2020–21 Basketligaen

The 2020–21 Basketligaen was the 46th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started don 2 October 2020 and ended 27 May 2021. Bakken Bears won its nineteenth national championship, its fifth consecutive title.

Basketligaen
Season2020–21
Duration2 October 2020 – 27 May 2021
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPQJ Peterson (Bakken Bears)
Finals
ChampionsBakken Bears (19th title)
  Runners-upHorsens IC
Finals MVPMichel Diouf (Bakken Bears)

Competition format

Teams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.[1]

The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.

Teams

Location of teams in 2020–21 Basketligaen
Team City Arena
BK AmagerCopenhagenAmagerhallen
Bakken BearsAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
Bears AcademyAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
BMS Herlev WolfpackCopenhagenSkovlundehallen
CopenhagenCopenhagenNørrebrohallen
Horsens ICHorsensForum Horsens
Randers CimbriaRandersArena Randers
Svendborg RabbitsSvendborgSvendborg Idrætscenter
Team FOG NæstvedNæstvedNæstved Hallen
Værløse Blue HawksVærløseSøndersøhallen

Regular season

Pro A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bakken Bears 26 23 3 2740 2137 +603 46 Qualification to playoffs
2 Horsens 26 19 7 2416 2196 +220 38
3 Randers Cimbria 26 16 10 2557 2430 +127 32
4 Svendborg Rabbits 26 16 10 2364 2143 +221 32
5 Team FOG Næstved 26 14 12 2115 2079 +36 28
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. Source: Basketligaen

Pro B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Værløse Blue Hawks 22 11 11 1822 1897 75 22 Qualification to playoffs
2 BMS Herlev Wolfpack 22 9 13 1728 1893 165 18
3 Bears Academy 22 7 15 1842 1938 96 14
4 Copenhagen 22 4 18 1614 1964 350 8
5 BK Amager 22 1 21 1614 2145 531 2
Updated to match(es) played on 08 March 2021. Source: Basketligaen

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Bakken Bears vs. Bears Academy

6 April 2021
Bakken Bears 10072 Bears Academy
9 April 2021
Bears Academy 77100 Bakken Bears
13 April 2021
Bakken Bears 13569 Bears Academy
Bakken win series, 3–0

Horsens vs. BMS Herlev Wolfpack

6 April 2021
Horsens 11272 BMS Herlev Wolfpack
10 April 2021
BMS Herlev Wolfpack 6885 Horsens
13 April 2021
Horsens 9281 BMS Herlev Wolfpack
Horsens win series, 3–0

Randers Cimbria vs. Værløse Blue Hawks

5 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 10588 Værløse Blue Hawks
10 April 2021
Værløse Blue Hawks 106115 Randers Cimbria
12 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 9991 Værløse Blue Hawks
Randers win series, 3–0

Svendborg Rabbits vs. Team FOG Næstved

5 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 8079 (OT) Team FOG Næstved
8 April 2021
Team FOG Næstved 7885 Svendborg Rabbits
12 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 10297 Team FOG Næstved
Svendborg win series, 3–0

Semi-finals

Bakken Bears vs. Svendborg Rabbits

22 April 2021
Bakken Bears 10690 Svendborg Rabbits
26 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 101119 Bakken Bears
29 April 2021
Bakken Bears 10285 Svendborg Rabbits
Bakken win series, 3–0

Horsens vs. Randers Cimbria

22 April 2021
Horsens 9888 Randers Cimbria
26 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 10092 Horsens
13 April 2021
Horsens 12092 Randers Cimbria
3 May 2021
Randers Cimbria vs. Horsens
6 May 2021
Horsens vs. Randers Cimbria

Statistics

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game QJ Peterson Bakken Bears 21.8
Rebounds per game Tyler Creammer Copenhagen 12.2
Assists per game Marius Kirkholt Sørensen Bears Academy 9.5
Steals per game Nicklas Jønsson Copenhagen 2.3
Blocks per game Koch Bar Værløse Blue Hawks 2.2
Turnovers per game Nicklas Jønsson Copenhagen 5.0
2-points made per game Gage Davis Horsens IC 6.6
3-points made per game QJ Peterson Bakken Bears 3.0

Statistics after the regular season.[2]

Danish clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
Bakken BearsChampions LeagueRegular season

    References

    1. "Basketligaen 2018/19" (in Danish). Basketligan. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
    2. "Stats". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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