The 2019–20 season of the English Men's National Basketball League, known as the NBL, was the 48th edition of the league. Solent Kestrels were league champions for the second consecutive year.
Following the 2018–19 season, the league structure was reorganised. Division 2 was regionalised into North and South regions, while Divisions 3 and 4 were merged to form 5 regional leagues.
In March 2020, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league season finished immediately and there were no end-of-season playoffs.
National League Division 1 Teams
ClubFormedLast seasonLocationBarking Abbey200512th London (Barking)Bradford Dragons200111th BradfordDerby Trailblazers20005th DerbyEssex & Herts Leopards19977th Brentwood St AlbansHemel Storm20069th Hemel HempsteadLeicester Warriors20048th LeicesterLiverpool1969 Div. 2, 1st (promoted) LiverpoolLoughborough Riders20103rd LoughboroughNottingham Hoods200910th NottinghamReading Rockets19976th ReadingSolent Kestrels1998 1stSouthamptonThames Valley Cavaliers20114th London (Uxbridge)Westminster Warriors 1987Div. 2, 2nd (promoted) London (Kensal Green)Worthing Thunder19992nd Worthing
Team changes Barking Abbey Crusaders to Barking Abbey Essex Leopards to Essex & Herts Leopards
Promoted from Division 2 Liverpool Westminster Warriors
Relegated to Division 2 Newcastle University Manchester Magic
Regular season
Following the cancellation of the season on 13 March 2020, it was decided that for games cancelled due to the early end to the season, the number of points on offer would be divided equally between the two teams involved (one point per team). This process applied to fixtures that were scheduled between 13 March (the date on which Basketball England suspended the playing season) and the end of the regular season. Games that were postponed before March 13 and had not been rearranged were voided. (zero points per team).
Player of the Week awards WeekPlayerTeamRefWeekPlayerTeamRef1 Cameron Hildreth Worthing Thunder 14 Treshawn Wilford Derby Trailblazers 2 Ian Smith Solent Kestrels Week 2 POTW - Basketball England15 Brendan Okoronkwo Solent Kestrels 3 Lee Hodges Hemel Storm Week 3 POTW - Basketball England16 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers 4 Rasheed Worrell Loughborough Riders Week 4 POTW - Basketball England17 Rihards Sulcs Bradford Dragons 5 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers 19 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers 6 Mike Williams Hemel Storm Week 6 POTW - Basketball England20 Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers 7 Nick Richards Reading Rockets Week 7 POTW - Basketball England21 Ian Smith Solent Kestrels 8 Elliott Sentance Solent Kestrels Week 8 POTW - Basketball England22 Elvisi Dusha Essex & Herts Leopards 9 Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers Week 9 POTW - Basketball England23 Orlan Jackman Essex & Herts Leopards 10 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels 11 Elliott Sentance Solent Kestrels Week 11 POTW - Basketball England12 Martelle McLemore Thames Valley Cavaliers Week 12 POTW - Basketball England13 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels Week 13 POTW - Basketball England
Statistics Minimum 10 games
Scoring As of 16 May 2020 NBL D1 Top Scorers - Dave Owen Basketball Rank Player Club PPG 1 TJ Henderson Leicester Warriors 27.2 2 Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers 26.0 3 Mike Williams Hemel Storm 23.3 4 Nick Richards Reading Rockets 22.2 5 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels 22.1
Rebounding As of 16 May 2020 NBL D1 Top Rebounders - Dave Owen Basketball Rank Player Club RPG 1 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers 13.7 2 Greg Poleon Hemel Storm 10.8 3 Ricky Fetske Bradford Dragons 9.8 4 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels 9.7 5 Oliver Stanley Derby Trailblazers 8.5
Assists As of 16 May 2020 NBL D1 Top Assists - Dave Owen Basketball Rank Player Club APG 1 Ian Smith Solent Kestrels 6.4 2 Alex Roberts Loughborough Riders 6.1 3 Elliot Dadds Solent Kestrels 5.9 4 Charlie Brown Derby Trailblazers 5.8 5 Bode Adeluola Hemel Storm 5.8
National League Division 2 Regular season
National League Division 3 Regular season
National Cup First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals took place on 18 December 2019.
Final
References