The 2016–17 LEB Oro season will be the 21st season of the Spanish
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
second league
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonc ...
. Dates must be determined yet.
Teams
On 20 July 2016 the
Spanish Basketball Federation
The Spanish Basketball Federation ( es, Federación Española de Baloncesto; FEB) is the governing body of basketball in Spain. It is based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded on 31 July 1923 as ''Federación Española de Basketball'' in Barcelona, S ...
confirmed the expansion of the league to 18 teams. The 2010–11 season was the last one with this number.
Despite its promotion, on 23 July 2016 Sáenz Horeca Araberri Basket announced that it could not fulfill the requirements in the league. However, almost one month later the club was allowed to participate in the league.
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Results
Playoffs
Copa Princesa de Asturias
The
Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Copa Princesa de Asturias de Baloncesto (English: ''Princess of Asturias' Cup of Basketball'') is an annual 2nd-tier level national cup competition for Spanish professional basketball teams, that is organized by Spain's 2nd-tier level professi ...
will be played on 27 January 2017, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17).
The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the second and the fifth qualified.
Teams qualified
The game
Stats leaders in regular season
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Performance Index Rating
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