Liga Nova KBM1 | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Duration | October 2020 – March 2021 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | Sport Klub |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.
Format
[edit]Regular season
[edit]In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). Teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
Second phase
[edit]The top five teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. Cedevita Olimpija started their competition from this phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used.
The last five teams entered a home-and-away round-robin playout-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Since KK Koper Primorska had been already disqualified, each team played 6 games in this phase instead of 8. The last team was relegated.[1]
Playoffs
[edit]Eight teams joined the playoffs.
Teams
[edit]KK Triglav Kranj was promoted.
Commission of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia hasn't been approved the licence for KK Koper Primorska.[2] On June 30, after club's appeal the licence was granted.[3]
On December 23, Koper Primorska.decided to withdraw from the Liga Nova KBM because of the club's financial instability. All their matches were declared with score 0-20.[4]
Venues and locations
[edit]Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Cedevita Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
GGD Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
Koper Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 |
Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
Šentjur | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
Terme Olimia | Podčetrtek | ŠD Podčetrtek | |
ECE Triglav | Kranj | Planina Sports Hall | 800 |
Zlatorog | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
Teams that play in the 2020–21 Adriatic League | |
Teams that play in the 2020–21 Adriatic League Second Division | |
Teams that play in the 2020–21 Alpe Adria Cup |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | ![]() |
End of contract | – | Pre-season | ![]() |
14 August 2020[5] |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Krka | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1384 | 1101 | +283 | 34 | Qualification to championship group |
2 | GGD Šenčur | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1382 | 1251 | +131 | 31 | |
3 | Helios Suns | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1271 | 1102 | +169 | 31 | |
4 | Rogaška | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1382 | 1239 | +143 | 30 | |
5 | Terme Olimia | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1309 | 1256 | +53 | 28 | |
6 | Šentjur | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1296 | 1285 | +11 | 28 | Qualification to relegation group |
7 | Zlatorog Laško | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1239 | 1335 | −96 | 24 | |
8 | Hopsi Polzela | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1246 | 1374 | −128 | 24 | |
9 | ECE Triglav | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1150 | 1356 | −206 | 22 | |
10 | Koper Primorska | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 360 | −360 | 18 | Withdrawn |
Championship group
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cedevita Olimpija | 10 | 7 | 3 | 773 | 729 | +44 | 17 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Krka | 10 | 6 | 4 | 830 | 764 | +66 | 16 | |
3 | Rogaška | 10 | 6 | 4 | 791 | 807 | −16 | 16 | |
4 | Helios Suns | 10 | 5 | 5 | 727 | 709 | +18 | 15 | |
5 | GGD Šenčur | 10 | 3 | 7 | 775 | 773 | +2 | 13 | |
6 | Terme Olimia | 10 | 3 | 7 | 727 | 841 | −114 | 13 |
Relegation group
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Šentjur | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1238 | 1114 | +124 | 27 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Hopsi Polzela | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1231 | 1197 | +34 | 23 | |
3 | Zlatorog Laško | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1155 | 1152 | +3 | 23 | |
4 | ECE Triglav | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1056 | 1217 | −161 | 17 | Relegation |
Playoffs
[edit]Seeded teams played at home games 1, 3 and, in the finals, 5.
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Cedevita Olimpija | 2 | |||||||||
Hopsi Polzela | 0 | |||||||||
Cedevita Olimpija | 2 | |||||||||
Helios Suns | 0 | |||||||||
Helios Suns | 2 | |||||||||
GGD Šenčur | 1 | |||||||||
Cedevita Olimpija | 3 | |||||||||
Krka | 0 | |||||||||
Krka | 2 | |||||||||
Šentjur | 1 | |||||||||
Krka | 2 | |||||||||
Rogaška | 0 | |||||||||
Rogaška | 2 | |||||||||
Terme Olimia | 0 | |||||||||
Awards
[edit]Regular Season MVP
[edit]Season MVP
[edit]Finals MVP
[edit]Statistical leaders
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Points[edit]
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Rebounds[edit]
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Assists[edit]
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Slovenian clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
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Cedevita Olimpija | EuroCup | Regular season |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pro, Perun. "Znana sestava članskih lig za sezono 2020/21". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ KZS (2020-06-04). "1. SKL: Koper Primorska ostala brez licence!". Kosarka.info (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Koper Primorska appeal was successful, license is granted". Sportando. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Konec je: žalosten epilog športne zgodbe". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Stari znanec znova na klopi Podčetrtka