2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany.

Basketball Bundesliga

Competition details
Season	2018–19
Teams	18
Games played	306
Dates	28 September 2018 – June 2019
Final positions
Champions	Bayern Munich (5th title)
Runners-up	Alba Berlin
Semifinalists	EWE Baskets Oldenburg Rasta Vechta
Relegated	Eisbären Bremerhaven Science City Jena
EuroLeague	Bayern Munich Alba Berlin
Awards
MVP	Will Cummings
Finals MVP	Nihad Đedović
Statistical leaders
Points	Will Cummings 20.5
Rebounds	John Bryant 10.2
Assists	T.J. Bray 7.9
Records
Total attendance	1,281,826
Average attendance	4,189
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Bayern Munich defended their title by defeating Alba Berlin in the finals.[1]

Alba Berlin, runners-up of the season, qualified for the 2019–20 EuroLeague as Bayern Munich was already given a wild card.

Teams

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Berlin

Bonn

Braunschweig

Bremerhaven

Frankfurt

Gießen

Gotha

Göttingen

Jena

Ludwigsburg

Munich

Oldenburg

Ulm

Vechta

Weißenfels

Würzburg

Location of teams in 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

Promoted from 2017–18 ProA	Relegated from 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga
Crailsheim Merlins Rasta Vechta[2]	Rockets[3] Tigers Tübingen[4]

Arenas and locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Alba Berlin	Berlin	Mercedes-Benz Arena	14,500
Brose Bamberg	Bamberg	Brose Arena	6,150
Crailsheim Merlins	Crailsheim	Arena Hohenlohe	3,000
medi Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Oberfrankenhalle	4,000
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Bonn	Telekom Dome	6,000
Löwen Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Volkswagen Halle	6,600
Eisbären Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven Stadthalle	4,050
Fraport Skyliners	Frankfurt	Fraport Arena	5,002
Gießen 46ers	Gießen	Sporthalle Gießen-Ost	4,003
BG Göttingen	Göttingen	Sparkassen Arena	3,447
Science City Jena	Jena	Sparkassen-Arena	3,000
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg	MHP-Arena	5,300
Mitteldeutscher BC	Weißenfels	Stadthalle Weißenfels	3,000
Bayern Munich	Munich	Audi Dome	6,700
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	6,069
Rasta Vechta	Vechta	Rasta Dome	3,140
ratiopharm Ulm	Ulm	Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm	6,000
s.Oliver Würzburg	Würzburg	s.Oliver Arena	3,140

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Alba Berlin	Aíto García Reneses	Adidas	ALBA SE
Bayern Munich	Dejan Radonjić	Adidas	BayWa
BG Göttingen	Johan Roijakkers	Nike	Satorius
Brose Bamberg	Federico Perego	Macron	Brose
Crailsheim Merlins	Tuomas Iisalo	–	Hakro
Eisbären Bremerhaven	Arne Woltmann	Owayo	BLG Logistics
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Mladen Drijenčić	Owayo	EWE
Fraport Skyliners	Gordon Herbert	Peak	Fraport
Gießen 46ers	Ingo Freyer	K1x	Rovema
Löwen Braunschweig	Frank Menz	Spalding	hey car
medi Bayreuth	Raoul Korner	K1x	Medi
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	John Patrick	Macron	Mieschke Hofmann und Partner
Mitteldeutscher BC	Silvano Poropat	K1x	Puraglobe
Rasta Vechta	Pedro Calles	Spalding	Rasta
ratiopharm Ulm	Thorsten Leibenath	Nike	Ratiopharm
s.Oliver Würzburg	Denis Wucherer	K1x	s.Oliver
Science City Jena	Marius Linartas	Spalding	Science City
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Predrag Krunić	Spalding	Deutsche Telekom

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment
Mitteldeutscher BC	Igor Jovović	End of contract	1 June 2018	Pre-season	Aleksandar Šćepanović	14 June 2018[5]
Brose Bamberg	Luca Banchi		15 June 2018[6]		Ainars Bagatskis	30 June 2018

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first eight teams advance to the playoffs, while the last two placed teams will be relegated to the ProA for next season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich	34	31	3	3019	2598	+421	62	Qualification for playoffs
2	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	34	28	6	3157	2782	+375	56
3	Alba Berlin	34	27	7	3125	2742	+383	54
4	Rasta Vechta	34	24	10	2978	2809	+169	48
5	Brose Bamberg	34	22	12	3010	2880	+130	44
6	ratiopharm Ulm	34	20	14	2975	2896	+79	40
7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	18	16	2932	2955	−23	36
8	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	34	17	17	2890	2853	+37	34[lower-alpha 1]
9	s.Oliver Würzburg	34	17	17	2773	2822	−49	34[lower-alpha 1]
10	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	16	18	2880	2899	−19	32[lower-alpha 2]
11	Skyliners Frankfurt	34	16	18	2688	2794	−106	32[lower-alpha 2]
12	Medi Bayreuth	34	14	20	2897	2978	−81	28
13	Gießen 46ers	34	13	21	3065	3192	−127	26
14	BG Göttingen	34	11	23	2699	2828	−129	22
15	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	10	24	2879	3053	−174	20
16	Crailsheim Merlins	34	9	25	2829	3091	−262	18
17	Eisbären Bremerhaven (R)	34	8	26	2746	2969	−223	16	Relegation to ProA
18	Science City Jena (R)	34	5	29	2640	3039	−399	10

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. Braunschweig 165–149 Würzburg
2. Ludwigsburg 170–170 Frankfurt

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BAY	BER	BON	BRA	BRE	CRA	FRA	GIE	GOT	JEN	LUD	MBC	MUN	OLD	ULM	VEC	WUR
Brose Bamberg	—	84–94	66–69	77–70	93–88	100–74	101–92	74–73	109–101 (OT)	100–77	99–67	93–91 (OT)	88–73	75–80	86–93	103–94	67–85	97–65
Medi Bayreuth	79–90	—	80–79	84–78 (OT)	78–77	113–85	102–85	72–76	95–80	75–78	103–78	81–109	95–92	90–93	70–90	79–88	81–86	84–99
Alba Berlin	92–88	86–68	—	110–98	82–74	107–104 (OT)	115–76	87–74	108–96	95–68	112–55	86–80	92–84	75–85	78–94	92–81	104–67	108–69
Telekom Baskets Bonn	92–81	94–84	81–93	—	75–69	108–75	89–87	60–71	97–105	76–68	93–87	86–62	105–98	102–98	78–98	78–76	87–92 (OT)	91–86
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	92–66	100–85	83–79	86–92	—	83–81	98–84	95–77	105–101	90–76	90–66	100–99 (OT)	75–63	61–87	64–100	82–77	85–88	87–78
Eisbären Bremerhaven	88–93	83–75	86–94	88–67	69–87	—	93–80	78–80	92–101	108–90 (OT)	76–74	81–75	76–81	72–89	83–88	78–88	77–84	85–87
Crailsheim Merlins	77–93	97–90	69–105	87–88	99–94 (OT)	86–80	—	69–77	90–92	63–88	101–78	85–94	70–89	71–96	99–87	79–82	68–70	69–87
Skyliners Frankfurt	86–79	81–91	86–99	83–79	82–77	84–77	77–91	—	82–81	64–72	83–69	94–96	93–88	87–91 (2 OT)	75–74	63–91	80–100	77–91
Gießen 46ers	90–97	90–95	96–101	92–99	99–97	87–89	114–115	91–90	—	85–104	89–83	93–98	91–84	76–99	97–88	99–90	83–84	84–101
BG Göttingen	77–78	80–89	91–85	79–86	76–80	85–79	93–80	70–81	95–98	—	81–88	86–80	78–92	71–84	79–96	76–82	79–82	91–87
Science City Jena	85–90	89–96	77–81	82–70	85–83	87–98 (OT)	88–91	72–78	61–81	92–93	—	89–91 (OT)	81–64	66–82	80–83	80–85	76–89	78–82
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	96–95	100–82	79–80	78–83	94–104	75–58	82–70	83–76	83–68	62–52	86–74	—	93–86	75–91	67–85	92–98	102–98	75–80
Mitteldeutscher BC	89–96	108–90	91–102	80–78	84–81	90–87	82–87	89–95 (OT)	86–83	63–105	109–92	77–76	—	66–81	74–89	81–94	100–106 (OT)	84–97
Bayern Munich	85–78	101–95 (OT)	83–81	102–91	84–73	91–80	99–79	80–71	94–79	80–68	103–71	92–74	92–67	—	95–74	95–72	79–66	87–69
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	100–89	90–81	84–93	109–95	103–89	99–76	87–79	91–69	117–85	86–70	103–62	100–71	118–115 (OT)	83–82	—	103–99 (2OT)	81–62	109–93
ratiopharm Ulm	91–100	92–69	74–92	95–86	93–84	78–69	99–87	82–72	91–92	86–74	90–97	82–91	105–94	77–83	69–82	—	98–94	95–94 (OT)
Rasta Vechta	95–101 (OT)	67–83	80–69	112–117 (2OT)	87–79	85–64	95–92	83–88 (OT)	92–81	82–60	104–66	112–92	89–79	93–75	100–85	80–81	—	75–65
s.Oliver Würzburg	80–84	73–69	75–94	80–75	71–78	80–71	87–75	72–63	81–85	88–71	80–65	82–79	84–77	70–81	78–88	77–99	88–92	—

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

Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs are played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.

Main article: 2019 BBL Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Bayern Munich	3
	8	Löwen Braunschweig	0
						1	Bayern Munich	3
						4	Rasta Vechta	0
	4	Rasta Vechta	3
	5	Brose Bamberg	1
											1	Bayern Munich	3
											3	Alba Berlin	0
	2	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	3
	7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	0
						2	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	0
						3	Alba Berlin	3
	3	Alba Berlin	3
	6	ratiopharm Ulm	0

Final standings

The final standings are based upon the performance in the playoffs and regular season record.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	43	40	3	Qualification for EuroLeague
2	Alba Berlin	43	33	10
3	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	40	31	9	Qualification for EuroCup
4	Rasta Vechta	41	27	14	Qualification for Champions League regular season
5	Brose Bamberg	38	23	15
6	ratiopharm Ulm	37	20	17	Qualification for EuroCup
7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	37	18	19	Qualification for Champions League qualifying rounds
8	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	37	17	20
9	s.Oliver Würzburg	34	17	17
10	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	16	18
11	Skyliners Frankfurt	34	16	18
12	Medi Bayreuth	34	14	20	Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup
13	Gießen 46ers	34	13	21
14	BG Göttingen	34	11	23
15	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	10	24
16	Crailsheim Merlins	34	9	25
17	Eisbären Bremerhaven (R)	34	8	26	Relegation to ProA
18	Science City Jena (R)	34	5	29

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.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player[7]	Will Cummings	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Finals MVP	Nihad Đedović[1]	Bayern Munich
Top Scorer	Will Cummings	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Best Offensive Player[8]	John Bryant	Gießen 46ers
Best Defender[9]	Yorman Polas Bartolo	Telekom Baskets Bonn
Most Effective Player	John Bryant	Gießen 46ers
Best German Young Player[10]	Franz Wagner	Alba Berlin
Coach of the Year[11]	Pedro Calles	Rasta Vechta

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Club	Average
Points	Will Cummings	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	20.5
Rebounds	John Bryant	Gießen 46ers	10.2
Assists	T.J. Bray	Rasta Vechta	7.9
Steals	Javonte Green	ratiopharm Ulm	2.3
Blocks	Keith Benson	Eisbären Bremerhaven	1.2
Efficiency	John Bryant	Gießen 46ers	25.7

German clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Bayern Munich	EuroLeague	11th qualified
ALBA Berlin	EuroCup	Runners-up
Fraport Skyliners		Top 16
ratiopharm Ulm		Top 16
Brose Bamberg	Champions League	Fourth place
medi Bayreuth		Regular season
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg		Regular season
Telekom Baskets Bonn		Regular season
	FIBA Europe Cup	Round of 16
s.Oliver Würzburg		Runners-up

See also

• 2018–19 BBL-Pokal

References

1. "München, Macht, Meister: Bayern besiegt Berlin 93:88 nach Verlängerung und feiert Deutsche Meisterschaft". easycredit-bbl.de. 23 June 2019.
2. Rasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt!
3. Eisbären bleiben erstklassig: Bremerhaven schlägt Gießen 87:74 / Erfurt ist neben Tübingen zweiter Absteiger
4. "64:91 verloren: Walter Tigers endgültig abgestiegen". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
7. "Will Cummings ist der „Most Valuable Player" der Saison 2018/2019". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
8. "Nächster Award für Big John: John Bryant erhält Auszeichnung als „Bester Offensivspieler"". easycredit-bbl.de. 5 May 2019.
9. "Defensiv-Bollwerk: Yorman Polas Bartolo verteidigt Award als „Bester Verteidiger"". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
10. "17-Jähriger gewinnt den Titel: Franz Wagner ist „Bester deutscher Nachwuchsspieler U22"". easycredit-bbl.de. 8 May 2019.
11. "Senkrechtstarter Pedro Calles wird als Trainer des Jahres ausgezeichnet". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.

External links

• Official website (in German)