2016–17 Pro Basketball League
Port of Antwerp Giants | |||||||||||||
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The 2016–17 Oostende, which successfully defended its title.
On September 4, it was announced that the new name of the league would be EuroMillions Basketball League.[1]
Teams
VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster withdrew from the league, because of a financial disability to participate.[2]
Arenas and locations
Brussels
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
Basic-Fit Brussels
|
Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 |
| Hubo Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg Sporthal | 1,730
|
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons.Arena | 4,000 |
Kangoeroes Willebroek
|
Willebroek | Sporthal de Schalk | 1,000 |
| betFirst Liège | Liège | Country Hall Ethias
|
5,000 |
Crelan Okapi Aalstar
|
Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 |
Port of Antwerp Giants
|
Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 |
| Proximus Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome
|
6,200 |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 |
| Telenet Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Dôme
|
5,000 |
Personnel and sponsors
| Team | Head coach | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
Basic-Fit Brussels
|
 Serge Crevecoeur
|
Mass | Basic-Fit |
| Hubo Limburg United |  Brian Lynch
|
K1x | Hubo |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Yves Defraigne
|
Joma | Belfius |
Kangoeroes Wilebroek
|
Daniel Goethals
|
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| betFirst Liège | Thibaut Petit
|
Jako | betFirst |
Crelan Okapi Aalstar
|
Brad Dean
|
Jartazi | Crelan |
Port of Antwerp Giants
|
Roel Moors
|
Spalding
|
Port of Antwerp |
| Proximus Spirou |  Fulvio Bastianini
|
Joma | Proximus |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Stefan Sappenberghs
|
Jako | Stella Artois |
| Telenet Oostende |  Dario Gjergja
|
Spalding
|
Telenet |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telenet Oostende
|
36 | 30 | 6 | 2918 | 2559 | +359 | 66 | Qualification to playoffs
|
| 2 | Port of Antwerp Giants
|
36 | 22 | 14 | 2977 | 2822 | +155 | 58 | |
| 3 | Basic-Fit Brussels
|
36 | 22 | 14 | 2884 | 2792 | +92 | 58 | |
| 4 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar
|
36 | 19 | 17 | 3030 | 3024 | +6 | 55 | |
| 5 | Proximus Spirou
|
36 | 18 | 18 | 2857 | 2849 | +8 | 54 | |
| 6 | Hubo Limburg United
|
36 | 18 | 18 | 2974 | 2922 | +52 | 54 | |
| 7 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 36 | 18 | 18 | 2766 | 2752 | +14 | 54 | |
| 8 | Kangoeroes Willebroek
|
36 | 18 | 18 | 2877 | 2986 | −109 | 54 | |
| 9 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2814 | 3103 | −289 | 45 | |
| 10 | betFirst Liège
|
36 | 6 | 30 | 2762 | 3052 | −290 | 42 |
Source: EuroMillions Basketball League
Playoffs
The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played the first, third and fifth game of the series at home.
| Quarterfinals 17–21 May | Semifinals 24 May–1 June | Finals 7–14 June | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Basic-Fit Brussels | 70 | 93 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Limburg United | 75 | 80 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telenet Oostende (C)
|
45 | 38 | 7 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 2 | Basic-Fit Brussels
|
47 | 28 | 19 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Port of Antwerp Giants
|
42 | 25 | 17 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Proximus Spirou
|
42 | 20 | 22 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar
|
39 | 20 | 19 | |
| 6 | Hubo Limburg United
|
39 | 19 | 20 | |
| 7 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 38 | 18 | 20 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup first qualifying round |
| 8 | Kangoeroes Willebroek
|
38 | 18 | 20 | |
| 9 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 36 | 9 | 27 | |
| 10 | betFirst Liège
|
36 | 6 | 30 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
- Port of Antwerp Giants[3]
Star of the Coaches
- Hubo Limburg United[4]
Coach of the Year
- Telenet Oostende[5]
Belgian Player of the Year
- Crelan Okapi Aalstar[6]
Young Player of the Year
References
- ^ "Scooore! League makes way for Euromillions Basketball League". Scooore! League. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Basketploeg Verviers-Pepinster trekt zich terug uit Scooore League
- ^ "Jason Clark is crowned le Soir MVP 2017".
- ^ "Seth Tuttle".
- ^ "Dario Gjergja Coach of the Year".
- ^ "Olivier Troisfontaines Belgian Player of the Year".
- ^ "Ismaël Bako Young Player of the Year".
