# 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 was the 49th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 2 October 2014 and ended on 3 May 2015. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015.
Brose Baskets was the top seed in the regular season. The team also won the title, after it beat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the Finals. TBB Trier and Crailsheim Merlins finished in the relegation places, but due to Artland Dragons withdrawing from the Bundesliga, Crailsheim accepted an offer to remain in the Bundesliga for 2015–16.

## Team information

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Brose Baskets | Bamberg | Stechert Arena | 06,800 |
| Medi Bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 04,000 |
| Alba Berlin | Berlin | O$_2$ World Berlin | 14,500 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 06,000 |
| Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 06,600 |
| Eisbären Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven Stadthalle | 04,050 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | Crailsheim | Arena Hohenlohe | 03,000 |
| Fraport Skyliners | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 05,002 |
| BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 03,447 |
| Phoenix Hagen | Hagen | Enervie Arena | 03,402 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHPArena | 05,300 |
| Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 06,700 |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 06,069 |
| Artland Dragons | Quakenbrück | Artland-Arena | 03,000 |
| TBB Trier | Trier | Arena Trier | 05,900 |
| Walter Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen | Paul Horn-Arena | 03,132 |
| ratiopharm ulm | Ulm | Ratiopharm Arena | 06,000 |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 03,000 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2872 | 2389 | +483 | 58 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2875 | 2496 | +379 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 26 | 8 | 3043 | 2555 | +488 | 52 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2856 | 2738 | +118 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2839 | 2846 | −7 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2635 | 2565 | +70 | 40 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2748 | 2681 | +67 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2727 | 2676 | +51 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2619 | 2653 | −34 | 34 | |
| 10 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2745 | 2832 | −87 | 32 | |
| 11 | Artland Dragons | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2744 | 2763 | −19 | 30 | Withdrew from Bundesliga |
| 12 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2558 | 2686 | −128 | 28 | |
| 13 | Phoenix Hagen | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2701 | 2857 | −156 | 22 | |
| 14 | Tigers Tübingen | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2729 | 2927 | −198 | 22 | |
| 15 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2622 | 2810 | −188 | 20 | |
| 16 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2532 | 2734 | −202 | 20 | |
| 17 | TBB Trier | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2445 | 2703 | −258 | 16 | Relegation to Pro A |
| 18 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2568 | 2947 | −379 | 16 | Relegation to Pro A |
* ↑ Artland Dragons resigned its position in the BBL. Due to Artland's withdrawal, Crailsheim Merlins, which finished in a relegation spot, remained in the Bundesliga.
* ↑ Artland Dragons was supposed to be dissolved after the 2014–15 season, and thusfar left the league. Eventually, the team moved to the third division ProB.
* ↑ TBB Trier were revoked six points (three wins) because of an insolvency.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | BRE | CRA | FRA | GÖT | HAG | LUD | MUN | OLD | QUA | TRI | TÜB | ULM | WEI |
| Bamberg | | 99–64 | 98–69 | 89–68 | 77–57 | 83–82 | 90–61 | 81–62 | 94–75 | 97–75 | 65–59 | 80–63 | 89–82 | 89–77 | 84–44 | 100–59 | 101–74 | 80–62 |
| Bayreuth | 50–69 | | 58–68 | 101–96 | 61–71 | 64–56 | 80–71 | 67–58 | 69–71 | 73–76 | 89–69 | 64–83 | 74–87 | 79–85 | 96–82 | 85–70 | 94–82 | 88–85 |
| Berlin | 72–78 | 91–60 | | 90–78 | 80–63 | 87–74 | 92–71 | 85–79 | 110–74 | 78–74 | 93–76 | 83–80 | 83–91 | 97–58 | 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 84–78 | 88–68 | 82–56 |
| Bonn | 85–80 | 77–59 | 74–83 | | 92–71 | 97–81 | 79–76 | 76–70 | 66–65 | 80–92 | 87–80 | 88–84 | 70–59 | 99–77 | 88–71 | 89–80 | 87–93 | 96–66 |
| Braunschweig | 77–66 $^{OT}$ | 88–80 | 64–71 | 72–75 | | 92–61 | 89–76 | 86–76 | 79–81 | 87–66 | 82–78 | 70–88 | 80–71 | 89–79 | 80–74 | 86–72 | 78–86 | 83–97 $^{OT}$ |
| Bremerhaven | 63–75 | 91–66 | 75–95 | 71–78 | 74–76 | | 76–68 | 71–62 | 93–74 | 92–85 | 70–64 | 68–101 | 64–70 | 69–88 | 86–66 | 69–99 | 86–88 | 61–59 |
| Crailsheim | 83–103 | 88–84 | 65–93 | 87–90 | 80–82 | 76–91 | | 59–66 | 80–84 | 84–91 | 89–81 | 66–103 | 62–85 | 85–103 | 100–84 | 72–85 | 80–88 | 73–71 |
| Frankfurt | 69–85 | 90–89 | 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 84–71 | 84–72 | 88–79 | 88–71 | | 74–70 | 104–105 $^{OT}$ | 79–68 | 76–73 | 93–74 | 87–90 $^{2OT}$ | 65–57 | 79–63 | 70–77 | 93–76 |
| Göttingen | 86–93 | 88–85 | 81–86 | 71–87 | 77–67 | 93–84 | 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 74–62 | | 73–83 | 81–85 | 63–59 | 79–91 | 70–83 | 73–87 | 115–112 | 92–80 | 66–89 |
| Hagen | 57–70 | 78–79 | 90–98 | 99–101 $^{OT}$ | 82–91 | 84–85 | 40–0 | 70–79 | 88–93 | | 79–95 | 74–97 | 83–122 | 79–91 | 70–77 | 90–81 | 96–98 | 65–70 |
| Ludwigsburg | 83–73 | 93–67 | 67–55 | 88–81 | 92–81 | 94–79 | 91–80 | 88–75 | 98–72 | 85–87 | | 78–93 | 93–99 | 69–82 | 74–69 | 70–72 | 79–87 | 70–53 |
| Munich | 96–90 | 102–75 | 70–68 | 112–107 $^{OT}$ | 76–80 | 90–84 | 110–76 | 80–73 | 81–95 | 124–79 | 102–76 | | 80–65 | 91–75 | 92–51 | 107–81 | 100–93 | 86–63 |
| Oldenburg | 78–73 | 73–67 | 86–93 | 89–76 | 84–70 | 98–84 | 112–81 | 81–83 | 69–88 | 74–56 | 76–98 | 57–70 | | 77–74 | 60–80 | 98–89 | 74–66 | 79–72 |
| Quakenbrück | 56–76 | 87–74 | 73–78 | 71–79 | 75–78 | 103–94 $^{OT}$ | 99–100 | 83–74 | 73–84 | 81–85 | 71–72 | 63–77 | 92–85 | | 82–69 | 97–64 | 77–82 | 71–86 |
| Trier | 61–74 | 78–75 | 54–91 | 74–80 | 79–65 | 85–84 | 67–82 | 58–75 | 68–94 | 75–62 | 60–75 | 79–74 | 71–65 | 69–77 | | 79–76 | 78–83 | 89–81 |
| Tübingen | 81–92 | 75–71 | 68–90 | 77–83 | 93–76 | 84–80 | 91–78 | 77–82 | 72–82 | 69–92 | 83–76 | 80–117 | 94–82 | 86–90 | 85–76 | | 83–92 | 75–54 |
| Ulm | 88–95 | 84–80 | 66–80 | 82–77 | 81–70 | 89–79 | 86–71 | 67–76 | 101–85 | 74–90 | 99–85 $^{OT}$ | 76–87 | 78–83 | 88–86 | 93–77 | 103–96 | | 63–84 |
| Weißenfels | 71–84 | 73–65 | 81–96 | 96–99 $^{OT}$ | 72–67 | 89–66 | 84–87 | 62–73 | 91–86 | 80–79 | 66–78 | 59–95 | 78–76 | 83–76 | 77–74 | 90–79 | 82–86 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Ludwigsburg | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Ludwigsburg | 0 | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 2 | 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | | | |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Bayern Munich | 2 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Bayern Munich | 2 |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alba Berlin | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | 2 | Alba Berlin | 2 | | | |
| 7 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | | | | | | |

## Statistical leaders

| Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 D.J. Kennedy MHP RIESEN 17.8 2 David Bell Phoenix Hagen 17.7 3 Raymar Morgan BG Göttingen 16.2 | Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Jon Brockman MHP RIESEN 9.8 2 Devin Searcy Eisbären Bremerhaven 8.2 3 John Bryant Bayern Munich 7.5 |

### Assists

| Pos | Player | Club | APG |
| 1 | Branislav Ratkovica | Walter Tigers Tübingen | 7.2 |
| 2 | Dru Joyce | Löwen Braunschweig | 6.0 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Williams | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 5.9 |

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player Jamel McLean – Alba Berlin Finals MVP Bradley Wanamaker – Brose Baskets Coach of the Year Saša Obradović – Alba Berlin Most Improved Player Johannes Voigtmann – Skyliners Frankfurt | Best German Young Player Johannes Voigtmann – Skyliners Frankfurt Best Offensive Player D. J. Kennedy – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Best Defensive Player Cliff Hammonds – Alba Berlin |

## All-Star Game

Team National :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Per Günther | ratiopharm Ulm |
| F | Niels Giffey | Alba Berlin |
| F | Philipp Schwethelm | ratiopharm Ulm |
| F | Daniel Theis | Brose Baskets |
| C | Tim Ohlbrecht | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Reserves |||
| G | Heiko Schaffartzik | Bayern Munich |
| G | Anton Gavel | Bayern Munich |
| G | David Brembly | Medi Bayreuth |
| F | Christian Standhardinger | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| F | Danilo Barthel | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| F | Elias Harris | Brose Baskets |
| C | Johannes Voigtmann | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Head coach: Thorsten Leibenath (ratiopharm Ulm) |||
Team International :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | David Holston | Artland Dragons |
| G | Reggie Redding | Alba Berlin |
| F | Jamel McLean | Alba Berlin |
| F | Will Clyburn | ratiopharm Ulm |
| C | John Bryant | Bayern Munich |
| Reserves |||
| G | Kerron Johnson | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| G | Brad Wanamaker | Brose Baskets |
| G | Patrick Richard | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| G | Bryce Taylor | Bayern Munich |
| F | Raymar Morgan | BG Göttingen |
| F | Javon McCrea | Medi Bayreuth |
| C | Adam Chubb | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| Head coach: Saša Obradović (Alba Berlin) |||
* 10 January 2015 20:30
* Boxscore
Team National 101, Team International 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–36, 29–23, 30–30 |||
| Pts: Tim Ohlbrecht 17 Rebs: Daniel Theis 12 Asts: Heiko Schaffartzik 8 | Pts: Javon McCrea 19 Rebs: John Bryant 17 Asts: Kerron Johnson 6 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Attendance: 6,000

## Broadcasting

On 17 June 2014 it was announced that, starting from this season, all BBL-games will be broadcast, as the league has signed a contract until 2018 with Telekom.