# 2016–17 Alba Fehérvár season

The 2016–17 Alba Fehérvár is the 68th season of the Alba Fehérvár in the highest tier professional basketball league, NB I/A in Hungary.

## Team

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Ákos Keller | James Farr | |
| PF | Péter Lóránt | | |
| SF | Winston Shepard | Luka Markovic | |
| SG | Justin Edwards | Iván Keller | Máté Varga |
| PG | Brandon Taylor | Alhaji Mohammed | |

### In
#### Players

* Ákos Keller from Szolnoki Olaj KK, Hungarian National Championship
* Bradford Burgess from Falco KC Szombathely, Hungarian National Championship
* Iván Keller from Kecskeméti TE, Hungarian National Championship
* Joel Nshimba from Vasas-Akadémia, Hungarian National Championship
* James Farr from Xavier Musketeers, NCAA
* Justin Edwards from Kansas State Wildcats, NCAA
* Brandon Taylor from Utah Utes, NCAA Division I
* Winston Shepard from Golden State Warriors, NBA (Summer League)
* Alhaji Mohammed from BC Mures, Romanian Basketball League

#### Coaches
### Out
#### Players

* Balázs Simon retired (sports director)
* Kenny Chery to Real Betis Energía Plus, Liga ACB
* Milán Csorvási to Egis Körmend, Hungarian National Championship
* József Czirbus to Jászberényi KSE, Hungarian National Championship
* Anthony Myles to Soproni KC, Hungarian National Championship
* Ryan Pearson to Le Mans Sarthe Basket, LNB Pro A
* Tristan Spurlock to Asociacion Quimsa Santiago del Estero, Liga Nacional de Básquet
* Jerrel Wright to Zalakerámia-ZTE KK, Hungarian National Championship
* Zoltán Supola to PVSK Panthers, Hungarian National Championship
* Bence Fülöp to Kecskeméti TE, Hungarian National Championship
* Bradford Burgess (injured)

## Championship

The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A is the 86th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.

### Regular season

| Round | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | Alba Fehérvár | 65-71 |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | Falco KC Szombathely | 77-72 |
| 3 | MAFC | Alba Fehérvárr | 70-81 |
| 4 | Sopron KC | Alba Fehérvár | 80-73 |
| 5 | Jászberényi KSE | Alba Fehérvár | 67-71 |
| 6 | Alba Fehérvár | Atomerőmű SE | 96-67 |
| 7 | Kaposvári KK | Alba Fehérvár | 72-88 |
| 8 | Alba Fehérvár | Vasas Budapest | 94-86 |
| 9 | Alba Fehérvár | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 85-79 |
| 10 | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | Alba Fehérvár | 84-89 |
| 11 | Alba Fehérvár | Egis Körmend | 84-91 |
| 12 | PVSK Pannonpower | Alba Fehérvár | 70-77 |
| 13 | Alba Fehérvár | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 90-59 |
| 14 | Alba Fehérvár | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 90-81 |
| 15 | Falco KC Szombathely | Alba Fehérvár | 89-61 |
| 16 | Alba Fehérvár | MAFC | 101-75 |
| 17 | Alba Fehérvár | Sopron KC | 69-67 |
| 18 | Alba Fehérvár | Jászberényi KSE | 92-80 |
| 19 | Atomerőmű SE | Alba Fehérvár | 73-83 |
| 20 | Alba Fehérvár | Kaposvári KK | 94-67 |
| 21 | Vasas Budapest | Alba Fehérvár | 59-106 |
| 22 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | Alba Fehérvár | 90-76 |
| 23 | Alba Fehérvár | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | 94-70 |
| 24 | Egis Körmend | Alba Fehérvár | 76-81 |
| 25 | Alba Fehérvár | PVSK Pannonpower | 67-85 |
| 26 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | Alba Fehérvár | 65-88 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alba Fehérvár | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2178 | 1939 | +239 | 47 | 1st – 5th Placement matches |
| 2 | Egis Körmend | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2259 | 1987 | +272 | 44 | 1st – 5th Placement matches |
| 3 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2198 | 2030 | +168 | 43 | 1st – 5th Placement matches |
| 4 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2148 | 2026 | +122 | 43 | 1st – 5th Placement matches |
| 5 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2244 | 2144 | +100 | 43 | 1st – 5th Placement matches |
| 6 | Kaposvári KK | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2072 | 2081 | −9 | 42 | 6th – 10th Placement matches |
| 7 | PVSK-PANNONPOWER | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2088 | 2055 | +33 | 41 | 6th – 10th Placement matches |
| 8 | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2080 | 2044 | +36 | 39 | 6th – 10th Placement matches |
| 9 | Sopron KC | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2028 | 1973 | +55 | 38 | 6th – 10th Placement matches |
| 10 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1951 | 2026 | −75 | 38 | 6th – 10th Placement matches |
| 11 | Atomerőmű SE | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2091 | 2202 | −111 | 35 | 11th – 14th Placement matches |
| 12 | JP Auto - JKSE | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2005 | 2191 | −186 | 33 | 11th – 14th Placement matches |
| 13 | Vasas Budapest | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2027 | 2369 | −342 | 30 | 11th – 14th Placement matches |
| 14 | MAFC | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1916 | 2218 | −302 | 30 | 11th – 14th Placement matches |

### Mid-Season

| Round | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | Falco KC Szombathely | Alba Fehérvár | 69-62 |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 89-90 |
| 3 | Alba Fehérvár | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 82-75 |
| 4 | Egis Körmend | Alba Fehérvár | 96-89 |
| 5 | Alba Fehérvár | Falco KC Szombathely | 93-80 |
| 6 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | Alba Fehérvár | 88-76 |
| 7 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | Alba Fehérvár | 80-78 |
| 8 | Alba Fehérvár | Egis Körmend | 105-96 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alba Fehérvár | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2852 | 2613 | +239 | 58 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2804 | 2674 | +130 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Egis Körmend | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2980 | 2701 | +279 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2952 | 2831 | +121 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2862 | 2730 | +132 | 54 | Playoffs |

### Playoffs

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Alba Fehérvár | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 0 | 1 | Alba Fehérvár | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 3 | 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 2 | | | | 1 | Alba Fehérvár | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 1 |
| 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 1 |
| 7 | Kaposvári KK | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Kaposvári KK | 1 | 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Egis Körmend | 0 |
| 3 | Egis Körmend | 3 | 3 | Egis Körmend | 0 | 3 | Egis Körmend | 0 |
| 6 | PVSK-PANNONPOWER | 1 | | | | 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 2 |
| Round | Game | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | 1 | Alba Fehérvár | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 89-79 |
| 1 | 2 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | Alba Fehérvár | 72-80 |
| 1 | 3 | Alba Fehérvár | KTE-Duna Aszfalt | 98-69 |
| 2 | 1 | Alba Fehérvár | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 80-88 |
| 2 | 2 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | Alba Fehérvár | 86-94 |
| 2 | 3 | Alba Fehérvár | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | 102-70 |
| 2 | 4 | Zalakerámia ZTE KK | Alba Fehérvár | 74-79 |
| 2 | 1 | Alba Fehérvár | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 76-77 |
| 2 | 2 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | Alba Fehérvár | 65-75 |
| 2 | 3 | Alba Fehérvár | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 86-77 |
| 2 | 4 | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | Alba Fehérvár | 82-69 |
| 2 | 5 | Alba Fehérvár | Falco-Vulcano KC Szombathely | 78-71 |

## FIBA Europe Cup

The 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup was the 2nd season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball club competition organised by FIBA Europe. The season began on 18 October 2016, with the regular season, and concluded on April 25, 2017, with the second leg of the Finals.

### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Élan Chalon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 520 | 492 | +28 | 10 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | 6 | 4 | 2 | 518 | 493 | +25 | 10 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 455 | 477 | −22 | 9 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 6 | 1 | 5 | 453 | 484 | −31 | 7 | |
| Round | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | Alba Fehérvár | Basic-Fit Brussels | 86-79 |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | Elan Chalon | 111-91 |
| 3 | Alba Fehérvár | Benfica | 90-71 |
| 4 | Benfica | Alba Fehérvár | 77-74 |
| 5 | Elan Chalon | Alba Fehérvár | 106-77 |
| 6 | Basic-Fit Brussels | Alba Fehérvár | 69-80 |

### Second round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 6 | 4 | 2 | 520 | 461 | +59 | 10 | Advance to play-offs |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 501 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 | U BT Cluj-Napoca | 6 | 2 | 4 | 475 | 491 | −16 | 8 | |
| 4 | JIP Pardubice | 6 | 2 | 4 | 466 | 508 | −42 | 8 | |
| Round | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | Alba Fehérvár | U-BT Cluj Napoca | 92-83 |
| 2 | Alba Fehérvár | BK JIP Pardubice | 84-78 |
| 3 | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Alba Fehérvár | 89-63 |
| 4 | U-BT Cluj Napoca | Alba Fehérvár | 81-86 |
| 5 | BK JIP Pardubice | Alba Fehérvár | 89-97 |
| 6 | Alba Fehérvár | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 78-81 |

## Hungarian Cup

| Quarterfinals February 16 | Quarterfinals February 16 | Quarterfinals February 16 | Semifinals February 17 | Semifinals February 17 | Semifinals February 17 | Final February 18 | Final February 18 | Final February 18 |
| Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | 81 | | | | | | |
| PVSK-PANNONPOWER | PVSK-PANNONPOWER | 74 | | | | | | |
| PVSK-PANNONPOWER | PVSK-PANNONPOWER | 74 | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák | 58 | | | |
| | | | Szolnoki Olaj KK | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 71 | | | |
| Szolnoki Olaj KK (OT) | Szolnoki Olaj KK (OT) | 93 | Szolnoki Olaj KK | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 71 | | | |
| Kaposvári KK | Kaposvári KK | 79 | | | | | | |
| Kaposvári KK | Kaposvári KK | 79 | | | | Szolnoki Olaj KK | Szolnoki Olaj KK | 58 |
| | | | | | | Alba Fehérvár | Alba Fehérvár | 59 |
| ZTE KK | ZTE KK | 73 | | | | | | | Alba Fehérvár | Alba Fehérvár | 59 |
| Alba Fehérvár | Alba Fehérvár | 98 | | | | | | |
| Alba Fehérvár | Alba Fehérvár | 98 | Alba Fehérvár | Alba Fehérvár | 91 | | | |
| | | | Egis Körmend | Egis Körmend | 68 | | | |
| Falco-V. Energia KC Szombathely | Falco-V. Energia KC Szombathely | 66 | Egis Körmend | Egis Körmend | 68 | | | |
| Egis Körmend | Egis Körmend | 83 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Championship

| Num. | Player | Position | Phase | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 5 | Brandon Taylor | PG | Regular Season | 25 | 26.8 | .535 | .426 | .831 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Brandon Taylor | PG | Mid-Season | 8 | 34.7 | .407 | .375 | .944 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Brandon Taylor | PG | Playoffs | 3 | 22 | .500 | .429 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Ákos Keller | C | Regular Season | 26 | 24.5 | .711 | .400 | .588 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 6 | Ákos Keller | C | Mid-Season | 8 | 25.8 | .755 | .400 | .600 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 6 | Ákos Keller | C | Playoffs | 3 | 22 | .642 | .500 | .375 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 7 | Winston Shepard | SF | Regular Season | 26 | 25.8 | .523 | .133 | .615 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Winston Shepard | SF | Mid-Season | 5 | 26.8 | .594 | .214 | .785 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Winston Shepard | SF | Playoffs | 3 | 35.6 | .531 | .000 | .800 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.333 | 14 |
| 10 | Luka Markovic | SF | Regular Season | 21 | 19 | .512 | .354 | .555 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Luka Markovic | SF | Mid-Season | 8 | 26 | .581 | .100 | .714 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.9 |
| 10 | Luka Markovic | SF | Playoffs | 1 | 35.6 | .500 | .000 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Justin Edwards | SG | Regular Season | 23 | 25.9 | .606 | .333 | .703 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| 14 | Justin Edwards | SG | Mid-Season | 3 | 33 | .409 | .500 | .916 | 4 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 14 | Justin Edwards | SG | Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | Péter Lóránt | PF | Regular Season | 24 | 28.3 | .555 | .450 | .909 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| 44 | Péter Lóránt | PF | Mid-Season | 7 | 32.4 | .655 | .411 | .861 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 18.9 |
| 44 | Péter Lóránt | PF | Playoffs | 3 | 31.6 | .586 | .375 | .928 | 8.3 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 18.6 |