2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 80th season of the Bulgarian NBL.

NBL
Duration	10 October 2020 – 29 May 2021
Number of games	108 (Regular season)
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	Max Sport
Regular season
Season MVP	Danilo Tasic
Finals
Champions	Levski
Runners-up	Rilski Sportist
Third place	Academic Plovdiv
Fourth place	Balkan
Finals MVP	Danilo Tasic
Statistical leaders
Points Diante Baldwin 20.4 Rebounds Terrance Thompson 11.5 Assists Diante Baldwin 8.5 Index Rating Danilo Tasic 28.9
Records
Biggest home win	Balkan Botevgrad 113–41Cherno More (19 January 2021)
Biggest away win	Cherno More 57–110 Levski (17 April 2021)
Highest scoring	Chernomorets 123-121 Cherno More (30 January 2021)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Teams

Academic Plovdiv

Balkan

Beroe

Cherno More

Levski

Rilski Sportist

Spartak

Chernomorets

Yambol

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2020–21 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

Academic Sofia resigned from the league due to financial difficulties.

Club	Last season	Arena	Location	Capacity
Academic Plovdiv	5th	Kolodruma	Plovdiv	6,100
Balkan Botevgrad	1st	Arena Botevgrad	Botevgrad	4,500
Beroe	4th	Municipal Hall	Stara Zagora	1,000
Cherno More Ticha	8th	Hristo Borisov	Varna	1,000
Chernomorets	7th	Boycho Branzov	Burgas	1,000
Levski Lukoil	2nd	Universiada Hall	Sofia	4,000
Rilski Sportist	3rd	Arena Samokov	Samokov	2,500
Spartak Pleven	9th	Balkanstroy	Pleven	1,200
Yambol	10th	Diana	Yambol	3,000

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rilski Sportist	24	22	2	2256	1788	+468	46	Advance to playoffs
2	Levski Lukoil	24	20	4	2146	1833	+313	44
3	Balkan Botevgrad	24	17	7	2082	1810	+272	41
4	Chernomorets	24	12	12	2123	2118	+5	36
5	Academic Plovdiv	24	11	13	2025	2013	+12	35
6	Beroe	24	11	13	1985	2025	−40	35
7	Yambol	24	9	15	1908	2051	−143	33
8	Spartak Pleven	24	4	20	1847	2223	−376	28
9	Cherno More Ticha	24	2	22	1726	2237	−511	26

Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2021. Source: NBL

Results

Home \ Away	ACP	BAL	BER	CMT	CHE	LEV	RIL	SPA	YAM	ACP	BAL	BER	CMT	CHE	LEV	RIL	SPA	YAM
Academic Plovdiv		70–81	97–89	87–72	96–104	71–84	89–99	87–58	83–67				84–70			82–100	94–76	102–77
Balkan	91–77		72–79	113–41	79–87	76–81	80–87	85–79	85–70	85–75		106–84		92–86				101–77
Beroe	80–81	94–90		102–63	100–95	77–79	78–92	91–79	64–75	68–93				76–72			87–72	75–83
Cherno More	82–97	72–86	63–78		85–82	88–121	64–95	66–77	77–87		78–99	76–80			57–110	59–108
Chernomorets	89–77	76–92	123–121	79–67		93–75	86–100	80–82	92–94	98–88			97–84				95–75	89–83
Levski Lukoil	108–84	66–68	100–66	102–74	81–68		73–87	100–67	86–78	70–69	78–74	86–85		86–76
Rilski Sportist	97–77	71–76	74–64	96–45	108–91	64–75		119–79	83–64		82–77	109–67		110–85	93–79
Spartak Pleven	92–93	61–102	68–87	71–92	82–91	81–97	78–110		83–80		70–80		103–98		84–116	67–98
Yambol	76–72	69–92	78–93	87–68	84–89	75–105	71–87	85–74					96–86		80–87	82–89	92–89

Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2021. Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Finals
	1	Rilski Sportist	100	109
	8	Spartak Pleven	71	67
								1	Rilski Sportist	89	105	66
								5	Academic Plovdiv	84	86	58
	4	Chernomorets	77	77
	5	Academic Plovdiv	95	91
																	1	Rilski Sportist	85	79	94	84	69
																	2	Levski	89	87	89	90	84
	2	Levski	92	102
	7	Yambol	62	101
								2	Levski	80	84	81	103				Third place
								3	Balkan	70	53	100	101
	3	Balkan	94	85	82												5	Academic Plovdiv	68	72	87
	6	Beroe	58	86	67												3	Balkan	82	59	84

Player of the round

Round	Player	Team	PIR
1	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	37
2	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	28
3	Aleksandar Yanev	Cherno More	34
4	Georgi Boyanov	Cherno More	40
5	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	42
6	Diante Baldwin	Chernomorets	47
7	Brady Rose	Beroe	30
8	James Gavin	Beroe	35
9	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	38
10	Tajuan Agee	Balkan	33
11	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	36
12	Hristo Zahariev	Levski Lukoil	38
13	Hristo Zahariev	Levski Lukoil	42
14	Dimitar Marincheshki	Spartak Pleven	36
15	Diante Baldwin	Chernomorets	40
16	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	32
17	Marvin Smith	Chernomorets	41
18	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	41
19	Diante Baldwin	Chernomorets	37
20	Terrance Thompson	Cherno More	39
21	Andrei Ivanov	Yambol	33
22	Dimitar Marincheshki	Spartak Pleven	29
23	Nico Carvacho	Rilski Sportist	35
24	Eric McGill	Yambol	36
25	Hristo Zahariev	Levski Lukoil	35
26	Trey Porter	Rilski Sportist	28
27	Danilo Tasic	Levski Lukoil	34

Bulgarian clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Balkan	Champions League	First qualifying round
	FIBA Europe Cup	Quarter-finals
Rilski Sportist		Round of 16

NBL clubs in regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Academic Plovdiv	Balkan League	Second Place
Beroe		Fourth Place