2022–23 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2022–23 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 82nd season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season was contested by eleven teams.

NBL
Number of games165 (Regular season)
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Max Sport
Regular season
Top seedRilski Sportist
Season MVPUnited States Ishmael El-Amin (Shumen)[1]
Finals
ChampionsBalkan Botevgrad
  Runners-upChernomorets
Third placeCSKA Sofia
Fourth placeRilski Sportist
Finals MVPChile Manny Suárez (Balkan Botevgrad)[2]
Statistical leaders
Points United States Ishmael El-Amin (Shumen) - 24.2
Rebounds United States Averyl Ugba (Cherno More) - 10.6
Assists Canada Munis Tutu (Chernomorets) - 9.1
Index Rating United States Tamenang Choh (CSKA Sofia) - 27.3

Teams

CSKA Sofia returned to the league as winners of the second division, after a 12 year absence from the NBL.

2022–23 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv[4] 6th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad[5] 1st Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe[6] 7th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha[7] 10th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Chernomorets[8] 5th Boycho Branzov Burgas 1,000
CSKA Sofia[9] 1st (second division) CSKA Sofia 450
Levski[10] 3rd Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist[11] 2nd Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Shumen[12] 9th Arena Shumen Shumen 2,300
Spartak Pleven[13] 4th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200
Yambol[14] 8th Diana Yambol 3,000

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rilski Sportist 30 26 4 2728 2312 +416 56 Advance to playoffs
2 Balkan Botevgrad 30 23 7 2576 2275 +301 53
3 CSKA Sofia 30 20 10 2506 2381 +125 50
4 Chernomorets 30 19 11 2629 2438 +191 49
5 Spartak Pleven 30 16 14 2522 2431 +91 46
6 Levski 30 15 15 2399 2351 +48 45
7 Beroe 30 14 16 2568 2677 −109 44
8 Academic Plovdiv 30 11 19 2400 2537 −137 41
9 Yambol 30 9 21 2373 2602 −229 39
10 Shumen 30 6 24 2278 2687 −409 36
11 Cherno More 30 6 24 2516 2804 −288 36
Source: NBL

Results
Home \ Away ACP BAL BER CMT CHE CSS LEV RIL SHU SPA YAM ACP BAL BER CMT CHE CSS LEV RIL SHU SPA YAM
Academic 70–74 92–72 100–86 87–82 73–100 69–83 78–79 91–66 77–90 79–71 67–74 92–85 99–74 87–83 79–72
Balkan 89–59 105–71 98–87 83–78 81–67 89–64 68–83 87–68 81–60 98–76 82–83 92–88 71–81 77–68 78–67
Beroe 94–86 85–86 94–75 79–91 85–81 78–71 92–95 104–79 68–93 82–88 90–84 104–75 100–114 98–103 102–86
Cherno More 105–88 85–88 98–109 84–96 95–98 74–95 77–86 98–86 86–77 107–87 76–105 84–93 73–91 74–108 101–105
Chernomorets 96–84 93–83 71–78 87–77 100–84 70–81 91–98 94–87 88–81 88–70 94–70 96–69 114–71 90–76 87–77
CSKA Sofia 82–75 78–72 96–68 97–84 80–63 78–52 76–82 79–58 65–91 80–73 104–71 88–86 77–72 101–87 71–75
Levski 88–74 71–83 104–74 80–61 80–70 95–92 73–89 83–70 82–69 89–67 96–88 79–88 94–104 85–86 82–89
Rilski Sportist 95–60 89–83 100–84 85–76 102–69 84–72 89–73 103–71 87–68 104–67 77–76 72–87 86–89 81–70 88–84
Shumen 72–78 63–88 77–74 82–78 79–94 68–70 67–78 63–92 86–79 68–84 89–105 70–85 77–102 62–86 71–99
Spartak 81–72 81–88 81–97 82–78 84–77 84–86 77–65 78–104 81–67 84–82 92–69 105–81 102–87 104–81 108–77
Yambol 87–83 55–81 80–94 88–90 78–100 90–65 86–69 86–80 91–76 58–90 85–90 84–89 87–89 69–94 80–83
Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

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Playoffs

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
1 Rilski Sportist 76 85 97
8 Academic Plovdiv 79 66 67
1 Rilski Sportist 73 82 70 90
4 Chernomorets 79 75 84 95
4 Chernomorets 89 75
5 Spartak Pleven 70 69
2 Balkan Botevgrad 87 87 83
4 Chernomorets 74 64 75
2 Balkan Botevgrad 89 91
7 Beroe 78 72
2 Balkan Botevgrad 79 80 85 92 Third place
3 CSKA Sofia 90 71 70 83
3 CSKA Sofia 94 87 1 Rilski Sportist 71 72
6 Levski 77 79 3 CSKA Sofia 88 86

Player of the round
Round Player Team PIR
1United States Cornelius HudsonBeroe35
2Bulgaria Vasil BachevAcademic32
3United States Dequan MorrisYambol31
4United States Averyl UgbaCherno More29
5United States Barret BensonSpartak Pleven30
6Bulgaria Zlatin GeorgievLevski Sofia42
7The Bahamas Zane KnowlesCSKA Sofia37
8Chile Manny SuárezBalkan26
9Cape Verde Williams TavaresYambol28
10Chile Manny SuárezBalkan40
11United States Darius HallBeroe41
12Canada Munis TutuChernomorets38
13Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets38
14United States Averyl UgbaCherno More49
15Canada Munis TutuChernomorets37
16Bulgaria Chavdar KostovRilski Sportist32
17United States Averyl UgbaCherno More34
18United States John FlorveusLevski Sofia36
19Bulgaria Georgi BoyanovChernomorets36
20United States Ishmael El-AminShumen34
21United States Tamenang ChohCSKA Sofia46
22United States Kelsey BarlowBeroe46
23United States Tamenang ChohCSKA Sofia49
24Bulgaria Aleksandar YanevRilski Sportist39
25United States Ishmael El-AminShumen43
26United States Ishmael El-AminShumen53
27United States Jordan TuckerChernomorets49
28United States Thatch UnruchCherno More35
29United States Ishmael El-AminShumen35
30Chile Manny SuárezBalkan35
31United States Alan ArnettLevski Sofia37
32United States Ishmael El-AminShumen39
33Bulgaria Hristo ZaharievBalkan30

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Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
BalkanFIBA Europe CupRegular season
Rilski SportistRegular season

NBL clubs in regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
LevskiBalkan LeagueFirst round
BeroeThird Place

References

Regular Season Stats

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  2. "Мануел Суарес: Още в първия ден вярвах, че можем да станем шампиони". bgbasket.bg. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. "11 отбора подадоха заявка за участие в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. Akademik in NBL
  5. Balkan in NBL
  6. Beroe in NBL
  7. Cherno More in NBL
  8. Chernomorets in NBL
  9. CSKA in NBL
  10. Levski in NBL
  11. Rilski in NBL
  12. Shumen in NBL
  13. Spartak in NBL
  14. Yambol in NBL
  15. Schedule by bgbasket.com
  16. MVP by Round
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