The 2023 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga season. The playoffs started on 14 May and ended on 16 June 2023.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Dates | 14 May – 16 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Runner-up | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Semifinalists | |
Playoff qualifying
edit| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | ||||
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 32–2 | 26 March 2023[2] | 8 April 2023[3] | 4 May 2023[4] | |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 31–3 | 26 March 2023[5] | 9 April 2023[6] | ||
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 25–9 | 10 April 2023[7] | 19 April 2023[8] | ||
| 4 | Baskets Oldenburg | 22–12 | 23 April 2023[9] | 2 May 2023[10] | ||
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 19–15 | 26 April 2023[11] | |||
| 6 | BG Göttingen | 19–15 | 27 April 2023[12] | |||
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 18–16 | 5 May 2023[13] | |||
| 8 | Niners Chemnitz | 16–18 | 7 May 2023[14] | |||
Bracket
editAll three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Niners Chemnitz | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | BG Göttingen | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | ||||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals
editThe quarterfinals will be played in a best of five format from 14 to 26 May 2023.
Telekom Baskets Bonn vs Niners Chemnitz
edit17 May 2023
19:00 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 94–63 | Niners Chemnitz |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 16–22, 39–15, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Sebastian Herrera 24 Rebs: Collin Malcolm 6 Asts: T. J. Shorts 7 |
Pts: Jonas Richter 14 Rebs: Richter, Weidemann 6 Asts: Nelson Weidemann 6 | |
| Bonn leads series, 1–0 | ||
19 May 2023
20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 95–78 | Niners Chemnitz |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 25–20, 22–15, 24–23 | ||
| Pts: Javontae Hawkins 24 Rebs: Collin Malcolm 5 Asts: T. J. Shorts 9 |
Pts: Nelson Weidemann 17 Rebs: Uguak, Weidemann 4 Asts: Velička, Weidemann 5 | |
| Bonn lead series, 2–0 | ||
22 May 2023
20:30 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 83–89 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 17–28, 23–19, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Nelson Weidemann 19 Rebs: Jonas Richter 9 Asts: Nelson Weidemann 11 |
Pts: T. J. Shorts 20 Rebs: Collin Malcolm 9 Asts: Malcolm, Shorts 4 | |
| Bonn win series, 3–0 | ||
Alba Berlin vs Ratiopharm Ulm
edit14 May 2023
15:00 |
| Alba Berlin | 64–88 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 27–23, 10–16, 10–30 | ||
| Pts: Johannes Thiemann 11 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Maodo Lô 4 |
Pts: Yago dos Santos 24 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Juan Núñez 8 | |
| Ulm leads series, 1–0 | ||
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 9,134 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Oliver Krause |
17 May 2023
19:00 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 77–91 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 27–18, 14–29, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Brandon Paul 20 Rebs: Bruno Caboclo 4 Asts: Yago dos Santos 9 |
Pts: Jaleen Smith 18 Rebs: Louis Olinde 7 Asts: Delow, Lô 4 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
19 May 2023
19:00 |
| Alba Berlin | 81–93 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 19–33, 23–22, 12–18 | ||
| Pts: Jaleen Smith 17 Rebs: Jaleen Smith 7 Asts: Tamir Blatt 5 |
Pts: Bruno Caboclo 22 Rebs: Bruno Caboclo 6 Asts: Juan Núñez 8 | |
| Ulm leads series, 2–1 | ||
24 May 2023
20:30 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 83–81 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 24–29, 18–16, 15–14 | ||
| Pts: Yago dos Santos 16 Rebs: Juan Núñez 6 Asts: Juan Núñez 6 |
Pts: Jaleen Smith 18 Rebs: Johannes Thiemann 8 Asts: Blatt, Smith 4 | |
| Ulm wins series, 3–1 | ||
Bayern Munich vs BG Göttingen
edit16 May 2023
20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 87–67 | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 23–22, 22–14, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Nick Weiler-Babb 15 Rebs: Zylan Cheatham 9 Asts: Andreas Obst 5 |
Pts: Mark Smith 16 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Geno Crandall 6 | |
| Bayern Munich leads series, 1–0 | ||
18 May 2023
18:00 |
| Bayern Munich | 87–85 | BG Göttingen |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 31–20, 14–23, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Cassius Winston 13 Rebs: Freddie Gillespie 6 Asts: Weiler-Babb, Winston 4 |
Pts: Geno Crandall 28 Rebs: Till Pape 5 Asts: Javon Bess 5 | |
| Bayern Munich leads series, 2–0 | ||
21 May 2023
15:00 |
| BG Göttingen | 54–65 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–19, 7–17, 10–12 | ||
| Pts: Till Pape 17 Rebs: Rayshaun Hammonds 10 Asts: Geno Crandall 7 |
Pts: Cassius Winston 16 Rebs: Zylan Cheatham 11 Asts: Nick Weiler-Babb 3 | |
| Bayern Munich wins series, 3–0 | ||
Sparkassen Arena, Göttingen
Attendance: 3,447 Referees: Gentian Cici, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Benjamin Barth |
Baskets Oldenburg vs Riesen Ludwigsburg
edit16 May 2023
19:00 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | 80–90 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–26, 23–15, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: DeWayne Russell 31 Rebs: Trey Drechsel 9 Asts: DeWayne Russell 5 |
Pts: Yorman Polas Bartolo 24 Rebs: Bähre, Polas Bartolo 6 Asts: Prentiss Hubb 10 | |
| Ludwigsburg leads series, 1–0 | ||
18 May 2023
15:00 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | 72–73 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 17–17, 24–24, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: T. J. Holyfield 15 Rebs: Trey Drechsel 7 Asts: Gravett, Russell 4 |
Pts: Polas Bartolo, Waardenburg 13 Rebs: Yorman Polas Bartolo 10 Asts: Cherry, Hubb 4 | |
| Ludwigsburg leads series, 2–0 | ||
Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Gentian Cici, Carsten Straube, Zulfikar Oruzgani |
21 May 2023
18:00 |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 86–62 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 15–14, 26–18, 20–17 | ||
| Pts: Cherry, Miller 17 Rebs: Shonn Miller 6 Asts: Prentiss Hubb 7 |
Pts: DeWayne Russell 27 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: DeWayne Russell 5 | |
| Ludwigsburg wins series, 3–0 | ||
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Christof Madinger, Armin Mutapcic |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals will be played in a best of five format from 28 May to 7 June 2023.
Telekom Baskets Bonn vs Riesen Ludwigsburg
edit29 May 2023
19:00 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 80–71 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 26–8, 14–22, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: T. J. Shorts 22 Rebs: Collin Malcolm 10 Asts: T. J. Shorts 7 |
Pts: Yorman Polas Bartolo 12 Rebs: Hubb, Miller 7 Asts: Will Cherry 7 | |
| Bonn leads series, 1–0 | ||
31 May 2023
20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 94–65 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 17–15, 24–13, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Jeremy Morgan 23 Rebs: Leon Kratzer 9 Asts: T. J. Shorts 6 |
Pts: Shonn Miller 11 Rebs: Sam Waardenburg 8 Asts: Cherry, Kuhse 3 | |
| Bonn leads series, 2–0 | ||
3 June 2023
20:30 |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 73–82 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 18–18, 16–21, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Prentiss Hubb 18 Rebs: Shonn Miller 8 Asts: Prentiss Hubb 3 |
Pts: T. J. Shorts 20 Rebs: Kratzer, Ward 9 Asts: Delany 5 | |
| Bonn wins series, 3–0 | ||
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gentian Cici, Moritz Reiter, Benjamin Barth |
Bayern Munich vs Ratiopharm Ulm
edit28 May 2023
18:00 |
| Bayern Munich | 69–87 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 21–24, 17–23, 11–22 | ||
| Pts: Cassius Winston 13 Rebs: Zylan Cheatham 6 Asts: Cassius Winston 7 |
Pts: Juan Núñez 19 Rebs: Bruno Caboclo 12 Asts: Yago dos Santos 5 | |
| Ulm leads series, 1–0 | ||
30 May 2023
20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 88–93 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 19–17, 17–27, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Andreas Obst 34 Rebs: Nick Weiler-Babb 7 Asts: D. J. Seeley 3 |
Pts: Yago dos Santos 21 Rebs: Bruno Caboclo 7 Asts: dos Santos, Klepeisz 5 | |
| Ulm leads series, 2–0 | ||
2 June 2023
19:00 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 104–102 (OT) | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 17–21, 28–19, 18–30, Overtime: 12–10 | ||
| Pts: Bruno Caboclo 22 Rebs: Juan Núñez 9 Asts: Yago dos Santos 7 |
Pts: Cassius Winston 22 Rebs: Nick Weiler-Babb 8 Asts: Andreas Obst 5 | |
| Ulm wins series, 3–0 | ||
Final
editThe final was played in a best of five format from 9 to 16 June 2023.
9 June 2023
20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 73–79 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–22, 17–13, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: T. J. Shorts 20 Rebs: Tyson Ward 8 Asts: T. J. Shorts 7 |
Pts: Yago dos Santos 19 Rebs: Joshua Hawley 9 Asts: Yago dos Santos 9 | |
| Ulm leads series, 1–0 | ||
11 June 2023
18:00 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 104–75 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 19–13, 30–15, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Delany 23 Rebs: Tyson Ward 8 Asts: T. J. Shorts 9 |
Pts: Karim Jallow 17 Rebs: five players 3 Asts: Brandon Paul 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
14 June 2023
20:30 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 112–84 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 27–12, 27–25, 32–29 | ||
| Pts: Karim Jallow 24 Rebs: Josh Hawley 10 Asts: Yago dos Santos 8 |
Pts: Tyson Ward 24 Rebs: Tyson Ward 9 Asts: Herrera, Shorts 5 | |
| Ulm leads series, 2–1 | ||
16 June 2023
20:30 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 74–70 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–18, 8–18, 23–11 | ||
| Pts: Yago dos Santos 25 Rebs: Josh Hawley 9 Asts: Yago dos Santos 8 |
Pts: T. J. Shorts 19 Rebs: Kratzer, Shorts 8 Asts: T. J. Shorts 6 | |
| Ulm wins series, 3–1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "easyCredit BBL: Vorläufiger Spielplan für die Saison 2022/2023". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Baskets qualifizieren sich als erstes Team für die Playoffs". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Tadda und Herrera schießen den Ex-Club ab". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Bonns Basketballer holen eindrucksvoll Hauptrunden-Titel". sportschau.de (in German). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Turnaround im dritten Viertel sorgt für Playoff-Einzug: ALBA Berlin bezwingt Brose Bamberg 84:67". easycredit-bbl.de (in German). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "NachberichteBerlin sichert sich vorzeitig Heimrecht in den Playoffs: 91:78 – Heimsieg gegen die BG Göttingen". easycredit-bbl.de (in German). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Playoffs clinched: FCBB wins 67–49 in Wurzburg". fcbayern.com. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "95:89 und Heimrecht: Der FCBB erledigt seinen Job". easycredit-bbl.de (in German). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Russell-Show und Leissner-Dreier: EWE Baskets machen Playoffs perfekt". ewe-baskets.de (in German). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Baskets Oldenburg haben Heimrecht in Playoff-Viertelfinale sicher". nwzonline.de (in German). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Riesen Ludwigsburg ziehen nach Krimi in die Playoffs ein". swr.de (in German). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "BG Göttingen 92:74 in Würzburg – erste Playoffs seit 2011 perfekt!". hna.de (in German). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "BBL: Ulm in den Play-offs – Weißenfels verliert". ran.de (in German). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Basketballer der Niners Chemnitz stehen in den Playoffs". freiepresse.de (in German). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)