2019–20 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
# 2019–20 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season

The 2019–20 season was 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 to 2019 Division 2

* Ayrshire Tornadoes
* Perth Phoenix

Relegated from 2018 to 2019 Division 1

* Stirling Knights

Withdrawn (at end of 2018–19)

* Edinburgh University

### League table

| 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 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Dunfermline Reign | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1294 | 1200 | +94 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Boroughmuir Blaze | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1285 | 1045 | +240 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh Kings | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1266 | 1181 | +85 | 25 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Perth Phoenix | 16 | 6 | 10 | 940 | 1237 | −297 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Glasgow University | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1099 | 1176 | −77 | 21 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Edinburgh Lions | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1037 | 1235 | −198 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Ayrshire Tornadoes | 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 1 March 2020. It was announced that the Playoff Final would be played on 28 March 2020 at the Regional Performance Centre in Dundee. The season was then suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the completion of the semi-final stage.

Quarter-finals

* 6 Mar 2020

| Falkirk Fury | 116–91 | Edinburgh Lions |
| - | - | - |

* 6 Mar 2020

| St Mirren | 82–72 | Glasgow University |
| - | - | - |

* 6 Mar 2020

| Boroughmuir Blaze | 77–82 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| - | - | - |

* 7 Mar 2020

| Dunfermline Reign | 93–74 | Perth Phoenix |
| - | - | - |

Semi-finals

* 13 Mar 2020

| Falkirk Fury | X–X | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| - | - | - |

* 13 Mar 2020

| St Mirren | X–X | Dunfermline Reign |
| - | - | - |

## Division 2

### Teams

Promoted to 2019-20 Division 1

* Ayrshire Tornadoes
* Perth Phoenix

Relegated from 2018 to 2019 Division 1

* Stirling Knights

New Teams

* Glasgow City from Strathclyde League
* Inverness Lions from Highland League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stirling Knights (C, P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1345 | 1074 | +271 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh Kings B | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1364 | 1071 | +293 | 33 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | West Lothian Wolves (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1482 | 1215 | +267 | 31 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Inverness Lions | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1337 | 1202 | +135 | 31 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Boroughmuir Blaze B | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1269 | 1071 | +198 | 29 | |
| 6 | Pleasance | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1073 | 1308 | −235 | 24 | |
| 7 | Heriot-Watt University | 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

* 14 Mar 2020

| Stirling Knights | X–X | Inverness Lions |
| - | - | - |

* 14 Mar 2020

| City of Edinburgh Kings B | X–X | West Lothian Wolves |
| - | - | - |

## Scottish Cup

    Scottish Cup (basketball)

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 1 February 2020 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley.

Round of 16

* 5 Oct 2019

| Ayrshire Tornadoes | 75–78 | Perth Phoenix |
| - | - | - |

* 5 Oct 2019

| Dunfermline Reign | 125–49 | Highland Bears |
| - | - | - |

* 5 Oct 2019

| Edinburgh Lions | 98–54 | Pleasance |
| - | - | - |

* 5 Oct 2019

| Boroughmuir Blaze | 81–78 | Falkirk Fury |
| - | - | - |

* 6 Oct 2019

| Edinburgh University | 38–68 | Glasgow University |
| - | - | - |

* 4 Oct 2019

| St Mirren | 116–43 | Heriot-Watt University |
| - | - | - |

* 4 Oct 2019

| Stirling Knights | 97–91 | West Lothian Wolves |
| - | - | - |
| Glasgow Storm | c–W | City of Edinburgh Kings |

Quarter-finals

* 11 Nov 2019

| Perth Phoenix | 69–81 | Dunfermline Reign |
| - | - | - |

* 9 Nov 2019

| Edinburgh Lions | 57–82 | Boroughmuir Blaze |
| - | - | - |

* 9 Nov 2019

| Glasgow University | 68–89 | St Mirren |
| - | - | - |

* 9 Nov 2019

| Stirling Knights | 62–82 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| - | - | - |

Semi-finals

* 5 Dec 2019

| Dunfermline Reign | 70–82 | Boroughmuir Blaze |
| - | - | - |

* 6 Dec 2019

| St Mirren | 101–86 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| - | - | - |

Final

* 1 Feb 2020
* Report

| Boroughmuir Blaze | 78–72 | St Mirren |
| - | - | - |

* Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
