# 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto season

The 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) season was the 44th season of the highest basketball division in Venezuela. Guaros de Lara won its first title after defeating Marinos in the Finals.

## Teams
### Venues and locations

| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Cocodrilos de Caracas | Caracas | Gimnasio José Beracasa | 6,100 |
| Gaiteros del Zulia | Maracaibo | Gimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte | 4,500 |
| Guaros de Lara | Barquisimeto | Domo Bolivariano | 10,000 |
| Toros de Aragua | Maracay | Gimnasio Rafael Romero Bolívar | 4,200 |
| Trotamundos | Valencia | Forum de Valencia | 10,000 |
| Bucaneros de La Guaira | La Guaira | Domo José María Vargas | 8,000 |
| Gigantes de Guayana | Ciudad Guayana | Gimnasio Hermanas González | 2,500 |
| Guaiqueríes de Margarita | La Asunción | Gimnasio Ciudad de La Asunción | 8,500 |
| Marinos | Puerto La Cruz | Gimnasio Luis Ramos | 6,000 |
| Panteras de Miranda | Caracas | Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo | 3,500 |

## Regular season
### Western Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cocodrilos Caracas | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2863 | 2750 | +113 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Guaros de Lara | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3229 | 3012 | +217 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 3 | Trotamundos | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2926 | 2825 | +101 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 4 | Toros de Aragua | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2974 | 3178 | −204 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 5 | Gaiteros del Zulia | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2661 | 3013 | −352 | |

### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2718 | 2685 | +33 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Marinos | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3132 | 3021 | +111 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 3 | Bucaneros La Guaira | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2842 | 2779 | +63 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 4 | Gigantes de Guayana | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2974 | 3178 | −204 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 5 | Panteras de Miranda | 36 | 13 | 23 | 3019 | 3040 | −21 | |

## Play-offs

All rounds were played in a best-of-seven playoff format. The higher seeded team played game one, two, six and seven (if needed) at home.
| Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 Cocodrilos Caracas | 4 | | |
| 4 Toros de Aragua | 3 | | |
| 4 Toros de Aragua | 3 | 1 Cocodrilos Caracas | 0 |
| | | 2 Guaros de Lara | 4 |
| 2 Guaros de Lara | 4 | 2 Guaros de Lara | 4 |
| 3 Trotamundos | 1 | | | | |
| 3 Trotamundos | 1 | | | Guaros de Lara | 4 |
| | | | | Marinos | 2 |
| 1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 4 | | | Marinos | 2 |
| 4 Gigantes de Guayana | 2 | | | | |
| 4 Gigantes de Guayana | 2 | 1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 1 | | |
| | | 2 Marinos | 4 |
| 2 Marinos | 4 | 2 Marinos | 4 |
| 3 Bucaneros La Guaira | 2 | | |

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

| Winner | Team | Ref |
| Carlos Powell | Trotamundos | |

### Grand Final MVP

| Winner | Team | Ref |
| Nate Robinson | Guaros de Lara | |

## Attendances

| # | Basketball club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Guaros de Lara | 2,285 |
| 2 | Trotamundos | 1,586 |
| 3 | Los Guaiqueríes | 998 |
| 4 | Bucaneros de La Guaira | 872 |
| 5 | Marinos BBC | 689 |
| 6 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 593 |
| 7 | Gaiteros del Zulia | 348 |
| 8 | Toros de Aragua | 241 |
| 9 | Panteras de Miranda | 195 |
| 10 | Gigantes de Guayana | 146 |