2016–17 Irish Super League season | |
League: | Super League |
Sport: | Basketball |
Duration: | 23 September 2016 – 19 March 2017 (Regular season) 25 March 2017 – 2 April 2017 (Champions Trophy) |
No Of Games: | 22 |
No Of Teams: | 12 |
Season: | Regular season |
League Champs: | Templeogue |
Mvp: | Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors) |
Top Scorer: | Dillon Stith (Belfast Star) (27.4 ppg) |
Playoffs: | Tournaments |
Conf1: | Champions Trophy |
Conf1 Champ: | Tralee Warriors |
Conf1 Runner-Up: | Templeogue |
Conf2: | National Cup |
Conf2 Champ: | Swords Thunder |
Conf2 Runner-Up: | Killester |
Seasonslistnames: | Super League |
Prevseason Link: | 2015–16 Irish Premier League season |
Prevseason Year: | 2015–16 |
Nextseason Link: | 2017–18 Irish Super League season |
Nextseason Year: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Irish Super League season was the 44th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 23 September 2016 and ending on 19 March 2017.[1] During the 2016 off-season, Basketball Ireland expanded its top flight men's league to 12 teams, with new team Tralee Warriors entering and Dublin side KUBS being granted promotion from the Men's Division One.[2] With a first-place finish and a 20–2 win–loss record, Templeogue were crowned league champions for the first time in their history. 2017 National Cup honours went to Swords Thunder, who collected their first piece of silverware in the top flight league, while Tralee were crowned the winners of the season finale Champions Trophy tournament after defeating Templeogue in the final.
width=20% | Team | width=20% | Stadium | width=20% | City/Area | width=15% | Last season |
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Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 7th | ||||
DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 6th | ||||
Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 10th | ||||
Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd | ||||
KUBS | Carroll Arena | Greendale, Dublin | New | ||||
Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 9th | ||||
Swords Thunder | Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 5th | ||||
Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 3rd | ||||
Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | New | ||||
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st | ||||
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 4th | ||||
UL Eagles | PESS Building, UL | Limerick | 8th |
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Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 4Winner of Series 6 vs Winner of Series 3
Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Game 2, Round 2Winner of Game 1, Round 2 vs Winner of Series 2
Source: Basketball Ireland
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
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October | Lorcan Murphy | [4] | |
November | Lorcan Murphy | [5] | |
December | [6] | ||
January | José María Gil Narbón | [7] | |
February | Trae Pemberton | [8] | |
March | Trae Pemberton | [9] | |
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
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October | Mark Keenan | ||
November | Dave Baker | ||
December | Mark Keenan | ||
January | Dave Baker | ||
February | Mark Bernsen | ||
March | Mark Bernsen | ||
Stats as of the end of the regular season[10] [11]
Category | Player | Team | Stat | |
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Points per game | 27.4 | |||
Rebounds per game | Mārtiņš Provizors | 16.7 | ||
Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | 9.7 | ||
Steals per game | Michael Garrow | 5.4 | ||
Blocks per game | Jacob Lawson | 3.2 |