2019β20 BBL season | ||||||||||
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League | British Basketball League | |||||||||
Season | 2019β20 | |||||||||
Number of games | 73 [N 1] | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
League champions | No champions declared [1] | |||||||||
BBL Cup | Worcester Wolves (1st title) | |||||||||
BBL Trophy | Newcastle Eagles (7th title) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Highest scoring |
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Winning streak |
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Losing streak |
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The 2019β20 BBL season was the 33rd campaign of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland. On 17 March 2020, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 1 June 2020, the season was cancelled, with no League or Playoffs champions declared. [2]
The 2019β20 season saw a significantly revamped format for the first time in a number of years. [3]
The newly-formatted BBL Cup began the 2019β20 season in September, with group stages (2 geographical groups, North and South, of 6 teams each) to determine 8 teams to progress to the Quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter finals and two-legged semi finals matches would determine the two finalists to contest the Cup final.
The Championship would run from December to April. All 12 teams were to play each other twice, once home once away, for a 22-game regular season (as opposed to previous years where teams would play each other 3 times for a 33-game regular season). The top 8 teams would qualify for the end of season Playoffs.
The Playoffs were due to run from April to May and for the first time in 21 years were due to be determined over a best-of-three series. The Playoffs Final would once again be held at the O2 Arena, London.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750
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Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400
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Radisson RED Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 1,650
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Leicester Riders | Leicester | Morningside Arena | 2,400
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London City Royals | London | Crystal Palace NSC | 1,500
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London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000
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Manchester Giants | Manchester | George H. Carnall Centre | 750
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Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Eagles Community Arena | 3,000
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Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500
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B.Braun Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Ponds Forge | 1,000
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Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000
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Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester Arena | 2,000
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Team | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
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Bristol Flyers |
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Toogood International |
Cheshire Phoenix |
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Hillyer McKeown |
Radisson RED Glasgow Rocks |
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Carling |
Leicester Riders |
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Jelson Homes |
London City Royals |
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London Lions |
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ASOS |
Manchester Giants |
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Space |
Newcastle Eagles |
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ESH Group |
Plymouth Raiders |
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B.Braun Sheffield Sharks |
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B.Braun |
Surrey Scorchers |
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Gidden Place |
Worcester Wolves |
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University of Worcester |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Worcester Wolves |
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End of Interim [17] | 1 May 2019 | Pre-season |
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22 July 2019 [18] |
London City Royals |
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Released [19] | 12 August 2019 | Pre-season |
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16 August 2019 [9] |
Newcastle Eagles |
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Signed by Toronto Raptors [20] | 3 September 2019 | Pre-season |
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6 September 2019 [21] |
The newly-formatted BBL Cup began the 2019β20 season on Friday 20 September, with the group stages running until Sunday 24 November. The 12 teams were split into 2 geographical groups, North and South. Each team played each other twice (once home, once away) with the top 4 teams in each group progressing to the Quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter finals and two-legged semi finals matches determined the two finalists to contest the Cup final on Sunday 26 January at the Arena Birmingham.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LEI | SHE | NEW | CHE | GLA | MAN | |
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1 | Leicester Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 812 | 676 | +136 | Qualification to quarter finals | — | 75β54 | 86β94 | 58β66 | 93β58 | 102β70 | |
2 | Sheffield Sharks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 804 | 723 | +81 | 79β63 | — | 93β69 | 75β60 | 84β68 | 95β61 | ||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 10 | 6 | 4 | 868 | 794 | +74 | 69β76 | 80β83 | — | 97β68 | 71β73 | 104β71 | ||
4 | Cheshire Phoenix | 10 | 5 | 5 | 755 | 786 | −31 | 63β75 | 76β72 | 92β100 | — | 78β88 | 96β85 | ||
5 | Glasgow Rocks | 10 | 4 | 6 | 719 | 764 | −45 | 66β88 | 101β81 | 86β90 | 72β74 | — | 107β85 | ||
6 | Manchester Giants | 10 | 1 | 9 | 649 | 864 | −215 | 57β96 | 70β88 | 66β94 | 64β82 | 20β0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LCR | WOR | BRI | LON | SUR | PLY | |
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1 | London City Royals | 10 | 8 | 2 | 860 | 793 | +67 | Qualification to quarter finals | — | 77β64 | 84β57 | 92β77 | 92β84 | 101β92 | |
2 | Worcester Wolves | 10 | 6 | 4 | 798 | 798 | 0 | 65β67 | — | 74β70 | 92β67 | 77β78 | 104β100 | ||
3 | Bristol Flyers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 835 | 837 | −2 | 85β75 | 94β96 | — | 97β94 | 107β99 | 92β72 | ||
4 | London Lions | 10 | 5 | 5 | 892 | 872 | +20 | 100β99 | 85β90 | 103β69 | — | 98β87 | 101β86 | ||
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 829 | 862 | −33 | 82β84 | 77β83 | 64β71 | 80β77 | — | 87β77 | ||
6 | Plymouth Raiders | 10 | 2 | 8 | 849 | 901 | −52 | 87β89 | 83β53 | 76β93 | 80β90 | 96β91 | — |
26 January 2020
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Bristol Flyers | 59–67 | Worcester Wolves |
Scoring by quarter: 12β16, 13β18, 18β13, 16β20 | ||
Pts: Gentrey Thomas (13) Rebs: Daniel Edozie (10) Asts: Chris Taylor (4) |
Pts: Amir Williams (23) Rebs: Amir Williams (13) Asts: Maarten Bouwknecht (7) |
The BBL Championship ran from Friday 6 December β Tuesday 17 March. All 12 teams were scheduled to play each other twice, once home once away, for a 22-game regular season. On 24 January 2020, London City Royals withdrew from the league, [22] and their 1β3 record was expunged. [N 2]
On 17 March 2020, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 1 June 2020, the season was cancelled, with no League or Playoffs champions declared. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Glasgow Rocks | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1275 | 1089 | +186 | 24 | |
2 | London Lions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1280 | 1159 | +121 | 20 | Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds [24] |
3 | Worcester Wolves | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1173 | 1106 | +67 | 18 | |
4 | Leicester Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1048 | 975 | +73 | 16 | |
5 | Cheshire Phoenix | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1079 | 1060 | +19 | 14 | |
6 | Newcastle Eagles | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1147 | 1119 | +28 | 14 | |
7 | Sheffield Sharks | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1060 | 1060 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | Bristol Flyers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 937 | 992 | −55 | 10 | |
9 | Surrey Scorchers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1243 | 1340 | −97 | 10 | |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1098 | 1185 | −87 | 6 | |
11 | Manchester Giants | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1003 | 1258 | −255 | 0 | |
12 | London City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
The BBL Playoffs were due to run from Friday 24 April β Sunday 17 May, with the final to be held at the O2 Arena, London. The top 8 teams from the regular season of the BBL Championship would have contested the Playoffs, which for the first time in 21 years were to be determined over a best-of-three series.
The BBL Trophy retained the same format as introduced in the 2018β19 season. The twelve BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by four invited teams; Solent Kestrels and Worthing Thunder from the English Basketball League, Dunfermline Reign from the Scottish Basketball Championship and Basketball Wales. There was an open draw to form a bracket, mapping out each team's path to the final which was held, for the 8th consecutive year, at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
15 March 2020
3:30 pm |
Newcastle Eagles | 96–94 (OT) | Solent Kestrels |
Scoring by quarter: 22β22, 24β23, 31β20, 10β22, Overtime: 9β7 | ||
Pts:
Rahmon Fletcher (29) Rebs: Cj Gettys (17) Asts: Cj Gettys (7) |
Pts: Elliott Sentance (26) Rebs: Travis Charles (10) Asts: Elliot Dadds (8) |
No British clubs participated in European competition for the 2019β20 season. Leicester and London both declined their invitations from FIBA. [25]
Based on these findings and in line with the BBL regulations, the Disciplinary Panel has awarded the game to Glasgow Rocks with a score of 20 to 0, and the Royals have been fined an undisclosed sum.
2019β20 BBL season | ||||||||||
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League | British Basketball League | |||||||||
Season | 2019β20 | |||||||||
Number of games | 73 [N 1] | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
League champions | No champions declared [1] | |||||||||
BBL Cup | Worcester Wolves (1st title) | |||||||||
BBL Trophy | Newcastle Eagles (7th title) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Records | ||||||||||
Highest scoring |
| |||||||||
Winning streak |
| |||||||||
Losing streak |
|
The 2019β20 BBL season was the 33rd campaign of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland. On 17 March 2020, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 1 June 2020, the season was cancelled, with no League or Playoffs champions declared. [2]
The 2019β20 season saw a significantly revamped format for the first time in a number of years. [3]
The newly-formatted BBL Cup began the 2019β20 season in September, with group stages (2 geographical groups, North and South, of 6 teams each) to determine 8 teams to progress to the Quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter finals and two-legged semi finals matches would determine the two finalists to contest the Cup final.
The Championship would run from December to April. All 12 teams were to play each other twice, once home once away, for a 22-game regular season (as opposed to previous years where teams would play each other 3 times for a 33-game regular season). The top 8 teams would qualify for the end of season Playoffs.
The Playoffs were due to run from April to May and for the first time in 21 years were due to be determined over a best-of-three series. The Playoffs Final would once again be held at the O2 Arena, London.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750
|
Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400
|
Radisson RED Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 1,650
|
Leicester Riders | Leicester | Morningside Arena | 2,400
|
London City Royals | London | Crystal Palace NSC | 1,500
|
London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000
|
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
|
B.Braun Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Ponds Forge | 1,000
|
Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000
|
Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester Arena | 2,000
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Team | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
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Bristol Flyers |
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Toogood International |
Cheshire Phoenix |
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Hillyer McKeown |
Radisson RED Glasgow Rocks |
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Carling |
Leicester Riders |
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Jelson Homes |
London City Royals |
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London Lions |
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ASOS |
Manchester Giants |
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Space |
Newcastle Eagles |
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ESH Group |
Plymouth Raiders |
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B.Braun Sheffield Sharks |
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B.Braun |
Surrey Scorchers |
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Gidden Place |
Worcester Wolves |
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University of Worcester |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Worcester Wolves |
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End of Interim [17] | 1 May 2019 | Pre-season |
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22 July 2019 [18] |
London City Royals |
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Released [19] | 12 August 2019 | Pre-season |
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16 August 2019 [9] |
Newcastle Eagles |
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Signed by Toronto Raptors [20] | 3 September 2019 | Pre-season |
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6 September 2019 [21] |
The newly-formatted BBL Cup began the 2019β20 season on Friday 20 September, with the group stages running until Sunday 24 November. The 12 teams were split into 2 geographical groups, North and South. Each team played each other twice (once home, once away) with the top 4 teams in each group progressing to the Quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter finals and two-legged semi finals matches determined the two finalists to contest the Cup final on Sunday 26 January at the Arena Birmingham.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LEI | SHE | NEW | CHE | GLA | MAN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 812 | 676 | +136 | Qualification to quarter finals | — | 75β54 | 86β94 | 58β66 | 93β58 | 102β70 | |
2 | Sheffield Sharks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 804 | 723 | +81 | 79β63 | — | 93β69 | 75β60 | 84β68 | 95β61 | ||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 10 | 6 | 4 | 868 | 794 | +74 | 69β76 | 80β83 | — | 97β68 | 71β73 | 104β71 | ||
4 | Cheshire Phoenix | 10 | 5 | 5 | 755 | 786 | −31 | 63β75 | 76β72 | 92β100 | — | 78β88 | 96β85 | ||
5 | Glasgow Rocks | 10 | 4 | 6 | 719 | 764 | −45 | 66β88 | 101β81 | 86β90 | 72β74 | — | 107β85 | ||
6 | Manchester Giants | 10 | 1 | 9 | 649 | 864 | −215 | 57β96 | 70β88 | 66β94 | 64β82 | 20β0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LCR | WOR | BRI | LON | SUR | PLY | |
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1 | London City Royals | 10 | 8 | 2 | 860 | 793 | +67 | Qualification to quarter finals | — | 77β64 | 84β57 | 92β77 | 92β84 | 101β92 | |
2 | Worcester Wolves | 10 | 6 | 4 | 798 | 798 | 0 | 65β67 | — | 74β70 | 92β67 | 77β78 | 104β100 | ||
3 | Bristol Flyers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 835 | 837 | −2 | 85β75 | 94β96 | — | 97β94 | 107β99 | 92β72 | ||
4 | London Lions | 10 | 5 | 5 | 892 | 872 | +20 | 100β99 | 85β90 | 103β69 | — | 98β87 | 101β86 | ||
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 829 | 862 | −33 | 82β84 | 77β83 | 64β71 | 80β77 | — | 87β77 | ||
6 | Plymouth Raiders | 10 | 2 | 8 | 849 | 901 | −52 | 87β89 | 83β53 | 76β93 | 80β90 | 96β91 | — |
26 January 2020
|
Bristol Flyers | 59–67 | Worcester Wolves |
Scoring by quarter: 12β16, 13β18, 18β13, 16β20 | ||
Pts: Gentrey Thomas (13) Rebs: Daniel Edozie (10) Asts: Chris Taylor (4) |
Pts: Amir Williams (23) Rebs: Amir Williams (13) Asts: Maarten Bouwknecht (7) |
The BBL Championship ran from Friday 6 December β Tuesday 17 March. All 12 teams were scheduled to play each other twice, once home once away, for a 22-game regular season. On 24 January 2020, London City Royals withdrew from the league, [22] and their 1β3 record was expunged. [N 2]
On 17 March 2020, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 1 June 2020, the season was cancelled, with no League or Playoffs champions declared. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Glasgow Rocks | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1275 | 1089 | +186 | 24 | |
2 | London Lions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1280 | 1159 | +121 | 20 | Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds [24] |
3 | Worcester Wolves | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1173 | 1106 | +67 | 18 | |
4 | Leicester Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1048 | 975 | +73 | 16 | |
5 | Cheshire Phoenix | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1079 | 1060 | +19 | 14 | |
6 | Newcastle Eagles | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1147 | 1119 | +28 | 14 | |
7 | Sheffield Sharks | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1060 | 1060 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | Bristol Flyers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 937 | 992 | −55 | 10 | |
9 | Surrey Scorchers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1243 | 1340 | −97 | 10 | |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1098 | 1185 | −87 | 6 | |
11 | Manchester Giants | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1003 | 1258 | −255 | 0 | |
12 | London City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
The BBL Playoffs were due to run from Friday 24 April β Sunday 17 May, with the final to be held at the O2 Arena, London. The top 8 teams from the regular season of the BBL Championship would have contested the Playoffs, which for the first time in 21 years were to be determined over a best-of-three series.
The BBL Trophy retained the same format as introduced in the 2018β19 season. The twelve BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by four invited teams; Solent Kestrels and Worthing Thunder from the English Basketball League, Dunfermline Reign from the Scottish Basketball Championship and Basketball Wales. There was an open draw to form a bracket, mapping out each team's path to the final which was held, for the 8th consecutive year, at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
15 March 2020
3:30 pm |
Newcastle Eagles | 96–94 (OT) | Solent Kestrels |
Scoring by quarter: 22β22, 24β23, 31β20, 10β22, Overtime: 9β7 | ||
Pts:
Rahmon Fletcher (29) Rebs: Cj Gettys (17) Asts: Cj Gettys (7) |
Pts: Elliott Sentance (26) Rebs: Travis Charles (10) Asts: Elliot Dadds (8) |
No British clubs participated in European competition for the 2019β20 season. Leicester and London both declined their invitations from FIBA. [25]
Based on these findings and in line with the BBL regulations, the Disciplinary Panel has awarded the game to Glasgow Rocks with a score of 20 to 0, and the Royals have been fined an undisclosed sum.