Here's a brief compilation of the most essential aspects of the league, part 1/3:Definition of a homegrown team used in HGL:- As for definition of 'homegrown team', we use the definition by LOPO , the manager of CB Eliocroca, who to this date updates the original list of homegrown teams (list of teams found here:
(324689.1)) and welcomes you to apply for the list, if you are a homegrown team!
So in short, with no exceptions:
A) no Utopian teams will be accepted to the league, and
B) you must have only players that were originally given to you (at the beginning when you started playing Buzzerbeater), or were drafted by you. You also may have purchased back some of your own draftees (if they have been previously bought by other teams), and still be counted as a homegrown team
- It's of utmost importance to remember, that it's necessary to be totally homegrown team in order to be able to participate in HGL. If you wish to participate in the league in the future, we also expect you to remain homegrown at least for the duration of the whole season(s) during which you wish to participate in HGL. Please be aware that strict penalties/sanctions will apply to teams that don't comply with this very essential rule of HGL
League system:- Most thorough presentation of league system can be found from these 5 lengthy posts of mine here, this one being the first of 5:
(324689.240) . However, if you first just want to take a quick look to get the idea, check out post by MrJ (link below) and/or keep on reading this post further
- TLDR; Brief compilation of league system used in HGL is found from post by MrJ that compiles my lengthy messages, here:
(324689.248) (but short compilation also follows below)
- We'll have a lineup of 14 teams to participate for the first season of HGL
- All regular season games will be played on
neutral court, and all playoff games on
either home or away court (no exceptions!)- The time window for organizing all regular season matches (at once) takes place between "draft deadline day" (Buzzerbeater announces this; found from your team overview page) and the first league match of a Buzzerbeater season (that will take place at following Saturday)
- First regular season match of HGL will take place on first Monday after regular Buzzerbeater league has started (on other words, 2 days after the start of BB league, as first league match of Buzzerbeater is played on a previous Saturday).
- 2 matches per week will be played during regular season. First match of the week on Monday, and second on Friday, and 1 match per week during playoffs. Playoff matches will take place on Sundays every week. Matches must start during those days (between 00.01-23.59 on the match day)
- In order to avoid revelations of the other scores from the current round of play possibly affecting scores of other matches of that round, it would be optimal that scores would be available at the forum simultaneously (or matches played simultateneously, but as we reside all over the world that might not be reasonable option). However, as no simple remedy for this hasn't yet been found, people are free to post their game results to correct thread ASAP after game is finished
- Out of 14 teams 12 teams (about 85% of teams) proceed to playoffs, and 4 best will be automatically awarded a place to the quarterfinal round (second round of playoffs).
- All playoff matches are decided in 1 match, so whole playoffs is a single elimination tournament (just like in NCAA for instance)
- All teams reaching semifinal stage are guaranteed a medal game, either gold or bronze medal match.
- In addition to basic rules mentioned throughout these informative posts, certain rules and penalties for violations are being enforced in HGL; more information/link to rules and penalties section will be provided here as soon as details have been decided.
Last edited by Wagner at 3/12/2025 7:35:11 PM