2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season

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2016–17 WBBL season
LeagueWomen's British Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
WBBL seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is the 3rd season of the Women's British Basketball League. The league consists of 10 teams from across the United Kingdom.

Teams[]

The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:

Team City 2015-16 Finish
London 4th
Caledonia Pride Edinburgh New team
Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff 7th
Leicester Riders Leicester 6th
Manchester Mystics Manchester 9th
Nottingham Wildcats Nottingham 1st
Oaklands Wolves St Albans New team
Sevenoaks Suns Sevenoaks 5th
Sheffield Hatters Sheffield 3rd
Team Northumbria Newcastle 2nd

Format[]

WBBL Championship
Each team plays each other once home and once away for a total of 18 games.

WBBL Cup
The two new entrants to the league, Caledonia Pride and Oaklands Wolves were joined in the first round by the two lowest ranked finishers from the 2015-16 season, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers. From there, a straight knockout competition was played. The 2016-17 Cup final was won by the Manchester Mystics, who defeated the Nottingham Wildcats 71-60. The final was played at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

WBBL Trophy
The ten teams are split into two geographical groups, North and South. Each team plays each other once home or away for a total of 4 games. The top 2 teams in each group progress to the semi finals, where they play for the two final spots. The 2016-17 Trophy final was won by Sevenoaks Suns, who defeated the Leicester Riders 82-67. The final was played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

Regular Season Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Nottingham Wildcats 18 14 4 1360 1114 +246 League Champions
and qualification to playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 18 13 5 1319 1115 +204 Qualification to playoffs
3 Sevenoaks Suns 18 12 6 1281 1098 +183
4 Manchester Mystics 18 12 6 1356 1208 +148
5 Sheffield Hatters 18 11 7 1418 1267 +151
6 Team Northumbria 18 10 8 1248 1148 +100
7 18 8 10 1112 1131 −19
8 Cardiff Met Archers 18 5 13 1033 1461 −428
9 Caledonia Pride 18 5 13 1056 1304 −248
10 Oaklands Wolves 18 0 18 1060 1397 −337
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2017. Source: http://basketballscotland.co.uk/league/108959/

Playoffs[]

Quarter Finals[]

29 April 2017
Manchester Mystics vs. Sheffield Hatters
30 April 2017
Leicester Riders vs.

References[]

Preceded by
WBBL seasons
2016–17
Succeeded by
2017–18 season
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