# 2012–13 Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga 2012–13 was the 47th season of this championship. The regular season started on 3 October 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013, after 34 rounds. Brose Baskets from Bamberg won its 6th German championship and its 4th straight title. Runner-up was EWE Baskets Oldenburg.

## Team information

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Brose Baskets (CH, C) | Bamberg | Stechert Arena | 06,800 |
| BBC Bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 04,000 |
| Alba Berlin | Berlin | O$_2$ World Berlin | 14,500 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 06,000 |
| New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 06,100 |
| Eisbären Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven Stadthalle | 04,050 |
| Fraport Skyliners | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 05,002 |
| LTi Gießen 46ers | Gießen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 04,003 |
| Phoenix Hagen | Hagen | Enervie Arena | 03,402 |
| Neckar-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 |
| s.Oliver Baskets | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 03,140 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2915 | 2536 | +379 | Playoffs |
| 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2670 | 2432 | +238 | Playoffs |
| 3 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2888 | 2642 | +246 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2823 | 2555 | +268 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2689 | 2558 | +131 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Artland Dragons | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2635 | 2614 | +21 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2779 | 2766 | +13 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Phoenix Hagen | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2955 | 3057 | −102 | Playoffs |
| 9 | S.Oliver Baskets | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2430 | 2395 | +35 |
| 10 | Tigers Tübingen | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2654 | 2728 | −74 |
| 11 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2697 | 2732 | −35 |
| 12 | TBB Trier | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2567 | 2584 | −17 |
| 13 | New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2560 | 2628 | −68 |
| 14 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2433 | 2426 | +7 |
| 15 | BBC Bayreuth | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2530 | 2642 | −112 |
| 16 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2530 | 2651 | −121 |
| 17 | EnBW Ludwigsburg | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2546 | 2663 | −117 | Relegation to Pro A |
| 18 | LTi Gießen 46ers | 34 | 4 | 30 | 2339 | 3031 | −692 | Relegation to Pro A |
* The league deducted a total of six points from Gießen over the course of the season as a result of the team's insolvency.

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Hagen | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Hagen | 1 | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bayern Munich | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 4 | Bayern Munich | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Alba Berlin | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alba Berlin | 0 | | | | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 |
| 3 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 |
| 6 | Artland Dragons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Artland Dragons | 0 | 3 | ratiopharm Ulm | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | |
| 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 2 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals
#### Brose Baskets vs. Phoenix Hagen

* 5 May 2013 19:30
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 99, Phoenix Hagen 74 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 18–29, 14–21, 37–10 |||
| Pts: Sharrod Ford 18 Rebs: Alex Renfroe 7 Asts: Alex Renfroe 7 | Pts: David Bell 17 Rebs: Dino Gregory 11 Asts: Larry Gordon 5 |
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Oliver Krause, Anne Panther
* 9 May 2013 13:05
* Boxscore
Phoenix Hagen 95, Brose Baskets 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–31, 27–15, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Adam Hess 28 Rebs: Hess, Gregory 7 each Asts: Bell, White 5 each | Pts: Anton Gavel 21 Rebs: Sharrod Ford 11 Asts: Alex Renfroe 5 |
* Enervie Arena, Hagen Attendance: 3,145 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Konstantin Simonow, Clemens Fritz
* 12 May 2013 19:30
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 104, Phoenix Hagen 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 34–28, 31–16, 12–23 |||
| Pts: Sharrod Ford 23 Rebs: Boštjan Nachbar 8 Asts: Anton Gavel 6 | Pts: Davin White 21 Rebs: four players 6 each Asts: David Bell 5 |
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Toni Rodriguez Soriano, Konstantin Simonow
* 15 May 2013 20:20
* Boxscore
Phoenix Hagen 75, Brose Baskets 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 26–20, 22–23, 16–15 |||
| Pts: Bell, White 21 each Rebs: Dino Gregory 9 Asts: Hess, White 2 each | Pts: Sharrod Ford 23 Rebs: Maik Zirbes 7 Asts: three players 4 each |
| Bamberg wins series 3–1 |||
* Enervie Arena, Hagen Attendance: 3,145 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Clemens Fritz

#### EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn

* 5 May 2013 18:00
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 78, Telekom Baskets Bonn 66 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 18–15, 15–16, 23–19 |||
| Pts: Rickey Paulding 21 Rebs: Adam Chubb 9 Asts: Dru Joyce 4 | Pts: Jamel McLean 22 Rebs: Jamel McLean 11 Asts: three players 2 each |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 5,260 Referees: Martin Matip, Steffen Neubecker, Andreas Schreiner
* 9 May 2013 17:00
* Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 88, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 22–22, 23–23, 16–23 |||
| Pts: Kyle Weems 15 Rebs: Jamel McLean 7 Asts: Jared Jordan 10 | Pts: Robin Smeulders 19 Rebs: Robin Smeulders 9 Asts: Kramer, Joyce 3 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Christof Madinger, Enrico Streit
* 11 May 2013 18:00
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 97, Telekom Baskets Bonn 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 14–23, 30–21, 26–13 |||
| Pts: Robin Smeulders 19 Rebs: Kramer, Chubb 5 each Asts: Dru Joyce 8 | Pts: Jared Jordan 15 Rebs: three players 5 each Asts: Jared Jordan 4 |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Benjamin Barth, Nesa Kovacevic
* 15 May 2013 19:30
* Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 88, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 82 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 24–16, 11–10, 11–28, Overtime: 15–9 |||
| Pts: Kyle Weems 34 Rebs: Jamel McLean 12 Asts: Jared Jordan 6 | Pts: Adam Chubb 19 Rebs: Kramer, Chubb 7 each Asts: three players 2 each |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 5,850 Referees: Martin Matip, Markus Hesse, Andreas Schreiner
* 18 May 2013 21:00
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 89, Telekom Baskets Bonn 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 22–24, 27–15, 20–22 |||
| Pts: Chris Kramer 20 Rebs: Chris Kramer 7 Asts: Dru Joyce 6 | Pts: Kyle Weems 23 Rebs: Kyle Weems 7 Asts: Jared Jordan 8 |
| Oldenburg wins series 3–2 |||
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Christof Madinger

#### ratiopharm Ulm vs. Artland Dragons

* 4 May 2013 19:00
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 83, Artland Dragons 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–31, 17–13, 21–11 |||
| Pts: Allan Ray 24 Rebs: Theis, Bryant 10 each Asts: Per Günther 6 | Pts: Petar Popović 18 Rebs: Anthony King 11 Asts: Anthony King 4 |
* Ratiopharm Arena, Ulm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Benjamin Barth, Ralf Brand
* 8 May 2013 19:30
* Boxscore
Artland Dragons 85, ratiopharm Ulm 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 21–15, 16–23, 26–26 |||
| Pts: Anthony King 19 Rebs: Bryce Taylor 8 Asts: Branislav Ratkovica 3 | Pts: Per Günther 35 Rebs: Per Günther 7 Asts: Per Günther 4 |
* Artland-Arena, Quakenbrück Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Martin Matip, Oliver Krause, Nesa Kovacevic
* 11 May 2013 15:05
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 94, Artland Dragons 74 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 29–19, 27–25, 18–12 |||
| Pts: Keaton Nankivil 15 Rebs: John Bryant 14 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Bryce Taylor 28 Rebs: Anthony King 10 Asts: Anthony King 4 |
| Ulm wins series 3–0 |||
* Ratiopharm Arena, Ulm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Max Kindervater, Anne Panther

#### Bayern Munich vs. Alba Berlin

* 4 May 2013 17:05
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 88, Alba Berlin 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–21, 34–15, 10–13 |||
| Pts: Robin Benzing 16 Rebs: Chevon Troutman 6 Asts: Tyrese Rice 5 | Pts: Nihad Đedović 13 Rebs: Thompson, Miralles 5 each Asts: Heiko Schaffartzik 5 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Toni Rodriguez Soriano, Clemens Fritz
* 8 May 2013 19:30
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 73, Bayern Munich 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–10, 18–27, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Derrick Byars 18 Rebs: Deon Thompson 7 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Tyrese Rice 21 Rebs: Robin Benzing 11 Asts: Steffen Hamann 3 |
* O$_2$ World Berlin, Berlin Attendance: 12,110 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Markus Hesse, Steffen Neubecker
* 12 May 2013 14:00
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 89, Alba Berlin 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 19–15, 17–17, 28–38 |||
| Pts: Tyrese Rice 20 Rebs: Homan, Troutman 7 each Asts: Steffen Hamann 5 | Pts: Heiko Schaffartzik 17 Rebs: Miralles, Morley 6 each Asts: Schaffartzik, Byars 3 each |
| Munich wins series 3–0 |||
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Martin Matip, Oliver Krause, Christof Madinger

### Semifinals
#### Brose Baskets vs. Bayern Munich

* 22 May 2013 20:05
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 85, Bayern Munich 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 10–18, 22–23, 25–37 |||
| Pts: Boštjan Nachbar 22 Rebs: Maik Zirbes 7 Asts: John Goldsberry 7 | Pts: Tyrese Rice 25 Rebs: Lawrence Roberts 9 Asts: Steffen Hamann 4 |
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Christof Madinger
* 26 May 2013 19:05
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 83, Brose Baskets 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 19–25, 17–17, 26–28 |||
| Pts: Lawrence Roberts 16 Rebs: Lawrence Roberts 7 Asts: Yotam Halperin 6 | Pts: Anton Gavel 17 Rebs: Alex Renfroe 7 Asts: Alex Renfroe 7 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Moritz Reiter, Markus Hesse
* 30 May 2013 16:05
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 98, Bayern Munich 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 32–31, 23–21, 23–6 |||
| Pts: Casey Jacobsen 24 Rebs: Sharrod Ford 7 Asts: Alex Renfroe 7 | Pts: Lawrence Roberts 16 Rebs: Lawrence Roberts 7 Asts: Tyrese Rice 8 |
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Christof Madinger
* 2 June 2013 18:30
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 80, Brose Baskets 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 15–19, 14–22, 23–13 |||
| Pts: Tyrese Rice 17 Rebs: Jared Homan 9 Asts: Brandon Thomas 5 | Pts: Sharrod Ford 14 Rebs: Nachbar, Goldsberry 6 each Asts: John Goldsberry 7 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Oliver Krause, Toni Rodriguez Soriano
* 6 June 2013 20:30
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 85, Bayern Munich 66 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 21–19, 24–13, 21–13 |||
| Pts: Anton Gavel 18 Rebs: Boštjan Nachbar 7 Asts: Alex Renfroe 5 | Pts: Tyrese Rice 16 Rebs: Lawrence Roberts 9 Asts: Yotam Halperin 4 |
| Bamberg wins series 3–2 |||
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Boris Schmidt, Clemens Fritz

#### EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. ratiopharm Ulm

* 21 May 2013 20:00
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 84, ratiopharm Ulm 86 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 19–24, 24–22, 20–23, Overtime: 5–7 |||
| Pts: Julius Jenkins 21 Rebs: Burrell, Jenkins 6 each Asts: Dru Joyce 5 | Pts: John Bryant 24 Rebs: John Bryant 12 Asts: Per Günther 4 |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 4,621 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Andreas Schreiner, Steffen Neubecker
* 25 May 2013 17:20
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 60, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 72 :
| Scoring by quarter: 5–20, 19–19, 16–13, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Steven Michael Esterkamp 13 Rebs: John Bryant 7 each Asts: Jönke, Jeter 2 each | Pts: Julius Jenkins 21 Rebs: Kramer, Chubb 5 each Asts: Chris Kramer 7 |
* Ratiopharm Arena, Ulm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Martin Matip, Oliver Krause, Konstantin Simonow
* 29 May 2013 20:15
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 65, ratiopharm Ulm 59 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–16, 4–16, 22–7 |||
| Pts: Julius Jenkins 17 Rebs: Konrad Wysocki 7 Asts: Dru Joyce 4 | Pts: John Bryant 18 Rebs: John Bryant 11 Asts: Keaton Nankivil 3 |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Toni Rodriguez Soriano, Benjamin Barth
* 1 June 2013 17:30
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 81, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 28–25, 23–15, 11–17 |||
| Pts: Keaton Nankivil 15 Rebs: John Bryant 10 Asts: Lance Jeter 7 | Pts: Julius Jenkins 29 Rebs: Adam Chubb 6 Asts: Chris Kramer 4 |
* Ratiopharm Arena, Ulm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Christof Madinger
* 6 June 2013 20:00
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 80, ratiopharm Ulm 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 18–19, 14–22, 26–20 |||
| Pts: Julius Jenkins 27 Rebs: Konrad Wysocki 9 Asts: Dru Joyce 6 | Pts: Steven Michael Esterkamp 24 Rebs: John Bryant 13 Asts: John Bryant 4 |
| Oldenburg wins series 3–2 |||
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Martin Matip, Toni Rodriguez Soriano, Oliver Krause

### Final
#### Brose Baskets vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg

* 9 June 2013 14:35
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 65, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 22–19, 17–16, 15–14 |||
| Pts: Anton Gavel 14 Rebs: Ford, Jacobsen 6 Asts: Alex Renfroe 5 | Pts: Julius Jenkins 15 Rebs: Ronald Burrell 10 Asts: Dru Joyce 3 |
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Oliver Krause
* 12 June 2013 20:15
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 61, Brose Baskets 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–10, 4–16, 17–21 |||
| Pts: Ronald Burrell 13 Rebs: Adam Chubb 12 Asts: Joyce, Jenkins 4 | Pts: Sharrod Ford 15 Rebs: Sharrod Ford 14 Asts: Alex Renfroe 4 |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 3,148 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Toni Rodriguez Soriano, Christof Madinger
* 16 June 2013 16:05
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 91, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 88 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–20, 19–16, 23–21, Overtime: 17–14 |||
| Pts: Boštjan Nachbar 20 Rebs: Jacobsen, Zirbes 7 each Asts: John Goldsberry 5 | Pts: three players 16 each Rebs: Chris Kramer 10 Asts: Dru Joyce 5 |
| Bamberg wins series 3–0 |||
* Stechert Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Clemens Fritz

## Statistical leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
| 1 | Davin White | Phoenix Hagen | 17.1 |
| 2 | Stanley Burrell | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 16.2 |
| 3 | Tyrese Rice | Bayern Munich | 15.8 |
| 4 | David Bell | Phoenix Hagen | 15.7 |
| 5 | John Bryant | ratiopharm Ulm | 15.6 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
| 1 | John Bryant | ratiopharm Ulm | 10.1 |
| 2 | Dwyane Anderson | s.Oliver Baskets | 7.2 |
| 3 | Elvir Ovcina | LTi Gießen 46ers | 7.1 |
| 4 | Adam Chubb | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 6.8 |
| 5 | Nate Linhart | TBB Trier | 6.5 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
| 1 | Jared Jordan | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 7.6 |
| 2 | Alex Renfroe | Brose Baskets | 4.7 |
| 3 | Tyrese Rice | Bayern Munich | 4.4 |
| 4 | Stanley Burrell | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 4.3 |
| 5 | Kevin Hamilton | BBC Bayreuth | 4.3 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: John Bryant (Ratiopharm Ulm)
* Finals MVP: Anton Gavel (Brose Baskets)