2017–18 PLK season

The 2017–18 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. The season started on 30 September 2017 and ended 4 June 2018. Anwil Włocławek won its second ever title in club history.

Energa Basket Liga
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 17
Dates 30 September 2017 – 4 June 2018
Final positions
Champions Anwil Włocławek (2nd title)
Runners-up BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Third place Polski Cukier Toruń
Fourth place Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra
Relegated Czarni Słupsk
Awards
MVP Ivan Almeida
Finals MVP Kamil Łączyński
Statistical leaders
Points Anthony Beane
22.4
Rebounds D.J. Shelton
10.1
Assists Aaron Johnson
7.7

Teams

Polfarmex Kutno and Siarka Tarnobrzeg were relegated to the I Liga after finishing in the 15th and 16th place in the 2016–17 PLK season. Legia Warsaw promoted to the PLK 15 years later, after winning the I Liga championship.[1]

On July 28, 2017, the PLK announced it expanded the number of teams to 17 by giving a wild card to GTK Gliwice, the runner-up of the I Liga.[2]

Locations and venues
Location of teams in 2017–18 Polish Basketball League
Team Location Arena Capacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Asseco GdyniaGdyniaGdynia Sports Arena5,500
AZS KoszalinKoszalinHala Widowiskowo-Sportowa3,000
BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiHala Sportowa Stal1,200
Energa Czarni SłupskSłupskHala Gryfia3,200
GTK GliwiceGliwiceCentrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź400
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000[3]
Miasto Szkła KrosnoKrosnoMOSiR Krosno1,380
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
PGE Turów ZgorzelecZgorzelecPGE Turów Arena3,500
Polpharma Starogard GdańskiStarogard GdańskiArgo-Kociewie2,500
Polski Cukier ToruńToruńArena Toruń6,248
Rosa RadomRadomZSE Radom1,200
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080
TBV Start LublinLublinGlobus5,000
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena15,000
Wilki Morskie SzczecinSzczecinAzoty Arena7,403

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Anwil Włocławek 32 24 8 2732 2366 +366 .750 Qualification to playoffs
2 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 32 23 9 2586 2350 +236 .719
3 Polski Cukier Toruń 32 23 9 2730 2427 +303 .719
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 32 21 11 2738 2505 +233 .656
5 Rosa Radom 32 20 12 2659 2531 +128 .625
6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 32 20 12 2642 2477 +165 .625
7 King Szczecin 32 18 14 2656 2583 +73 .563
8 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 32 18 14 2722 2707 +15 .563
9 TBV Start Lublin 32 17 15 2619 2588 +31 .531
10 Trefl Sopot 32 17 15 2568 2519 +49 .531
11 Asseco Gdynia 32 17 15 2607 2650 −43 .531
12 Polpharma Starogard Gdański 32 15 17 2525 2575 −50 .469
13 AZS Koszalin 32 11 21 2506 2756 −250 .344
14 GTK Gliwice 32 10 22 2548 2756 −208 .313
15 Miasto Szkła Krosno 32 8 24 2481 2711 −230 .250
16 Legia Warsaw 32 5 27 2449 2823 −374 .156
17 Czarni Słupsk[lower-alpha 1] (D) 32 5 27 1463 1907 −444 .156 Withdrew
Source: PLK
(D) Disqualified.
Notes:
  1. On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.[4]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2-2-1-1-1). The third place series are played in a double-legged format.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1 Anwil Włocławek 3  
8 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 0  
  1 Anwil Włocławek 3  
  4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 2  
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3
  5 Rosa Radom 1  
    1 Anwil Włocławek 4
  2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 2
  2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3  
7 King Szczecin 0  
  2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3 Third place
  3 Polski Cukier Toruń 1  
3 Polski Cukier Toruń 3 4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 182
  6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 0   3 Polski Cukier Toruń 200

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Anwil Włocławek 3–0 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 86–76 86–72 93–72
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3–0 King Szczecin 78–71 88–79 91–73
Polski Cukier Toruń 3–0 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 83–72 73–63 84–69
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3–1 Rosa Radom 104–97 86–94 71–6093–83

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Anwil Włocławek 3–2 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 98–84 74–90 104–10788–8785–83
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3–1 Polski Cukier Toruń 82–76 82–71 78–8492–78

Third-place game
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 182–200 Polski Cukier Toruń 95–117 87–83

Final
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg
Anwil Włocławek 4–2 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 62–61 77–83 82–8067–6984–8073–65

Awards
PLK Most Valuable Player
Player Team Ref.
Ivan Almeida Anwil Włocławek
[5]
PLK Finals MVP
Player Team Ref.
Kamil Łączyński Anwil Włocławek [6]
All-PLK Team
Player Team Ref.
Ivan Almeida Anwil Włocławek
[7]
Aaron CelPolski Cukier Torun
Michał SokołowskiRosa Radom
Vladimir DragičevićStelmet Zielona Góra
Aaron JohnsonStal Ostrów Wielkopolski

In European competitions
ClubCompetitionResultRef
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraChampions LeagueRound of 16[8]
Rosa RadomRegular season
Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiFIBA Europe CupSecond qualifying round[9]

References
  1. "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.
  2. "PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa". Polsatsport.pl. 2017-07-28.
  3. "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Czarni Słupsk wycofali się z Energa Basket Ligi, więc Legia się utrzyma" (in Polish). Sport.pl. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. 2018-04-28.
  6. "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed
  9. "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03.
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