2020–21 Women's British Basketball League season

2020–21 WBBL season
LeagueWBBL
Season2020–21
Teams11
Regular season
LeagueSevenoaks Suns (3rd title)
WBBL CupLeicester Riders (1st title)
WBBL TrophyLondon Lions (1st title)
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lions (1st title)
WBBL seasons
← 2019–20

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.

Teams

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Team Location Arena Head Coach
Scotland Caledonia Pride Edinburgh The Crags Centre Netherlands Bart Sengers
Wales Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff Archers Arena United Kingdom Stef Collins
England Durham Palatinates Durham Sports and Wellbeing Park United Kingdom Lee Davie
England Essex Rebels Colchester Essex Sports Arena United Kingdom Tom Sadler
England Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University Sweden Jesper Sundberg
England London Lions London (Barking) Barking Abbey School United Kingdom Mark Clark
England Manchester Met Mystics Manchester National Basketball Centre United States Jeff Jones
England Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena United Kingdom Chris Bunten
England Nottingham Wildcats Nottingham Nottingham Wildcats Arena United Kingdom Kenrick Liburd
England Oaklands Wolves St Albans Oaklands College United Kingdom Lee Ryan
England Sevenoaks Suns Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sports Centre United States Len Busch

WBBL Championship

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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]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sevenoaks Suns (C) 20 19 1 1496 1180 +316 38 Qualification to playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 20 18 2 1518 1142 +376 36
3 London Lions 20 16 4 1740 1418 +322 32
4 Nottingham Wildcats 20 11 9 1444 1354 +90 22
5 Manchester Met Mystics 20 10 10 1429 1425 +4 20
6 Essex Rebels 20 10 10 1395 1452 −57 20
7 Newcastle Eagles 20 7 13 1387 1494 −107 14
8 Oaklands Wolves 20 7 13 1299 1406 −107 14
9 Cardiff Met Archers 20 5 15 1245 1484 −239 10
10 Durham Palatinates 20 4 16 1238 1520 −282 8
11 Caledonia Pride 20 3 17 1220 1536 −316 6
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2021. Source: WBBL
(C) Champions

WBBL Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

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1 May 2021
Sevenoaks Suns 76–59 Oaklands Wolves
1 May 2021
Leicester Riders 73–79 Newcastle Eagles
2 May 2021
London Lions 92–65 Essex Rebels

Semi-finals

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7 May 2021
Sevenoaks Suns 72–79 Newcastle Eagles
7 May 2021
London Lions 77–68 Nottingham Wildcats

Final

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16 May 2021
15:00
London Lions 93–71 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 24-21, 24-18, 24-16
Pts: S Beckford-Norton 30
Rebs: K Leonard 10
Asts: K Leonard 12		 Pts: A Gorrell 30
Rebs: A Gorrell 9
Asts: A Gorrell 5

WBBL Cup

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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]

Qualification Stage

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North

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 3 3 0 222 165 +57 6 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Nottingham Wildcats 3 2 1 213 187 +26 4
3 Newcastle Eagles 3 1 2 200 228 −28 2
4 Manchester Met Mystics 3 0 3 189 244 −55 0
Source: WBBL

South

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sevenoaks Suns 3 3 0 155 110 +45 6 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Cardiff Met Archers 3 1 2 121 133 −12 2
3 London Lions 3 1 2 128 141 −13 2
4 Oaklands Wolves 3 1 2 20 40 −20 2
Source: WBBL

Semi-finals

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5 December 2020
Sevenoaks Suns 69–67 Nottingham Wildcats
5 December 2020
Leicester Riders 67–27 Cardiff Met Archers

Final

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12 February 2021 Sevenoaks Suns 67–78 Leicester Riders National Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:30
Pts: J Monakana 25
Rebs: T Clark 14
Asts: C Carr 6 		boxscore Pts: K Oliver 18
Rebs: K Oliver 14
Asts: H Winterburn 8

WBBL Trophy

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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]

First round

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20 January 2021
London Lions 83–69 Essex Rebels
17 February 2021
Caledonia Pride 64–90 Manchester Met Mystics
17 February 2021
Cardiff Met Archers 52–61 Oaklands Wolves

Quarter-finals

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21 February 2021
Leicester Riders 81–57 Oaklands Wolves
25 February 2021
Newcastle Eagles 53–76 Manchester Met Mystics
3 March 2021
London Lions 20–0 Sevenoaks Suns

Semi-finals

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6 March 2021
Leicester Riders 58–73 London Lions

Final

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21 March 2021 Nottingham Wildcats 64–96 London Lions Worcester Arena, Worcester
17:30
Pts: C Shumpert 27
Rebs: P Egharevba 10
Asts: T Freeman 5 		boxscore Pts: C Breen 25
Rebs: C Charles 8
Asts: K Leonard 9

References

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  1. ^ "WBBL confirm 2020-21 season fixtures".
  2. ^ "Essex Rebels withdraw from WBBL Cup".
  3. ^ "Sevenoaks Suns reinstated in WBBL Cup as final date is set".
  4. ^ "Leicester Riders stay perfect with WBBL Cup triumph".
  5. ^ "London Lions claim first WBBL title with Trophy triumph".
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