2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

NBL
Duration10 October 2020 – 29 May 2021
Games played108 (Regular season)
Teams9
TV partner(s)Max Sport
Regular season
Season MVPDanilo Tasic[1]
Finals
ChampionsLevski
  Runners-upRilski Sportist
Third placeAcademic Plovdiv
Fourth placeBalkan
Finals MVPDanilo Tasic[2]
Statistical leaders
Points Diante Baldwin 20.4
Rebounds Terrance Thompson 11.5
Assists

Diante Baldwin 8.5

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Index Rating Danilo Tasic 28.9
Records
Biggest home winBalkan Botevgrad 113–41Cherno More
(19 January 2021)
Biggest away winCherno More 57–110 Levski
(17 April 2021)
Highest scoringChernomorets 123-121 Cherno More
(30 January 2021)

The 2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 80th season of the Bulgarian NBL.

Teams

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2020–21 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

Academic Sofia resigned from the league due to financial difficulties.[5]

Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv 5th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad 1st Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe 4th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha 8th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Chernomorets 7th Boycho Branzov Burgas 1,000
Levski Lukoil 2nd Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist 3rd Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Spartak Pleven 9th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200
Yambol 10th Diana Yambol 3,000

Regular season

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In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.[6]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rilski Sportist 24 22 2 2256 1788 +468 46 Advance to playoffs
2 Levski Lukoil 24 20 4 2146 1833 +313 44
3 Balkan Botevgrad 24 17 7 2082 1810 +272 41
4 Chernomorets 24 12 12 2123 2118 +5 36
5 Academic Plovdiv 24 11 13 2025 2013 +12 35
6 Beroe 24 11 13 1985 2025 −40 35
7 Yambol 24 9 15 1908 2051 −143 33
8 Spartak Pleven 24 4 20 1847 2223 −376 28
9 Cherno More Ticha 24 2 22 1726 2237 −511 26
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2021. Source: NBL

Results

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Home \ Away ACP BAL BER CMT CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM ACP BAL BER CMT CHE LEV RIL SPA YAM
Academic Plovdiv 70–81 97–89 87–72 96–104 71–84 89–99 87–58 83–67 84–70 82–100 94–76 102–77
Balkan 91–77 72–79 113–41 79–87 76–81 80–87 85–79 85–70 85–75 106–84 92–86 101–77
Beroe 80–81 94–90 102–63 100–95 77–79 78–92 91–79 64–75 68–93 76–72 87–72 75–83
Cherno More 82–97 72–86 63–78 85–82 88–121 64–95 66–77 77–87 78–99 76–80 57–110 59–108
Chernomorets 89–77 76–92 123–121 79–67 93–75 86–100 80–82 92–94 98–88 97–84 95–75 89–83
Levski Lukoil 108–84 66–68 100–66 102–74 81–68 73–87 100–67 86–78 70–69 78–74 86–85 86–76
Rilski Sportist 97–77 71–76 74–64 96–45 108–91 64–75 119–79 83–64 82–77 109–67 110–85 93–79
Spartak Pleven 92–93 61–102 68–87 71–92 82–91 81–97 78–110 83–80 70–80 103–98 84–116 67–98
Yambol 76–72 69–92 78–93 87–68 84–89 75–105 71–87 85–74 96–86 80–87 82–89 92–89
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2021. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
1 Rilski Sportist 100 109
8 Spartak Pleven 71 67
1 Rilski Sportist 89 105 66
5 Academic Plovdiv 84 86 58
4 Chernomorets 77 77
5 Academic Plovdiv 95 91
1 Rilski Sportist 85 79 94 84 69
2 Levski 89 87 89 90 84
2 Levski 92 102
7 Yambol 62 101
2 Levski 80 84 81 103 Third place
3 Balkan 70 53 100 101
3 Balkan 94 85 82 5 Academic Plovdiv 68 72 87
6 Beroe 58 86 67 3 Balkan 82 59 84

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Player of the round

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Round Player Team PIR
1 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 37
2 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 28
3 Bulgaria Aleksandar Yanev Cherno More 34
4 Bulgaria Georgi Boyanov Cherno More 40
5 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 42
6 United States Diante Baldwin Chernomorets 47
7 United States Brady Rose Beroe 30
8 United States James Gavin Beroe 35
9 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 38
10 United States Tajuan Agee Balkan 33
11 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 36
12 Bulgaria Hristo Zahariev Levski Lukoil 38
13 Bulgaria Hristo Zahariev Levski Lukoil 42
14 Bulgaria Dimitar Marincheshki Spartak Pleven 36
15 United States Diante Baldwin Chernomorets 40
16 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 32
17 United States Marvin Smith Chernomorets 41
18 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 41
19 United States Diante Baldwin Chernomorets 37
20 United States Terrance Thompson Cherno More 39
21 Bulgaria Andrei Ivanov Yambol 33
22 Bulgaria Dimitar Marincheshki Spartak Pleven 29
23 Chile Nico Carvacho Rilski Sportist 35
24 United States Eric McGill Yambol 36
25 Bulgaria Hristo Zahariev Levski Lukoil 35
26 United States Trey Porter Rilski Sportist 28
27 Serbia Danilo Tasic Levski Lukoil 34

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Bulgarian clubs in European competitions

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Team Competition Progress
Balkan Champions League First qualifying round
FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-finals
Rilski Sportist Round of 16

NBL clubs in regional competitions

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Team Competition Progress
Academic Plovdiv Balkan League Second Place
Beroe Fourth Place

References

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  1. ^ "Данило Тасич – MVP на редовния сезон". basketball.bg. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Левски Лукойл спечели титлата в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ Stats
  4. ^ teams
  5. ^ "Академик А1 прекрати дейност". basketball.bg. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ Regular Season Format
  7. ^ results
  8. ^ MVP by Round
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