2016–17 Alba Fehérvár season

2016–17 Alba Fehérvár
2016–17 Alba Fehérvár
Season	2016–17
Duration	October 6, 2016 - TBD
TV partner(s)	M4 Sport, FIBA Youtube
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The 2016–17 Alba Fehérvár is the 68th season of the Alba Fehérvár in the highest tier professional basketball league, NB I/A in Hungary.

Team

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Alba Fehérvár roster

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SF	20	Burgess, Bradford	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	34 – (1990-04-29)29 April 1990
PG	5	Taylor, Brandon	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	32 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992
C	6	Keller, Ákos	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	35 – (1989-03-28)28 March 1989
SF	22	Nshimba, Joel	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	26 – (1998-03-04)4 March 1998
C	15	Farr, James	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	32 – (1992-11-02)2 November 1992
SF	10	Markovic, Luka	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	31 – (1993-09-04)4 September 1993
PG	11	Tóth, Péter	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	36 – (1988-03-04)4 March 1988
SF	12	Keller, Iván	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	29 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995
SG	14	Edwards, Justin	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	32 – (1992-10-31)31 October 1992
PF	7	Shepard, Winston	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	31 – (1993-09-22)22 September 1993
PF	44	Lóránt, Péter (C)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	39 – (1985-10-23)23 October 1985
SG	8	Somogyfoki, Péter	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	27 – (1997-09-26)26 September 1997
SG	25	Varga, Máté	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	27 – (1997-09-13)13 September 1997
PG	13	Mohammed, Alhaji	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	43 – (1981-10-29)29 October 1981

Head coach

Branislav Dzunic

Assistant coach(es)

Góbi Henrik
Blahó Barnabás

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: April 27, 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ákos Keller	James Farr
PF	Péter Lóránt
SF	Winston Shepard	Luka Markovic
SG	Justin Edwards	Iván Keller	Máté Varga
PG	Brandon Taylor	Alhaji Mohammed

Transfers summer 2016

Tryouts

In

Players

Ákos Keller from Szolnoki Olaj KK, Hungarian National Championship
Bradford Burgess from Falco KC Szombathely, Hungarian National Championship
Iván Keller from Kecskeméti TE, Hungarian National Championship
Joel Nshimba from Vasas-Akadémia, Hungarian National Championship
James Farr from Xavier Musketeers, NCAA
Justin Edwards from Kansas State Wildcats, NCAA
Brandon Taylor from Utah Utes, NCAA Division I
Winston Shepard from Golden State Warriors, NBA (Summer League)
Alhaji Mohammed from BC Mures, Romanian Basketball League

Coaches

Out

Players

Balázs Simon retired (sports director)
Kenny Chery to Real Betis Energía Plus, Liga ACB
Milán Csorvási to Egis Körmend, Hungarian National Championship
József Czirbus to Jászberényi KSE, Hungarian National Championship
Anthony Myles to Soproni KC, Hungarian National Championship
Ryan Pearson to Le Mans Sarthe Basket, LNB Pro A
Tristan Spurlock to Asociacion Quimsa Santiago del Estero, Liga Nacional de Básquet
Jerrel Wright to Zalakerámia-ZTE KK, Hungarian National Championship
Zoltán Supola to PVSK Panthers, Hungarian National Championship
Bence Fülöp to Kecskeméti TE, Hungarian National Championship
Bradford Burgess (injured)

Championship

The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A is the 86th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.

Regular season

Round	Home	Away	Result
1	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	Alba Fehérvár	65-71
2	Alba Fehérvár	Falco KC Szombathely	77-72
3	MAFC	Alba Fehérvárr	70-81
4	Sopron KC	Alba Fehérvár	80-73
5	Jászberényi KSE	Alba Fehérvár	67-71
6	Alba Fehérvár	Atomerőmű SE	96-67
7	Kaposvári KK	Alba Fehérvár	72-88
8	Alba Fehérvár	Vasas Budapest	94-86
9	Alba Fehérvár	Szolnoki Olaj KK	85-79
10	Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák	Alba Fehérvár	84-89
11	Alba Fehérvár	Egis Körmend	84-91
12	PVSK Pannonpower	Alba Fehérvár	70-77
13	Alba Fehérvár	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	90-59
14	Alba Fehérvár	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	90-81
15	Falco KC Szombathely	Alba Fehérvár	89-61
16	Alba Fehérvár	MAFC	101-75
17	Alba Fehérvár	Sopron KC	69-67
18	Alba Fehérvár	Jászberényi KSE	92-80
19	Atomerőmű SE	Alba Fehérvár	73-83
20	Alba Fehérvár	Kaposvári KK	94-67
21	Vasas Budapest	Alba Fehérvár	59-106
22	Szolnoki Olaj KK	Alba Fehérvár	90-76
23	Alba Fehérvár	Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák	94-70
24	Egis Körmend	Alba Fehérvár	76-81
25	Alba Fehérvár	PVSK Pannonpower	67-85
26	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	Alba Fehérvár	65-88

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alba Fehérvár	26	21	5	2178	1939	+239	47	1st – 5th Placement matches
2	Egis Körmend	26	18	8	2259	1987	+272	44
3	Szolnoki Olaj KK	26	17	9	2198	2030	+168	43
4	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	26	17	9	2148	2026	+122	43
5	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	26	17	9	2244	2144	+100	43

6	Kaposvári KK	26	16	10	2072	2081	−9	42	6th – 10th Placement matches
7	PVSK-PANNONPOWER	26	15	11	2088	2055	+33	41
8	Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák	26	13	13	2080	2044	+36	39
9	Sopron KC	26	12	14	2028	1973	+55	38
10	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	26	12	14	1951	2026	−75	38

11	Atomerőmű SE	26	9	17	2091	2202	−111	35	11th – 14th Placement matches
12	JP Auto - JKSE	26	7	19	2005	2191	−186	33
13	Vasas Budapest	26	4	22	2027	2369	−342	30
14	MAFC	26	4	22	1916	2218	−302	30

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2017. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Games played; 2) Points; 3) Wins; 4) Defeats; 5) Points for; 6) Points against; 7) Victories/Defeats series; 8) in Home games; 9) as a Guest; 10) Last 5 matches.

Mid-Season

Round	Home	Away	Result
1	Falco KC Szombathely	Alba Fehérvár	69-62
2	Alba Fehérvár	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	89-90
3	Alba Fehérvár	Szolnoki Olaj KK	82-75
4	Egis Körmend	Alba Fehérvár	96-89
5	Alba Fehérvár	Falco KC Szombathely	93-80
6	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	Alba Fehérvár	88-76
7	Szolnoki Olaj KK	Alba Fehérvár	80-78
8	Alba Fehérvár	Egis Körmend	105-96

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alba Fehérvár	34	24	10	2852	2613	+239	58	Playoffs
2	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	34	22	12	2804	2674	+130	56
3	Egis Körmend	34	22	12	2980	2701	+279	56
4	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	34	22	12	2952	2831	+121	56
5	Szolnoki Olaj KK	34	20	14	2862	2730	+132	54

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Games played; 2) Points; 3) Wins; 4) Defeats; 5) Points for; 6) Points against; 7) Victories/Defeats series; 8) in Home games; 9) as a Guest; 10) Last 5 matches.

Playoffs

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Finals

1	Alba Fehérvár	3

8	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	0
			1	Alba Fehérvár	3

			4	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	1
4	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	3

5	Szolnoki Olaj KK	2
						1	Alba Fehérvár	3

						2	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	1
2	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	3

7	Kaposvári KK	1
			2	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	3	Third place

			3	Egis Körmend	0
3	Egis Körmend	3				3	Egis Körmend	0

6	PVSK-PANNONPOWER	1				4	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	2

Round	Game	Home	Away	Result
1	1	Alba Fehérvár	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	89-79
1	2	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	Alba Fehérvár	72-80
1	3	Alba Fehérvár	KTE-Duna Aszfalt	98-69
2	1	Alba Fehérvár	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	80-88
2	2	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	Alba Fehérvár	86-94
2	3	Alba Fehérvár	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	102-70
2	4	Zalakerámia ZTE KK	Alba Fehérvár	74-79
2	1	Alba Fehérvár	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	76-77
2	2	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	Alba Fehérvár	65-75
2	3	Alba Fehérvár	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	86-77
2	4	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	Alba Fehérvár	82-69
2	5	Alba Fehérvár	Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely	78-71

FIBA Europe Cup

The 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup was the 2nd season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball club competition organised by FIBA Europe. The season began on 18 October 2016, with the regular season, and concluded on April 25, 2017, with the second leg of the Finals.

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Élan Chalon	6	4	2	520	492	+28	10	Advance to second round
2	Alba Fehérvár	6	4	2	518	493	+25	10
3	Benfica	6	3	3	455	477	−22	9
4	Basic-Fit Brussels	6	1	5	453	484	−31	7

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Round	Home	Away	Result
1	Alba Fehérvár	Basic-Fit Brussels	86-79
2	Alba Fehérvár	Elan Chalon	111-91
3	Alba Fehérvár	Benfica	90-71
4	Benfica	Alba Fehérvár	77-74
5	Elan Chalon	Alba Fehérvár	106-77
6	Basic-Fit Brussels	Alba Fehérvár	69-80

Second round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	6	4	2	520	461	+59	10	Advance to play-offs
2	Alba Fehérvár	6	4	2	500	501	−1	10
3	U BT Cluj-Napoca	6	2	4	475	491	−16	8
4	JIP Pardubice	6	2	4	466	508	−42	8

Source: FIBA Europe

Round	Home	Away	Result
1	Alba Fehérvár	U-BT Cluj Napoca	92-83
2	Alba Fehérvár	BK JIP Pardubice	84-78
3	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Alba Fehérvár	89-63
4	U-BT Cluj Napoca	Alba Fehérvár	81-86
5	BK JIP Pardubice	Alba Fehérvár	89-97
6	Alba Fehérvár	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	78-81

Hungarian Cup

Audi Aréna hosted the tournament

Quarterfinals February 16		Semifinals February 17		Final February 18

Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák	81

PVSK-PANNONPOWER	74
		Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák	58

		Szolnoki Olaj KK	71
Szolnoki Olaj KK (OT)	93

Kaposvári KK	79
				Szolnoki Olaj KK	58

				Alba Fehérvár	59
ZTE KK	73

Alba Fehérvár	98
		Alba Fehérvár	91

		Egis Körmend	68
Falco-V. Energia KC Szombathely	66

Egis Körmend	83

Quarterfinals

16 February 2017	ZTE KK	73–98	Alba Fehérvár	Győr
18:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 10–22, 23–31, 17–23
	Pts: Norfleet, Benke 14 Rebs: Benke 7 Asts: Ubilla 5 PIR: Benke, Wright 19	Boxscore	Pts: Edwards 16 Rebs: Lóránt, Shepard 7 Asts: Shepard, Edwards 7 PIR: Lóránt 28	Arena: Audi Aréna Referees: Z. Pálla, P. Papp, J. Ádám, (Zs. Hartyáni)

Semifinals

17 February 2017	Alba Fehérvár	91–68	Egis Körmend	Győr
19:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 14–12, 26–19, 26–15
	Pts: Lóránt 16 Rebs: Edwards 8 Asts: Taylor 7 PIR: Lóránt 24	Boxscore	Pts: Petty 22 Rebs: Csorvási 7 Asts: Gibbs 5 PIR: Petty 25	Arena: Audi Aréna Attendance: 2,000 Referees: T. Földházi, P. Frányó, T. Söjtöry, (J. Gincsai)

Final

18 February 2017 Final	Alba Fehérvár	59–58	Szolnoki Olaj KK	Győr
20:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 21–14, 13–14, 11–12
	Pts: Edwards, Shepard 12 Rebs: Lóránt 11 Asts: Edwards, Shepard 4 PIR: Lóránt 19	Boxscore	Pts: Pavličević 15 Rebs: Borisov 9 Asts: Vojvoda, Wittmann 2 PIR: Andrić 18	Arena: Audi Aréna Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cs. Cziffra, G. Kapitány, T. Benczur, (Zs. Várhalmi)

Statistics

Championship

Num.	Player	Position	Phase	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Brandon Taylor	PG	Regular Season	25	26.8	.535	.426	.831	2.4	4.7	1	0	12.3
			Mid-Season	8	34.7	.407	.375	.944	3.6	6.3	1.1	0	11.6
			Playoffs	3	22	.500	.429	1.000	3.3	4.3	3	0	14.3
6	Ákos Keller	C	Regular Season	26	24.5	.711	.400	.588	5.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	9
			Mid-Season	8	25.8	.755	.400	.600	7.5	1.1	0.8	0.5	10
			Playoffs	3	22	.642	.500	.375	2.3	1	0	1.3	8
7	Winston Shepard	SF	Regular Season	26	25.8	.523	.133	.615	5.8	2.6	0.5	0.3	10.7
			Mid-Season	5	26.8	.594	.214	.785	6.2	4.2	0.6	0	12.8
			Playoffs	3	35.6	.531	.000	.800	7.3	5.6	1.3	0.333	14
10	Luka Markovic	SF	Regular Season	21	19	.512	.354	.555	3.1	1.1	0.8	0.2	8.5
			Mid-Season	8	26	.581	.100	.714	4.9	1.4	1.3	0.3	8.9
			Playoffs	1	35.6	.500	.000	-	5	4	1	0	2
14	Justin Edwards	SG	Regular Season	23	25.9	.606	.333	.703	4	3.1	1.6	0.5	14.4
			Mid-Season	3	33	.409	.500	.916	4	2.3	1	0	15.6
			Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
44	Péter Lóránt	PF	Regular Season	24	28.3	.555	.450	.909	6.3	3.2	1.3	0.3	13.8
			Mid-Season	7	32.4	.655	.411	.861	9.4	2.7	0.4	0	18.9
			Playoffs	3	31.6	.586	.375	.928	8.3	2	1	0.7	18.6