2019–20 KBL season explained

Competition:KBL
Season:2019–20
Dates:5 October 2019 – 24 March 2020
Teams:10
Games:42/43 per team
Tv:SPOTV
Mvp:Heo Hoon
(Busan KT Sonicboom)
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019-20 KBL season was the 24th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus was the defending champion.

On 24 March 2020, the KBL decided to cancel the remainder of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Initially some games in February were played behind closed doors but, as with other domestic sports leagues, government restrictions forced the KBL to forfeit the rest of the season.[2] Hence there was no Play-offs MVP awarded this season.

The KBL, as it announced the cancellation of the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs, said no champions would be crowned this season. The Seoul SK Knights and the Wonju DB Promy went into the record books as the co-first-placed teams in the regular season.[3]

Clubs

TeamCityArenaCapacityFoundedJoined
Anyang KGCAnyangAnyang Gymnasiumalign=center 6,690align=center 1992align=center 1997
Busan KT SonicboomBusanSajik Arenaalign=center 14,099align=center 1997align=center 1997
Changwon LG SakersChangwonChangwon Gymnasiumalign=center 6,000align=center 1994align=center 1997
Goyang Orion OrionsGoyangGoyang Gymnasiumalign=center 6,216align=center 1995align=center 1997
Incheon Electroland ElephantsIncheonSamsan World Gymnasiumalign=center 7,220align=center 1994align=center 1997
Jeonju KCC EgisJeonjuJeonju Gymnasiumalign=center 4,730align=center 1977align=center 1997
Seoul Samsung ThundersSeoulJamsil Arenaalign=center 11,069align=center 1978align=center 1997
Seoul SK KnightsSeoulJamsil Students' Gymnasiumalign=center 6,229align=center 1997align=center 1997
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis PhoebusUlsanDongchun Gymnasiumalign=center 5,831align=center 1986align=center 1997
Wonju DB PromyWonjuWonju Gymnasiumalign=center 4,600align=center 1996align=center 1997

Regular season

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width=20 width=400 Teamwidth=40 width=40 width=40 width=60 width=80 Qualification
1 43 28 15 0.651 Semi-finals
2 43 28 15 0.651
3 43 26 17 0.605 Quarter-finals
4 42 23 19 0.548
5 42 21 21 0.500
6 43 21 22 0.488
7 43 19 24 0.442
8 42 18 24 0.429
9 42 16 26 0.381
10 43 13 30 0.302

Individual awards

Yearly awards

Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)

Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC)

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Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
21.4
15.0
Jeonju KCC Egis 12.5
Changwon LG Sakers 6.1
7.2
Jeonju KCC Egis 2.48
1.8
FG% Ra Gun-ah Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 56.3%
FT% Kim Si-rae Changwon LG Sakers 89.1%
3FG% Cady Lalanne Changwon LG Sakers 41.6%
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Round MVP

The season was cancelled in the middle of the fifth round. As a result, there was no round MVP awarded for the fifth and sixth rounds. The following players were named MVP of the Round:[7]

Records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Source: South Korean basketball cancels season. 24 March 2020. ESPN.com. 25 March 2020.
  2. News: 출범 23년 만에…프로농구도 시즌 종료. mk.co.kr. March 23, 2020. ko.
  3. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200324006200315 With season canceled, basketball coaches rue loss of championship duel
  4. Web site: 기록/순위, 농구 : 네이버 스포츠. sports.news.naver.com. 2019-10-26.
  5. News: 2019-2020 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내. Korean Basketball League. 20 April 2020. ko.
  6. News: 2019-2020 현대모비스 프로농구 정규경기 결산 안내. Korean Basketball League. 31 March 2021. ko.
  7. News: 2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 6라운드 MVP. Korean Basketball League. 9 April 2021. ko.
  8. News: [내가 최고] 역대 최초라는 허훈의 20–20, 얼마나 대단한가]. BasketKorea.com. 17 April 2020. ko.