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. The name of the league was changed to easyCredit BBL, after the league signed a sponsor deal until 2021 with easyCredit.Fünf Jahre Vertrauen: easyCredit neuer Namensgeber und strategischer Partner der Basketball Bundesliga
Brose Bamberg won their third straight and ninth overall title.
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.Aufstieg perfekt gemacht: Science City Jena ist Meister der 2. Basketball-Bundesliga Science City were the champions of the second division, Vechta the runners-up.
Arenas and locations TeamCityArenaCapacityBrose BambergBambergStechert ArenaMedi bayreuthBayreuthOberfrankenhalleAlba BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz ArenaTelekom Baskets BonnBonnTelekom DomeBasketball Löwen BraunschweigBraunschweigVolkswagen HalleEisbären BremerhavenBremerhavenBremerhaven StadthalleSkyliners FrankfurtFrankfurtFraport ArenaGießen 46ersGießenSporthalle Gießen-OstBG GöttingenGöttingenSparkassen ArenaPhoenix HagenHagenEnervie ArenaScience City JenaJenaSparkassen-ArenaMHP Riesen LudwigsburgLudwigsburgMHP-ArenaBayern MunichMunichAudi DomeEWE Baskets OldenburgOldenburgGroße EWE ArenaTigers TübingenTübingenPaul Horn-Arenaratiopharm ulmUlmRatiopharm ArenaRasta VechtaVechtaRASTA Domes.Oliver WürzburgWürzburgs.Oliver Arena
Regular season Standings
Results
Playoffs
The playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 11 June 2017. In all rounds a best-of-five playoff format was used.
Awards Most Valuable Player Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm Best Offensive Player Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm Best Defender Daniel Theis, Brose Bamberg Best German Young Player İsmet Akpınar, Alba Berlin Coach of the Year Thorsten Leibenath, ratiopharm Ulm Most Effective Players Maxi Kleber, Bayern Munich Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm
All-BBL Teams Pos. All-BBL First Team All-BBL Second Team Player Club Player Club PG Chris Kramer EWE Baskets Oldenburg Josh MayoTelekom 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 The 2017 All-Star Game was played in Bonn on January 14, 2017.ALLSTAR Game 2017 in Bonn: Julius Jenkins und Danilo Barthel die Routiniers unter den „Nominees“ Team International beat Team National 102–99 in the Telekom Dome, Philipp Schwethelm was named MVP.
+ Team NationalPosPlayerTeamSelectionsStartersGPer Günther ratiopharm UlmGMaodo LôBrose BambergFMaxi KleberBayern MunichFTim Ohlbrechtratiopharm UlmFDaniel TheisBrose BambergReservesGNiels GiffeyAlba BerlinGMaurice Stuckeys.Oliver WürzburgGSteve WachalskiMedi bayreuthFDanilo BarthelBayern MunichFIsaiah PhilmoreTigers TübingenFJohannes ThiemannMHP Riesen LudwigsburgGPatrick HeckmannBrose BambergFPhilipp SchwethelmEWE Baskets OldenburgHead coach: Thorsten Leibenath (ratiopharm Ulm)
+Team InternationalPosPlayerTeamSelectionsStartersG Rickey PauldingEWE Baskets OldenburgG Chris Babbratiopharm UlmF Darius MillerBrose BambergF Nicolò MelliBrose BambergC Raymar Morganratiopharm UlmReservesG Ryan ThompsonTelekom Baskets BonnC Elmedin KikanovićAlba BerlinG Marcos KnightScience City JenaF Julius JenkinsScience City JenaF Trey LewisMedi bayreuthF Cameron WellsGießen 46ersC Jack CooleyMHP Riesen LudwigsburgHead coach: Raoul Korner (Medi bayreuth)
Average attendances Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.
See also 2016–17 ProA 2016–17 ProB
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