2019–20 Pro Basketball League

The 2019–20 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 93rd season of the Pro Basketball League (PBL), first tier of basketball in Belgium. The season started on 13 September 2019 and was stopped abruptly in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, the Belgian Basketball Association decided, in agreement with all participating clubs, to end the season rather than assume the postponed matches could still be played, taking the current standings as final. As such, Oostende won their 21st title.^[1]

Pro Basketball League
Season	2019–20
Dates	13 September 2019 – 13 March 2020[note 1]
Games played	196
Teams	10
Finals
Champions	Oostende (21st title)[note 1]
Runners-up	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Statistical leaders
Points Hugh Robertson 19.6 Rebounds Marin Marić 8.8 Assists Luka Rupnik 6.0 Index Rating Hugh Robertson 23.4
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Format

For the regular season, teams will be divided into two five-team groups according to their positions in the previous season. Teams qualified in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 joined the Group A while the rest will compose the Group B.^[2]

Firstly, all teams will face each other of their group once home and away while in a second round, every PBL team will play each other home and away.

Teams

The same tean teams from the previous season joined the competition.

Arenas and locations

Spirou

Liège

Leuven

Oostende

Giants

Okapi

Mechelen

Mons

Limburg

Brussels

Location of the 2019–20 Pro Basketball League teams

Club	City	Arena	Capacity
Phoenix Brussels	Brussels	Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek	1,200
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	Mons	Mons Arena	4,000
Crelan Okapi Aalstar	Aalst	Okapi Forum	2,800
Hubo Limburg United	Hasselt	Sporthal Alverberg	1,730
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Mechelen	Winketkaai	1,500
Filou Oostende	Ostend	Versluys Dôme	5,000
Spirou	Charleroi	Dôme	6,200
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	Leuven	Sportoase	3,400
Telenet Giants Antwerp	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	5,218
VOO Liège	Liège	Country Hall	5,000

Personnel and jerseys

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Antwerp Giants	Christophe Beghin	Dave Dudzinski	Spalding	Telenet
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Paul Vervaeck		Spalding	Coca-Cola / StanleyBet / PMC
Leuven Bears	Eddy Casteels	Hugh Robertson	Spalding	Stella Artois
Liège Basket	Sacha Massot	Miloš Bojović	Spalding	VOO
Limburg United	Brian Lynch[3]	Wen Mukubu	K1X	Hubo
Mons-Hainaut	Vedran Bosnić[4]	Justin Cage	Olympic	Belfius
Okapi Aalstar	Yves Defraigne[5]	Senne Geukens	Spalding	Crelan
Oostende	Dario Gjergja	Dušan Đorđević	Spalding	Filou
Phoenix Brussels	Laurent Monier (ad. int.)	Guy Muya	Macron
Spirou	Sam Rotsaert (ad. int.)	Alex Libert	Spalding	Telenet

Regular season

First round

Group A Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Telenet Giants Antwerp 7 5 2 570 503 +67 12 2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut 7 5 2 478 477 +1 12 3 Crelan Okapi Aalstar 8 4 4 633 613 +20 12 4 Stella Artois Leuven Bears 8 3 5 629 664 −35 11 5 Spirou 8 2 6 616 669 −53 10 Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2019. Source: EuroMillions League

Group B Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Filou Oostende 8 7 1 661 546 +115 15 2 Hubo Limburg United 8 7 1 683 585 +98 15 3 Phoenix Brussels 8 3 5 611 593 +18 11 4 Kangoeroes Mechelen 8 3 5 563 588 −25 11 5 VOO Liège 8 0 8 502 708 −206 8 Source: EuroMillions League

Second round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Filou Oostende (C)	17	13	4	1456	1216	+240	30	Qualification for Champions League[a]
2	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	17	12	5	1265	1222	+43	29	Qualification for Champions League qualifying round
3	Telenet Giants Antwerp	17	11	6	1410	1271	+139	28	Qualification for EuroCup
4	Hubo Limburg United	17	10	7	1391	1321	+70	27
5	Spirou	17	9	8	1382	1380	+2	26
6	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	17	8	9	1334	1363	−29	25
7	Kangoeroes Mechelen	17	8	9	1231	1241	−10	25
8	Crelan Okapi Aalstar	17	7	10	1247	1238	+9	24
9	Phoenix Brussels	17	6	11	1299	1278	+21	23
10	VOO Liège	17	1	16	1071	1556	−485	18

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: EuroMillions League
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Initially, the first eight teams would qualify for the playoffs. However, due to the interruption of the league, the playoffs were suspended. As first club in the standings, BC Oostende qualifies for the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.

Results

Home \ Away	MON	OOS	LIM	MEC	BRU	SPI	LEU	ANT	OKA	LIE	MON	OOS	LIM	MEC	BRU	SPI	LEU	ANT	OKA	LIE
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	—	—	—	—	—	78–58	82–99		68–67	—	—	80–68	73–72				72–99	91–88
Filou Oostende	—	—	73–66	95–73	74–62	—	—	—	—	102–62		—			86–56	93–99	95–82	85–77	88–70
Hubo Limburg United	—	78–75	—	73–69	104–99	—	—	—	—	93–57		69–92	—	84–90					68–62
Kangoeroes Mechelen	—	70–75	73–78	—	57–79	—	—	—	—	71–59	81–76	79–78		—		90–98	63–73	87–95		102–77
Phoenix Brussels	—	75–77	71–79	61–74	—	—	—	—	—	77–62	62–77		71–80	72–76	—		88–69		89–75
Spirou	58–64	—	—	—	—	—	84–94	76–100	77–85	—	90–69		86–76		82–67	—			84–83
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	57–65	—	—	—	—	83–91	—	77–94	91–78	—			74–84			88–79	—	83–80		79–56
Telenet Giants Antwerp	70–52	—	—	—	—	70–84	84–60	—	81–69	—			101–90		77–70	86–72		—		92–46
Crelan Okapi Aalstar	68–69	—	—	—	—	95–88	86–68	85–71	—	—	73–83			91–72			82–58	68–85	—	84–64
VOO Liège	—	60–90	68–112	68–76	66–87	—	—	—	—	—		58–110	87–85		63–113	59–76			70–101	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: EuroMillions Basketball League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarterfinals and semifinals were scheduled to be played in a best-of-three games format, while the finals would be held in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic these were not held at all.

Individual awards

MVP of the Week

Round	Player	Team	PIR	Ref.
1	Marin Marić	Okapi Aalstar	35	[6]

In European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Oostende	Champions League	Round of 16
Telenet Giants Antwerp		Regular season
Proximus Spirou	FIBA Europe Cup	Second round
Phoenix Brussels		Regular season

Notes

1. The 2019–20 season was ended on 13 March 2020, Oostende were named champions based on standings at that time.