2016–17 NBL season

2016–17 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration October 2016–February 2017
Number of teams 8
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Top seed TBA
Season MVP TBA
Top scorer TBA
Finals
Champions TBA
  Runners-up TBA
Finals MVP TBA

The 2016–17 NBL season is the 39th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contest the league. The regular season will be played between October 2016 and February 2017,[1] followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2017.

During the off-season Townsville Crocodiles folded with Brisbane Bullets returning.

Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by Fox Sports, in the second year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.

Pre-season

2016 Australian Basketball Challenge

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams and two invited CBA teams was held on 23–26 September 2016 at Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane. The winner will receive the fourth annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Illawarra Hawks are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

7 October 2016
New Zealand Breakers 76, Melbourne United 71
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 5,639
8 October 2016
Sydney Kings 73, Brisbane Bullets 77
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 8,035
8 October 2016
Perth Wildcats 84, Cairns Taipans 74 (OT)
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 12,701
9 October 2016
Melbourne United 79, Adelaide 36ers 87
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,519

Round 2

14 October 2016
Perth Wildcats 75, New Zealand Breakers 73
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 12,169
15 October 2016
Sydney Kings 93, Cairns Taipans 78
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 5,246
16 October 2016
Melbourne United 95, Illawarra Hawks 83
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,512
16 October 2016
Brisbane Bullets 93, Adelaide 36ers 96 (OT)

Round 3

20 October 2016
Melbourne United 78, Brisbane Bullets 70
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,080
21 October 2016
Perth Wildcats 80, Illawarra Hawks 73
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,534
23 October 2016
Melbourne United 69, Perth Wildcats 72
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,655
24 October 2016
Sydney Kings 90, Illawarra Hawks 73
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: TBA

Round 4

29 October 2016
New Zealand Breakers 119, Adelaide 36ers 93
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 5,542

Round 5

4 November 2016
Melbourne United 92, New Zealand Breakers 98 (OT)
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: TBA
5 November 2016
Cairns Taipans 64, Sydney Kings 57
5 November 2016
Perth Wildcats 106, Adelaide 36ers 103
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: TBA
6 November 2016
New Zealand Breakers 86, Brisbane Bullets 70
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: TBA
7 November 2016
Sydney Kings 79, Cairns Taipans 77
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: TBA

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Sydney Kings 14 8 6 3-2 L2 5-2 3-4 1158 1117 103.67% 57.14%
2 Illawarra Hawks 13 7 6 4-1 W3 4-2 3-4 1144 1116 102.51% 53.85%
3 Brisbane Bullets 13 7 6 3-2 L1 3-3 4-3 1080 1068 101.12% 53.85%
4 Cairns Taipans 12 6 6 3-2 W2 3-1 3-5 962 964 99.79% 50.00%
5 Adelaide 36ers 12 6 6 3-2 W3 2-3 4-3 1082 1128 95.92% 50.00%
6 Melbourne United 13 6 7 3-2 W3 5-4 1-3 1078 1070 100.75% 46.15%
7 Perth Wildcats 13 6 7 1-4 L4 5-3 1-4 1055 1066 98.97% 46.15%
8 New Zealand Breakers 14 6 8 1-4 L4 4-3 2-5 1201 1231 97.56% 42.86%

Ladder Progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sydney Kings 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Perth Wildcats 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2
Brisbane Bullets 2 2 3 3 5 4 2 3
Illawarra Hawks 1 7 7 8 7 5 5 4
New Zealand Breakers 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 5
Cairns Taipans 8 8 8 7 4 6 6 6
Adelaide 36ers 5 6 4 4 6 7 8 7
Melbourne United 7 4 5 5 8 8 7 8

Finals Series

The 2016–17 National Basketball League Finals will be played in late February and March 2017, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team
October TBA TBA
November TBA TBA
December TBA TBA
January TBA TBA
February TBA TBA

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team
October TBA TBA
November TBA TBA
December TBA TBA
January TBA TBA
February TBA TBA

Pre-season

Season

Finals

References

  1. "2016/17 NBL season schedule released". NBL.com.au. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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