2019–20 Pro Basketball League Explained

Pro Basketball League
Season:2019–20
Champions:Oostende (21st title)
Runners Up:Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Teams:10
Games:196
Pir:23.4
Ppg:19.6
Rpg:8.8
Apg:6.0
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason: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

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

The same tean teams from the previous season joined the competition.

Arenas and locations

ClubCityArenaCapacity
Phoenix BrusselsBrusselsPiscine de Neder-Over-Hembeekalign=center
Belfius Mons-HainautMonsMons Arenaalign=center
Crelan Okapi AalstarAalstOkapi Forumalign=center
Hubo Limburg UnitedHasseltSporthal Alverbergalign=center
Kangoeroes MechelenMechelenWinketkaaialign=center
Filou OostendeOstendVersluys Dômealign=center
SpirouCharleroiDômealign=center
Stella Artois Leuven BearsLeuvenSportoasealign=center
Telenet Giants AntwerpAntwerpLotto Arenaalign=center
VOO LiègeLiègeCountry Hallalign=center

Personnel and jerseys

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Antwerp Giants SpaldingTelenet
Kangoeroes Mechelen SpaldingCoca-Cola / StanleyBet / PMC
Leuven Bears SpaldingStella Artois
Liège Basket SpaldingVOO
Limburg United [3] K1XHubo
Mons-Hainaut [4] OlympicBelfius
Okapi Aalstar [5] SpaldingCrelan
Oostende Spalding Filou
Phoenix Brussels (ad. int.) Macron
Spirou (ad. int.) SpaldingTelenet

Regular season

First round

Group B

Results

Play-offs

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

MVP of the Week

In European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Champions League Round of 16
Regular season
FIBA Europe Cup Second round
Regular season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EuroMillions Basketball League cancelled due to coronavirus. EuroMillions Basketball League. 13 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Licences & Competition Format EuroMillions Basketball League Season 2019-2020. EuroMillions Basketball League. 12 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Brian Lynch terug als head coach bij Hubo Limburg United. www.hubolimburgunited.be. 17 April 2020. 8 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508021617/https://www.hubolimburgunited.be/nl/news/detail/156/brian-lynch-terug-als-head-coach-bij-hubo-limburg-united. dead.
  4. Web site: Le Bosnien Vedran Bosnic nouveau coach de Belfius Mons-Hainaut. Communes, régions, Belgique, monde, sports – Toute l'actu 24h/24 sur Lavenir.net. 16 April 2020.
  5. Web site: YVES DEFRAIGNE NIEUWE HEADCOACH VAN CRELAN OKAPI AALSTAR. 18 January 2020. 16 April 2020.