2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021.^[1][2]

Basketball Bundesliga
Season	2020–21
Dates	6 November 2020 – 13 June 2021
Games played	306
Teams	18
Regular season
Top seed	Riesen Ludwigsburg
Season MVP	Jaleen Smith
Relegated	Giessen 46ers Rasta Vechta
Finals
Champions	Alba Berlin
Runners-up	Bayern Munich
Semifinalists	Riesen Ludwigsburg ratiopharm Ulm
Finals MVP	Jayson Granger
Statistical leaders
Points Michał Michalak 20.5 Rebounds David Kravish 8.4 Assists Trae Bell-Haynes 7.2
Records
Attendance	0[A]

Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games.^[3]

Teams

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Berlin

Bonn

Braunschweig

Chemnitz

Crailsheim

Frankfurt

Giessen

Göttingen

Hamburg

Ludwigsburg

Munich

Oldenburg

Ulm

Vechta

Weißenfels

Würzburg

Location of teams in 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

Promoted from 2019–20 ProA	Relegated to 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga
Niners Chemnitz[4]	None as season was curtailed.

Second-placed Eisbären Bremerhaven gave up its right to promotion.^[5]

Arenas and locations

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	Arena Chemnitz	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
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg	MHP-Arena	5,300
Syntainics MBC	Weißenfels	Stadthalle Weißenfels	3,000
Bayern Munich	Munich	Audi Dome	6,700
Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	6,069
ratiopharm Ulm	Ulm	Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm	6,000
Rasta Vechta	Vechta	Rasta Dome	3,140
s.Oliver Würzburg	Würzburg	s.Oliver Arena	3,140

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment
Brose Bamberg	Roel Moors	Sacked	24 June 2020[6]	Pre-season	Johan Roijakkers	1 July 2020[7]
BG Göttingen	Johan Roijakkers	Signed with Brose Bamberg	1 July 2020[7]		Roel Moors	13 July 2020[8]
Rasta Vechta	Pedro Calles	Signed with Hamburg Towers	26 June 2020[9]		Thomas Päch	6 July 2020[10]
Hamburg Towers	Mike Taylor	End of contract	9 June 2020[11]		Pedro Calles	26 June 2020[9]
Bayern Munich	Oliver Kostić	Mutual consent	15 July 2020		Andrea Trinchieri	15 July 2020
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Will Voigt	End of contract	15 July 2020[12]		Igor Jovović	15 July 2020

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	30	4	3027	2621	+406	60	Playoffs
2	Alba Berlin	34	28	6	2938	2585	+353	56
3	Baskets Oldenburg	34	25	9	3149	2848	+301	50
4	Bayern Munich	34	24	10	2940	2721	+219	48[a]
5	Crailsheim Merlins	34	24	10	2945	2797	+148	48[a]
6	ratiopharm Ulm	34	23	11	3005	2648	+357	46
7	Hamburg Towers	34	21	13	2891	2723	+168	42
8	Brose Bamberg	34	17	17	2871	2812	+59	34
9	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	34	16	18	2857	2958	−101	32
10	Medi Bayreuth	34	15	19	2867	2877	−10	30
11	Skyliners Frankfurt	34	13	21	2613	2815	−202	26[b]
12	BG Göttingen	34	13	21	2874	3065	−191	26[b]
13	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	12	22	2798	2882	−84	24[c]
14	Niners Chemnitz	34	12	22	2691	2979	−288	24[c]
15	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	9	25	2813	3057	−244	18[d]
16	s.Oliver Würzburg	34	9	25	2636	2986	−350	18[d]
17	Giessen 46ers[e]	34	8	26	2912	3191	−279	16
18	Rasta Vechta (R)	34	7	27	2718	2980	−262	14	Relegation to ProA

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. Munich 182–179 Crailsheim
2. Frankfurt 174–152 Göttingen
3. Bonn 178–155 Chemnitz
4. Mitteldeutscher BC 165–141 Würzburg
5. As only one team was promoted, Giessen were awarded a wild card for the 2021–22 season, despite being relegated.^[13]

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BAY	BER	BON	BRA	CHE	CRA	FRA	GIE	GOT	HAM	LUD	MBC	MUN	OLD	ULM	VEC	WUR
Brose Bamberg	—	67–73	76–67	80–66	89–84	93–86	70–77	78–62	99–90	84–106	64–76	94–93	95–80	92–93	78–85	88–74	104–76	81–66
Medi Bayreuth	88–97	—	69–71	83–77	64–77	85–72	97–78	81–58	99–110	80–82	90–83	70–89	99–81	78–98	82–91	93–99	95–79	87–93
Alba Berlin	82–70	80–68	—	97–74	82–87	83–65	100–62	79–66	92–82	89–58	68–75	79–78	93–82	85–72	81–89	93–83	86–70	99–85
Telekom Baskets Bonn	82–86	76–91	75–80	—	78–85	86–62	84–93	85–73	81–68	102–87	63–93	82–86	83–66	71–89	92–97	81–94	94–89	77–89
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	85–75	90–79	76–82	93–94	—	93–77	75–108	80–68	93–85	91–102	63–74	71–107	91–104	79–94	83–111	94–92	96–78	90–80
Niners Chemnitz	85–82	61–83	81–91	93–92	87–83	—	73–85	70–83	71–95	99–103	98–97	91–114	96–79	85–83	92–98	70–85	89–77	67–76
Crailsheim Merlins	101–95	82–77	77–101	91–88	75–69	88–76	—	76–64	102–77	89–77	85–79	68–58	77–82	74–79	94–80	86–84	98–81	84–94
Skyliners Frankfurt	76–86	104–86	60–94	84–79	103–98	76–89	92–84	—	82–79	81–63	96–89	80–94	76–81	52–75	59–82	68–87	84–75	72–80
Giessen 46ers	99–106	97–92	96–102	75–92	91–103	83–95	82–101	75–74	—	90–92	78–95	80–89	93–105	95–94	82–97	81–106	100–82	73–74
BG Göttingen	87–80	95–99	75–86	102–99	79–76	68–55	81–109	89–93	79–98	—	94–96	81–90	85–93	90–102	73–89	74–98	90–102	96–73
Hamburg Towers	78–75	92–95	90–75	71–78	84–81	75–95	89–72	98–70	100–79	93–91	—	67–73	105–78	91–86	80–74	69–73	92–74	95–83
Riesen Ludwigsburg	83–75	97–92	78–71	89–73	81–74	96–60	97–88	106–69	99–85	100–73	86–65	—	93–74	91–77	98–87	89–87	85–73	87–72
Mitteldeutscher BC	89–100	70–99	82–96	97–103	91–93	84–86	66–84	89–94	102–81	85–99	80–85	80–93	—	84–96	72–87	92–104	82–72	85–73
Bayern Munich	84–70	83–62	62–100	78–69	83–85	77–76	103–105	84–58	93–71	90–72	85–71	93–70	85–66	—	108–102	64–98	90–78	97–76
Baskets Oldenburg	100–99	80–73	86–89	106–87	101–89	119–73	73–90	86–69	93–97	98–77	89–88	75–89	87–79	100–95	—	75–93	101–71	124–84
ratiopharm Ulm	67–74	104–76	76–84	73–72	91–57	102–63	93–78	80–76	107–79	93–64	89–76	77–83	102–73	77–81	86–89	—	74–73	88–64
Rasta Vechta	90–82	89–92	81–82	69–80	71–80	82–69	81–98	72–96	97–84	79–103	82–88	66–84	84–80	78–93	80–82	92–77	—	80–88
s.Oliver Würzburg	82–78	75–90	79–99	73–83	89–93	83–84	80–86	66–95	101–82	82–87	61–90	72–82	68–80	70–74	66–116	77–90	62–95	—

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 BBL 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	Riesen Ludwigsburg	3
	8	Brose Bamberg	2
						1	Riesen Ludwigsburg	1
						4	Bayern Munich	3
	4	Bayern Munich	3
	5	Crailsheim Merlins	1
											4	Bayern Munich	1
											2	Alba Berlin	3
	2	Alba Berlin	3
	7	Hamburg Towers	0
						2	Alba Berlin	3
						6	ratiopharm Ulm	1
	3	Baskets Oldenburg	1
	6	ratiopharm Ulm	3

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced on 19 May 2021.^[14]

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player	Jaleen Smith	Riesen Ludwigsburg
Finals MVP	Jayson Granger[3]	Alba Berlin
Top Scorer	Michał Michalak	Mitteldeutscher BC
Best Offensive Player	Trae Bell-Haynes	Crailsheim Merlins
Best Defender	Yorman Polas Bartolo	Riesen Ludwigsburg
Most Effective Player International	David Kravish	Brose Bamberg
Most Effective Player National	/ John Bryant	Giessen 46ers
Best German Young Player	Justus Hollatz	Hamburg Towers
Coach of the Year	John Patrick	Riesen Ludwigsburg

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Club	Average[15]
Points	Michał Michalak	Mitteldeutscher BC	20.5
Rebounds	David Kravish	Brose Bamberg	8.4
Assists	Trae Bell-Haynes	Crailsheim Merlins	7.2
Steals	Alex Hamilton	Telekom Baskets Bonn	1.9
Blocks	Philipp Hartwich	Mitteldeutscher BC	1.7
Efficiency	David Kravish	Brose Bamberg	21.1

See also

• 2020 BBL-Pokal

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, all games were played behind closed doors.