2023–24 Helsingborg BBK season

During the 2023–24 season, the men's team play in Superettan and the women's team play in division 2. The men's team also compete in the Swedish Cup.

Helsingborg BBK

Head coach	Xavi Mascaró
Arena	GA Hallen
Superettan	8th
Svenska Cupen	Round 1
Scoring leader	Baptiste Chazelas 20.8
Rebounding leader	Baptiste Chazelas 15.5
Assists leader	Oliver Cupan 5.3
Highest home attendance	127 Helsingborg 96-81 Fryshuset (February 18, 2024)
Biggest win	Helsingborg 128-62 Sloga Uppsala (October 28, 2023)
Biggest defeat	Högsbo 104-85 Helsingborg (November 30, 2023)
← 2022-23 2024-25 →
All statistics correct as of March 11, 2024.

Overview

Preseason

• June 13, 2023 - The club announces the extension of men's team head coach Xavier Mascaró for one more year.^[1]
• June 28, 2023 - Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the board announced the decision to withdraw the women's team from Basketettan. Claiming it as a wise decision for both club and players due to difficulty in recruiting a head coach as well as losing players from the previous season.^[2]
• July 8, 2023 - The new head coach for the women's team was announced as Erik Palmer.^[3]

Season

• February 16, 2024 - The club announced a decision to bring the men's team down to Basketettan in the upcoming season. The reason being financial difficulties^[4]
• March 1, 2024 - The club announce the departure of 4 year men's team head coach Xavier Mascaró after the end of the season.^[5]
• April 1, 2024 - The club announce that instead of playing in Basketettan the following season, the team must be moved to division 2 following financial concerns in the club. ^[6]

Players

Squad information

2023-24 HBBK Roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 3   Ruben Sternheden 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2007-03-01)1 March 2007 G 4   Anton Persson 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 C 5   Baptiste Chazelas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-07-20)20 July 1997 F 5   Felix Carlsson 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 F 5   Samoro Unger Njie 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 G 6   Rami Ismail 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 F/C 7   Boubacar Gassama 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 G/F 9   Alexander Samkowski 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 F 10   Patrik Andersson (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 F 11   Rickard Rietz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 PG 12   Jacob Burke 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 G 13   Oliver Cupan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 F 14   Carl Thore 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2004-12-14)14 December 2004 C 16   Jack Rönndahl 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 14 – (2009-08-03)3 August 2009 G/F 17     David Tastad 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2002-06-14)14 June 2002	Head coach Xavi Mascaró Assistant coach(es) Anders Rönndahl Enric Orozco I Piqué Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: March 11, 2024

Payers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
14	G		Guillem Torrent
5	F		Felix Carlsson
13	G		Oliver Cupan
16	PF/C		Jesus Quesada
7	F/C		Boubacar Gassama

Players Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Date	Source
7	PF/C		Erik Joelsson	July 18, 2023	^[7]
8	F		Samoro Unger	August 16, 2023	^[8]
6	G		Alejandro Rubiera	August 20, 2023	^[9]
16	PF/C		Jesus Quesada	October 23, 2023	^[10]

Preseason

  Win    Loss

Malbas v Helsingborg BBK

August 18, 2023	Malbas	63–77	Helsingborg BBK	Malmö
19:00
				Arena: Heleneholms Sporthall

Helsingborg BBK v IK Eos Lund

August 25, 2023	Helsingborg BBK	88–70	IK Eos Lund	Helsingborg
20:15
				Arena: GA Hallen

Helsingborg BBK v Amager

August 27, 2023	Helsingborg BBK	89–71	Amager	Helsingborg
15:45
				Arena: GA Hallen

Swedish Cup

Official fixture list

  Win    Loss

Helsingborg BBK v Högsbo

September 9, 2023 1	Helsingborg BBK	78–99	Högsbo	Helsingborg
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 17-22, 16-20, 20-34
Baskettv.se	Pts: Smakowski 18 Rebs: Quesada 9 Asts: Burke, Rietz, Torrent 3	Boxscore	Pts: Peleg 28 Rebs: Vitali 13 Asts: Peleg 5	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 83

Regular Season

Official fixture list

  Win    Loss

Helsingborg BBK v Eskilstuna

September 23, 2023 1	Helsingborg BBK	90–65	Eskilstuna	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 22-15, 20-16, 26-14, 22-20
sehtv.se	Pts: Rietz 23 Rebs: Andersson 10 Asts: Burke 5	Boxscore	Pts: Findén 15 Rebs: Karahmetovic 8 Asts: Sandeberg 3	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 73

Djurgården v Helsingborg BBK

September 30, 2023 2	Djurgården	71–78	Helsingborg BBK	Stockholm
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 22-17, 19-14, 12-28
Sehtv.se	Pts: Crafoord 19 Rebs: Thörnblom 11 Asts: Bogdanovic 8	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 18 Rebs: Rietz 8 Asts: Burke 7	Arena: Brönnkyrkahallen Attendance: 65

Fryshuset v Helsingborg BBK

October 1, 2023 3	Fryshuset	82–79	Helsingborg BBK	Stockholm
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21-28, 16-27, 25-15, 20-9
Sehtv.se	Pts: Lemetti 27 Rebs: Kodu 6 Asts: Lemetti 9	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 26 Rebs: Gassama, Quesada 8 Asts: Cupan 6	Arena: Fryshuset CC Attendance: 40

Kalmar v Helsingborg BBK

October 7, 2023 4	Kalmar	75–107	Helsingborg BBK	Kalmar
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14-26, 21-29, 21-23, 19-29
Sehtv.se	Pts: Birgemo 15 Rebs: Ramstedt 9 Asts: Indriksons 8	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 30 Rebs: Quesada 6 Asts: Burke, Torrent 5	Arena: Akea Arena Attendance: 100

Helsingborg BBK v Norrort

October 14, 2023 5	Helsingborg BBK	70–69	Norrort	Helsingborg
14:15	Scoring by quarter: 10-23, 21-9, 20-17, 19-20
Sehtv.se	Pts: Smakowski 22 Rebs: Torrent 9 Asts: Burke 4	Boxscore	Pts: Teigland 19 Rebs: Adolfson 12 Asts: Teigland 3	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 92

IK Eos Lund v Helsingborg BBK

October 18, 2023 6	IK Eos Lund	77–84	Helsingborg BBK	Lund
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-28, 15-22, 27-14, 17-20
Sehtv.se	Pts: Karason 18 Rebs: Von Uthmann 17 Asts: Jangered 6	Boxscore	Pts: Andersson 24 Rebs: Cupan 8 Asts: Cupan 6	Arena: Eoshallen Attendance: 336

Helsingborg BBK v AIK

October 22, 2023 7	Helsingborg BBK	79–83	AIK	Helsingborg
16:15	Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 7-29, 24-11, 24-26
Sehtv.se	Pts: Quesada 27 Rebs: Quesada 11 Asts: Burke, Cupan 5	Boxscore	Pts: Holmström Forster, Welander 8 Rebs: Welander 9 Asts: Nilsson, Nunez, Rusom 3	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: N/A

Helsingborg BBK v Sloga Uppsala

October 28, 2023 8	Helsingborg BBK	128–62	Sloga Uppsala	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 36-9, 31-14, 36-12, 25-27
Sehtv.se	Pts: Unger 23 Rebs: Unger 13 Asts: Burke, Cupan 10	Boxscore	Pts: Grinev 24 Rebs: Eliasson 20 Asts: Eliasson 3	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 69

Helsingborg BBK v Högsbo

November 4, 2023 9	Helsingborg BBK	99–82	Högsbo	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 14-22, 26-16, 31-21, 28-23
Sehtv.se	Pts: Smakowski 25 Rebs: Smakowski 9 Asts: Cupan 8	Boxscore	Pts: Lundstedt 21 Rebs: Vitali 9 Asts: Peleg 5	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 122

Ockelbo v Helsingborg BBK

November 11, 2023 10	Ockelbo	75–69	Helsingborg BBK	Ockelbo
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 14-25, 23-13, 19-19
Sehtv.se	Pts: Lundström 19 Rebs: Jonsson 8 Asts: Burright 12	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 18 Rebs: Smakowski 10 Asts: Burke 5	Arena: Kuxahallen Attendance: 427

AIK v Helsingborg BBK

November 18, 2023 11	AIK	109–1020(OT)	Helsingborg BBK	Stockholm
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 29-22, 21-31, 24-23, 20-18, Overtime: 15-8
Sehtv.se	Pts: Mrabty 22 Rebs: Mrabty, Welander 7 Asts: Mrabty 6	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 38 Rebs: Rietz 12 Asts: Cupan 8	Arena: Vasalundshallen Attendance: 200

Tureberg v Helsingborg BBK

November 19, 2023 12	Tureberg	96–80	Helsingborg BBK	Stockholm
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 22-19, 30-26, 19-17
Sehtv.se	Pts: Jernberg 22 Rebs: Lindh 14 Asts: Lindh 9	Boxscore	Pts: Andersson 25 Rebs: Andersson 7 Asts: Cupan 7	Arena: Sollentuna Sporthall Attendance: 37

Malbas v Helsingborg BBK

November 22, 2023 13	Malbas	75–70	Helsingborg BBK	Malmö
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 21-11, 24-19, 16-19
Sehtv.se	Pts: Månsson 27 Rebs: Månsson 11 Asts: Rostbøll Norberg 3	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 31 Rebs: Rietz 7 Asts: Burke 5	Arena: Heleneholms Sporthall Attendance: 146

Helsingborg BBK v Ockelbo

November 26, 2023 14	Helsingborg BBK	80–75	Ockelbo	Helsingborg
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 25-9, 18-23, 9-21
Sehtv.se	Pts: Gassama 22 Rebs: Gassama 14 Asts: Andersson, Cupan 5	Boxscore	Pts: Manfredsson 17 Rebs: Burright, Olsson 7 Asts: Stark 8	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 83

Högsbo v Helsingborg BBK

November 30, 2023 15	Högsbo	104–85	Helsingborg BBK	Göteborg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 27-22, 27-17, 26-17, 24-29
Sehtv.se	Pts: A. Karras 31 Rebs: Vitali 16 Asts: Heder Ternell 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gassama 23 Rebs: Andersson 10 Asts: Cupan 5	Arena: Gothia Arena Attendance: 147

Eskilstuna v Helsingborg BBK

December 9, 2023 16	Eskilstuna	58–83	Helsingborg BBK	Eskilstuna
16:45	Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 14-18, 7-27, 20-12
Sehtv.se	Pts: Findén 21 Rebs: Muorwel 10 Asts: Findén 3	Boxscore	Pts: Rietz 22 Rebs: Gassama 11 Asts: Cupan, Smakowski 4	Arena: Stiga Sports Arena Attendance: 100

Helsingborg BBK v Wetterbygden Stars

December 17, 2023 17	Helsingborg BBK	105–67	Wetterbygden Stars	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 30-19, 26-14, 31-17, 18-17
Sehtv.se	Pts: Rietz 25 Rebs: Andersson 9 Asts: Cupan 12	Boxscore	Pts: Eriksson 21 Rebs: Eriksson 5 Asts: Nilsson 6	Arena: GA Hallen

Helsingborg BBK v Tureberg

January 7, 2024 19	Helsingborg BBK	70–85	Tureberg	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 15-22, 14-14, 18-27, 23-22
Sehtv.se	Pts: Gassama 7 Rebs: Rietz 12 Asts: Andersson 6	Boxscore	Pts: Nilsson 21 Rebs: Lindh 16 Asts: Lindh 7	Arena: GA Hallen

Helsingborg BBK v Malbas

January 10, 2024 19	Helsingborg BBK	84–78	Malbas	Helsingborg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 31-25, 21-20, 13-22
Sehtv.se	Pts: Cupan 20 Rebs: Gassama 13 Asts: Gassama 5	Boxscore	Pts: Tilliander Löfqvist 19 Rebs: Arikawe 11 Asts: Möller 7	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 71

Helsingborg BBK v Djurgården

January 14, 2024 20	Helsingborg BBK	113–96	Djurgården	Helsingborg
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 32-32, 25-16, 2423, 32-25
Sehtv.se	Pts: Smakowski 46 Rebs: Gassama 14 Asts: Burke, Cupan 6	Boxscore	Pts: Tafra 29 Rebs: Thörnblom 15 Asts: Thörnblom 7	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 105

Helsingborg BBK v Kalmar

January 28, 2024 21	Helsingborg BBK	81–70	Kalmar	Helsingborg
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17-11, 22-14, 27-23, 15-22
Sehtv.se	Pts: Cupan 23 Rebs: Chazelas 16 Asts: Burke 7	Boxscore	Pts: Novovic 23 Rebs: Novovic 11 Asts: Tuckson 11	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 95

Helsingborg BBK v Huddinge

February 3, 2024 22	Helsingborg BBK	87–1060(OT)	Huddinge	Helsingborg
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 28-35, 14-16, 16-23, 27-11, Overtime: 2-21
Sehtv.se	Pts: Cupan 24 Rebs: Chazelas 24 Asts: Cupan 6	Boxscore	Pts: Mcbee 30 Rebs: Hökk 11 Asts: Chatziathanasiou 8	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 114

Helsingborg BBK v Fryshuset

February 18, 2024 23	Helsingborg BBK	96–91	Fryshuset	Helsingborg
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 24-15, 27-25, 23-31
sehtv.se	Pts: Smakowski 25 Rebs: Rietz, Smakowski 10 Asts: Cupan 9	Boxscore	Pts: Lemetti 29 Rebs: Solevic 12 Asts: Solevic 6	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 127

Sloga Uppsala v Helsingborg BBK

February 24, 2024 24	Sloga Uppsala	86–75	Helsingborg BBK	Uppsala
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 23-16, 25-17, 14-20, 24-22
sehtv.se	Pts: Nordström 32 Rebs: Dujkovic 17 Asts: Ehrnvall, Nordström 5	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 22 Rebs: Chazelas 12 Asts: 4 players, 2	Arena: Upplands Bilforum USIF Arena Attendance: 109

Wetterbygden Stars v Helsingborg BBK

March 1, 2024 25	Wetterbygden Stars	96–74	Helsingborg BBK	Jönköping
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 12-14, 32-24, 23-21, 29-15
sehtv.se	Pts: Homelius 26 Rebs: Gomez, Kutic 7 Asts: Nilsson 10	Boxscore	Pts: Chazelas 25 Rebs: Chazelas 16 Asts: Chazelas, Cupan 4	Arena: Huskvarna Sporthall Attendance: 155

Helsingborg BBK v RIG Mark

March 9, 2024 26	Helsingborg BBK	92–82	RIG Mark	Helsingborg
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 29-24, 20-18, 21-20
sehtv.se	Pts: Chazelas 31 Rebs: Chazelas 17 Asts: Cupan 10	Boxscore	Pts: Obenjo 21 Rebs: Mårtenson 13 Asts: Mårtenson 8	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 75

Norrort v Helsingborg BBK

March 23, 2024 27	Norrort	67–88	Helsingborg BBK	Täby
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 27-25, 8-29, 20-16
sehtv.se	Pts: Niklasson 16 Rebs: Haegerstrand 7 Asts: Teigland 7	Boxscore	Pts: Rietz 21 Rebs: Chazelas 16 Asts: Burke, Smakowski 6	Arena: Tibblehallen Attendance: 62

Huddinge v Helsingborg BBK

March 24, 2024 28	Huddinge	83–75	Helsingborg BBK	Huddinge
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 16-12, 25-24, 16-19
sent.se	Pts: Morin 21 Rebs: Hök 9 Asts: Mcbee, Morin 5	Boxscore	Pts: Smakowski 30 Rebs: Chazelas 16 Asts: Smakowski 4	Arena: Edbohallen Attendance: 50

Helsingborg BBK v IK Eos Lund

April 3, 2024 29	Helsingborg BBK	72–88	IK Eos Lund	Helsingborg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 22-11, 8-37, 24-21
sehtv.se	Pts: Smakowski 17 Rebs: Chazelas 23 Asts: Chazelas 5	Boxscore	Pts: Von Uthmann 20 Rebs: Jangered 13 Asts: 4 players, 3	Arena: GA Hallen Attendance: 123

RIG Mark v Helsingborg BBK

April 6, 2024 30	RIG Mark	58–87	Helsingborg BBK	Kinna
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 8-22, 16-13, 12-30, 22-22
sehtv.se	Pts: Blixman 15 Rebs: Obenjo 10 Asts: Obenjo 6	Boxscore	Pts: Chazelas 19 Rebs: Chazelas 15 Asts: Cupan 7	Arena: Kinnahallen Attendance: 70

Playoffs

Helsingborg BBK v Högsbo

April 11, 2024 1	Helsingborg BBK	vs.	Högsbo	Helsingborg
19:00
				Arena: GA Hallen

Högsbo v Helsingborg BBK

April 14, 2024 2	Högsbo	vs.	Helsingborg BBK	Göteborg
17:00
				Arena: Gothia Arena

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