# 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 57th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 28 September 2022 to 16 June 2023.
In October 2022, the BBL decided to change the standings formula, changing from two points for a win to a percentage criteria.
Ratiopharm Ulm won their first title by defeating Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–1 in the final.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2021–22 ProA | Relegated from 2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga |
| Rostock Seawolves | Skyliners Frankfurt Giessen 46ers |
As only one team was promoted, Frankfurt was awarded a wild card on 2 June 2022.

### Arenas and locations

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150 |
| Medi Bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 4,000 |
| Alba Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,500 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000 |
| Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600 |
| Niners Chemnitz | Chemnitz | Chemnitz Arena | 5,200 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | Crailsheim | Arena Hohenlohe | 3,000 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002 |
| BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 3,447 |
| Hamburg Towers | Hamburg | Edel-optics.de Arena | 3,400 |
| MLP Academics Heidelberg | Heidelberg | SNP Dome | 5,000 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300 |
| Syntainics MBC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 3,000 |
| Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069 |
| Rostock Seawolves | Rostock | Stadthalle Rostock | 4,550 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 32 | 2 | 3042 | 2477 | +565 | .941 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3002 | 2615 | +387 | .912 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2782 | 2563 | +219 | .735 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2939 | 2825 | +114 | .647 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2957 | 2915 | +42 | .559 | Playoffs |
| 6 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2902 | 2932 | −30 | .559 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 18 | 16 | 3029 | 2929 | +100 | .529 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2843 | 2813 | +30 | .471 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Rostock Seawolves | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 3021 | −164 | .471 | |
| 10 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2996 | 3021 | −25 | .441 | |
| 11 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2752 | 2839 | −87 | .441 | |
| 12 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2976 | 3046 | −70 | .441 | |
| 13 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2879 | 3005 | −126 | .353 | |
| 14 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2725 | 2829 | −104 | .353 | |
| 15 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2751 | 2924 | −173 | .353 | |
| 16 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2881 | 3041 | −160 | .324 | |
| 17 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2726 | 2940 | −214 | .294 | Relegation to ProA |
| 18 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 6 | 28 | 2805 | 3109 | −304 | .176 | Relegation to ProA |
* 1 2 Ludwigsburg 170–163 Göttingen
* 1 2 Chemnitz 165–152 Rostock
* 1 2 3 All teams with 2 wins, ranked on head-to-head points scored
* 1 2 3 Crailsheim 3 wins, Braunschweig 2 wins, Hamburg 1 win

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | CHE | CRA | FRA | GOT | HAM | HEI | LUD | MBC | MUN | OLD | ROS | ULM | WUR |
| Brose Bamberg | — | 120–106 | 80–90 | 75–102 | 83–92 | 96–83 | 82–84 | 100–83 | 95–92 | 66–76 | 101–74 | 81–73 | 90–98 | 87–94 | 89–78 | 88–94 | 97–77 | 99–106 |
| Medi Bayreuth | 92–86 | — | 72–83 | 71–94 | 76–77 | 86–102 | 99–77 | 83–82 | 73–95 | 79–95 | 96–102 | 94–108 | 95–84 | 79–80 | 85–75 | 83–92 | 64–80 | 83–99 |
| Alba Berlin | 84–67 | 91–83 | — | 81–76 | 85–78 | 101–91 | 100–77 | 99–74 | 91–78 | 81–78 | 78–70 | 99–91 | 86–60 | 71–76 | 89–81 | 104–79 | 91–79 | 76–47 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 84–76 | 86–42 | 84–77 | — | 89–78 | 80–73 | 101–83 | 89–66 | 94–85 | 76–66 | 98–65 | 91–75 | 91–57 | 78–68 | 108–79 | 99–71 | 85–83 | 94–73 |
| Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 83–85 | 101–89 | 90–95 | 72–79 | — | 78–71 | 91–101 | 86–71 | 64–78 | 88–78 | 89–82 | 66–80 | 73–89 | 63–74 | 76–84 | 71–87 | 84–67 | 82–89 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 75–88 | 84–77 | 70–76 | 79–81 | 73–83 | — | 106–94 | 89–76 | 86–87 | 87–80 | 87–78 | 89–90 | 98–89 | 58–79 | 89–91 | 69–71 | 92–86 | 81–86 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 101–92 | 78–73 | 85–91 | 83–99 | 93–88 | 79–82 | — | 84–83 | 77–81 | 92–84 | 102–93 | 106–87 | 119–102 | 69–78 | 82–95 | 91–103 | 76–68 | 85–86 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 83–100 | 107–113 | 61–79 | 61–88 | 59–61 | 89–84 | 72–88 | — | 78–75 | 97–93 | 82–94 | 92–80 | 71–65 | 74–83 | 70–77 | 101–83 | 82–97 | 86–77 |
| BG Göttingen | 95–79 | 100–89 | 96–95 | 60–95 | 80–79 | 68–81 | 92–79 | 82–88 | — | 71–98 | 87–81 | 87–80 | 96–93 | 83–75 | 106–97 | 92–95 | 101–108 | 82–74 |
| Hamburg Towers | 83–88 | 86–74 | 63–83 | 72–101 | 83–92 | 81–104 | 77–66 | 84–70 | 82–91 | — | 90–86 | 77–83 | 91–74 | 81–78 | 95–96 | 81–91 | 65–80 | 96–73 |
| MLP Academics Heidelberg | 109–100 | 107–101 | 68–94 | 74–91 | 95–79 | 74–81 | 93–82 | 93–90 | 84–74 | 83–87 | — | 86–100 | 109–91 | 83–87 | 102–94 | 78–75 | 96–106 | 93–82 |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 92–78 | 102–93 | 77–83 | 84–80 | 93–92 | 86–79 | 82–77 | 96–81 | 90–76 | 103–92 | 111–87 | — | 104–100 | 96–68 | 71–75 | 95–102 | 87–84 | 81–78 |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 95–99 | 96–83 | 77–87 | 74–91 | 63–59 | 72–76 | 79–69 | 77–79 | 82–93 | 123–80 | 92–85 | 69–66 | — | 69–82 | 74–102 | 102–78 | 87–91 | 98–83 |
| Bayern Munich | 73–72 | 81–68 | 79–80 | 73–77 | 97–78 | 88–74 | 88–77 | 95–89 | 105–74 | 70–89 | 78–89 | 89–72 | 87–66 | — | 81–77 | 108–76 | 87–80 | 83–73 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | 104–95 | 76–72 | 81–89 | 76–87 | 83–73 | 83–81 | 94–86 | 87–79 | 93–75 | 94–58 | 75–99 | 93–80 | 108–68 | 88–76 | — | 99–90 | 81–73 | 77–79 |
| Rostock Seawolves | 86–97 | 99–70 | 70–104 | 62–77 | 110–95 | 81–96 | 86–79 | 77–99 | 94–85 | 82–76 | 84–91 | 92–87 | 79–77 | 65–78 | 73–80 | — | 85–80 | 72–76 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 107–87 | 88–73 | 83–110 | 92–101 | 95–87 | 92–99 | 91–80 | 94–79 | 84–93 | 112–78 | 92–84 | 93–76 | 128–122 | 59–77 | 97–84 | 116–86 | — | 84–91 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 73–79 | 96–89 | 76–79 | 71–96 | 73–77 | 77–74 | 87–78 | 88–72 | 74–92 | 90–56 | 90–71 | 86–89 | 113–117 | 49–67 | 78–82 | 97–87 | 62–28 | — |

## Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Niners Chemnitz | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Niners Chemnitz | 0 | 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | | | | 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 |
| 6 | BG Göttingen | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | BG Göttingen | 0 | 3 | Bayern Munich | 0 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 1 | 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | |

## Awards and statistics
### Major award winners

The awards were announced on 3, 4 and 12 May 2023.
| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Finals MVP | Yago dos Santos | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Top Scorer | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Best Offensive Player | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Best Defender | Selom Mawugbe | Rostock Seawolves |
| Most Effective Player International | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Most Effective Player National | Kevin Yebo | Niners Chemnitz |
| Best German Young Player | Malte Delow | Alba Berlin |
| Coach of the Year | Tuomas Iisalo | Telekom Baskets Bonn |

### Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Club | Average |
| Points per game | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg | 20.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Derek Cooke | Skyliners Frankfurt | 8.9 |
| Assists per game | DeWayne Russell | Baskets Oldenburg | 7.7 |
| Steals per game | Kris Clyburn | Mitteldeutscher BC | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Selom Mawugbe | Rostock Seawolves | 2.1 |
| Efficiency per game | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 21.1 |

## German clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Alba Berlin | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Hamburg Towers | EuroCup | Eighthfinals |
| ratiopharm Ulm | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Champions League | Champion |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | Champions League | Play-ins |
| Niners Chemnitz | Champions League | Qualifying |
| Brose Bamberg | Champions League | Qualifying |
| Crailsheim Merlins | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
| BG Göttingen | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualifying |
| Niners Chemnitz | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
| Brose Bamberg | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |