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2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga

2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga

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The 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The season started on 23 September 2016 and ended on 11 June 2017.[1] The name of the league was changed to easyCredit BBL, after the league signed a sponsor deal until 2021 with easyCredit.[2]

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Brose Bamberg won their third straight and ninth overall title.[3]

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Mitteldeutscher BC and Crailsheim Merlins were relegated from the BBL after the 2015–16 season, as they finished in the last two places. Science City Jena and Rasta Vechta were promoted from the 2015–16 ProA.[4][5] Science City were the champions of the second division, Vechta the runners-up.

Arenas and locations

Regular season

Standings

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Source: BBL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Oldenburg 6 Pts; Berlin 4 Pts; Bonn 2 Pts
  2. Frankfurt 2 Pts, +10 PD; Berlin 2 Pts, −10 PD
  3. Jena 2 Pts, +2 PD; Würzburg 2 Pts, −2 PD
  4. In October 2016, Phoenix Hagen were punished with a deduction of four points for failing with licensing requirements.[7] On 30 November 2016, the BBL withdrew the licence of the club and it was relegated to the ProA, while it also stopped playing and all results were expunged.[8]

Results

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Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 11 June 2017.[10] In all rounds a best-of-five playoff format was used.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 ratiopharm Ulm 3
8 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 2
1 ratiopharm Ulm 2
5 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3
4 Medi Bayreuth 1
5 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3
5 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 0
2 Brose Bamberg 3
3 Bayern Munich 3
6 ALBA Berlin 1
3 Bayern Munich 0
2 Brose Bamberg 3
2 Brose Bamberg 3
7 Telekom Baskets Bonn 1

Awards

Most Valuable Player[11]

Best Offensive Player[11]

Best Defender[11]

Best German Young Player[11]

Coach of the Year[11]

Most Effective Players

All-BBL Teams

All-Star Game

The 2017 All-Star Game was played in Bonn on January 14, 2017.[12] Team International beat Team National 102–99 in the Telekom Dome, Philipp Schwethelm was named MVP.[13]

Average attendances

Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.

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Source:
Notes:
1: Team played the previous season in Pro A.
2: Retired during the regular season.

See also


References

  1. "Threepeat und Sweep! Bamberg gewinnt drittes Spiel gegen Oldenburg und feiert den Titel / Causeur Finals-MVP". easycredit-bbl.de. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  2. "Teams". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  3. "Offiziell: 4 Wertungspunkte Abzug für Phoenix Hagen". telekombasketball.de. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

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