# 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League

The 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League (SBL) season was the 87th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland.

## Competition format

All teams will play two times against each other for completing 22 games per team.
The six first qualified teams will join the group for places 1 to 6 while the other six teams will play the group for places 7 to 12. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage.
The quarterfinals and the semifinals will be played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.

## Teams

BBC Lausanne did not continue playing in the SBL and was replaced by Pully and Vevey Riviera.
| Team | Location |
| SAM Basket Massagno | Massagno |
| Boncourt | Boncourt |
| Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg |
| Lions de Genève | Geneva |
| Lugano Tigers | Lugano |
| Monthey | Monthey |
| Pully | Pully |
| Starwings Regio Basel | Basel |
| Swiss Central Basket | Lucerne |
| Union Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |
| Vevey Riviera | Vevey |
| Winterthur | Winterthur |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fribourg Olympic | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1904 | 1528 | +376 | 40 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 2 | Lions de Genève | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1854 | 1589 | +265 | 38 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 3 | Lugano Tigers | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1959 | 1651 | +308 | 36 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 4 | Union Neuchâtel | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1786 | 1647 | +139 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 5 | SAM Basket Massagno | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1566 | 1468 | +98 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 6 | Boncourt Red Team | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1793 | 1803 | −10 | 22 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 7 | Monthey | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1623 | 1577 | +46 | 20 | Qualification to group 7–12 |
| 8 | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1714 | 1795 | −81 | 18 | Qualification to group 7–12 |
| 9 | Starwings Regio Basel | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1648 | 1836 | −188 | 14 | Qualification to group 7–12 |
| 10 | Swiss Central | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1591 | 1814 | −223 | 14 | Qualification to group 7–12 |
| 11 | Riviera Lakers | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1397 | 1691 | −294 | 6 | Qualification to group 7–12 |
| 12 | Winterthur | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1517 | 1953 | −436 | 4 | Qualification to group 7–12 |

## Second stage
### Group 1–6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fribourg Olympic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 428 | 367 | +61 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Lions de Genève | 5 | 3 | 2 | 373 | 358 | +15 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Lugano Tigers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 396 | 392 | +4 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | SAM Basket Massagno | 5 | 2 | 3 | 400 | 404 | −4 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Union Neuchâtel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 398 | 412 | −14 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Boncourt Red Team | 5 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 476 | −62 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |

### Group 7–12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monthey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 297 | +62 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 413 | 384 | +29 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Starwings Regio Basel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 419 | 424 | −5 | 20 | |
| 4 | Swiss Central | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 442 | −70 | 18 | |
| 5 | Riviera Lakers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 359 | 329 | +30 | 12 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 5 | 0 | 5 | 391 | 437 | −46 | 4 | Relegated to NLB |

## Play-offs

Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2, 5 and, in the finals, 7.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | 88 | 86 | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 86 | 48 | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 86 | 48 | 66 | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | 83 | 87 | 95 |
| | | | | | | | | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | 69 | 67 | 64 |
| SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | 70 | 81 | 67 | 66 | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | SAM Basket Massagno | 69 | 67 | 64 |
| Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | 78 | 68 | 91 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | 78 | 68 | 91 | 81 | | | | | | | | | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | 78 | 99 | 70 | 85 | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 66 | 72 | 80 | 63 | 73 |
| Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 83 | 85 | 74 | | | | | | | | | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 66 | 72 | 80 | 63 | 73 |
| Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | 63 | 64 | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | 63 | 64 | 59 | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 91 | 79 | 89 | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 74 | 100 | 71 | 76 |
| Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 103 | 115 | 86 | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 74 | 100 | 71 | 76 |
| Boncourt Red Team | Boncourt Red Team | Boncourt Red Team | Boncourt Red Team | Boncourt Red Team | 95 | 67 | 75 | | | | | | | | |
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