| 2020–21 BIBL | |
|---|---|
| League | Balkan International Basketball League |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | 13 October 2020 – 29 April 2021 |
| Number of games | 72 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | sportmedia.tv YouTube RTSH |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Hapoel Holon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Academic Plovdiv |
| Semifinalists | Hapoel Gilboa Galil Beroe |
| All statistics correct as of 30 December 2023. | |
The 2020–21 BIBL season is the 12th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL).[1] Besides 6 teams from Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, 12 teams from Israel joined the competition,[2] after temporary suspension of 2020-2021 Israeli Basketball League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These 12 teams played inside of Israel in first round of regular season and the best two teams joined the other 4 Balkan teams, which qualified from the Balkan group.[3][4][5]
Teams
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HTA | HER | HHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
4 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 312 | +21 | 7 | Advance to Second round playoff game | — | 77–67 | 90–94 | |
| 2 | Bnei Herzliya |
4 | 2 | 2 | 327 | 311 | +16 | 6 | 78–87 | — | 92–76 | ||
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa |
4 | 1 | 3 | 314 | 351 | −37 | 5 | 73–79 | 71–90 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group A results
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HGG | NAH | MHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
4 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 324 | +34 | 8 | Advance to Second round playoff game | — | 77–72 | 92–81 | |
| 2 | Ironi Nahariya |
4 | 2 | 2 | 334 | 341 | −7 | 6 | 89–103 | — | 87–81 | ||
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa |
4 | 0 | 4 | 324 | 351 | −27 | 4 | 86–82 | 80–86 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group B results
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HOL | EIL | INZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Holon |
4 | 4 | 0 | 393 | 330 | +63 | 8 | Advance to Second round playoff game | — | 105–102 | 100–79 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Eilat |
4 | 2 | 2 | 358 | 373 | −15 | 6 | 76–94 | — | 93–90 | ||
| 3 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
4 | 0 | 4 | 326 | 374 | −48 | 4 | 73–94 | 84–87 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group C results
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | MRL | JER | HBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
4 | 3 | 1 | 360 | 346 | +14 | 7 | Advance to Second round playoff game | — | 96–103 | 89–85 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
4 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 328 | +11 | 6 | 73–79 | — | 90–77 | ||
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
4 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 348 | −25 | 5 | 85–96 | 76–73 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group D results
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | APL | KUM | BER | TFT | TEO | IBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Plovdiv |
10 | 8 | 2 | 818 | 800 | +18 | 18 | Advance to Second round | — | 79–96 | 89–88 | 80–75 | 77–65 | 72–59 | |
| 2 |  Kumanovo 2009 |
10 | 6 | 4 | 824 | 814 | +10 | 16 | 86–71 | — | 93–80 | 90–83 | 78–83 | 79–81 | ||
| 3 | Beroe |
10 | 5 | 5 | 878 | 803 | +75 | 15 | 85–86 | 105–76 | — | 108–73 | 99–77 | 74–67 | ||
| 4 | TFT Skopje |
10 | 4 | 6 | 853 | 866 | −13 | 14 | 102–104 | 83–54 | 80–75 | — | 104–86 | 91–75 | ||
| 5 |  Teodo Tivat |
10 | 4 | 6 | 807 | 841 | −34 | 14 | 80–86 | 83–90 | 74–70 | 98–83 | — | 85–72 | ||
| 6 | Ibar Rožaje |
10 | 3 | 7 | 750 | 806 | −56 | 13 | 64–74 | 66–82 | 88–94 | 96–76 | 82–76 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group E results
Second round playoff
The winners from groups A, B, C and D will compete in a single match to qualify for the second round. The Group A winner will play against the Group C winner, and the Group B winner will play against the winner from Group D.
The hosting team will be decided based the following criteria in the Group stage:
- win–loss record
- game points difference
- game points scored.
If these criteria still cannot decide, a draw shall decide on the final classification.[5][6]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Holon |
77–66 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
78–85 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Second round
The draw of this second round conducted on Friday February 5, at 11:00 EET, at Delasport Bulgaria offices in Sofia.[7]
Qualified teams divided to two groups. Each group consist of two teams from the Balkan region and one team from Israel played in a round-robin-system. No teams from the same country can be drawn in one group.[5]
Draw
| Pot | Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gan Ner | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,700 |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,000 | |
| Pot 2 |
Academic Plovdiv | Plovdiv | Arena Sila | 1,000 |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Municipal Hall | 800 | |
| Pot 3 |
KK Kumanovo | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo | 6,500 |
| TFT Skopje | Skopje | SRC Kale | 4,000 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HGG | BER | TFT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 369 | 282 | +87 | 7 | Advance to Final Four | — | 88–53 | 94–68 | |
| 2 | Beroe |
4 | 3 | 1 | 321 | 343 | −22 | 7 | 90–82 | — | 91–90 | ||
| 3 | TFT Skopje |
4 | 0 | 4 | 312 | 377 | −65 | 4 | 71–105 | 83–87 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group F results
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HOL | APL | KUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Holon |
4 | 4 | 0 | 373 | 333 | +40 | 8 | Advance to Final Four | — | 95–93 | 98–96 | |
| 2 | Academic Plovdiv |
4 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 330 | +16 | 6 | 70–97 | — | 96–68 | ||
| 3 | Kumanovo 2009 |
4 | 0 | 4 | 308 | 364 | −56 | 4 | 74–83 | 70–87 | — |
Source: 2020–21 BIBL Group G results
Final Four
By League's official regulations, section 3, if two teams from the same country qualify to the Final Four they shall play each other in the Semifinals game.[5] The Final Four will take place at Holon Toto Hall.[8]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 Apr | ||||||
| Hapoel Holon | 81 | |||||
| 29 Apr | ||||||
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 77 | |||||
| Hapoel Holon | 91 | |||||
| 27 Apr | ||||||
| Academic Plovdiv | 75 | |||||
| Beroe | 62 | |||||
| Academic Plovdiv | 66 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 Apr | ||||||
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 84 | |||||
| Beroe | 67 | |||||
Semifinals
| 27 April 2021 | Beroe |
62–66 | Academic Plovdiv |
Holon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 13-23, 13-9, 16-19 | |||
| Pts: Gavin 19 Rebs: Bishop 12 Asts: Gavin 6 PIR: Gavin 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tomić 16 Rebs: Tomić 15 Asts: Bachev 5 PIR: Tomić 29 |
Arena: Holon Toto Hall Referees: Milosav Kaludjerovic (MNE), Aleksandar Pavlov (MKD), Ofer Manheim (ISR) |
|
| 27 April 2021 | Hapoel Holon |
81–77 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Holon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 25-25, 8-21, 21-13 | |||
| Pts: Miles 18 Rebs: Miles 9 Asts: Harris5 PIR: Miles 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ziv 22 Rebs: Floyd 10 Asts: Thomasson 6 PIR: Ziv 29 |
Arena: Holon Toto Hall Referees: Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD), Ognjen Jokic (MNE), Stylianos Symeonidis (GRE) |
|
Third place
| 29 April 2021 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
84–67 | Beroe |
Holon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 32-16, 22-14, 16-19 | |||
| Pts: Blackshear 14 Rebs: Blackshear 7 Asts: Beni 6 PIR: Blackshear 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bishop & Gavin 15 Rebs: Bishop 13 Asts: Georgiev 4 PIR: Bishop 19 |
Arena: Holon Toto Hall Referees: Milosav Kaludjerovic (MNE), Stylianos Symeonidis (GRE), Aleksandar Pavlov (MKD) |
|
Final
| 29 April 2021 | Hapoel Holon |
91–75 | Academic Plovdiv |
Holon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23-26, 17-20, 24-20, 27-9 | |||
| Pts: McGee 20 Rebs: Miles 8 Asts: Pnini 6 PIR: Pnini 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tomić 18 Rebs: Gugino 7 Asts: Carson 11 PIR: Vucica 19 |
Arena: Holon Toto Hall Referees: Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD), Ognjen Jokic (MNE), Ofer Manheim (ISR) |
|
| 2020–21 Balkan League Champions |
|---|
Hapoel Holon 1st Title |
References
- ↑ "New competition system and improved financial conditions for BIBL 2020-21 participants". www.balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ↑ "12 teams from Israel registered for the Balkan League". www.balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "Israel Basketball Federation approved the 12 teams registration". www.balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "The 12 Israeli teams were divided in four groups - the result of the draw". www.balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "BIBL Official Regulations 2020/2021" (PDF). balkanleague.net. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "The dates for the postponed games in Israel have been set". balkanleague.net. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ "Here are the 6 teams in the Second Stage, the draw will take place on Friday". Balkan International Basketball League. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "Delasport Balkan League Final Four 2021 goes to Holon". Balkan International Basketball League. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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