Basketball Bundesliga (1998-1999)
1997-98
1999-2000
Basketball Bundesliga 1998-99
Champion: ALBA Berlin
Regular Season Champion: ALBA Berlin
DBB Pokal Winner: ALBA Berlin
League MVP & Top Scorer & Domestic POY: Dirk Nowitzki (22.5)
All-Star Game MVP & Dunk Contest Winner: Olumide Oyedeji
3PT Contest Winnerr: Gary Collier
Coach of the Year: Svetislav Pesic
All-Star Game: National - International 126-132
Players / Stats
League History
In 1998-99 season Bundesliga changed its format eliminating Relegation Round.
1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semis Final 1999 Semis Quarterfinals 1/8 Finals
Bamberg2
Braunschweig0
Leverkusen2
Hagen0
ALBA Berlin3
Bamberg0
Trier1
Leverkusen3
ALBA Berlin3
Leverkusen0
ALBA Berlin3
Telekom Bsk2
Telekom Bsk3
Rhoendorf1
Telekom Bsk3
UNICS Kazan0
Rhoendorf3
Oberelchinge0
MTV Giessen1
UNICS Kazan2
Wuerzburg0
Oberelchinge2
Basketball Bundesliga Final Series: ALBA Berlin - Telekom Baskets Bonn (3-2)

ALBA Berlin (Svetislav Pesic): Stipo Papic, Wendell Alexis, Vladimir Bogojevic, Henrik Roedl, Marko Pesic, Sven Schultze, Mithat Demirel, Geert Hammink, Teoman Ozturk, Jorg Lutcke, Franko Nakic, Stephen Arigbabu, Patrick Femerling
Telekom Baskets Bonn: Gunther Behnke, Steve Hutchinson, Branko Klepac, Derrick Phelps

DBB Pokal Final: ALBA Berlin - MTV Flippers Giessen 69-48

ALBA Berlin (Svetislav Pesic): Stipo Papic, Wendell Alexis, Vladimir Bogojevic, Henrik Roedl, Marko Pesic, Sven Schultze, Mithat Demirel, Geert Hammink, Teoman Ozturk, Jorg Lutcke, Franko Nakic, Stephen Arigbabu, Patrick Femerling
MTV Flippers Giessen: Tyron McCoy, Scooter Barry, Shields James, Paolo Giuliani

All-Star Game: National - International 126-132
Standings 1998-99
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
ALBA Berlin
22-4
2231
1822
2
Telekom Baskets Bonn
20-6
2103
1929
3
TV Tatami Rhoendorf
18-8
2039
1928
4
TVG HerzogTel Trier
17-9
2300
2173
5
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
16-10
2043
1960
6
DJK S. Oliver Wuerzburg
15-11
2186
2146
7
MTV Flippers Giessen
14-12
2167
2101
8
TSK uniVersa Bamberg
13-13
1969
1910
9
SG FT/MTV Braunschweig
12-14
2042
2076
10
SSV ratiopharm Ulm 1846
11-15
2104
2108
11
SV Tally Oberelchingen
8-18
1888
2117
12
Hagen Hunters
8-18
2071
2274
13
USC Freiburg
4-22
1818
2067
14
BG Bayreuth
4-22
1778
2128
 
- qualified to the play-offs
 
- relegated at the end of season
German teams in Euro-Cups 1998-99
FIBA EuroLeague:
  • ALBA Berlin:
  • ALBA Berlin: took 6th place (3-7) in Group C of First Round, then took 5th place (6-10) in Group H of Second Round
In 1999 the 1.Bundelsiga rights were sold by TV Tatami Rhoendorf to Frankfurt, so TV Tatami Rhondorf went down to D2
ALBA Berlin conquer DBB Pokal trophy
League MVP & Top Scorer & Domestic POY
Dirk Nowitzki (22.5)
All-Star Game MVP & Dunk Contest Winner
Olumide Oyedeji
3PT Contest Winner
Gary Collier
Coach of the Year
Svetislav Pesic