2016–17 NBL Canada season explained

2016–17 NBL Canada season
League:National Basketball League of Canada
Sport:Basketball
Duration:December 26, 2016 – April 30, 2017
No Of Games:40
No Of Teams:10
Tv:EastLink TV,
The Score, Rogers Media
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:2016 NBL Canada draft
Top Pick:?
Top Pick Link:List of first overall NBL Canada draft picks
Picked By:?
Season:Regular Season
Mvp:Royce White
Mvp Link:NBL Canada Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:?
Top Scorer Link:List of National Basketball League of Canada season scoring leaders
Top Seed:London Lightning
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Atlantic
Conf1 Link:Atlantic Division (NBL Canada)
Conf1 Champ:Halifax Hurricanes
Conf2:Central
Conf2 Link:Central Division (NBL Canada)
Conf2 Champ:London Lightning
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:London Lightning
Seasonslist:List of NBL Canada seasons
Seasonslistnames:NBL Canada
Prevseason Link:2015–16 NBL Canada season
Prevseason Year:2015–16
Nextseason Link:2017–18 NBL Canada season
Nextseason Year:2017–18

The 2016–17 NBL Canada season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).[1]

League changes

The league added two teams for 2016–17: the Cape Breton Highlanders in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and the KW Titans in Kitchener, Ontario. The Saint John Mill Rats franchise also transferred ownership and was rebranded to the Saint John Riptide.[2]

Offseason coaching changes

Midseason coaching changes

Regular season

Source:[4]

Atlantic Division
  • Central DivisionNotes
  • Attendance

    11

    Playoffs

    Bold Series winner
    Italic Team with home-court advantage

    Awards

    Player of the Week award

    For games
    in week ending
    Atlantic DivisionCentral Division
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    January 1, 2017 Orangeville A's
    January 8, 2017 London Lightning
    January 15, 2017 Windsor Express
    January 22, 2017 Niagara River Lions
    January 29, 2017 London Lightning
    February 5, 2017 London Lightning
    February 12, 2017 Windsor Express
    February 19, 2017 London Lightning
    February 26, 2017 London Lightning
    March 5, 2017 Orangeville A's
    March 12, 2017 Royce White (2) London Lightning
    March 19, 2017 Juan Pattillo (2) Windsor Express
    March 26, 2017 Windsor Express
    April 2, 2017 KW Titans
    April 9, 2017 Gabe Freeman (2) KW Titans
    April 16, 2017 Windsor Express
    April 23, 2017 Anthony Walker (2) Niagara River Lions
    April 30, 2017 Orangeville A's

    End-of-season awards

    Source:[5]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: NBL Canada Announces 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule. nblcanada.ca. 21 November 2016.
    2. Web site: Saint John Franchise Under New Ownership . NBL Canada . 29 September 2016.
    3. Web site: Keith Vassell taking over NBL Canada team on interim basis . stcatharinesstandard.ca . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170310022554/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2017/03/09/keith-vassell-taking-over-nbl-canada-team-on-interim-basis . 10 March 2017 . dead .
    4. http://www.nblcanada.com/14799/current-standings Current standings
    5. http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/101511/nbl-canada-announces-2017-end-of-season-awards NBL Canada announces 2017 end of season awards