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.
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from2019–20 ProA Relegated to2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga Niners Chemnitz None as season was curtailed. Second-placed Eisbären Bremerhaven gave up its right to promotion.
Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityBrose BambergBambergBrose ArenaMedi BayreuthBayreuthOberfrankenhalleAlba BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz ArenaTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeLöwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleNiners ChemnitzChemnitzArena ChemnitzCrailsheim MerlinsCrailsheimArena HohenloheSkyliners FrankfurtFrankfurtFraport ArenaGiessen 46ersGiessenSporthalle Gießen-OstBG GöttingenGöttingenSparkassen ArenaHamburg TowersHamburgEdel-optics.de ArenaMHP Riesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaSyntainics MBCWeißenfelsStadthalle WeißenfelsBayern MunichMunichAudi DomeEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE Arenaratiopharm UlmUlmArena Ulm/Neu-UlmRasta VechtaVechtaRasta Domes.Oliver WürzburgWürzburgs.Oliver Arena
Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Brose Bamberg Roel Moors Sacked Pre-season Johan Roijakkers BG Göttingen Johan Roijakkers Signed with Brose Bamberg Roel Moors Rasta Vechta Pedro Calles Signed with Hamburg Towers Thomas Päch Hamburg Towers Mike Taylor End of contract Pedro Calles Bayern Munich Oliver Kostić Mutual consent Andrea Trinchieri Telekom Baskets Bonn Will Voigt End of contract 15 July 2020 Igor Jovović 15 July 2020
Regular season League table
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.
Awards and statistics Major award winners The awards were announced on 19 May 2021.
Award Player Club Most Valuable Player Jaleen Smith Riesen Ludwigsburg Finals MVP Jayson Granger 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 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
References
External links Official website