2016–17 Basketligan season

The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on May 10, 2017. 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.

Basketligan
Season2016–17
Duration6 October 2016 – 26 March 2017
(Regular season)
31 March 2016 – 10 May 2017
(Playoffs)
Number of teams9
Regular season
Top seedLuleå
Season MVP Joakim Kjellbom
Finals
ChampionsLuleå (8th title)
  Runners-upSödertälje Kings
SemifinalistsNorrköping Dolphins
Uppsala
Finals MVP Brandon Rozzell
Statistical leaders
Points Toni Bizaca 17.6
Rebounds Joakim Kjellbom 8.5
Assists Jabril Durham 6.2

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

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.

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

  1. "Kings är svenska mästare för fjärde året i rad". Basketligan. 28 April 2016.
  2. "Örebro kastas ur Basketligan - upphör som klubb" (in Swedish). SVT.se. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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