2021–22 BIBL season explained

2021–22 BIBL
League:Balkan International Basketball League
Season:2021–22
Teams:13
Games:80
Dates:12 October 2021 – 1 May 2022
Champions: Hapoel Galil Elyon
Runners Up: Maccabi Haifa
Semifinalists: Ironi Nahariya
Balkan Botevgrad
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Prevseason Link:2020–21 BIBL season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 BIBL season
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 BIBL season is the 14th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). 10-13 teams from Bulgaria, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia will participate in the competition.[1]

Teams

First round
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Balkan Botevgrad Ironi Nahariya Ibar Rožaje
Maccabi Haifa[2] [3]
Levski Sofia [4] Navico Akademija FMP
Second round

First round

Ten teams drawn into two groups consisting of five teams each. Teams from the same country will be drawn in different groups. Peja will be drawn into a group with two teams from North Macedonia due to traveling schedule. Teams play against each other home-and-away basis. The teams placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th from each group will advanced to the second round.[1] [5]

During September, the league management announced the addition of two teams to the first round.[6] [7] On October 6, the league management decided to take Peja out of the tournament since Peja refused to confirm the competition's official schedule as well as fulfill all their financial obligations towards the league in the deadlines set.[4] On October 13, the league management announced that Maccabi Haifa will take Peja's place as the 2nd participant in the league.[2]

On 26 November, The Balkan International Basketball League management decided to take Kumanovo 2009 out of the competition due to its inability to fulfill its obligations. All its results were annulled, and its remaining games cancelled.[3]

Draw

The draw took place on 26 August. The Ten teams was divided into 5 Seeds and drawn into two groups of five.[1]

+Seed 1
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Ironi Nahariya
Hapoel Galil Elyon
+Seed 2
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Academic Plovdiv
Balkan Botevgrad
+Seed 3
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Kumanovo 2009
TFT Skopje
+Seed 4
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Navico Akademija FMP
+Seed 5
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Prishtina
Peja

Group B

Second round

The results between the teams from the same groups in the first round shall be carried forward into this round. The eight teams will be divided into new two groups of four teams each. Teams play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The teams placed 1st from each group will advance to the Final Four. The teams placed 2nd and 3rd from each group will advance to the Quarter-Finals.[8]

Group D

Knockout rounds

Quarterfinals

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Balkan Botevgrad 165–148 83–85 82–63
169–188 Maccabi Haifa 83–91 86–97

Game 2

Final Four

The Final Four games will be composed of two semi-final games, third-place game and final game. Due Three teams from Israel qualified to the Final Four a draw will be made to determine the two pairs of the Semi Final games.

Source: [9]

Final


Awards

MVP of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
2021
October18.7 [10]
November14.3 [11]
December19.6 [12]
2022
January22 [13]
March22.3 [14]

First Round awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player 21.4 [15]
Top Scorer 23.4 pt [16]
Top Rebounder 9.7 rebounds [17]
Best Passer 6.8 assists [18]

MVP of the Final Four

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The seedings for the Delasport Balkan League draw have been announced . 19 August 2021 . 21 August 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  2. Web site: Maccabi Next Urban Haifa to replace KB Peja in Group A of Delasport Balkan League . 13 October 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  3. Web site: KK Kumanovo 2009 is officially taken out of BIBL. Balkan International Basketball League. 26 November 2021. 26 November 2021.
  4. Web site: KB Peja taken out of Delasport BIBL . 7 October 2021 . 6 October 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  5. Web site: Competition system of Delasport Balkan League for season 2021/2022 . 10 September 2021 . 10 September 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  6. Web site: KK Ibar is returning to Delasport Balkan League for fourth season . 9 September 2021 . 18 September 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  7. Web site: The champions of Bulgaria join Delasport Balkan League . 17 September 2021 . 18 September 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  8. Web site: The groups for Stage 2 are set . 15 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  9. Web site: Season 2021-2022 Official Regulations . balkanleague.net . 2 March 2022 . 10 . 6 January 2022.
  10. Web site: The Delasport Balkan League MVP for October is... . 1 November 2021 . 3 November 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  11. Web site: And the MVP for November is... . 5 December 2021 . 5 December 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  12. Web site: The Delasport Balkan League MVP for December is... . 27 December 2021 . 29 December 2021 . www.balkanleague.net.
  13. Web site: The Delasport Balkan League MVP for January is... . 31 January 2022 . 1 February 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  14. Web site: The Delasport Balkan League MVP of March is... . 4 April 2022 . 7 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  15. Web site: And the MVP of Stage 1 is... . 1 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  16. Web site: The top scorer of Stage 1 is… . 28 February 2022 . 14 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  17. Web site: Obinna Oleka is the top rebounder of Stage 1 . 28 February 2022 . 14 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  18. Web site: The best passer of Stage 1 is… . 28 February 2022 . 14 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  19. Web site: Christian Jones is the MVP of Stage 2 . 1 March 2022 . 11 April 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.
  20. Web site: And the MVP of the Final 4 is... . 2 May 2022 . 4 June 2022 . www.balkanleague.net.