# 2016–17 Basketligaen

The 2016–17 Basketligaen was the 42nd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on September 30, 2016 and ended on May 8, 2017. Bakken Bears won its 15th title after defeating Horsens IC 4–1 in the Finals.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Bakken Bears | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
| SISU | Gentofte | Kildeskovshallen |
| Svendborg Rabbits | Svendborg | Svendborg Idrætscenter |
| Team FOG Næstved | Næstved | Næstved Hallen |
| Randers Cimbria | Randers | Arena Randers |
| Hørsholm 79ers | Hørsholm | Fire Arena |
| Stevnsgade SuperMen | Copenhagen | Nørrebrohallen |
| Horsens IC | Horsens | Forum Horsens |

## Competition format

The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice home and twice away for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bakken Bears | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2683 | 2179 | 1.231 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Horsens | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2543 | 2219 | 1.146 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Hørsholm 79ers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2133 | 2156 | 0.989 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Team FOG Næstved | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2300 | 2233 | 1.030 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Svendborg Rabbits | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2173 | 2206 | 0.985 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | SISU | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2279 | 2347 | 0.971 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Randers Cimbria | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2311 | 2542 | 0.909 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2004 | 2544 | 0.788 | 4 | Qualification to playoffs |

## Playoffs

Playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 117 | 118 | 114 | | | | | | | | |
| 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 60 | 72 | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 8Stevnsgade SuperMen | 60 | 72 | 65 | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 95 | 85 | 93 |
| | | | | | | | | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 79 | 70 | 85 |
| 4Team FOG Næstved | 4Team FOG Næstved | 4Team FOG Næstved | 4Team FOG Næstved | 4Team FOG Næstved | 67 | 80 | 91 | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 79 | 70 | 85 |
| 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 72 | 85 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 5Svendborg Rabbits | 72 | 85 | 97 | | | | | | | | | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 1Bakken Bears | 90 | 94 | 91 | 93 | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 106 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 73 |
| 2Horsens | 2Horsens | 2Horsens | 2Horsens | 2Horsens | 112 | 105 | 88 | | | | | | | | | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 106 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 73 |
| 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 80 | 82 | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 7Randers Cimbria | 80 | 82 | 87 | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 2Horsens IC | 85 | 66 | 74 | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6SISU | 6SISU | 6SISU | 6SISU | 93 | 63 | 61 | 77 |
| 3Hørsholm 79ers | 3Hørsholm 79ers | 3Hørsholm 79ers | 59 | 75 | 74 | 84 | 57 | 6SISU | 6SISU | 6SISU | 6SISU | 93 | 63 | 61 | 77 |
| 6SISU | 6SISU | 6SISU | 68 | 97 | 73 | 82 | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game |
| 5Svendborg Rabbits | 87 |
| 6SISU | 72 |

## Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Team FOG Næstved | 18,693 | 2,017 | 501 | 1,168 | −1.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Horsens IC | 17,839 | 1,567 | 717 | 991 | −30.7%$^1$ |
| 3 | Svendborg Rabbits | 17,841 | 1,500 | 600 | 1,049 | +11.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Hørsholm 79ers | 10,420 | 1,250 | 300 | 613 | −1.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Bakken Bears | 22,929 | 1,941 | 461 | 1,092 | −20.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 5,220 | 475 | 175 | 348 | −13.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Randers Cimbria | 2,520 | 327 | 100 | 168 | +1.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | SISU | 7,390 | 1,200 | 150 | 411 | +79.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 102,852 | 2,017 | 0 | 751 | +1.3%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2017 Source: Basketligaen Notes: 1: Not included the final games at Forum Horsens.