Bundesliga
Basketball players from Alba Berlin become German champions for the first time
The Alba women won the German championship for the first time. photo
© Andreas Gora/dpa
What has already been achieved eleven times for men is now a premiere for women: Alba Berlin is the German basketball champion. The decisive fifth final ends clearly.
Deeshyra Ashanti Thomas with 18 points and Marie Bertholdt with 15 points were the host team’s best scorers. Krystal Lynette Vaughn scored twelve points for Keltern.
The game took place on May Day in front of 2,400 spectators in the sold-out Sömmeringhalle in the Charlottenburg district. The men from Alba Berlin, who are once again contenders for the Bundesliga title this year, have already won eleven championship titles, and it is a first for the women. After winning titles in 2018, 2021 and 2023, Keltern was considered the favorite in the final series. Alba had previously won the finals one (in Berlin) and three (in Keltern).