2024–25 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

NBL
Duration4 October 2024 – June 2025
Games played108 (Regular season)
Teams9
TV partner(s)Max Sport

The 2024–25 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 84th season of the Bulgarian NBL.

Teams

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2024–25 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

CSKA Sofia withdrew from the competition on 16 September due to financial difficulties.[2] Chernomorets withdrew from the competition on September 29 after failing to register a team due to unpaid wages to players and coaches from the previous season. This required a new fixture draw for the upcoming season.[3]

On October 1, just 3 days before the first game of the season Yambol also withdrew due to financial difficulties, as well as the reconstruction of their Diana arena and the lack of an available alternative basketball hall. They will participate in the second division for the 2024–25 season and confirmed their intention of returning to the NBL for the 2025–26 season.[4]

Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv[5] 9th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad[6] 2nd Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe[7] 12th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha[8] 6th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Minyor 2015[9] 11th Boris Gyuderov Hall Pernik 1,700
Levski[10] 8th Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist[11] 1st Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Shumen[12] 7th Arena Shumen Shumen 1,500
Spartak Pleven[13] 4th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200

Regular season

Before the withdrawal of Yambol and Chernomorets, the eleven teams should have played twice against each other for a total of 20 games. The league would then split into a top 6 and bottom 5, with each team playing two games against each of the other teams from the same group. The six teams from the first group and the best two teams from the second group would join the playoffs.[14]

With nine teams, the teams will play each other twice, after which there will be an additional third cycle, where each team will have four home games against the four teams below them and four away games against the teams above them in the standings.[15]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rilski Sportist 13 11 2 1167 944 +223 24 Advance to playoffs
2 Balkan Botevgrad 12 10 2 1081 969 +112 22
3 Beroe 14 8 6 1217 1240 −23 22
4 Academic Plovdiv 13 8 5 1069 1081 −12 21
5 Minyor 2015 13 6 7 1100 1134 −34 19
6 Spartak Pleven 12 6 6 1031 1016 +15 18
7 Cherno More 12 6 6 1015 1005 +10 18
8 Levski 13 2 11 972 1113 −141 15
9 Shumen 14 1 13 1158 1308 −150 15
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: NBL

Results

Matches 1–16

Teams played each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away ACP BAL BER CMT LEV MIN RIL SHU SPA
Academic 91–101 79–77 67–64 84–83 107–83 91–77 82–80
Balkan 104–83 91–92 95–78 82–65 68–76 103–76
Beroe 85–73 106–110 76–95 115–90 66–111 105–98 92–80
Cherno More 91–90 75–80 97–60 82–77 89–81 88–91
Levski 75–90 71–83 58–66 91–88 64–74 96–91 81–96
Minyor 2015 89–73 91–74 81–80 75–87 101–76 91–82
Rilski Sportist 87–56 92–83 89–64 97–75 104–81 99–81
Shumen 74–76 67–68 91–93 108–118 79–78 74–90 73–103
Spartak 89–96 83–88 87–60 89–75 76–71 97–93
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Matches 17–24

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
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Player of the round

Round Player Team PIR
1 United States Anthony Walker Balkan 39
2 Bulgaria Dimitar Marincheshki Levski 33
3 United States Darius Banks Beroe 32
4 United States Jordan Session Rilski Sportist 39
5 Bulgaria Lachezar Toshkov Minyor 2015 23
6 Bulgaria Borislav Mladenov Minyor 2015 37
7 Bulgaria Borislav Mladenov Minyor 2015 30
8 United States Tyere Marshall Balkan 41
9 United States Rey Idowu Shumen 34
10 United States Anthony Walker Balkan 55
11 United States Daylen Williams Academic Plovdiv 36
12 Bulgaria Nikolay Titkov Academic Plovdiv 35
13 United States Michael Williams Shumen 39

[16]

Bulgarian clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Rilski Sportist FIBA Europe Cup Regular season
Balkan

Bulgarian clubs in Regional competitions

Team Competition Progress
Spartak Pleven European North Basketball League Regular season

References

Regular Season Stats

  1. ^ "ИУС утвърди системата за провеждане на сезон 2024-25". basketball.bg. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ЦСКА се сбогува с НБЛ". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "Официално: без Черноморец Бургас в Sesame НБЛ през новия сезон". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "Ямбол се отказа от участие в Националната баскетболна лига". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  5. ^ Akademik in NBL
  6. ^ Balkan in NBL
  7. ^ Beroe in NBL
  8. ^ Cherno More in NBL
  9. ^ Minyor 2015 in NBL
  10. ^ Levski in NBL
  11. ^ Rilski in NBL
  12. ^ Shumen in NBL
  13. ^ Spartak in NBL
  14. ^ "Жребият размина фаворитите на старта в Sesame НБЛ". bgbasket.com. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Управителният съвет на БФБаскетбол утвърди окончателно формата на НБЛ". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  16. ^ MVP by Round