2023 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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| Bulgarian Basketball Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 21 March 2023 – 24 March 2022 | ||||||
| Number of games | 7 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 8 | ||||||
| TV partner(s) | Max Sport | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||
| Season MVP | Pavlov | ||||||
| Finals | |||||||
| Champions | Levski Sofia | ||||||
| Runners-up | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| Semifinalists | Chernomorets, Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||
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| Records | |||||||
| Highest scoring | Levski Sofia 86–81 CSKA Sofia (24 March 2023) | ||||||
← 2022 2024 → | |||||||
The 2023 Bulgarian Basketball Cup is the 69th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and will be held in Sofia, Arena Sofia.[1] The competition starts on 21 March 2023, with the quarterfinals, and ended with the Final on March 24, 2023.
Qualified teams[edit]
The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2022–23 NBL regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rilski Sportist | 20 | 19 | 1 | Seeded teams |
| 2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 20 | 16 | 4 | |
| 3 | CSKA | 20 | 12 | 8 | |
| 4 | Levski | 20 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | Chernomorets | 20 | 11 | 9 | Non-seeded Teams |
| 6 | Spartak Pleven | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | Beroe | 20 | 9 | 11 | |
| 8 | Yambol | 20 | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | Academic Plovdiv | 20 | 6 | 14 | Did not qualify |
| 10 | Cherno More Ticha | 20 | 5 | 15 | |
| 11 | Shumen | 20 | 3 | 17 |
Draw[edit]
The 2023 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was drawn on 8 March 2022 at approximately 12:00. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were not any restrictions for the draw of the semifinals.[3]
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Chernomorets | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Chernomorets | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Levski | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Levski | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Beroe | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Levski | 86 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Sofia | 81 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Sofia | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Pleven | 63 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Sofia | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Balkan Botevgrad | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Balkan Botevgrad | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Yambol | 66 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
| 21 March | Rilski Sportist | 78–82(OT) | Chernomorets | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 29-15, 10-18, 9-23, 21-13, Overtime: 9-13 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Yanev 16 Rebs: Wiggins 15 Asts: Randolph, Karamfilov 4 PIR: Yanev 23 | Boxscore | Pts: Tucker 22 Rebs: Boyanov 17 Asts: Boyanov 4 PIR: Boyanov 29 | Attendance: 500 Referees: Ventsislav Velikov, Kaloyan Kostov, Stefan Stefanov |
| 21 March | Levski | 85–78 | Beroe | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:15(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 22-20, 18-15, 22-29 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Arnett 27 Rebs: Mihaylov 8 Asts: Velikov, Mihaylov 5 PIR: Arnett 34 | Boxscore | Pts: Hall 17 Rebs: Purifoy 12 Asts: Georgiev 3 PIR: Purifoy 26 | Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolay Tsintsarski, Slavcho Nuchev, Vladimir Zanev |
| 21 March | CSKA Sofia | 82–63 | Spartak Pleven | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 13-14, 29-16, 16-16 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Choh 23 Rebs: Choh 12 Asts: Young 6 PIR: Choh 36 | Boxscore | Pts: Haynes-Jones 23 Rebs: Chernokozhev 9 Asts: Haynes-Jones 5 PIR: Haynes-Jones 22 | Attendance: 500 Referees: Ivaylo Resilovski,Ivan Marinov, Miroslav Kamburov |
| 21 March | Balkan Botevgrad | 97–66 | Yambol | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 31-14, 24-17, 19-14, 23-21 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Diplaros, Jackson 14 Rebs: Adel 8 Asts: Ivanov 5 PIR: Adel 20 | Boxscore | Pts: Sampson 15 Rebs: Sampson 6 Asts: Lilov 7 PIR: Lilov 18 | Attendance: 400 Referees: Stanimir Rusev, Iskren Manolov, Serafim Petrov |
Semifinals[edit]
| 22 March | Chernomorets | 73–77 | Levski | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 11-25, 27-17, 19-18, 16-17 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Tucker 29 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Tutu 8 PIR: Tucker 23 | Boxscore | Pts: Arnett 20 Rebs: Pavlov 11 Asts: Dimitrov 9 PIR: Pavlov 23 | Attendance: 500 Referees: Ivaylo Resilovski, Stanimir Rusev, Serafim Petrov |
| 22 March | CSKA Sofia | 82–80(OT) | Balkan Botevgrad | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15(UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 14-22, 20-16, 21-8, 17-26, Overtime: 10-8 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Young 17 Rebs: Knowles 12 Asts: Young 7 PIR: Young 19 | Boxscore | Pts: Suarez 20 Rebs: Suarez 12 Asts: Jackson 7 PIR: Suarez 28 | Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Martin Horozov, Nikolay Tsintsarski, Kaloyan Kostov |
Finals[edit]
| 24 March 2023 | Levski | 86–81 | CSKA Sofia | Arena Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20-27, 24-15, 24-14, 18-25 | |||
 | Pts: Arnett 22 Rebs: Florveus 6 Asts: Georgiev, Velikov 5 PIR: Pavlov 19 | Boxscore | Pts: Young 21 Rebs: Choh 10 Asts: Young 7 PIR: Young, Choh 30 | Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Ventsislav Velikov, Martin Horozov, Ivaylo Resilovski |
References[edit]
- ^ "Изтеглиха жребия за efbet Купа на България". basketball.bg. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "НБЛ | Standing". nbl.basketball.bg. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Купа на България: Мач Левски - ЦСКА възможен едва на финала". bgbasket.bg. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "БФБаскетбол". Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ results
- ^ Stats