2020–21 BIBL season
Basketball season
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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]
| 2020–21 BIBL | |
|---|---|
| League | Balkan International Basketball League |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | 13 October 2020 – 29 April 2021 |
| Games played | 72 |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partners | sportmedia.tv YouTube RTSH |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Hapoel Holon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Academic Plovdiv |
| Semi-finalists | Hapoel Gilboa Galil Beroe |
| All statistics correct as of 29 April 2021. | |
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
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) |
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| 2020–21 Balkan League Champions |
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| 1st title |
