| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Basketligan | |
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| T Color: | black |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Champions: | Luleå (8th title) |
| Runners Up: | Södertälje Kings |
| Semifinalists: | Norrköping Dolphins Uppsala |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Mvp N: | SWE |
| Mvp Link: | Basketligan MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Basketligan Finals MVP |
| Top Seed: | Luleå |
| Duration: | 6 October 2016 – 26 March 2017 (Regular season) 31 March 2016 – 10 May 2017 (Playoffs) |
| Ppg: | 17.6 |
| Ppg N: | CRO |
| Rpg: | 8.5 |
| Rpg N: | SWE |
| Apg: | 6.2 |
| Apg N: | USA |
The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on May 10, 2017. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion after achieving its 11th title in the previous season.[1] BC Luleå won the title after beating the defending champions 4–1 in the Finals.
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
In October 2016, Sundsvall Dragons and Eco Örebro were expelled from the league.[2]
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Luleå | Luleå | ARCUS Arena | ||
| Borås Basket | Borås | Boråshallen | ||
| Jämtland Basket | Östersund | Östersunds sporthall | ||
| Malbas | Malmö | Heleneholms Sporthall | ||
| Norrköping Dolphins | Norrköping | Stadium Arena | ||
| KFUM Nässjö | Nässjö | Nässjö Sporthall | ||
| Södertälje Kings | Södertälje | Täljehallen | ||
| Umeå BSKT | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | ||
| Uppsala Basket | Uppsala | Fyrishov |