| Basketball Bundesliga | |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Champions: | Alba Berlin |
| Runners Up: | Bayern Munich |
| Semifinalists: | Riesen Ludwigsburg ratiopharm Ulm |
| Relegated: | Rasta Vechta |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Games: | 306 |
| Dates: | 6 November 2020 – 13 June 2021 |
| Top Seed: | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Mvp: | Jaleen Smith |
| Mvp Link: | Basketball Bundesliga Most Valuable Player |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Finals Mvp: | Jayson Granger |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Basketball Bundesliga Finals MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | URU |
| Top Scorer: |  Michał Michalak |
| Ppg: | 20.5 |
| Rebounds Leader: |  David Kravish |
| Rpg: | 8.4 |
| Assists Leader: | Trae Bell-Haynes |
| Apg: | 7.2 |
| Attendance: | 0 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021.[1] [2]
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games.[3]
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brose Bamberg | Roel Moors | Sacked | [6] | Pre-season | Johan Roijakkers | [7] |
| BG Göttingen | Johan Roijakkers | Signed with Brose Bamberg | Roel Moors | [8] | ||
| Rasta Vechta | Pedro Calles | Signed with Hamburg Towers | Thomas Päch | [9] | ||
| Hamburg Towers | Mike Taylor | End of contract | [10] |  Pedro Calles | [11] | |
| Bayern Munich | Oliver Kostić | Mutual consent |  Andrea Trinchieri | |||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Will Voigt | End of contract | 15 July 2020[12] | Igor Jovović | 15 July 2020 |
See main article: 2021 BBL Playoffs. All three rounds of the playoffs are played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.
The awards were announced on 19 May 2021.[13]
| Award | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||
| Alba Berlin | |||
| Mitteldeutscher BC | |||
| Crailsheim Merlins | |||
| Riesen Ludwigsburg | |||
| Most Effective Player International | Brose Bamberg | ||
| Most Effective Player National | Giessen 46ers | ||
| Hamburg Towers | |||
| Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Category | Player | Club | Average[14] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Michał Michalak | Mitteldeutscher BC | 20.5 | |
| Rebounds | David Kravish | Brose Bamberg | 8.4 | |
| Assists |  Trae Bell-Haynes | Crailsheim Merlins | 7.2 | |
| Steals | Alex Hamilton | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1.9 | |
| Blocks | Philipp Hartwich | Mitteldeutscher BC | 1.7 | |
| Efficiency | David Kravish | Brose Bamberg | 21.1 |