2017–18 Basketligaen

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2017–18 Basketligaen
Season2017–18
Teams8
Dates20 September 2017 – 7 May 2018
Final positions
Top seedHorsens
ChampionsBakken Bears
16th title
Runners-upHorsens IC
Third placeRanders Cimbria
Fourth placeTeam FOG Næstved
Awards
MVPDenmark Kevin Larsen
Finals MVPUnited States Jeffrey Crockett
Statistical leaders
Points United States Matt Bonds 22.4
Rebounds United States Durell Vinson 12.8
Assists Denmark Ferederik Nielsen 6.0

The 2017–18 Basketligaen was the 43rd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 20 September 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Bakken Bears was the defending champion, and won the championship again after beating Horsens IC in the play-off finals.

Competition format[]

In the regular season, teams played against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight teams advanced to the playoffs.

Teams[]

Location of teams in 2017–18 Basketligaen

Wolfpack returned to the Basketligan after a two-year absence. They replaced SISU, which was the last qualified in the previous season and therefore relegated.

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

Regular season[]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Horsens 21 19 2 1910 1601 +309 38 Qualification to playoffs
2 Bakken Bears 21 17 4 1985 1709 +276 34
3 Team FOG Næstved 21 13 8 1814 1699 +115 26
4 Hørsholm 79ers 21 12 9 1881 1734 +147 24
5 Randers Cimbria 21 9 12 1924 1843 +81 18
6 Svendborg Rabbits 21 8 13 1723 1839 −116 16
7 Wolfpack 21 4 17 1548 1966 −418 8
8 Stevnsgade SuperMen 21 2 19 1620 2014 −394 4
Source: Basketligaen
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.

Playoffs[]

The 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.[1] The playoffs began on 13 March and ended 7 May 2018.[2]

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
1
Horsens		3
 
 
 
8
Stevnsgade SuperMen		0
 
1
Horsens		3
 
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		2
 
4
Hørsholm 79ers		1
 
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		3
 
1
Horsens		0
 
 
 
2
Bakken Bears		4
 
2
Bakken Bears		3
 
 
 
7
Wolfpack		0
 
2
Bakken Bears		3
 
 
 
3
Team FOG Næstved 		2 Third place game
 
3
Team FOG Næstved		3
 
 
 
6
Svendborg Rabbits		0
 
3
Team FOG Næstved 		99
 
 
5
Randers Cimbria		100
 

Quarterfinals[]

The quarter-finals began on 18 March and ended 29 March 2018.[2]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Horsens 3–0 Stevnsgade SuperMen 97–69 102–73 123–72 0 0
Hørsholm 79ers 1–3 Randers Cimbria 99–86 80–94 90–98 96–105 0
Bakken Bears 3–0 Wolfpack 103–68 98–77 109–106 0 0
Team FOG Næstved 3–0 Svendborg Rabbits 93–78 82–67 96–78 0 0

Semifinals[]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Horsens 3–2 Randers Cimbria 102–97 81–79 76–93 81–85 77–73
Bakken Bears 3–2 Team FOG Næstved 83–91 74–84 100–84 85–78 74–61

Third place game[]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Team FOG Næstved 99–100 Randers Cimbria

Finals[]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Horsens 0–4 Bakken Bears 57–71 77–100 68–79 76–83 0 0 0

Clubs in European competitions[]

Team Competition Result Record Ref
Bakken Bears Champions League Second qualifying round
1–1
 [3]
FIBA Europe Cup Semi-finals
10–8

References[]

  1. ^ Play-off program Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Basketligaen.dk
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Schedule" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

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