The 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The defending champion was Brose Bamberg. The regular season started on 29 September 2017 and ended 1 May 2018.
Bayern Munich won their fourth title and qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague.
Notable occurrences For the first time in BBL history, two windows for FIBA national team play were planned in which the competition stopped. These were in November 2017 and February 2018. A number of nine teams participated in European club competitions this season, the highest number ever in German basketball history.
Teams
Promotion and relegation Relegated from BBL Rasta Vechta and Phoenix Hagen were relegated from the BBL after the 2016–17 season, as they finished in the last two places.
Promoted from ProA Mitteldeutscher BC and Rockets got promoted from the 2016–17 ProA.
Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityBrose BambergBambergBrose ArenaMedi BayreuthBayreuthOberfrankenhalleAlba BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz ArenaTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeLöwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleEisbären BremerhavenBremerhavenBremerhaven StadthalleSkyliners FrankfurtFrankfurtFraport ArenaGießen 46ersGießenSporthalle Gießen-OstBG GöttingenGöttingenSparkassen ArenaRocketsErfurtMesse ErfurtScience City JenaJenaSparkassen-ArenaMHP Riesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaMitteldeutscher BCWeißenfelsStadthalle WeißenfelsBayern MunichMunichAudi DomeEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE ArenaTigers TübingenTübingenPaul Horn-Arenaratiopharm UlmUlmArena Ulm/Neu-Ulms.Oliver WürzburgWürzburgs.Oliver Arena
Regular season In the regular season, teams played against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first eight teams advanced to the playoffs. The last two placed teams were relegated to the ProA for next season. The regular season started on 29 September 2017 and concluded 1 May 2018.
Standings
Results
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.
Awards and statistics Major award winners Award Player Club Most Valuable Player Luke Sikma Alba Berlin Finals MVP Danilo Barthel Bayern Munich Top Scorer Philip Scrubb Fraport Skyliners Best Offensive Player Philip Scrubb Fraport Skyliners Best Defender Thomas Walkup Riesen Ludwigsburg Most Effective Player John Bryant Gießen 46ers Robin Benzing s.Oliver Würzburg Best German Young Player Andreas Obst Rockets Coach of the Year Aíto García Reneses Alba Berlin
Statistical leaders
Category Player Club Average Points Philip Scrubb Fraport Skyliners 18.3 Rebounds John Bryant Gießen 46ers 10.6 Assists Jared Jordan Walter Tigers Tübingen 6.4 Steals Retin Obasohan Rockets 2.0 Blocks Julian Gamble Telekom Baskets Bonn 1.8 Turnovers Tai Webster Fraport Skyliners 3.4
All-Star Game The 2018 BBL All-Star Game was played in the Lokhalle in Göttingen on 13 January 2018. Team International won the game 145–132 over Team National. Peyton Siva was named Most Valuable Player of the game.
+ Team NationalPosPlayerTeamSelectionsStartersGPer Güntherratiopharm UlmGMaodo LôBrose BambergFRobin Benzings.Oliver WürzburgFDanilo BarthelBayern MunichCAndreas SeiferthMedi BayreuthReservesGDominic Lockhart GöttingenGİsmet Akpınarratiopharm UlmGMaurice Stuckeys.Oliver WürzburgFT.J. DiLeoTelekom Baskets BonnFAndreas Obst Rockets GothaFJohannes ThiemannMHP Riesen LudwigsburgCMaik ZirbesBayern MunichGJoshiko SaibouREPAlba BerlinFYorman Polas BartoloREPTelekom Baskets Bonn Head coach Dirk Bauermann s.Oliver Würzburg
+Team InternationalPosPlayerTeamSelectionsStartersG Peyton SivaAlba BerlinG Trey Lewisratiopharm UlmF Rickey PauldingEWE Baskets OldenburgF Assem MareiMedi BayreuthC Devin BookerBayern MunichReservesG Thomas WalkupMHP Riesen LudwigsburgG Nate LinhartMedi BayreuthG Jared CunninghamBayern MunichF Josh MayoTelekom Baskets BonnF Michael StocktonGöttingenC Scott EathertonLöwen BraunschweigC Luke SikmaAlba Berlin Head coach Raoul Korner Medi Bayreuth
Injured player. REP Player selected as replacement.
Clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Brose Bamberg EuroLeague 12th qualified ratiopharm Ulm EuroCup Regular season Bayern Munich Semifinals Alba Berlin Top 16 EWE Baskets Oldenburg Champions League Round of 16 medi bayreuth Quarterfinals Telekom Baskets Bonn Regular season MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Fourth place s.Oliver Würzburg FIBA Europe Cup First qualifying round
See also 2018 BBL-Pokal
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