| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
| Extra Information: | 1 Referring to the league main sponsor. |
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| T Color: | white |
| Liga Nova KBM1 | |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Champions: | Petrol Olimpija (17th title) |
| Runners Up: | Krka |
| Semifinalists: | Rogaška Sixt Primorska |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Duration: | 13 October 2017 - 29 May 2018 |
| Top Seed: | Petrol Olimpija |
| Mvp: | Smiljan Pavič |
| Finals Mvp: |  Devin Oliver |
| Ppg: | 19 |
| Rpg: | 8.3 |
| Apg: | 7 |
The 2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 27th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
The number of teams was reduced from 12 to only 10 for the 2017–18 season.
In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
The top eight teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used.
The top four teams at the end of this stage advanced to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff. The semifinal winners advanced to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
The bottom two teams entered a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the first, second, third, and fourth-placed teams from the second division, with the two teams finishing on top of the mini-league taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.
Ilirija was promoted as the winner of the 2016–17 Second League. The team from Ljubljana replaced Terme Olimia Podčetrtek, LTH Castings and Portorož, which finished in the last three positions in the 2016–17 season.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 2,500 | |||
| ŠD Polzela | align=center | 1,800 | ||
| ŠD Leona Štuklja | align=center | 2,500 | ||
| align=center | 4,000 | |||
| align=center | 12,500 | |||
| ŠD Rogaška Slatina | align=center | 800 | ||
| ŠD Šenčur | align=center | 800 | ||
| OŠ Koper Hall | align=center | 660 | ||
| Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | align=center | 700 | ||
| align=center | 2,500 | |||
| Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League | ||
| Teams that played in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division | ||
| Teams that played in the 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup |
| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kubala | Jovan Beader | Jure Močnik | Spalding | Helios | |
| Igor Pungartnik | Boštjan Kuhar | Uroš Godler | Macron | – | |
| Edvard Reven | Saša Dončić | Adnan Sarajlić | Spalding | - | |
| Brane Kastelec | Simon Petrov | Dalibor Djapa | Žolna Šport | Krka | |
| Tomaž Berločnik | Zoran Martič | Domen Lorbek | Macron | Petrol | |
| Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Miha Fon | Nike | – | |
| Bojan Čad | Jurica Golemac | Nebojša Joksimović | Errea | Sixt | |
| Janko Sekne | Rade Mijanović | Smiljan Pavič | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba | |
| Iztok Špan | Jakša Vulić | Tomaž Bolčina | Luanvi | - | |
| Miro Firm | Aleš Pipan | Miloš Miljković | Spalding | Pivovarna Laško | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt Primorska | Aleksander Sekulić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Jurica Golemac | 26 May 2017[2] |
| Šenčur | Gregor Vodenik | – | Rade Mijanović | 17 May 2017[3] | ||
| Šentjur | Jurica Golemac | – | Andrej Žakelj | 26 May 2017[4] | ||
| Helios Suns | Dejan Cikić | End of interim spell | - | Jovan Beader | 8 May 2017[5] | |
| Šentjur | Andrej Žakelj | Mutual consent | 26 December 2017[6] | 9th (3–7) | Jakša Vulić | 27 December 2017[7] |
| Petrol Olimpija | Gašper Okorn | Mutual consent | 8 Januar 2018[8] | 2nd (7–5) | Zoran Martič | 8 Januar 2018[9] |
| Week | MVP[10] | Club | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 41 | ||
| 4 | 26 | ||
| 26 | |||
| 5 | 32 | ||
| 6 | 45 | ||
| 7 | 31 | ||
| 8 | 32 | ||
| 9 | 43 | ||
| 10 | Devin Oliver (2) | 38 | |
| 11 | Mitja Nikolić (2) | 44 | |
| 12 | Smiljan Pavič (2) | 34 | |
| 13 | 33 | ||
| 14 | 33 | ||
| 15 | 26 | ||
| 16 | 34 | ||
| 17 | Smiljan Pavič (3) | 27 | |
| 18 | 33 | ||
| Week | MVP[11] | Club | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 26 | ||
| 4 | 38 | ||
| 5 | 36 | ||
| 6 | Marjan Čakarun (2) | 28 | |
| 7 | 39 | ||
| 8 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 24 | ||
| 24 | |||
| 12 | 36 | ||
| 13 | Blaž Mahkovic (2) | 33 | |
| 14 | 27 | ||
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