The 2016–17 season was the 48th campaign of the

Scottish Basketball Championship The Scottish Basketball Championship Men is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball (inline with the National Basketball League) after the professional setup of Super League ...

, the national basketball league of Scotland. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Falkirk Fury won their 5th league title.

Teams

The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:

Division 1

Boroughmuir Blaze Boroughmuir Blaze Basketball Club is a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. History Boroughmuir (1961-2004) The club was founded in 1961 with an initial nucleus of players from Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School. The clu ...

* City of Edinburgh Kings * Dunfermline Reign *

Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...

Sony Centre Fury is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (imaging and sensing), S ...

* Glasgow Storm *

Glasgow University The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in post-nominals; ) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ...

* Stirling Knights * St Mirren West College Scotland *

Tayside Musketeers The Tayside Musketeers are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Arbroath, Scotland. History Originally formed in 1993 by coach John Grant as Arbroath Musketeers, the club has gone through a range of changes and is now developing a ...

Division 2

* Ayrshire Tornadoes * Boroughmuir Blaze B * City of Edinburgh Kings B * Edinburgh Lions * Glasgow University B *

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West Lothian Wolves The West Lothian Wolves are a basketball club based in West Lothian, Scotland. History The club was formed in 2000, with the formation of an under 14 boys team in order to compete in the BAA Millennium Games. This team would go on to compete in ...

Format

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

League table

, sitting with a 2-9 record, withdrew from the league thereby conceding their final seven games of the season. Their two wins, against Stirling Knights (79-71), and Edinburgh University (75-73) were expunged and replaced with 20-0 defeats.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Division 2

League table

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Final

Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup (basketball) The Scottish Cup is an annual knockout competition for Scottish men's basketball clubs. The inaugural competition was held in 1947. History The first Scottish Cup was held in 1947, the same season that leagues in both the east and west of Scotla ...

Preliminary round

1st Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Chairman's Cup

The Chairman's Cup is a national knockout competition for teams who play outwith the National League system.

Preliminary round

1st Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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