2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 81st season of the Bulgarian NBL.

NBL
Duration	9 October 2021 – 9 June 2022
Number of games	135 (Regular season)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Max Sport
Regular season
Season MVP	Trey Porter
Finals
Champions	Balkan Botevgrad
Runners-up	Rilski Sportist
Third place	Levski Lukoil
Fourth place	Spartak Pleven
Finals MVP	Christian Jones
Statistical leaders
Points Jeremiah Littlepage 19.7 Rebounds Tonny Trocha-Morelos 12.8 Assists Jordan Burns 7.0 Index Rating Trey Porter 25.7
Records
Biggest home win	Rilski Sportist 108–56 Shumen (29 December 2021)
Biggest away win	Beroe 76–125 Rilski Sportist (6 April 2022)
Highest scoring	Levski Lukoil 108–114 Spartak Pleven (16 April 2022)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Teams

Academic Plovdiv

Balkan

Beroe

Cherno More

Levski

Rilski Sportist

Spartak

Chernomorets

Yambol

Shumen

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2021–22 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

Club	Last season	Arena	Location	Capacity
Academic Plovdiv	5th	Kolodruma	Plovdiv	6,100
Balkan Botevgrad	4th	Arena Botevgrad	Botevgrad	4,500
Beroe	6th	Municipal Hall	Stara Zagora	1,000
Cherno More Ticha	9th	Hristo Borisov	Varna	1,000
Chernomorets	5th	Boycho Branzov	Burgas	1,000
Levski Lukoil	1st	Universiada Hall	Sofia	4,000
Rilski Sportist	2nd	Arena Samokov	Samokov	2,500
Shumen	New team	Arena Shumen	Shumen	2,300
Spartak Pleven	8th	Balkanstroy	Pleven	1,200
Yambol	7th	Diana	Yambol	3,000

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The draw for the first 18 rounds, was made on 10 September and was show in the NBL youtube channel. The season will start on 9 October. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rilski Sportist	27	25	2	2458	1932	+526	52	Advance to playoffs
2	Balkan Botevgrad	27	21	6	2243	1952	+291	48
3	Levski Lukoil	27	18	9	2230	1980	+250	45
4	Chernomorets	27	16	11	2199	2119	+80	43
5	Spartak Pleven	27	16	11	2298	2184	+114	43
6	Beroe	27	13	14	2191	2239	−48	40
7	Academic Plovdiv	27	12	15	2155	2186	−31	39
8	Yambol	27	9	18	2214	2441	−227	36
9	Shumen	27	4	23	1875	2362	−487	31
10	Cherno More Ticha	27	1	26	1957	2425	−468	28

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. Source: NBL

Results

Home \ Away	ACP	BAL	BER	CMT	CHE	LEV	RIL	SHU	SPA	YAM	ACP	BAL	BER	CMT	CHE	LEV	RIL	SHU	SPA	YAM
Academic		63–99	84–78	91–79	88–91	78–97	81–88	83–78	77–85	106–80		70–65		89–85			67–80	79–66		113–88
Balkan	79–63		106–78	88–69	49–59	80–69	74–73	112–76	90–81	94–81			85–76		92–70	74–68			75–71
Beroe	91–87	92–87		99–64	100–83	56–82	79–90	85–63	57–73	91–76	95–87			74–64			76–125	105–68		76–92
Cherno More	65–83	79–101	80–82		83–108	72–101	75–86	71–76	69–85	78–77		72–84			79–99	73–92	71–93		82–91
Chernomorets	80–66	83–78	76–58	91–70		69–96	68–89	114–63	84–87	110–78	76–66		89–78						79–66	79–72
Levski Lukoil	75–57	59–72	97–85	96–60	77–57		66–76	75–51	80–74	85–81	76–70		86–68		80–69				108–114
Rilski Sportist	77–63	85–73	85–77	96–58	82–71	88–69		108–56	93–70	104–68		78–74			89–58	82–78			79–77
Shumen	66–83	54–80	65–81	91–71	68–77	50–96	59–103		71–84	73–82		67–73		66–58	88–85	70–72	75–102
Spartak	91–64	71–83	76–89	98–66	74–89	84–82	101–93	100–74		88–95	94–90		95–83					92–76		94–73
Yambol	72–93	75–97	76–91	97–91	103–85	78–97	81–101	98–77	83–82			70–79		91–73		78–81	76–115	93–88

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Finals
	1	Rilski Sportist	91	96
	8	Yambol	68	83
								1	Rilski Sportist	94	89	77
								5	Spartak Pleven	65	75	76
	4	Chernomorets	72	85	69
	5	Spartak Pleven	87	84	87
																	1	Rilski Sportist	78	82	65	54
																	2	Balkan Botevgrad	69	86	88	66
	2	Balkan Botevgrad	80	72	61
	7	Academic Plovdiv	73	87	55
								2	Balkan Botevgrad	80	76	56	78				Third place
								3	Levski Lukoil	74	72	66	76
	3	Levski Lukoil	116	87													5	Spartak Pleven	88	83	62
	6	Beroe	74	79													3	Levski Lukoil	96	73	78

Player of the round

Round	Player	Team	PIR
1	Chavdar Kostov	Levski	34
2	Tonny Trocha-Morelos	Chernomorets	46
3	Jeremiah Paige	Yambol	34
4	Tonny Trocha-Morelos	Chernomorets	39
5	Trey Porter	Rilski Sportist	37
6	Brandon Brown	Rilski Sportist	35
7	Obinna Oleka	Beroe	41
8	Wendell Lewis	Chernomorets	52
9	Obinna Oleka	Beroe	50
10	Aleksandar Yanev	Beroe	33
11	Obinna Oleka	Beroe	36
12	Dejan Bjelić	Shumen	40
13	Georgi Boyanov	Chernomorets	36
14	Chavdar Kostov	Levski	32
15	Trey Porter	Rilski Sportist	28
16	Georgi Boyanov	Chernomorets	38
17	Krastan Krastanov	Yambol	32
18	Dejan Bjelić	Shumen	31
19	Georgi Boyanov	Chernomorets	40
20	Brandon Brown	Rilski Sportist	41
21	Ivko Ivkov	Spartak Pleven	32
22	Maksym Kornienko	Spartak Pleven	35
23	Georgi Boyanov	Chernomorets	30
24	Daishon Knight	Academic Plovdiv	36
25	Aleksandar Yanev	Beroe	32
26	Vlatko Granić	Chernomorets	34
27	Maksym Kornienko	Spartak Pleven	33

Bulgarian clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Levski Lukoil	Champions League	First qualifying round
Rilski Sportist	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season
Academic Plovdiv		Qualifying rounds

NBL clubs in regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Academic Plovdiv	Balkan League	First round
Beroe		First round
Balkan		First round
Levski Lukoil		First round