The 2018–19 BBL-Pokal was the 52nd season of the German Basketball Cup, the domestic cup competition of the

Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the German basketball league system, highest level Sports league, league of professional club basketball in German ...

(BBL). This was the first season with the new format, which changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying. Brose Bamberg won their fifth title after a one-point win over Alba Berlin in the final. Nikos Zisis hit the game-winner with 2.4 seconds left to give Bamberg the win by a one-point margin.

Participants

The sixteen highest placed teams from the

2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga The 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The defending champion was Brose Bam ...

, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.

Round and draw dates

Round of 16

The draw was held on 27 July 2018. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 12 October 2018. ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

The draw was held on 23 December 2018. ----

Final

The draw for home-court advantage was held on 20 January 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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BBL-Pokal Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). His ...