2016–17 NBL Canada season

The 2016–17 NBL Canada season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).[1]

2016–17 NBL Canada season
LeagueNational Basketball League of Canada
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 26, 2016 – April 30, 2017
Number of games40
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)EastLink TV,
The Score, Rogers Media
Draft
Top draft pick?
Picked by?
Regular Season
Top seedLondon Lightning
Season MVPRoyce White
Top scorer?
Playoffs
Atlantic championsHalifax Hurricanes
Central championsLondon Lightning
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lightning

League changes

The league added two teams for 2016–17: the Cape Breton Highlanders in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and the KW Titans in Kitchener, Ontario. The Saint John Mill Rats franchise also transferred ownership and was rebranded to the Saint John Riptide.[2]

Offseason coaching changes

Midseason coaching changes
  • The Cape Breton Highlanders relieved inaugural head coach Dean Murray of his duties on January 22, 2017. The team promoted assistant coach Ben Resner to replace Murray.
  • The Niagara River Lions' head coach Grâce Lokole stepped down from his position and became the assistant coach on March 11, 2017. The team named current Niagara College head coach Keith Vassell as the interim head coach.[3]

Regular season

Source:[4]

Atlantic Division
# Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Div GP
1 c — Halifax Hurricanes2713.675—22–840
2 x — Saint John Riptide2218.5505.014–1540
3 x — Island Storm1624.40011.013–1640
4 x — Moncton Miracles1525.37512.012–1840
5 Cape Breton Highlanders1525.37512.013–1740
Central Division
# Central Division W L PCT GB Div GP
1 z — London Lightning355.875—26–440
2 x — Windsor Express2218.55013.016–1440
3 x — KW Titans1822.45017.011–1940
4 x — Orangeville A's1624.40019.011–1940
5 Niagara River Lions1426.35021.010–2040

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the division playoffs
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Attendance
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 London Lightning 104,142 7,852 1,090 5,207 −8.0%†
2 Island Storm 38,686 2,371 1,242 1,934 −0.8%†
3 Halifax Hurricanes 38,512 3,583 1,192 1,926 −0.2%†
4 Saint John Riptide 37,124 3,014 1,028 1,856 +4.6%†
5 Niagara River Lions 35,055 3,287 1,150 1,753 +34.3%†
6 Moncton Miracles 30,613 2,195 1,078 1,531 −0.9%†
7 Cape Breton Highlanders 29,490 3,200 991 1,475 n/a†

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8 KW Titans 26,107 2,240 709 1,305 n/a†

1

9 Windsor Express 20,687 2,173 545 1,034 −18.1%†
10 Orangeville A's 5,858 554 189 293 −14.1%†
League total 366,274 7,852 189 1,831 −7.1%†

Source:
Notes:
1: New team.

Playoffs
Division Semifinals Division Finals NBL Canada Finals
         
A1 Halifax 3
A4 Moncton 0
A1 Halifax 4
Atlantic Division
A3 Island 2
A2 Saint John 2
A3 Island 3
A1 Halifax 2
C1 London 4
C1 London 3
C4 Orangeville 0
C1 London 4
Central Division
C2 Windsor 0
C2 Windsor 3
C3 Kitchener-Waterloo 0

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Player of the Week award
For games
in week ending		 Atlantic Division Central Division
Player Team Player Team
January 1, 2017Billy WhiteHalifax HurricanesJustin MossOrangeville A's
January 8, 2017Haakim JohnsonSaint John RiptideRoyce WhiteLondon Lightning
January 15, 2017Gabe FreemanSaint John RiptideQuinnel BrownWindsor Express
January 22, 2017Ta'Quan ZimmermanHalifax HurricanesMarcus LewisNiagara River Lions
January 29, 2017Chad FrazierCape Breton HighlandersJulian BoydLondon Lightning
February 5, 2017Terry ThomasIsland StormKyle JohnsonLondon Lightning
February 12, 2017Anthony WalkerCape Breton HighlandersJuan PattilloWindsor Express
February 19, 2017Melvin Johnson IIIMoncton MiraclesDoug Herring, Jr.London Lightning
February 26, 2017Tyrone WatsonHalifax HurricanesRyan AndersonLondon Lightning
March 5, 2017Antoine MasonHalifax HurricanesStefan NastićOrangeville A's
March 12, 2017Horace WormelySaint John RiptideRoyce White (2) London Lightning
March 19, 2017Tydran BeatyMoncton MiraclesJuan Pattillo (2) Windsor Express
March 26, 2017Jahii CarsonIsland StormWarren WardWindsor Express
April 2, 2017Anthony AndersonSaint John RiptideAdam BlazekKW Titans
April 9, 2017Gabe Freeman (2) Saint John RiptideFlenard WhitfieldKW Titans
April 16, 2017Al StewartIsland StormMaurice JonesWindsor Express
April 23, 2017Anthony Walker (2) Cape Breton HighlandersSamuel MuldrowNiagara River Lions
April 30, 2017Malik StoryIsland StormJameson TippingOrangeville A's

End-of-season awards

Source:[5]

References
  1. "NBL Canada Announces 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule". nblcanada.ca. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Saint John Franchise Under New Ownership". NBL Canada. 29 September 2016.
  3. "Keith Vassell taking over NBL Canada team on interim basis". stcatharinesstandard.ca. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. Current standings
  5. NBL Canada announces 2017 end of season awards
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