2020–21 British Basketball League season

2020–21 BBL season
2020–21 BBL season
League	British Basketball League
Season	2020–21
Teams	11
Games played	165 (regular season); 13 (playoffs)
Dates	31 October 2020 – 30 April 2021; 3–16 May 2021 (playoffs)
TV	Great Britain: Sky Sports; BBC Sport; Online: BBL TV; YouTube;
Final positions
League champions	Leicester Riders (5th title)
Playoff champions	Newcastle Eagles (7th title)
BBL Cup	Newcastle Eagles (6th title)
BBL Trophy	London Lions (1st title)
Europe Cup	London Lions
Awards
MVP	Geno Crandall (Riders)
Finals MVP	(Eagles)
Statistical leaders
Efficiency
Efficiency	(Giants)
Points	Rahmon Fletcher (Eagles)
Rebounds	(Giants)
Assists	Rahmon Fletcher (Eagles)
Records
Highest scoring	225 points; Riders 116–109 Giants; (5 February 2021)
Winning streak	12 games; London Lions; (31 March – 30 April 2021)
Losing streak	10 games; Glasgow Rocks; (28 March – 25 April 2021)
BBL seasons
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 April 2021.

The 2020–21 British Basketball League 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[]

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	6,500
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Morningside Arena	2,400
London Lions	London	Copper Box	6,000
Manchester Giants	Manchester	National Basketball Centre	2,000
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	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 McLeod	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[]

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Glasgow Rocks	Vincent Lavandier	Mutual consent ^[1]	1 July 2020	Pre-season	Gareth Murray^[2]	16 July 2020
Manchester Giants	Danny Byrne	Left ^[3]	2 March 2021	9th (6-11)	Lloyd Gardner ^[4]	15 March 2021

BBL Cup[]

Qualification Stage[]

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Plymouth Raiders	6	5	1	471	384	+87	10	Quarter Finals
2	Surrey Scorchers	6	3	3	336	340	−4	6
3	Bristol Flyers	6	2	4	269	309	−40	4

4	Worcester Wolves	6	2	4	410	453	−43	4

Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2020. Source: BBC Sport

31 October 2020	Surrey Scorchers	20–0	Bristol Flyers	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
19:00
N/A		boxscore report		Attendance: N/A

7 November 2020	Bristol Flyers	0–20	Surrey Scorchers	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30
N/A		boxscore report		Attendance: N/A

13 November 2020	Bristol Flyers	54–69	Plymouth Raiders	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 11–16, 12–22, 12–16
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

14 November 2020	Worcester Wolves	86–85	Surrey Scorchers	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 16–21, 21–22, 20–24
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

15 November 2020	Plymouth Raiders	96–60	Worcester Wolves	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 25–17, 26–19, 29–15
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

18 November 2020	Plymouth Raiders	65–78	Bristol Flyers	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 17–13, 18–20, 16–24
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

20 November 2020	Surrey Scorchers	73–84	Plymouth Raiders	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–29, 21–20, 16–22
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

21 November 2020	Bristol Flyers	64–68	Worcester Wolves	SGS College Arena, Bristol
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 4–20, 22–9, 10–23
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

22 November 2020	Plymouth Raiders	98–62	Surrey Scorchers	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 24–13, 33–13, 24–21
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

27 November 2020	Worcester Wolves	57–59	Plymouth Raiders	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 21–17, 12–14, 8–13
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

28 November 2020	Surrey Scorchers	76–72	Worcester Wolves	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–17, 17–16, 31–22
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

2 December 2020	Worcester Wolves	66–73	Bristol Flyers	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 13–13, 12–17, 26–18
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester Giants	4	3	1	372	297	+75	6	Quarter Finals
2	Glasgow Rocks	4	3	1	320	304	+16	6	Quarter Finals

3	Cheshire Phoenix	4	0	4	292	383	−91	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: BBC Sport

8 November 2020	Cheshire Phoenix	92–98	Manchester Giants	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 21–23, 17–27, 33–22
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

15 November 2020	Glasgow Rocks	93–63	Cheshire Phoenix	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 22–20, 25–17, 25–14
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

19 November 2020	Manchester Giants	106–64	Cheshire Phoenix	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 33–9, 24–14, 18–28, 31–13
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

22 November 2020	Cheshire Phoenix	73–86	Glasgow Rocks	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–14, 26–26, 15–21
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

27 November 2020	Manchester Giants	95–58	Glasgow Rocks	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–15, 27–13, 18–14
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

29 November 2020	Glasgow Rocks	83–73	Manchester Giants	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 16–13, 22–23, 15–16
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Newcastle Eagles	6	4	2	539	526	+13	8	Quarter Finals
2	Leicester Riders	6	3	3	516	509	+7	6
3	London Lions	6	3	3	501	497	+4	6

4	Sheffield Sharks	6	2	4	458	482	−24	4

Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2020. Source: BBC Sport

1 November 2020	London Lions	79–890(OT)	Newcastle Eagles	Copper Box Arena, London
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–19, 19–16, 22–23, Overtime: 2–12
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

6 November 2020	Sheffield Sharks	70–61	London Lions	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–20, 11–7, 25–15
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

8 November 2020	Leicester Riders	96–102	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 27–28, 21–20, 18–25
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

13 November 2020	London Lions	88–73	Sheffield Sharks	Copper Box Arena, London
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 26–18, 17–27, 16–10
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

13 November 2020	Newcastle Eagles	82–88	Leicester Riders	Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–23, 24–18, 20–27
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

15 November 2020	Leicester Riders	97–76	London Lions	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 27–20, 22–18, 22–27
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

17 November 2020	Newcastle Eagles	97–87	Sheffield Sharks	Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 23–14, 28–26, 22–32
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

20 November 2020	Sheffield Sharks	64–85	Leicester Riders	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 14–21, 12–19, 21–21
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

20 November 2020	Newcastle Eagles	79–99	London Lions	Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–20, 14–22, 18–30
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

22 November 2020	London Lions	98–89	Leicester Riders	Copper Box Arena, London
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 20–28, 32–27, 21–22
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

29 November 2020	Sheffield Sharks	77–90	Newcastle Eagles	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 12–23, 20–23, 19–24
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

7 December 2020	Leicester Riders	61–87	Sheffield Sharks	Morningside Arena, Leicester
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 17–24, 21–19, 9–20
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 0^[a]

Quarter Finals[]

16 December 2020	Plymouth Raiders	80–850(OT)	London Lions	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 16–11, 26–27, 18–16, Overtime: 4–9
BBL TV	Pts: Hamilton 27 Rebs: Hamilton, Ibeh 7 Asts: Dusha, 3	boxscore report	Pts: 20 Rebs: 8 Asts: Liggins, Robinson 6	Attendance: 0^[a]

16 December 2020	Manchester Giants	87–84	Surrey Scorchers	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 27–18, 24–11, 20–26
BBL TV	Pts: 22 Rebs: 16 Asts: 7	boxscore report	Pts: 21 Rebs: , White 8 Asts: 8	Attendance: 0^[a]

16 December 2020	Newcastle Eagles	72–64	Bristol Flyers	Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–11, 17–12, 16–25
BBL TV	Pts: 22 Rebs: 11 Asts: 8	boxscore report	Pts: 14 Rebs: 12 Asts: 6	Attendance: 0^[a]

16 December 2020	Leicester Riders	93–59	Glasgow Rocks	Morningside Arena, Leicester
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 31–16, 25–15, 17–18
BBL TV	Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Falzon, Johnson 7 Asts: 11	boxscore report	Pts: 17 Rebs: 9 Asts: 6	Attendance: 44^[a]

Semi Finals[]

12 January 2021	Leicester Riders	71–76	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 22–23, 24–25, 11–14
BBL TV	Pts: Crandall 17 Rebs: 12 Asts: Crandall 5	boxscore report	Pts: 19 Rebs: 9 Asts: Fletcher 7	Attendance: 44

12 January 2021	London Lions^[A]	20–0	Manchester Giants	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
20:00
BBL TV		boxscore		Attendance: N/A

Notes

^
A Due to a number of players having to self-isolate due to COVID-19, Manchester Giants were unable to fulfil the fixture against London Lions. London Lions were given an automatic bye to the Final.^[5]

Final[]

24 January 2021	London Lions	77–84	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–25, 22–16, 20–22
Sky Sports	Pts: 19 Rebs: Ware 9 Asts: Robinson 6	boxscore report	Pts: Fletcher 21 Rebs: Gordon 15 Asts: Fletcher 8	Attendance: 15

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.^[6]^[7]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester Riders (C)	30	24	6	2580	2303	+277	48	Playoffs
2	London Lions	30	23	7	2702	2441	+261	46
3	Plymouth Raiders	30	21	9	2511	2307	+204	42
4	Newcastle Eagles	30	18	12	2576	2543	+33	36
5	Sheffield Sharks	30	15	15	2403	2338	+65	30
6	Worcester Wolves	30	14	16	2349	2456	−107	28
7	Cheshire Phoenix	30	14	16	2357	2407	−50	28
8	Bristol Flyers	30	12	18	2346	2373	−27	24

9	Surrey Scorchers	30	10	20	2446	2615	−169	20
10	Manchester Giants	30	10	20	2514	2601	−87	20
11	Glasgow Rocks	30	4	26	2214	2614	−400	8

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champion

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.^[8]^[9]

First round[]

13 January 2021	Glasgow Rocks^[A]	20–0	Reading Rockets	Emirates Arena, Glasgow

		report		Attendance: N/A

22 January 2021	Sheffield Sharks	63–69	Plymouth Raiders	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 10–18, 14–21, 21–11
BBL TV	Pts: 17 Rebs: , 6 Asts: 3	boxscore report	Pts: 19 Rebs: Hamilton 10 Asts: McGill 6	Attendance: 1

2 February 2021	Bristol Flyers	73–74	Newcastle Eagles	SGS College Arena, Bristol
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 11–22, 18–23, 14–16
Flyers TV	Pts: 15 Rebs: 9 Asts: Okereafor 7	boxscore report	Pts: Fletcher 17 Rebs: 11 Asts: Fletcher 7	Attendance: 1

5 February 2021	Surrey Scorchers	101–100	Thames Valley Cavaliers	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 29–25, 20–22, 25–25
BBL TV	Pts: 22 Rebs: Ogedengbe 7 Asts: , , Ogedengbe 5	boxscore report	Pts: 32 Rebs: 13 Asts: 9	Attendance: 1

7 February 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	77–63	Hemel Storm	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 29–13, 17–20, 12–14
BBL TV	Pts: 23 Rebs: 13 Asts: 9	boxscore report	Pts: 23 Rebs: 17 Asts: 4	Attendance: 1

7 February 2021	Derby Trailblazers	73–101	Solent Kestrels	, Nottingham
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 22–25, 18–33, 18–17
BBL TV	Pts: 21 Rebs: 12 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 30 Rebs: 10 Asts: 12	Attendance: 3

10 February 2021	Worcester Wolves	102–96	Manchester Giants	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 30–30, 28–20, 24–26
YouTube	Pts: Bouwknecht 23 Rebs: Kimble, , Williams, 7 Asts: 8	boxscore report	Pts: 25 Rebs: 13 Asts: 7	Attendance: 6

11 February 2021	London Lions	76–71	Leicester Riders	Copper Box Arena, London
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 17–16, 21–16, 25–19
BBL TV	Pts: Robinson, 15 Rebs: Alihodžić 12 Asts: Liggins 12	boxscore report	Pts: Johnson 16 Rebs: 14 Asts: Crandall, 3	Attendance: 2

Notes

^
A Glasgow Rocks' match against Reading Rockets was cancelled after Reading were unable to fulfil the tie due to travel-related Covid-19 concerns. Glasgow were awarded a bye to the next stage of the competition.^[10]

Quarter Finals[]

14 February 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	62–67	Glasgow Rocks	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 15–8, 9–23, 17–18
BBL TV	Pts: Lull 20 Rebs: 12 Asts: 6	boxscore report	Pts: Keeling 19 Rebs: Keeling 10 Asts: Van Sauers 5	Attendance: 10

19 February 2021	Surrey Scorchers	82–73	Solent Kestrels	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–10, 23–22, 16–19
BBL TV	Pts: Richards 15 Rebs: 14 Asts: Raftopoulos 4	boxscore report	Pts: 20 Rebs: 9 Asts: 4	Attendance: 0

22 February 2021	London Lions	101–85	Newcastle Eagles	Copper Box Arena, London
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 28–18, 28–23, 22–18
BBL TV	Pts: Liggins 24 Rebs: 9 Asts: Liggins 9	boxscore report	Pts: 16 Rebs: 9 Asts: Fletcher 12	Attendance: 0

24 February 2021	Worcester Wolves	66–75	Plymouth Raiders	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 25–20, 19–16, 11–20
YouTube	Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Williams 13 Asts: Williams 6	boxscore report	Pts: McGill 18 Rebs: 7 Asts: Hamilton 4	Attendance: 0

Semi Finals[]

7 March 2021	London Lions	90–66 (Series: London leads, 90–66 on aggregate)	Glasgow Rocks	Copper Box Arena, London
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 21–14, 18–18, 28–20
BBL TV	Pts: Liggins 28 Rebs: 7 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 16 Rebs: 8 Asts: Keeling 5	Attendance: 25

10 March 2021	Glasgow Rocks	89–108 (Series: London wins, 198–155 on aggregate)	London Lions	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 27–23, 22–29, 25–29
BBL TV	Pts: Keeling 17 Rebs: 9 Asts: Van Sauers 6	boxscore report	Pts: 26 Rebs: 7 Asts: Ware 6	Attendance: 4

12 March 2021	Plymouth Raiders	96–89 (Series: Plymouth leads, 96–89 on aggregate)	Surrey Scorchers	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 26–20, 26–22, 23–22
BBL TV	Pts: McGill 31 Rebs: 6 Asts: 3	boxscore report	Pts: 27 Rebs: Richards 9 Asts: 7	Attendance: 0

14 March 2021	Surrey Scorchers	83–112 (Series: Plymouth wins, 208–172 on aggregate)	Plymouth Raiders	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 15–22, 32–28, 15–32
BBL TV	Pts: 22 Rebs: 11 Asts: 10	boxscore report	Pts: McGill 32 Rebs: 10 Asts: , 4	Attendance: 1

Final[]

21 March 2021	London Lions	88–82	Plymouth Raiders	Worcester Arena, Worcester
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 24–21, 15–23, 21–21
Sky Sports	Pts: 20 Rebs: Liggins 7 Asts: Liggins 8	boxscore report	Pts: McGill 31 Rebs: 11 Asts: Dusha 5	Attendance: 0

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.^[11]^[12]

Quarter Finals[]

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Bristol Flyers[]

3 May 2021	Leicester Riders	85–56 (Series: Leicester leads, 85–56 on aggregate)	Bristol Flyers	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–14, 32–15, 20–11
Sky Sports	Pts: Crandall 21 Rebs: 7 Asts: Crandall 10	boxscore report	Pts: 16 Rebs: 9 Asts: 7	Attendance: 0

5 May 2021	Leicester Riders	92–79 (Series: Leicester wins, 177–135 on aggregate)	Bristol Flyers	Worcester Arena, Worcester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 30–20, 24–24, 19–14
Sky Sports	Pts: 17 Rebs: 9 Asts: Crandall 11	boxscore report	Pts: Mockford 19 Rebs: 9 Asts: , 5	Attendance: 0

(2) London Lions vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix[]

3 May 2021	London Lions	73–66 (Series: London leads, 73–66 on aggregate)	Cheshire Phoenix	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 17–24, 13–15, 22–17
Sky Sports	Pts: 22 Rebs: 9 Asts: Liggins 6	boxscore report	Pts: 13 Rebs: , , Lull 6 Asts: 6	Attendance: 0

5 May 2021	London Lions	95–60 (Series: London wins, 168–126 on aggregate)	Cheshire Phoenix	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 30–16, 24–9, 11–20
Sky Sports	Pts: 17 Rebs: 8 Asts: Robinson 9	boxscore report	Pts: Bryan-Amaning 17 Rebs: 8 Asts: 7	Attendance: 0

(4) Newcastle Eagles vs. (5) Sheffield Sharks[]

4 May 2021	Newcastle Eagles	79–77 (Series: Newcastle leads, 79–77 on aggregate)	Sheffield Sharks	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 30–20, 18–19, 9–18
Sky Sports	Pts: Gordon 20 Rebs: , Gordon 7 Asts: Fletcher 9	boxscore report	Pts: 21 Rebs: 9 Asts: 6	Attendance: 0

6 May 2021	Newcastle Eagles	81–81 (Series: Newcastle wins, 160–158 on aggregate)	Sheffield Sharks	Worcester Arena, Worcester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 16–15, 18–18, 25–20
Sky Sports	Pts: Gordon 25 Rebs: Gordon 9 Asts: Fletcher 9	boxscore report	Pts: Rebs: 9 Asts: 5	Attendance: 0

(3) Plymouth Raiders vs. (6) Worcester Wolves[]

4 May 2021	Plymouth Raiders	84–82 (Series: Plymouth leads, 84–82 on aggregate)	Worcester Wolves	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 32–18, 20–22, 18–12
Sky Sports	Pts: McGill 28 Rebs: 7 Asts: 7	boxscore report	Pts: 18 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Williams 7	Attendance: 0

6 May 2021	Plymouth Raiders	96–81 (Series: Plymouth wins, 180–163 on aggregate)	Worcester Wolves	Worcester Arena, Worcester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 28–14, 25–22, 28–24
Sky Sports	Pts: McGill 29 Rebs: Hamilton 12 Asts: McGill 7	boxscore report	Pts: 21 Rebs: Williams 14 Asts: , Bouwknecht 4	Attendance: 0

Semi Finals[]

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles[]

11 May 2021	Leicester Riders	77–76 (Series: Leicester leads, 77–76 on aggregate)	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 36–18, 13–20, 19–14, 9–24
Sky Sports	Pts: Crandall 20 Rebs: 14 Asts: Crandall 7	boxscore report	Pts: Fletcher 34 Rebs: 11 Asts: Fletcher 6	Attendance: 22

13 May 2021	Leicester Riders	69–88 (Series: Newcastle wins, 164–146 on aggregate)	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 19–11, 12–25, 18–23
Sky Sports	Pts: 13 Rebs: 11 Asts: Crandall 9	boxscore report	Pts: Fletcher 27 Rebs: Gordon 10 Asts: Fletcher 10	Attendance: 0

(2) London Lions vs. (3) Plymouth Raiders[]

11 May 2021	London Lions	80–92 (Series: Plymouth leads, 92–80 on aggregate)	Plymouth Raiders	Morningside Arena, Leicester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 18–28, 23–14, 23–32
Sky Sports	Pts: Liggins 16 Rebs: Liggins 10 Asts: Liggins 12	boxscore report	Pts: McGill 28 Rebs: Hamilton 11 Asts: Dusha, McGill 7	Attendance: 22

13 May 2021	London Lions	100–80 (Series: London wins, 180–172 on aggregate)	Plymouth Raiders	Morningside Arena, Leicester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 12–19, 28–21, 27–17
Sky Sports	Pts: Liggins 23 Rebs: , 5 Asts: Robinson 7	boxscore report	Pts: McGill 25 Rebs: 8 Asts: Dusha 7	Attendance: 0

Final[]

(2) London Lions vs. (4) Newcastle Eagles[]

16 May 2021	London Lions	66–68	Newcastle Eagles	Morningside Arena, Leicester
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 11–18, 20–20, 11–18
Sky Sports	Pts: 27 Rebs: 12 Asts: Liggins 8	boxscore report	Pts: 22 Rebs: 13 Asts: Fletcher 10	Attendance: 0

Awards[]

2020–21 BBL Team of the Year[]

#	Player	Team
PG	Rahmon Fletcher	Newcastle Eagles
SG	Geno Crandall	Leicester Riders
SF		London Lions
PF	DeAndre Liggins	London Lions
C		Leicester Riders

Source: 2020–21 Molten BBL Team of the Year

2020–21 BBL All-British Team of the Year[]

#	Player	Team
PG		Leicester Riders
SG	Justin Robinson	London Lions
SF	Ashley Hamilton	Plymouth Raiders
PF	Jordan Williams	Worcester Wolves
C		Manchester Giants

Source: 2020–21 BBL All-British Team of the Year

2020–21 BBL Defensive Team of the Year[]

#	Player	Team
PG		Newcastle Eagles
SG	DeAndre Liggins	London Lions
SF	Jamell Anderson	Leicester Riders
PF		Leicester Riders
C	Prince Ibeh	Plymouth Raiders

Source: 2020–21 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

Most Valuable Player: Geno Crandall (Leicester Riders)^[13]
Play-off Final MVP: (Newcastle Eagles)^[14]
Coach of the Year: Rob Paternostro (Leicester Riders)^[15]

British clubs in European competitions[]

Team	Competition	Progress
London Lions	Champions League	First qualifying round
London Lions	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season

*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.^[16]

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References[]

^ "Club Statement - Vincent Lavandier". July 2020.
^ "Rocks appoint Gareth Murray as player-coach". 16 July 2020.
^ "Club Statement: Danny Byrne".
^ "Lloyd Gardner to Join Giants".
^ "LONDON INTO CUP FINAL AS GIANTS FORCED OUT". MVP247. MVP247. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "BBL Cancel Campaign".
^ "Remainder 2020-21 fixtures and dates confirmed". 23 November 2020.
^ "BBL Trophy First Round draw complete, ties assigned". bbl.org.uk. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Trophy Standings".
^ "ROCKS GIVEN BBL TROPHY BYE AFTER READING WITHDRAW". glasgowrocks.co.uk. glasgowrocks.co.uk. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "BBL announces cancellation of 2019–20 season & format changes for next year". June 2020.
^ "May Madness The 2021 Play-Offs". 20 April 2021.
^ "Crandall Wins Player of the Year". bbl.or.uk. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Cortez Edwards Wins Play-off Final MVP". bbl.or.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Paternostro Wins Sixth Coach of the Year Award". bbl.or.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions". fiba.basketball. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

External links[]

Official website

Preceded by 2019–20 season	BBL seasons 2020–21	Succeeded by 2021–22 season

[cnote_A] 
A Due to a number of players having to self-isolate due to COVID-19, Manchester Giants were unable to fulfil the fixture against London Lions. London Lions were given an automatic bye to the Final.^[5]

[cnote_A] 
A Glasgow Rocks' match against Reading Rockets was cancelled after Reading were unable to fulfil the tie due to travel-related Covid-19 concerns. Glasgow were awarded a bye to the next stage of the competition.^[10]

[BCD-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

[1] "Club Statement - Vincent Lavandier". July 2020.

[2] "Rocks appoint Gareth Murray as player-coach". 16 July 2020.

[3] "Club Statement: Danny Byrne".

[4] "Lloyd Gardner to Join Giants".

[6] "LONDON INTO CUP FINAL AS GIANTS FORCED OUT". MVP247. MVP247. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[7] "BBL Cancel Campaign".

[8] "Remainder 2020-21 fixtures and dates confirmed". 23 November 2020.

[9] "BBL Trophy First Round draw complete, ties assigned". bbl.org.uk. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[10] "Trophy Standings".

[11] "ROCKS GIVEN BBL TROPHY BYE AFTER READING WITHDRAW". glasgowrocks.co.uk. glasgowrocks.co.uk. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[12] "BBL announces cancellation of 2019–20 season & format changes for next year". June 2020.

[13] "May Madness The 2021 Play-Offs". 20 April 2021.

[14] "Crandall Wins Player of the Year". bbl.or.uk. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[15] "Cortez Edwards Wins Play-off Final MVP". bbl.or.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[16] "Paternostro Wins Sixth Coach of the Year Award". bbl.or.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[17] "London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions". fiba.basketball. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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