2020 New Zealand NBL season explained
2020 New Zealand NBL season |
League: | New Zealand NBL |
Sport: | Basketball |
Duration: | 23 June – 1 August |
No Of Games: | 14 |
No Of Teams: | 7 |
Season: | Regular season |
Minor Premiers: | Otago Nuggets |
Mvp: | Tom Vodanovich (Manawatu Jets) |
Mvp Link: | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
Top Scorer: | Derone Raukawa (Taranaki Mountainairs) |
Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
Finals: | Finals |
Finals Champ: | Otago Nuggets |
Finals Runner-Up: | Manawatu Jets |
Grand Final Mvp: | Jordan Hunt |
Grand Final Mvp Link: | New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
Prevseason Link: | 2019 New Zealand NBL season |
Prevseason Year: | 2019 |
Nextseason Link: | 2021 New Zealand NBL season |
Nextseason Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 NBL season (officially known as the 2020 NBL Showdown[1]) was the 39th season of the National Basketball League.
The regular season was set to commence on Thursday 9 April and end on Sunday 12 July, with the finals then taking place between 16–24 July.[2] [3] [4] However, following the coronavirus outbreak in early to mid March 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely.[5] [6] After two months of deliberation and in the wake of easing coronavirus restrictions, the league announced a revised competition format for 2020 beginning on Tuesday 23 June and ending with the grand final on Saturday 1 August.[7] [8]
The 2020 season was initially set to feature eight teams following the withdrawal of the Southern Huskies and Super City Rangers[9] and the inclusion of the Franklin Bulls for the first time. However, three of the top four teams in 2019 (Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks and Southland Sharks) decided not to enter the modified competition.[10] This left the door open for the inclusion of the Otago Nuggets, a team who were looking to re-enter the league in 2021 for the first time since 2014,[11] [12] [13] and the Huskies. Coinciding with the announcement of a revised 2020 competition, the Huskies franchise relocated from Tasmania to Auckland and became the Auckland Huskies.[14] [15]
The 2020 season began on 23 June, with all seven teams playing up to three games per week over six weeks. The season concluded on 1 August with the Otago Nuggets defeating the Manawatu Jets in the grand final to win their maiden NBL championship.[16] All teams were based in Auckland, with all games played out of The Trusts Arena.[17]
Team information
Summary
Finals
Tuesday 28 July
- Elimination Final 1 – 6th vs 7th[18]
- Qualifying Final – 1st vs 2nd
Wednesday 29 July
- Elimination Final 2 – 3rd vs Winner EF1
- Elimination Final 3 – 4th vs 5th
Thursday 30 July
- Semi Final 1 – Winner QF vs Lowest EF Winner
- Semi Final 2 – Loser QF vs Highest EF Winner
Saturday 1 August
- Grand Final – Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[19]
Regular season
Finals
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020 SEASON TO BE KNOWN AS SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN. nznbl.basketball. 9 June 2020. 9 June 2020. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609110142/https://www.nznbl.basketball/2020-season-to-be-known-as-sals-nbl-showdown/. dead.
- Web site: FINALS TO BE PLAYED ON HOME COURT IN 2020. nznbl.basketball. 30 November 2019. 8 May 2020. 23 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923183611/https://www.nznbl.basketball/finals-to-be-played-on-home-court-in-2020/. dead.
- Web site: SAL'S NBL SEASON 2020 SCHEDULE RELEASED. nznbl.basketball. 8 December 2019. 8 May 2020. 29 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929003016/https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-season-2020-schedule-released/. dead.
- Web site: SAL'S NBL SET 2020 GRAND FINAL DATE. nznbl.basketball. 11 December 2019. 8 May 2020. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927152857/https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-set-2020-grand-final-date/. dead.
- Web site: Coronavirus: NZ NBL considers options ahead of planned season start. Stuff.co.nz. 17 March 2020. 8 May 2020.
- Web site: SAL'S NBL MEN POSTPONE 2020 SEASON, NOW LOOKING AT A MODIFIED COMPETITION TO COMMENCE IN MAY OR JUNE. nznbl.basketball. 20 March 2020. 8 May 2020. 21 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321040351/https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-men-postpone-2020-season-now-looking-at-a-modified-competition-to-commence-in-may-or-june/. dead.
- Web site: AUCKLAND TO HOST 2020 SAL'S NBL, TIPPING OFF 23 JUNE. nznbl.basketball. 19 May 2020. 19 May 2020. 19 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200519044434/https://www.nznbl.basketball/auckland-to-host-2020-sals-nbl-tipping-off-23-june/. dead.
- Web site: SAL'S NBL 2020 FIXTURE ANNOUNCED. nznbl.basketball. 21 May 2020. 24 May 2020. 24 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524081829/https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-2020-fixture-announced-2/. dead.
- Web site: NBL ALIGNS GROWTH STRATEGY WITH RECENT CHANGES. nznbl.basketball. 14 August 2019. 8 May 2020. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921094452/https://www.nznbl.basketball/nbl-aligns-growth-strategy-with-recent-changes/. dead.
- Web site: @BasketballNZ GM Justin Nelson has confirmed the.... twitter.com/newstalkzbsport. 16 May 2020. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Seconi. Adrian. Nuggets could return soon to rejigged national league. odt.co.nz. 16 May 2020. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Seven teams confirmed for NBL basketball competition in June. Stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2020. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Hinton. Marc. Otago Nuggets to pick first as Kiwi NBL gets the ball rolling with historic draft. Stuff.co.nz. 10 June 2020. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Hinton. Marc. Auckland Huskies unveiled as the latest new addition to New Zealand's NBL. Stuff.co.nz. 15 May 2020. 15 May 2020.
- Web site: AUCKLAND HUSKIES – AUSTRALIAN OWNERS LAUNCH NEW SAL'S NBL TEAM. nznbl.basketball. 15 May 2020. 15 May 2020. 15 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200515035729/https://www.nznbl.basketball/auckland-huskies-australian-owners-launch-new-sals-nbl-team/. dead.
- Web site: NUGGETS STRIKE GOLD IN SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN. nznbl.basketball. 1 August 2020. 1 August 2020. 1 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200801121801/https://www.nznbl.basketball/nuggets-strike-gold-in-sals-nbl-showdown/. dead.
- Web site: 2020 SAL'S NBL WILL BE PLAYED AT THE TRUSTS ARENA IN AUCKLAND. nznbl.basketball. 27 May 2020. 27 May 2020. 27 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200527050606/https://www.nznbl.basketball/2020-sals-nbl-will-be-played-at-the-trusts-arena-in-auckland/. dead.
- Web site: HOW DO THE SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN FINALS WORK. nznbl.basketball. 23 July 2020. 23 July 2020. 23 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200723103838/https://www.nznbl.basketball/how-do-the-sals-nbl-showdown-finals-work/. dead.
- Web site: Stats Leaders . nznbl.basketball . dead . https://archive.today/20200726043500/https://www.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=/leaders%3F . 26 July 2020 . 26 July 2020 .
- Web site: TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER. nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726101907/https://www.nznbl.basketball/tom-vodanovich-wins-skycity-mvp-at-sals-nbl-awards-dinner/. dead.
- Web site: SEASON AWARDS – WHAT'S UP FOR GRABS?. nznbl.basketball. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724142523/https://www.nznbl.basketball/season-awards-whats-up-for-grabs/. dead.