2026 BBL Playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Dates | 12 May – 21 June |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alba Berlin |
| Runners-up | Bayern Munich |
| Semifinalists | |
| Awards | |
| Finals MVP |  Justin Bean |
The 2026 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga season. The playoffs started on 12 May and ended on 21 June 2026.[1]
The format saw a change from a 1-1-1-1-1 format to a 2-2-1 format, with the home team hosting the first two and the last game.
Playoff qualifying
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-in berth | Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | |||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 29–5 | 13 April[2] | 14 April[3] | 14 April | 1 May[4] |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 24–10 | 17 April | 21 April[5] | 22 April[6] | |
| 3 | Bamberg Baskets | 24–10 | 26 April | 27 April[7] | 27 April[8] | |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 21–13 | 26 April | 1 May[9] | 8 May[10] | |
| 5 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | 20–14 | 3 May | 7 May[11] | ||
| 6 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 19–15 | 26 April | 9 May[12] | ||
| † | Rasta Vechta | 17–17 | 10 May[13] | |||
| † | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 17–17 | 10 May[14] | |||
| † | Rostock Seawolves | 17–17 | 10 May[15] | |||
| † | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 17–17 | 10 May[16] | |||
† Teams ranked 7 through 10 will participate in the play-in tournament to determine seeds 7 and 8.
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.
| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | Rasta Vechta | 111 | Rasta Vechta | No. 7 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 83 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | No. 8 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 76 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Rostock Seawolves | 69 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Rostock Seawolves | 91 | |||||||||||
| 10 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 71 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Seed 9 vs Seed 10
12 May 2026 18:30 |
| Rostock Seawolves | 91–71 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Scoring by quarter: 21−17, 21−21, 25−9, 24−24 | ||
| Pts: D'Shawn Schwartz 24 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: TJ Crockett 6 |
Pts: Stef Smith 12 Rebs: Yorman Polas Bartolo 9 Asts: Skuja, Smith 6 | |
Stadthalle Rostock, Rostock Attendance: 2,859 Referees: Martin Matip, Christof Madinger, Benjamin Barth |
Seed 7 vs Seed 8
12 May 2026 20:30 |
| Rasta Vechta | 111–83 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−22, 29−19, 29−26, 35−16 | ||
| Pts: Malik Parsons 24 Rebs: TJ Bamba 5 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 10 |
Pts: Nolan Adekunle 15 Rebs: Urald King 7 Asts: Steven Ashworth 7 | |
Loser Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
14 May 2026 18:30 |
| Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 76–69 | Rostock Seawolves |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 23–19, 15–17, 14–9 | ||
| Pts: Ashworth, Roland 14 Rebs: Marco Hollersbacher 9 Asts: Steven Ashworth 6 |
Pts: TJ Crockett 22 Rebs: Owen Klassen 8 Asts: Elias Baggette 4 | |
SWT-Arena, Trier Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Carsten Straube, Kristaps Konstantinovs |
Bracket
The rounds will be played in a best-of-five format.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rasta Vechta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bamberg Baskets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bamberg Baskets | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held from 16 to 27 May 2026 in a best-of-five format.
Bayern Munich vs Gladiators Trier
17 May 2026 16:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 101–80 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 28–18, 24–17, 29–19 | ||
| Pts: Andreas Obst 24 Rebs: Isiaha Mike 6 Asts: Nenad Dimitrijević 7 |
Pts: Urald King 18 Rebs: Urald King 8 Asts: Steven Ashworth 8 | |
| Munich leads series 1–0 | ||
19 May 2026 20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 92–65 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 22–14, 25–16, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Nenad Dimitrijević 16 Rebs: Vladimir Lučić 6 Asts: Nenad Dimitrijević 9 |
Pts: Maik Zirbes 14 Rebs: Marco Hollersbacher 7 Asts: Steven Ashworth 5 | |
| Munich leads series 2–0 | ||
23 May 2026 14:30 |
| Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 62–99 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 13–34, 13–24, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Marco Hollersbacher 14 Rebs: Guillozet, King 4 Asts: Clayton Guillozet 4 |
Pts: Oscar da Silva 20 Rebs: Gabriel, Voigtmann 6 Asts: Justus Hollatz 6 | |
| Munich wins series 3–0 | ||
Alba Berlin vs Rasta Vechta
17 May 2026 18:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 89–103 | Rasta Vechta |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 16–25, 24–29, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Moses Wood 20 Rebs: Justin Bean 7 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 11 |
Pts: Trevin Brown 30 Rebs: Luc Van Slooten 6 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 6 | |
| Vechta leads series 1–0 | ||
19 May 2026 18:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 90–85 | Rasta Vechta |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–15, 26–16, 22–31 | ||
| Pts: Norris Agbakoko 17 Rebs: Bean, Roberts 11 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 7 |
Pts: Trevin Brown 16 Rebs: TJ Bamba 6 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Uber Arena, Berlin Attendance: 7,843 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Steve Bittner |
22 May 2026 18:30 |
| Rasta Vechta | 91–82 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 31–19, 14–21, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 24 Rebs: Tibor Pleiß 10 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 10 |
Pts: Martin Hermannsson 19 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 4 | |
| Vechta leads series 2–1 | ||
24 May 2026 18:30 |
| Rasta Vechta | 79–85 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 23–16, 16–21, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 17 Rebs: Trevin Brown 7 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 5 |
Pts: Martin Hermannsson 18 Rebs: Justin Bean 10 Asts: Jack Kayil 6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
27 May 2026 18:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 96–89 | Rasta Vechta |
| Scoring by quarter: 25−19, 25−21, 24−25, 22−24 | ||
| Pts: Jack Kayil 20 Rebs: Justin Bean 7 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 10 |
Pts: Bamba, Verge Jr. 19 Rebs: Philipp Herkenhoff 7 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr. 5 | |
| Alba Berlin wins series, 3–2 | ||
Bamberg Baskets vs ratiopharm Ulm
16 May 2026 18:30 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 80–74 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 19–15, 18–16, 27–17 | ||
| Pts: Demarcus Demonia 18 Rebs: Demarcus Demonia 8 Asts: Cobe Williams 7 |
Pts: Ledlum, Sengfelder 13 Rebs: Ledlum, Simon 7 Asts: Justin Simon 8 | |
| Bamberg leads series 1–0 | ||
Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 5,586 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Zulfikar Oruzgani, Christian Theis |
18 May 2026 20:30 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 90–87 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 22−18, 19−24, 32−18, 17−27 | ||
| Pts: Cobe Williams 18 Rebs: Onu, Williams 6 Asts: Zachary Ensminger 5 |
Pts: Mark Smith 29 Rebs: Chris Ledlum 14 Asts: Chris Ledlum 5 | |
| Bamberg leads series 2–0 | ||
23 May 2026 16:30 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 87–96 | Bamberg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 28−27, 19−20, 19−32, 21−17 | ||
| Pts: Mark Smith 21 Rebs: Christian Sengfelder 11 Asts: Thomas Klepeisz 5 |
Pts: Ibrahim Watson-Boye 28 Rebs: Austin Crowley 6 Asts: Demarcus Demonia 6 | |
| Bamberg wins series 3−0 | ||
ratiopharm arena, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 5,798 Referees: Gentian Cici, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Steve Bittner |
Telekom Baskets Bonn vs Fitness First Würzburg Baskets
16 May 2026 20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 54–69 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−14, 7−16, 15−24, 9−15 | ||
| Pts: Joel Aminu 12 Rebs: Kur Jongkuch 7 Asts: Grayson Murphy 4 |
Pts: Davion Mintz 19 Rebs: David Muenkat 8 Asts: Marcus Carr 8 | |
| Würzburg leads series 1–0 | ||
18 May 2026 18:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 88–81 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 21–19, 24–17, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Joel Aminu 16 Rebs: Jeff Garrett 9 Asts: Grayson Murphy 8 |
Pts: Marcus Carr 20 Rebs: Charles Thompson 6 Asts: Ivey, Thompson 2 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
22 May 2026 20:30 |
| Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | 76–80 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 22−17, 22−19, 7−19, 25−25 | ||
| Pts: Davion Mintz 17 Rebs: Alen Pjanic 5 Asts: Marcus Carr 7 |
Pts: Alijah Comithier 18 Rebs: Jeff Garrett 9 Asts: Grayson Murphy 7 | |
| Bonn leads series 2–1 | ||
24 May 2026 16:30 |
| Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | 82–70 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 16–19, 25–27, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Davion Mintz 14 Rebs: Stove, Thompson 6 Asts: Marcus Carr 7 |
Pts: Joel Aminu 16 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Joel Aminu 5 | |
| Series tied, 2−2 | ||
27 May 2026 20:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 66–63 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 7–11, 27–16, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: Michael Kessens 16 Rebs: Michael Kessens 12 Asts: Grayson Murphy 5 |
Pts: Brae Ivey 12 Rebs: Alen Pjanic 9 Asts: Davion Mintz 5 | |
| Bonn wins series 3–2 | ||
Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Carsten Straube, Kristaps Konstantinovs |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held from 30 May to 9 June 2026 in a best-of-five format.
Bayern Munich vs Telekom Baskets Bonn
30 May 2026 14:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 83–78 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−21, 12−13, 20−24, 33−20 | ||
| Pts: Oscar da Silva 13 Rebs: Da Silva, Gabriel 5 Asts: Nenad Dimitrijević 14 |
Pts: Joel Aminu 23 Rebs: Grayson Murphy 8 Asts: Finch, Murphy 5 | |
| Munich leads series 1−0 | ||
1 June 2026 20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 91–69 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−15, 27−12, 20−27, 21−15 | ||
| Pts: Xavier Rathan-Mayes 20 Rebs: Johannes Voigtmann 11 Asts: Dimitrijević, Hollatz 6 |
Pts: Alijah Comithier 18 Rebs: Jeff Garrett 7 Asts: Jalen Finch 5 | |
| Munich leads series 2−0 | ||
SAP Garden, Munich Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Christian Theis |
4 June 2026 18:30 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 57–77 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−19, 8−18, 21−24, 11−16 | ||
| Pts: Tylan Birts 13 Rebs: Kur Jongkuch 7 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Xavier Rathan-Mayes 27 Rebs: Johannes Voigtmann 6 Asts: Johannes Voigtmann 8 | |
| Munich wins series 3−0 | ||
Alba Berlin vs Bamberg Baskets
30 May 2026 16:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 105–86 | Bamberg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 35–15, 30–20, 22–32 | ||
| Pts: Jack Kayil 18 Rebs: Griesel, Roberts 6 Asts: Malte Delow 7 |
Pts: Ibrahim Watson-Boye 16 Rebs: Demarcus Demonia 7 Asts: Demonia, Ensminger 3 | |
| Berlin leads series 1−0 | ||
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 6,051 Referees: Gentian Cici, Christof Madinger, Armin Mutapcic |
1 June 2026 18:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 85–71 | Bamberg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–17, 24–15, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: Jack Kayil 17 Rebs: J'Wan Roberts 8 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 5 |
Pts: Cobe Williams 14 Rebs: Daniel Keppeler 7 Asts: Demonia, Williams 2 | |
| Berlin leads series 2−0 | ||
4 June 2026 20:30 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 81–73 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–14, 24–26, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Cobe Williams 20 Rebs: Demarcus Demonia 11 Asts: Cobe Williams 5 |
Pts: Agbakoko, Bean 14 Rebs: Norris Agbakoko 8 Asts: Jack Kayil 7 | |
| Berlin leads series 2−1 | ||
6 June 2026 18:30 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 81–67 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 16–17, 24−18, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: Austin Crowley 17 Rebs: Crowley, Watson-Boye 6 Asts: Crowley 5 |
Pts: Michael Rataj 18 Rebs: Justin Bean 7 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 4 | |
| Series tied, 2−2 | ||
9 June 2026 20:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 97–66 | Bamberg Baskets |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 30–9, 18−15, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: Michael Rataj 16 Rebs: Michael Rataj 9 Asts: Kayil, Mattisseck 4 |
Pts: Ibi Watson-Boye 16 Rebs: Richard Bálint 5 Asts: Richard Bálint 4 | |
| Berlin wins series 3−2 | ||
Uber Arena, Berlin Attendance: 8,861 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Anne Panther, Kristaps Konstantinovs |
Final
The final was held from 12 to 21 June 2026 in a best-of-five format.
12 June 2026 20:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 102–94 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 31–28, 21–21, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Andreas Obst 33 Rebs: Justinian Jessup 7 Asts: Johannes Voigtmann 8 |
Pts: Norris Agbakoko 21 Rebs: Jack Kayil 7 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 9 | |
| Munich leads series 1−0 | ||
SAP Garden, Munich Attendance: 10,760 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Steve Bittner |
14 June 2026 15:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 79–86 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 27–16, 15–24, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Nenad Dimitrijević 20 Rebs: Johannes Voigtmann 7 Asts: Johannes Voigtmann 3 |
Pts: Jack Kayil 16 Rebs: Agbakoko, Wood 4 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 6 | |
| Series tied, 1−1 | ||
17 June 2026 20:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 83–91 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 16–18, 20–18, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Jack Kayil 17 Rebs: Michael Rataj 8 Asts: Bean, Hermannsson 3 |
Pts: Nenad Dimitrijević 19 Rebs: Oscar da Silva 8 Asts: Nenad Dimitrijević 7 | |
| Munich leads series 2−1 | ||
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,899 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Steve Bittner |
19 June 2026 20:30 |
| Alba Berlin | 71–61 | Bayern Munich |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 16–22, 16–9, 13–7 | ||
| Pts: Justin Bean 17 Rebs: Justin Bean 9 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 4 |
Pts: Nenad Dimitrijević 14 Rebs: Isiaha Mike 7 Asts: three players 2 | |
| Series tied, 2−2 | ||
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,899 Referees: Anne Panther, Gentian Cici, Kristaps Konstantinovs |
21 June 2026 16:30 |
| Bayern Munich | 81–84 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 22–7, 19–26, 15–31 | ||
| Pts: Andreas Obst 24 Rebs: Giffey 7 Asts: Dimitrijević, Voigtmann 4 |
Pts: Bean, Mattisseck 18 Rebs: Justin Bean 12 Asts: Martin Hermannsson 8 | |
| Berlin wins series 3−2 | ||
References
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- ↑ "Bayern mit nächstem Schritt in die Playoffs gegen Ludwigsburg". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Im Stil eines Spitzenteams: München macht gegen Ludwigsburg die Playoffs klar". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bayern gewinnt gegen Berlin und ist Erster". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Alba schlägt Bonn und sichert sich das Playoff-Ticket". sportschau.de. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Revanche geglückt: Berlin gewinnt in Ulm und sichert das Heimrecht im Playoff-Viertelfinale". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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- ↑ "Spektakulärer Derby-Sieg! Baskets sichern sich Heimrecht im Playoff-Viertelfinale". telekom-baskets-bonn.de. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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External links
- Official website (in German)
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