2019–20 Pro Basketball League
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| Pro Basketball League | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 September 2019 – 13 March 2020[note 1] | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 196 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Oostende (21st title)[note 1] | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |||||||||||||
The 2019–20 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 93rd season of the Pro Basketball League (PBL), first tier of basketball in Belgium. The season started on 13 September 2019 and was stopped abruptly in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, the Belgian Basketball Association decided, in agreement with all participating clubs, to end the season rather than assume the postponed matches could still be played, taking the current standings as final. As such, Oostende won their 21st title.[1]
Format[edit]
For the regular season, teams will be divided into two five-team groups according to their positions in the previous season. Teams qualified in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 joined the Group A while the rest will compose the Group B.[2]
Firstly, all teams will face each other of their group once home and away while in a second round, every PBL team will play each other home and away.
Teams[edit]
The same tean teams from the previous season joined the competition.
Arenas and locations[edit]
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | 4,000 |
| Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 |
| Hubo Limburg United | Hasselt | Sporthal Alverberg | 1,730 |
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Mechelen | Winketkaai | 1,500 |
| Filou Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Dôme | 5,000 |
| Spirou | Charleroi | Dôme | 6,200 |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 |
| VOO Liège | Liège | Country Hall | 5,000 |
Personnel and jerseys[edit]
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Giants |  Christophe Beghin |  Dave Dudzinski | Spalding | Telenet |
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Paul Vervaeck |  | Spalding | Coca-Cola / StanleyBet / PMC |
| Leuven Bears | Eddy Casteels | Hugh Robertson | Spalding | Stella Artois |
| Liège Basket | Sacha Massot |  Miloš Bojović | Spalding | VOO |
| Limburg United | Brian Lynch[3] | Wen Mukubu | K1X | Hubo |
| Mons-Hainaut |  Vedran Bosnić[4] | Justin Cage | Olympic | Belfius |
| Okapi Aalstar | Yves Defraigne[5] | Senne Geukens | Spalding | Crelan |
| Oostende |  Dario Gjergja | Dušan Đorđević | Spalding | Filou |
| Phoenix Brussels | Laurent Monier (ad. int.) | Guy Muya | Macron | |
| Spirou | Sam Rotsaert (ad. int.) | Alex Libert | Spalding | Telenet |
Regular season[edit]
First round[edit]
Group A[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2019. Source: EuroMillions League | Group B[edit]
Source: EuroMillions League
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Second round[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filou Oostende (C) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1456 | 1216 | +240 | 30 | Qualification for Champions League[a] |
| 2 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1265 | 1222 | +43 | 29 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1410 | 1271 | +139 | 28 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 4 | Hubo Limburg United | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1391 | 1321 | +70 | 27 | |
| 5 | Spirou | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1382 | 1380 | +2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1334 | 1363 | −29 | 25 | |
| 7 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1231 | 1241 | −10 | 25 | |
| 8 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1247 | 1238 | +9 | 24 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Brussels | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1299 | 1278 | +21 | 23 | |
| 10 | VOO Liège | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1071 | 1556 | −485 | 18 |
- ^ Initially, the first eight teams would qualify for the playoffs. However, due to the interruption of the league, the playoffs were suspended. As first club in the standings, BC Oostende qualifies for the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.
Results[edit]
Play-offs[edit]
Quarterfinals and semifinals were scheduled to be played in a best-of-three games format, while the finals would be held in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic these were not held at all.
Individual awards[edit]
MVP of the Week[edit]
| Round | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marin Marić | Okapi Aalstar | 35 |
In European competitions[edit]
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Oostende | Champions League | Round of 16 |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | Regular season | |
| Proximus Spirou | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
| Phoenix Brussels | Regular season |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "EuroMillions Basketball League cancelled due to coronavirus". EuroMillions Basketball League. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Licences & Competition Format EuroMillions Basketball League Season 2019-2020". EuroMillions Basketball League. 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Brian Lynch terug als head coach bij Hubo Limburg United". www.hubolimburgunited.be. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Le Bosnien Vedran Bosnic nouveau coach de Belfius Mons-Hainaut". Communes, régions, Belgique, monde, sports – Toute l'actu 24h/24 sur Lavenir.net. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "YVES DEFRAIGNE NIEUWE HEADCOACH VAN CRELAN OKAPI AALSTAR". 18 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marin Maric is EuroMillions MVP of the Week". EuroMillions Basketball League. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
