# 2020–21 BBL-Pokal

The 2020–21 BBL-Pokal was the 54th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Bayern Munich defeated Alba Berlin in the final to win their third title.

## Participants

The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.

## Format

The format was changed for this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16 teams were split into four qualification tournaments of four teams (North and South). The winner of each tournament qualified for the final four.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1788 | 1555 | +233 | 38 | Qualified |
| 2 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1816 | 1655 | +161 | 34 | Qualified |
| 3 | Crailsheim Merlins | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1890 | 1772 | +118 | 30 | Qualified |
| 4 | Alba Berlin | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1774 | 1551 | +223 | 28 | Qualified |
| 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1687 | 1663 | +24 | 26 | Qualified |
| 6 | Rasta Vechta | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1695 | 1718 | −23 | 24 | Qualified |
| 7 | Brose Bamberg | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1734 | 1648 | +86 | 24 | Qualified |
| 8 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1755 | 1785 | −30 | 22 | Qualified |
| 9 | BG Göttingen | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1727 | 1788 | −61 | 22 | Qualified |
| 10 | ratiopharm Ulm | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1748 | 1709 | +39 | 20 | Qualified |
| 11 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1791 | 1831 | −40 | 18 | Qualified |
| 12 | Medi Bayreuth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1811 | 1811 | 0 | 18 | Qualified |
| 13 | Gießen 46ers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1694 | 1785 | −91 | 12 | Qualified |
| 14 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1579 | 1692 | −113 | 12 | Qualified |
| 15 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1687 | 1824 | −137 | 8 | Qualified |
| 16 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1791 | 1949 | −158 | 6 | Qualified |
| 17 | Hamburg Towers | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1624 | 1855 | −231 | 6 | |

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw | Dates |
| Qualification tournament | 3 September 2020 | 17–18 October 2020 24–25 October 2020 |
| Final four | 3 September 2020 | 1–2 November 2020 |

## Qualification tournament

The teams were split into a "North" and "South" zone and played a four-team tournament at a pre-selected venue. The draw was held on 3 September 2020.
The first placed team in each tournament qualified for the final four.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some games were played behind closed doors.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alba Berlin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 185 | +8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 245 | +18 | 4 | |
| 3 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 282 | −43 | 2 | |
| 4 | Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 227 | −63 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Telekom Baskets Bonn 82–90 Alba Berlin
* 17 October 2020 18:00
* Boxscore
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 90–76 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 23–19, 22–17, 24–23 |||
| Pts: Leon Kratzer 21 Rebs: Leon Kratzer 7 Asts: Josh Hagins 4 | | Pts: Rašid Mahalbašić 20 Rebs: Philipp Schwethelm 8 Asts: Sebastian Herrera 4 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Referees: Anne Panther, Moritz Reiter, Dominik Bejaoui
* 24 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| Baskets Oldenburg | 88–97 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–23, 21–28, 13–22, 22–24 |||
| Pts: Zach Smith 15 Rebs: Zach Smith 5 Asts: Tayler Persons 7 | | Pts: Michele Vitali 21 Rebs: David Kravish 14 Asts: three players 5 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Referees: Christof Madinger, Moritz Krüper, Nikolas Brendel
* 1 November 2020 18:00
* Boxscore
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 91–79 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 20–18, 25–23, 17–17 |||
| Pts: Deividas Gailius 25 Rebs: Josh Hagins 9 Asts: Josh Hagins 6 | | Pts: Bryon Allen 22 Rebs: Bryon Allen, Gavin Schilling 6 Asts: Lukas Meisner 5 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Referees: Neša Kovačević, Moritz Krüper, Christian Theis
* 10 November 2020 19:00
* Boxscore
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 82–90 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 13–18, 18–24, 24–27 |||
| Pts: Deividas Gailius 20 Rebs: Leon Kratzer 9 Asts: Josh Hagins 6 | | Pts: Lammers, Lô 16 Rebs: Johannes Thiemann 8 Asts: Maodo Lô 6 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Referees: Martin Matip, Neša Kovačević, Dominik Bejaoui
* 20 January 2021 19:00
* Boxscore
| Alba Berlin | 103–63 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–18, 30–13, 27–14 |||
| Pts: Lô, Schneider 16 Rebs: Olinde, Schneider 6 Asts: Peyton Siva 6 | | Pts: Peterka, Schilling 13 Rebs: Gavin Schilling 9 Asts: three players 4 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Tamer Arik, Nermin Hodžić
* Cancelled
| Alba Berlin | vs. | Baskets Oldenburg |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn
The game was called off after the standings were decided priot to the game. As a result, both teams lost 0–40.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | BG Göttingen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 270 | +31 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | Rasta Vechta (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 273 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gießen 46ers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 308 | −34 | 0 | |
* 17 October 2020 18:00
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 99–85 | Gießen 46ers |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 31–23, 20–18, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Herkenhoff, Salumu 20 Rebs: Jordan Barnett 10 Asts: Stefan Peno 6 | | Pts: Brandon Thomas 19 Rebs: three players 3 Asts: O'Reilly, Rowsey 5 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Martin Matip, Dennis Sirowi, Zulfikar Oruzgani
* 18 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| BG Göttingen | 79–64 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 23–17, 22–17, 13–16 |||
| Pts: Gutiérrez, Odiase 14 Rebs: Tai Odiase 10 Asts: Luke Nelson 8 | | Pts: Jón Axel Guðmundsson 20 Rebs: Moore, Völler 7 Asts: Quantez Robertson 4 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Martin Matip, Neša Kovačević, Zulfikar Oruzgani
* 24 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 86–70 | Gießen 46ers |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 28–18, 19–19, 21–14 |||
| Pts: Matt Mobley 29 Rebs: Jón Axel Guðmundsson 8 Asts: Jón Axel Guðmundsson 8 | | Pts: Brandon Bowman 17 Rebs: Brandon Bowman 9 Asts: Liam O'Reilly 5 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Gentian Cici, Konstantin Simonow, Stefan Fingerling
* 24 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 87–99 | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 20–29, 20–19, 29–18 |||
| Pts: Will Vorhees 27 Rebs: Will Vorhees 9 Asts: Peno, Salumu 3 | | Pts: Mathis Mönninghoff 22 Rebs: Tai Odiase 7 Asts: Luke Nelson 10 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Zulfikar Oruzgani, Dennis Sirowi, Patrick Müller
* 25 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 80–89 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 21–24, 16–17, 28–25 |||
| Pts: Stefan Peno 16 Rebs: Stefan Peno 6 Asts: Jean Salumu 4 | | Pts: Jón Axel Guðmundsson 22 Rebs: Kamari Murphy 8 Asts: Jón Axel Guðmundsson 5 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Zulfikar Oruzgani, Konstantin Simonow, Patrick Müller
* 25 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Gießen 46ers | 119–123 (OT) | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 25–26, 30–26, 29–29, Overtime: 11–15 |||
| Pts: Johannes Richter 25 Rebs: Brandon Bowman 10 Asts: Bjarne Kraushaar 10 | | Pts: Galen Robinson Jr. 21 Rebs: Mathis Mönninghoff 7 Asts: Luke Nelson 8 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Referees: Gentian Cici, Dennis Sirowi, Stefan Fingerling

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ratiopharm Ulm (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 221 | +16 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 231 | +18 | 4 | |
| 3 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 232 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 247 | −37 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Ulm 2 Pts, +11 PD; Ludwigsburg 2 Pts, +7 PD; Bamberg 2 Pts, −18 PD
* 17 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| ratiopharm Ulm | 65–74 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 12–20, 20–20, 16–19 |||
| Pts: Troy Caupain 14 Rebs: Dylan Osetkowski 9 Asts: Patrick Heckmann 4 | | Pts: Tyler Larson 16 Rebs: Fieler, Kravish 7 Asts: Tyler Larson 6 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Steve Bittner, Oliver Krause
* 18 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 78–67 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 23–19, 16–21, 21–9 |||
| Pts: Brown Jr., Harris 18 Rebs: Jaleen Smith 11 Asts: Jaleen Smith 7 | | Pts: Tayler Persons 12 Rebs: Mark Ogden 7 Asts: Tyson Ward 5 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Carsten Straube, Oliver Krause, Steve Bittner
* 24 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 68–89 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–22, 18–17, 12–27 |||
| Pts: Nathan Boothe 19 Rebs: Rašid Mahalbašić 7 Asts: Phil Pressey 4 | | Pts: Bryon Allen 18 Rebs: Bryon Allen 9 Asts: James Robinson 5 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Referees: Moritz Reiter, Enrico Streit, Benedikt Loder
* 24 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| ratiopharm Ulm | 92–72 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 18–15, 26–26, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Dylan Osetkowski 18 Rebs: Aric Holman 9 Asts: Troy Caupain 6 | | Pts: Jaleen Smith 17 Rebs: Jaleen Smith 5 Asts: Hulls, Smith 4 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Referees: Anne Panther, Armin Mutapčić, Andreas Bohn
* 25 October 2020 15:00
* Boxscore
| ratiopharm Ulm | 80–75 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 14–13, 15–24, 29–23 |||
| Pts: John Petrucelli 19 Rebs: Aric Holman 7 Asts: Aric Holman 4 | | Pts: Micah Downs 17 Rebs: Micah Downs 7 Asts: Tayler Persons 5 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Referees: Moritz Reiter, Enrico Streit, Armin Mutapčić
* 25 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Brose Bamberg | 72–99 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 8–19, 21–16, 22–40 |||
| Pts: Chase Fieler 21 Rebs: David Kravish 8 Asts: Tyler Larson 8 | | Pts: Barry Brown Jr. 30 Rebs: Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann 6 Asts: Jaleen Smith 4 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Referees: Anne Panther, Christof Madinger, Andreas Bohn

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 218 | +48 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mitteldeutscher BC (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 305 | −23 | 4 | |
| 3 | Crailsheim Merlins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 256 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 | Medi Bayreuth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 286 | 293 | −7 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Mitteldeutscher BC 60–97 Bayern Munich
* 1 2 Medi Bayreuth 77–81 Crailsheim Merlins
* 17 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 99–94 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 22–26, 28–22, 19–28 |||
| Pts: Shavon Coleman 27 Rebs: Kyndahl Hill 10 Asts: Roko Rogić 12 | | Pts: Trae Bell-Haynes 27 Rebs: Trae Bell-Haynes 6 Asts: Trae Bell-Haynes 8 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Carsten Straube, Konstantin Simonow, Tamer Arik
* 18 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Bayern Munich | 89–95 | Medi Bayreuth |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 18–22, 26–20, 23–33 |||
| Pts: Paul Zipser 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Žan Mark Šiško 6 | | Pts: Frank Bartley 25 Rebs: Ryan Woolridge 6 Asts: Ryan Woolridge 8 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Konstantin Simonow, Tamer Arik
* 25 October 2020 18:00
* Boxscore
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 60–97 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 14–18, 19–27, 13–21 |||
| Pts: Michał Michalak 17 Rebs: Sergio Kerusch 7 Asts: Michał Michalak 7 | | Pts: T. J. Bray 19 Rebs: Matej Rudan 8 Asts: Žan Mark Šiško 10 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Steve Bittner, Nermin Hodžić
* 26 October 2020 20:30
* Boxscore
| Crailsheim Merlins | 63–80 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 12–23, 20–17, 15–19 |||
| Pts: Trae Bell-Haynes 16 Rebs: Jamuni McNeace 9 Asts: Trae Bell-Haynes 8 | | Pts: Paul Zipser 16 Rebs: Nick Weiler-Babb 9 Asts: three players 4 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Carsten Straube, Steve Bittner, Oliver Krause
* 11 November 2020 19:00
* Boxscore
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 123–114 | Medi Bayreuth |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–21, 27–27, 32–30, 25–36 |||
| Pts: Michal Michalak 32 Rebs: Brembly, Hooker 5 Asts: Quinton Hooker 12 | | Pts: Frank Bartley 25 Rebs: Pardon, Tiby 6 Asts: Bastian Doreth 6 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Konstantin Simonow, Tamer Arik, Nermin Hodžić
* 12 November 2020 19:00
* Boxscore
| Medi Bayreuth | 77–81 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 23–21, 23–16, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Ryan Woolridge 19 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Osvaldas Olisevičius 5 | | Pts: Highsmith, Radosavljević 14 Rebs: Jeremy Jones 7 Asts: Trae Bell-Haynes 10 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Referees: Steve Bittner, Nermin Hodžić, Tamer Arik

## Final four

The final four was postponed on 21 October 2020. It was scheduled to take place on 17 and April 2021, but was postponed again. The games took place on 15 and 16 May 2021.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 102 |
| Bayern Munich (OT) | 104 | | |
| Bayern Munich (OT) | 104 | Bayern Munich | 85 |
| | | Alba Berlin | 79 |
| BG Göttingen | 96 | Alba Berlin | 79 |
| Alba Berlin | 112 | | |

### Semifinals

* 15 May 2021 16:00
* Boxscore
| ratiopharm Ulm | 102–104 (OT) | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 18–23, 32–20, 16–15, Overtime: 7–7, 11–13 |||
| Pts: Troy Caupain 24 Rebs: Troy Caupain 11 Asts: Troy Caupain 5 | | Pts: Vladimir Lučić 24 Rebs: JaJuan Johnson 13 Asts: Wade Baldwin IV 9 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 0 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Clemens Fritz, Christof Madinger
* 15 May 2021 19:30
* Boxscore
| BG Göttingen | 96–112 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 35–31, 19–28, 28–29 |||
| Pts: Rihards Lomažs 23 Rebs: Tai Odiase 5 Asts: Luke Nelson 8 | | Pts: Johannes Thiemann 24 Rebs: Sikma, Thiemann 6 Asts: Jayson Granger 7 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 0 Referees: Anne Panther, Martin Matip, Steve Bittner

### Final

* 16 May 2021
* Boxscore
| Bayern Munich | 85–79 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 24–10, 24–19, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Paul Zipser 18 Rebs: Žan Mark Šiško 6 Asts: Seeley, Šiško 4 | | Pts: Jayson Granger 17 Rebs: Olinde, Thiemann 6 Asts: four players 3 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 0 Referees: Anne Panther, Martin Matip, Steve Bittner