The 2019–20 B.League season was the fourth season of the Japanese B.League. The 2020 B. League All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2020 at the Hokkai Kitayell in Sapporo, Hokkaido. At the end of February 2020, the B.League temporarily suspended its competitions for two weeks until March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on March 27, 2020, the B.League canceled the remainder of the season.
B1 Regular season The regular season began on October 3, 2019 and originally scheduled to end on April 19, 2020.
East District # B1 1 Alvark Tokyo 32 9 — 41 2 Utsunomiya Brex 31 9 0.5 40 3 Chiba Jets 28 12 3.5 40 4 Sun Rockers Shibuya 27 14 5 41 5 Akita Northern Happinets 19 22 13 41 6 Levanga Hokkaido 13 27 18.5 40
Central District # B1 1 Kawasaki Brave Thunders 31 9 — 40 2 SeaHorses Mikawa 18 23 13.5 41 3 Toyama Grouses 17 24 14.5 41 4 Niigata Albirex BB 13 28 18.5 41 5 Yokohama B-Corsairs 11 30 20.5 41 6 San-en NeoPhoenix 5 36 26.5 41
West District # B1 1 Ryukyu Golden Kings 27 14 — 41 2 Osaka Evessa 26 15 1 41 3 Shiga Lakestars 21 20 6 41 4 Kyoto Hannaryz 20 21 7 41 5 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 17 24 10 41 6 Shimane Susanoo Magic 11 30 16 41
B1 Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Davante Gardner SeaHorses Mikawa 23.4 Rebounds per game Jack Cooley Ryukyu Kings 13.3 Assists per game Yuki Togashi Chiba Jets 6.5 Steals per game Leo Vendrame Sun Rockers Shibuya 1.8 Blocks per game Jordan Heath Kawasaki Brave Thunders 1.5 Turnovers per game Julian Mavunga Kyoto Hannaryz 4.4 Fouls per game De'Mon Brooks Ryukyu Kings 2.9 Minutes per game Leo Lyons (basketball) Toyama Grouses 37.3 FT% Kosuke Kanamaru SeaHorses Mikawa 97.4% 3FG% Keijuro Matsui Kyoto Hannaryz 47.2%
B2
Regular season The regular season began on September 20, 2019.
East District # B2 1 Sendai 89ers 35 12 - 47 2 Gunma Crane Thunders 34 13 1 47 3 Ibaraki Robots 26 21 9 47 4 Aomori Wat's 21 26 14 47 5 Fukushima Firebonds 16 31 19 47 6 Yamagata Wyverns 8 39 27 47
Central District # B2 1 Shinshu Brave Warriors 40 7 — 47 2 Nishinomiya Storks 29 18 11 47 3 Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya 25 22 15 47 4 Tokyo Excellence 21 26 19 47 5 Koshigaya Alphas 15 32 25 47 6 Earthfriends Tokyo Z 12 35 28 47
West District # B2 1 Hiroshima Dragonflies 40 7 - 47 2 Kagawa Five Arrows 27 20 13 47 3 Ehime Orange Vikings 24 23 16 47 4 Kumamoto Volters 20 27 20 47 5 Bambitious Nara 18 29 22 47 6 Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka 12 35 28 47
B2 Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Chehales Tapscott Gunma Crane Thunders 30.0 Rebounds per game Kevin Kotzur Kagawa Five Arrows 15.0 Assists per game Kaito Ishikawa (basketball) Kumamoto Volters 9.3 Steals per game Kei Sugimoto (basketball) Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya 1.7 Blocks per game Wayne Marshall (basketball) Shinshu Brave Warriors 2.1 Turnovers per game Terrance Woodbury Kagawa Five Arrows 4.3 Fouls per game Kyle Casey Earthfriends Tokyo Z 3.3 Minutes per game Bradley Waldow Nishinomiya Storks 37.9 FT% Yutaka Yokoe Bambitious Nara 92.8% 3FG% Seiya Tanaka Hiroshima Dragonflies 42.8%
B3 season B3 regular season # B3 Regular season 1 Saga Ballooners 30 10 — 40 2 Aisin AW Areions Anjo 29 11 1 40 3 Toyoda Gosei Scorpions 29 11 1 40 4 Iwate Big Bulls 29 11 1 40 5 Tryhoop Okayama 23 17 7 40 6 Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains 21 19 9 40 7 Saitama Broncos 19 20 10.5 39 8 Kagoshima Rebnise 16 23 13.5 39 9 Tokyo Cinq Reves 14 26 16 4010 Veltex Shizuoka 13 26 16.5 3911 Gifu Swoops 8 31 21.5 3912 Kanazawa Samuraiz 7 33 23 40
B3 Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Trey Gilder Saga Ballooners 27.61 Rebounds per game Joshua Crawford Tokyo Cinq Reves 12.47 Assists per game Ren Takemura Toyoda Gosei Scorpions 5.06 Steals per game Christopher Washburn Jr. Kagoshima Rebnise 1.66 Blocks per game Mark St. Fort Saitama Broncos 2.00 FT% Kodai Takahashi Iwate Big Bulls 90.28% 3FG% Shuhei Komatsu Saga Ballooners 46.11%
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