The 2017–18 Basketligaen was the 43rd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 20 September 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Bakken Bears was the defending champion, and won the championship again after beating Horsens IC in the play-off finals.
Competition format In the regular season, teams played against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight teams advanced to the playoffs.
Teams
Wolfpack returned to the Basketligan after a two-year absence. They replaced SISU, which was the last qualified in the previous season and therefore relegated. Team City Arena Bakken Bears Aarhus Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Horsens IC Horsens Forum Horsens Hørsholm 79ers Hørsholm Fire Arena Randers Cimbria Randers Arena Randers Stevnsgade SuperMen Copenhagen Nørrebrohallen Svendborg Rabbits Svendborg Svendborg Idrætscenter Team FOG Næstved Næstved Næstved Hallen Wolfpack Copenhagen
Regular season Table
Playoffs The 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.Play-off program Basketligaen.dk The playoffs began on 13 March and ended 7 May 2018. Bracket
Quarterfinals The quarter-finals began on 18 March and ended 29 March 2018.
Semifinals
Third place game Team 1 Score Team 2 Team FOG Næstved 99–100 Randers Cimbria
Finals
Clubs in European competitions Team Competition Result Record Bakken Bears Champions League Second qualifying round FIBA Europe Cup Semi-finals
References
External links Official Basketligaen website