FC Bayern celebrates winning the title: basketball championship after a heart-stopping final!

FC Bayern celebrates winning the title: basketball championship after a heart-stopping final!

A thrilling season in the Basketball Bundesliga came to its crowning conclusion: FC Bayern Munich secured the German championship title on June 27, 2025. In the decisive fifth game of the best-of-five series, the Munich team beat ratiopharm Ulm 81:77 and thus won the title for the seventh time in the club's history. Gordon Herbert, the coach of FC Bayern, was proud and satisfied with the performance of his players after the exciting final, which took place in the newly renovated SAP Garden. [DW] reports that despite the pressure of losing their third game at home the previous week, Bayern were able to win their last two games.

The game itself promised a lot of excitement. Bayern's Devin Booker was the best scorer with 19 points, while Karim Jallow scored 22 points for Ulm. The game was hard-fought, and Ulm, which had to do without its young star Noa Essengue in the decisive game - he had flown to New York for the NBA draft and was selected with the twelfth pick by the Chicago Bulls - fought bravely. However, Noa Essengue wasn't the team's only player to make the jump to the NBA; Ben Saraf was also drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 26th pick. This was certainly a topic of great interest to fans watching the games. [Eurosport]

The return of Bayern

The game was anything but a sure-fire success for Bayern. With a temporary lead of 17 points, things initially looked good for Munich, but Ulm reduced the deficit considerably with an 11-1 run in the second half of the game. Captain Vladimir Lucic finally secured the victory with his free throws, which lifted the cheering Bavarian fans in the SAP Garden to their feet. After the conclusion of the match, 2023 World Champion Johannes Voigtmann said he was relieved and looking forward to the upcoming celebrations.

The victory not only brings joy to the team, but is also a sign of strength for the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Basketball is enjoying increasing interest in Germany, as the latest statistics show. An average of 4,836 spectators attended the games last season and interest in basketball increased by 10.9% in 2024 compared to the previous season. [Basketball100]

A successful conclusion and outlook

Gordon Herbert, who wins his second German championship title with this title - the first was in 2004 with the Frankfurt Skyliners - has proven that he has a good knack for coaching. However, Bayern missed out on the titles in the Euro League and the DBB Cup. But this championship title could be the starting point for a successful future. With four players from the German national team in the squad – Andreas Obst, Johannes Voigtmann, Niels Giffey and Justus Hollatz – the potential for further success is definitely there.

The German national basketball team, which recently won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2022 and became world champion in 2023, is currently ranked third in the FIBA ​​world rankings, the best ranking in history. German players are also collecting more and more success overseas, with seven players in the NBA during the 2023/2024 season. Basketball is on the right track in Germany and fans can look forward to many more exciting games.