2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season

The 2016–17 season was the 3rd of the Women's British Basketball League. The league consists of 10 teams from across the United Kingdom.

2016–17 WBBL season
LeagueWomen's British Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season

Teams

Locations of the 2016–17 WBBL teams

The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:

Team City 2015-16 Finish
Barking Abbey CrusadersLondon4th
Caledonia PrideEdinburghNew team
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff7th
Leicester RidersLeicester6th
Manchester MysticsManchester9th
Nottingham WildcatsNottingham1st
Oaklands WolvesSt AlbansNew team
Sevenoaks SunsSevenoaks5th
Sheffield HattersSheffield3rd
Team NorthumbriaNewcastle2nd

Format

WBBL Championship
Each team plays each other once home and once away for a total of 18 games.

WBBL Cup
The two new entrants to the league, Caledonia Pride and Oaklands Wolves were joined in the first round by the two lowest ranked finishers from the 2015-16 season, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers. From there, a straight knockout competition was played. The 2016-17 Cup final was won by the Manchester Mystics, who defeated the Nottingham Wildcats 71-60. The final was played at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

WBBL Trophy
The ten teams are split into two geographical groups, North and South. Each team plays each other once home or away for a total of 4 games. The top 2 teams in each group progress to the semi-finals, where they play for the two final spots. The 2016-17 Trophy final was won by Sevenoaks Suns, who defeated the Leicester Riders 82-67. The final was played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

Regular Season Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Nottingham Wildcats 18 14 4 1360 1114 +246 League Champions
and qualification to playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 18 13 5 1319 1115 +204 Qualification to playoffs
3 Sevenoaks Suns 18 12 6 1281 1098 +183
4 Manchester Mystics 18 12 6 1356 1208 +148
5 Sheffield Hatters 18 11 7 1418 1267 +151
6 Team Northumbria 18 10 8 1248 1148 +100
7 Barking Abbey Crusaders 18 8 10 1112 1131 19
8 Cardiff Met Archers 18 5 13 1033 1461 428
9 Caledonia Pride 18 5 13 1056 1304 248
10 Oaklands Wolves 18 0 18 1060 1397 337
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2017. Source: http://basketballscotland.co.uk/league/108959/

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

30 April 2017
Leicester Riders vs. Barking Abbey Crusaders

References

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