2009–10 Basketball Bundesliga
Introduction The '''Basketball Bundesliga 2009–10''' was the 44th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. Ten days before the start of the season, Beko was presented as the new main sponsor of the BBL. The sponsorship agreement was made for a period of six years and included a rebranding of the league name to ''Beko BBL''. After topsy-turvy playoffs that saw all of the top four teams in the regular season defeated in the first round, Brose Baskets Bamberg won the title after a 5-game final series against the Skyliners Frankfurt, who had defeated another higher seed in the semifinals. It was the 3rd title for Bamberg, who were also the only higher-seeded team to win a playoff series this season.
Teams Giants Nördlingen have decided to withdraw from the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and play in the Pro A this season. This resulted in a wild card to be issued by the BBL. The wild card was granted to LTi Giessen 46ers. LTi Giessen 46ers finished on a relegation position the previous season. Mitteldeutscher BC and Phoenix Hagen of the Pro A division have qualified by sportive means to play in Basketball Bundesliga 2009–10.Both received a licence for this season. Phoenix Hagen still has to meet a deadline by 30 July 2009 regarding their arena to maintain the licence, however the BBL expects them to meet the requirements. On 10 July 2009  Köln 99ers have filed for insolvency. On Monday 20 July 2009 he BBL intended to decide and announce its reaction to this insolvency. However, on Friday 17 July 2009 Köln 99ers declared to renounce their BBL licence. The created free space resulted in a second wild card being issued to Eisbären Bremerhaven. Eisbären Bremerhaven finished last in the previous season and originally were to be relegated.TeamCity/AreaArenaArena Capacity 08–09 RankingBrose BasketsBamberg Jako-Arena 6800 7th / POALBA BerlinBerlin O2 World 14500 1st / PO / cup winnerTelekom Baskets BonnBonn Telekom Dome 6000 4th / PONew Yorker Phantoms BraunschweigBraunschweig Volkswagen Halle Braunschweig 6800 13thEisbären BremerhavenBremerhaven Stadthalle Bremerhaven 4200 18th / Rel / wild cardGiants DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Burg-Wächter Castello 3670 12thDeutsche Bank SkylinersFrankfurt Ballsporthalle Frankfurt 5002 6th / POLTi Giessen 46ersGießen Sporthalle Gießen-Ost 4003 17th / Rel / wild cardBG GöttingenGöttingen Lokhalle Göttingen 3474 2nd / POPhoenix HagenHagen Phoenix-Halle 3013 Pro A: 2nd / promotionEnBW LudwigsburgLudwigsburg Arena Ludwigsburg 5300 11thEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburg EWE-Arena 3148 3rd / PO / championPaderborn BasketsPaderborn Sportzentrum Maspernplatz 3014 8th / POArtland DragonsQuakenbrück Artland-Arena 3000 9thTBB TrierTrier Arena Trier 5900 10thWalter Tigers TübingenTübingen Paul Horn-Arena 3132 14thRatiopharm UlmUlm Kuhberghalle 3000 5th / POMitteldeutscher BCWeißenfels Stadthalle Weißenfels 3000 Pro A: 1st / promotionPO: Playoff; Rel: Relegation; Pro A: Division below BBL
Main round standings #TeamWins LossesPointsPoints For:AgainstPlus/Minus 1 EWE Baskets Oldenburg  259592564:2292+2722 ALBA Berlin  259592594:2280+3143 BG Göttingen 2410582786:2511+2754 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2410582561:2475+865 Brose Baskets Bamberg  2212562660:2443+2176 Eisbären Bremerhaven  2113552755:2631+1247 Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS  2113552561:2467+948 New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig  1915532688:2629+599Artland Dragons1915532693:2486+20710Mitteldeutscher BC1816522601:2599+211EnBW Ludwigsburg1717512522:2554-3212WALTER Tigers Tübingen1618502645:2705-6013ratiopharm Ulm1321472662:2826-16414LTi Giessen 46ers1024442482:2675-19315TBB Trier1024442492:2730-23816Phoenix Hagen925432470:2798-32817 Giants Düsseldorf 826422399:2562-16318 webmoebel Baskets 529392384:2856-472  = Qualification for Playoffs  = Relegation to Pro A
Playoffs
See also * Basketball Bundesliga 2008–09* Basketball Bundesliga 2010–11* German champions
References
External links * German League official website * BBL main round results