2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season explained

2016–17 WBBL season
League:Women's British Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Conf1 Link:2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season
Conf2:Scottish Cup
Seasonslist:List of WBBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:WBBL
Prevseason Link:2015–16 Women's British Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:2015–16
Nextseason Link:2017–18 Women's British Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:2017–18

The 2016–17 season was the 3rd of the Women's British Basketball League. The league consists of 10 teams from across the United Kingdom.

Teams

The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:

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4th
EdinburghNew team
7th
Leicester6th
9th
1st
New team
Sevenoaks5th
3rd
2nd

Format

WBBL Championship
Each team plays each other once home and once away for a total of 18 games.

WBBL Cup
The two new entrants to the league, Caledonia Pride and Oaklands Wolves were joined in the first round by the two lowest ranked finishers from the 2015-16 season, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers. From there, a straight knockout competition was played. The 2016-17 Cup final was won by the Manchester Mystics, who defeated the Nottingham Wildcats 71-60. The final was played at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

WBBL Trophy
The ten teams are split into two geographical groups, North and South. Each team plays each other once home or away for a total of 4 games. The top 2 teams in each group progress to the semi-finals, where they play for the two final spots. The 2016-17 Trophy final was won by Sevenoaks Suns, who defeated the Leicester Riders 82-67. The final was played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.