The 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd season of the

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(BBL), the top-tier level of professional club

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defended their title by defeating

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in the finals. Alba Berlin, runners-up of the season, qualified for the

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as Bayern Munich was already given a wild card.

Teams

Team changes

Arenas and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first eight teams advance to the playoffs, while the last two placed teams will be relegated to the

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for next season.

League table

Results

Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs are played in a

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format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.

Awards and statistics

Major award winners

Statistical leaders

German clubs in European competitions

References

External links

Official website
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