# 2023–24 BBL-Pokal

The 2023–24 BBL-Pokal was the 57th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Bayern Munich won their fifth overall title after a win over ratiopharm Ulm.

## Format

The top eight teams of the 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga received a bye and move on to the round of 16. The teams that placed ninth to 16th were seeded and the two relegated teams, together with the top six-placed teams from the ProA from the previous season, were unseeded for the draw. The team from the unseeded group had home-advantage. After that an open draw was used for the other rounds.

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2023–24 competition were scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
| First round | 22–24 September 2023 |
| Round of 16 | 14–15 October 2023 |
| Quarterfinals | 9–10 December 2023 |
| Final four | 17–18 February 2024 |

## First round

The draw took place on 13 July 2023. The games took place from 22 to 24 September 2023.
* 22 September 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Medi Bayreuth | 82–89 | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 30–24, 13–19, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Selim Fofana 17 Rebs: Aaron Carver 9 Asts: Shane Gatling 8 | | Pts: Jeffrey Carroll 19 Rebs: Isaiah Whaley 8 Asts: Bennet Hundt 10 |
* Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth Attendance: 2,169 Referees: Christof Madinger, Nermin Hodzic, Tamer Arik
* 23 September 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 84–76 | Rostock Seawolves |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 18–19, 21–15, 21–22 |||
| Pts: Tommy Kuhse 26 Rebs: Ferner, Iwundu 5 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 6 | | Pts: Derrick Alston Jr. 14 Rebs: Derrick Alston Jr. 6 Asts: Robi Amaize 4 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Attendance: 3,448 Referees: Gentian Cici, Carsten Straube, Tim Krause
* 23 September 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Giessen 46ers | 79–73 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 16–18, 20–14, 17–24 |||
| Pts: Duane Wilson 22 Rebs: Stefan Fundić 12 Asts: Simon Krajčovič 6 | | Pts: Cook, Oduro 17 Rebs: Prince Oduro 8 Asts: Baggette 7 |
* Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, Gießen Attendance: 2,397 Referees: Enrico Streit, Moritz Krüper, Radeesh Kattur
* 23 September 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Tigers Tübingen | 64–78 | Löwen Braunschweig |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 15–16, 13–19, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Jhivvan Irvine 20 Rebs: Krišs Helmanis 8 Asts: Jhivvan Irvine 4 | | Pts: Barra Njie 18 Rebs: Bango, Fru 6 Asts: Ahmaad Rorie 5 |
* Paul Horn-Arena, Tübingen Attendance: 1,402 Referees: Benjamin Barth, Armin Mutapcic, Andreas Bohn
* 23 September 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Karlsruhe Lions | 81–93 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 21–25, 23–22, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Bakary Dibba 21 Rebs: Dennis Tunstall 8 Asts: Garai Zeeb 6 | | Pts: Otis Livingston II 21 Rebs: Javon Bess 9 Asts: Isaiah Washington 3 |
* Lina-Radke-Halle, Karlsruhe Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Clemens Fritz, Nicolas Brendel, Christian Theis
* 24 September 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Dresden Titans | 85–88 | Hamburg Towers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 19–29, 27–13, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Tanner Graham 19 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Grayson Murphy 7 | | Pts: Aleksander Dziewa 19 Rebs: Durham, Dziewa 7 Asts: Al Durham 8 |
* Margon Arena, Dresden Attendance: 1,831 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Steve Bittner, Oliver Krause
* 24 September 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Artland Dragons | 67–78 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 14–21, 14–16, 22–24 |||
| Pts: Hundt, Nwabuzor 10 Rebs: Joanic Grüttner 11 Asts: Kilian Binapfl 5 | | Pts: Zach Copeland 26 Rebs: Nelson, Woodbury 6 Asts: Malik Johnson 4 |
* Artland-Arena, Quakenbrück Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Anne Panther, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Stefan Fingerling
* 24 September 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 73–81 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 11–25, 12–11, 22–22 |||
| Pts: Booker Coplin 18 Rebs: Cameron Henry 5 Asts: Brenneke, Warnholtz 4 | | Pts: Diante Baldwin 17 Rebs: Martin Breunig 6 Asts: Baldwin, Stove 4 |
* Fraport Arena, Frankfurt Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Martin Matip, Johannes Hack, Danjana Rey

## Round of 16

The draw took place on 13 July 2023. The games took place from 12 to 15 October 2023.
* 12 October 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 101–99 (2OT) | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 23–26, 21–16, 25–27, Overtime: 9–9, 7–5 |||
| Pts: Tommy Kuhse 37 Rebs: Grünloh, Schwieger 8 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 10 | | Pts: Kārlis Šiliņš 28 Rebs: Bodie Hume 11 Asts: Umoja Gibson 7 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Attendance: 3,051 Referees: Martin Matip, Moritz Krüper, Radeesh Kattur
* 14 October 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Niners Chemnitz | 89–64 | Giessen 46ers |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 20–13, 18–20, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Kaza Kajami-Keane 24 Rebs: Jeff Garrett 8 Asts: Kaza Kajami-Keane 6 | | Pts: Duane Wilson 15 Rebs: Luis Figge 7 Asts: Simon Krajčovič 3 |
* Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz Attendance: 3,471 Referees: Oliver Krause, Steve Bittner, Stefan Fingerling
* 14 October 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 72–76 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 12–23, 19–17, 21–15 |||
| Pts: Zachary Seljaas 15 Rebs: Zachary Seljaas 15 Asts: Javon Bess 5 | | Pts: L. J. Figueroa 19 Rebs: Trevion Williams 8 Asts: Juan Núñez 8 |
* s.Oliver Arena, Würzburg Attendance: 2,391 Referees: Christof Madinger, Andreas Bohn, Armin Mutapcic
* 14 October 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 79–80 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 24–21, 16–21, 17–25 |||
| Pts: Jayvon Graves 19 Rebs: Yorman Polas Bartolo 7 Asts: Buie, Graves 4 | | Pts: Glynn Watson Jr. 21 Rebs: Saviom Flagg 8 Asts: Glynn Watson Jr. 8 |
* MHPArena, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 2,835 Referees: Carsten Straube, Enrico Streit, Christian Theis
* 15 October 2023 15:30
* Boxscore
| Hamburg Towers | 64–80 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 20–22, 16–14, 14–22 |||
| Pts: Mark Hughes 14 Rebs: Seth Hinrichs 6 Asts: William Christmas 4 | | Pts: Trey Woodbury 21 Rebs: Filip Stanić 11 Asts: Zach Copeland 4 |
* Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 1,987 Referees: Anne Panther, Zulifkar Oruzgani, Danjana Rey
* 15 October 2023 15:30
* Boxscore
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 98–95 | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 26–17, 25–25, 23–30 |||
| Pts: Jonathan Stove 21 Rebs: Martin Breunig 8 Asts: Diante Baldwin 6 | | Pts: Vincent Kesteloot 19 Rebs: Jeffrey Carroll 8 Asts: Isaiah Whaley 6 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johannes Hack, Nermin Hodzic, Andreas Bohn
* 15 October 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Bayern Munich | 101–73 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 23–15, 25–17, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Carsen Edwards 20 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 9 Asts: Sylvain Francisco 5 | | Pts: Charles Manning Jr. 15 Rebs: Ebuka Izundu 7 Asts: DeWayne Russell 5 |
* BMW Park, Munich Attendance: 6,367 Referees: Benjamin Barth, Clemens Fritz, Benedikt Loder
* 15 October 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Alba Berlin | 96–71 | Löwen Braunschweig |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 28–17, 25–17, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Johannes Thiemann 20 Rebs: Thiemann 6 Asts: Louis Olinde 4 | | Pts: Jilson Bango 17 Rebs: Bango, Sylla 7 Asts: TJ Crockett 8 |
* Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 6,431 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Dennis Sirowi, Tamer Arik

## Quarterfinals

The draw took place on 15 October 2023. The games took place on 9 and 10 December 2023.
* 9 December 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Rasta Vechta | 87–88 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 16–28, 17–31, 31–15 |||
| Pts: Tommy Kuhse 21 Rebs: Joschka Ferner 5 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 7 | | Pts: Zach Copeland 33 Rebs: Trey Woodbury 6 Asts: Zach Copeland 5 |
* Rasta Dome, Vechta Attendance: 3,140 Referees: Anne Panther, Carsten Straube, Clemens Fritz
* 9 December 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 70–85 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–29, 27–16, 16–20, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Stephon Jelks 13 Rebs: Martin Breunig 10 Asts: Diante Baldwin 5 | | Pts: Johannes Thiemann 17 Rebs: Tim Schneider 9 Asts: Matteo Spagnolo 8 |
* Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Gentian Cici, Steve Bittner, Nermin Hodzic
* 9 December 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Niners Chemnitz | 78–87 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 19–17, 21–30, 18–18 |||
| Pts: Kevin Yebo 23 Rebs: Jeff Garrett 9 Asts: Wesley van Beck 4 | | Pts: L. J. Figueroa 19 Rebs: Trevion Williams 16 Asts: Trevion Williams 5 |
* Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz Attendance: 4,711 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Armin Mutapcic
* 10 December 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 78–86 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 24–25, 15–25, 20–14 |||
| Pts: Christian Sengfelder 21 Rebs: Christian Sengfelder 6 Asts: Glynn Watson Jr. 5 | | Pts: Sylvain Francisco 22 Rebs: Bonga, Booker 8 Asts: Sylvain Francisco 5 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Martin Matip, Christof Madinger, Johannes Hack

## Final four

The draw took place on 10 December 2023. The games will take place on 17 and 18 February 2024 in Munich.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 February | 17 February |
| Brose Bamberg | 62 |
| Brose Bamberg | 62 | 18 February | 18 February |
| Bayern Munich | 81 | 18 February | 18 February |
| Bayern Munich | 81 | Bayern Munich | 81 |
| 17 February | 17 February | | Bayern Munich | 81 |
| 17 February | 17 February | ratiopharm Ulm | 65 |
| Alba Berlin | 79 | ratiopharm Ulm | 65 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 87 | | |

### Semifinals

* 17 February 2024 14:00
* Boxsore
| Brose Bamberg | 62–81 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 10–27, 9–15, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Zach Copeland 19 Rebs: Filip Stanić 9 Asts: Zach Copeland 3 | | Pts: Serge Ibaka 15 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 9 Asts: Leandro Bolmaro 4 |
* BMW Park, Munich Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Carsten Straube
* 17 February 2024 17:30
* Boxscore
| Alba Berlin | 79–87 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–23, 21–17, 18–28 |||
| Pts: Procida, Spagnolo 14 Rebs: Bean, Schneider 5 Asts: Matteo Spagnolo 7 | | Pts: Trevion Williams 25 Rebs: Trevion Williams 12 Asts: De Paula 6 |
* BMW Park, Munich Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Martin Matip, Anne Panther, Christof Madinger

### Final

* 18 February 2024 14:00
* Boxscore
| Bayern Munich | 81–65 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 26–10, 24–19, 22–18 |||
| Pts: Sylvain Francisco 17 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 7 Asts: Sylvain Francisco 4 | | Pts: Figueroa, Núñez 17 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Juan Núñez 5 |
* BMW Park, Munich Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Anne Panther, Moritz Reiter