2020–21 NBL season
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The 2020–21 NBL season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested in the 2020–21 season. The regular season was played between January and June 2021, followed by a post-season in June 2021.
2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||||
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League | National Basketball League | ||||||||||||
Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 15 January – 25 June 2021 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 162 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Australia: New Zealand: Online: | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season champions | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||
NBL Cup | Perth Wildcats (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Season MVP | Bryce Cotton (Perth) | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Melbourne United (6th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Illawarra Hawks S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Jock Landale (Melbourne) | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | 29 points Phoenix 106–77 Taipans (19 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | 32 points Hawks 63–95 Phoenix (1 April 2021) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | 227 points Bullets 108–119 Kings (13 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 11 games Melbourne United (21 March – 2 May 2021) | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 8 games Cairns Taipans (25 April – 26 May 2021) | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 12,185 – RAC Arena Wildcats vs United (4 June 2021) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 809 – John Cain Arena Bullets vs Hawks Taipans vs Wildcats (26 February 2021) | ||||||||||||
Total attendance | 572,950 | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 3,951 | ||||||||||||
NBL seasons | |||||||||||||
All statistics correct as of 25 June 2021. |
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by SBS Viceland in the second year of a two-year deal. All games were available live and free on streaming platforms such as SBS On Demand. ESPN also broadcast select games, including all games after 7.30pm AEDT.[1] In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster.[2] The NBL continued broadcasting games online on Twitch in the second year of a two-year deal.[3]