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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
| Duration | 3 October 2016 – 24 May 2017 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | RTV Slovenija Šport TV | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Krka | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Igor Tratnik | |||||||||
| Relegated | Terme Olimia Podčetrtek LTH Castings Portorož | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Union Olimpija (16th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Rogaška | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Krka Zlatorog Laško | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Devin Oliver | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | ||||||||||
Helios Suns were the defending champions. KK Union Olimpija won their 16th national title, defeating KK Rogaška 3–1 in the final.[2]
Format
editThe 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
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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 Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| LTH Castings | Škofja Loka | ŠD Poden | 500 |
| Portorož | Lucija | ŠD Lucija | 750 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Sixt Primorska | Koper | OŠ Koper Hall | 660 |
| Tajfun | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek | ŠD Podcetrtek | |
| Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
| Teams that play in the 2016–17 Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup |
Personnel and kits
edit| 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
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editGroup for the title
edit| 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
editResults 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
editThe 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
editRegular Season MVP
editSeason MVP
editFinals MVP
edit
Weekly MVP
edit
Statistical leaders
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Pointsedit
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Reboundsedit
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Assistsedit
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References
edit- ^ "Prvoligaška druščina od slej zbrana v ligi Nova KBM" (in Slovenian). kzs.si. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Mitja Lisjak (May 24, 2017). "Union Olimpija po osmih letih spet na košarkarskem prestolu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Že na udovu sezone Liga Nova KBM spopad zadnjih prvakov" (in Slovenian). KZS.si. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Mihevc postal novi trener Krke
- ^ "Moštvo LTH Castingsa bo vodil Tomaž Fartek". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Aleksander Sekulič na klopi KK Primorska". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Tajfun dobil novega glavnega trenerja". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ Olimpija nima več trenerja
- ^ "Union Olimpijo bo vodil Gašper Okorn". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "V Šentjurju odstavili glavnega trenerja". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Jurica Golemac zamenjal Bašića na klopi Tajfuna". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ LTH Castings in Fartek prekinila sodelovanje
- ^ "Rade Mijanović sedel na klop škofjeloškega LTH Castingsa". Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Slovenski prvoligaški novinec odstavil trenerja". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- ^ "Andrej Žakelj novi trener Podčetrtka". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ Državni prvaki zamenjali glavnega trenerja[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Krka odpustila Dejana Mihevca!". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Novega trenerja bodo dobili tudi igralci Šenčurja". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Šenčur bo odslej vodil selektor slovenske reprezentance v košarki na vozičkih". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: 2016/17". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: 2016/17". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.