2016–17 NBL season
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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.
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2016–17 NBL season | ||||||||||
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League | National Basketball League | |||||||||
Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Dates | 6 October 2016 – 5 March 2017 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 8 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Australia: New Zealand: Online: | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season champions | Adelaide 36ers | |||||||||
Season MVP | Jerome Randle (Adelaide) | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Perth Wildcats (8th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Illawarra Hawks | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Adelaide 36ers Cairns Taipans | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Bryce Cotton (Perth) | |||||||||
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Total attendance | 725,749[1] (6,048 per game) | |||||||||
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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.