2019–20 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
| 2019–20 SBC Men season | |
|---|---|
| League | Scottish Basketball Championship |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| SBC Competitions | |
The 2019–20 season is the 51st campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. 20 teams were split across Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 10 teams. Glasgow Storm withdrew at the start of the season, leaving Division 1 with 9 teams. Falkirk Fury won their sixth league title.
Format
In Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 16 games.
In Division 2, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.
Division 1
Teams
Promoted from 2018-19 Division 2
Relegated from 2018-19 Division 1
Withdrawn (at end of 2018-19)
League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk Fury (C) | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1460 | 1112 | +348 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | St Mirren | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1409 | 1200 | +209 | 29 | |
| 3 | Dunfermline Reign | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1294 | 1200 | +94 | 28 | |
| 4 | Boroughmuir Blaze | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1285 | 1045 | +240 | 26 | |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh Kings | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1266 | 1181 | +85 | 25 | |
| 6 | Perth Phoenix | 16 | 6 | 10 | 940 | 1237 | −297 | 22 | |
| 7 | Glasgow University | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1099 | 1176 | −77 | 21 | |
| 8 | Edinburgh Lions | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1037 | 1235 | −198 | 18 | |
| 9 | Ayrshire Tornadoes[a] | 16 | 1 | 15 | 939 | 1343 | −404 | 16 | Relegation Playoff |
| 10 | Glasgow Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from League |
- ^ Ayrshire Tornadoes deducted one point for failing to fulfil fixture vs Perth Phoenix
Playoffs
The draw for the Playoffs was complete on Sunday 01 March 2020. It was announced that the Playoff Final would be played on 28 March 2020 at the Regional Performance Centre in Dundee.[1] The season was then suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the completion of the semi-final stage. [2] [3]
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Division 2
Teams
Promoted to 2019-20 Division 1
Relegated from 2018-19 Division 1
New Teams
- Glasgow City from Strathclyde League
- Inverness City Lions from Highland League
League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Knights (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1345 | 1074 | +271 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh Kings B | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1364 | 1071 | +293 | 33 | |
| 3 | West Lothian Wolves | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1482 | 1215 | +267 | 31 | |
| 4 | Inverness City Lions | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1337 | 1202 | +135 | 31 | |
| 5 | Boroughmuir Blaze B | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1269 | 1071 | +198 | 29 | |
| 6 | Pleasance | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1073 | 1308 | −235 | 24 | |
| 7 | Heriot-Watt University[a] | 18 | 6 | 12 | 934 | 1090 | −156 | 23 | |
| 8 | Glasgow University B | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1146 | 1269 | −123 | 23 | |
| 9 | North Lanarkshire Chiefs | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1119 | 1269 | −150 | 22 | |
| 10 | Glasgow City | 18 | 1 | 17 | 904 | 1404 | −500 | 19 |
- ^ Heriot-Watt University deducted one point for failing to fulfil fixture vs Stirling Knights
Playoffs
Semi Finals [4]
Scottish Cup
The draw for the 74th Scottish Cup was made on Friday 26 July 2019. All 16 teams entered at the first round stage; overall the number of teams competing was down 4 on the previous year. The defending champions were the Falkirk Fury. The final was played on 01 February 2020 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley.[5][6]
Round of 16 [7]
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
References
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2020/03/04/dundee-to-host-2020-soho-wealth-sbc-playoff-finals/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2020/03/13/competition_postponed/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2020/03/19/basketballscotland-position-on-soho-wealth-sbc-playoffs/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/league-diagram/139484/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2019/07/26/2019-20-sbc-scottish-cup-draw/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2019/12/12/venue-and-dates-confirmed-for-2020-sbc-scottish-cup-finals/
- ^ http://basketballscotland.co.uk/2019/10/07/sbc-scottish-cup-results-round-of-16/