2017–18 Basketligaen
Basketball league season
2017–18 Basketligaen
Season2017–18
Duration20 September 2017 – 7 May 2018
Teams8
Regular season
Top seedHorsens
Season MVPDenmark Kevin Larsen
Finals
ChampionsBakken Bears
16th title
  Runners-upHorsens IC
Third placeRanders Cimbria
Fourth placeTeam FOG Næstved
Finals MVPUnited States Jeffrey Crockett
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Matt Bonds22.4
ReboundsUnited States Durell Vinson12.8
AssistsDenmark Ferederik Nielsen6.0

The 2017–18 Basketligaen was the 43rd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 20 September 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Bakken Bears was the defending champion, and won the championship again after beating Horsens IC in the play-off finals.

Competition format

In the regular season, teams played against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight teams advanced to the playoffs.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Basketligaen

Wolfpack returned to the Basketligan after a two-year absence. They replaced SISU, which was the last qualified in the previous season and therefore relegated.

TeamCityArena
Bakken BearsAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
Horsens ICHorsensForum Horsens
Hørsholm 79ersHørsholmFire Arena
Randers CimbriaRandersArena Randers
Stevnsgade SuperMenCopenhagenNørrebrohallen
Svendborg RabbitsSvendborgSvendborg Idrætscenter
Team FOG NæstvedNæstvedNæstved Hallen
WolfpackCopenhagen

Regular season

Table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Horsens2119219101601+30938Qualification to playoffs
2Bakken Bears2117419851709+27634
3Team FOG Næstved2113818141699+11526
4Hørsholm 79ers2112918811734+14724
5Randers Cimbria2191219241843+8118
6Svendborg Rabbits2181317231839−11616
7Wolfpack2141715481966−4188
8Stevnsgade SuperMen2121916202014−3944
Source: Basketligaen
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.

Playoffs

The playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.[1] The playoffs began on 13 March and ended 7 May 2018.[2]

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
1
Horsens		3
 
 
 
8
Stevnsgade SuperMen		0
 
1
Horsens		3
 
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		2
 
4
Hørsholm 79ers		1
 
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		3
 
1
Horsens		0
 
 
 
2
Bakken Bears		4
 
2
Bakken Bears		3
 
 
 
7
Wolfpack		0
 
2
Bakken Bears		3
 
 
 
3
Team FOG Næstved 		2Third place game
 
3
Team FOG Næstved		3
 
 
 
6
Svendborg Rabbits		0
 
3
Team FOG Næstved 		99
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		100
 

Quarterfinals

The quarter-finals began on 18 March and ended 29 March 2018.[2]

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Horsens3–0Stevnsgade SuperMen 97–69102–73123–7200
Hørsholm 79ers1–3Randers Cimbria99–8680–9490–9896–1050
Bakken Bears3–0Wolfpack103–6898–77109–10600
Team FOG Næstved3–0Svendborg Rabbits93–7882–6796–7800

Semifinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Horsens3–2Randers Cimbria102–9781–7976–9381–8577–73
Bakken Bears3–2Team FOG Næstved83–9174–84100–8485–7874–61

Third place game

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Team FOG Næstved99–100Randers Cimbria

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Horsens0–4Bakken Bears57–7177–10068–7976–83000

Clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionResultRecordRef
Bakken BearsChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
1–1
[3]
FIBA Europe CupSemi-finals
10–8

References

  1. ^ Play-off program Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Basketligaen.dk
  2. ^ a b "Schedule" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  • Official Basketligaen website
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