2020–21 WBBL season | |
Pixels: | 140px |
League: | WBBL |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Teams: | 11 |
Champions: | London Lions (1st title) |
Continentalcup1: | League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sevenoaks Suns (3rd title) |
Continentalcup2: | WBBL Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Leicester Riders (1st title) |
Continentalcup3: | WBBL Trophy |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | London Lions (1st title) |
Seasonslist: | List of WBBL seasons |
Seasonslistnames: | WBBL |
Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 WBBL season was the 7th season of the Women's British Basketball League, the top British women's professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2014. The season featured 11 teams from across England, Scotland and Wales.
Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach | |
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Caledonia Pride | Edinburgh | The Crags Centre | Bart Sengers | |
Cardiff Met Archers | Cardiff | Archers Arena | Stef Collins | |
Durham Palatinates | Durham | Sports and Wellbeing Park | Lee Davie | |
Essex Rebels | Colchester | Essex Sports Arena | Tom Sadler | |
Leicester Riders | Loughborough | Loughborough University | Jesper Sundberg | |
London Lions | London (Barking) | Barking Abbey School | Mark Clark | |
Manchester Met Mystics | Manchester | National Basketball Centre | Jeff Jones | |
Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Eagles Community Arena | Chris Bunten | |
Nottingham Wildcats | Nottingham | Nottingham Wildcats Arena | Kenrick Liburd | |
Oaklands Wolves | St Albans | Oaklands College | Lee Ryan | |
Sevenoaks Suns | Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks Sports Centre | Len Busch |
Each team played each other once home and once away for a 20-game regular season. The top 8 teams qualified for the post-season playoffs.[1]
The 2020-21 WBBL Cup was held at the start of the season. Caledonia Pride, Durham Palatinates and Essex Rebels did not participate.[2] The remaining clubs were split into two regional groups, playing each other once home or away. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. Leicester Riders won their first WBBL Cup title, defeating Sevenoaks Suns in the final.[3] [4]
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The 2020-21 WBBL Trophy was a straight knockout competition featuring all eleven clubs. One match was forfeited (London vs. Sevenoaks) due to COVID-related player isolations. London Lions won their first WBBL Trophy title, defeating Nottingham Wildcats in the final.[5]