2016–17 English Basketball League season

The 2016–17 season was the 45th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Northumbria University won their 1st league title.

2016–17 NBL season
League	English Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	96
Regular-season

NBL1

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Team Northumbria (C)	26	23	3	2161	1869	+292	46	League Champions
2	Manchester Magic	26	21	5	2056	1755	+301	42	Qualification to playoffs
3	Reading Rockets	26	20	6	2335	2021	+314	40
4	Derby Trailblazers	26	16	10	2076	1953	+123	32
5	Loughborough University	26	15	11	1943	1855	+88	30
6	Solent Kestrels	26	15	11	2052	1982	+70	30
7	Bradford Dragons	26	14	12	2346	2307	+39	28
8	Hemel Storm	26	13	13	2223	2192	+31	26
9	Leicester Warriors	26	11	15	1985	2032	−47	22
10	London Lituanica	26	11	15	1899	2111	−212	22
11	Lancashire Spinners	26	7	19	1922	2118	−196	14
12	Worthing Thunder	26	7	19	2020	2214	−194	14
13	Essex Leopards (R)	26	6	20	1948	2092	−144	12	Relegation to NBL2
14	Westminster Warriors (R)	26	2	24	1791	2256	−465	4

Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

1 April 2017

Manchester Magic

87–62

Bradford Dragons

2 April 2017

Team Northumbria

94–75

Hemel Storm

2 April 2017

Reading Rockets

71–87

Solent Kestrels

2 April 2017

Derby Trailblazers

61–78

Loughborough University

Semi-finals

8 April 2017

Manchester Magic

89–73

Solent Kestrels

9 April 2017

Team Northumbria

57–75

Loughborough University

Final

23 April 2017 15:30 GMT

Manchester Magic

73–53

Loughborough University

National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

NBL2

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kent Crusaders (C, P)	22	19	3	1752	1388	+364	38	Promotion to NBL1
2	Newcastle University (P)	22	19	3	1586	1371	+215	38
3	Thames Valley Cavaliers	22	18	4	1969	1702	+267	36	Qualification to playoffs
4	Ipswich	22	12	10	1870	1698	+172	24
5	London Westside	22	11	11	1548	1563	−15	22
6	Nottingham Hoods	22	10	12	1517	1497	+20	20
7	Tees Valley Mohawks	22	9	13	1723	1845	−122	18
8	Derbyshire Arrows	22	8	14	1585	1697	−112	16
9	London Greenhouse Pioneers	22	8	14	1078	1248	−170	16
10	Liverpool	22	7	15	1546	1770	−224	14
11	Doncaster Danum Eagles (R)	22	6	16	1520	1740	−220	12	Relegation to NBL3
12	Newham Neptunes (R)	22	5	17	1654	1847	−193	10

Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

NBL3

North Division Pos Team Pld W L % Pts 1 Birmingham Elite 20 17 3 0.850 34 2 University of Chester 20 16 4 0.800 32 3 Charnwood College 20 16 4 0.800 32 4 Stoke-on-Trent Knights 20 14 6 0.700 28 5 Birmingham Mets 20 11 9 0.550 22 6 Myerscough College Spinners 20 9 11 0.450 18 7 Worcester Wolves II 20 9 11 0.450 18 8 Sheffield Hallam Sharks 20 8 12 0.400 16 9 Coventry Tornadoes 20 7 13 0.350 14 10 Mansfield Giants 20 2 18 0.100 4 11 Sefton Stars 20 0 20 0.000 0

South Division Pos Team Pld W L % Pts 1 Middlesex LTBC 18 15 3 0.833 30 2 Sussex Bears 18 13 5 0.722 26 3 Solent Kestrels II 18 12 6 0.667 24 4 Brunel University 18 11 7 0.611 22 5 Cardiff Met Archers 18 10 8 0.556 20 6 Southwark Pride 18 9 9 0.500 18 7 Greenwich Titans 18 8 10 0.444 16 8 Northants Thunder 18 5 13 0.278 10 9 Oxford Brookes University 18 5 13 0.278 10 10 Thames Valley Cavaliers II 18 1 17 0.056 2

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

1 April 2017

Team Birmingham Elite

81–67

Brunel University

1 April 2017

University of Chester

77–81

Solent Kestrels II

1 April 2017

Sussex Bears

95–64

Charnwood College

2 April 2017

Middlesex LTBC

87–71

Stoke-on-Trent Knights

Semi-finals

8 April 2017

Team Birmingham Elite

79–71

Sussex Bears

9 April 2017

Middlesex LTBC

90–83

Solent Kestrels II

Final

22 April 2017 16:30 GMT

Team Birmingham Elite

62–63

Middlesex LTBC

National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

NBL4

North Team Pld W L 1. Manchester Giants II 18 17 1 2. Sunderland University 18 14 4 3. Leeds Force Academy 18 12 6 4. Tameside 18 12 6 5. Calderdale Explorers 18 11 7 6. Kingston Panthers 18 7 11 7. Kendal Warriors 18 6 12 8. Barrow Thorns 18 4 14 9. Stockport Falcons 18 4 14 10. Sefton Stars II 18 3 15

Midlands Team Pld W L 1. Northants Taurus 18 16 2 2. Wolverhampton Univ. 18 16 2 3. Shropshire Warriors 18 13 5 4. Warwickshire Hawks 18 10 8 5. City of Birmingham 18 10 8 6. Nottingham Hoods II 18 7 11 7. Kings Lynn Fury 18 6 12 5. Derby Trailblazers II 18 6 12 9. Sheffield Sabres 18 4 14 10. Birmingham Mets II 18 2 16

South East Team Pld W L 1. Essex Blades 18 14 4 2. Middlesex Saxons 18 13 5 3. Barking Abbey 18 12 6 4. London Thunder 18 12 6 5. Chelmsford Lions 18 11 7 6. Kent Crusaders II 18 11 7 7. Folkestone Saints 18 8 10 8. Oaklands Wolves 18 5 13 9. Cambridge Cats 18 4 14 10. Anglia Ruskin Univ. 18 0 18

South West Team Pld W L 1. Swindon Shock 16 12 4 2. Cardiff City 16 12 4 3. RCT Gladiators 16 11 5 4. Bristol Storm 16 8 8 5. Woking Blackhawks 16 7 9 6. Reading Rockets II 16 7 9 7. Oxford Stealers 16 5 11 8. Southampton Univ. 16 5 11 9. Plymouth Rebels 16 4 12

First round

Manchester Giants II

88–55

Bristol Storm

Northants Tauras

87–81

Warwickshire Hawks

Swindon Shock

61–55

Barking Abbey Crusaders

Sunderland University

C–W

Leeds Force Academy

Cardiff City

59–52

Shropshire Warriors

Middlesex Saxons

116–78

RCT Gladiators

Essex Blades

85–69

Tameside

Wolverhampton University

78–65

London Thunder

Quarter-finals

1 April 2017

Northants Tauras

103–85

Cardiff City

1 April 2017

Essex Blades

77–89

Leeds Force Academy

1 April 2017

Swindon Shock

76–75

Wolverhampton University

1 April 2017

Manchester Giants II

W–C

Middlesex Saxons

Semi-finals

8 April 2017

Northants Tauras

102–92

Leeds Force Academy

9 April 2017

Manchester Giants II

72–79

Swindon Shock

Final

22 April 2017 12:00 GMT

Swindon Shock

91–96

Northants Tauras

National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

References