2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 81st season of the Bulgarian NBL.

NBL
Teams10
Games played135 (Regular season)
Dates9 October 2021 – May 2022
TVMax Sport
2022–23 →

Teams
2020–21 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv[2] 5th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad[3] 4th Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe[4] 6th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha[5] 9th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Chernomorets[6] 5th Boycho Branzov Burgas 1,000
Levski Lukoil[7] 1st Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist[8] 2nd Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Shumen[9] New team Arena Shumen Shumen 2,300
Spartak Pleven[10] 8th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200
Yambol[11] 7th Diana Yambol 3,000

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format.The draw for the first 18 rounds, was made on 10th of September and was show in the NBL youtube channel. The season will start on 9 of October.[12] The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rilski Sportist 7 7 0 646 506 +140 14 Advance to playoffs
2 Levski Lukoil 8 6 2 681 549 +132 14
3 Chernomorets 7 6 1 585 465 +120 13
4 Balkan Botevgrad 7 4 3 583 524 +59 11
5 Beroe 7 4 3 563 556 +7 11
6 Academic Plovdiv 7 4 3 537 549 −12 11
7 Spartak Pleven 7 3 4 567 580 −13 10
8 Cherno More Ticha 8 1 7 579 719 −140 9
9 Yambol 7 1 6 562 641 −79 8
10 Shumen 7 0 7 449 663 −214 7
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: NBL

Results
Home \ Away ACP BAL BER CMT CHE LEV RIL SHU SPA YAM ACP BAL BER CMT CHE LEV RIL SHU SPA YAM
Academic 63–99 84–78 91–79
Balkan 88–69 49–59 90–81
Beroe 92–87 79–90 85–63
Cherno More 80–82 72–101 78–77
Chernomorets 80–66 76–58 75–86 114–63 110–78
Levski Lukoil 75–57 96–60 77–57 85–81
Rilski Sportist 85–73 88–69 93–70
Shumen 66–83 50–96 59–103 71–84
Spartak 76–89 98–66 74–89 84–82
Yambol 72–93 75–97 81–101 98–77
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

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Playoffs

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
1  
8  
 
 
4  
5  
 
 
2  
7  
 
 
3  
6  

Player of the round
Round Player Team PIR
1 Chavdar KostovLevski Lukoil34
2 Tonny Trocha-MorelosChernomorets46
3 Jeremiah PaigeYambol34
4 Tonny Trocha-MorelosChernomorets39
5 Trey PorterRilski Sportist37
6 Brandon BrownRilski Sportist35
7 Obinna OlekaBeroe41

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Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Levski Lukoil[15]Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Rilski Sportist[16]FIBA Europe CupRegular season
Academic Plovdiv[17]Qualifying rounds

NBL clubs in regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Academic Plovdiv[18]Balkan LeagueFirst round
Beroe[19]First round
Balkan[20]First round
Levski Lukoil[21]First round

References
  1. teams
  2. Akademik in NBL
  3. Balkan in NBL
  4. Beroe in NBL
  5. Cherno More in NBL
  6. Chernomorets in NBL
  7. Levski in NBL
  8. Rilski in NBL
  9. Shumen in NBL
  10. Spartak in NBL
  11. Yambol in NBL
  12. "Шампионът започва срещу Черно море Тича, вицешампионът ще гостува на новака Шумен". basketball.bg. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  13. Schedule by bgbasket.com
  14. MVP by Round
  15. Levski games in Europe
  16. Rilski games in Europe
  17. Akademik games in Europe
  18. Akademik in Balkan league
  19. Beore in Balkan league
  20. Balkan in Balkan league
  21. Levski in Balkan league
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