2012–13 Basketligan season explained

Nextseason:	2013–14
Basketligan
T Bg:	FFDD00
T Color:	black
Champions:	Södertälje Kings 8th title
Runners Up:	Sundsvall Dragons
Teams:	12
Games:	33 (regular season)
Duration:	October 4, 2012 – April 30, 2013
Top Seed:	Sundsvall Dragons
Finals Mvp:	John Roberson
Ppg:	22.2
Ppg N:	USA
Rebounds Leader:	Hlynur Bæringsson
Rpg:	10.3
Rpg N:	ISL
Apg:	6.1
Apg N:	USA

The 2012–13 Basketligan season was the 20th season of the Basketligan. Twelve teams participated and Södertälje Kings eventually won the Swedish championship.^[1]

Regular season

¹Teams were awarded 2 points for a win, 0 for a loss.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

Toni Bizaca (Södertälje Kings)^[2]

• Finals MVP

John Roberson (Södertälje Kings)^[3]

• Rookie of the Year

Mathias Liljeqvist (KFUM Nässjö)

• Defender of the Year

Hlynur Baeringsson (Sundsvall Dragons)

• Guard of the Year: James Miller (Borås Basket)
• Forward of the Year: Kodi Augustus (08 Stockholm Human Rights)
• Center of the Year: Keith Wright (Uppsala Basket)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601093311/http://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/basketball-Basketligan_2012-2013.asp . dead . June 1, 2013 . Eurobasket . 2014-03-11.
2. Web site: Södertäljes Toni Bizaca är Årets MVP i Basketligan herr - Svenska Basketbollförbundet . Iof1.idrottonline.se . 2013-04-30 . 2014-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311181657/http://iof1.idrottonline.se/SvenskaBasketbollforbundet/Basketliganherr/Nyheter/SodertaljesToniBizacaarAretsMVPiBasketliganherr/ . 2014-03-11 .
3. Web site: Charania . Shams . Swedish Basketligan Awards - RealGM . Basketball.realgm.com . 2014-03-11.