# 2017–18 PLK season

The 2017–18 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. The season started on 30 September 2017 and ended 4 June 2018. Anwil Włocławek won its second ever title in club history.

## Teams

Polfarmex Kutno and Siarka Tarnobrzeg were relegated to the I Liga after finishing in the 15th and 16th place in the 2016–17 PLK season. Legia Warsaw promoted to the PLK 15 years later, after winning the I Liga championship.
On July 28, 2017, the PLK announced it expanded the number of teams to 17 by giving a wild card to GTK Gliwice, the runner-up of the I Liga.

### Locations and venues

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 4,200 |
| Asseco Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 5,500 |
| AZS Koszalin | Koszalin | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa | 3,000 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Hala Sportowa Stal | 1,200 |
| Energa Czarni Słupsk | Słupsk | Hala Gryfia | 3,200 |
| GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Centrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź | 400 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | OSiR Bemowo | 1,000 |
| Miasto Szkła Krosno | Krosno | MOSiR Krosno | 1,380 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Centrum Hall | 2,944 |
| PGE Turów Zgorzelec | Zgorzelec | PGE Turów Arena | 3,500 |
| Polpharma Starogard Gdański | Starogard Gdański | Argo-Kociewie | 2,500 |
| Polski Cukier Toruń | Toruń | Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
| Rosa Radom | Radom | ZSE Radom | 1,200 |
| Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 6,080 |
| TBV Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 5,000 |
| Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 15,000 |
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Azoty Arena | 7,403 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2732 | 2366 | +366 | .750 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2586 | 2350 | +236 | .719 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2730 | 2427 | +303 | .719 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2738 | 2505 | +233 | .656 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Rosa Radom | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2659 | 2531 | +128 | .625 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2642 | 2477 | +165 | .625 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | King Szczecin | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2656 | 2583 | +73 | .563 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2722 | 2707 | +15 | .563 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | TBV Start Lublin | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2619 | 2588 | +31 | .531 | |
| 10 | Trefl Sopot | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2568 | 2519 | +49 | .531 | |
| 11 | Asseco Gdynia | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2607 | 2650 | −43 | .531 | |
| 12 | Polpharma Starogard Gdański | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2525 | 2575 | −50 | .469 | |
| 13 | AZS Koszalin | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2506 | 2756 | −250 | .344 | |
| 14 | GTK Gliwice | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2548 | 2756 | −208 | .313 | |
| 15 | Miasto Szkła Krosno | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2481 | 2711 | −230 | .250 | |
| 16 | Legia Warsaw | 32 | 5 | 27 | 2449 | 2823 | −374 | .156 | |
| 17 | Czarni Słupsk (D) | 32 | 5 | 27 | 1463 | 1907 | −444 | .156 | Withdrew |
* ↑ On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.

## Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2-2-1-1-1). The third place series are played in a double-legged format.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec | 0 | 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 3 | 4 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Rosa Radom | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rosa Radom | 1 | | | | 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2 |
| 2 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2 |
| 7 | King Szczecin | 0 | | | |
| 7 | King Szczecin | 0 | 2 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 1 |
| 3 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 3 | 3 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 1 | 4 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 182 |
| 6 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 0 | | | | 3 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 200 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 3–0 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec | 86–76 | 86–72 | 93–72 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 3–0 | King Szczecin | 78–71 | 88–79 | 91–73 |
| Polski Cukier Toruń | 3–0 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 83–72 | 73–63 | 84–69 |
| Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 3–1 | Rosa Radom | 104–97 | 86–94 | 71–60 | 93–83 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 3–2 | Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 98–84 | 74–90 | 104–107 | 88–87 | 85–83 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 3–1 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 82–76 | 82–71 | 78–84 | 92–78 |

### Third-place game

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | 182–200 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 95–117 | 87–83 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 4–2 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 62–61 | 77–83 | 82–80 | 67–69 | 84–80 | 73–65 | 0 |

## Awards
### PLK Most Valuable Player

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Ivan Almeida | Anwil Włocławek | |

### PLK Finals MVP

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Kamil Łączyński | Anwil Włocławek | |

### All-PLK Team

| Player | Team |
| Ivan Almeida | Anwil Włocławek |
| Aaron Cel | Polski Cukier Torun |
| Michał Sokołowski | Rosa Radom |
| Vladimir Dragičević | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| Aaron Johnson | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |

## In European competitions

| Club | Competition | Result |
| Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | Champions League | Round of 16 |
| Rosa Radom | Champions League | Regular season |
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | FIBA Europe Cup | Second qualifying round |