# 2016–17 BIBL season

The 2016–17 BIBL, is the ninth edition of Balkan International Basketball League. It started on 10 October 2016.
Twelve teams joined the competition and were divided into two groups of six teams. Top four from each group will qualify for the second stage, where they will be divided into two groups of 4 teams. Winners of both group will qualify to the semifinals, while the runners-up and third-placed teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.

## First stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BER | KUM | KOZ | TEO | BAS | PRI |
| 1 | Beroe | 10 | 7 | 3 | 832 | 785 | +47 | 17 | Second stage | — | 91–70 | 91–85 | 94–72 | 72–63 | 86–71 |
| 2 | Kumanovo | 10 | 6 | 4 | 792 | 794 | −2 | 16 | Second stage | 82–72 | — | 84–76 | 78–75 | 95–96 | 86–68 |
| 3 | Kožuv | 10 | 5 | 5 | 801 | 755 | +46 | 15 | Second stage | 80–86 | 89–71 | — | 81–76 | 80–63 | 73–65 |
| 4 | Teodo Tivat | 10 | 5 | 5 | 812 | 801 | +11 | 15 | Second stage | 93–80 | 65–73 | 85–79 | — | 86–74 | 88–68 |
| 5 | Bashkimi | 10 | 4 | 6 | 773 | 791 | −18 | 14 | | 83–66 | 83–86 | 69–66 | 76–79 | — | 85–74 |
| 6 | Sigal Prishtina | 10 | 3 | 7 | 761 | 845 | −84 | 13 | | 86–94 | 79–67 | 65–92 | 98–93 | 87–81 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEJ | FEN | SUT | KAR | TRE | TIR |
| 1 | Peja | 10 | 7 | 3 | 766 | 673 | +93 | 17 | Second stage | — | 82–73 | 76–74 | 90–64 | 80–75 | 96–72 |
| 2 | Feni Industries | 10 | 6 | 4 | 749 | 697 | +52 | 16 | Second stage | 90–88 | — | 80–55 | 85–70 | 72–54 | 98–57 |
| 3 | Sutjeska | 10 | 5 | 5 | 761 | 726 | +35 | 15 | Second stage | 67–86 | 79–71 | — | 85–81 | 78–80 | 77–61 |
| 4 | Karpoš Sokoli | 10 | 5 | 5 | 779 | 800 | −21 | 15 | Second stage | 82–75 | 79–63 | 60–94 | — | 85–69 | 78–74 |
| 5 | Trepça | 10 | 4 | 6 | 639 | 685 | −46 | 14 | | 0–20 | 70–45 | 75–73 | 82–80 | — | 68–74 |
| 6 | Tirana | 10 | 3 | 7 | 694 | 807 | −113 | 13 | | 76–73 | 63–72 | 56–79 | 83–100 | 78–66 | — |
* ↑ Trepça lost the game on forfeit after the game was abandoned in the third period due to riots from the home fans, which injured one of the referees and one of Peja's players.

## Second stage

In italics, results carried from the first stage.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BER | KOZ | FEN | SUT |
| 1 | Beroe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 508 | 461 | +47 | 11 | Semifinals | — | 91−85 | 66–68 | 104–76 |
| 2 | Kožuv | 6 | 3 | 3 | 494 | 468 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 80–86 | — | 89–73 | 94–65 |
| 3 | Feni Industries | 6 | 2 | 4 | 445 | 444 | +1 | 8 | Quarterfinals | 84–85 | 69–70 | — | 80−55 |
| 4 | Sutjeska | 6 | 2 | 4 | 427 | 501 | −74 | 8 | | 68–76 | 84–76 | 79−71 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KUM | TEO | PEJ | KAR |
| 1 | Kumanovo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 425 | 402 | +23 | 11 | Semifinals | — | 78–75 | 80–76 | 20–0 |
| 2 | Teodo Tivat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 432 | 391 | +41 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 65−73 | — | 104–84 | 98–81 |
| 3 | Peja | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 468 | +17 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 85–68 | 75–70 | — | 90−64 |
| 4 | Karpoš Sokoli | 6 | 1 | 5 | 328 | 409 | −81 | 7 | | 101–106 | 0–20 | 82−75 | — |
* ↑ Karpoš Sokoli were excluded by the tournament management, as the club failed to maintain its financial commitment for tournament participation.
* ↑ Teodo Tivat won the game on forfeit after the game was abandoned in the third period, as the Karpoš Sokoli coach Dragan Nikolić ordered his players to leave the court without any reason.

## Quarterfinals

* 7 March 2017 19:00
* Report
| Feni Industries | 100–97 | Teodo |
| Scoring by quarter: 21−17, 32−26, 19−22, 28−32 |||
| Pts: Češković 39 Rebs: Sharabidze 7 Asts: Češković, Petrovski 5 | | Pts: Popović 25 Rebs: Popović 8 Asts: Stanojević 11 |
* Jasmin Sports Hall, Kavadarci Referees: Vladimir Tsekov Iskren Manolov Ervin Koçi
* 14 March 2017 18:30
* Report
| Teodo | Feni Industries |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−11, 13−18, 24−20, 24−19 |||
| Pts: Stanojević 19 Rebs: Šajin 9 Asts: Stanojević 7 | Pts: Petrovski, Sharabidze 14 Rebs: Đekić 10 Asts: Petrovski 9 |
| Teodo won 178−168 on aggregate |||
* Dvorana Župa Tivat, Tivat Referees: Ademir Zurapović Dragan Kralj Mila Čavara
* 8 March 2017 19:00
* Report
| Peja | 83–66 | Kožuv |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−12, 16−16, 26−20, 21−18 |||
| Pts: Abramovič 20 Rebs: Rundles 6 Asts: Rundles 7 | | Pts: McNeail 27 Rebs: Mijović 8 Asts: McNeail 5 |
* Karagaç Sports Hall, Pejë Referees: Ognjen Jokić Vladan Šundić Milosav Kaluđerović
* 15 March 2017 19:00
* Report
| Kožuv | Peja |
| Scoring by quarter: 28−13, 15−23, 19−18, 15−13 |||
| Pts: Krstevski 20 Rebs: Đurasović 10 Asts: McNeail 5 | Pts: Billie 22 Rebs: Veseli 10 Asts: Abramovič, Rundles 2 |
| Peja won 150−143 on aggregate |||
* Sportska sala 26 April, Gevgelija Referees: Ventsislav Velikov Georgios Poursanidis Martin Horozov

## Semifinals

* 21 March 2017 18:30
* Report
| Teodo | 69–78 | Beroe |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−14, 14−26, 16−22, 19−16 |||
| Pts: Popović 20 Rebs: Marojević 9 Asts: Stanojević 9 | | Pts: Raley-Ross 27 Rebs: Raley-Ross, Tesija 5 Asts: Raley-Ross 7 |
* Dvorana Župa Tivat, Tivat Referees: Haris Bijedić Ivan Miličević Ernad Karović
* 28 March 2017 18:30
* Report
| Beroe | Teodo |
| Scoring by quarter: 21−10, 19−15, 33−19, 19−12 |||
| Pts: Gudul 23 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Raley-Ross, Gibson 5 | Pts: Popović 26 Rebs: Popović 10 Asts: Stanojević 4 |
| Beroe won 170−125 on aggregate |||
* Obshtinska zala, Stara Zagora Referees: Marius Ciulin Florin Grigoraș Laszlo Bukuresti
* 22 March 2017 19:00
* Report
| Peja | 83–79 | Kumanovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−14, 18−18, 19−22, 26−25 |||
| Pts: Abramovič 22 Rebs: Veseli 12 Asts: Miljanić 7 | | Pts: Brown 33 Rebs: Janevski 12 Asts: Karadžovski 6 |
* Karagaç Sports Hall, Pejë Referees: Radomir Vojinović Zdravko Rutešić Ognjen Jokić
* 29 March 2017 19:00
* Report
| Kumanovo | Peja |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−25, 19−19, 24−21, 25−15 |||
| Pts: Janevski 21 Rebs: Karadžovski 9 Asts: Karadžovski 5 | Pts: Miljanić 21 Rebs: Veseli 7 Asts: Veseli, Ahmetbašić 5 |
| Kumanovo won 165−163 on aggregate |||
* Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo Referees: Miroslav Tomov Vladimir Tsekov Martin Horozov

## Finals

* 11 April 2017 18:30
* Report
| Beroe | 84–55 | Kumanovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−12, 26−13, 16−15, 22−15 |||
| Pts: Gibson 25 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Raley-Ross 9 | | Pts: Karadžovski 14 Rebs: Janevski 7 Asts: Karadžovski 3 |
* Obshtinska zala, Stara Zagora Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Haris Bijedić Georgios Poursanidis Ivan Miličević
* 18 April 2017 19:00
* Report
| Kumanovo | Beroe |
| Scoring by quarter: 9−22, 17−20, 30−11, 17−24 |||
| Pts: Janevski 15 Rebs: R. Peković 9 Asts: four players 3 | Pts: Raley-Ross 17 Rebs: Tešija 7 Asts: Raley-Ross 5 |
| Beroe won 161−128 on aggregate |||
* Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ademir Zurapović Ognjen Jokić Milosav Kaluđerović
* 2016–17 Balkan League Champions
* Beroe Stara Zagora 1st Title