2020–21 BBL Championship explained

The 2020–21 BBL Championship of the 2020–21 BBL season, the 34th season of the British Basketball League started on 3 December 2020 to 30 April 2021.^[1]

Ladder

The BBL Championship will return to the three game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season. There will be 21 Rounds between 3 December 2020 and 30 April 2021.^[2]

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

	width=175	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	Bristol Flyers	7	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Cheshire Phoenix	6	11	11	10	8	9	8	9	8	8	7	5	6	6	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	7
	Glasgow Rocks	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
	Leicester Riders	3	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	London Lions	8	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	2
	Manchester Giants	1	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	6	8	7	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
	Newcastle Eagles	5	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
	Plymouth Raiders	2	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	5	4	4	6	5	3	5	5	3	2	3	3	3	3
	Sheffield Sharks	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5
	Surrey Scorchers	11	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9
	Worcester Wolves	9	8	8	8	10	8	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6

Games

Round 4

• Surrey Scorchers’ BBL Championship fixtures against Worcester Wolves (28 December), London Lions (1 January) and Leicester Riders (3 January) have been postponed due to self-isolation requirements following a player testing positive for COVID-19. Under the Covid-19 rule amendments, these fixtures will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
• With an abundance of caution, the game between Leicester Riders and Bristol Flyers scheduled for 23 December has also been postponed and will be rescheduled as soon as possible.^[3]

Round 6

• Surrey Scorchers’ BBL Championship fixture against Plymouth Raiders (10 January) has been postponed on advice of Surrey’s club doctor, in line with the BBL’s return to play guidelines, following the return to play of multiple players and coaches after testing positive for Covid-19. Under the Covis-19 rule amendments, this fixture will be rescheduled as soon as possible.^[4]
• With an abundance of caution, the game between Cheshire Phoenix and B Braun Sheffield Sharks scheduled for Sunday 10 January has been postponed and will be rescheduled as soon as possible.^[5]

Round 22

Notes and References

1. Web site: Remainder 2020-21 fixtures and dates confirmed . bbl.org.uk . 3 December 2020 . 23 November 2020.
2. Web site: BBL Cancel Campaign.
3. Web site: BBL Championship fixture postponements . bbl.org.uk . 23 December 2020 . 25 December 2020.
4. Web site: Surrey v Plymouth game postponed . bbl.org.uk . 8 January 2021 . 9 January 2021.
5. Web site: Cheshire v Sheffield game postponed . bbl.org.uk . 9 January 2021 . 10 January 2021.