| Pro Basketball League | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 November 2020 – 14 May 2021 | |||||||||
| Games played | 4 | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| SeasonMVP |  Vladimir Mihailović(Okapi Aalst) | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Oostende (22nd title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |||||||||
| FinalsMVP |  Loïc Schwartz(Oostende) | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The2020–21 Pro Basketball League (PBL) was the 94th season of thePro Basketball League, the highest professionalbasketball league in theBelgium. The regular season was supposed to start in September 2020 but was delayed to 2 October 2020 due to new coronavirus restrictions.[1] It is the last season as the PBL, as in the following season the multinationalBNXT League commences.
It will be the first season after the2019–20 season was ended prematurely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
BC Oostende won its 22nd national championship after beatingBelfius Mons-Hainaut in the finals.[2]
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Giants | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 |
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Mechelen | Winketkaai | 1,500 |
| Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 |
| Liège Basket | Liège | Country Hall | 5,000 |
| Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg Sporthal | 1,730 |
| Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | 4,000 |
| Okapi Aalst | Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 |
| Oostende | Ostend | Sleuyter Arena | 5,000 |
| Phoenix Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 |
| Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | 6,200 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Giants |  Christophe Beghin |  Dave Dudzinski | Spalding | Telenet |
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Paul Vervaeck[3] |  | Spalding | PMC |
| Leuven Bears | Eddy Casteels | Joshua Heath | Errea | |
| Liège Basket | Lionel Bosco[4] |  Miloš Bojović | Spalding | |
| Limburg United | Sacha Massot[5] | Wen Mukubu | K1x | Hubo Belgium |
| Mons-Hainaut |  Vedran Bosnić[6] | Justin Cage | Belfius | |
| Okapi Aalst | Yves Defraigne[7] | Senne Geukens | Spalding | CheckNet |
| Oostende |  Dario Gjergja | Dušan Đorđević | Spalding | Filou |
| Phoenix Brussels | Ian Hanavan[8] | BJ Raymond | Macron | None |
| Spirou | Sam Rotsaert[9] | Alex Libert | Spalding | Bel RTL |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Brussels | Serge Crevecoeur | End of contract | March 2020 | Pre-season | Ian Hanavan[8] | 13 March 2020 |
| Limburg United | Brian Lynch | Resigned | March 2020 | Sacha Massot[5] | 25 March 2020 | |
| Liège Basket | Sacha Massot[5] | Signed withLimburg United | 25 March 2020 | Lionel Bosco[5] | 25 March 2020 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filou Oostende | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2159 | 1786 | +373 | 47 | Qualification forplayoffs |
| 2 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1941 | 1831 | +110 | 47 | |
| 3 | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2185 | 2016 | +169 | 43 | |
| 4 | Okapi Aalst | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2161 | 1962 | +199 | 42 | |
| 5 | Hubo Limburg United | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2028 | 1949 | +79 | 40 | |
| 6 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1968 | 2019 | −51 | 38 | |
| 7 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1957 | 2085 | −128 | 36 | |
| 8 | Spirou Charleroi | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1937 | 2114 | −177 | 35 | |
| 9 | VOO Liège | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1853 | 2151 | −298 | 32 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Brussels | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1919 | 2235 | −316 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | MON | OOS | LIM | MEC | BRU | SPI | LEU | ANT | OKA | LIE | MON | OOS | LIM | MEC | BRU | SPI | LEU | ANT | OKA | LIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | — | — | 70–68 | — | — | — | 65–59 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Filou Oostende | — | — | — | 89–70 | 94–79 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Hubo Limburg United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Phoenix Brussels | — | — | — | — | 86–91 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Spirou | — | — | 86–80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | — | — | 82–79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Okapi Aalst | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| VOO Liège | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 Filou Oostende | 2 | |||||||||
8 Spirou | 0 | |||||||||
1 Filou Oostende | 2 | |||||||||
5 Limburg United | 0 | |||||||||
4 Okapi Aalst | 1 | |||||||||
5 Limburg United | 2 | |||||||||
1 Filou Oostende | 3 | |||||||||
2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 1 | |||||||||
2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 2 | |||||||||
7 Kangoeroes Mechelen | 1 | |||||||||
2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 2 | |||||||||
3 Antwerp Giants | 1 | |||||||||
3 Antwerp Giants | 2 | |||||||||
6 Leuven Bears | 0 | |||||||||
