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.
Teams
Arenas and locations TeamLocationArena Capacity Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena London Lions London Copper Box Manchester Giants Manchester National Basketball Centre Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester Arena
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHead coachCaptainMain 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 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 TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointmentGlasgow Rocks Vincent LavandierMutual consent 1 July 2020Pre-season Gareth Murray16 July 2020Manchester Giants Danny ByrneLeft 2 March 20219th (6-11) Lloyd Gardner 15 March 2021
BBL Cup
Qualification stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Notes
Final
BBL Championship
The 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.
Standings
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 22 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 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.
First round
Notes
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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.
Quarter-finals
(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Bristol Flyers
(2) London Lions vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix
(4) Newcastle Eagles vs. (5) Sheffield Sharks
(3) Plymouth Raiders vs. (6) Worcester Wolves
Semi-finals
(1) Leicester Riders vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles
(2) London Lions vs. (3) Plymouth Raiders
Final
(2) London Lions vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles
Awards
2020–21 BBL Team of the Year #PlayerTeam 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 #PlayerTeam 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 #PlayerTeam 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) Play-off Final MVP: Cortez Edwards (Newcastle Eagles) Coach of the Year: Rob Paternostro (Leicester Riders)
British clubs in European competitions Team Competition ProgressLondon Lions Champions League First qualifying roundFIBA Europe Cup Regular season
*Note: FIBA withdrew the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular-season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions would be forfeited.
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