92–86
s.Oliver Würzburg 90–89 80–88 70–82 93–90 86–87 81–71 91–74 78–83 82–69 79–86 88–100 97–77 92–86 92–86 90–70 90–88 76–88 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2022. Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
  1. [a]
    The game could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 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 Alba Berlin 3
8 Brose Bamberg 0
1 Alba Berlin 3
4 Riesen Ludwigsburg 0
4 Riesen Ludwigsburg 3
5 ratiopharm Ulm 0
1 Alba Berlin 3
3 Bayern Munich 1
2 Telekom Baskets Bonn 3
7 Hamburg Towers 0
2 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2
3 Bayern Munich 3
3 Bayern Munich 3
6 Niners Chemnitz 0

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced on 21 and 28 April 2022.[7][8][9]

More information Award, Player ...
Award Player Club
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Parker Jackson-CartwrightTelekom Baskets Bonn
Finals MVPGermany Johannes Thiemann[3]Alba Berlin
Top ScorerUnited States T. J. ShortsCrailsheim Merlins
Best Offensive PlayerUnited States T. J. ShortsCrailsheim Merlins
Best DefenderUnited States Justin SimonRiesen Ludwigsburg
Most Effective Player InternationalUnited States Parker Jackson-CartwrightTelekom Baskets Bonn
Most Effective Player NationalGermany Christian SengfelderBrose Bamberg
Best German Young PlayerGermany Justus HollatzHamburg Towers
Coach of the YearFinland Tuomas IisaloTelekom Baskets Bonn
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Statistical leaders

More information Category, Player ...
Category Player Club Average[10]
Points per game United States T. J. Shorts Crailsheim Merlins 20.6
Rebounds per game Brazil Cristiano Felício ratiopharm Ulm 8.4
Assists per game United States Parker Jackson-Cartwright Telekom Baskets Bonn 7.4
Steals per game United States Kendale McCullum Giessen 46ers 2.4
Blocks per game United States Tai Odiase Baskets Oldenburg 1.4
Efficiency per game United States T. J. Shorts Crailsheim Merlins 22.3
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German clubs in European competitions

More information Team, Competition ...
TeamCompetitionResult
Bayern MunichEuroLeaguePlayoffs
Alba BerlinRegular season
ratiopharm UlmEuroCupQuarterfinals
Hamburg TowersEightfinals
Riesen LudwigsburgChampions LeagueThird place
Baskets OldenburgRegular season
Brose BambergQualifying
Crailsheim MerlinsFIBA Europe CupQuarterfinals
Medi BayreuthSecond round
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