2020–21 NBL season
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested in the 2020–21 season. The regular season was played between January and June 2021, followed by a post-season in June 2021.
| 2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||||
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| League | National Basketball League | ||||||||||||
| Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 15 January – 25 June 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 162 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Australia:
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| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season champions | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||
| NBL Cup | Perth Wildcats (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP | Bryce Cotton (Perth) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Melbourne United (6th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | Illawarra Hawks S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Jock Landale (Melbourne) | ||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | 29 points Phoenix 106–77 Taipans (19 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | 32 points Hawks 63–95 Phoenix (1 April 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | 227 points Bullets 108–119 Kings (13 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 11 games Melbourne United (21 March – 2 May 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 8 games Cairns Taipans (25 April – 26 May 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 12,185 – RAC Arena Wildcats vs United (4 June 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 809 – John Cain Arena Bullets vs Hawks Taipans vs Wildcats (26 February 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Total attendance | 572,950 | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 3,951 | ||||||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 25 June 2021. | |||||||||||||
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by SBS Viceland in the second year of a two-year deal. All games were available live and free on streaming platforms such as SBS On Demand. ESPN also broadcast select games, including all games after 7.30pm AEDT. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster. The NBL continued broadcasting games online on Twitch in the second year of a two-year deal.
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