The 2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, is the 60th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It runs from 26 September 2025 to June 2026.
After three years with using the percentage system for the standings, the league reverted back to the points system.
Alba Berlin won their 12th title with a finals win over Bayern Munich.
Format After a double round-robin, the top six teams from the regular season qualiied for the playoffs. Teams placed seven to ten entered into a play-in tournament for the final two seeds of the playoffs.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from2024–25 ProA Relegated from2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga Science City JenaGladiators Trier BG Göttingen
Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityBamberg BasketsBambergBrose ArenaAlba BerlinBerlinUber ArenaTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeLöwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleNiners ChemnitzChemnitzChemnitz ArenaSkyliners FrankfurtFrankfurtSüwag Energie ARENAVeolia Towers HamburgHamburgInselpark ArenaBarclays Arena (2 Games)MLP Academics HeidelbergHeidelbergSNP DomeScience City JenaJenaSparkassen-ArenaMHP Riesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaSyntainics MBCWeißenfelsStadthalle WeißenfelsBayern MunichMunichBMW ParkEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE ArenaRostock SeawolvesRostockStadthalle RostockVet-Concept Gladiators TrierTrierSWT-Arenaratiopharm UlmNeu-Ulmratiopharm arenaRasta VechtaVechtaRasta DomeFitness First Würzburg BasketsWürzburgTectake Arena
Regular season Standings
Results
Playoffs
Play-in tournament
Bracket
Awards and statistics Major award winners The awards were announced in May 2026.
Award Player Club Most Valuable Player Andreas Obst Bayern Munich Finals MVP Justin Bean Alba Berlin Top Scorer Chris Clemons Baskets Oldenburg Best Offensive Player Jordan Roland Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier Best Defender EJ Onu Bamberg Baskets Most Effective Player International Jaedon LeDee Skyliners Frankfurt Most Effective Player National Kevin Yebo Niners Chemnitz Best German Young Player Jack Kayil Alba Berlin Coach of the Year Anton Gavel Bamberg Baskets
Statistical leaders Category Player Club Average Points per game Chris Clemons Baskets Oldenburg 18.5 Rebounds per game Jaedon LeDee Skyliners Frankfurt 9.5 Assists per game Jack Pagenkopf Alonzo Verge Jr. Science City JenaRasta Vechta 6.5 Steals per game Grayson Murphy Telekom Baskets Bonn 1.9 Blocks per game EJ Onu Bamberg Baskets 2.4 Efficiency per game Jaedon LeDee Skyliners Frankfurt 20.2
German clubs in European competitions Team Competition ResultBayern Munich EuroLeague Regular seasonNiners Chemnitz EuroCup Eighthfinalsratiopharm Ulm Regular seasonHamburg Towers Regular seasonAlba Berlin Champions League QuarterfinalsMLP Academics Heidelberg Play-insFitness First Würzburg Baskets Round of 16 Löwen Braunschweig QualifyingFIBA Europe Cup Regular seasonRasta Vechta Regular seasonRostock Seawolves Second round
German clubs in Regional competitions TeamCompetitionProgressMitteldeutscher BCEuropean North Basketball LeagueThird place
Attendances Home games and overall
Pos. Team Regular season Play-in and playoffs Overall 2024–25average Change Matches Attendance Average Matches Attendance Average Matches Total Average 1 ALBA Berlin 17 146,471 8,616 8 64,936 8,117 25 211,407 8,456 8,139 +3.9% 2 FC Bayern Munich 17 109,685 6,452 7 71,584 10,226 24 181,269 7,553 8,317 −9.2% 3 Telekom Baskets Bonn 17 110,008 6,471 4 23,662 5,916 21 133,670 6,365 5,830 +9.2% 4 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 17 106,345 6,256 0 — — 17 106,345 6,256 6,200 +0.9% 5 Ratiopharm Ulm 17 94,927 5,584 1 5,798 5,798 18 100,725 5,596 5,796 −3.4% 6 VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier 17 90,964 5,351 2 10,800 5,400 19 101,764 5,356 — — 7 BMA365 Bamberg Baskets 17 86,625 5,096 4 22,346 5,587 21 108,971 5,189 4,651 +11.6% 8 MLP Academics Heidelberg 17 78,368 4,610 0 — — 17 78,368 4,610 4,806 −4.1% 9 NINERS Chemnitz 17 78,230 4,602 0 — — 17 78,230 4,602 4,796 −4.0% 10 SKYLINERS 17 73,456 4,321 0 — — 17 73,456 4,321 4,361 −0.9% 11 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 17 71,603 4,212 0 — — 17 71,603 4,212 4,723 −10.8% 12 ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES 17 69,909 4,112 1 2,859 2,859 18 72,768 4,043 4,354 −7.2% 13 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 17 66,433 3,908 0 — — 17 66,433 3,908 3,796 +3.0% 14 Veolia Towers Hamburg 17 65,356 3,844 0 — — 17 65,356 3,844 3,830 +0.4% 15 SC RASTA Vechta 17 53,198 3,129 3 9,226 3,075 20 62,424 3,121 3,126 −0.2% 16 Fitness First Würzburg Baskets 17 52,804 3,106 2 5,994 2,997 19 58,798 3,095 3,061 +1.1% 17 Science City Jena 17 49,300 2,900 0 — — 17 49,300 2,900 — — 18 SYNTAINICS MBC 17 47,394 2,788 0 — — 17 47,394 2,788 2,600 +7.2% League total 306 1,451,076 4,742 32 217,205 6,788 338 1,668,281 4,936 4,857 +1.6%
Sources: easyCredit BBL regular season, Sport.de regular season, Sport.de play-in and playoffs, 2024–25 regular season and 2024–25 playoffs. The change is calculated by comparing the 2025–26 overall average with the 2024–25 overall average. The dash indicates that the team did not participate in the postseason or, in the cases of VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier and Science City Jena, did not participate in the 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga season.
References
External links Official website