2024 BBL Playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Dates | 17 May – 17 June |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2024 BBL Playoffs will be the concluding postseason of the 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga season. The playoffs will start on 17 May and end on 17 June 2024.[1]
Playoff qualifying[edit]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-in berth | Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | |||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28–6 | 31 March[2] | 20 April[3] | 5 May | 10 May[4] |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 27–7 | 7 April | 25 April | 8 May | |
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz | 26–8 | 30 March[5] | 20 April | 8 May | |
| 4 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 24–19 | 13 April | 5 May | 12 May[6] | |
| 5 | Würzburg Baskets | 24–10 | 7 April | 1 May[7] | ||
| 6 | Rasta Vechta | 21–13 | 21 April | 8 May[8] | ||
| † | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 20–14 | 27 April | |||
| † | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 18–16 | 27 April[9] | |||
| † | Baskets Oldenburg | 18–16 | 8 May | |||
| † | Hamburg Towers | 17–17 | 12 May[10] | |||
† Teams ranked 7 through 10 will participate in the play-in tournament to determine seeds 7 and 8.
Play-in tournament[edit]
Only the top six seeds advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a play-in tournament. The 7th-place team hosted the 8th-place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. The 9th-place team hosted the 10th-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 8th seed and the loser being eliminated. The higher seeded teams had homecourt advantage.
| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 90 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | No. 7 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 69 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | No. 8 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 91 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Hamburg Towers | 78 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Baskets Oldenburg | 81 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Hamburg Towers | 93 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Seed 9 vs Seed 10[edit]
14 May 2024
18:30 |
| Baskets Oldenburg | 81–93 | Hamburg Towers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 25–19, 17–28, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Geno Crandall 18 Rebs: Chapman, Izundu 5 Asts: Geno Crandall 11 |
Pts: V. J. King 24 Rebs: Hughes, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 7 Asts: Durham 6 | |
Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Christian Theis |
Seed 7 vs Seed 8[edit]
14 May 2024
20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 90–69 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–13, 19–12, 17–28, 22–16 | ||
| Pts: Brian Fobbs 20 Rebs: Flagg, Sengfelder 8 Asts: Frey 6 |
Pts: Deion Hammond 13 Rebs: Jonathan Bähre 5 Asts: Buie, Patrick 3 | |
Winner Game 1 vs Loser Game 2[edit]
16 May 2024
20:00 |
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | 91–78 | Hamburg Towers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 22–20, 21–10, 25–33 | ||
| Pts: Buie 26 Rebs: Polas Bartolo 8 Asts: Buie 6 |
Pts: Durham 34 Rebs: Wohlfarth-Bottermann 6 Asts: Christmas, Meisner 3 | |
Bracket[edit]
The rounds will be played in a best-of-five format.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rasta Vechta | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
Bayern Munich vs Riesen Ludwigsburg[edit]
18 May 2024
20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 98–102 (OT) | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 17–22, 22–15, 25–35, Overtime: 8–12 | ||
| Pts: Carsen Edwards 25 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 9 Asts: Devin Booker 3 |
Pts: Silas Melson 33 Rebs: Desure Buie 9 Asts: Desure Buie 8 | |
| Ludwigsburg leads series 1–0 | ||
20 May 2024
17:00 |
| Bayern Munich | 83–78 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–14, 21–16, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: Carsen Edwards 21 Rebs: Isaac Bonga 11 Asts: Carsen Edwards 7 |
Pts: Silas Melson 20 Rebs: Eddy Edigin 8 Asts: Desure Buie 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Alba Berlin vs Telekom Baskets Bonn[edit]
17 May 2024
18:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 94–68 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 24–17, 27–20, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Matt Thomas 18 Rebs: Louis Olinde 7 Asts: Sterling Brown 8 |
Pts: Noah Kirkwood 14 Rebs: Noah Kirkwood 4 Asts: Fobbs, Watson Jr. 3 | |
| Berlin leads series 1–0 | ||
19 May 2024
17:00 |
| Alba Berlin | 83–70 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 21–19, 20–19, 19–11 | ||
| Pts: Johannes Thiemann 15 Rebs: Christ Koumadje 11 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 8 |
Pts: Brian Fobbs 17 Rebs: Thomas Kennedy 5 Asts: Noah Kirkwood 3 | |
| Berlin leads series 2–0 | ||
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 6,887 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Carsten Straube, Johannes Hack |
21 May 2024
18:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 86–93 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 21–20, 27–28, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Thomas Kennedy 22 Rebs: Thomas Kennedy 6 Asts: Noah Kirkwood 7 |
Pts: Olinde, Thiemann 18 Rebs: Sterling Brown 8 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 6 | |
| Berlin won series 3–0 | ||
Niners Chemnitz vs Rasta Vechta[edit]
17 May 2024
20:30 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 83–77 | Rasta Vechta |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 23–18, 24–13, 17–30 | ||
| Pts: DeAndre Lansdowne 22 Rebs: Garrett, Lansdowne 6 Asts: Wesley van Beck 6 |
Pts: Tommy Kuhse 18 Rebs: Johann Grünloh 10 Asts: Chip Flanigan 4 | |
| Chemnitz leads series 1–0 | ||
19 May 2024
19:00 |
| Niners Chemnitz | 87–96 | Rasta Vechta |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 17–27, 28–27, 24–27 | ||
| Pts: Wesley van Beck 20 Rebs: Jonas Richter 11 Asts: Lansdowne, Van Beck 3 |
Pts: Joel Aminu 30 Rebs: Aminu, Ferner 5 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
21 May 2024
20:30 |
| Rasta Vechta | 76–84 | Niners Chemnitz |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–29, 19–23, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Joel Aminu 26 Rebs: Groves, Grünloh 6 Asts: Chip Flanigan 5 |
Pts: Wesley van Beck 20 Rebs: Wesley van Beck 7 Asts: three players 3 | |
| Chemnitz leads series 2–1 | ||
Ratiopharm Ulm vs Würzburg Baskets[edit]
18 May 2024
18:30 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 65–78 | Würzburg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–17, 18–18, 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Justinian Jessup 11 Rebs: Núñez, Williams 6 Asts: Georginho 4 |
Pts: Otis Livingston II 22 Rebs: Klassen, Seljaas 7 Asts: Livingston II, Washington 4 | |
| Würzburg leads series 1–0 | ||
20 May 2024
19:00 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 100–64 | Würzburg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 28–17, 26–11, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: L. J. Figueroa 21 Rebs: Dadiet, Herkenhoff 5 Asts: Juan Núñez 6 |
Pts: three players 14 Rebs: Darius Perry 6 Asts: Darius Perry 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
References[edit]
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- ^ "Start-Ziel-Sieg im Klassiker: Bayern bezwingt Bamberg um 16. Mal in Serie". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Die Bayern vor 9.000 Fans gegen Heidelberg". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Bayern verschenkt Sieg, bleibt aber Erster". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Trotz 41 Punkten von Jhonathan Stove: Chemnitz um Jeff Garrett kontrolliert mit 111 Zählern das Ost-Derby in Weißenfels". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Playoffs starten in Ulm". ratiopharmulm.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Deutliucher Heimsieg gegen den MBC: Playoffs, Baby!". wuerzburg-baskets.de. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Playoffs erreicht, aber Niederlage in Bamberg schmerzt!". rasta-vechta.de. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mit Saisonrekord in die Play-Ins". telekom-baskets-bonn.de. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Towers-Express rollt in die Play-Ins". hamburgtowers.de. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in German)
