2020–21 Pro Basketball League

The 2020–21 Pro Basketball League (PBL) was the 94th season of the Pro Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Belgium. The regular season was supposed to start in September 2020 but was delayed to 2 October 2020 due to new coronavirus restrictions.^[1] It is the last season as the PBL, as in the following season the multinational BNXT League commences.

Pro Basketball League
Season	2020–21
Dates	6 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
Games played	4
Teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Vladimir Mihailović (Okapi Aalst)
Finals
Champions	Oostende (22nd title)
Runners-up	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Finals MVP	Loïc Schwartz (Oostende)
Statistical leaders
Points Vladimir Mihailović (Okapi Aalst) 19.3 Rebounds Trevor Thompson (Kangoeroes) 9.0 Assists Jabril Durham (Mons-Hainaut) 6.3
← 2019–20 2021–22 BNXT →

It will be the first season after the 2019–20 season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BC Oostende won its 22nd national championship after beating Belfius Mons-Hainaut in the finals.^[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Spirou

Liège

Leuven

Oostende

Giants

Okapi

Mechelen

Mons

Limburg

Brussels

Location of the 2020–21 Pro Basketball League teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club	City	Arena	Capacity
Antwerp Giants	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	5,218
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Mechelen	Winketkaai	1,500
Leuven Bears	Leuven	Sportoase	3,400
Liège Basket	Liège	Country Hall	5,000
Limburg United	Hasselt	Alverberg Sporthal	1,730
Mons-Hainaut	Mons	Mons Arena	4,000
Okapi Aalst	Aalst	Okapi Forum	2,800
Oostende	Ostend	Sleuyter Arena	5,000
Phoenix Brussels	Brussels	Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek	1,200
Spirou	Charleroi	Spiroudome	6,200

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Antwerp Giants	Christophe Beghin	Dave Dudzinski	Spalding	Telenet
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Paul Vervaeck[3]		Spalding	PMC
Leuven Bears	Eddy Casteels	Joshua Heath	Errea
Liège Basket	Lionel Bosco[4]	Miloš Bojović	Spalding
Limburg United	Sacha Massot[5]	Wen Mukubu	K1x	Hubo Belgium
Mons-Hainaut	Vedran Bosnić[6]	Justin Cage		Belfius
Okapi Aalst	Yves Defraigne[7]	Senne Geukens	Spalding	CheckNet
Oostende	Dario Gjergja	Dušan Đorđević	Spalding	Filou
Phoenix Brussels	Ian Hanavan[8]	BJ Raymond	Macron	None
Spirou	Sam Rotsaert[9]	Alex Libert	Spalding	Bel RTL

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Phoenix Brussels	Serge Crevecoeur	End of contract	March 2020	Pre-season	Ian Hanavan[8]	13 March 2020
Limburg United	Brian Lynch	Resigned	March 2020		Sacha Massot[5]	25 March 2020
Liège Basket	Sacha Massot[5]	Signed with Limburg United	25 March 2020		Lionel Bosco[5]	25 March 2020

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Filou Oostende	26	21	5	2159	1786	+373	47	Qualification for playoffs
2	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	26	21	5	1941	1831	+110	47
3	Telenet Giants Antwerp	26	17	9	2185	2016	+169	43
4	Okapi Aalst	26	16	10	2161	1962	+199	42
5	Hubo Limburg United	26	14	12	2028	1949	+79	40
6	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	26	12	14	1968	2019	−51	38
7	Kangoeroes Mechelen	26	10	16	1957	2085	−128	36
8	Spirou Charleroi	26	9	17	1937	2114	−177	35
9	VOO Liège	26	6	20	1853	2151	−298	32
10	Phoenix Brussels	26	4	22	1919	2235	−316	30

Source: EuroMillions 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	—	—	70–68	—	—	—	65–59	—			—
Filou Oostende	—	—	—		89–70	94–79	—		—	—		—
Hubo Limburg United		—	—	—	—	—		—					—
Kangoeroes Mechelen	—		—	—			—		—	—				—
Phoenix Brussels	—		—		—		—	86–91	—	—					—
Spirou	—		—		86–80	—	—		—	—						—
Stella Artois Leuven Bears		—		—	—	—	—	—									—
Telenet Giants Antwerp	—		—			82–79	—	—	—	—								—
Okapi Aalst									—										—
VOO Liège		—		—	—	—		—		—										—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2020. Source: EuroMillions Basketball League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	1 Filou Oostende	2
	8 Spirou	0
					1 Filou Oostende	2
					5 Limburg United	0
	4 Okapi Aalst	1
	5 Limburg United	2
									1 Filou Oostende	3
									2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut	1
	2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut	2
	7 Kangoeroes Mechelen	1
					2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut	2
					3 Antwerp Giants	1
	3 Antwerp Giants	2
	6 Leuven Bears	0