2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto season

The 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) season was the 44th season of the highest basketball division in Venezuela. Guaros de Lara won its first title after defeating Marinos in the Finals.

2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto season
Season2017
Dates24 February 2017–5 July 2017
Number of games219
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)DirecTV, TLT, Promar TV
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Carlos Powell
Finals
ChampionsGuaros de Lara (1st title)
  Runners-upMarinos
Awards
Grand final MVPUnited States Nate Robinson
2015–16
2018

Teams

Venues and locations

Club City Arena Capacity
Cocodrilos de CaracasCaracasGimnasio José Beracasa6,100
Gaiteros del ZuliaMaracaiboGimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte4,500
Guaros de LaraBarquisimetoDomo Bolivariano10,000
Toros de AraguaMaracayGimnasio Rafael Romero Bolívar4,200
TrotamundosValenciaForum de Valencia10,000
Bucaneros de La GuairaLa GuairaDomo José María Vargas8,000
Gigantes de GuayanaCiudad GuayanaGimnasio Hermanas González2,500
Guaiqueríes de MargaritaLa AsunciónGimnasio Ciudad de La Asunción10,000
MarinosPuerto La CruzGimnasio Luis Ramos6,000
Panteras de MirandaCaracasGimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo3,500

Regular season

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Cocodrilos Caracas 36 25 11 2863 2750 +113 Qualification to conference semi-finals
2 Guaros de Lara 36 24 12 3229 3012 +217
3 Trotamundos 36 22 14 2926 2825 +101
4 Toros de Aragua 36 12 24 2974 3178 204
5 Gaiteros del Zulia 36 7 29 2661 3013 352
Source: LPB

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 36 23 13 2718 2685 +33 Qualification to conference semi-finals
2 Marinos 36 19 17 3132 3021 +111
3 Bucaneros La Guaira 36 19 17 2842 2779 +63
4 Gigantes de Guayana 36 16 20 2974 3178 204
5 Panteras de Miranda 36 13 23 3019 3040 21
Source: LPB

Play-offs

All rounds were played in a best-of-seven playoff format. The higher seeded team played game one, two, six and seven (if needed) at home.

 
Conference Semi-finalsConference FinalsGrand Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 Cocodrilos Caracas4
 
 
 
4 Toros de Aragua3
 
1 Cocodrilos Caracas0
 
 
 
2 Guaros de Lara4
 
2 Guaros de Lara4
 
 
 
3 Trotamundos1
 
Guaros de Lara4
 
 
 
Marinos2
 
1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita4
 
 
 
4 Gigantes de Guayana 2
 
1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita1
 
 
 
2 Marinos4
 
2 Marinos4
 
 
3 Bucaneros La Guaira2
 

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Winner Team Ref
United States Carlos PowellTrotamundos[1]

Grand Final MVP

Winner Team Ref
United States Nate RobinsonGuaros de Lara[2]

References

  1. "Ricardo Powell fue el MVP de la LPB". 2017-07-14.
  2. "Nate Robinson fue el MVP de la final en la LPB". Caraotadigital.net. 2017-07-06. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
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