2020–21 British Basketball League season

The 2020–21 British Basketball League season will be the 34th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season will feature 11 teams from across England and Scotland.

2020–21 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Season2020–21
Teams11
Games playedTBA (regular season)
TBD (playoffs)
Dates31 October 2020 – 25 April 2021
TVGreat Britain:
Online:
Final positions
BBL CupNewcastle Eagles (6th title)
Europe CupLondon Lions[1]

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 BBL teams

Arenas and locations
Team Location Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena
750
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena
6,500
Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena
2,400
London Lions London Copper Box
6,000
Manchester Giants Manchester National Basketball Centre
2,000
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena
3,000
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge
1,000
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
1,000
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester Arena
2,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Main jersey sponsor
Bristol Flyers Andreas Kapoulas Daniel Edozie XLedger
Cheshire Phoenix Ben Thomas Jalen Hayes Hillyer McKeown
Glasgow Rocks Gareth Murray Jonny Bunyan Carling
Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro Darien Nelson-Henry Jelson Homes
London Lions Vince Macaulay Joe Ikhinmwin
Manchester Giants Danny Byrne Jack Hudson
Newcastle Eagles Ian McLeod Rahmon Fletcher GiveToLocal
Plymouth Raiders Paul James Ashley Hamilton MLA College
Sheffield Sharks Atiba Lyons Mike Tuck B.Braun
Surrey Scorchers Creon Raftopoulos Tayo Ogedengbe Gidden Place
Worcester Wolves Matthew Newby Maarten Bouwknecht University of Worcester

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Glasgow Rocks Vincent Lavandier Mutual consent [2] 1 July 2020 Pre-season Gareth Murray [3] 16 July 2020

BBL Cup

Qualification Stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Plymouth Raiders 6 5 1 471 384 +87 10 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Surrey Scorchers 6 3 3 336 340 −4 6
3 Bristol Flyers 6 2 4 269 309 −40 4
4 Worcester Wolves 6 2 4 410 453 −43 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2020. Source: BBC Sport

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester Giants 4 3 1 372 297 +75 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Glasgow Rocks 4 3 1 320 304 +16 6
3 Cheshire Phoenix 4 0 4 292 383 −91 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: BBC Sport

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Eagles 6 4 2 539 526 +13 8 Qualification to quarter-finals
2 Leicester Riders 6 3 3 516 509 +7 6
3 London Lions 6 3 3 501 497 +4 6
4 Sheffield Sharks 6 2 4 458 482 −24 4
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2020. Source: BBC Sport

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals
  • Due to a number of players having to self-isolate, Manchester Giants were unable to fulfill the fixture against London Lions. The forfeiture means London Lions were given an automatic bye to the Final.[4]

Final

BBL Trophy

The BBL Trophy retained the same, 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The eleven BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by five invited teams; Solent Kestrels, Derby Trailblazers, Thames Valley Cavaliers, Hemel Storm and Reading Rockets, all from the English Basketball League.[5][6]

First round
  • Glasgow Rocks and Reading Rockets has been cancelled as Reading are unable to fulfil the tie due to travel related Covid-19 concerns. Glasgow Rocks are awarded a bye to the next stage of the competition to face the winner of the meeting between Cheshire Phoenix and Hemel Storm.[7]

BBL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 BBL Championship

The BBL Championship will return to the three game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season. There will be 21 Rounds between 3 December 2020 and 25 April 2021.[8][9]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 9 8 1 743 631 +112 16 Qualification to playoffs
2 London Lions 9 8 1 857 747 +110 16
3 Newcastle Eagles 10 8 2 886 844 +42 16
4 Manchester Giants 10 5 5 796 803 −7 10
5 Plymouth Raiders 12 5 7 927 915 +12 10
6 Worcester Wolves 8 4 4 580 629 −49 8
7 Sheffield Sharks 9 4 5 728 677 +51 8
8 Cheshire Phoenix 11 4 7 902 895 +7 8
9 Bristol Flyers 9 3 6 699 714 −15 6
10 Surrey Scorchers 8 2 6 608 719 −111 4
11 Glasgow Rocks 11 2 9 778 930 −152 4
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: BBC Sport

Ladder progression
  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Bristol Flyers 755556789
Cheshire Phoenix 611111089898
Glasgow Rocks 101010111111101011
Leicester Riders 313343331
London Lions 831221112
Manchester Giants 166665444
Newcastle Eagles 522112223
Plymouth Raiders 277777975
Sheffield Sharks 444434557
Surrey Scorchers 11999910111110
Worcester Wolves 9888108666

BBL Playoffs

After changes were made to the 2020–21 Championship structure, the Playoffs returned to the two-legged aggregate series format used prior to the 2019–20 season. [10]

British clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
London LionsChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.[11]

Notes
  1. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References
  1. "London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions". fiba.basketball. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "Club Statement - Vincent Lavandier".
  3. "Rocks appoint Gareth Murray as player-coach".
  4. "BBL Cup: Manchester Giants vs London Lions cancelled; venue change for Leicester Riders vs Newcastle Eagles". bbl.org.uk. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. "BBL Trophy First Round draw complete, ties assigned". bbl.org.uk. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. http://www.bbl.org.uk/trophy-standings/
  7. "Glasgow v Reading Trophy game cancelled". bbl.org.uk. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. "BBL Cancel Campaign".
  9. "Remainder 2020-21 fixtures and dates confirmed".
  10. "BBL announces cancellation of 2019–20 season & format changes for next year".
  11. "London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions". fiba.basketball. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
Preceded by
2019–20 season		 BBL seasons
2020–21		 Succeeded by
2021–22 season
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