2020–21 NBL season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 43rd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams will contest in the 2020–21 season.

National Basketball League
Logo of the league sponsored by Hungry Jack's
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 9
Games played TBA (regular season)
TBD (semi-finals)
TBD (Grand Final)
Dates 3 December 2020–TBA
TV Australia:
New Zealand:
Online:
Final positions
Champions TBD
Runners-up TBD
Semifinalists TBD
Awards
MVP TBD
Finals MVP TBD
2021-22 →
NBL seasons

Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by SBS Viceland in the second year of a two-year deal. All games will be available live and free on streaming platforms such as SBS On Demand. ESPN will also broadcast select games including all games after 7.30pm AEDT.[1] In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.[2] The NBL will also continue broadcasting matches online on Twitch in the second year of a two-year deal.[3]

Teams

Nine teams will compete in the 2020–21 season, with an tenth team based in Tasmania set to enter the league for the 2021–22 season.[4]

Stadiums and locations


Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 11,300
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Nissan Arena 5,000
Cairns Taipans Cairns Cairns Convention Centre (TBC) 5,300
Hawks Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000
Melbourne United Melbourne Melbourne Arena 10,500
New Zealand Breakers Auckland Spark Arena 9,300
Perth Wildcats Perth Perth Arena 14,800
South East Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne Melbourne Arena 10,500
State Basketball Centre 3,200
Sydney Kings Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 18,200

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Coach Captain Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers Conner Henry TBA TBC Champion
Brisbane Bullets Andrej Lemanis TBA TBC
Cairns Taipans Mike Kelly TBA CQUniversity
Hawks Brian Goorjian TBA TBC
Melbourne United Dean Vickerman TBA TBC
New Zealand Breakers Dan Shamir Thomas Abercrombie Sky Sport
Perth Wildcats Trevor Gleeson TBA TBC
South East Melbourne Phoenix Simon Mitchell Mitch Creek TBC
Sydney Kings Will Weaver TBA TBC

    Player transactions
    Main article: List of 2020–21 NBL season transactions

    Free agency negotiations have been delayed until 15 July 2020, after the NBL and the Australian Basketball Players' Association postponed the original start date of 30 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] On 17 April 2020, the NBL, the Australian Basketball Players' Association and the nine clubs reached an agreement in response to the financial pressure caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which reduced the salaries of players signed for the 2020–21 season, lowered the full-time roster positions from 11 to 10 players (plus a Next Star slot) and from three import slots to two import slots.[7]

    Coaching transactions
    Coaching changes
    TeamRole2019–20 season2020–21 season
    Off–season
    Adelaide 36ers Head Coach Joey Wright Conner Henry
    Hawks Head Coach Matt Flinn Brian Goorjian
    New Zealand Breakers Assistant Zico Coronel Chanel Pompallier
    SEM Phoenix Assistant Ian Stacker TBA

    Off-season
    • On 23 February 2020, Mike Kelly announced that he'd re-signed with the Cairns Taipans.[8]
    • On 26 February 2020, the Adelaide 36ers and Joey Wright mutually agreed to part ways following the 2019–20 season.[9] He had spent seven years as the Head Coach of the 36ers, and was contracted for two more seasons with the club.
    • On 8 March 2020, the New Zealand Breakers announced they had signed Chanel Pompallier as an assistant coach for the 2020–21 season.[10]
    • On 22 April 2020, the Adelaide 36ers announced that Conner Henry had signed as their new coach on a three year deal.[11]
    • On 23 June 2020, the new owners of the Hawks announced that Brian Goorjian had been appointed as their new coach, replacing Matt Flinn. [12]


    References
    1. Mark, David (31 July 2019). "National Basketball League now on SBS and ESPN after Nine opts out of its broadcast deal". ABC. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
    2. "NBL and Breakers Team Up with SKY Sport". National Basketball League. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
    3. Ward, Roy (11 October 2019). "NBL strikes 'revolutionary' live stream deal with Twitch". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    4. "Tasmania will get its first NBL team since 1996". ABC News. 28 February 2020.
    5. "2020/21 Hungry Jack's NBL Season to Tip Off in December | NBL". nbl.com.au.
    6. "NBL Free Agency | NBL". nbl.com.au.
    7. "NBL, ABPA and Clubs Reach Agreement for 2020/21 Season | NBL". nbl.com.au.
    8. "Kelly: There's a Lot More Work to Be Done | NBL". nbl.com.au.
    9. "Adelaide 36ers and coach Joey Wright mutually agree to part ways". www.adelaide36ers.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
    10. "Breakers Appoint Chanel Pompallier as Assistant Coach | NBL". nbl.com.au.
    11. "Conner Henry Appointed 36ers Head Coach | Adelaide 36ers". www.adelaide36ers.com.
    12. "Master Coach Brian Goorjian to Lead The Hawks | NBL". nbl.com.au.
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