# 2016–17 Greek A2 Basket League

The 2016–17 Greek A2 Basket League was the 31st season of the Greek A2 Basket League, the second-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. It was the competition's second season with the participation of 16 teams. Playoff and play out games were held, for a second consecutive season. Panionios were crowned the league champions and were promoted to the 2017–18 Greek Basket League, along with playoff winners Faros Keratsiniou.

## Teams

| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| AEL | Larissa | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | 4,000 |
| Aiolos Astakos | Astakos | Astakos Municipal Sports Center | 500 |
| Amyntas | Dafni-Ymittos, Dafni, Athens | Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall | 600 |
| Arkadikos | Tripoli | Tripoli Indoor Hall | 1,000 |
| Doukas | Marousi, Athens | Dais Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | Piraeus, Athens | Panagiotis Salpeas Hall | 1,000 |
| Faros Keratsiniou | Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens | Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall | 1,000 |
| Gymnastikos S. Larissas | Larissa | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | 4,000 |
| Holargos | Cholargos, Athens | Antonis Tritsis Indoor Hall | 1,665 |
| Iraklio | Heraklion | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena | 5,222 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Ivanofeio Sports Arena | 2,500 |
| Kavala | Kavala | Kalamitsa Indoor Hall | 1,650 |
| Machites Doxas Pefkon | Pefka, Thessaloniki | DAK Pefkon | 350 |
| Pagrati | Pangrati, Athens | METS Indoor Hall | 1,200 |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens | Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall | 1,832 |
| Psychiko | Psychiko, Athens | Psychiko Indoor Hall | 300 |

## Standings

| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification or Relegation |
| 1. | Panionios | 56 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2333 | 1970 | +363 | Promoted to Greek Basket League |
| 2. | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 56 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2324 | 2098 | +226 | Playoff |
| 3. | Doukas | 55 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2435 | 2114 | +321 | Playoff |
| 4. | Faros | 54 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2731 | 2229 | +502 | Playoff |
| 5. | Aiolos Astakos | 49 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2290 | 2100 | +190 | Playoff |
| 6. | Holargos | 47 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2336 | 2168 | +168 | |
| 7. | Ethnikos Piraeus | 46 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2330 | 2307 | +23 | |
| 8. | Amyntas | 45 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2119 | 2119 | 0 | |
| 9. | Psychiko | 44 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2213 | 2195 | 18 | |
| 10. | AEL | 42 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2203 | 2279 | -76 | |
| 11. | Arkadikos | 42 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2187 | 2248 | -61 | Play Out |
| 12. | Machites Doxas Pefkon | 40 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2152 | 2268 | -116 | Play Out |
| 13. | Kavala | 40 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2053 | 2199 | -146 | Play Out |
| 14. | Iraklio | 37 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2023 | 2371 | -348 | Play Out |
| 15. | Gymnastikos S. Larissas | 35 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2067 | 2466 | -399 | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |
| 16. | Pagrati | 32 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2078 | 2743 | -665 | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |

## Postseason
### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Aiolos Astakos | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Aiolos Astakos | 1 | 2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 0 |
| | | | 4 | Faros | 2 |
| 3 | Doukas | 0 | 4 | Faros | 2 |
| 4 | Faros | 2 | | | |

### Play Out

* Arkadikos – Iraklio 2–0
* Machites Doxas Pefkon – Kavala 2–1

## Final league standings

| Position | Team | Qualification or Relegation |
| 1. | Panionios | Promotion to Greek Basket League |
| 2. | Faros Keratsiniou *The team merged with G.S. Larissas | Promotion to Greek Basket League |
| 3. | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 4. | Doukas |
| 5. | Aiolos |
| 6. | Holargos |
| 7. | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 8. | Amyntas |
| 9. | Psychiko |
| 10. | AEL |
| 11. | Arkadikos |
| 12. | Machites Doxas Pefkon |
| 13. | Kavala | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |
| 14. | Iraklio | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |
| 15. | Gymnastikos S. Larissas *The team merged with Faros | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |
| 16. | Pagrati | Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) |