The 2017–18

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was the 43rd season of the highest professional

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tier in

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. 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

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, which was the last qualified in the previous season and therefore relegated.

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

Finals

Clubs in European competitions

References

External links

Official Basketligaen website
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