# 2017–18 Korisliiga season

The 2017–18 Korisliiga season was the 78th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. The season started on 28 September 2017 and ended on 18 May 2018. Kataja Basket were the defending champions, but Kauhajoki Karhu achieved their first title ever.

## Format

The eleven teams will play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams will join the playoffs.

## Teams

Espoo United promoted from First Division and no team was relegated.
| Team | City | Arena |
| Espoo United | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena |
| Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
| Kataja | Joensuu | Joensuu Areena |
| Kauhajoki Karhu | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu |
| Kobrat | Lapua | Lapuan Urheilutalo |
| Korihait | Uusikaupunki | Pohitullin Sports Hall |
| Kouvot | Kouvola | Mansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli |
| KTP | Kotka | Steveco-Areena |
| Nokia | Nokia | Nokian Palloiluhalli |
| Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
| Salon Vilpas | Vilpas | Salohalli |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vilpas Vikings | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3794 | 3137 | +657 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3561 | 3305 | +256 | 56 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Nokia | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3511 | 3396 | +115 | 48 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3489 | 3293 | +196 | 48 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 5 | Kouvot | 40 | 23 | 17 | 3444 | 3345 | +99 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 6 | Kataja | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3446 | 3378 | +68 | 44 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 7 | Pyrintö | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3503 | 3355 | +148 | 44 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 8 | KTP | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3347 | 3459 | −112 | 32 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 9 | Espoo United | 40 | 15 | 25 | 3480 | 3635 | −155 | 30 | |
| 10 | Korihait | 40 | 7 | 33 | 3292 | 4025 | −733 | 14 | |
| 11 | Kobrat | 40 | 7 | 33 | 3266 | 3805 | −539 | 14 | Relegation to First Division A |

## Playoffs

The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Salon Vilpas | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | KTP | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | KTP | 1 | | | 1 | Salon Vilpas | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 3 | | | 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Kouvot | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kouvot | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Salon Vilpas | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Salon Vilpas | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 4 |
| 2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 4 |
| 7 | Pyrintö | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pyrintö | 0 | | | 2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Nokia | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Nokia | 3 | | | 3 | Nokia | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Kataja | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Salon Vilpas | 3–1 | KTP | 83–87 | 95–64 | 77–69 | 88–55 | 0 |
| Kauhajoki Karhu | 3–0 | Pyrintö | 84–74 | 100–88 | 108–75 | 0 | 0 |
| Nokia | 3–0 | Kataja | 95–78 | 103–82 | 92–80 | 0 | 0 |
| Helsinki Seagulls | 3–1 | Kouvot | 88–90 | 76–72 | 82–73 | 83–74 | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Salon Vilpas | 4–0 | Helsinki Seagulls | 78–71 | 86–77 | 79–71 | 86–69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kauhajoki Karhu | 4–1 | Nokia | 92–78 | 84–89 | 78–72 | 105–102 | 84–82 | 0 | 0 |

### Third place game

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Nokia | 97–104 | Helsinki Seagulls |

### Final

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Salon Vilpas | 2–4 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 86–75 | 79–85 | 79–83 | 75–93 | 86–79 | 96–99 |

## Clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
| Kataja | Champions League | Third qualifying round | |
| Kataja | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | |