2016–17 Basketligan season
| Basketligan | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
| Duration | 6 October 2016 – 26 March 2017 (Regular season) 31 March 2016 – 10 May 2017 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
| Number of teams | Södertälje Kings | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Norrköping Dolphins Uppsala | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Brandon Rozzell | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | ||||||||||
The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the
Södertälje Kings was the defending champion after achieving its 11th title in the previous season.[1] BC Luleå
won the title after beating the defending champions 4–1 in the Finals.
Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
Teams
Umeå
In October 2016, Sundsvall Dragons and Eco Örebro were expelled from the league.[2]
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Luleå | Luleå | ARCUS Arena | 1,700
|
| Borås Basket | Borås | Boråshallen | 3,000
|
| Jämtland Basket | Östersund | Östersunds sporthall | 1,250
|
| Malbas | Malmö | Heleneholms Sporthall | Unknown |
| Norrköping Dolphins | Norrköping | Stadium Arena | 4,500
|
| KFUM Nässjö | Nässjö | Nässjö Sporthall | Unknown |
Södertälje Kings
|
Södertälje | Täljehallen | 2,200
|
Umeå BSKT
|
Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena
|
1,270
|
| Uppsala Basket | Uppsala | Fyrishov | 3,000
|
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luleå | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2723 | 2352 | +371 | 48 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Norrköping Dolphins | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2495 | 2152 | +343 | 46 | |
| 3 | Södertälje Kings
|
32 | 23 | 9 | 2592 | 2307 | +285 | 46 | |
| 4 | Uppsala | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2543 | 2436 | +107 | 36 | |
| 5 | Borås | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2546 | 2376 | +170 | 34 | |
| 6 | Jämtland | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2753 | 2619 | +134 | 32 | |
| 7 | KFUM Nässjö
|
32 | 15 | 17 | 2388 | 2404 | −16 | 30 | |
| 8 | Umeå BSKT
|
32 | 5 | 27 | 2254 | 2875 | −621 | 10 | |
| 9 | Malbas | 32 | 3 | 29 | 2139 | 2912 | −773 | 6 |
Source: Basketligan
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luleå | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Umeå BSKT
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luleå | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Uppsala | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Uppsala | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Borås | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luleå | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Södertälje Kings
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norrköping Dolphins | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | KFUM Nässjö | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norrköping Dolphins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Södertälje Kings
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Södertälje Kings
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jämtland | 2 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Kings är svenska mästare för fjärde året i rad". Basketligan. 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Örebro kastas ur Basketligan - upphör som klubb" (in Swedish). SVT.se. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.