2020 NBL1 season
| 2020 NBL1 season | |
|---|---|
| League | NBL1 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Cancelled Original dates: 14 March – 9 August 2020 (Regular season) 7 – 30 August 2020 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 0 |
| Number of teams | 18 (South Conference) 13 (North Conference) 10 (Central Conference) |
The 2020 NBL1 season was due to be the second season of NBL1, and the first season utilising the conference system after the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and Premier League (South Australia) joined the league during the off-season.[1][2] The season was scheduled to begin on March 14 for the Central Conference, April 18 for the South Conference and April 24 for the North Conference, however the COVID-19 pandemic forced the start of the season to be delayed, and later cancelled.[3][4][5]
Background
After a successful first season, the NBL1 announced in October 2019 that it would be expanding into Queensland for the 2020 season.[6] In January 2020, NBL1 expanded with the establishment of North and South conferences for the 2020 season. After a landmark agreement with Basketball Queensland, NBL1 North replaced the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). As a result, the 2019 NBL1 teams formed the new South Conference.[7] The following month, NBL1 expanded into South Australia with an identical agreement with Basketball South Australia for NBL1 Central to replace the Premier League.[8]
After the National Basketball League (NBL) was forced to close its doors for their Grand Final series and later cancel games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBL1 were forced to delay the start of the season.[4]
On 24 March 2020, it was announced that the season would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
Clubs
South Conference Clubs
North Conference Clubs
Central Conference Clubs
References
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conference | NBL1". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NBL1 Central To Tip Off In 2020 | NBL1". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- ^ a b "NBL1 Season - COVID-19 | NBL1". nbl1.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "NBL1 2020 season completely shutdown' leaving Tasmania's three clubs out in the cold". www.themercury.com.au. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 To Come To Queensland In 2020 | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 Central To Tip Off In 2020". NBL1.com.au. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.