2020-21 POBA season

The 2020–21 POBA season was the 23rd season of the Pacific Ocean Basketball Association (POBA). The regular season started on July 3, 2020 while the playoffs started on January 18, 2021. The Manila Eagles were crowned the champions after defeating the New England Seagulls, 4–2.
==Pre-Season==
=== League Changes ===
*March 17, 2020: League begins talks on COVID-19 response and contingency plan for the upcoming season.
*March 24, 2020: The entire Bikini Bottom Bulldogs lineup were waived following mutual agreements.
*April 2, 2020: The Bikini Bottom Bulldogs sign former coach from 1995 to 2003 Paul Miner as their new head coach, following the departure of Kobe Bryant.
*May 30, 2020: POBA parts ways with following the end of contract.
*June 6, 2020: POBA signs multi-year agreements giving broadcast rights to Box Productions Network, Tealevision, Bingo!, UltraFuse, Jasbre TV International, and STV following end of contract with BTV.
*June 6, 2020: The Unknowns were renamed the Rock Bottom Raiders, though not a relocation.
*June 7, 2020: POBA signs multi-year broadcasting partnership with Banana Sports for Oceania.
*June 7, 2020: The Last Generation Legends relocated to Philadelphia and were renamed the Philadelphia Jewels.
*June 7, 2020: The Harlem Globetrotters relocated to Atlanta and were renamed the Atlanta Hawks.
*June 7, 2020: The Barrier Reef Barnacles relocated and were renamed the High Flying Hooplas.
*June 7, 2020: The Seattle Swordfish relocated to New England and were renamed the New England Seagulls.
*June 7, 2020: The Daisy Town Dandelions relocated to Muncie and were renamed the Lasaga Launchers.
*June 7, 2020: The Ceba Elites relocated to Manila and were renamed the Manila Eagles.
=== Name Changes ===
Former Name 	New Name 	Reason
The Unknowns 	Rock Bottom Raiders 	Rebranding
Last Generation Legends	Philadelphia Jewels 	Relocation following acquisition by DanzxvFan8275
Harlem Globetrotters 	Atlanta Hawks 	Relocation following acquisition by Cobain&Co.
Barrier Reef Barnacles 	High Flying Hooplas 	Relocation following acquisition by CrazySponge
Seattle Swordfish 	New England Seagulls	Relocation following acquisition by Golfpecks256
Daisy Town Dandelions 	Lasaga Launchers 	Relocation following acquisition by PrimitiveSponge129
Cebu Elites 	Manila Eagles 	Relocation following acquisition by SBCA
==Draft==
: Main Article: 2020 POBA Draft
==Games & Fixtures==
: Main Article: 2020-21 POBA season/Games
==Pre-Season==
To test the upcoming season, the league ran a pre-season tournament from June 22 to 25 which included 5 games from 10 participating teams. They were all streamed live via YouTube along with the local broadcasts.
==Regular Season==
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	W 	L 	PCT 	GB
1 	Philadelphia Jewels (Q) 	13	2 	.909	–
2 	Manila Eagles (Q) 	12	3 	.900	1
3 	Atlanta Hawks (Q) 	12	3 	.833	1
4 	New England Seagulls (Q) 	10	5 	.636	3
5 	Krusty Krab Krushers (Q) 	8 	7 	.600	5
6 	Lasaga Launchers (Q) 	7 	8 	.545	6
7 	Sumatra Suns (Q) 	7 	8 	.500	6
8 	Rock Bottom Raiders (Q) 	7 	8 	.455	6
9 	Chicago Giants (E) 	6 	9 	.455	7
10 	Denver Dolphins (E) 	6 	9 	.364	7
11 	High Flying Hooplas (E) 	6 	9 	.364	7
12 	Pampanga Dragons (E) 	6 	9 	.333	7
13 	Manchester Mermen (E) 	6 	9 	.300	7
14 	Toon Tomahawks (E) 	5 	10	.300	8
15 	Bikini Bottom Bulldogs (E)	5 	10	.273	8
16 	New Kelp Warriors (E) 	4 	11	.250	9
LEGEND:(Q) – Clinched playoff seed(E) – Eliminated from playoff contentionBold – Clinched top seed
==Playoffs==
For this season, a new format was introduced for the playoffs. The top eight teams in the league will qualify, and for the first time, all rounds will be in a best-of-seven format. 
===Bracket===
==Quarterfinals==
===(1) Philadelphia Jewels vs. (8) Rock Bottom Raiders===
===(2) Manila Eagles vs. (7) Sumatra Suns===
===(3) Atlanta Hawks vs. (6) Lasaga Launchers===
===(4) New England Seagulls vs. (5) Krusty Krab Krushers===
==Semifinals==
===(1) Philadelphia Jewels vs. (4) New England Seagulls===
===(2) Manila Eagles vs. (3) Atlanta Hawks===
==Finals==
===(2) Manila Eagles vs. (4) New England Seagulls===
==Season Awards==
=== Main Awards ===
* Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo (MNL) – 20.8 pts, 8.7 trb, 4.0 ast 
* Season MVP: Michael Jordan (ATL) – 40.6 pts, 15.1 trb, 10.5 ast 
* Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Jordan (ATL) – 15.1 trb, 4.1 blk, 3.3 stl 
* Sixth Man of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo (ATL) – 9.3 pts, 6.5 trb, 1.5 ast 
* Rookie of the Year: Baser Amer (PAM) – 20.6 pts, 3.9 trb, 9.3 ast 
* Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (MNL) – 12–3, Champion
* Executive of the Year: DanzxvFan8275 (PHI) – 13–2, Pacific Cup Winner
=== All-League Teams ===
First Team
* Michael Jordan (ATL) 
* LeBron James (LAS) 
* Kevin Durant (NES) 
* Ben Simmons (PHI) 
* Kai Sotto (MNL) 
Second Team 
* Rui Hachimura (SUM) 
* D'Angelo Russell (RBR) 
* Michael Clownfish (TOO) 
* Robert Bolick (MNL) 
* Gary Payton (NES) 
Third Team 
* Dennis Rodman (PHI) 
* Gabe Norwood (MNL) 
* Baser Amer (PAM) 
* LaMelo Ball (KRU) 
* Emmanuel Ajanaku (RBR) 
=== All-Rookie Team ===
* Baser Amer (PAM) 
* Mario Wuysang (SUM) 
* Sun Jeong (BIK) 
* LaMelo Ball (KRU) 
* PenisMan (MAN) 
=== All-Defensive Teams ===
First Team 
* Michael Jordan (ATL) 
* Kevin Durant (NES) 
* LeBron James (LAS) 
* Johnny Krill (KRU) 
* Dennis Rodman (PHI) 
Second Team 
* Kai Sotto (MNL) 
* June Mar Fajardo (MNL) 
* Bol Bol (PHI) 
* Ben Simmons (PHI) 
* PenisMan (MAN) 
Third Team 
* Dikembe Mutombo (ATL) 
* Sun Jeong (BIK) 
* Clint Capela (PHI) 
* D'Angelo Russell (RBR) 
* Kostas Antetokounmpo (BIK)
==Broadcast Rights==
Following the end of BTV's multi-year contract with the POBA, new broadcast rights were given to worldwide broadcast and distribution of games along with the existing deal with LTV Sports.
Abbrv.	Network 	Area 	Home Team
LTV 	LTV Sports 	Asia–Pacific 	Manila Eagles
BP 	Box Productions Network	United States 	High Flying Hooplas
TD 	Tealevision Dusk 	Canada 	Lasaga Launchers
B! 	Bingo! 	North America 	N/A
UF 	UltraFuse 	North AmericaCentral Asia	Philadelphia Jewels
JTV 	Jasbre TV International	EuropeSouth America 	Krusty Krab Krushers
T-V 	Tea-V 	United Kingdom 	Manchester Mermen
BSP 	Banana Sports 	Oceania 	New England Seagulls
PS 	Pluto Sports 	N/A 	Atlanta Hawks
PTV 	Purple TV 	N/A 	Rock Bottom Raiders
==Logos==
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