| 2016–17 NBL season | |
| Pixels: | 240px |
| League: | National Basketball League |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 2017 NBL Finals |
| Runners Up: | Illawarra Hawks |
| Semifinalists: | Adelaide 36ers Cairns Taipans |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Dates: | 6 October 2016 – 5 March 2017 |
| Season Champs: | Adelaide 36ers |
| Tv: | Australia: New Zealand: Online: |
| Mvp Link: | NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Finals Mvp Link: | NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 22.1 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Top Scorer Link: | List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders |
| Rpg: | 9.3 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Apg: | 5.3 |
| Apg N: | USA |
| Attendance: | 725,749[1] (6,048 per game) |
| Seasonslist: | List of NBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015–16 NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017–18 NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 NBL season was the 39th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2016 and February 2017,[2] followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2017.
During the off-season Townsville Crocodiles folded with Brisbane Bullets returning.
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the second year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.
NBL All-Australian Team won the series 2–1.
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams and two invited CBA teams was held on 23–26 September 2016 at Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane. The winner will receive the fourth annual Loggins–Bruton Cup.
Illawarra Hawks are pre-season champions.
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
13-way Head-to-Head between Cairns Taipans (5-3), Perth Wildcats (4-4) and Illawarra Hawks (3-5).
2Melbourne United won Head-to-Head (3-1).
See main article: 2017 NBL Finals.
The 2016–17 National Basketball League finals were played in late February and March 2017, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Adelaide 36ers (1) vs. Illawarra Hawks (4)
Cairns Taipans (2) vs. Perth Wildcats (3)
Perth Wildcats (3) vs. Illawarra Hawks (4)
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Melbourne United | |
| November | Sydney Kings | |
| December | Sydney Kings | |
| January | Jerome Randle | Adelaide 36ers |
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Sydney Kings | |
| November | Adelaide 36ers | |
| December | Adelaide 36ers | |
| January | Adelaide 36ers | |