2017–18 Basketligaen

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.

Not to be confused with 2017–18 Basketligan season.
2017–18 Basketligaen
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 8
Dates 20 September 2017 – 7 May 2018
Final positions
Champions Bakken Bears
16th title
Runners-up Horsens IC
Third place Randers Cimbria
Fourth place Team FOG Næstved
Awards
MVP Kevin Larsen
Finals MVP Jeffrey Crockett
Statistical leaders
Points Matt Bonds
22.4
Rebounds Durell Vinson
12.8
Assists Ferederik Nielsen
6.0

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 BearsAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
Horsens ICHorsensForum Horsens
Hørsholm 79ersHørsholmFire Arena
Randers CimbriaRandersArena Randers
Stevnsgade SuperMenCopenhagenNørrebrohallen
Svendborg RabbitsSvendborgSvendborg Idrætscenter
Team FOG NæstvedNæstvedNæstved Hallen
WolfpackCopenhagen

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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Horsens 3–0 Stevnsgade SuperMen 97–69 102–73 123–7200
Hørsholm 79ers 1–3 Randers Cimbria 99–86 80–94 90–9896–1050
Bakken Bears 3–0 Wolfpack 103–68 98–77 109–10600
Team FOG Næstved 3–0 Svendborg Rabbits 93–78 82–67 96–7800

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Horsens 3–2 Randers Cimbria 102–97 81–79 76–9381–8577–73
Bakken Bears 3–2 Team FOG Næstved 83–91 74–84 100–8485–7874–61

Third place game
Team 1 Score Team 2
Team FOG Næstved99–100Randers Cimbria

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg
Horsens 0–4 Bakken Bears 57–71 77–100 68–7976–83000

Clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionResultRecordRef
Bakken BearsChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
1–1
[3]
FIBA Europe CupSemi-finals
10–8

References
  1. Play-off program Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Basketligaen.dk
  2. "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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