# 2021–22 BBL-Pokal

The 2021–22 BBL-Pokal was the 55th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Alba Berlin won their eleventh title by defeating Crailsheim Merlins in the final.

## Participants

The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 30 | 4 | 3027 | 2621 | +406 | 60 | Qualified |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2938 | 2585 | +353 | 56 | Qualified |
| 3 | Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3149 | 2848 | +301 | 50 | Qualified |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2940 | 2721 | +219 | 48 | Qualified |
| 5 | Crailsheim Merlins | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2945 | 2797 | +148 | 48 | Qualified |
| 6 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3005 | 2648 | +357 | 46 | Qualified |
| 7 | Hamburg Towers | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2891 | 2723 | +168 | 42 | Qualified |
| 8 | Brose Bamberg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2871 | 2812 | +59 | 34 | Qualified |
| 9 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2857 | 2958 | −101 | 32 | Qualified |
| 10 | Medi Bayreuth | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2867 | 2877 | −10 | 30 | Qualified |
| 11 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2613 | 2815 | −202 | 26 | Qualified |
| 12 | BG Göttingen | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2874 | 3065 | −191 | 26 | Qualified |
| 13 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2798 | 2882 | −84 | 24 | Qualified |
| 14 | Niners Chemnitz | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2691 | 2979 | −288 | 24 | Qualified |
| 15 | Mitteldeutscher BC | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2813 | 3057 | −244 | 18 | Qualified |
| 16 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2636 | 2986 | −350 | 18 | Qualified |
| 17 | Giessen 46ers | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2912 | 3191 | −279 | 16 | |
| 18 | Rasta Vechta | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2718 | 2980 | −262 | 14 | |

## Round of 16

The games took place between 2 and 5 October 2021.
* 2 October 2021 18:00
* Boxscore
| Löwen Braunschweig | 97–77 | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 24–17, 20–14, 32–18 |||
| Pts: Robin Amaize 25 Rebs: Owen Klassen 7 Asts: Ondřej Sehnal 9 | | Pts: Zack Bryant 12 Rebs: Kamar Baldwin 5 Asts: Stephen Brown 7 |
* Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig Attendance: 1,586 Referees: Oliver Krause, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Nermin Hodžić
* 2 October 2021 18:00
* Boxscore
| Niners Chemnitz | 87–85 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 11–14, 19–18, 30–30 |||
| Pts: Darion Atkins 19 Rebs: Atkins 8 Asts: Gerald Robinson 6 | | Pts: Jaron Blossomgame 22 Rebs: Cristiano Felício 14 Asts: Semaj Christon 5 |
* Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Gentian Cici, Armin Mutapcic
* 2 October 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Crailsheim Merlins | 65–63 (OT) | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–14, 10–10, 8–10, Overtime: 12–10 |||
| Pts: T. J. Shorts 20 Rebs: Jaren Lewis 9 Asts: Shorts 10 | | Pts: Yorman Polas Bartolo 13 Rebs: Justin Simon 11 Asts: Polas Bartolo, Radebaugh 3 |
* Arena Hohenlohe, Crailsheim Attendance: 1,977 Referees: Clemens Fritz, Enrico Streit, Christian Theis
* 3 October 2021 15:00
* Boxscore
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 75–67 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–24, 19–15, 20–8 |||
| Pts: Len Schoormann 17 Rebs: Matt Haarms 9 Asts: Quantez Robertson 11 | | Pts: Max Heidegger 15 Rebs: Sebastian Herrera 4 Asts: Phil Pressey 5 |
* Fraport Arena, Frankfurt Attendance: 850 Referees: Anne Panther, Martin Matip, Moritz Krüper
* 3 October 2021 15:00
* Boxscore
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 97–78 | Syntainics MBC |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 26–17, 19–19, 29–25 |||
| Pts: Nico Carvacho 18 Rebs: Nico Carvacho 7 Asts: William Buford 5 | | Pts: Morris, Rebić 17 Rebs: Chris Coffey 8 Asts: Nikola Rebić 6 |
* s.Oliver Arena, Würzburg Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Christof Madinger, Nicolas Brendel, Dominik Bejaoui
* 3 October 2021 18:00
* Boxscore
| Alba Berlin | 83–80 (OT) | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–21, 19–19, 20–13, Overtime: 13–10 |||
| Pts: Yovel Zoosman 20 Rebs: Luke Sikma 14 Asts: Jaleen Smith 5 | | Pts: Parker Jackson-Cartwright 26 Rebs: Justin Gorham 11 Asts: Parker Jackson-Cartwright 9 |
* Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 3,115 Referees: Carsten Straube, Steve Bittner, Tamer Arik
* 3 October 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Bayern Munich | 98–77 | Brose Bamberg |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 23–24, 32–18, 24–14 |||
| Pts: Corey Walden 25 Rebs: Jason George 5 Asts: Žan Mark Šiško 6 | | Pts: Omar Prewitt 15 Rebs: Justin Robinson 5 Asts: Heckmann, Robinson 5 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 1,928 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Nesa Kovacevic, Andreas Bohn
* 5 October 2021 19:00
* Boxscore
| Medi Bayreuth | 93–84 | Hamburg Towers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 26–23, 30–12, 16–25 |||
| Pts: Janari Jõesaar 22 Rebs: Martynas Sajus 7 Asts: Bastian Doreth 9 | | Pts: Jaylon Brown 19 Rebs: Seth Hinrichs 5 Asts: Hinrichs 4 |
* Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth Attendance: 1,617 Referees: Benjamin Barth, Johannes Hack, Konstantin Simonow

## Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 5 October 2021. The games took place on 13 and 14 November 2021.
* 13 November 2021 18:00
* Boxscore
| Löwen Braunschweig | 86–65 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 18–18, 21–23, 25–12 |||
| Pts: David Krämer 19 Rebs: Owen Klassen 10 Asts: Ondřej Sehnal 7 | | Pts: Len Schoormann 20 Rebs: Rasheed Moore 6 Asts: Badio, Cherry 4 |
* Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig Attendance: 2,051 Referees: Gentian Cici, Martin Matip, Zulifkar Oruzgani
* 13 November 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Medi Bayreuth | 57–84 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–30, 17–17, 18–20, 14–17 |||
| Pts: Marcus Thornton 14 Rebs: Martynas Sajus 9 Asts: Bastian Doreth 4 | | Pts: Oscar da Silva 17 Rebs: Louis Olinde 10 Asts: Blatt, Sikma 5 |
* Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth Attendance: 2,033 Referees: Clemens Fritz, Carsten Straube, Christof Madinger
* 14 November 2021 18:00
* Boxscore
| Niners Chemnitz | 85–80 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 23–13, 28–14, 13–27 |||
| Pts: Darion Atkins 21 Rebs: Darion Atkins 7 Asts: Frantz Massenat 7 | | Pts: Andreas Obst 18 Rebs: Lučić, Rubit 6 Asts: Nick Weiler-Babb 4 |
* Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz Attendance: 3,680 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Anne Panther, Steve Bittner
* 14 November 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Crailsheim Merlins | 82–79 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–23, 24–14, 15–26 |||
| Pts: T. J. Shorts 22 Rebs: Bleck 8 Asts: T. J. Shorts 5 | | Pts: Buford 18 Rebs: Buford, Moller 9 Asts: Buford, Johnson 4 |
* Arena Hohenlohe, Crailsheim Attendance: 1,892 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Benjamin Barth, Enrico Streit

## Final four

The draw was held on 14 November 2021. The games will take place on 19 and 20 February 2022 in Berlin.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 19 February | 19 February |
| Löwen Braunschweig | 71 |
| Löwen Braunschweig | 71 | 20 February | 20 February |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 85 | 20 February | 20 February |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 85 | Crailsheim Merlins | 76 |
| 19 February | 19 February | | Crailsheim Merlins | 76 |
| 19 February | 19 February | Alba Berlin | 86 |
| Alba Berlin | 91 | Alba Berlin | 86 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 81 | | |

### Semifinals

* 19 February 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Löwen Braunschweig | 71–85 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 15–27, 21–11, 14–28 |||
| Pts: David Krämer 25 Rebs: David Krämer 9 Asts: Ondřej Sehnal 8 | | Pts: T. J. Shorts 26 Rebs: Richmond Aririguzoh 8 Asts: T. J. Shorts 9 |
* Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Steve Bittner
* 19 February 2022 19:30
* Boxscore
| Alba Berlin | 91–81 | Niners Chemnitz |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 18–8, 28–19, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Lô, Smith 19 Rebs: Luke Sikma 10 Asts: Luke Sikma 6 | | Pts: Isiaha Mike 15 Rebs: Darion Atkins 9 Asts: Frantz Massenat 5 |
* Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Anne Panther, Gentian Cici, Christof Madinger

### Final

* 20 February 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Crailsheim Merlins | 76–86 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 21–24, 15–15, 18–22 |||
| Pts: T. J. Shorts 30 Rebs: Bogdan Radosavljević 9 Asts: T. J. Shorts 4 | | Pts: Maodo Lô 20 Rebs: Oscar da Silva 8 Asts: Luke Sikma 5 |
* Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Anne Panther, Robert Lottermoser, Gentian Cici