2020–21 PLK season

The 2020–21 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra were the defending champions.[1]

Energa Basket Liga
Season2020–21
Dates27 August 2020 – 6 May 2021
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Polsat Sport
Regular season
Top seedZastal Zielona Góra
Season MVPUnited States Geoffrey Groselle
RelegatedPolpharma Starogard Gdański
Finals
ChampionsArged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
(1st title)
  Runners-upEnea Zastal BC Zielona Góra
Third placeWKS Śląsk Wrocław
Fourth placeLegia Warszawa
Finals MVPPoland Jakub Garbacz
Statistical leaders
Points United States Jabarie Hinds 21.7
Rebounds Croatia Ivica Radić 9.1
Assists United States Corey Sanders 7.4
Index Rating United States Geoffrey Groselle 22.3
All statistics correct as of complete.

Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski won its first ever national championship.

Teams

16 teams will participate this season. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there were no relegation or promotion.[1]

Locations and venues
Location of teams in the 2020–21 PLK season
Team Location Arena Capacity
Anwil Włocławek Włocławek Hala Mistrzów 4,200
Asseco Arka Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena 5,500
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski Hala Sportowa Stal 1,200
Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz Artego Arena 1,470
GTK Gliwice Gliwice Gliwice Arena 13,752
Mała Arena 1,092
HydroTruck Radom Radom ZSE Radom 1,200
Legia Warsaw Warsaw OSiR Bemowo 1,000
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza Centrum Hall 2,944
Polpharma Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański Argo-Kociewie 2,500
Polski Cukier Toruń Toruń Arena Toruń 6,248
Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Hala Orbita 3,000
Spójnia Stargard Stargard Hala Miejska 2,500
TBV Start Lublin Lublin Hala Globus 5,000
Trefl Sopot Sopot Ergo Arena 15,000
Wilki Morskie Szczecin Szczecin Azoty Arena 7,403
Zastal Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall 6,080

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zastal Zielona Góra 30 27 3 2853 2357 +496 57 Advance to playoffs
2 Legia Warszawa 30 21 9 2540 2306 +234 51
3 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (C) 30 20 10 2547 2384 +163 50
4 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 30 20 10 2513 2377 +136 50
5 Trefl Sopot 30 19 11 2531 2379 +152 49
6 Start Lublin 30 17 13 2433 2414 +19 47
7 King Szczecin 30 17 13 2354 2415 −61 47
8 Spójnia Stargard 30 16 14 2505 2472 +33 46
9 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 30 14 16 2470 2539 −69 44
10 Polski Cukier Toruń 30 12 18 2579 2623 −44 42
11 Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz 30 12 18 2572 2677 −105 42
12 GTK Gliwice 30 11 19 2455 2550 −95 41
13 Anwil Włocławek 30 10 20 2481 2580 −99 40
14 HydroTruck Radom 30 10 20 2333 2485 −152 40
15 Asseco Arka Gdynia 30 8 22 2233 2584 −351 38
16 Polpharma Starogard Gdański 30 6 24 2558 2815 −257 36 Relegation to I Liga
Source: PLK
(C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away ANW GDY WRO STA GTK RAD LEG BYD MKS POL TOR SPO LUB SOP SZC ZIE
Anwil Włocławek — 86–78 93–78 90–71 98–82 97–86 86–78 90–71 98–101 89–96 77–75 84–96 78–94 74–89 75–78 67–90
Arka Gdynia 80–84 — 63–102 74–64 94–84 76–70 83–92 75–78 85–76 92–90 72–88 82–92 68–79 71–100 95–74 76–104
WKS Śląsk Wrocław 107–77 110–76 — 98–97 80–72 75–97 73–68 90–66 71–82 107–75 82–70 95–94 91–77 82–85 91–73 58–78
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 88–79 87–54 76–72 — 83–61 94–89 89–81 78–86 83–70 81–75 85–80 98–105 79–74 95–73 91–59 90–80
GTK Gliwice 81–87 97–89 85–91 81–102 — 75–83 80–89 91–83 77–84 91–77 88–74 84–78 85–80 95–82 81–72 86–92
HydroTruck Radom 70–64 84–73 67–87 73–83 87–80 — 71–70 72–85 81–74 77–85 99–80 73–75 65–76 60–80 83–73 70–93
Legia Warsaw 85–76 76–69 67–69 89–73 95–85 79–57 — 98–81 93–70 104–93 84–64 77–73 74–72 78–72 137–43 78–85
Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz 99–96 103–73 91–83 88–109 68–88 92–97 85–75 — 90–78 94–89 98–92 84–88 89–92 77–82 73–83 87–101
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 87–84 78–80 82–88 93–100 86–74 87–84 89–79 89–86 — 102–90 81–74 99–90 81–78 72–81 89–93 69–97
Polpharma Starogard Gdański 102–95 102–67 87–103 67–72 92–81 93–85 90–97 77–98 91–99 — 87–94 93–106 91–100 92–117 80–88 77–103
Polski Cukier Toruń 94–85 94–79 91–96 83–96 78–65 81–67 94–102 112–102 94–99 99–90 — 108–95 104–98 88–83 102–83 94–88
Spójnia Stargard 77–67 80–64 73–74 84–83 84–78 84–71 73–79 86–95 82–67 71–60 86–79 — 70–65 83–63 64–72 80–97
Start Lublin 78–74 76–61 79–76 62–82 70–75 86–78 79–82 107–101 76–74 82–78 82–73 87–86 — 80–91 94–85 90–103
Trefl Sopot 96–83 73–78 79–60 82–66 80–110 80–70 74–81 107–78 72–66 110–76 96–67 91–81 70–76 — 77–82 71–76
King Szczecin 80–71 82–50 79–65 77–67 100–70 97–87 60–70 75–68 73–67 101–74 74–71 105–80 70–78 81–83 — 80–99
Zastal Zielona Góra 93–77 104–58 80–84 105–85 92–73 101–80 98–83 104–76 95–79 110–89 94–82 98–89 90–75 101–82 92–72 —
Source: PLK
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2–2–1–1–1).

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Zastal Zielona Góra 3
8 Spójnia Stargard 1
1 Zastal Zielona Góra 3
4 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 0
4 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 3
5 Trefl Sopot 1
1 Zastal Zielona Góra 2
3 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 4
2 Legia Warszawa 3
7 King Szczecin 1
2 Legia Warszawa 0 Third place
3 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3
3 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3 2 Legia Warszawa 1
6 Start Lublin 1 4 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 2

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Zastal Zielona Góra 3–1 Spójnia Stargard 90–70 89–74 77–8291–80—
Legia Warszawa 3–1 King Szczecin 99–91 90–67 81–8879–72—
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3–1 Start Lublin 106–81 94–100 87–83109–101—
WKS Śląsk Wrocław 3–1 Trefl Sopot 76–71 91–72 90–9283–81—

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Zastal Zielona Góra 3–0 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 97–90 87–76 80–75——
Legia Warszawa 0–3 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 80–85 67–80 87–95——

Third place series
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Legia Warszawa 1–2 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 84–72 73–84 85–86

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Zastal Zielona Góra 2–4 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 89–75 71–87 81–9080–95105–10185–92—

Awards

All official awards of the 2020–21 PLK season.

Season awards
Award Player Team Ref.
PLK Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Geoffrey GroselleZastal Zielona Góra[2]
PLK Finals MVPPoland Jakub GarbaczBM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski[3]
PLK Best DefenderCroatia Ivan RamljakŚląsk Wrocław[2]
PLK Best Polish PlayerPoland Jakub GarbaczBM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski[2]
PLK Best CoachCroatia Žan TabakZastal Zielona Góra[4]
All-PLK Team Denmark Gabriel Lundberg Zastal Zielona Góra [4]
United States Lee MooreMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Poland Jakub GarbaczBM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Latvia Rolands FreimanisZastal Zielona Góra
United States Geoffrey GroselleZastal Zielona Góra

MVP of the Round
Gameday Player Team EFF Ref.
1United States Deishuan BookerAnwil Włocławek24[5]
2Poland Mateusz ZębskiWilki Morskie Szczecin27[6]
3Poland Kacper BorowskiStart Lublin23[7]
4Poland Krzysztof SzubargaArka Gdynia18[8]
5United States Nick NealHydroTruck Radom35[9]
6Poland Przemyslaw ZolnierewiczAsseco Arka Gdynia28 & 14[10]
7Poland Damian KuligPolski Cukier Toruń27[11]
8Poland Aaron CelPolski Cukier Toruń31 & 23[12]
9Poland Jakub KarolakLegia Warszawa31[13]
10United States Lee MooreMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza42 & 15[14]
11Poland Aleksander DziewaWKS Śląsk Wrocław26 & 22[15]
12Poland Filip MatczakPGE Spójnia Stargard36[16]
13United States McKenzie MooreAnwil Włocławek39[17]
14Poland Przemysław Żołnierewicz (2)Arka Gdynia24 & 17[18]
15United States Geoffrey GroselleZastal Zielona Góra41[19]
16Latvia Martins LaksaStart Lublin32[20]
17Poland Jakub GarbaczArged BM Slam Stal Ostrów22[21]
18Poland Jakub Garbacz (2)Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów15 & 23[22]
19Poland Mateusz Zębski (2)Wilki Morskie Szczecin27[23]
20Poland Andrzej MazurczakMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza34[24]
21United States Lester MedfordLegia Warszawa38[25]
22Poland Łukasz KolendaTrefl Sopot22[26]
23United States Jabarie HindsHydroTruck Radom39[27]
24Poland Aleksander Dziewa (2)WKS Śląsk Wrocław25[28]
25Poland Andrzej Mazurczak (2)MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza26[29]
26Poland Aleksander Dziewa (3)WKS Śląsk Wrocław25[30]
27Poland Paweł LeończykTrefl Sopot28 & 25[31]

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team EFF Ref.
2020
OctoberPoland Damian KuligPolski Cukier Toruń20.7[32]
NovemberPoland Aleksander DziewaWKS Śląsk Wrocław20.6[33]
DecemberPoland Jakub GarbaczArged BM Slam Stal Ostrów17.8[34]
2021
JanuaryPoland Jakub GarbaczArged BM Slam Stal Ostrów19.3[35]
FebruaryNot awarded
MarchUnited States Chris SmithArged BM Slam Stal Ostrów21.2[36]

Polish clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Start LublinChampions LeagueRegular season
Anwil WłocławekQualifying rounds
FIBA Europe CupRound of 16
Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiFinalist

Polish clubs in Regional competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Zastal Zielona GóraVTB United LeagueQuarterfinalist
Śląsk WroclawAlpe Adria CupCancelled
Legia WarsawCancelled

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