2022 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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| nextseason = 2023
| title = Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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| champions = Rilski Sportist
| runners_up = Levski
| semifinalists = Balkan Botevgrad, Beroe
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| teams = 8
| games = 7
| duration = 24 March 2022 – 28 March 2022
| TV = Max Sport
| top_seed =
| MVP = Ivanov
| MVP_link = Bulgarian Basketball Cup MVP
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| top_scorer = Boyanov 29.0
| rebounds_leader = Boyanov 16.0
| assists_leader = Burns 6.0
| highest_scoring = {{Nowrap|Chernomorets 98–102 Beroe}}
(24 March 2022)
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| biggest_win = {{Nowrap|Rilski Sportist 99–71 Beroe}}
(26 March 2022)
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The 2022 Bulgarian Basketball Cup is the 68th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and will be held in Botevgrad, Arena Botevgrad.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball.bg/news.php?id=15146 |title=Ясен е жребият за Финалната осмица на турнира за efbet Купа на България |website=basketball.bg |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=8 March 2022}} The competition starts at 24 March 2022, with the quarterfinals and ended with the Final on March 28, 2021.
Qualified teams
The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2021–22 NBL regular season.
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|1 | align="left"|Rilski Sportist | 18 | 16 | 2 | rowspan=4| Seeded teams |
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|2 | align="left"|Balkan Botevgrad | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
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|3 | align="left"|Levski Lukoil | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
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|4 | align="left"|Chernomorets | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
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|5 | align="left"| Spartak Pleven | 18 | 10 | 8 | rowspan=4| Non-seeded Teams |
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|6 | align="left"| Beroe | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
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|7 | align="left"|Academic Bultex 99 | 18 | 8 | 10 | |
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|8 | align="left"|Yambol | 18 | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | align="left"|Shumen | 18 | 2 | 16 | rowspan=2| Did not qualify |
| 10 | align="left"|Cherno More Ticha | 18 | 1 | 17 |
Draw
The 2021 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was drawn on 8 March 2022 at approximately 12:00. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were not any restrictions for the draw of the semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=93077&fbclid=IwAR39Wz54Ux0rQsqqpQMyBcbo4kX0kmQdNh8E48x2S8SUFEKEYO6OK8fMgSw |title=Изтеглиха жребия за Купата при мъжете |website=bgbasket.bg |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=8 March 2022}}
Bracket
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| RD1 = Quarterfinals
| RD2 = Semifinals
| RD3 = Final
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| score-width = 30
| RD1-team1 = Chernomorets
| RD1-score1 = 98
| RD1-team2 = Beroe
| RD1-score2 = 102
| RD1-team3 = Rilski Sportist
| RD1-score3 = 93
| RD1-team4 = Bultex 99
| RD1-score4 = 69
| RD1-team5 = Levski Lukoil
| RD1-score5 = 91
| RD1-team6 = Spartak Pleven
| RD1-score6 = 70
| RD1-team7 = Balkan Botevgrad
| RD1-score7 = 90
| RD1-team8 = Yambol
| RD1-score8 = 79
| RD2-team1 = Beroe
| RD2-score1 = 71
| RD2-team2 = Rilski Sportist
| RD2-score2 = 99
| RD2-team3 = Levski Lukoil
| RD2-score3 = 74
| RD2-team4 = Balkan Botevgrad
| RD2-score4 = 73
| RD3-team1 = Rilski Sportist
| RD3-score1 = 92
| RD3-team2 = Levski Lukoil
| RD3-score2 = 86
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| RD1-seed4 = {{0}}
| RD1-seed5 = {{0}}
| RD1-seed6 = {{0}}
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[https://bgbasket.com/results.php?group_id=1&season=23&champ=8763 results]
Quarterfinals
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| date = 24 March
| time = 20:00(UTC+02)
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| teamA = Rilski Sportist
| scoreA = 93
| teamB = Academic Plovdiv
| scoreB = 69
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| Q2 = 20-19
| Q3 = 32-11
| Q4 = 15-20
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| scoreA = 91
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| scoreB = 70
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Semifinals
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| scoreA = 99
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| scoreA = 73
| teamB = Levski Lukoil
| scoreB = 74
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Finals
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| date = 28 March 2022
| time = 19:00
| report = https://www.basketball.bg/boxscore.php?id=31848
| teamA = Rilski Sportist
| scoreA = 92
| teamB = Levski Lukoil
| scoreB = 86
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| Q2 = 17-23
| Q3 = 22-16
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References
[https://www.basketball.bg/players_stats.php?id=&season_id=24&champ_id=2902 Stats]
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{{Bulgarian Basketball Cup}}
{{2021–22 in European men's basketball}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022 Bulgarian Basketball Cup}}