2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 26th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.

Liga Nova KBM1
Competition details
Season 2016–17
Teams 12
Dates 3 October 2017 – 24 May 2017
TV RTV Slovenija
Šport TV
Final positions
Champions Union Olimpija
(16th title)
Runners-up Rogaška
Semifinalists Krka
Zlatorog Laško
Relegated Terme Olimia Podčetrtek
LTH Castings
Portorož
Awards
MVP Igor Tratnik
Finals MVP Devin Oliver
Statistical leaders
Points Duda Sanadze
17.3
Rebounds Jakob Čebašek
8.6
Assists Daniel Vujasinović
8.3

Helios Suns were the defending champions. KK Union Olimpija won their 16th national title, defeating KK Rogaška 3–1 in the final.[2]

Format

The 12 teams of the league play a double-legged round-robin competition where the six first qualified teams will join the playoffs for the title. The four last qualified teams will join the relegation group where the three worst qualified teams will be relegated.[3]

Teams
Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League

Sixt Primorska was created after the merge of KOŠ Koper and KK Lastovka and occupied the place of this team in the league.

Club Location Venue Capacity
Helios SunsDomžaleKomunalni center Hall2,500
HopsiPolzelaŠD Polzela1,800
KrkaNovo MestoŠD Leona Štuklja2,500
LTH CastingsŠkofja LokaŠD Poden500
PortorožLucijaŠD Lucija750
RogaškaRogaška SlatinaŠD Rogaška Slatina800
ŠenčurŠenčurŠD Šenčur800
Sixt PrimorskaKoperOŠ Koper Hall660
TajfunŠentjurDvorana OŠ Hruševec700
Terme Olimia PodčetrtekPodčetrtekŠD Podcetrtek
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice12,500
Zlatorog LaškoLaškoTri Lilije Hall2,500
Teams that play in the 2016–17 Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup

Personnel and kits
Team President Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Helios Suns Aleš Klavžar Dejan Čikić Luka Vončina Spalding Helios
Hopsi Polzela Igor Pungartnik Boštjan Kuhar Uroš Godler Macron –
Krka Brane Kastelec Simon Petrov Matej Rojc Žolna Šport Krka
LTH Castings Janez Gaber Rade Mijanović Sandi Grubelič Peak LTH Castings/Aktiva skupina
Portorož Bojan Kocjančič Konstantin Subotić Boban Vuković Peak Splošna plovba
Rogaška Kristijan Novak Damjan Novaković Tadej Ferme Luanvi –
Šenčur Janko Sekne Gregor Vodenik Štefan Kosec Macron Gorenjska gradbena družba
Sixt Primorska Bojan Čad Aleksander Sekulić Vjekoslav Petrović Errea Sixt
Tajfun Iztok Špan Jurica Golemac Milan Sebič Spalding Tajfun
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek Darko Šket Andrej Žakelj Boštjan Trupaj Peak Terme Olimia
Union Olimpija Jani Möderndorfer Gašper Okorn Mirko Mulalić Macron Pivovarna Union
Zlatorog Laško Miro Firm Aleš Pipan Matej Krušič Luanvi Pivovarna Laško

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Krka Vladimir Anzulović End of contract – Pre-season Dejan Mihevc 8 June 2016[4]
LTH Castings Aleksander Sekulić – Tomaž Fartek 2 September 2016[5]
Primorska Andrej Žakelj – Aleksander Sekulić 19 August 2016[6]
Tajfun Dejan Mihevc – Krešimir Bašić 9 July 2016[7]
Union Olimpija Gašper Potočnik Mutual consent 29 June 2016[8] Gašper Okorn 11 August 2016[9]
Tajfun Krešimir Bašić Sacked 18 October 2016[10] 11th (0–2) Jurica Golemac 23 October 2016[11]
LTH Castings Tomaž Fartek Mutual consent 27 October 2016[12] 12th (0–3) Rade Mijanović 28 October 2016[13]
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek Boris Zrinski Mutual consent 23 December 2016[14] 11th (1–10) Andrej Žakelj 29 December 2016[15]
Helios Suns Jakša Vulić Mutual consent 30 January 2017[16] 6th (9–5) Dejan Čikić 30 January 2017
Krka Dejan Mihevc Sacked 26 February 2017[17] 2nd (15–3) Simon Petrov 26 February 2017
Šenčur Ernest Novak Mutual consent 27 February 2017[18] 9th (6–13) Gregor Vodenik 2 March 2017[19]

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Krka 22 18 4 1830 1573 +257 40 Qualification to the group for the title
2 Union Olimpija 22 18 4 1836 1649 +187 40
3 Zlatorog Laško 22 17 5 1745 1558 +187 39
4 Hopsi Polzela 22 15 7 1740 1635 +105 37
5 Helios Suns 22 13 9 1619 1504 +115 35
6 Rogaška 22 12 10 1740 1571 +169 34
7 Sixt Primorska 22 12 10 1742 1601 +141 34 Qualification to the relegation group
8 Tajfun 22 10 12 1520 1569 −49 32
9 Šenčur 22 7 15 1617 1706 −89 29
10 Terme Olimia Podčetrtek 22 6 16 1577 1654 −77 28
11 LTH Castings 22 3 19 1464 1910 −446 25
12 Portorož 22 1 21 1440 1940 −500 23
Source: KZS.si

Second stage

Group for the title
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Krka 10 8 2 776 703 +73 18 Qualification to the playoffs
2 Rogaška 10 7 3 727 715 +12 17
3 Zlatorog Laško 10 5 5 740 738 +2 15
4 Union Olimpija 10 5 5 792 748 +44 15
5 Hopsi Polzela 10 4 6 710 745 −35 14
6 Helios Suns 10 1 9 673 769 −96 11
Source: KZS.si

Relegation group

Results of the first stage between teams involved counted for this stage.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Sixt Primorska 20 17 3 1661 1351 +310 37
2 Tajfun 20 14 6 1573 1329 +244 34
3 Šenčur 20 12 8 1562 1456 +106 32
4 Terme Olimia Podčetrtek 20 10 10 1508 1418 +90 30 Relegated
5 LTH Castings 20 6 14 1381 1622 −241 26
6 Portorož 20 1 19 1229 1738 −509 21
Source: KZS.si

Playoffs

The Playoffs began on Saturday, May 5, 2017 and concluded at May 24, 2017.

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Krka 0
4 Union Olimpija 2
2 Rogaška 1
4 Union Olimpija 3
2 Rogaška 2
3 Zlatorog Laško 1
Slovenian League 2016–17
Champions
Union Olimpija
16th title

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Season MVP

Finals MVP

Weekly MVP

Statistical leaders

Performance Index Rating

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Igor Tratnik Zlatorog 19.45
2 Devin Oliver Union Olimpija 19.29
3 Jakob Čebašek Hopsi Polzela 18.63

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Duda Sanadze Primorska 17.32
2 Igor Tratnik Zlatorog 16.93
3 Darwin Davis Rogaška 16.40

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Jakob Čebašek Hopsi Polzela 8.63
2 Taylor Johns Rogaška 8.26
3 Khaliq Spicer Tajfun 7.61

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Daniel Vujasinović Tajfun 8.29
2 Jure Močnik Helios Suns 6.12
3 Darwin Davis Rogaška 5.03

References
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  16. Državni prvaki zamenjali glavnega trenerja
  17. "Krka odpustila Dejana Mihevca!". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  18. "Novega trenerja bodo dobili tudi igralci Šenčurja". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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