The 2020–21 BBL season was the 34th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season featured 11 teams from across England and Scotland.
2020–21 BBL season | |||||||||||||
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League | British Basketball League | ||||||||||||
Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 October 2020 – 30 April 2021 3–16 May 2021 (playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 165 (regular season) 13 (playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 11 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Great Britain: Online: | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
League champions | Leicester Riders (5th title) | ||||||||||||
BBL Cup | Newcastle Eagles (6th title) | ||||||||||||
BBL Trophy | London Lions (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
Champions | Newcastle Eagles (7th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | London Lions | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Highest scoring | 225 points Riders 116–109 Giants (5 February 2021) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 12 games London Lions (31 March – 30 April 2021) | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 10 games Glasgow Rocks (28 March – 25 April 2021) | ||||||||||||
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2021. |
Teams
editArenas and locations
editTeam | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750
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Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400
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Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500
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Leicester Riders | Leicester | Morningside Arena | 2,400
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London Lions | London | Copper Box | 6,000
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Manchester Giants | Manchester | National Basketball Centre | 2,000
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Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Eagles Community Arena | 3,000
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Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500
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Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Ponds Forge | 1,000
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Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000
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Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester Arena | 2,000
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Personnel and sponsorship
editTeam | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
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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 | Lloyd Gardner | Jack Hudson | |
Newcastle Eagles | Ian MacLeod | 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
editTeam | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Glasgow Rocks | Vincent Lavandier | Mutual consent [1] | 1 July 2020 | Pre-season | Gareth Murray[2] | 16 July 2020 |
Manchester Giants | Danny Byrne | Left [3] | 2 March 2021 | 9th (6-11) | Lloyd Gardner [4] | 15 March 2021 |
BBL Cup
editQualification Stage
editGroup 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Plymouth Raiders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 471 | 384 | +87 | 10 | 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 |
31 October 2020 | Surrey Scorchers | 20–0 | Bristol Flyers | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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19:00 | ||||
N/A | boxscore report |
Attendance: N/A |
7 November 2020 | Bristol Flyers | 0–20 | Surrey Scorchers | SGS College Arena, Bristol |
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19:30 | ||||
N/A | boxscore report |
Attendance: N/A |
13 November 2020 | Bristol Flyers | 54–69 | Plymouth Raiders | SGS College Arena, Bristol |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 11–16, 12–22, 12–16 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
14 November 2020 | Worcester Wolves | 86–85 | Surrey Scorchers | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 16–21, 21–22, 20–24 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
15 November 2020 | Plymouth Raiders | 96–60 | Worcester Wolves | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 25–17, 26–19, 29–15 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
18 November 2020 | Plymouth Raiders | 65–78 | Bristol Flyers | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 17–13, 18–20, 16–24 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
20 November 2020 | Surrey Scorchers | 73–84 | Plymouth Raiders | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–29, 21–20, 16–22 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
21 November 2020 | Bristol Flyers | 64–68 | Worcester Wolves | SGS College Arena, Bristol |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 4–20, 22–9, 10–23 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
22 November 2020 | Plymouth Raiders | 98–62 | Surrey Scorchers | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 24–13, 33–13, 24–21 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
27 November 2020 | Worcester Wolves | 57–59 | Plymouth Raiders | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 21–17, 12–14, 8–13 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
28 November 2020 | Surrey Scorchers | 76–72 | Worcester Wolves | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–17, 17–16, 31–22 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
2 December 2020 | Worcester Wolves | 66–73 | Bristol Flyers | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 13–13, 12–17, 26–18 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Manchester Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 372 | 297 | +75 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Glasgow Rocks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 320 | 304 | +16 | 6 | |
3 | Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 4 | 292 | 383 | −91 | 0 |
8 November 2020 | Cheshire Phoenix | 92–98 | Manchester Giants | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 21–23, 17–27, 33–22 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
15 November 2020 | Glasgow Rocks | 93–63 | Cheshire Phoenix | Emirates Arena, Glasgow |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 22–20, 25–17, 25–14 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
19 November 2020 | Manchester Giants | 106–64 | Cheshire Phoenix | National Basketball Centre, Manchester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 33–9, 24–14, 18–28, 31–13 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
22 November 2020 | Cheshire Phoenix | 73–86 | Glasgow Rocks | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–14, 26–26, 15–21 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
27 November 2020 | Manchester Giants | 95–58 | Glasgow Rocks | National Basketball Centre, Manchester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–15, 27–13, 18–14 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
29 November 2020 | Glasgow Rocks | 83–73 | Manchester Giants | Emirates Arena, Glasgow |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 16–13, 22–23, 15–16 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Newcastle Eagles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 539 | 526 | +13 | 8 | 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 |
1 November 2020 | London Lions | 79–89 (OT) | Newcastle Eagles | Copper Box Arena, London |
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14:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–19, 19–16, 22–23, Overtime: 2–12 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
6 November 2020 | Sheffield Sharks | 70–61 | London Lions | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–20, 11–7, 25–15 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
8 November 2020 | Leicester Riders | 96–102 | Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 27–28, 21–20, 18–25 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
13 November 2020 | London Lions | 88–73 | Sheffield Sharks | Copper Box Arena, London |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 26–18, 17–27, 16–10 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
13 November 2020 | Newcastle Eagles | 82–88 | Leicester Riders | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–23, 24–18, 20–27 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
15 November 2020 | Leicester Riders | 97–76 | London Lions | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 27–20, 22–18, 22–27 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
17 November 2020 | Newcastle Eagles | 97–87 | Sheffield Sharks | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 23–14, 28–26, 22–32 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
20 November 2020 | Sheffield Sharks | 64–85 | Leicester Riders | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 14–21, 12–19, 21–21 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
20 November 2020 | Newcastle Eagles | 79–99 | London Lions | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–20, 14–22, 18–30 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
22 November 2020 | London Lions | 98–89 | Leicester Riders | Copper Box Arena, London |
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14:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 20–28, 32–27, 21–22 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
29 November 2020 | Sheffield Sharks | 77–90 | Newcastle Eagles | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 12–23, 20–23, 19–24 | |||
YouTube | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
7 December 2020 | Leicester Riders | 61–87 | Sheffield Sharks | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 17–24, 21–19, 9–20 | |||
BBL TV | boxscore report |
Attendance: 0[a] |
Quarter-finals
edit16 December 2020 | Plymouth Raiders | 80–85 (OT) | London Lions | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 16–11, 26–27, 18–16, Overtime: 4–9 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hamilton 27 Rebs: Hamilton, Ibeh 7 Asts: Dusha, Sentance 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Williams 20 Rebs: Parker 8 Asts: Liggins, Robinson 6 |
Attendance: 0[a] |
16 December 2020 | Manchester Giants | 87–84 | Surrey Scorchers | National Basketball Centre, Manchester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 27–18, 24–11, 20–26 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hexom 22 Rebs: Hexom 16 Asts: Zak Powell 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McLemore 21 Rebs: Cashaw, White 8 Asts: Cashaw 8 |
Attendance: 0[a] |
16 December 2020 | Newcastle Eagles | 72–64 | Bristol Flyers | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–11, 17–12, 16–25 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Maxwell 22 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Edwards 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Copeland 14 Rebs: Edozie 12 Asts: Edozie 6 |
Attendance: 0[a] |
16 December 2020 | Leicester Riders | 93–59 | Glasgow Rocks | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 31–16, 25–15, 17–18 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Falzon, Johnson 7 Asts: Washington 11 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Jacdonmi 17 Rebs: Jacdonmi 9 Asts: Mpondo 6 |
Attendance: 44[a] |
Semi-finals
edit12 January 2021 | Leicester Riders | 71–76 | Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 22–23, 24–25, 11–14 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Crandall 17 Rebs: Lee 12 Asts: Crandall 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Maxwell 19 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Fletcher 7 |
Attendance: 44 |
12 January 2021 | London Lions[A] | 20–0 | Manchester Giants | National Basketball Centre, Manchester |
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20:00 | ||||
BBL TV | boxscore | Attendance: N/A |
- Notes
Final
edit24 January 2021 | London Lions | 77–84 | Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–25, 22–16, 20–22 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Ware 9 Asts: Robinson 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Fletcher 21 Rebs: Gordon 15 Asts: Fletcher 8 |
Attendance: 15 |
BBL Championship
editThe BBL Championship returned to the three-game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season. There were 21 Rounds between 3 December 2020 and 30 April 2021.[6][7]
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leicester Riders (C) | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2580 | 2303 | +277 | 48 | Playoffs |
2 | London Lions | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2702 | 2441 | +261 | 46 | |
3 | Plymouth Raiders | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2511 | 2307 | +204 | 42 | |
4 | Newcastle Eagles | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2576 | 2543 | +33 | 36 | |
5 | Sheffield Sharks | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2403 | 2338 | +65 | 30 | |
6 | Worcester Wolves | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2349 | 2456 | −107 | 28 | |
7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2357 | 2407 | −50 | 28 | |
8 | Bristol Flyers | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2346 | 2373 | −27 | 24 | |
9 | Surrey Scorchers | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2446 | 2615 | −169 | 20 | |
10 | Manchester Giants | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2514 | 2601 | −87 | 20 | |
11 | Glasgow Rocks | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2214 | 2614 | −400 | 8 |
Ladder progression
edit- 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 | 22 | |
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Bristol Flyers | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Cheshire Phoenix | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Glasgow Rocks | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Leicester Riders | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
London Lions | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Manchester Giants | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Newcastle Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Plymouth Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Sheffield Sharks | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Surrey Scorchers | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Worcester Wolves | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
BBL Trophy
editThe 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.[8][9]
First round
edit13 January 2021 | Glasgow Rocks[A] | 20–0 | Reading Rockets | Emirates Arena, Glasgow |
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report | Attendance: N/A |
22 January 2021 | Sheffield Sharks | 63–69 | Plymouth Raiders | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 10–18, 14–21, 21–11 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hemsley 17 Rebs: Hemsley, Lillard 6 Asts: Hemsley 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Neighbour 19 Rebs: Hamilton 10 Asts: McGill 6 |
Attendance: 1 |
2 February 2021 | Bristol Flyers | 73–74 | Newcastle Eagles | SGS College Arena, Bristol |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 11–22, 18–23, 14–16 | |||
Flyers TV | Pts: Wilcher 15 Rebs: Lockett 9 Asts: Okereafor 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Fletcher 17 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Fletcher 7 |
Attendance: 1 |
5 February 2021 | Surrey Scorchers | 101–100 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 29–25, 20–22, 25–25 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hildreth 22 Rebs: Ogedengbe 7 Asts: Cashaw, Hicks, Ogedengbe 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Johnson 32 Rebs: Sylla 13 Asts: Johnson 9 |
Attendance: 1 |
7 February 2021 | Cheshire Phoenix | 77–63 | Hemel Storm | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 29–13, 17–20, 12–14 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hayes 23 Rebs: Hayes 13 Asts: Ross 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Poleon 23 Rebs: Poleon 17 Asts: Noel 4 |
Attendance: 1 |
7 February 2021 | Derby Trailblazers | 73–101 | Solent Kestrels | Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 22–25, 18–33, 18–17 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Smith 21 Rebs: Bowman 12 Asts: Bowman 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Charles 30 Rebs: Charles 10 Asts: Smith 12 |
Attendance: 3 |
10 February 2021 | Worcester Wolves | 102–96 | Manchester Giants | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 30–30, 28–20, 24–26 | |||
YouTube | Pts: Bouwknecht 23 Rebs: Kimble, Lawson, Williams, 7 Asts: Anderson 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Whelan 25 Rebs: Brady 13 Asts: Cassell Jr. 7 |
Attendance: 6 |
11 February 2021 | London Lions | 76–71 | Leicester Riders | Copper Box Arena, London |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 17–16, 21–16, 25–19 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Robinson, Williams 15 Rebs: Alihodžić 12 Asts: Liggins 12 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Johnson 16 Rebs: Nelson-Henry 14 Asts: Crandall, Nelson-Henry 3 |
Attendance: 2 |
- Notes
Quarter-finals
edit14 February 2021 | Cheshire Phoenix | 62–67 | Glasgow Rocks | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 15–8, 9–23, 17–18 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Lull 20 Rebs: Gordon 12 Asts: Ross 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Keeling 19 Rebs: Keeling 10 Asts: Van Sauers 5 |
Attendance: 10 |
19 February 2021 | Surrey Scorchers | 82–73 | Solent Kestrels | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–10, 23–22, 16–19 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Richards 15 Rebs: James 14 Asts: Raftopoulos 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Jackman 20 Rebs: Jackman 9 Asts: Smith 4 |
Attendance: 0 |
22 February 2021 | London Lions | 101–85 | Newcastle Eagles | Copper Box Arena, London |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 28–18, 28–23, 22–18 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Liggins 24 Rebs: Parker 9 Asts: Liggins 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Edwards 16 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Fletcher 12 |
Attendance: 0 |
24 February 2021 | Worcester Wolves | 66–75 | Plymouth Raiders | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 25–20, 19–16, 11–20 | |||
YouTube | Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Williams 13 Asts: Williams 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McGill 18 Rebs: Ochereobia 7 Asts: Hamilton 4 |
Attendance: 0 |
Semi-finals
edit7 March 2021 | London Lions | 90–66 (Series: London leads, 90–66 on aggregate) |
Glasgow Rocks | Copper Box Arena, London |
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14:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 21–14, 18–18, 28–20 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Liggins 28 Rebs: Tawiah 7 Asts: Williams 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Delph 16 Rebs: Delph 8 Asts: Keeling 5 |
Attendance: 25 |
10 March 2021 | Glasgow Rocks | 89–108 (Series: London wins, 198–155 on aggregate) |
London Lions | Emirates Arena, Glasgow |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 27–23, 22–29, 25–29 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Keeling 17 Rebs: Delph 9 Asts: Van Sauers 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Williams 26 Rebs: Tawiah 7 Asts: Ware 6 |
Attendance: 4 |
12 March 2021 | Plymouth Raiders | 96–89 (Series: Plymouth leads, 96–89 on aggregate) |
Surrey Scorchers | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 26–20, 26–22, 23–22 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: McGill 31 Rebs: Ochereobia 6 Asts: Neighbour 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Hicks 27 Rebs: Richards 9 Asts: Hicks 7 |
Attendance: 0 |
14 March 2021 | Surrey Scorchers | 83–112 (Series: Plymouth wins, 208–172 on aggregate) |
Plymouth Raiders | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford |
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14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 15–22, 32–28, 15–32 | |||
BBL TV | Pts: Hicks 22 Rebs: James 11 Asts: Hicks 10 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McGill 32 Rebs: Neighbour 10 Asts: Morsell, Porter-Bunton 4 |
Attendance: 1 |
Final
edit21 March 2021 | London Lions | 88–82 | Plymouth Raiders | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 24–21, 15–23, 21–21 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Williams 20 Rebs: Liggins 7 Asts: Liggins 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McGill 31 Rebs: Neighbour 11 Asts: Dusha 5 |
Attendance: 0 |
Playoffs
editAfter 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.[11][12]
Quarter-finals
edit(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Bristol Flyers
edit3 May 2021 | Leicester Riders | 85–56 (Series: Leicester leads, 85–56 on aggregate) |
Bristol Flyers | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–14, 32–15, 20–11 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Crandall 21 Rebs: Lee 7 Asts: Crandall 10 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Lockett 16 Rebs: Lockett 9 Asts: Lockett 7 |
Attendance: 0 |
5 May 2021 | Leicester Riders | 92–79 (Series: Leicester wins, 177–135 on aggregate) |
Bristol Flyers | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 30–20, 24–24, 19–14 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Lee 17 Rebs: Walker 9 Asts: Crandall 11 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Mockford 19 Rebs: Lockett 9 Asts: Lockett, Wilcher 5 |
Attendance: 0 |
(2) London Lions vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix
edit3 May 2021 | London Lions | 73–66 (Series: London leads, 73–66 on aggregate) |
Cheshire Phoenix | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 17–24, 13–15, 22–17 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Williams 22 Rebs: Okoroh 9 Asts: Liggins 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Ross 13 Rebs: Gordon, Hayes, Lull 6 Asts: Ross 6 |
Attendance: 0 |
5 May 2021 | London Lions | 95–60 (Series: London wins, 168–126 on aggregate) |
Cheshire Phoenix | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 30–16, 24–9, 11–20 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Williams 17 Rebs: Okoroh 8 Asts: Robinson 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Bryan-Amaning 17 Rebs: Hayes 8 Asts: Ross 7 |
Attendance: 0 |
(4) Newcastle Eagles vs. (5) Sheffield Sharks
edit4 May 2021 | Newcastle Eagles | 79–77 (Series: Newcastle leads, 79–77 on aggregate) |
Sheffield Sharks | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 30–20, 18–19, 9–18 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Gordon 20 Rebs: Edwards, Gordon 7 Asts: Fletcher 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Hemsley 21 Rebs: Ratinho 9 Asts: Lewis 6 |
Attendance: 0 |
6 May 2021 | Newcastle Eagles | 81–81 (Series: Newcastle wins, 160–158 on aggregate) |
Sheffield Sharks | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 16–15, 18–18, 25–20 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Gordon 25 Rebs: Gordon 9 Asts: Fletcher 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Nichols Rebs: Hemsley 9 Asts: Lillard 5 |
Attendance: 0 |
(3) Plymouth Raiders vs. (6) Worcester Wolves
edit4 May 2021 | Plymouth Raiders | 84–82 (Series: Plymouth leads, 84–82 on aggregate) |
Worcester Wolves | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 32–18, 20–22, 18–12 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: McGill 28 Rebs: Beisty 7 Asts: Beisty 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Burns 18 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Williams 7 |
Attendance: 0 |
6 May 2021 | Plymouth Raiders | 96–81 (Series: Plymouth wins, 180–163 on aggregate) |
Worcester Wolves | Worcester Arena, Worcester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 28–14, 25–22, 28–24 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: McGill 29 Rebs: Hamilton 12 Asts: McGill 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Anderson 21 Rebs: Williams 14 Asts: Anderson, Bouwknecht 4 |
Attendance: 0 |
Semi-finals
edit(1) Leicester Riders vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles
edit11 May 2021 | Leicester Riders | 77–76 (Series: Leicester leads, 77–76 on aggregate) |
Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 36–18, 13–20, 19–14, 9–24 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Crandall 20 Rebs: Lee 14 Asts: Crandall 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Fletcher 34 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Fletcher 6 |
Attendance: 22 |
13 May 2021 | Leicester Riders | 69–88 (Series: Newcastle wins, 164–146 on aggregate) |
Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 19–11, 12–25, 18–23 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Nelson-Henry 13 Rebs: Nelson-Henry 11 Asts: Crandall 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Fletcher 27 Rebs: Gordon 10 Asts: Fletcher 10 |
Attendance: 0 |
(2) London Lions vs. (3) Plymouth Raiders
edit11 May 2021 | London Lions | 80–92 (Series: Plymouth leads, 92–80 on aggregate) |
Plymouth Raiders | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 18–28, 23–14, 23–32 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Liggins 16 Rebs: Liggins 10 Asts: Liggins 12 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McGill 28 Rebs: Hamilton 11 Asts: Dusha, McGill 7 |
Attendance: 22 |
13 May 2021 | London Lions | 100–80 (Series: London wins, 180–172 on aggregate) |
Plymouth Raiders | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 12–19, 28–21, 27–17 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Liggins 23 Rebs: Walker, Williams 5 Asts: Robinson 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McGill 25 Rebs: Ochereobia 8 Asts: Dusha 7 |
Attendance: 0 |
Final
edit(2) London Lions vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles
edit16 May 2021 | London Lions | 66–68 | Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
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17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 11–18, 20–20, 11–18 | |||
Sky Sports | Pts: Parker 27 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Liggins 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Edwards 22 Rebs: Edwards 13 Asts: Fletcher 10 |
Attendance: 0 |
Awards
edit2020–21 BBL Team of the Year
edit# | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Rahmon Fletcher | Newcastle Eagles |
SG | Geno Crandall | Leicester Riders |
SF | Dirk Williams | London Lions |
PF | DeAndre Liggins | London Lions |
C | Darien Nelson-Henry | Leicester Riders |
Source: 2020–21 Molten BBL Team of the Year
2020–21 BBL All-British Team of the Year
edit# | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Conner Washington | Leicester Riders |
SG | Justin Robinson | London Lions |
SF | Ashley Hamilton | Plymouth Raiders |
PF | Jordan Williams | Worcester Wolves |
C | David Ulph | Manchester Giants |
Source: 2020–21 BBL All-British Team of the Year
2020–21 BBL Defensive Team of the Year
edit# | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Cortez Edwards | Newcastle Eagles |
SG | DeAndre Liggins | London Lions |
SF | Jamell Anderson | Leicester Riders |
PF | William Lee | Leicester Riders |
C | Prince Ibeh | Plymouth Raiders |
Source: 2020–21 BBL Defensive Team of the Year
- Most Valuable Player: Geno Crandall (Leicester Riders)[13]
- Play-off Final MVP: Cortez Edwards (Newcastle Eagles)[14]
- Coach of the Year: Rob Paternostro (Leicester Riders)[15]
British clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
London Lions | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular 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.[16]
Notes
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- ^ "Club Statement: Danny Byrne".
- ^ "Lloyd Gardner to Join Giants".
- ^ "LONDON INTO CUP FINAL AS GIANTS FORCED OUT". MVP247. MVP247. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "BBL Cancel Campaign".
- ^ "Remainder 2020-21 fixtures and dates confirmed". 23 November 2020.
- ^ "BBL Trophy First Round draw complete, ties assigned". bbl.org.uk. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Trophy Standings".
- ^ "ROCKS GIVEN BBL TROPHY BYE AFTER READING WITHDRAW". glasgowrocks.co.uk. glasgowrocks.co.uk. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "BBL announces cancellation of 2019–20 season & format changes for next year". June 2020.
- ^ "May Madness The 2021 Play-Offs". 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Crandall Wins Player of the Year". bbl.or.uk. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Cortez Edwards Wins Play-off Final MVP". bbl.or.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Paternostro Wins Sixth Coach of the Year Award". bbl.or.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular-season due to COVID-19 disruptions". fiba.basketball. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-25.