The 2020–21 KBL season was the 25th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. There was no defending champion as the previous season was cut short towards the end and the play-offs were cancelled.[1]
| KBL | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | 9 October 2020 – 6 April 2021 |
| Number of games | 54 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | SPOTV |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Anyang KGC (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Jeonju KCC Egis |
| Playoffs MVP | Jared Sullinger (Anyang KGC) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Clubs edit
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Regular season edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonju KCC Egis | 54 | 36 | 18 | .667 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 54 | 32 | 22 | .593 | |
| 3 | Anyang KGC | 54 | 30 | 24 | .556 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Goyang Orion Orions | 54 | 28 | 26 | .519 | |
| 5 | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 54 | 27 | 27 | .500 | |
| 6 | Busan KT Sonicboom | 54 | 26 | 28 | .481 | |
| 7 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 54 | 24 | 30 | .444 | |
| 8 | Seoul SK Knights | 54 | 24 | 30 | .444 | |
| 9 | Wonju DB Promy | 54 | 24 | 30 | .444 | |
| 10 | Changwon LG Sakers | 54 | 19 | 35 | .352 |
Source: [1]
Playoffs edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 Goyang | 1 | |||||||||
5 Incheon | 3 | |||||||||
1 Jeonju | 3 | |||||||||
5 Incheon | 2 | |||||||||
1 Jeonju | 0 | |||||||||
3 Anyang | 4 | |||||||||
3 Anyang | 3 | |||||||||
6 Busan | 0 | |||||||||
2 Ulsan | 0 | |||||||||
3 Anyang | 3 | |||||||||
Individual awards edit
Yearly awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Foreign Player of the Year: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Coach of the Year: Chun Chang-jin (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Rookie of the Year: Oh Jae-hyun (Seoul SK Knights)
- KBL Best 5
- Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Lee Dae-sung (Goyang Orion Orions)
- Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Sixth Man Award: Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Skill Development Award: Jung Chang-young (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Defensive Best 5
- Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC)
- Lee Seoung-hyun (Goyang Orion Orions)
- Cha Ba-wee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Choi Seung-won (Seoul SK Knights)
- Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC)
- Fair Play Award: Jung Young-sam (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
Individual statistic leaders edit
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPG(O) |  Shawn Long |
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 21.3 |
| PPG(D) | Heo Hoon | Busan KT Sonicboom | 15.6 |
| RPG(O) | Shawn Long |
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 10.8 |
| RPG(D) | Yang Hong-seok | Busan KT Sonicboom | 6.7 |
| APG |  Heo Hoon |
Busan KT Sonicboom | 7.5 |
| SPG | Lee Dae-sung |
Goyang Orion Orions | 1.9 |
| BPG | Isaiah Hicks |
Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1.5 |
| FG% | Cliff Alexander |
Busan KT Sonicboom | 63.3% |
| FT% | Nick Minnerath |
Seoul SK Knights | 83.4% |
| 3FG% | Kim Dong-wook |
Seoul Samsung Thunders | 43.9% |
Round MVP edit
The following players were named MVP of the Round:[3]
- Round 1: Kim Nak-hyeon (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Round 2: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Round 3: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Round 4: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Round 5: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
- Round 6: Jared Sullinger (Anyang KGC)
Records edit
- On 25 March 2021 Song Kyo-chang became the youngest player in KBL history to reach 3000 career points.[4] He had been drafted out of high school in 2015 and is also the first high school graduate to win the regular season MVP.
- Heo Hoon is the first player in KBL history to simultaneously rank first in the statistical categories of scoring (domestic players) and assists (overall).[5]
Notes edit
- ^ Seoul Samsung Thunders, Seoul SK Knights and Wonju DB Promy were tied numerically but ranked accordingly based on their head-to-head records.
References edit
- ^ "출범 23년 만에…프로농구도 시즌 종료" (in Korean). mk.co.kr. March 23, 2020.
- ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 6라운드 MVP" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 9 April 2021.
- ^ "'얼리 엔트리 성공신화' 송교창, 역대 최연소 3,000득점 달성" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 26 March 2021.
- ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 정규경기 결산 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 6 April 2021.
External links edit
- KBL official website (in Korean)