2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga
# 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. 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

Mitteldeutscher BC 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

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Stechert Arena | 6,150 |
| Medi bayreuth | Bayreuth | Oberfrankenhalle | 4,000 |
| Alba Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,500 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000 |
| Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600 |
| Eisbären Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven Stadthalle | 4,050 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Fraport Arena | 5,002 |
| Gießen 46ers | Gießen | Sporthalle Gießen-Ost | 4,003 |
| BG Göttingen | Göttingen | Sparkassen Arena | 3,447 |
| Phoenix Hagen | Hagen | Enervie Arena | 3,402 |
| Science City Jena | Jena | Sparkassen-Arena | 3,000 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300 |
| Bayern Munich | Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700 |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069 |
| Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen | Paul Horn-Arena | 3,132 |
| ratiopharm ulm | Ulm | Ratiopharm Arena | 6,000 |
| Rasta Vechta | Vechta | RASTA Dome | 3,140 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena | 3,140 |

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ratiopharm Ulm | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2819 | 2433 | +386 | 60 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Brose Bamberg | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2677 | 2209 | +468 | 58 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2767 | 2223 | +544 | 56 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Medi bayreuth | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2676 | 2530 | +146 | 44 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2573 | 2479 | +94 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | Alba Berlin | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2610 | 2599 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2641 | 2629 | +12 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2482 | 2447 | +35 | 34 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 9 | Gießen 46ers | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2545 | 2507 | +38 | 30 | |
| 10 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2307 | 2377 | −70 | 28 | |
| 11 | BG Göttingen | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2479 | 2609 | −130 | 28 | |
| 12 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2647 | 2816 | −169 | 24 | |
| 13 | Science City Jena | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2415 | 2654 | −239 | 22 | |
| 14 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2502 | 2636 | −134 | 22 | |
| 15 | Tigers Tübingen | 32 | 7 | 25 | 2397 | 2635 | −238 | 14 | |
| 16 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2398 | 2708 | −310 | 12 | |
| 17 | Rasta Vechta (R) | 32 | 2 | 30 | 2351 | 2704 | −353 | 4 | Relegation to ProA |
| 18 | Phoenix Hagen (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to ProA |

* 1 2 3 Oldenburg 6 Pts; Berlin 4 Pts; Bonn 2 Pts
* 1 2 Frankfurt 2 Pts, +10 PD; Berlin 2 Pts, −10 PD
* 1 2 Jena 2 Pts, +2 PD; Würzburg 2 Pts, −2 PD
* ↑ In October 2016, Phoenix Hagen were punished with a deduction of four points for failing with licensing requirements. On 30 November 2016, the BBL withdrew the licence of the club and it was relegated to the ProA, while it also stopped playing and all results were expunged.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BAY | BER | BON | BRA | BRE | FRA | GIE | GÖT | JEN | LUD | MUN | OLD | TÜB | ULM | VEC | WÜR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brose Bamberg | | 83–65 | 88–91 | 84–64 | 95–75 | 85–84 | 84–55 | 82–68 | 93–82 | 79–54 | 84–75 | 90–59 | 83–77 | 85–45 | 79–84 | 104–75 | 88–78 |
| Medi bayreuth | 88–92 | | 98–96 | 83–78 | 96–48 | 95–83 | 99–98 | 89–79 | 84–76 | 92–84 | 87–70 | 74–72 | 80–71 | 82–81 | 87–95 | 96–71 | 83–71 |
| Alba Berlin | 80–89 | 77–76 | | 96–89 | 84–76 | 97–71 | 70–78 | 85–84 | 91–87 | 73–74 | 86–76 | 56–80 | 81–63 | 89–72 | 94–98 | 83–74 | 99–75 |
| Telekom Bonn | 70–85 | 101–94 | 95–72 | | 91–93 | 98–93 | 74–60 | 90–68 | 66–78 | 72–61 | 90–86 | 95–83 | 72–86 | 81–67 | 69–87 | 88–83 | 101–84 |
| Löwen Braunschweig | 48–96 | 82–63 | 82–92 | 92–84 | | 77–61 | 74–75 | 74–84 | 75–77 | 86–97 | 84–91 | 58–80 | 76–83 | 70–98 | 76–100 | 87–73 | 66–67 |
| Eisbären Bremerhaven | 87–93 | 69–80 | 100–92 | 113–103 | 89–80 | | 86–79 | 70–93 | 68–77 | 83–82 | 87–95 | 73–197 | 97–92 | 92–84 | 66–106 | 93–74 | 93–88 |
| Fraport Skyliners | 57–65 | 56–72 | 83–71 | 73–74 | 92–56 | 84–79 | | 65–61 | 81–67 | 69–61 | 65–63 | 57–77 | 77–80 | 84–64 | 73–79 | 61–68 | 79–76 |
| Gießen 46ers | 77–79 | 82–100 | 71–80 | 85–102 | 80–62 | 88–84 | 69–52 | | 79–72 | 86–76 | 62–68 | 68–72 | 78–61 | 76–83 | 75–79 | 82–74 | 77–74 |
| Göttingen | 70–71 | 66–101 | 81–76 | 83–92 | 114–107 | 76–66 | 82–76 | 74–84 | | 76–82 | 84–75 | 63–94 | 63–83 | 92–76 | 63–94 | 85–65 | 79–67 |
| Science City Jena | 61–74 | 76–79 | 73–77 | 72–74 | 89–82 | 71–91 | 71–78 | 71–77 | 102–92 | | 80–95 | 54–98 | 51–92 | 82–79 | 74–84 | 91–90 | 84–75 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 48–60 | 76–79 | 73–79 | 82–68 | 80–78 | 81–78 | 70–68 | 83–77 | 71–74 | 69–71 | | 65–75 | 79–75 | 81–65 | 79–61 | 90–77 | 92–65 |
| FC Bayern Munich | 67–59 | 100–86 | 97–58 | 84–72 | 89–74 | 103–78 | 95–70 | 110–60 | 86–71 | 98–68 | 94–65 | | 90–83 | 82–70 | 79–87 | 85–72 | 90–77 |
| EWE Oldenburg | 62–83 | 83–64 | 93–81 | 91–77 | 79–59 | 85–70 | 71–64 | 82–84 | 76–64 | 90–81 | 75–63 | 69–83 | | 86–82 | 88–96 | 79–76 | 85–75 |
| Tigers Tübingen | 75–87 | 77–87 | 77–82 | 67–79 | 80–75 | 76–85 | 81–83 | 78–66 | 73–82 | 68–76 | 76–88 | 63–85 | 58–89 | | 79–89 | 86–77 | 76–83 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 78–63 | 90–70 | 82–76 | 93–70 | 77–65 | 96–83 | 91–84 | 72–63 | 89–65 | 114–83 | 97–80 | 68–83 | 105–95 | 87–72 | | 75–70 | 98–75 |
| Rasta Vechta | 68–96 | 65–74 | 69–80 | 70–77 | 59–72 | 84–90 | 63–65 | 83–87 | 77–78 | 72–80 | 74–92 | 57–101 | 89–76 | 76–82 | 85–95 | | 76–88 |
| s.Oliver Würzburg | 62–88 | 82–73 | 77–86 | 81–85 | 93–89 | 92–85 | 73–64 | 81–86 | 87–86 | 90–83 | 72–81 | 63–68 | 98–73 | 77–87 | 70–73 | 86–63 | |

## Playoffs

The playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 11 June 2017. In all rounds a best-of-five playoff format was used.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 2 | 1 | ratiopharm Ulm | 2 | | | |
| | | | 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Medi Bayreuth | 1 | 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | |
| 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 3 | | | | 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Brose Bamberg | 3 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Brose Bamberg | 3 |
| 6 | ALBA Berlin | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | ALBA Berlin | 1 | 3 | Bayern Munich | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | 2 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 1 | | | | | | |

## Awards

Most Valuable Player

* Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm

Best Offensive Player

* Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm

Best Defender

* Daniel Theis, Brose Bamberg

Best German Young Player

* İsmet Akpınar, Alba Berlin

Coach of the Year

* Thorsten Leibenath, ratiopharm Ulm

Most Effective Players

* Maxi Kleber, Bayern Munich
* Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm

### All-BBL Teams

| Pos. | All-BBL First Team | All-BBL First Team | All-BBL Second Team | All-BBL Second Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| PG | Chris Kramer | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Josh Mayo | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| SG | Chris Babb | ratiopharm Ulm | Trey Lewis | Medi bayreuth |
| SF | Darius Miller | Brose Bamberg | Rickey Paulding | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| PF | Nicolò Melli | Brose Bamberg | Maxi Kleber | Bayern Munich |
| C | Raymar Morgan | ratiopharm Ulm | Brian Qvale | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |

## All-Star Game

The 2017 All-Star Game was played in Bonn on January 14, 2017. Team International beat Team National 102–99 in the Telekom Dome, Philipp Schwethelm was named MVP.

Team National :

| Pos | Player | Team | Selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| G | Per Günther | ratiopharm Ulm | 8 |
| G | Maodo Lô | Brose Bamberg | 1 |
| F | Maxi Kleber | Bayern Munich | 2 |
| F | Tim Ohlbrecht | ratiopharm Ulm | 4 |
| F | Daniel Theis | Brose Bamberg | 4 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Niels Giffey | Alba Berlin | 3 |
| G | Maurice Stuckey | s.Oliver Würzburg | 2 |
| G | Steve Wachalski | Medi bayreuth | 1 |
| F | Danilo Barthel | Bayern Munich | 3 |
| F | Isaiah Philmore | Tigers Tübingen | 1 |
| F | Johannes Thiemann | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 |
| G | Patrick Heckmann | Brose Bamberg | 1 |
| F | Philipp Schwethelm | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 5 |
| Head coach: Thorsten Leibenath (ratiopharm Ulm) ||||

Team International :

| Pos | Player | Team | Selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| G | Rickey Paulding | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 4 |
| G | Chris Babb | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 |
| F | Darius Miller | Brose Bamberg | 2 |
| F | Nicolò Melli | Brose Bamberg | 2 |
| C | Raymar Morgan | ratiopharm Ulm | 1 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Ryan Thompson | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 2 |
| C | Elmedin Kikanović | Alba Berlin | 1 |
| G | Marcos Knight | Science City Jena | 1 |
| F | Julius Jenkins | Science City Jena | 6 |
| F | Trey Lewis | Medi bayreuth | 1 |
| F | Cameron Wells | Gießen 46ers | 1 |
| C | Jack Cooley | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 |
| Head coach: Raoul Korner (Medi bayreuth) ||||

## Average attendances

Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alba Berlin | 189,366 | 13,022 | 6,376 | 9,967 | $+4.1%^†$ |
| 2 | Brose Bamberg | 138,640 | 6,580 | 6,150 | 6,302 | $−3.2%^†$ |
| 3 | ratiopharm Ulm | 142,600 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | $0.0%^†$ |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 115,854 | 6,700 | 4,322 | 6,098 | $+2.3%^†$ |
| 5 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 116,445 | 6,000 | 4,459 | 5,545 | $+5.9%^†$ |
| 6 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 100,500 | 6,000 | 4,530 | 5,289 | $−1.7%^†$ |
| 7 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 72,406 | 5,002 | 3,860 | 4,525 | $−0.9%^†$ |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 69,806 | 4,500 | 2,692 | 3,878 | $−3.8%^†$ |
| 9 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 63,010 | 8,670 | 2,230 | 3,706 | $+4.1%^†$ |
| 10 | Gießen 46ers | 54,654 | 3,752 | 3,076 | 3,416 | $−2.7%^†$ |
| 11 | BG Göttingen | 52,919 | 3,700 | 3,002 | 3,307 | $−3.1%^†$ |
| 12 | Medi bayreuth | 56,850 | 3,300 | 2,630 | 3,158 | $+3.7%^†$ |
| 13 | Rasta Vechta | 53,380 | 3,140 | 3,140 | 3,140 | $n/a^1$ |
| 14 | s.Oliver Würzburg | 49,626 | 3,140 | 3,029 | 3,102 | $−1.2%^†$ |
| 15 | Tigers Tübingen | 48,724 | 3,132 | 2,850 | 3,045 | $+0.1%^†$ |
| 16 | Phoenix Hagen | 16,131 | 3,062 | 2,412 | 2,689 | $−12.3%^2$ |
| 17 | Science City Jena | 41,842 | 3,000 | 2,240 | 2,615 | $n/a^1$ |
| 18 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 39,816 | 3,615 | 2,005 | 2,489 | $−19.7%^†$ |
| | League total | 1,422,569 | 13,022 | 2,005 | 4,574 | $+1.3%^†$ |

Source: Notes: 1: Team played the previous season in Pro A. 2: Retired during the regular season.

