2016–17 Basketligaen
| Basketligaen | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP | United States DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Bakken Bears (15th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Horsens IC | ||||||||||||
| Third place | Svendborg Rabbits | ||||||||||||
| Fourth place | SISU | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | United States DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |||||||||||||
The 2016–17 Basketligaen was the 42nd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark.[1] The season started on September 30, 2016 and ended on May 8, 2017. Bakken Bears won its 15th title after defeating Horsens IC 4–1 in the Finals.
Teams
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| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Bakken Bears | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
| SISU | Gentofte | Kildeskovshallen |
| Svendborg Rabbits | Svendborg | Svendborg Idrætscenter |
| Team FOG Næstved | Næstved | Næstved Hallen |
| Randers Cimbria | Randers | Arena Randers |
| Hørsholm 79ers | Hørsholm | Fire Arena |
| Stevnsgade SuperMen | Copenhagen | Nørrebrohallen |
| Horsens IC | Horsens | Forum Horsens |
Competition format
[edit ]The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice home and twice away for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakken Bears | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2683 | 2179 | 1.231 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Horsens | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2543 | 2219 | 1.146 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hørsholm 79ers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2133 | 2156 | 0.989 | 30 | |
| 4 | Team FOG Næstved | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2300 | 2233 | 1.030 | 26 | |
| 5 | Svendborg Rabbits | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2173 | 2206 | 0.985 | 26 | |
| 6 | SISU | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2279 | 2347 | 0.971 | 24 | |
| 7 | Randers Cimbria | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2311 | 2542 | 0.909 | 20 | |
| 8 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2004 | 2544 | 0.788 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.
Playoffs
[edit ]Playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.[2]
Attendances
[edit ]Attendances include playoff games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team FOG Næstved | 18,693 | 2,017 | 501 | 1,168 | −1.4%† |
| 2 | Horsens IC | 17,839 | 1,567 | 717 | 991 | −30.7%1 |
| 3 | Svendborg Rabbits | 17,841 | 1,500 | 600 | 1,049 | +11.0%† |
| 4 | Hørsholm 79ers | 10,420 | 1,250 | 300 | 613 | −1.4%† |
| 5 | Bakken Bears | 22,929 | 1,941 | 461 | 1,092 | −20.0%† |
| 6 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 5,220 | 475 | 175 | 348 | −13.6%† |
| 7 | Randers Cimbria | 2,520 | 327 | 100 | 168 | +1.2%† |
| 8 | SISU | 7,390 | 1,200 | 150 | 411 | +79.5%† |
| League total | 102,852 | 2,017 | 0 | 751 | +1.3%† |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2017
Source: Basketligaen
Notes:
1: Not included the final games at Forum Horsens.
References
[edit ]- ^ Denmark. Eurobasket.com.
- ^ Play-off program Archived 2017年03月09日 at the Wayback Machine Basketligaen.dk