2017–18 Basketligaen
Basketball league season
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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.
| 2017–18 Basketligaen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
| Duration | 20 September 2017 – 7 May 2018 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Horsens | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Kevin Larsen | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Bakken Bears 16th title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Horsens IC | |||||||||
| Third place | Randers Cimbria | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Team FOG Næstved | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Jeffrey Crockett | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → | ||||||||||
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
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 |
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
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 | ||
| Hørsholm 79ers | 1–3 | Randers Cimbria | 99–86 | 80–94 | 90–98 | 96–105 | |
| Bakken Bears | 3–0 | Wolfpack | 103–68 | 98–77 | 109–106 | ||
| Team FOG Næstved | 3–0 | Svendborg Rabbits | 93–78 | 82–67 | 96–78 |
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 |
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 |