2020–21 British Basketball League season

The 2020–21 British Basketball League season will be the 34th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season will feature 11 teams from across England and Scotland.

British Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 11
2021–22 →

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 BBL teams

Arenas and locations
Team Location Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena
750
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena
1,650
Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena
2,400
London Lions London Copper Box
6,000
Manchester Giants Manchester George H. Carnall Centre
750
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena
3,000
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge
1,000
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
1,000
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester Arena
2,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Main jersey sponsor
Bristol Flyers Andreas Kapoulas
Cheshire Phoenix Ben Thomas
Glasgow Rocks Vincent Lavandier[1]
Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro
London Lions Vince Macaulay
Manchester Giants Danny Byrne[2]
Newcastle Eagles Ian McLeod
Plymouth Raiders Paul James
Sheffield Sharks Atiba Lyons
Surrey Scorchers Creon Raftopoulos
Worcester Wolves Matthew Newby

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment

BBL Cup

The BBL Cup retained the same format as introduced for the 2019–20 season.[3]

Qualification Stage

North Group
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification CHE GLA LEI MAN NEW SHE
1 Cheshire Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to quarter-finals —
2 Glasgow Rocks 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Leicester Riders 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Manchester Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Newcastle Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Sheffield Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.bbl.org.uk/

South Group
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification BRI LON PLY SUR WOR
1 Bristol Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to quarter finals —
2 London Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Plymouth Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Surrey Scorchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Worcester Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.bbl.org.uk/

BBL Championship

The BBL Championship will return to the three game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season.[3][4]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bristol Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 Cheshire Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Glasgow Rocks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leicester Riders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 London Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Manchester Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Plymouth Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sheffield Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Surrey Scorchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Worcester Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: BBC Sport

BBL 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.[3][5]

BBL Trophy

The BBL Trophy retained the same, 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season.[3]

References
  1. "Rocks Secure Lavandier Long Term – Glasgow Rocks".
  2. "Danny Byrne signs new Giants contract – Manchester Giants".
  3. "BBL Cancels Remainder 2019/20 Season; Looks Ahead to 2020/21".
  4. "BBL Cancel Campaign".
  5. "BBL announces cancellation of 2019–20 season & format changes for next year".
Preceded by
2019–20 season		 BBL seasons
2020–21		 Succeeded by
2021–22 season
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