The 2016–17 season was the 48th campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Falkirk Fury won their 5th league title.
| 2016–17 SBC season | |
|---|---|
| League | Scottish Basketball Championship |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Regular Season | |
| SBC Competitions | |
Teams
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Location of teams in 2016–17 SBC Division 2
The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:[1]
Division 1
edit- Boroughmuir Blaze
- City of Edinburgh Kings
- Dunfermline Reign
- Edinburgh University
- Sony Centre Fury
- Glasgow Storm
- Glasgow University
- Stirling Knights
- St Mirren West College Scotland
- Tayside Musketeers
Division 2
editFormat
editIn Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.
In Division 2, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 14 games.
Division 1
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony Centre Falkirk Fury (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1287 | 1032 | +255 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | St Mirren WCS | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1346 | 1151 | +195 | 33 | |
| 3 | Boroughmuir Blaze | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1398 | 1203 | +195 | 32 | |
| 4 | City of Edinburgh Kings | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1177 | 1081 | +96 | 31 | |
| 5 | Glasgow Storm | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1113 | 1125 | −12 | 27 | |
| 6 | Stirling Knights | 18 | 7 | 11 | 963 | 1210 | −247 | 25 | |
| 7 | Edinburgh University | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1013 | 1142 | −129 | 24 | |
| 8 | Dunfermline Reign | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1283 | 1282 | +1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Glasgow University | 18 | 4 | 14 | 933 | 1067 | −134 | 22 | |
| 10 | Tayside Musketeers* | 18 | 0 | 18 | 471 | 691 | −220 | 11 | Withdrawn from League |
- Tayside Musketeers, sitting with a 2-9 record, withdrew from the league thereby conceding their final seven games of the season. Their two wins, against Stirling Knights (79-71), and Edinburgh University (75-73) were expunged and replaced with 20-0 defeats.
Playoffs
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
editDivision 2
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleasance (C, P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 957 | 705 | +252 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Heriot Watt University | 14 | 11 | 3 | 885 | 761 | +124 | 25 | |
| 3 | Edinburgh Lions | 14 | 9 | 5 | 880 | 806 | +74 | 23 | |
| 4 | West Lothian Wolves | 14 | 7 | 7 | 851 | 829 | +22 | 21 | |
| 5 | Boroughmuir Blaze B | 14 | 7 | 7 | 846 | 919 | −73 | 21 | |
| 6 | Ayrshire Tornadoes | 14 | 5 | 9 | 867 | 909 | −42 | 19 | |
| 7 | City of Edinburgh Kings B | 14 | 4 | 10 | 768 | 922 | −154 | 18 | |
| 8 | Glasgow University B | 14 | 1 | 13 | 683 | 886 | −203 | 15 |
Playoffs
editSemi-finals
editFinal
editScottish Cup
editPreliminary round
edit1st Round
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
editChairman's Cup
editThe Chairman's Cup is a national knockout competition for teams who play outwith the National League system.
Preliminary round
edit1st Round
edit| BC Lituanica Aberdeen | W–C | Banchory Stags |
| EAST Warriors Aberdeen | 68–63 | Highland Bears |
| Dundee Madsons | 59–72 | Paisley |
| Renfrew Rocks | 62–69 | Portlethen Panthers |
Quarter-finals
edit| EAST Warriors Aberdeen | 83–73 | Paisley |
Semi-finals
edit| BC Lituanica Aberdeen | 70–67 | Glasgow Fever |
| EAST Warriors Aberdeen | 61–80 | Portlethen Panthers |
Final
edit25 Mar 2017
|
| BC Lituanica Aberdeen | 63–60 | Portlethen Panthers |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Basketball League - League". snbl.leaguerepublic.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20.