2016–17 B.League season explained

2016–17 B.League season
League:	B.League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	September 22, 2016 – May 7, 2017
Season:	2016–17
Regular Season:	B1 Regular season
Mvp:	Nick Fazekas
Rebounds Leader:	Ryan Rossiter
Assists Leader:	Naoki Uto
Block Leader:	Josh Harrellson
Promoted:	(B1) Nishinomiya Storks, Shimane Susanoo Magic (B2) Kanazawa Samuraiz, Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Relegated:	(B2) Sendai 89ers, Akita Happinets (B3) Tokyo Excellence, Kagoshima Rebnise
Finals:	B1 Finals
Champions:	Link Tochigi Brex
Runners Up:	Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Finals Mvp:	Takatoshi Furukawa
Nextseason:	2017-18
Highest Attendance:	7,327
Lowest Attendance:	884
Attendance:	1,482,462
Average Attendance:	2,754

The 2016–17 B.League season was the first season of the Japanese B.League.^[1]

B1 Regular season

	B1
1	Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders	49	11		—	60
2		46	14		3	60
3		46	14		3	60
4		44	16		5	60
5		44	16		5	60
6		33	27		16	60
7		32	28		17	60
8		29	31		20	60
9		28	32		21	60
10		27	33		22	60
11		27	33		23	60
12		25	35		23	60
13		23	37		26	60
14		21	39		28	60
15		18	42		31	60
16		18	42		31	60
17		16	44		33	60
18		14	46		35	60

B1 Relegation playoffs

Sendai 89ers and Akita Happinets were relegated to B2.

B1 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game			27.1
Rebounds per game			13.3
Assists per game			4.3
Steals per game			2.0
Blocks per game			1.9
Turnovers per game			3.3
Fouls per game			3.3
Minutes per game			33.8
FT%			90.8%
3FG%			42.6%

B2 Regular season

Regular Season:	B2 Regular season
Mvp:	Takumi Furuno
Top Scorer:	Chehales Tapscott
Rebounds Leader:	Solomon Alabi
Assists Leader:	Takumi Furuno
Finals:	B2 Finals
Champions:	Nishinomiya Storks
Runners Up:	Shimane Susanoo Magic
Finals Mvp:	Noriaki Dohara
Highest Attendance:	4,899
Lowest Attendance:	223
Attendance:	647,505
Average Attendance:	1,199

	B2
1		51	9		—	60
2		46	14		5	60
3		43	17		8	60
4		40	20		11	60
5		44	16		7	60
6		42	18		9	60
7		32	28		19	60
8		30	30		21	60
9		29	31		22	60
10		29	31		22	60
11		27	33		24	60
12		26	34		25	60
13		24	36		27	60
14		22	38		29	60
15		19	41		31	60
16		15	45		36	60
17		14	46		37	60
18		7	53		44	60

B2 Playoffs

Shimane Susanoo Magic and Nishinomiya Storks were promoted to B1. Tokyo Excellence and Kagoshima Rebnise were relegated to B3.

B2 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game			19.5
Rebounds per game			13.1
Assists per game			5.1
Steals per game			2.2
Blocks per game			2.4
Turnovers per game			2.9
Fouls per game			3.0
Minutes per game			34.0
FT%			84.2%
3FG%			45.3%

B3 season

Regular Season:	B3 Regular season
Top Scorer:	Kyle Richardson (basketball)
Rebounds Leader:	Kyle Richardson (basketball)
Assists Leader:	Kyohei Kumazawa
Finals:	B3 Finals
Champions:	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Runners Up:	Kanazawa Samuraiz
Highest Attendance:	3,083
Lowest Attendance:	61

B3 First stage

	B3 First Stage
1		9	1		—	10
2		8	2		1	10
3		7	3		2	10
4		4	6		5	10
5		1	9		8	10
6		1	9		8	10

B3 Regular season

	B3 Regular season
1		29	3		—	32
2		28	4		1	32
3		21	11		8	32
4		20	12		9	32
5		13	19		16	32
6		13	19		16	32
7		12	20		17	32
8		5	27		24	32
9		3	29		26	32

B3 Final stage

	B3 Final Stage
1		9	1		—	10
2		8	2		1	10
3		5	5		4	10
4		4	6		5	10
5		3	7		6	10
6		1	9		8	10

B3 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game			19.344
Rebounds per game			10.875
Assists per game			3.969
Steals per game			1.967
Blocks per game			1.677
FT%			89.3%
3FG%			41.7%

Notes and References

1. Web site: 順位表 - B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト. B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト.