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
Teams10
Regular season
Season MVPQJ Peterson (Bakken Bears)
Finals
ChampionsBakken Bears (19th title)
  Runners-upHorsens IC
Finals MVPMichel Diouf (Bakken Bears)

Competition format

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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

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Location of teams in 2020–21 Basketligaen
Team City Arena
BK Amager Copenhagen Amagerhallen
Bakken Bears Aarhus Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
Bears Academy Aarhus Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
BMS Herlev Wolfpack Copenhagen Skovlundehallen
Copenhagen Copenhagen Nørrebrohallen
Horsens IC Horsens Forum Horsens
Randers Cimbria Randers Arena Randers
Svendborg Rabbits Svendborg Svendborg Idrætscenter
Team FOG Næstved Næstved Næstved Hallen
Værløse Blue Hawks Værløse Søndersøhallen

Regular season

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Pro A

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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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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Bakken Bears vs. Bears Academy

6 April 2021
Bakken Bears 100–72 Bears Academy
9 April 2021
Bears Academy 77–100 Bakken Bears
13 April 2021
Bakken Bears 135–69 Bears Academy
Bakken win series, 3–0

Horsens vs. BMS Herlev Wolfpack

6 April 2021
Horsens 112–72 BMS Herlev Wolfpack
10 April 2021
BMS Herlev Wolfpack 68–85 Horsens
13 April 2021
Horsens 92–81 BMS Herlev Wolfpack
Horsens win series, 3–0

Randers Cimbria vs. Værløse Blue Hawks

5 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 105–88 Værløse Blue Hawks
10 April 2021
Værløse Blue Hawks 106–115 Randers Cimbria
12 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 99–91 Værløse Blue Hawks
Randers win series, 3–0

Svendborg Rabbits vs. Team FOG Næstved

5 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 80–79 (OT) Team FOG Næstved
8 April 2021
Team FOG Næstved 78–85 Svendborg Rabbits
12 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 102–97 Team FOG Næstved
Svendborg win series, 3–0

Semi-finals

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Bakken Bears vs. Svendborg Rabbits

22 April 2021
Bakken Bears 106–90 Svendborg Rabbits
26 April 2021
Svendborg Rabbits 101–119 Bakken Bears
29 April 2021
Bakken Bears 102–85 Svendborg Rabbits
Bakken win series, 3–0

Horsens vs. Randers Cimbria

22 April 2021
Horsens 98–88 Randers Cimbria
26 April 2021
Randers Cimbria 100–92 Horsens
13 April 2021
Horsens 120–92 Randers Cimbria
3 May 2021
Randers Cimbria vs. Horsens
6 May 2021
Horsens vs. Randers Cimbria

Statistics

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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

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Team Competition Result
Bakken Bears Champions League Regular season

References

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  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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