The season started with the BNXT Supercup on 19 September, while the regular season began on 24 September 2021. The season ended on 11 June 2022 with the final game of the Finals.
On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league.[2] All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted in favor of the decision. Serious talks about the initiative had been ongoing since fall 2019.[3] On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were revealed.[4]
Competition formula
The league will consist of different stages with national championships and a common BeNeLeague championship. [5][6]
Teams entering in this round
National regular season (21 teams) 24.09.2021.–20.02.2022.
10 Belgian teams
11 Dutch teams
All teams play each other home and away
Elite Gold (10 teams) 27.02.2022–29.04.2022.
Best 5 Dutch teams
Best 5 Belgian teams
Teams play 10 games
Elite Silver (11 teams) 27.02.2022.–29.04.2022.
Bottom-6 Dutch teams
Bottom-5 Belgian teams
Teams play 10 games
National play-offs (6 teams) 03.05.2022.–29.05.2022.
Top two Gold teams from each country go directly to semifinals
Three other Gold teams play in quarter-finals
Best Silver team joins the quarter-finals
BNXT League play-offs (20 teams) 04.05.2022.–11.06.2022.
Bottom Elite Silver removed from competition
Elite Silver playoff (8 teams)
BNXT playoffs R1: 4 Winners Elite Silver Playoff vs. 4 national PO . quarter-finalists dropping out
BNXT playoffs R2: Winners BNXT PO1 vs. losing semi-finalists national PO
BNXT playoffs R3: BNXT PO2 winners compete against each other
BNXT Quarter-finals: Winners BNXT PO3 vs. losing finalists national PO
BNXT Semi-finals: Winners BNXT PO4 vs. champions national PO
BNXT Finals: Winners BNXT PO5 will compete for the title of BNXT League Champion.
Source: BNXT League Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
National Playoffs
In the national playoffs, quarterfinals were played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1–1).
The highest ranked team before the start of the playoffs, always had the home court advantage. This means that they always played the last game of a playoff series or a home and away matchup at home.