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.
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League | National Basketball League | ||||||||||||
Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 162 (regular season) TBD (semi-finals) TBD (Grand Final) | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15 January 2021–TBA | ||||||||||||
TV | Australia: New Zealand: Online: | ||||||||||||
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Biggest home win | 16 points Phoenix 98–82 Hawks (7 February 2021) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | 24 points 36ers 65–89 United (15 January 2021) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | 224 points 36ers 116–108 Phoenix (17 January 2021) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 5 games Melbourne United (15 January 2020 – present) | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 6 games Cairns Taipans (18 January 2020 – present) | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 7,317 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre 36ers vs Kings (6 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 1,591 – Nissan Arena Bullets vs Hawks (21 January 2021) | ||||||||||||
Total attendance | 84,315 | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 3,833 | ||||||||||||
All statistics correct as of 6 February 2021. |
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 the Tasmania JackJumpers set to enter the league for the 2021–22 season.[4]
During the off-season the Illawarra Hawks were renamed to The Hawks after the new ownership group announced they wanted to expand out from Illawarra and into the wider region.[5]
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Adelaide 36ers | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 11,300 |
Brisbane Bullets | Brisbane | Nissan Arena | 5,000 |
Cairns Taipans | Cairns | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 |
Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 2,000 | ||
Melbourne United | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
Bendigo Stadium | 4,000 | ||
New Zealand Breakers | Auckland | Spark Arena | 9,300 |
Perth Wildcats | Perth | RAC Arena | 14,800 |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
State Basketball Centre | 3,200 | ||
Sydney Kings | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | 18,200 |
The Hawks | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Coach | Captain | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Adelaide 36ers | Conner Henry | Daniel Dillon Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys |
Scouts Australia | Champion |
Brisbane Bullets | Andrej Lemanis | Jason Cadee | St. Genevieve | |
Cairns Taipans | Mike Kelly | Scott Machado | CQUniversity | |
Melbourne United | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | SodaStream | |
New Zealand Breakers | Dan Shamir | Thomas Abercrombie | Sky Sport | |
Perth Wildcats | Trevor Gleeson | Jesse Wagstaff | Pentanet | |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell | Kyle Adnam Mitch Creek Adam Gibson |
Mountain Goat Beer | |
Sydney Kings | Adam Forde | Daniel Kickert | Brydens Lawyers | |
The Hawks | Brian Goorjian | Andrew Ogilvy | Pepper Money |
Player transactions
Free agency negotiations were 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 effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] 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 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.[8]
Coaching transactions
Team | Role | 2019–20 season | 2020–21 season |
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Adelaide 36ers | Head Coach | Joey Wright | Conner Henry |
Assistant | Kevin Brooks | Jamie Pearlman | |
Assistant | Darren Golley | TBA | |
Assistant | Andrew Jantke | TBA | |
The Hawks | Head Coach | Matt Flinn | Brian Goorjian |
Assistant | Ben Bagoly | Jacob Jackomas | |
Assistant | Eric Cooks | TBA | |
Assistant | Tyson Demos | TBA | |
Melbourne United | Assistant | Rhys Carter | TBA |
Ross McMains | TBA | ||
New Zealand Breakers | Assistant | Zico Coronel | Chanel Pompallier |
N/A | Jacob Mooallem | ||
SEM Phoenix | Assistant | Ian Stacker | TBA |
Sydney Kings | Head Coach | Will Weaver | Adam Forde |
Assistant | Adam Forde | Kevin Lisch |
Pre-season
The pre-season games will start on 13 November 2020.[9]
Ladder
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Regular season
The regular season which was due to begin in early October, is set to start in mid-January after it was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Ladder
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Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
- 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 |
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Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
The Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
NBL Cup
The 2020–21 season sees the introduction of the NBL Cup, a tournament based in Melbourne set to start on 20 February 2021.[11]
Ladder
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==Awards==
Player of the Week
Rounds | Player | Team |
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Round 1 | Justin Simon | The Hawks |
Round 2 | Isaac Humphries | Adelaide 36ers |
Round 3 | Vic Law | Brisbane Bullets |
Nathan Sobey | ||
References
- 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.
- "NBL and Breakers Team Up with SKY Sport". National Basketball League. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- Ward, Roy (11 October 2019). "NBL strikes 'revolutionary' live stream deal with Twitch". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Tasmania will get its first NBL team since 1996". ABC News. 28 February 2020.
- Fernandez, Timothy (17 June 2020). "Illawarra Hawks are no more as NBL locks in new owners". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "2020/21 Hungry Jack's NBL Season to Tip Off in December | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- "NBL Free Agency | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- "NBL, ABPA and Clubs Reach Agreement for 2020/21 Season | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- "Hungry Jack's NBL Preseason Games". NBL.com.au. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Hungry Jack's NBL to Tip Off in Early 2021". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- Hope, Shayne (21 December 2020). "NBL Cup a slam dunk for Melbourne hub". 7NEWS.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.