# 2016–17 English Basketball League season

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 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Derby Trailblazers | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2076 | 1953 | +123 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Loughborough University | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1943 | 1855 | +88 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Solent Kestrels | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2052 | 1982 | +70 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Bradford Dragons | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2346 | 2307 | +39 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Hemel Storm | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2223 | 2192 | +31 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 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 | Relegation to NBL2 |

### 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 |
* 2 April 2017
| Derby Trailblazers | 61–78 | Loughborough University |

#### Semi-finals

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

#### Final

* 23 April 2017 15:30 GMT
| Manchester Magic | 73–53 | Loughborough University |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

## 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 | Promotion to NBL1 |
| 3 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1969 | 1702 | +267 | 36 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Ipswich | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1870 | 1698 | +172 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | London Westside | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1548 | 1563 | −15 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Nottingham Hoods | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1517 | 1497 | +20 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Tees Valley Mohawks | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1723 | 1845 | −122 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Derbyshire Arrows | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1585 | 1697 | −112 | 16 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 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 | Relegation to NBL3 |

## NBL3

| 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 |
| 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
| University of Chester | 77–81 | Solent Kestrels II |
* 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 |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

## NBL4

| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester