2020 New Zealand NBL season


The 2020 NBL season was the 39th season of the National Basketball League.
The regular season was set to commence on Thursday 9 April and end on Sunday 12 July, with the finals then taking place between 16–24 July. However, following the coronavirus outbreak in early to mid March 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely. After two months of deliberation and in the wake of easing coronavirus restrictions, the league announced a revised competition format for 2020 beginning on Tuesday 23 June and ending with the grand final on Saturday 1 August.
The 2020 season was initially set to feature eight teams following the withdrawal of the Southern Huskies and Super City Rangers and the inclusion of the Franklin Bulls for the first time. However, three of the top four teams in 2019 decided not to enter the modified competition. This left the door open for the inclusion of the Otago Nuggets, a team who were looking to re-enter the league in 2021 for the first time since 2014, and the Huskies. Coinciding with the announcement of a revised 2020 competition, the Huskies franchise relocated from Tasmania to Auckland and became the Auckland Huskies.
The 2020 season began on 23 June, with all seven teams playing up to three games per week over six weeks. The season concluded on 1 August with the Otago Nuggets defeating the Manawatu Jets in the grand final to win their maiden NBL championship. All teams were based in Auckland, with all games played out of The Trusts Arena.

Team information

Summary

Regular season standings

Finals

Tuesday 28 July
Wednesday 29 July
Thursday 30 July
Saturday 1 August

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameDerone RaukawaTaranaki Mountainairs22.8
Rebounds per gameMarcel JonesTaranaki Mountainairs13.4
Assists per gameDerone RaukawaTaranaki Mountainairs7.6
Steals per gameIzayah Mauriohooho-Le'afaAuckland Huskies2.7
Blocks per gameSam TimminsFranklin Bulls1.9

Regular season