The 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga was the 51st season of the

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, the top-tier level of professional club

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. 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. Brose Bamberg won their third straight and ninth overall title.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

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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. Science City were the champions of the second division, Vechta the runners-up.

Arenas and locations

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

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* Raymar Morgan,

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Best Offensive Player * Raymar Morgan,

Best Defender * Daniel Theis, Brose Bamberg Best German Young Player *

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Coach of the Year * Thorsten Leibenath,

Most Effective Players * Maxi Kleber, Bayern Munich * Raymar Morgan,

; All-BBL Teams

All-Star Game

The 2017 All-Star Game was played in

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on January 14, 2017. Team International beat Team National 102–99 in the Telekom Dome, Philipp Schwethelm was named MVP.

Average attendances

Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.

References

External links

Official website
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