There are no winless teams remaining in the easyCredit BBL as both Phoenix Hagen and RASTA Vechta grabbed their first victories of the season. Hagen for their part ended a wait of 3,814 days for a Bundesliga win dating back to May 2016. VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier meanwhile won their fourth straight game as they rolled past ALBA BERLIN.
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3,814-day wait is over: Hagen beat Oldenburg for first Bundesliga win in more than a decade
Phoenix Hagen survived a valiant comeback to beat EWE Baskets Oldenburg 87-78 on the road for their first win of the season and their first easyCredit BBL victory in more than a decade since May 1, 2016. The promoted side nearly wasted a 17-point fourth quarter lead but improved to 1-4 with Trenton Gibson pouring in 22 points including the dagger three-pointer. Oldenburg have now lost two straight games for a 3-2 mark despite Jeremy Roach scoring 19 points.
Lewis, Edler-Davis and Dolic (!) carry undermanned Vechta past Ulm in OT for first win
RASTA Vechta fought off on-going injury concerns to rally from 14 points down and beat ratiopharm ulm 97-92 in an overtime thriller at home to finally collect their first Bundesliga win of the season. Matt Lewis scored 26 points while Justin Edler-Davis had 19 points and teenager Dominik Dolic had the game of his life with 17 points as Vechta improved to 1-4. Michael Rataj poured in a career-high 22 points but they were not enough as Ulm dropped their third straight game for a 2-3 record.
Weidemann leaves Vechta - and Germany - to New Zealand - and Gordon Herbert
Nelson Weidemann will be leaving the easyCredit BBL with the German national team guard heading to Oceania to play for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL. The 27-year-old Weidemann had recently signed a three-month contract with RASTA Vechta but now joins former German national team head coach Gordon Herbert with the Breakers.
Trier roll past Berlin for fourth straight victory
VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier continued their roll as they ran away from ALBA BERLIN 95-75 at home for their fourth straight victory. Trier blew the game open with a 26-15 third quarter to improve to 4-1 while Berlin have dropped three in a row for 2-3 record. Trier shot 59 percent for the game and Berlin managed to make just 36 percent of their shots. EJ Onu led the way for Trier with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Eli Brooks had 16 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Jordan Ford had 15 points in the loss.
Ludwigsburg rally in final minute, hand Braunschweig first loss of season in OT
MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg rallied late in regulation before beating Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 107-98 on the road in overtime and hand the hosts their first loss of the season. Ludwigsburg led for most of the game but the hosts were ahead by five points with 68 seconds to play. Ludwigsburg answered with the next five points to force overtime. The guests finished the extra session with a 10-2 run to win the game and improve to 3-2 while Braunschweig fell to 3-1. Ludwigsburg made 47 percent from long range while Braunschweig hit just 25 percent of their threes. Elijah Hughes scored 22 points and Ishmael Leggett added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Gian Aydinoglu came off the Braunschweig bench for career highs of 17 points and 7 assists.
Bonn blast Jena by 47 points, just missing all-time biggest win in league history
Telekom Baskets Bonn just missed setting a Bundesliga record for the biggest margin of victory as they rolled past Science City Jena 115-68 at home. The league record remains 48 points in Bonn’s 108-60 win over Würzburg in March 2003. Against Jena, Bonn raced away to a 28-11 lead after 10 minutes and never let up for a 3-2 record including 3-0 at home. Jena, who allowed Bonn to shoot 68 percent for the game including 18 three-pointers at a 60 percent clip, dropped to 2-3 with a 0-3 on the road. Jordan Wright came off the bench to pace six Bonn players in double figures with 20 points while Jeff Garrett had 17 points and Grayson Murphy collected 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Sacar Amin had 13 points for Jena.
Pierre Brooks and Jena part ways
Science City Jena made an early season personnel move and decided to part ways with Pierre Brooks. The 23-year-old American had averaged 8.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in two Bundesliga games.
Bayern remain undefeated after fight in Chemnitz
FC Bayern Basketball remained perfect in the early season as they fought off a battle at NINERS Chemnitz with an 87-83 win. Chemnitz led for most of the first half while Bayern were ahead for nearly the entire second half and just held off the hosts. Bayern improved to 4-0 overall thanks to a 29-8 advantage on second chance points over Chemnitz, who fell to 1-4. Andi Obst scored 16 points and Oscar da Silva had 13 points for Bayern while Mateo Seric poured in 21 points off the Chemnitz bench in the loss.
Rostock thrash Würzburg for biggest winning margin in club history
ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES registered their biggest margin of victory in history as they blasted Fitness First Würzburg Baskets 101-62 at home. Rostock’s previous biggest win was 32 points in May 2026 with a 103-71 blowout of Veolia Towers Hamburg. After a tight first half, Rostock ran away with the game as they outscored Würzburg 35-6 in the third quarter. That gave Rostock a 3-2 record including 2-0 at home while Würzburg fell to 2-2. The hosts shot 61 percent for the game and held Würzburg to just 31 percent from the field. TJ Crockett poured in 18 points and Zach Copeland picked up 16 points for Rostock. Kenny Dye and Calvin Wishart both had 12 points in the defeat.
Wolves take the middle two quarters 48-20 to win in Bamberg
SYNTAINICS MBC collected their first road victory of the season as they beat BMA365 Bamberg Baskets 85-74. Weißenfels took the second quarter 26-10 and then built upon it with a 22-10 third quarter to carry that to the win. Wolves grabbed 20 offensive rebounds in the game to move to 3-2 while Bamberg remained winless at home and 2-3 overall. Borisa Simanic scored 16 points with 8 rebounds, Spencer Reaves picked up 16 points and 6 assists and Jure Planinic added 11 points and 17 rebounds in the win. Trevon Scott poured in 22 points in the loss.
Mintz carries Frankfurt to third straight win, Hamburg drop third in a row
SKYLINERS and Veolia Towers Hamburg are going opposite directions as Frankfurt held on to beat Hamburg 89-78 at home for their third straight win while the visitors have lost three in a row. The hosts led by four points with 4 minutes to go when Judah Mintz buried two triples in a 10-0 surge to decide the game. Frankfurt moved to 3-1 as they shot 42 percent on three-pointers while Hamburg now have a 1-4 record after hitting just 25 percent from long range. Mintz led all scorers with 27 points and Will Christmas totaled 18 points and 7 rebounds for Frankfurt. David Muenkat collected 17 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.
Player of the Week
The Player of the Week for Round 5 comes from RASTA Vechta’s first win of the season with the honor going to Matt Lewis, who put up an efficiency of 30 in overtime against ratiopharm ulm. The forward came off the bench to score 26 points on 7 of 10 shots including 4 of 5 three-pointers and 8 of 10 free throws to go with 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
German Top Five of the Week
G: Dominik Dolic, RASTA Vechta
Dolic was the shocker of the round as the 19-year-old took over loads of responsibility in Vechta’s OT win over ratiopharm ulm. He blew away his previous scoring high with 17 points - including 12 in the final 14 minutes of regulation plus overtime - to go with 1 rebound and 5 assists in 21 minutes. The latter two stats were also career bests.
G: Gian Aydinoglu, Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Aydinoglu had a career night as well with Braunschweig against MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg with a team-high 17 points to go with 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
F: Nicholas Tischler, EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Tischler collected 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in Oldenburg’s loss to Phoenix Hagen.
F: Michael Rataj, ratiopharm ulm
Rataj could not keep ulm from losing to RASTA Vechta though he set a new career high with 22 points along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals
F: Mateo Seric, NINERS Chemnitz
Seric did a good job in helping Chemnitz stay close against FC Bayern Basketball but in the end his 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block were not enough.
Young Guns
Christian Skladanowski, 22, PF, Science City Jena
Skladanowski started against Telekom Baskets Bonn and tallied 10 points on 5 of 8 shots (0/3 threes), 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 19:37 minutes.
Justin Onyejiaka, 22, PG, Telekom Baskets Bonn
Onyejiaka played 7:05 minutes in Bonn’s blowout of Science City Jena and collected 8 points on 3 of 4 shots (0/1 threes) and 1 of 3 free throws, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Marko Petric, 18, SF, Fitness First Würzburg Baskets
Petric started against ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES and played 14:41 minutes, scoring a career high 6 points on 3 of 5 shots (0/2 threes) while grabbing 2 rebounds.
Germans Abroad
There was bad news out of the NBA for Ariel Hukporti as the 24-year-old center suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the preseason opener for his new team Philadelphia 76ers. Hukporti underwent surgery on his right Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the season after last season being part of the NBA title-winning New York Knicks team - becoming just the third German to win an NBA crown after Dirk Nowitzki (2011) and Isaiah Hartenstein (2025). It is the second time Hukporti suffered a torn Achilles after it happened to his left foot in 2022 in the preparation for the season in Australia.
