2016–17 English Basketball League season

The 2016–17 season was the 45th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Northumbria University won their 1st league title.

2016–17 NBL season
LeagueEnglish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams96
Regular-season
English Basketball League seasons

NBL1

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Team Northumbria (C) 26 23 3 2161 1869 +292 46 League Champions
2 Manchester Magic 26 21 5 2056 1755 +301 42 Qualification to playoffs
3 Reading Rockets 26 20 6 2335 2021 +314 40
4 Derby Trailblazers 26 16 10 2076 1953 +123 32
5 Loughborough University 26 15 11 1943 1855 +88 30
6 Solent Kestrels 26 15 11 2052 1982 +70 30
7 Bradford Dragons 26 14 12 2346 2307 +39 28
8 Hemel Storm 26 13 13 2223 2192 +31 26
9 Leicester Warriors 26 11 15 1985 2032 −47 22
10 London Lituanica 26 11 15 1899 2111 −212 22
11 Lancashire Spinners 26 7 19 1922 2118 −196 14
12 Worthing Thunder 26 7 19 2020 2214 −194 14
13 Essex Leopards (R) 26 6 20 1948 2092 −144 12 Relegation to NBL2
14 Westminster Warriors (R) 26 2 24 1791 2256 −465 4

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

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1 April 2017
Manchester Magic 87–62 Bradford Dragons
2 April 2017
Team Northumbria 94–75 Hemel Storm
2 April 2017
Reading Rockets 71–87 Solent Kestrels

Semi-finals

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8 April 2017
Manchester Magic 89–73 Solent Kestrels

Final

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NBL2

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kent Crusaders (C, P) 22 19 3 1752 1388 +364 38 Promotion to NBL1
2 Newcastle University (P) 22 19 3 1586 1371 +215 38
3 Thames Valley Cavaliers 22 18 4 1969 1702 +267 36 Qualification to playoffs
4 Ipswich 22 12 10 1870 1698 +172 24
5 London Westside 22 11 11 1548 1563 −15 22
6 Nottingham Hoods 22 10 12 1517 1497 +20 20
7 Tees Valley Mohawks 22 9 13 1723 1845 −122 18
8 Derbyshire Arrows 22 8 14 1585 1697 −112 16
9 London Greenhouse Pioneers 22 8 14 1078 1248 −170 16
10 Liverpool 22 7 15 1546 1770 −224 14
11 Doncaster Danum Eagles (R) 22 6 16 1520 1740 −220 12 Relegation to NBL3
12 Newham Neptunes (R) 22 5 17 1654 1847 −193 10

NBL3

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Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

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1 April 2017
Sussex Bears 95–64 Charnwood College
2 April 2017
Middlesex LTBC 87–71 Stoke-on-Trent Knights

Semi-finals

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8 April 2017
Team Birmingham Elite 79–71 Sussex Bears
9 April 2017
Middlesex LTBC 90–83 Solent Kestrels II

Final

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22 April 2017
16:30 GMT
Team Birmingham Elite 62–63 Middlesex LTBC

NBL4

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First round

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Manchester Giants II 88–55 Bristol Storm
Northants Tauras 87–81 Warwickshire Hawks
Swindon Shock 61–55 Barking Abbey Crusaders
Sunderland University C–W Leeds Force Academy
Cardiff City 59–52 Shropshire Warriors
Middlesex Saxons 116–78 RCT Gladiators
Essex Blades 85–69 Tameside
Wolverhampton University 78–65 London Thunder

Quarter-finals

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1 April 2017
Northants Tauras 103–85 Cardiff City
1 April 2017
Essex Blades 77–89 Leeds Force Academy
1 April 2017
Swindon Shock 76–75 Wolverhampton University
1 April 2017
Manchester Giants II W–C Middlesex Saxons

Semi-finals

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8 April 2017
Northants Tauras 102–92 Leeds Force Academy
9 April 2017
Manchester Giants II 72–79 Swindon Shock

Final

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22 April 2017
12:00 GMT
Swindon Shock 91–96 Northants Tauras

References

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