# 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021.
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2019–20 ProA | Relegated to 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga |
| Niners Chemnitz | None as season was curtailed. |
Second-placed Eisbären Bremerhaven gave up its right to promotion.

### 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 | Arena Chemnitz | 5,200 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | Crailsheim | Arena Hohenlohe | 3,000 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002 |
| Giessen 46ers | Giessen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 4,003 |
| BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 3,447 |
| Hamburg Towers | Hamburg | Edel-optics.de Arena | 3,400 |
| 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 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm | Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm | 6,000 |
| Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140 |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Brose Bamberg | Roel Moors | Sacked | 24 June 2020 | Pre-season | Johan Roijakkers | 1 July 2020 |
| BG Göttingen | Johan Roijakkers | Signed with Brose Bamberg | 1 July 2020 | Pre-season | Roel Moors | 13 July 2020 |
| Rasta Vechta | Pedro Calles | Signed with Hamburg Towers | 26 June 2020 | Pre-season | Thomas Päch | 6 July 2020 |
| Hamburg Towers | Mike Taylor | End of contract | 9 June 2020 | Pre-season | Pedro Calles | 26 June 2020 |
| Bayern Munich | Oliver Kostić | Mutual consent | 15 July 2020 | Pre-season | Andrea Trinchieri | 15 July 2020 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Will Voigt | End of contract | 15 July 2020 | Pre-season | Igor Jovović | 15 July 2020 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 30 | 4 | 3027 | 2621 | +406 | 60 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2938 | 2585 | +353 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3149 | 2848 | +301 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2940 | 2721 | +219 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2945 | 2797 | +148 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3005 | 2648 | +357 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2891 | 2723 | +168 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2871 | 2812 | +59 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 2958 | −101 | 32 | |
| 10 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2867 | 2877 | −10 | 30 | |
| 11 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2613 | 2815 | −202 | 26 | |
| 12 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2874 | 3065 | −191 | 26 | |
| 13 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2798 | 2882 | −84 | 24 | |
| 14 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2691 | 2979 | −288 | 24 | |
| 15 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2813 | 3057 | −244 | 18 | |
| 16 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2636 | 2986 | −350 | 18 | |
| 17 | Giessen 46ers | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2912 | 3191 | −279 | 16 | |
| 18 | Rasta Vechta (R) | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2718 | 2980 | −262 | 14 | Relegation to ProA |
* 1 2 Munich 182–179 Crailsheim
* 1 2 Frankfurt 174–152 Göttingen
* 1 2 Bonn 178–155 Chemnitz
* 1 2 Mitteldeutscher BC 165–141 Würzburg
* ↑ As only one team was promoted, Giessen were awarded a wild card for the 2021–22 season, despite being relegated.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | CHE | CRA | FRA | GIE | GOT | HAM | LUD | MBC | MUN | OLD | ULM | VEC | WUR |
| Brose Bamberg | — | 67–73 | 76–67 | 80–66 | 89–84 | 93–86 | 70–77 | 78–62 | 99–90 | 84–106 | 64–76 | 94–93 | 95–80 | 92–93 | 78–85 | 88–74 | 104–76 | 81–66 |
| Medi Bayreuth | 88–97 | — | 69–71 | 83–77 | 64–77 | 85–72 | 97–78 | 81–58 | 99–110 | 80–82 | 90–83 | 70–89 | 99–81 | 78–98 | 82–91 | 93–99 | 95–79 | 87–93 |
| Alba Berlin | 82–70 | 80–68 | — | 97–74 | 82–87 | 83–65 | 100–62 | 79–66 | 92–82 | 89–58 | 68–75 | 79–78 | 93–82 | 85–72 | 81–89 | 93–83 | 86–70 | 99–85 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 82–86 | 76–91 | 75–80 | — | 78–85 | 86–62 | 84–93 | 85–73 | 81–68 | 102–87 | 63–93 | 82–86 | 83–66 | 71–89 | 92–97 | 81–94 | 94–89 | 77–89 |
| Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 85–75 | 90–79 | 76–82 | 93–94 | — | 93–77 | 75–108 | 80–68 | 93–85 | 91–102 | 63–74 | 71–107 | 91–104 | 79–94 | 83–111 | 94–92 | 96–78 | 90–80 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 85–82 | 61–83 | 81–91 | 93–92 | 87–83 | — | 73–85 | 70–83 | 71–95 | 99–103 | 98–97 | 91–114 | 96–79 | 85–83 | 92–98 | 70–85 | 89–77 | 67–76 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 101–95 | 82–77 | 77–101 | 91–88 | 75–69 | 88–76 | — | 76–64 | 102–77 | 89–77 | 85–79 | 68–58 | 77–82 | 74–79 | 94–80 | 86–84 | 98–81 | 84–94 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 76–86 | 104–86 | 60–94 | 84–79 | 103–98 | 76–89 | 92–84 | — | 82–79 | 81–63 | 96–89 | 80–94 | 76–81 | 52–75 | 59–82 | 68–87 | 84–75 | 72–80 |
| Giessen 46ers | 99–106 | 97–92 | 96–102 | 75–92 | 91–103 | 83–95 | 82–101 | 75–74 | — | 90–92 | 78–95 | 80–89 | 93–105 | 95–94 | 82–97 | 81–106 | 100–82 | 73–74 |
| BG Göttingen | 87–80 | 95–99 | 75–86 | 102–99 | 79–76 | 68–55 | 81–109 | 89–93 | 79–98 | — | 94–96 | 81–90 | 85–93 | 90–102 | 73–89 | 74–98 | 90–102 | 96–73 |
| Hamburg Towers | 78–75 | 92–95 | 90–75 | 71–78 | 84–81 | 75–95 | 89–72 | 98–70 | 100–79 | 93–91 | — | 67–73 | 105–78 | 91–86 | 80–74 | 69–73 | 92–74 | 95–83 |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 83–75 | 97–92 | 78–71 | 89–73 | 81–74 | 96–60 | 97–88 | 106–69 | 99–85 | 100–73 | 86–65 | — | 93–74 | 91–77 | 98–87 | 89–87 | 85–73 | 87–72 |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 89–100 | 70–99 | 82–96 | 97–103 | 91–93 | 84–86 | 66–84 | 89–94 | 102–81 | 85–99 | 80–85 | 80–93 | — | 84–96 | 72–87 | 92–104 | 82–72 | 85–73 |
| Bayern Munich | 84–70 | 83–62 | 62–100 | 78–69 | 83–85 | 77–76 | 103–105 | 84–58 | 93–71 | 90–72 | 85–71 | 93–70 | 85–66 | — | 108–102 | 64–98 | 90–78 | 97–76 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | 100–99 | 80–73 | 86–89 | 106–87 | 101–89 | 119–73 | 73–90 | 86–69 | 93–97 | 98–77 | 89–88 | 75–89 | 87–79 | 100–95 | — | 75–93 | 101–71 | 124–84 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 67–74 | 104–76 | 76–84 | 73–72 | 91–57 | 102–63 | 93–78 | 80–76 | 107–79 | 93–64 | 89–76 | 77–83 | 102–73 | 77–81 | 86–89 | — | 74–73 | 88–64 |
| Rasta Vechta | 90–82 | 89–92 | 81–82 | 69–80 | 71–80 | 82–69 | 81–98 | 72–96 | 97–84 | 79–103 | 82–88 | 66–84 | 84–80 | 78–93 | 80–82 | 92–77 | — | 80–88 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 82–78 | 75–90 | 79–99 | 73–83 | 89–93 | 83–84 | 80–86 | 66–95 | 101–82 | 82–87 | 61–90 | 72–82 | 68–80 | 70–74 | 66–116 | 77–90 | 62–95 | — |

## Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs are 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 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brose Bamberg | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brose Bamberg | 2 | 1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | | | | 4 | Bayern Munich | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 |
| 7 | Hamburg Towers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hamburg Towers | 0 | 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | 6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | | | |
| 6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | |

## Awards and statistics
### Major award winners

The awards were announced on 19 May 2021.
| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Jaleen Smith | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Finals MVP | Jayson Granger | Alba Berlin |
| Top Scorer | Michał Michalak | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| Best Offensive Player | Trae Bell-Haynes | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Best Defender | Yorman Polas Bartolo | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Most Effective Player International | David Kravish | Brose Bamberg |
| Most Effective Player National | / John Bryant | Giessen 46ers |
| Best German Young Player | Justus Hollatz | Hamburg Towers |
| Coach of the Year | John Patrick | Riesen Ludwigsburg |

### Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Club | Average |
| Points | Michał Michalak | Mitteldeutscher BC | 20.5 |
| Rebounds | David Kravish | Brose Bamberg | 8.4 |
| Assists | Trae Bell-Haynes | Crailsheim Merlins | 7.2 |
| Steals | Alex Hamilton | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Philipp Hartwich | Mitteldeutscher BC | 1.7 |
| Efficiency | David Kravish | Brose Bamberg | 21.1 |