Basketball Bundesliga (1976-1977)
1975-76
1977-78
Basketball Bundesliga 1976-77
Champion: USC Heidelberg
DBB Pokal Winner: USC Heidelberg
Top Scorer: Ljubodrag Simonovic (544)
Players / Stats
League History
In 1976-77 season Bundesliga changed its format adding Final Round and Relegation Round. Final Round consisted of 6 top teams at the end of Regular Season. For the first time Bundesliga included 2.Bundesliga (2-tier) teams to play in Relegation Round, which now had 12 teams (4 from Bundesliga and 6 from 2.Bundesliga) split into 2 groups North and South) of 5 teams each.
FINAL: USC Heidelberg vs MTV 1846 Giessen

USC Heidelberg: Rainer Frontzek

Bundesliga Standings 1976-77
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
Final Round Relegation Round First Stage
1
USC Heidelberg
14-6
1590
1527
2
TuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen
13-7
1764
1727
3
MTV 1846 Giessen
11-9
1723
1602
4
SSV Hagen
10-10
1676
1651
5
MTV Wolfenbuettel
6-14
1585
1757
6
1. FC 01 Bamberg
6-14
1596
1770
Group North
1
ASV Koeln
7-3
890
787
2
SSC Goettingen
7-3
909
795
3
FC Schalke 04
7-3
914
840
4
DTV Charlottenburg Berlin
4-6
814
820
5
Hamburger TB
3-7
699
805
6
USC Muenster
2-8
705
911
Group South
1
TuS Aschaffenburg-Damm
8-2
819
706
2
Post SV Bayreuth↑
7-3
867
765
3
SG BC/USC Muenchen
7-3
894
811
4
SV Moehringen
5-5
1003
895
5
Eintracht Frankfurt
3-7
821
931
6
ADB Koblenz
0-10
771
1086
1
USC Heidelberg
15-3
1530
1327
2
SSV Hagen
15-3
1585
1403
3
TuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen
13-5
1703
1444
4
MTV 1846 Giessen
12-6
1658
1404
5
MTV Wolfenbuettel
12-6
1576
1504
6
1. FC 01 Bamberg
10-8
1546
1563
7
SSC Goettingen↑
5-13
1491
1627
8
ASV Koeln
4-14
1421
1714
9
Post SV Bayreuth↑
2-16
1435
1697
10
SG BC/USC Muenchen
2-16
1435
1697
 
- qualified to the play-offs
 
- relegated at the end of season
↑
- newly prompted
Top Scorer
Ljubodrag Simonovic (544)
German teams in Euro-Cups 1976-77
European Champions Cup:
  • Leverkusen: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group A of Quarterfinal Group Stage