2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga
Season	2023–24
Dates	27 September 2023 – 17 June 2024
Number of teams	18
Seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, is the 58th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It runs from 27 September 2023 to 17 June 2024.^[1]^[2]

Format changes edit

From this season on, the first six teams from the regular season are qualified for the playoffs, while the places seven to ten will play in a play-in tournament.^[3]

Teams edit

Location of teams in 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes edit

Promoted from 2022–23 ProA	Relegated from 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga
Rasta Vechta^[4] Tigers Tübingen^[5]	Skyliners Frankfurt Medi Bayreuth

Arenas and locations edit

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Brose Bamberg	Bamberg	Brose Arena	6,150
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
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	BMW Park	6,700
Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	6,069
Rostock Seawolves	Rostock	Stadthalle Rostock	4,550
Tigers Tübingen	Tübingen	Paul Horn-Arena	3,132
ratiopharm Ulm	Ulm	ratiopharm arena	6,000
Rasta Vechta	Vechta	Rasta Dome	3,140
s.Oliver Würzburg	Würzburg	s.Oliver Arena	3,140

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (Q)	30	25	5	2673	2319	+354	.833	Playoffs
2	Alba Berlin (Q)	30	24	6	2743	2466	+277	.800
3	Niners Chemnitz (Q)	31	23	8	2871	2467	+404	.742
4	s.Oliver Würzburg	31	22	9	2690	2470	+220	.710
5	Ratiopharm Ulm	31	21	10	2835	2632	+203	.677
6	Rasta Vechta	31	19	12	2758	2563	+195	.613
7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	31	19	12	2796	2659	+137	.613	Play-in
8	Riesen Ludwigsburg	31	18	13	2746	2556	+190	.581
9	Baskets Oldenburg	31	16	15	2654	2612	+42	.516
10	Hamburg Towers	31	15	16	2659	2703	−44	.484
11	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	31	14	17	2561	2640	−79	.452
12	Brose Bamberg	31	13	18	2722	2800	−78	.419
13	BG Göttingen	31	10	21	2671	2896	−225	.323
14	Rostock Seawolves	31	9	22	2736	2902	−166	.290
15	Mitteldeutscher BC	31	9	22	2656	2895	−239	.290
16	MLP Academics Heidelberg	31	8	23	2583	2925	−342	.258
17	Crailsheim Merlins	31	7	24	2414	2865	−451	.226	Relegation to ProA
18	Tigers Tübingen	31	6	25	2578	2976	−398	.194	Relegation to ProA

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2024. 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results edit

Home \ Away	BAM	BER	BON	BRA	CHE	CRA	GOT	HAM	HEI	LUD	MBC	MUN	OLD	ROS	TÜB	ULM	VEC	WUR
Brose Bamberg	—	97–77	79–89	92–78	84–106	97–87	85–76	86–80	98–83	90–102	108–78	81–99		93–83	97–76	76–84		78–83
Alba Berlin	98–92	—		92–64	101–90	110–75	108–85	85–65	96–89	100–91	75–108		85–67	91–74	112–69	98–88	98–80	90–82
Telekom Baskets Bonn	88–74	87–95	—	76–80	77–85	90–68	95–85	108–94	92–69		100–73	88–83	100–85	112–89	76–88	98–97	80–77
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	91–90	90–81	94–102	—	81–86	98–88	110–82	70–81	83–84	83–82	88–81	83–81	91–86		87–92		79–92	100–89
Niners Chemnitz	109–79	79–84	80–66		—	95–67	77–63	96–87	93–69	85–66	74–65	73–86	89–67	85–75	113–82	83–82	83–91
Crailsheim Merlins			98–89	70–80	82–97	—	80–76	84–89	86–93	89–100	87–76	62–97	63–99	85–81	87–84	66–86	102–93	96–98
BG Göttingen	92–85	77–114	77–101	75–73	100–99	110–104	—	118–123	94–91	76–104		71–77	87–83	104–90	91–64	90–100	86–90	67–75
Hamburg Towers	94–90	76–84	80–87	81–72		94–88		—	79–83	89–84	107–76	80–81	80–91	105–89	94–86	78–94	85–81	58–88
MLP Academics Heidelberg	90–109	81–90	92–87	76–94	77–99	90–86	109–113	73–88	—	72–75	90–111	89–82	83–92	88–86			76–113	54–87
Riesen Ludwigsburg	87–92	87–79	86–91	86–82	96–93	106–59	97–72	79–87	93–68	—			104–80	96–77	104–94	60–94	77–74	91–94
Mitteldeutscher BC	86–94	67–76	92–100	77–85	95–111	98–93		81–86	104–97	78–81	—	86–116	71–89	106–102	114–78	75–107	74–100	72–88
Bayern Munich	91–69		90–81	91–61	89–80	98–81	86–74	90–79	83–57	92–84	96–87	—	93–73		92–73	95–80	88–90	87–64
Baskets Oldenburg		85–90	83–108	87–66	58–79	80–58	106–85	107–92	99–77	91–85	95–88	77–67	—	94–89		94–98	67–85	76–96
Rostock Seawolves	91–98	75–76	98–92	101–78	90–94		96–92	94–111	122–113	91–85	85–97	85–91	64–99	—	108–103	71–96	77–92	78–91
Tigers Tübingen	99–92	81–97	82–92	68–81	68–106	85–96	95–116		84–94	79–98	88–78	74–96	93–84	75–92	—	84–99	77–88	101–107
Ratiopharm Ulm	106–90	100–88	105–87	90–73	90–85	94–87	91–78	83–70	98–89	70–99	106–79	74–81		89–107	76–97	—	102–106	87–79
Rasta Vechta	101–79	89–98	84–79	97–90	80–81	96–58		79–71	109–87	72–86		81–85	82–88	85–81	103–72	86–81	—	87–89
s.Oliver Würzburg	104–65	76–75	97–78	84–76	68–70	86–80	85–60	96–76		60–78	107–83	82–90	83–78	86–95	96–81	83–88		—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2024. Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

The first round will be played in a best-of-three and the other three rounds will be played in a best-of-five format.

First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals

	1
7
10

	4
	5


	3
8	6
9


	2

German clubs in European competitions edit

Team	Competition	Result
Alba Berlin	EuroLeague	Regular season
Bayern Munich	EuroLeague	Regular season
ratiopharm Ulm	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
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 edit

^ "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.
^ "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.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "easyCredit BBL – Rahmenterminplan 2023/2024" (PDF). azureedge.net. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[2] "easyCredit BBL gibt erste Spielinfos für die Saison 2023/2024 bekannt / Pokalmodus mit Zweitligisten startet / Lizenzierung abgeschlossen". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[3] "BBL ändert Playoff-Modus und steckt sich hohe Ziele". flashscore.de. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[4] "Rasta Vechta steigt in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". ndr.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[5] "Party in Tübingen: Tigers steigen in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf". swr.de. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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