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2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season

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2017–18 SBC Men season
LeagueScottish Basketball Championship
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Number of teams18
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The 2017–18 season was the 49th campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. St Mirren won their 2nd league title.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2017–18 SBC Division 1
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Location of teams in 2017–18 SBC Division 2

The line-up for the 2017-18 season features the following teams:

Division 1

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Division 2

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Format

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In Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.

In Division 2, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 14 games.

Division 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren WCS (C) 18 16 2 1677 1255 +422 34 Qualification to playoffs
2 City of Edinburgh Kings 18 14 4 1362 1195 +167 32
3 Sony Centre Falkirk Fury 18 13 5 1512 1275 +237 31
4 Boroughmuir Blaze 18 13 5 1427 1248 +179 31
5 Dunfermline Reign 18 12 6 1583 1466 +117 30
6 Glasgow Storm 18 5 13 1081 1339 −258 23
7 Stirling Knights 18 5 13 1279 1435 −156 23
8 Glasgow University 18 4 14 1016 1224 −208 22
9 Edinburgh University 18 5 13 1169 1246 −77 22
10 Pleasance (R) 18 3 15 1100 1533 −433 21 Relegation to Division 2
Source: BasketballScotland
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
  • Edinburgh University received a 1 point deduction for conceding their match against Glasgow University.

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

9 Mar 2018
St Mirren 80–72 Glasgow University
9 Mar 2018
Falkirk Fury 100–61 Glasgow Storm

Semi-finals

16 Mar 2018
St Mirren 71–55 Boroughmuir Blaze

Final

Division 2

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Boroughmuir Blaze B (C) 14 10 4 1054 951 +103 24 Qualification to playoffs
2 Edinburgh Lions (P) 14 10 4 1013 901 +112 24
3 West Lothian Wolves 14 9 5 881 801 +80 23
4 Perth Phoenix 14 9 5 1045 983 +62 23
5 Ayrshire Tornadoes 14 9 5 1031 863 +168 23
6 Glasgow University B 14 4 10 859 900 −41 18
7 Heriot Watt University 14 4 10 848 957 −109 18
8 City of Edinburgh Kings B 14 1 13 815 1190 −375 15
Source: BasketballScotland
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Playoffs

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Semi-finals

7 Mar 2018
Perth Phoenix 68–72 Boroughmuir Blaze B
11 Mar 2018
Edinburgh Lions 56–49 West Lothian Wolves

Final

Scottish Cup

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Scottish Cup (basketball)

1st Round

2nd Round

30 Sep 2017
Glasgow Storm 74–48 Edinburgh Lions
30 Sep 2017
Dunfermline Reign 91–96 Falkirk Fury
30 Sep 2017
Glasgow University 53–92 St Mirren
30 Sep 2017
Highland Bears 69–78 Stirling Knights
1 Oct 2017
Portlethen Panthers 63–80 Pleasance
30 Sept 2017
Edinburgh University 92–36 East Warriors Aberdeen

Quarter-finals

4 Nov 2017
Glasgow Storm 44–75 Falkirk Fury
31 Oct 2017
St Mirren 83–92 City of Edinburgh Kings
3 Nov 2017
Boroughmuir Blaze 93–56 Stirling Knights
6 Nov 2017
Pleasance 67–62 Edinburgh University

Semi-finals

1 Dec 2017
Boroughmuir Blaze 92–64 Pleasance

Final

The City of Edinburgh Kings won the Scottish Cup after beating the Boroughmuir Blaze in the final.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Kings and Edinburgh Uni win their Scottish Cup Finals". Edinburgh Evening News. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
Preceded by SBC seasons
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