2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
| 2016–17 SBC season | |
|---|---|
| League | Scottish Basketball Championship |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Regular Season | |
| SBC Competitions | |
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.
Teams
[edit]
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
[edit]- Ayrshire Tornadoes
- Boroughmuir Blaze B
- City of Edinburgh Kings B
- Edinburgh Lions
- Glasgow University B
- Heriot Watt University
- Pleasance
- West Lothian Wolves
Format
[edit]In 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
[edit]League 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| 10 | Tayside Musketeers* | 18 | 0 | 18 | 471 | 691 | −220 | 11 | Withdrawn from League |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
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Division 2
[edit]League 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
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Scottish Cup
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]1st Round
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Chairman's Cup
[edit]The Chairman's Cup is a national knockout competition for teams who play outwith the National League system.
Preliminary round
[edit]1st 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
[edit]25 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.