2024–25 BBL-Pokal

2024–25 BBL-Pokal
Dates14 September 2024 – 16 February 2025
Games played23
Teams24
Regular season
Season MVPMichael Devoe
Finals
ChampionsMitteldeutscher BC
Runners-upBamberg Baskets

The 2024–25 BBL-Pokal was the 58th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL, running from 14 September 2024 to 16 February 2025.[1]

Mitteldeutscher BC defeated Bamberg Baskets in the final to win their first title.[2]

Format

The top eight teams of the 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga received a bye and move on to the round of 16. The teams that placed ninth to 16th were seeded and the two relegated teams, together with the top six-placed teams from the ProA from the previous season, were unseeded for the draw. The team from the unseeded group had home-advantage. After that an open draw was used for the other rounds.[3]

Schedule

The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were as follows:[4]

Round Matches
First round 13–15 September 2024
Round of 16 11–13 October 2024
Quarterfinals 7–9 December 2024
Final four 15–16 February 2025

First round

The draw took place on 25 July 2024.[5][4] The games took place on 13 and 15 September 2023.

13 September 2024
20:00
Gladiators Treves 68–71 Skyliners Frankfurt
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–21, 17–20, 17–19
Pts: Behnam Yakhchali 14
Rebs: Nolan Adekunle 7
Asts: Marcus Graves 4
Pts: Trey Calvin 21
Rebs: David Muenkat 13
Asts: Booker Coplin 3
Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,567
Referees: Martin Matip, Johannes Hack, Danjana Rey

14 September 2024
18:30
Tigers Tübingen 73–91 Baskets Oldenburg
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 19–27, 11–24, 14–23
Pts: Kenneth Cooper 23
Rebs: Samuel Idowu 5
Asts: Hecker, Tention 4
Pts: Geno Crandall 22
Rebs: Len Schoormann 8
Asts: Brooks, Crandall 4
Paul Horn-Arena, Tübingen
Attendance: 1,504
Referees: Carsten Straube, Armin Mutapčić, Alexandra Pawlik

14 September 2024
18:30
Crailsheim Merlins 79–77 Rostock Seawolves
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–21, 15–19, 18–19
Pts: Devon Goodman 18
Rebs: Anthony Gaines 11
Asts: Devon Goodman 3
Pts: D'Shawn Schwartz 14
Rebs: Amaize, Šķēle 5
Asts: Aigars Šķēle 4
Arena Hohenlohe, Crailsheim
Attendance: 2,027
Referees: Benjamin Barth, Tamer Arik, Adrián Iglesias

14 September 2024
20:00
Giessen 46ers 77–103 Mitteldeutscher BC
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 16–32, 16–25, 19–27
Pts: Kyle Castlin 19
Rebs: Šimon Krajčovič 5
Asts: Šimon Krajčovič 5
Pts: Tyren Johnson 30
Rebs: Devoe, Tkachenko 6
Asts: Michael Devoe 7
Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, Gießen
Attendance: 1,832
Referees: Anne Panther, Christian Theis, Sascha Gilbert

14 September 2024
20:00
Karlsruhe Lions 57–78 Bamberg Baskets
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–23, 13–25, 12–16
Pts: Lachlan Dent 13
Rebs: Lukas Herzog 8
Asts: Lachlan Dent 5
Pts: Moritz Krimmer 16
Rebs: KeyShawn Feazell 7
Asts: Kyle Lofton 3
Lina-Radke-Hall, Karlsruhe
Referees: Enrico Streit, Andreas Bohn, Kristaps Konstantinovs

15 September 2024
15:00
USC Heidelberg 96–89 Hamburg Towers
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 21–12, 24–27, 30–26
Pts: Ryan Mikesell 25
Rebs: Ryan Mikesell 9
Asts: Alex Barcello 7
Pts: Jaizec Lottie 25
Rebs: Kur Kuath 9
Asts: Lottie, Rich 3
SNP Dome, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,615
Referees: Christof Madinger, Clemens Fritz, Nicolas Brendel

15 September 2024
15:00
Phoenix Hagen 80–83 BG Göttingen
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–20, 11–19, 28–21
Pts: Sincere Carry 19
Rebs: Lennart Boner 8
Asts: Sincere Carry 6
Pts: Demajeo Wiggins 23
Rebs: Demajeo Wiggins 8
Asts: Jarred Godfrey 4
Krollmann Arena, Hagen
Attendance: 2,319
Referees: Gentian Cici, Martin Matip, Radeesh Kattur

15 September 2024
16:30
Medipolis SC Jena 70–80 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–20, 16–19, 25–19
Pts: Zach Cooks 20
Rebs: Bank, Christen 7
Asts: Zach Cooks 3
Pts: Luke Scuka 15
Rebs: Schilling, Zylka 6
Asts: Arnas Velička 8
Sparkassen-Arena, Jena
Attendance: 2,214
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Steve Bittner, Nermin Hodzic

Round of 16

The draw took place on 25 July 2024.[4] The games took place between 11 and 13 October 2023.

11 October 2024
20:00
BG Göttingen 86–78 Würzburg Baskets
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 17–23, 29–19
Pts: Kostja Mushidi 20
Rebs: Zachary Ensminger 8
Asts: Zachary Ensminger 5
Pts: Jhivvan Jackson 20
Rebs: Zachary Seljaas 10
Asts: Jhivvan Jackson 5
Sparkassen Arena, Göttingen
Attendance: 2,107
Referees: Carsten Straube, Dennis Sirowi, Sascha Alan Gilbert

12 October 2024
16:30
Skyliners Frankfurt 85–79 Baskets Oldenburg
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 24–10, 21–16, 21–37
Pts: Malik Parsons 24
Rebs: Einaras Tubutis 8
Asts: Booker Coplin 6
Pts: Justin Jaworski 29
Rebs: Artur Konontšuk 7
Asts: Eli Brooks 4
Süwag Energie ARENA, Frankfurt
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Clemens Fritz, Johannes Hack, Andreas Bohn

12 October 2024
18:30
Bamberg Baskets 103–100 ratiopharm Ulm
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 25–20, 25–18, 32–31
Pts: Kyle Lofton 25
Rebs: KeyShawn Feazell 7
Asts: Ronaldo Segu 6
Pts: Alfonso Plummer 23
Rebs: Isaiah Roby 6
Asts: Justinian Jessup 6
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 3,826
Referees: Christof Madinger, Enrico Streit, Danjana Rey

12 October 2024
20:00
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 68–89 Rasta Vechta
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 20–22, 17–21, 15–20
Pts: Arnas Velička 15
Rebs: Luka Ščuka 8
Asts: Arnas Velička 6
Pts: Joel Aminu 25
Rebs: Lloyd Pandi 7
Asts: Tyger Campbell 6
Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig
Attendance: 2,363
Referees: Steve Bittner, Oliver Krause, Anne Panther

13 October 2024
15:00
USC Heidelberg 78–73 Niners Chemnitz
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 23–25, 15–15, 21–23
Pts: Ryan Mikesell 29
Rebs: Ryan Mikesell 6
Asts: Ryan Mikesell 6
Pts: Victor Bailey 22
Rebs: Olivier Nkamhoua 7
Asts: DeAndre Lansdowne 6
SNP Dome, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,760
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Krüper, Nermin Hodzic

13 October 2024
16:30
Crailsheim Merlins 74–75 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 17–11, 19–22, 12–25
Pts: Vincent Shahid 15
Rebs: Gaines, Griffin 6
Asts: Gaines, Shahid 4
Pts: Matteo Spagnolo 16
Rebs: Bean, Williams 8
Asts: Martin Hermannsson 5
Arena Hohenlohe, Crailsheim
Referees: Benjamin Barth, Armin Mutapčić, Nicolas Rotter

13 October 2024
16:30
Riesen Ludwigsburg 77–85 Mitteldeutscher BC
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 21–29, 17–20, 17–26
Pts: Joel Scott 23
Rebs: Joel Scott 8
Asts: Ezra Mañjon 6
Pts: Michael Devoe 20
Rebs: Brewer, Johnson 6
Asts: Charles Callison 4
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 2,971
Referees: Gentian Cici, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Tamer Arik

13 October 2024
18:00
Telekom Baskets Bonn 85–91 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 20–22, 15–29, 24–21
Pts: Darius McGhee 24
Rebs: Angelo Allegri 7
Asts: Darius McGhee 6
Pts: Carsen Edwards 23
Rebs: Devin Booker 7
Asts: Vladimir Lučić 6
Telekom Dome, Bonn
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Anne Panther, Christian Theis, Nicolas Brendel

Quarterfinals

The draw took place on 13 October 2024.[6] The games took place between 7 and 9 December 2024.

7 December 2024
18:30
Mitteldeutscher BC 100–85 USC Heidelberg
Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 21–17, 29–27, 16–23
Pts: Spencer Reaves 36
Rebs: John Bryant 5
Asts: Callison, Devoe 5
Pts: Ryan Mikesell 21
Rebs: Osun Osunniyi 7
Asts: Ryan Mikesell 5
Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Anne Panther, Steve Bittner, Johannes Hack

7 December 2024
20:00
BG Göttingen 67–78 Skyliners Frankfurt
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 18–20, 13–19, 18–22
Pts: Tra Holder 18
Rebs: Collin Welp 7
Asts: Zachary Ensminger 3
Pts: Trey Calvin 23
Rebs: Booker Coplin 10
Asts: Calvin, Parsons 4
Sparkassen Arena, Göttingen
Attendance: 3,190
Referees: Martin Matip, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Clemens Fritz

8 December 2024
18:00
Bamberg Baskets 80–67 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 14–20, 27–17, 18–14
Pts: Ronaldo Segu 16
Rebs: Filip Stanić 11
Asts: Ronaldo Segu 8
Pts: Matt Thomas 15
Rebs: David McCormack 9
Asts: Matteo Spagnolo 6
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 5,700
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Benjamin Barth, Christof Madinger

9 December 2024
20:00
Bayern Munich 103–67 Rasta Vechta
Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 25–19, 20–17, 27–15
Pts: Carsen Edwards 29
Rebs: Giffey, Da Silva 7
Asts: Nick Weiler-Babb 4
Pts: Brandon Randolph 30
Rebs: Brandon Randolph 11
Asts: Bothwell, Campbell 3
BMW Park, Munich
Attendance: 6,157
Referees: Gentian Cici, Christian Theis, Carsten Straube

Final four

The draw took place on 9 December 2024.[7] The games took place on 15 and 16 February 2025 at the Stadthalle Weißenfels in Weißenfels.[8]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 February
 
 
Bayern Munich93
 
16 February
 
Mitteldeutscher BC95
 
Mitteldeutscher BC97
 
15 February
 
Bamberg Baskets87
 
Skyliners Frankfurt63
 
 
Bamberg Baskets76
 

Semifinals

15 February 2025
16:00
Bayern Munich 93–95 Mitteldeutscher BC
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–26, 30–25, 20–22
Pts: Carsen Edwards 21
Rebs: Vladimir Lučić 6
Asts: Nick Weiler-Babb 11
Pts: Spencer Reaves 23
Rebs: Martin Breunig 9
Asts: Devoe, Callison 8
Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Anne Panther, Gentian Cici, Zulfikar Oruzgani

15 February 2025
19:00
Skyliners Frankfurt 63–76 Bamberg Baskets
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 16–12, 18–23, 14–18
Pts: Jordan Theodore 13
Rebs: David Muenkat 11
Asts: Malik Parsons 5
Pts: Ibrahim Watson-Boye 20
Rebs: Filip Stanić 8
Asts: Kyle Lofton 5
Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Johannes Hack

Final

16 February 2025
16:00
Mitteldeutscher BC 97–87 Bamberg Baskets
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 22–22, 25–21, 22–27
Pts: Michael Devoe 27
Rebs: Ivan Tkachenko 6
Asts: Callison, Reaves 6
Pts: Ronaldo Segu 22
Rebs: Moritz Krimmer 8
Asts: Lofton, Segu 6
Stadthalle Weißenfels, Weißenfels
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Anne Panther, Gentian Cici, Zulfikar Oruzgani

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