2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

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

NBL
Duration9 October 2021 – 9 June 2022
Number of games135 (Regular season)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Max Sport
Regular season
Season MVPTrey Porter[1]
Finals
ChampionsBalkan Botevgrad
  Runners-upRilski Sportist
Third placeLevski Lukoil
Fourth placeSpartak Pleven
Finals MVPChristian Jones[2]
Statistical leaders
Points Jeremiah Littlepage 19.7
Rebounds Tonny Trocha-Morelos 12.8
Assists

Jordan Burns 7.0

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Index Rating Trey Porter 25.7
Records
Biggest home winRilski Sportist 108–56 Shumen
(29 December 2021)
Biggest away winBeroe 76–125 Rilski Sportist
(6 April 2022)
Highest scoringLevski Lukoil 108–114 Spartak Pleven
(16 April 2022)

Teams
2021–22 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv[5] 5th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad[6] 4th Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe[7] 6th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha[8] 9th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Chernomorets[9] 5th Boycho Branzov Burgas 1,000
Levski Lukoil[10] 1st Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist[11] 2nd Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Shumen[12] New team Arena Shumen Shumen 2,300
Spartak Pleven[13] 8th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200
Yambol[14] 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 10 September and was show in the NBL youtube channel. The season will start on 9 October.[15] The top eight teams advance to the playoffs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rilski Sportist 27 25 2 2458 1932 +526 52 Advance to playoffs
2 Balkan Botevgrad 27 21 6 2243 1952 +291 48
3 Levski Lukoil 27 18 9 2230 1980 +250 45
4 Chernomorets 27 16 11 2199 2119 +80 43
5 Spartak Pleven 27 16 11 2298 2184 +114 43
6 Beroe 27 13 14 2191 2239 −48 40
7 Academic Plovdiv 27 12 15 2155 2186 −31 39
8 Yambol 27 9 18 2214 2441 −227 36
9 Shumen 27 4 23 1875 2362 −487 31
10 Cherno More Ticha 27 1 26 1957 2425 −468 28
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. 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 88–91 78–97 81–88 83–78 77–85 106–80 70–65 89–85 67–80 79–66 113–88
Balkan 79–63 106–78 88–69 49–59 80–69 74–73 112–76 90–81 94–81 85–76 92–70 74–68 75–71
Beroe 91–87 92–87 99–64 100–83 56–82 79–90 85–63 57–73 91–76 95–87 74–64 76–125 105–68 76–92
Cherno More 65–83 79–101 80–82 83–108 72–101 75–86 71–76 69–85 78–77 72–84 79–99 73–92 71–93 82–91
Chernomorets 80–66 83–78 76–58 91–70 69–96 68–89 114–63 84–87 110–78 76–66 89–78 79–66 79–72
Levski Lukoil 75–57 59–72 97–85 96–60 77–57 66–76 75–51 80–74 85–81 76–70 86–68 80–69 108–114
Rilski Sportist 77–63 85–73 85–77 96–58 82–71 88–69 108–56 93–70 104–68 78–74 89–58 82–78 79–77
Shumen 66–83 54–80 65–81 91–71 68–77 50–96 59–103 71–84 73–82 67–73 66–58 88–85 70–72 75–102
Spartak 91–64 71–83 76–89 98–66 74–89 84–82 101–93 100–74 88–95 94–90 95–83 92–76 94–73
Yambol 72–93 75–97 76–91 97–91 103–85 78–97 81–101 98–77 83–82 70–79 91–73 78–81 76–115 93–88
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

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Playoffs

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
1 Rilski Sportist 91 96
8 Yambol 68 83
1 Rilski Sportist 94 89 77
5 Spartak Pleven 65 75 76
4 Chernomorets 72 85 69
5 Spartak Pleven 87 84 87
1 Rilski Sportist 78 82 65 54
2 Balkan Botevgrad 69 86 88 66
2 Balkan Botevgrad 80 72 61
7 Academic Plovdiv 73 87 55
2 Balkan Botevgrad 80 76 56 78 Third place
3 Levski Lukoil 74 72 66 76
3 Levski Lukoil 116 87 5 Spartak Pleven 88 83 62
6 Beroe 74 79 3 Levski Lukoil 96 73 78

Player of the round
Round Player Team PIR
1Bulgaria Chavdar KostovLevski34
2Colombia Tonny Trocha-MorelosChernomorets46
3United States Jeremiah PaigeYambol34
4Colombia Tonny Trocha-MorelosChernomorets39
5United States Trey PorterRilski Sportist37
6United States Brandon BrownRilski Sportist35
7United States Obinna OlekaBeroe41
8United States Wendell LewisChernomorets52
9United States Obinna OlekaBeroe50
10Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe33
11United States Obinna OlekaBeroe36
12Serbia Dejan BjelićShumen40
13Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets36
14Bulgaria Chavdar KostovLevski32
15United States Trey PorterRilski Sportist28
16Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets38
17Bulgaria Krastan KrastanovYambol32
18Serbia Dejan BjelićShumen31
19Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets40
20United States Brandon BrownRilski Sportist41
21Bulgaria Ivko IvkovSpartak Pleven32
22Ukraine Maksym KornienkoSpartak Pleven35
23Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets30
24United States Daishon KnightAcademic Plovdiv36
25Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevBeroe32
26Croatia Vlatko GranićChernomorets34
27Ukraine Maksym KornienkoSpartak Pleven33

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Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Levski Lukoil[18]Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Rilski Sportist[19]FIBA Europe CupRegular season
Academic Plovdiv[20]Qualifying rounds

NBL clubs in regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Academic Plovdiv[21]Balkan LeagueFirst round
Beroe[22]First round
Balkan[23]First round
Levski Lukoil[24]First round

References
  1. "Трей Портър е MVP на Редовния сезон в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "Балкан отново е шампион в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. Stats
  4. teams
  5. Akademik in NBL
  6. Balkan in NBL
  7. Beroe in NBL
  8. Cherno More in NBL
  9. Chernomorets in NBL
  10. Levski in NBL
  11. Rilski in NBL
  12. Shumen in NBL
  13. Spartak in NBL
  14. Yambol in NBL
  15. "Шампионът започва срещу Черно море Тича, вицешампионът ще гостува на новака Шумен". basketball.bg. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. Schedule by bgbasket.com
  17. MVP by Round
  18. Levski games in Europe
  19. Rilski games in Europe
  20. Akademik games in Europe
  21. Akademik in Balkan league
  22. Beore in Balkan league
  23. Balkan in Balkan league
  24. Levski in Balkan league
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