# 2020–21 Basketligaen

The 2020–21 Basketligaen was the 46th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started don 2 October 2020 and ended 27 May 2021. Bakken Bears won its nineteenth national championship, its fifth consecutive title.

## Competition format

Teams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.
The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| BK Amager | Copenhagen | Amagerhallen |
| Bakken Bears | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
| Bears Academy | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
| BMS Herlev Wolfpack | Copenhagen | Skovlundehallen |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Nørrebrohallen |
| Horsens IC | Horsens | Forum Horsens |
| Randers Cimbria | Randers | Arena Randers |
| Svendborg Rabbits | Svendborg | Svendborg Idrætscenter |
| Team FOG Næstved | Næstved | Næstved Hallen |
| Værløse Blue Hawks | Værløse | Søndersøhallen |

## Regular season
### Pro A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bakken Bears | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2740 | 2137 | +603 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Horsens | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2416 | 2196 | +220 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Randers Cimbria | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2557 | 2430 | +127 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Svendborg Rabbits | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2364 | 2143 | +221 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Team FOG Næstved | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2115 | 2079 | +36 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |

### Pro B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Værløse Blue Hawks | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1822 | 1897 | −75 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1728 | 1893 | −165 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Bears Academy | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1842 | 1938 | −96 | 14 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1614 | 1964 | −350 | 8 | |
| 5 | BK Amager | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1614 | 2145 | −531 | 2 | |

## Playoffs
### Quarter-finals

Bakken Bears vs. Bears Academy
* 6 April 2021
| Bakken Bears | 100–72 | Bears Academy |
* 9 April 2021
| Bears Academy | 77–100 | Bakken Bears |
* 13 April 2021
| Bakken Bears | 135–69 | Bears Academy |
| Bakken win series, 3–0 |||
Horsens vs. BMS Herlev Wolfpack
* 6 April 2021
| Horsens | 112–72 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack |
* 10 April 2021
| BMS Herlev Wolfpack | 68–85 | Horsens |
* 13 April 2021
| Horsens | 92–81 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack |
| Horsens win series, 3–0 |||
Randers Cimbria vs. Værløse Blue Hawks
* 5 April 2021
| Randers Cimbria | 105–88 | Værløse Blue Hawks |
* 10 April 2021
| Værløse Blue Hawks | 106–115 | Randers Cimbria |
* 12 April 2021
| Randers Cimbria | 99–91 | Værløse Blue Hawks |
| Randers win series, 3–0 |||
Svendborg Rabbits vs. Team FOG Næstved
* 5 April 2021
| Svendborg Rabbits | 80–79 (OT) | Team FOG Næstved |
* 8 April 2021
| Team FOG Næstved | 78–85 | Svendborg Rabbits |
* 12 April 2021
| Svendborg Rabbits | 102–97 | Team FOG Næstved |
| Svendborg win series, 3–0 |||

### Semi-finals

Bakken Bears vs. Svendborg Rabbits
* 22 April 2021
| Bakken Bears | 106–90 | Svendborg Rabbits |
* 26 April 2021
| Svendborg Rabbits | 101–119 | Bakken Bears |
* 29 April 2021
| Bakken Bears | 102–85 | Svendborg Rabbits |
| Bakken win series, 3–0 |||
Horsens vs. Randers Cimbria
* 22 April 2021
| Horsens | 98–88 | Randers Cimbria |
* 26 April 2021
| Randers Cimbria | 100–92 | Horsens |
* 13 April 2021
| Horsens | 120–92 | Randers Cimbria |
* 3 May 2021
| Randers Cimbria | vs. | Horsens |
* 6 May 2021
| Horsens | vs. | Randers Cimbria |

## Statistics

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | QJ Peterson | Bakken Bears | 21.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Tyler Creammer | Copenhagen | 12.2 |
| Assists per game | Marius Kirkholt Sørensen | Bears Academy | 9.5 |
| Steals per game | Nicklas Jønsson | Copenhagen | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Koch Bar | Værløse Blue Hawks | 2.2 |
| Turnovers per game | Nicklas Jønsson | Copenhagen | 5.0 |
| 2-points made per game | Gage Davis | Horsens IC | 6.6 |
| 3-points made per game | QJ Peterson | Bakken Bears | 3.0 |
Statistics after the regular season.

## Danish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Bakken Bears | Champions League | Regular season |