2020–21 National Basketball League (England) season

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 49th edition of the English Men's National Basketball League.

2020–21 NBL season
LeagueNBL England
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
2020–21

It was announced that there would be no promotion or relegation following the 2020–21 season, due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NBL2 and NBL3 seasons were indefinitely suspended, later cancelled, and the NBL1 season structure was revised into regionalised schedules, due to the ongoing situation presented by the pandemic. [2] [3]

NBL Division 1

Team changes

Promoted from NBL Division 2

Relegated to NBL Division 2

Team changes

Teams

Club Location Last Season
BA London LionsLondon (Barking)12th
Bradford DragonsBradford8th
Derby TrailblazersDerby3rd
Essex RebelsColchesterD2 Sou, 1st (promoted)
Hemel StormHemel Hempstead4th
Leicester WarriorsLeicester9th
Loughborough RidersLoughborough6th
Nottingham HoodsNottingham10th
Oaklands WolvesSt Albans11th
Reading RocketsReading7th
Solent KestrelsSouthampton1st
Team NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneD2 Nor, 1st (promoted)
Thames Valley CavaliersLondon (Uxbridge)2nd
Worthing ThunderWorthing5th

Regular Season

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Solent Kestrels (C) 19 17 2 1718 1201 +517 34 Qualification to Playoffs
Quarter-finals
2 Thames Valley Cavaliers 19 17 2 1761 1497 +264 34
3 Hemel Storm 19 14 5 1735 1574 +161 28 Qualification to Playoffs
First Round
4 Derby Trailblazers 19 14 5 1645 1496 +149 28
5 Team Newcastle 19 13 6 1601 1542 +59 26
6 Essex Rebels 19 9 10 1625 1705 80 18
7 Worthing Thunder 19 9 10 1554 1637 83 18
8 Loughborough Riders 19 8 11 1577 1560 +17 16
9 Reading Rockets 19 7 12 1682 1717 35 14
10 BA London Lions 19 7 12 1484 1595 111 14
11 Bradford Dragons 19 7 12 1501 1604 103 14
12 Leicester Warriors 19 5 14 1535 1673 138 10
13 Oaklands Wolves 19 4 15 1513 1795 282 8
14 Nottingham Hoods 19 2 17 1285 1620 335 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(C) Champion

First Round

24 April 2021
Hemel Storm 10168 Nottingham Hoods
25 April 2021
Derby Trailblazers 10577 Oaklands Wolves
24 April 2021
Team Newcastle 8777 Leicester Warriors
25 April 2021
Essex Rebels 7374 Bradford Dragons
25 April 2021
Worthing Thunder 8983 BA London Lions
24 April 2021
Loughborough Riders 7568 Reading Rockets

Quarter-finals

01 May 2021
Solent Kestrels 7861 Loughborough Riders
01 May 2021
Hemel Storm 8169 Bradford Dragons
02 May 2021
Derby Trailblazers 8284 Team Newcastle

Semi-finals

08 May 2021
Solent Kestrels 11369 Team Newcastle
08 May 2021
Hemel Storm 9582 Worthing Thunder

Final

15 May 2021
18:00
Solent Kestrels 9362 Hemel Storm
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 20–20, 25–16, 20–10
Pts: I Smith 37
Rebs: I Smith 11
Asts: I Smith 9
Pts: G Poleon 17
Rebs: T Oyefusi 9
Asts: B Adeluola 6

Awards

Award [4] Name Team
Player of the Year Greg Poleon Hemel Storm
Team of the Year Greg Poleon Hemel Storm
Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers
Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers
Ian Smith Solent Kestrels
Travis Charles Solent Kestrels
British Team of the Year Kyle Jimenez Loughborough Riders
Orlan Jackman Solent Kestrels
Andre Arissol Solent Kestrels
Morakinyo Williams Leicester Warriors
Blayne Freckleton Thames Valley Cavaliers
Coach of the Year Matt Guymon Solent Kestrels
U-19 Player of the Year Blake Bowman Derby Trailblazers
Defensive Player of the Year Andre Arissol Solent Kestrels

Statistics

Player of the Week Awards

Week Player Team Ref Week Player Team Ref Week Player Team Ref
1 Ian Smith Solent Kestrels [5] 15 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels 28 Mike Williams Hemel Storm
2 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers [6] 16 Orlan Jackman Solent Kestrels
3 Blake Bowman Derby Trailblazers [7] 17 Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers
4 Travis Charles Solent Kestrels [8] 18 Greg Poleon Hemel Storm
5 Mike Williams Hemel Storm [9] 19 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers
6 Zaire Taylor Worthing Thunder [10] 20 Greg Poleon Hemel Storm
7 Kyle Jimenez Loughborough Riders [11] 21 O'Showen Williams Reading Rockets
8 Seth Hawley Thames Valley Cavaliers [12] 22 Taylor Johnson Thames Valley Cavaliers
9 David Moya Team Newcastle [13] 23 Howard Crawford Worthing Thunder
11 Max Richardson Worthing Thunder 24 Ian Smith Solent Kestrels
12 Greg Poleon Hemel Storm 25 Brandon Federici Team Newcastle
13 Hakeem Sylla Thames Valley Cavaliers 26 Max Richardson Worthing Thunder
14 Ethan Price Essex Rebels 27 Tom Ward Worthing Thunder

L Lynch Trophy

The 2020–21 L Lynch Trophy was the inaugural edition of the competition, organised by participating clubs to mark the return to play for men's basketball. 16 teams, the 14 NBL Division 1 sides and the Myerscough and Charnwood academy sides, were split into four regional groups. Each group was intended to play all games within one 'bubble' venue. The top 2 sides from each group would advance to the quarter-finals, therein playing a knockout format to determine the overall winners. [20] [21]

Group Stage

Group 1, Myerscough

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Derby Trailblazers 3 3 0 263 224 +39 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Bradford Dragons 3 2 1 239 214 +25 4
3 Myerscough College 3 1 2 233 196 +37 2
4 Team Newcastle 3 0 3 193 294 101 0
Updated to match(es) played on 05 December 2020. Source: Basketball England
10 Oct 2020
Bradford Dragons 8459 Team Newcastle
17 Oct 2020
Bradford Dragons 7471 Myerscough College
08 Nov 2020
Team Newcastle 81110 Derby Trailblazers
14 Nov 2020
Bradford Dragons 8184 Derby Trailblazers
05 Dec 2020
Team Newcastle 53100 Myerscough College

Group 2, Oaklands

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Thames Valley Cavaliers 3 3 0 273 228 +45 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Hemel Storm 3 2 1 273 236 +37 4
3 Reading Rockets 2 0 2 141 168 27 0
4 Oaklands Wolves 2 0 2 154 209 55 0
Updated to match(es) played on 05 December 2020. Source: Basketball England
10 Oct 2020
Reading Rockets 7083 Hemel Storm
17 Oct 2020
Oaklands Wolves 80107 Hemel Storm
24 Oct 2020
Hemel Storm 8386 Thames Valley Cavaliers

Group 3, Loughborough

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Loughborough Riders 3 3 0 260 217 +43 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Nottingham Hoods 3 2 1 239 243 4 4
3 Charnwood College 3 1 2 234 250 16 2
4 Leicester Warriors 3 0 3 235 258 23 0
Updated to match(es) played on 05 December 2020. Source: Basketball England
17 Oct 2020
Leicester Warriors 8892 Nottingham Hoods
29 Nov 2020
Charnwood College 7091 Nottingham Hoods

Group 4, Solent

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Solent Kestrels 3 3 0 305 208 +97 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Worthing Thunder 3 2 1 243 255 12 4
3 BA London Lions 3 1 2 245 249 4 2
4 Essex Rebels 3 0 3 213 294 81 0
Updated to match(es) played on 05 December 2020. Source: Basketball England
11 Oct 2020
Solent Kestrels 9278 BA London Lions
11 Oct 2020
Worthing Thunder 9178 Essex Rebels
18 Oct 2020
Solent Kestrels 11761 Essex Rebels
25 Oct 2020
Solent Kestrels 9669 Worthing Thunder
25 Oct 2020
BA London Lions 8674 Essex Rebels
22 Nov 2020
BA London Lions 8183 Worthing Thunder

Quarter-finals

10 Jan 2021
Derby Trailblazers 7381 Worthing Thunder
17 Jan 2021
Solent Kestrels 8868 Hemel Storm

Semi-finals

07 Mar 2021
Solent Kestrels 8280 Worthing Thunder

Final

20 Mar 2021
18:00
Solent Kestrels 8778 Thames Valley Cavaliers
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 21–21, 23–12, 18–21
Pts: A Arissol (24)
Rebs: O Jackman (12)
Asts: I Smith (7)
Pts: T Johnson (21)
Rebs: H Sylla (16)
Asts: B Freckleton (5)

References

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