The 2016–17 Irish Super League season was the 44th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 23 September 2016 and ending on 19 March 2017. During the 2016 off-season, Basketball Ireland expanded its top flight men's league to 12 teams, with new team Tralee Warriors entering and Dublin side KUBS being granted promotion from the Men's Division One. With a first-place finish and a 20–2 win–loss record, Templeogue were crowned league champions for the first time in their history. 2017 National Cup honours went to Swords Thunder, who collected their first piece of silverware in the top flight league, while Tralee were crowned the winners of the season finale Champions Trophy tournament after defeating Templeogue in the final.
Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfast7thDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin6thÉannaColáiste ÉannaRathfarnham, Dublin10thKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin2ndKUBSCarroll ArenaGreendale, DublinNewMoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalway9thSwords Thunder Sports ComplexDublin Airport, Dublin5thTempleogueOblate HallInchicore, Dublin3rdTralee WarriorsTralee Sports ComplexTraleeNewUCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork1stUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin4thUL EaglesPESS Building, ULLimerick8th
Regular season
Champions Trophy
Bracket
*National League Division 1 champions.
**National League Division 1 runners-up.
Quarter-finals
Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland
Semi-finals
Source: Basketball Ireland Basketball Ireland
Final
National Cup
Round 1 (2 legs)
Round 2 (1 leg) Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 4
Winner of Series 6 vs Winner of Series 3
Semi-finals Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Game 2, Round 2
Winner of Game 1, Round 2 vs Winner of Series 2
Final
Source: Basketball Ireland
Awards
Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Lorcan Murphy Templeogue November Lorcan Murphy Templeogue December Dillon Stith Belfast Star January José María Gil Narbón Swords Thunder February Trae Pemberton Tralee Warriors March Trae Pemberton Tralee Warriors
Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Mark Keenan Templeogue November Dave Baker Swords Thunder December Mark Keenan Templeogue January Dave Baker Swords Thunder February Mark Bernsen Tralee Warriors March Mark Bernsen Tralee Warriors
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Dillon Stith Belfast Star 27.4 Rebounds per game Mārtiņš Provizors DCU Saints 16.7 Assists per game Scott Kinevane UCD Marian 9.7 Steals per game Michael Garrow UCD Marian 5.4 Blocks per game Jacob Lawson UCC Demons 3.2
Regular season Player of the Year: Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors) Young Player of the Year: Ryan Leonard (Tralee Warriors) Coach of the Year: Mark Bernsen (Tralee Warriors) All-Star First Team: Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors) José María Gil Narbón (Swords Thunder) Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue) Jermaine Turner (Killester) Michael Bonaparte (Templeogue) All-Star Second Team: Dillon Stith (Belfast Star) Mike Garrow (UCD Marian) Kevin Foley (KUBS) Jason Killeen (Templeogue) Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder) All-Star Third Team: Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors) Corbin Jackson (KUBS) Keelan Cairns (Belfast Star) Mārtiņš Provizors (DCU Saints) Ryan Leonard (Tralee Warriors)
References
External links Season preview at ballineurope.com Player ins and outs at basketballireland.ie National Cup draw