The 2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the
Egyptian Basketball Premier League
The Egyptian Basketball Premier League () is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed tea ...
. The champions qualify for the
2022
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Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
Each season typically r ...
(BAL) season.
Zamalek
Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...
won its 14th national title, after winning in the finals Against
Al Ittihad. The season was decided in Game 5, which Zamalek won 84–80 after overtime.
Teams
6th of October and
El Shams were relegated from the
2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League.
Geziret El-Ward and
Al Zohour joined the league after promoting from the second tier league. The 2020–21 season existed out of the following 16 teams:
Arenas and locations
Regular season
Top Group
Bottom Group
Playoffs
The playoffs started on 16 April 2021.
Bracket
Finals
Individual awards
The awards were announced on 28 June 2021:
*Most Valuable Player:
Anas Mahmoud (Zamalek)
*Best Young Player:
Mohab Yasser (Zamalek)
*Top Scorer:
Haytham Kamal (Al Ittihad)
*Best Threepoint Shooter:
Rami Ibrahim (Al Ittihad)
References
2020 in Egyptian sport
2021 in Egyptian sport
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
Egyptian Basketball Super League
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