2017–18 PLK season explained

Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19
Energa Basket Liga
Season:2017–18
Champions:Anwil Włocławek (2nd title)
Runners Up:BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Third Place:Polski Cukier Toruń
Fourth Place:Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra
Relegated:Czarni Słupsk
Teams:17
Dates:30 September 2017 – 4 June 2018
Top Seed:Anwil Włocławek
Mvp Link:PLK Most Valuable Player
Mvp N:Cape Verde
Finals Mvp Link:PLK Finals MVP
Finals Mvp N:POL
Ppg:22.4
Ppg N:USA
Rebounds Leader:D.J. Shelton
Rpg:10.1
Rpg N:USA
Assists Leader:Aaron Johnson
Apg:7.7
Apg N:USA

The 2017–18 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. The season started on 30 September 2017 and ended 4 June 2018. Anwil Włocławek won its second ever title in club history.

Teams

Polfarmex Kutno and Siarka Tarnobrzeg were relegated to the I Liga after finishing in the 15th and 16th place in the 2016–17 PLK season. Legia Warsaw promoted to the PLK 15 years later, after winning the I Liga championship.[1]

On July 28, 2017, the PLK announced it expanded the number of teams to 17 by giving a wild card to GTK Gliwice, the runner-up of the I Liga.[2]

Locations and venues

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
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Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa align=center
Hala Sportowa Stal align=center
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Centrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź align=center
OSiR Bemowo align=center [3]
MOSiR Krosno align=center
Centrum Hall align=center
PGE Turów Arena align=center
Argo-Kociewie
Arena Toruń align=center
ZSE Radom align=center
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Hala Globus
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Regular season

League table

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2-2-1-1-1). The third place series are played in a double-legged format.

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third-place game

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Final

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Awards

PLK Most Valuable Player
PLK Finals MVP
All-PLK Team
PlayerTeam
Ivan AlmeidaAnwil Włocławek
Polski Cukier Torun
Rosa Radom
Stelmet Zielona Góra
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

In European competitions

Club Competition Result
Champions League Round of 16 [5]
Regular season
FIBA Europe Cup Second qualifying round [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki. 2017-05-20. Eurosport.onet.pl.
  2. News: PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa. Polsatsport.pl. 2017-07-28.
  3. Web site: Legia Warszawa. Eurobasket.com. 5 June 2018.
  4. Web site: KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL. 4 June 2018. 5 June 2018.
  5. http://www.basketballcl.com/17-18/news/basketball-champions-league-qualification-rounds-and-regular-season-draw-completed Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed
  6. News: FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919075542/http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/fiba-europe-cup-qualification-round-1-and-2-pairings-confirmed. live. September 19, 2017. 2017-08-03. FIBA.com.