2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga
easyCredit BBL1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Duration | 23 September 2016–11 June 2017 | |||||||||
Games played | 272 | |||||||||
Teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||
Season MVP | Raymar Morgan | |||||||||
Relegated | Rasta Vechta Phoenix Hagen | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Brose Bamberg (9th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Fabien Causeur | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Average attendance | 4,574 | |||||||||
1 Sponsored name referring to easyCredit |
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]
Brose Bamberg won their third straight and ninth overall title.[3]
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]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
[edit]Team | City | Arena | Capacity[6] |
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Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Stechert Arena | 6,150
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Medi bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 4,000
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Alba Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,500
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Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000
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Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600
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Eisbären Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven Stadthalle | 4,050
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Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002
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Gießen 46ers | Gießen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 4,003
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BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 3,447
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Phoenix Hagen | Hagen | Enervie Arena | 3,402
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Science City Jena | Jena | Sparkassen-Arena | 3,000
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MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300
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Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069
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Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen | Paul Horn-Arena | 3,132
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ratiopharm ulm | Ulm | Ratiopharm Arena | 6,000
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Rasta Vechta | Vechta | RASTA Dome | 3,140
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s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140
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Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ratiopharm Ulm | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2819 | 2433 | +386 | 60 | Qualification for playoffs |
2 | Brose Bamberg | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2677 | 2209 | +468 | 58 | |
3 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2767 | 2223 | +544 | 56 | |
4 | Medi bayreuth | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2676 | 2530 | +146 | 44 | |
5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2573 | 2479 | +94 | 36[a] | |
6 | Alba Berlin | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2610 | 2599 | +11 | 36[a] | |
7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2641 | 2629 | +12 | 36[a] | |
8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2482 | 2447 | +35 | 34 | |
9 | Gießen 46ers | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2545 | 2507 | +38 | 30 | |
10 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2307 | 2377 | −70 | 28[b] | |
11 | BG Göttingen | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2479 | 2609 | −130 | 28[b] | |
12 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2647 | 2816 | −169 | 24 | |
13 | Science City Jena | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2415 | 2654 | −239 | 22[c] | |
14 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2502 | 2636 | −134 | 22[c] | |
15 | Tigers Tübingen | 32 | 7 | 25 | 2397 | 2635 | −238 | 14 | |
16 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2398 | 2708 | −310 | 12 | |
17 | Rasta Vechta (R) | 32 | 2 | 30 | 2351 | 2704 | −353 | 4 | Relegation to ProA |
18 | Phoenix Hagen[d] (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Oldenburg 6 Pts; Berlin 4 Pts; Bonn 2 Pts
- ^ a b Frankfurt 2 Pts, +10 PD; Berlin 2 Pts, −10 PD
- ^ a b Jena 2 Pts, +2 PD; Würzburg 2 Pts, −2 PD
- ^ 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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]Pos. | All-BBL First Team | All-BBL Second Team | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | |
PG | Chris Kramer | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Josh Mayo | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
SG | Chris Babb | ratiopharm Ulm | Trey Lewis | Medi bayreuth |
SF | Darius Miller | Brose Bamberg | Rickey Paulding | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
PF | Nicolò Melli | Brose Bamberg | Maxi Kleber | Bayern Munich |
C | Raymar Morgan | ratiopharm Ulm | Brian Qvale | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
All-Star Game
[edit]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
[edit]Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Alba Berlin | 189,366 | 13,022 | 6,376 | 9,967 | +4.1% |
2 | Brose Bamberg | 138,640 | 6,580 | 6,150 | 6,302 | −3.2% |
3 | ratiopharm Ulm | 142,600 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 0.0% |
4 | Bayern Munich | 115,854 | 6,700 | 4,322 | 6,098 | +2.3% |
5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 116,445 | 6,000 | 4,459 | 5,545 | +5.9% |
6 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 100,500 | 6,000 | 4,530 | 5,289 | −1.7% |
7 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 72,406 | 5,002 | 3,860 | 4,525 | −0.9% |
8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 69,806 | 4,500 | 2,692 | 3,878 | −3.8% |
9 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 63,010 | 8,670 | 2,230 | 3,706 | +4.1% |
10 | Gießen 46ers | 54,654 | 3,752 | 3,076 | 3,416 | −2.7% |
11 | BG Göttingen | 52,919 | 3,700 | 3,002 | 3,307 | −3.1% |
12 | Medi bayreuth | 56,850 | 3,300 | 2,630 | 3,158 | +3.7% |
13 | Rasta Vechta | 53,380 | 3,140 | 3,140 | 3,140 | n/a1 |
14 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 49,626 | 3,140 | 3,029 | 3,102 | −1.2% |
15 | Tigers Tübingen | 48,724 | 3,132 | 2,850 | 3,045 | +0.1% |
16 | Phoenix Hagen | 16,131 | 3,062 | 2,412 | 2,689 | −12.3%2 |
17 | Science City Jena | 41,842 | 3,000 | 2,240 | 2,615 | n/a1 |
18 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 39,816 | 3,615 | 2,005 | 2,489 | −19.7% |
League total | 1,422,569 | 13,022 | 2,005 | 4,574 | +1.3% |
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played the previous season in Pro A.
2: Retired during the regular season.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vorläufiger Spielplan für die Saison 2016/2017 veröffentlicht - Bamberg startet gegen Frankfurt
- ^ Fünf Jahre Vertrauen: easyCredit neuer Namensgeber und strategischer Partner der Basketball Bundesliga
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rasta Vechta macht Bundesliga-Aufstieg perfekt
- ^ Aufstieg perfekt gemacht: Science City Jena ist Meister der 2. Basketball-Bundesliga
- ^ "Teams". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "Offiziell: 4 Wertungspunkte Abzug für Phoenix Hagen". telekombasketball.de. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Phoenix Hagen had its German League license withdrawn". Eurohoops.net. 30 November 2016.
- ^ Schedule and results
- ^ "Playoffs, Baby!: Alle Termine fürs Viertelfinale / Übersicht der Livespiele auf SPORT1". easycredit-bbl.de. 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "easyCredit - Award Nummer drei und Krönung: Raymar Morgan ist neuer MVP". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Archived from the original on 2017-05-09.
- ^ ALLSTAR Game 2017 in Bonn: Julius Jenkins und Danilo Barthel die Routiniers unter den „Nominees“
- ^ "102:99-Crunchtime-Sieg: Team International schlägt Team National / Philipp Schwethelm dank sieben Dreier MVP" (in German). Easycredit-bbl.de. 17 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)