2016–17 English Basketball League season

Sports season
2016–17 NBL season
LeagueEnglish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams96
Regular-season
English Basketball League seasons
← 2015–16

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

NBL1

Regular season

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
Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

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

8 April 2017
Manchester Magic 89–73 Solent Kestrels
9 April 2017
Team Northumbria 57–75 Loughborough University

Final

NBL2

Regular season

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
Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

NBL3

North Division

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Birmingham Elite 20 17 3 0.850 34
2 University of Chester 20 16 4 0.800 32
3 Charnwood College 20 16 4 0.800 32
4 Stoke-on-Trent Knights 20 14 6 0.700 28
5 Birmingham Mets 20 11 9 0.550 22
6 Myerscough College Spinners 20 9 11 0.450 18
7 Worcester Wolves II 20 9 11 0.450 18
8 Sheffield Hallam Sharks 20 8 12 0.400 16
9 Coventry Tornadoes 20 7 13 0.350 14
10 Mansfield Giants 20 2 18 0.100 4
11 Sefton Stars 20 0 20 0.000 0


South Division

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Middlesex LTBC 18 15 3 0.833 30
2 Sussex Bears 18 13 5 0.722 26
3 Solent Kestrels II 18 12 6 0.667 24
4 Brunel University 18 11 7 0.611 22
5 Cardiff Met Archers 18 10 8 0.556 20
6 Southwark Pride 18 9 9 0.500 18
7 Greenwich Titans 18 8 10 0.444 16
8 Northants Thunder 18 5 13 0.278 10
9 Oxford Brookes University 18 5 13 0.278 10
10 Thames Valley Cavaliers II 18 1 17 0.056 2

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

1 April 2017
Team Birmingham Elite 81–67 Brunel University
1 April 2017
Sussex Bears 95–64 Charnwood College
2 April 2017
Middlesex LTBC 87–71 Stoke-on-Trent Knights

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

NBL4

North

Team Pld W L
1. Manchester Giants II 18 17 1
2. Sunderland University 18 14 4
3. Leeds Force Academy 18 12 6
4. Tameside 18 12 6
5. Calderdale Explorers 18 11 7
6. Kingston Panthers 18 7 11
7. Kendal Warriors 18 6 12
8. Barrow Thorns 18 4 14
9. Stockport Falcons 18 4 14
10. Sefton Stars II 18 3 15


Midlands

Team Pld W L
1. Northants Taurus 18 16 2
2. Wolverhampton Univ. 18 16 2
3. Shropshire Warriors 18 13 5
4. Warwickshire Hawks 18 10 8
5. City of Birmingham 18 10 8
6. Nottingham Hoods II 18 7 11
7. Kings Lynn Fury 18 6 12
5. Derby Trailblazers II 18 6 12
9. Sheffield Sabres 18 4 14
10. Birmingham Mets II 18 2 16


South East

Team Pld W L
1. Essex Blades 18 14 4
2. Middlesex Saxons 18 13 5
3. Barking Abbey 18 12 6
4. London Thunder 18 12 6
5. Chelmsford Lions 18 11 7
6. Kent Crusaders II 18 11 7
7. Folkestone Saints 18 8 10
8. Oaklands Wolves 18 5 13
9. Cambridge Cats 18 4 14
10. Anglia Ruskin Univ. 18 0 18


South West

Team Pld W L
1. Swindon Shock 16 12 4
2. Cardiff City 16 12 4
3. RCT Gladiators 16 11 5
4. Bristol Storm 16 8 8
5. Woking Blackhawks 16 7 9
6. Reading Rockets II 16 7 9
7. Oxford Stealers 16 5 11
8. Southampton Univ. 16 5 11
9. Plymouth Rebels 16 4 12

First round

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

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

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

Final

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

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