The 2018âÂÂ19 BBL-Pokal was the 52nd season of the German Basketball Cup, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). This was the first season with the new format, which changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.
Brose Bamberg won their fifth title after a one-point win over Alba Berlin in the final. Nikos Zisis hit the game-winner with 2.4 seconds left to give Bamberg the win by a one-point margin.
The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2017âÂÂ18 Basketball Bundesliga, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.
The draw was held on 27 July 2018.
The draw was held on 12 October 2018.
The draw was held on 23 December 2018.
The draw for home-court advantage was held on 20 January 2019.