# 2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.
Helios Suns were the defending champions. KK Union Olimpija won their 16th national title, defeating KK Rogaška 3–1 in the final.

## Format

The 12 teams of the league play a double-legged round-robin competition where the six first qualified teams will join the playoffs for the title. The four last qualified teams will join the relegation group where the three worst qualified teams will be relegated.

## Teams

Sixt Primorska was created after the merge of KOŠ Koper and KK Lastovka and occupied the place of this team in the league.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| LTH Castings | Škofja Loka | ŠD Poden | 500 |
| Portorož | Lucija | ŠD Lucija | 750 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | OŠ Koper Hall | 660 |
| Tajfun | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek | ŠD Podcetrtek | |
| Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
* Teams that play in the 2016–17 Adriatic League
* Teams that play in the 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Helios Suns | Aleš Klavžar | Dejan Čikić | Luka Vončina | Spalding | Helios |
| Hopsi Polzela | Igor Pungartnik | Boštjan Kuhar | Uroš Godler | Macron | – |
| Krka | Brane Kastelec | Simon Petrov | Matej Rojc | Žolna Šport | Krka |
| LTH Castings | Janez Gaber | Rade Mijanović | Sandi Grubelič | Peak | LTH Castings/Aktiva skupina |
| Portorož | Bojan Kocjančič | Konstantin Subotić | Boban Vuković | Peak | Splošna plovba |
| Rogaška | Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Tadej Ferme | Luanvi | – |
| Šenčur | Janko Sekne | Gregor Vodenik | Štefan Kosec | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba |
| Sixt Primorska | Bojan Čad | Aleksander Sekulić | Vjekoslav Petrović | Errea | Sixt |
| Tajfun | Iztok Špan | Jurica Golemac | Milan Sebič | Spalding | Tajfun |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Darko Šket | Andrej Žakelj | Boštjan Trupaj | Peak | Terme Olimia |
| Union Olimpija | Jani Möderndorfer | Gašper Okorn | Mirko Mulalić | Macron | Pivovarna Union |
| Zlatorog Laško | Miro Firm | Aleš Pipan | Matej Krušič | Luanvi | Pivovarna Laško |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Krka | Vladimir Anzulović | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Dejan Mihevc | 8 June 2016 |
| LTH Castings | Aleksander Sekulić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Tomaž Fartek | 2 September 2016 |
| Primorska | Andrej Žakelj | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Aleksander Sekulić | 19 August 2016 |
| Tajfun | Dejan Mihevc | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Krešimir Bašić | 9 July 2016 |
| Union Olimpija | Gašper Potočnik | Mutual consent | 29 June 2016 | Pre-season | Gašper Okorn | 11 August 2016 |
| Tajfun | Krešimir Bašić | Sacked | 18 October 2016 | 11th (0–2) | Jurica Golemac | 23 October 2016 |
| LTH Castings | Tomaž Fartek | Mutual consent | 27 October 2016 | 12th (0–3) | Rade Mijanović | 28 October 2016 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Boris Zrinski | Mutual consent | 23 December 2016 | 11th (1–10) | Andrej Žakelj | 29 December 2016 |
| Helios Suns | Jakša Vulić | Mutual consent | 30 January 2017 | 6th (9–5) | Dejan Čikić | 30 January 2017 |
| Krka | Dejan Mihevc | Sacked | 26 February 2017 | 2nd (15–3) | Simon Petrov | 26 February 2017 |
| Šenčur | Ernest Novak | Mutual consent | 27 February 2017 | 9th (6–13) | Gregor Vodenik | 2 March 2017 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Krka | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1830 | 1573 | +257 | 40 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 2 | Union Olimpija | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1836 | 1649 | +187 | 40 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 3 | Zlatorog Laško | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1745 | 1558 | +187 | 39 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 4 | Hopsi Polzela | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1740 | 1635 | +105 | 37 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 5 | Helios Suns | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1619 | 1504 | +115 | 35 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 6 | Rogaška | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1740 | 1571 | +169 | 34 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 7 | Sixt Primorska | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1742 | 1601 | +141 | 34 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 8 | Tajfun | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1520 | 1569 | −49 | 32 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 9 | Šenčur | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1617 | 1706 | −89 | 29 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 10 | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1577 | 1654 | −77 | 28 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 11 | LTH Castings | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1464 | 1910 | −446 | 25 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 12 | Portorož | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1440 | 1940 | −500 | 23 | Qualification to the relegation group |

## Second stage
### Group for the title

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Krka | 10 | 8 | 2 | 776 | 703 | +73 | 18 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 2 | Rogaška | 10 | 7 | 3 | 727 | 715 | +12 | 17 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 3 | Zlatorog Laško | 10 | 5 | 5 | 740 | 738 | +2 | 15 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 10 | 5 | 5 | 792 | 748 | +44 | 15 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 5 | Hopsi Polzela | 10 | 4 | 6 | 710 | 745 | −35 | 14 | |
| 6 | Helios Suns | 10 | 1 | 9 | 673 | 769 | −96 | 11 | |

### Relegation group

Results of the first stage between teams involved counted for this stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sixt Primorska | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1661 | 1351 | +310 | 37 | |
| 2 | Tajfun | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1573 | 1329 | +244 | 34 | |
| 3 | Šenčur | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1562 | 1456 | +106 | 32 | |
| 4 | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1508 | 1418 | +90 | 30 | Relegated |
| 5 | LTH Castings | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1381 | 1622 | −241 | 26 | Relegated |
| 6 | Portorož | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1229 | 1738 | −509 | 21 | Relegated |

## Playoffs

The Playoffs began on Saturday, May 5, 2017 and concluded at May 24, 2017.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Krka | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Union Olimpija | 2 | 2 | Rogaška | 1 |
| | | | 4 | Union Olimpija | 3 |
| 2 | Rogaška | 2 | 4 | Union Olimpija | 3 |
| 3 | Zlatorog Laško | 1 | | | |
* Slovenian League 2016–17 Champions
* Union Olimpija 16th title

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Jakob Čebašek (Hopsi)

### Season MVP

* Igor Tratnik (Zlatorog)

### Finals MVP

* Devin Oliver (Union Olimpija)

### Weekly MVP
## Statistical leaders

| Performance Index Rating Pos Player Club PIR 1 Igor Tratnik Zlatorog 19.45 2 Devin Oliver Union Olimpija 19.29 3 Jakob Čebašek Hopsi Polzela 18.63 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Duda Sanadze Primorska 17.32 2 Igor Tratnik Zlatorog 16.93 3 Darwin Davis Rogaška 16.40 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Jakob Čebašek Hopsi Polzela 8.63 2 Taylor Johns Rogaška 8.26 3 Khaliq Spicer Tajfun 7.61 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Daniel Vujasinović Tajfun 8.29 2 Jure Močnik Helios Suns 6.12 3 Darwin Davis Rogaška 5.03 |