2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2019–20 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, held from 24 September 2019 to 28 June 2020. The defending champion was Bayern Munich.

Alba Berlin won the final tournament and their ninth title.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league postponed matchday 23 and monitored the situation. On 25 March, the league was suspended until 30 April. The season was finished with ten teams playing at a neutral venue.

Teams

Team changes Promoted from2018–19 ProARelegated from2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga Hamburg Towers Eisbären BremerhavenScience City Jena

This was the first season in which teams were required to have a minimum budget of €3 million and a minimum equity of €250,000. Seventeen clubs obtained a license for this season.

Hamburg Towers were promoted to the BBL after winning the 2018–19 ProA, while Nürnberg Falcons were promoted as runner-up but were unable to obtain a license. Eisbären Bremerhaven and Science City Jena were relegated.

Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityBrose BambergBambergBrose Arenamedi BayreuthBayreuthOberfrankenhalleAlba BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz ArenaTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeLöwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleCrailsheim MerlinsCrailsheimArena HohenloheFraport SkylinersFrankfurtFraport ArenaGießen 46ersGießenSporthalle Gießen-OstBG GöttingenGöttingenSparkassen ArenaHamburg TowersHamburgEdel-optics.de ArenaRiesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaSyntainics MBCWeißenfelsStadthalle WeißenfelsBayern MunichMunichAudi DomeEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE Arenaratiopharm UlmUlmArena Ulm/Neu-UlmRasta VechtaVechtaRasta Domes.Oliver WürzburgWürzburgs.Oliver Arena

Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Alba Berlin Aíto García Reneses Adidas ALBA SE Bayern Munich Oliver Kostić Adidas BayWa BG Göttingen Johan Roijakkers Nike Satorius Brose Bamberg Roel Moors Macron Brose Crailsheim Merlins Tuomas Iisalo Hakro Hakro Hamburg Towers Mike Taylor K1x VTG EWE Baskets Oldenburg Mladen Drijenčić Owayo EWE Fraport Skyliners Gordon Herbert PeakFraport 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 Syntainics MBC Wojciech Kamiński K1x Puraglobe Rasta Vechta Pedro Calles Spalding Rasta ratiopharm Ulm Jaka Lakovič Nike Ratiopharm s.Oliver Würzburg Denis Wucherer K1x s.Oliver Telekom Baskets Bonn Predrag Krunić Spalding Deutsche Telekom

Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment ratiopharm Ulm Thorsten Leibenath End of contract 1 June 2019 Pre-season Jaka Lakovič 7 June 2018 Syntainics MBC Silvano Poropat End of contract 1 June 2019 Wojciech Kamiński 12 June 2019 Brose Bamberg Federico Perego Signed with VL Pesaro 14 June 2019 Roel Moors 20 June 2019 Bayern Munich Dejan Radonjić Sacked 7 January 2020 1st Oliver Kostić 7 January 2020 Skyliners Frankfurt Gordon Herbert End of contract 18 May 2020 14th (6–15) Sebastian Gleim 18 May 2020

Regular season In the regular season, teams would have played against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams would advanced to the playoffs. The last placed team would have been relegated to the ProA for next season.

League table

Results

End of season tournament Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the board of the BBL decided on 27 April to continue the season in a tournament format. The nine highest-placed teams in the regular season and Frankfurt played behind closed doors. On 19 May, the Bavarian government allowed the tournament to be held at the Audi Dome in Munich. The schedule was announced on 20 May 2020.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round Group A

Group B

Ninth place game

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Overview

Matches

Ulm won 197–130 on aggregate.

Ludwigsburg won 160–157 on aggregate.

Berlin won 181–153 on aggregate.

Oldenburg won 175–156 on aggregate.

Semifinals Overview

Matches

Ludwigsburg won 165–156 on aggregate.

Berlin won 173–122 on aggregate.

Final Overview

Matches

Berlin won 163–139 on aggregate.

Awards and statistics Major award winners Only the Finals MVP was recorded, all other awards were cancelled.

Award Player Club Finals MVP Marcos Knight Riesen Ludwigsburg

Statistics

The statistics account for the regular season before it was suspended on matchday 23. Category Player Club Average Points Scott Eatherton Löwen Braunschweig 17.7 Rebounds Scott Eatherton Löwen Braunschweig 8.2 Assists Jovan Novak Mitteldeutscher BC 8.9 Steals Quantez Robertson Skyliners Frankfurt 2.1 Blocks Ian Hummer Baskets Oldenburg 2.0 Efficiency Scott Eatherton Löwen Braunschweig 22.2

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