Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | |||||||||
Dates | 28 September 2018 – June 2019 | |||||||||
Number of games | 306 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
EuroLeague | Bayern Munich Alba Berlin | |||||||||
Season MVP | Will Cummings | |||||||||
Relegated | Eisbären Bremerhaven Science City Jena | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Bayern Munich (5th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Alba Berlin | |||||||||
Semifinalists | EWE Baskets Oldenburg Rasta Vechta | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Nihad Đedović | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Total attendance | 1,281,826 | |||||||||
Average attendance | 4,189 |
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.
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
Team changes
Promoted from 2017–18 ProA | Relegated from 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga |
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Crailsheim Merlins Rasta Vechta[2] | Rockets[3] Tigers Tübingen[4] |
Arenas and locations
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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
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.
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 |
Awards and statistics
Major award winners
Statistical leaders
Category | Player | Club | Average |
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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 |
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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
References
- 1 2 "München, Macht, Meister: Bayern besiegt Berlin 93:88 nach Verlängerung und feiert Deutsche Meisterschaft". easycredit-bbl.de. 23 June 2019.
- ↑ Rasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt!
- ↑ Eisbären bleiben erstklassig: Bremerhaven schlägt Gießen 87:74 / Erfurt ist neben Tübingen zweiter Absteiger
- ↑ "64:91 verloren: Walter Tigers endgültig abgestiegen". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ "Aleksandar Scepanovic neuer Trainer des MBC".
- ↑ "Bamberg, Luca Banchi non sarà più l'allenatore: Gli scenari". 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Will Cummings ist der "Most Valuable Player" der Saison 2018/2019". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nächster Award für Big John: John Bryant erhält Auszeichnung als "Bester Offensivspieler"". easycredit-bbl.de. 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Defensiv-Bollwerk: Yorman Polas Bartolo verteidigt Award als "Bester Verteidiger"". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
- ↑ "17-Jähriger gewinnt den Titel: Franz Wagner ist "Bester deutscher Nachwuchsspieler U22"". easycredit-bbl.de. 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Senkrechtstarter Pedro Calles wird als Trainer des Jahres ausgezeichnet". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
External links
- Official website Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German)