2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga
Season2024–25
Dates20 September 2024 – 26 June 2025
Teams17
Regular season
Top seedBayern Munich
Season MVPJhivvan Jackson (Würzburg Baskets)
RelegatedBG Göttingen
Finals
ChampionsBayern Munich
Runners-upRatiopharm Ulm
SemifinalistsMLP Academics Heidelberg
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Statistical leaders
Points Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson
Brandon Randolph		 19.0
Rebounds Demajeo Wiggins 10.3
Assists Geno Crandall 7.5

The 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 59th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 20 September 2024 to 26 June 2025.[1] The season will be played with 17 teams after only one team was promoted from the ProA and no wildcards given out.[2]

Bayern Munich won their second straight and seventh overall title with a finals win over Ratiopharm Ulm.[3]

Format

After a double round-robin, the top six teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Teams placed seven to ten enteedr into a play-in tournament for the final two seeds of the playoffs.[4]

Teams

Location of teams in 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga

Team changes

Promoted from
2023–24 ProA 		Relegated from
2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga
Skyliners Frankfurt[5]
Karlsruhe Lions 		Crailsheim Merlins
Tigers Tübingen
  • Karlsruhe Lions were not allowed to participate after not getting the license. The other teams voted that no relegated team would receive a wildcard.[6]

Arenas and locations

Team City Arena Capacity
Bamberg Baskets Bamberg Brose Arena
6,150
Alba Berlin Berlin Uber Arena
14,500
Telekom Baskets Bonn Bonn Telekom Dome
6,000
Löwen Braunschweig Braunschweig Volkswagen Halle
6,600
Niners Chemnitz Chemnitz Chemnitz Arena
5,200
Skyliners Frankfurt Frankfurt Süwag Energie ARENA
5,002
BG Göttingen Göttingen Sparkassen Arena
3,447
Hamburg Towers Hamburg Inselpark Arena
3,400
MLP Academics Heidelberg Heidelberg SNP Dome
5,000
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg MHP-Arena
5,300
Syntainics MBC Weißenfels Stadthalle Weißenfels
3,000
Bayern Munich Munich BMW Park
6,700
Baskets Oldenburg Oldenburg Große EWE Arena
6,069
Rostock Seawolves Rostock Stadthalle Rostock
4,550
ratiopharm Ulm Ulm ratiopharm arena
6,000
Rasta Vechta Vechta Rasta Dome
3,140
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets Würzburg s.Oliver Arena
3,140

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 32 24 8 2660 2440 +220 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Ratiopharm Ulm 32 23 9 2832 2561 +271 .719
3 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 32 20 12 2690 2585 +105 .625
4 Niners Chemnitz 32 18 14 2647 2725 −78 .563[a]
5 MLP Academics Heidelberg 32 18 14 2567 2586 −19 .563[a]
6 FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 32 18 14 2657 2580 +77 .563[a]
7 Alba Berlin 32 18 14 2785 2553 +232 .563[a] Qualification to play-in
8 Mitteldeutscher BC 32 17 15 2724 2733 −9 .531
9 Baskets Oldenburg 32 16 16 2858 2845 +13 .500[b]
10 Rostock Seawolves 32 16 16 2604 2596 +8 .500[b]
11 Riesen Ludwigsburg 32 16 16 2439 2386 +53 .500[b]
12 Rasta Vechta 32 16 16 2555 2613 −58 .500[b]
13 Hamburg Towers 32 15 17 2596 2671 −75 .469
14 Telekom Baskets Bonn 32 14 18 2696 2698 −2 .438
15 Bamberg Baskets 32 12 20 2680 2753 −73 .375
16 Skyliners Frankfurt 32 8 24 2418 2641 −223 .250
17 BG Göttingen 32 3 29 2593 3035 −442 .094 Relegation to ProA
Source: BBL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Chemnitz 4 wins, Heidelberg 3 wins, Würzburg 3 wins, Berlin 2 wins. Heidelberg ahead of Würzburg ranked based on points difference in head-to-head games.
  2. ^ a b c d Oldenburg 4 wins, Rostock 4 wins, Ludwigsburg 2 wins, Vechta 2 wins. Tied teams ranked based on points difference in head-to-head games.

Results

Home \ Away BAM BER BON BRA CHE FRA GÖT HAM HEI LUD MBC MÜN OLD ROS ULM VEC WUR
Bamberg Baskets — 87–82 92–73 77–96 81–80 92–85 92–101 80–83 90–93 73–75 87–69 69–68 103–85 75–89 77–98 86–73 93–98
Alba Berlin 86–77 — 102–88 65–61 78–81 89–68 101–69 92–77 92–65 60–74 90–62 88–81 105–70 85–96 96–88 83–58 80–84
Telekom Baskets Bonn 87–77 91–87 — 85–81 80–84 70–77 80–67 93–96 85–80 79–89 95–80 86–90 81–76 83–72 75–95 88–94 81–90
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 114–88 73–108 74–94 — 82–74 79–72 101–77 91–79 65–72 91–71 76–70 72–90 83–82 80–63 98–89 103–70 86–72
Niners Chemnitz 99–98 81–103 88–123 83–95 — 85–66 96–88 69–60 72–65 104–100 82–72 72–94 87–78 108–102 86–90 88–77 81–77
Skyliners Frankfurt 58–66 61–75 76–70 91–92 65–70 — 95–94 78–84 72–95 77–69 69–79 84–91 83–72 72–77 87–85 74–75 70–85
BG Göttingen 97–88 83–109 85–112 86–107 90–94 72–100 — 75–92 73–95 74–79 80–94 81–95 93–96 88–85 72–91 66–86 80–97
Hamburg Towers 93–114 97–80 91–84 86–91 88–93 91–78 91–82 — 88–81 66–73 75–96 74–70 87–78 78–77 64–79 86–73 68–66
MLP Academics Heidelberg 68–79 90–86 76–95 74–94 81–66 84–75 93–86 73–68 — 86–73 87–78 59–87 95–79 86–81 74–90 80–74 67–72
Riesen Ludwigsburg 92–73 63–79 81–61 69–83 69–65 82–61 91–62 89–78 63–67 — 85–76 78–70 66–79 70–64 92–71 77–79 82–91
Mitteldeutscher BC 99–94 94–76 100–94 82–77 97–95 85–72 93–91 102–81 93–108 76–70 — 79–75 92–77 84–87 89–92 91–83 110–101
Bayern Munich 84–82 99–86 93–73 94–72 73–59 70–56 94–86 81–80 87–78 73–72 90–88 — 89–75 91–66 70–62 77–78 70–69
Baskets Oldenburg 67–59 97–92 91–96 102–90 104–94 102–92 111–94 99–81 105–82 70–64 95–97 83–94 — 92–79 93–66 91–75 96–85
Rostock Seawolves 98–74 71–78 64–69 48–67 60–68 83–66 102–74 92–78 88–82 94–89 84–76 70–80 122–118 — 85–67 87–83 65–92
Ratiopharm Ulm 92–77 101–90 84–75 111–75 117–87 115–88 109–70 82–72 67–69 63–62 92–66 109–94 119–92 82–72 — 85–76 85–76
Rasta Vechta 101–98 96–93 83–75 91–88 89–66 74–80 87–79 69–79 78–60 64–70 87–79 79–65 98–91 68–84 73–84 — 78–86
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 70–82 70–69 83–75 70–53 83–90 89–70 79–78 91–85 85–102 77–60 86–76 75–81 102–112 93–97 89–72 74–86 —
Source: BBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2025 BBL Playoffs

Play-in tournament

Only the top six seeds advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a play-in tournament. The seventh place team hosted the eighth place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the seventh seed in the playoffs. The ninth place team hosted the tenth place team in the elimination round requiring two wins to advance, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. The loser in the double-chance round hosted the elimination-round game-winner, with the winner clinching the eighth seed and the loser being eliminated. The games were played on 11 and 13 May 2025.

Bold Game winner

Bracket

The rounds were played in a best-of-five format.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Bayern Munich 3
8 Mitteldeutscher BC 0
1 Bayern Munich 3
5 MLP Academics Heidelberg 1
4 Niners Chemnitz 1
5 MLP Academics Heidelberg 3
1 Bayern Munich 3
2 Ratiopharm Ulm 2
2 Ratiopharm Ulm 3
7 Alba Berlin 0
2 Ratiopharm Ulm 3
6 FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 2
3 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 2
6 FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 3

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

The awards were announced in May 2025.

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player Jhivvan Jackson[7] FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Finals MVP Shabazz Napier[3] Bayern Munich
Top Scorer Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson
Brandon Randolph		 Riesen Ludwigsburg
Rasta Vechta
Best Offensive Player Jhivvan Jackson[8] FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Best Defender Nick Weiler-Babb[9] Bayern Munich
Most Effective Player International Jhivvan Jackson FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Most Effective Player National Sananda Fru Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Best German Young Player Sananda Fru[10] Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Coach of the Year Jesús Ramírez[11] Basketball Löwen Braunschweig

Statistical leaders

Category Player Club Average[12]
Points per game Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson
Brandon Randolph 		Riesen Ludwigsburg
Rasta Vechta 		19.0
Rebounds per game Demajeo Wiggins BG Göttingen 10.3
Assists per game Geno Crandall Baskets Oldenburg 7.5
Steals per game Justin Simon Riesen Ludwigsburg 2.3
Blocks per game Isaiah Cozart
Sananda Fru
Kur Kuath 		Rasta Vechta
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Hamburg Towers 		1.6
Efficiency per game Sananda Fru Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 17.4

German clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Result
Alba Berlin EuroLeague Regular season
Bayern Munich Play-in
Niners Chemnitz Champions League Play-ins
Rasta Vechta Regular season
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets Round of 16
Telekom Baskets Bonn Play-ins
Hamburg Towers EuroCup Regular season
ratiopharm Ulm Regular season
Riesen Ludwigsburg FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs
Lowen Braunschweig Regular season

German clubs in Regional competitions

Team Competition Progress
Bamberg Baskets European North Basketball League Quarterfinals

References

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