The 2017–18 BBL season was the 31st campaign of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland. The

Leicester Riders Leicester Riders are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the British Basketball League (BBL). Riders compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around L ...

became regular season champions for the third season in succession, winning 104–75 against

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at the

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on 8 April 2018. The Riders then added the playoff title with an 81–60 win over the London Lions in the final. This victory gave Rob Paternostro's team a second consecutive treble, having won the BBL Trophy earlier in the campaign.

Teams

Venues

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 30 April 2018.

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Sheffield Sharks

(2) London Lions vs. (7) Worcester Wolves

(3) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) Bristol Flyers

(4) Glasgow Rocks vs. (5) Surrey Scorchers

Semi-finals

The semi-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 6 May 2018.

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (6) Bristol Flyers

(2) London Lions vs. (4) Glasgow Rocks

Final

Awards

Monthly awards

Season awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 British Basketball League season British Basketball League seasons 1

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