The 2020 NBL1 season was due to be the second season of the NBL1 and the first to consist of multiple conferences and National participation.
| 2020 NBL1 season | |
|---|---|
| League | NBL1 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Season that was scheduled: 14 March – 30 August (Conference seasons) 4–6 September (NBL1 finals series) |
| Number of teams | 18 (South Conference) 13 (North Conference) 10 (Central Conference) |
After consisting of one conference in 2019, the 2020 NBL1 season saw South (Victoria and Tasmania) joined by North (Queensland) and Central (South Australia). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled before it started.
Background
editAfter a successful first season in 2019, the National Basketball League (NBL) expanded the NBL1 in 2020 by introducing Basketball Victoria's inaugural 2019 league and teams as the new South Conference and partnering with Basketball Queensland and Basketball South Australia to make the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and South Australian Premier League the new North and Central conferences.[1][2][3]
The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March for the Central Conference, 18 April for the South Conference and 24 April for the North Conference.[4] After conference finals in August,[5] it was scheduled that clubs from all three conferences would converge on the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne in the first weekend of September for the NBL1 finals series.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced on 18 March that the start of the season was delayed until mid May.[6][7][8][9][10] However, six days later, the entire season for all three conferences was cancelled.[11][12][13]
Clubs
editSouth Conference
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North Conference
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Central Conference
editReferences
edit- ^ "NBL1 To Come To Queensland In 2020". NBL1.com.au. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b "NBL1 Central To Tip Off In 2020". NBL1.com.au. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "FRANKSTON BLUES SENIORS UPDATE (19/03/2020)". fdba.com.au. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". nunawadingbasketball.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 and COVID-19 Update". NBL1.com.au. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023. [dead link]
- ^ "After monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely, Basketball South Australia and the NBL have made the decision to postpone the start of the #NBL1Central season". facebook.com/NBL1. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 Season - COVID-19". NBL1.com.au. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020. [dead link]
- ^ "The #NBL1South, #NBL1North and #NBL1Central seasons will not start prior to May 15, as the NBL and State Associations continue to assess the impact of COVID-19". facebook.com/TheNBL. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 Season Cancelled". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (24 March 2020). "NBL1 season officially cancelled". pickandroll.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Pinda, Anthony (24 March 2020). "NBL1 2020 season cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2023.