The 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany.
Bayern Munich defended their title by defeating Alba Berlin in the finals.
Alba Berlin, runners-up of the season, qualified for the 2019–20 EuroLeague as Bayern Munich was already given a wild card.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from 2017–18 ProA Relegated from2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga Crailsheim MerlinsRasta VechtaRasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt! RocketsEisbären bleiben erstklassig: Bremerhaven schlägt Gießen 87:74 / Erfurt ist neben Tübingen zweiter AbsteigerTigers Tübingen
Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityAlba BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz ArenaBrose BambergBambergBrose Arena Crailsheim Merlins Crailsheim Arena Hohenlohe medi BayreuthBayreuthOberfrankenhalleTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeLöwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleEisbären BremerhavenBremerhavenBremerhaven StadthalleFraport SkylinersFrankfurtFraport ArenaGießen 46ersGießenSporthalle Gießen-OstBG GöttingenGöttingenSparkassen ArenaScience City JenaJenaSparkassen-ArenaMHP Riesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaMitteldeutscher BCWeißenfelsStadthalle WeißenfelsBayern MunichMunichAudi DomeEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE ArenaRasta VechtaVechtaRasta Domeratiopharm UlmUlmArena Ulm/Neu-Ulms.Oliver WürzburgWürzburgs.Oliver Arena
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Alba Berlin Aíto García Reneses Adidas ALBA SE Bayern Munich Dejan Radonjić Adidas BayWa BG Göttingen Johan Roijakkers Nike Satorius Brose Bamberg Federico Perego Macron Brose Crailsheim Merlins Tuomas Iisalo– Hakro Eisbären Bremerhaven Arne Woltmann Owayo BLG Logistics EWE Baskets Oldenburg Mladen Drijenčić Owayo EWE Fraport Skyliners Gordon Herbert PeakFraport Gießen 46ers Ingo Freyer K1x Rovema Löwen Braunschweig Frank Menz Spalding hey car medi Bayreuth Raoul Korner K1x Medi MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg John Patrick Macron Mieschke Hofmann und Partner Mitteldeutscher BC Silvano Poropat K1x Puraglobe Rasta Vechta Pedro Calles Spalding Rasta ratiopharm Ulm Thorsten Leibenath Nike Ratiopharm s.Oliver Würzburg Denis Wucherer K1x s.Oliver Science City Jena Marius Linartas Spalding Science City Telekom Baskets Bonn Predrag Krunić Spalding Deutsche Telekom
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Mitteldeutscher BC Igor JovovićEnd of contract 1 June 2018Pre-season Aleksandar Šćepanović 14 June 2018 Brose Bamberg Luca Banchi 15 June 2018 Ainars Bagatskis 30 June 2018
Regular season In the regular season, teams play against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first eight teams advance to the playoffs, while the last two placed teams will be relegated to the ProA for next season.
League table
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 Will Cummings EWE Baskets Oldenburg Finals MVP Nihad Đedović Bayern Munich Top Scorer Will Cummings EWE Baskets Oldenburg Best Offensive Player John Bryant Gießen 46ers Best Defender Yorman Polas Bartolo Telekom Baskets Bonn Most Effective Player John Bryant Gießen 46ers Best German Young Player Franz Wagner Alba Berlin Coach of the Year Pedro Calles Rasta Vechta
Statistical leaders Category Player Club Average Points Will Cummings EWE Baskets Oldenburg 20.5 Rebounds John Bryant Gießen 46ers 10.2 Assists T.J. Bray Rasta Vechta 7.9 Steals Javonte Green ratiopharm Ulm 2.3 Blocks Keith Benson Eisbären Bremerhaven 1.2 Efficiency John Bryant Gießen 46ers 25.7
German clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Bayern Munich EuroLeague 11th qualified ALBA Berlin EuroCup Runners-up Fraport Skyliners Top 16 ratiopharm Ulm Top 16 Brose Bamberg Champions League Fourth place medi Bayreuth Regular season MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Regular seasonTelekom Baskets Bonn Regular seasonFIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 s.Oliver Würzburg Runners-up
See also 2018–19 BBL-Pokal
References
External links Official website