However, on 11 March 2020, Basketball Ireland suspended the league with one round to go due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019–20 season was cut short by one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Tralee Warriors initially finishing on top of the standings with a 17–4 record.
However, due to Tralee committing an unintentional rule violation by playing an illegal player in December 2019, they were stripped of two wins (six points) and thus Belfast Star were declared the season champions.
[3][4][5] *Later declared 0–20 losses for Tralee Warriors due to playing an illegal player.
As a result, Tralee Warriors dropped from 17–4 to 15–6, while UCD Marian and Éanna both moved from 13–8 to 14–7.