The 2017 BBL-Pokal was the 50th season of the German Basketball Cup. The Final Four was held in Berlin, which gained Alba Berlin automatic qualification. The other six participating teams were selected through the standings in the 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga.[1]
| 2017 BBL-Pokal | |
|---|---|
 The Mercedes-Benz Arena hosted the Final Four | |
| Season | 2017 |
| Dates | 22 January (qualifiers) 18–19 February (Top Four) |
| Games played | 6 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Brose Bamberg (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Bayern Munich |
| Third place | Alba Berlin |
| Fourth place | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Participants
editThe following six teams qualified based on their standings in the first half of the 2016–17 BBL.[2] Alba Berlin qualified directly as host of the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ratiopharm Ulm | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1439 | 1242 | +197 | 32 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 2 | Brose Bamberg | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1362 | 1079 | +283 | 30 | |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1385 | 1163 | +222 | 26 | |
| 4 | medi bayreuth | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1364 | 1222 | +142 | 26 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 5 | Alba Berlin (H) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1342 | 1295 | +47 | 22 | |
| 6 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1314 | 1312 | +2 | 18 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 7 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1213 | 1228 | −15 | 16 | |
| – | Phoenix Hagen[a] (D) | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |
- ^ In October 2016, Phoenix Hagen were punished with a deduction of four points for failing with licensing requirements.[3] On 30 November 2016, the BBL withdrew the licence of the club and it was relegated to the ProA, while it also stopped playing and all results were expunged.[4]
Bracket
edit| Qualifying round 22 January | Semifinals 18 February | Final 19 February | ||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 87 | |||||||||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 72 | |||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 78 | |||||||||
| Alba Berlin | 70 | |||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 71 | |||||||||
| Brose Bamberg | 74 | |||||||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 72 | |||||||||
| ratiopharm Ulm | 67 | |||||||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 78 | |||||||||
| Brose Bamberg | 85 | Third place | ||||||||
| medi bayreuth | 52 | |||||||||
| Brose Bamberg | 75 | |||||||||
| Alba Berlin | 84 | |||||||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 74 | |||||||||
Qualifying round
editThe draw was held on 30 December 2016.[5]
| 22 January 2017 | Medi bayreuth | 50–75 | Brose Bamberg | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 10–21, 18–15, 13–16 | |||
| Pts: De'Mon Brooks 19 Rebs: De'Mon Brooks 5 Asts: Nate Linhart 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller, Strēlnieks 13 Rebs: Miller, Theis 5 Asts: Causeur, Lô 5 |
Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Nesa Kovačević, Steffen Neubecker |
|
| 22 January 2017 | Bayern Munich | 87–72 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | Audi Dome, Munich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 17–26, 27–14, 17–16 | |||
| Pts: Anton Gavel 17 Rebs: Maxi Kleber 9 Asts: Booker, Gavel 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Julian Gamble 15 Rebs: Ken Horton 10 Asts: Ken Horton 4 |
Attendance: 6,031 Referees: Clemens Fritz, Christof Madinger, Johannes Hack |
|
| 22 January 2017 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 72–67 | ratiopharm ulm | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–7, 15–12, 18–21, 18–27 | |||
| Pts: Cliff Hammonds 12 Rebs: Crawford, Cooley 6 Asts: Cotton, Hammonds 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Da'Sean Butler 18 Rebs: Butler, Rubit 6 Asts: three players 3 |
Attendance: 3,549 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Konstantin Simonow, Steve Bittner |
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Top Four
editThe draw was held on 22 January 2017.[6]
Semifinals
edit| 18 February 2017 | Bayern Munich | 78–70 | Alba Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 21–17, 18–13, 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Nick Johnson 19 Rebs: Reggie Redding 7 Asts: Nick Johnson 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dragan Milosavljević 17 Rebs: Tony Gaffney 6 Asts: Dragan Milosavljević 4 |
Attendance: 10,433 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Anne Panther, Toni Rodriguez |
|
| 18 February 2017 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 78–85 | Brose Bamberg | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 20–14, 19–25, 24–24 | |||
| Pts: Drew Crawford 17 Rebs: Drew Crawford 8 Asts: Cliff Hammonds 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Causeur, Theis 19 Rebs: Melli 7 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zisis 5 |
Attendance: 10,433 Referees: Martin Matip, Christof Madinger, Moritz Reiter |
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Third place game
edit| 19 February 2017 | Alba Berlin | 84–70 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 23–22, 25–14, 16–15 | |||
| Pts: Carl English 17 Rebs: Carl English 6 Asts: Akeem Vargas 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Drew Crawford 10 Rebs: Jack Cooley 7 Asts: David McCray 3 |
Attendance: 7,371 Referees: Christof Madinger, Anne Panther, Toni Rodriguez |
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Final
edit| 19 February 2017 | Bayern Munich | 71–74 | Brose Bamberg | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 15–21, 12–10, 23–19 | |||
| Pts: Nick Johnson 13 Rebs: Reggie Redding 6 Asts: Reggie Redding 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fabien Causeur 18 Rebs: Daniel Theis 10 Asts: Fabien Causeur 3 |
Attendance: 10,511 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Moritz Reiter |
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References
edit- ^ "Top Four 2017 findet in Berlin statt". sport1.de. 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Pokal-Tabelle". Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Offiziell: 4 Wertungspunkte Abzug für Phoenix Hagen". telekombasketball.de. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Phoenix Hagen had its German League license withdrawn". Eurohoops.net. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Max Giesinger macht's möglich: Derby-Time in der K.o.-Runde". easycredit-bbl.de. 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Halbfinals des easyCredit TOP FOUR: ZDF-Sportmoderatorin Annika Zimmermann Sonntag als Glücksfee". easycredit-bbl.de. 22 January 2017.