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2016–17 B.League season

{{Short description|Season of Japanese men's basketball}}{{refimprove|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| title = 2016–17 B.League season

| league = B.League

| sport = Basketball

| logo =

| duration = September 22, 2016 – May 7, 2017

| TV =

| draft =

| draft_link =

| top_pick =

| top_pick_link =

| picked_by =

| season = 2016–17

| regular_season = B1 Regular season

| regular_season_link =

| MVP = Nick Fazekas

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Nick Fazekas

| top_scorer_link =

| top_seed =

| rebounds_leader = Ryan Rossiter

| assists_leader = Naoki Uto

| block_leader = Josh Harrellson

| playoffs =

| playoffs_link =

| promoted = (B1) Nishinomiya Storks, Shimane Susanoo Magic
(B2) Kanazawa Samuraiz, Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

| relegated = (B2) Sendai 89ers, Akita Happinets
(B3) Tokyo Excellence, Kagoshima Rebnise

| conf1 =

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ =

| conf2 =

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ =

| finals = B1 Finals

| finals_link =

| champions = Link Tochigi Brex

| runners_up = Kawasaki Brave Thunders

| finals_MVP = Takatoshi Furukawa

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2017-18

| highest_attendance = 7,327

| lowest_attendance = 884

| attendance = 1,482,462

| average_attendance = 2,754

}}

The 2016–17 B.League season was the first season of the Japanese B.League.{{cite web|url=https://www.bleague.jp/standings/?tab=1&year=2016|title=順位表 - B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト|website=B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト}}

B1 Regular season

class="wikitable" width="500" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"

! width="5%" | #

! width="30%"| B1

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games back}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}}

1

| style="text-align:left;"| Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders|| 49 || 11 || {{winpct|49|11}} || — || 60

2

| style="text-align:left;" | Link Tochigi Brex || 46 || 14 || {{winpct|46|14}} || 3 || 60

3

| style="text-align:left;" | SeaHorses Mikawa || 46 || 14 || {{winpct|44|16}} ||3 || 60

4

| style="text-align:left;" | Alvark Tokyo || 44 || 16 || {{winpct|44|16}} ||5 || 60

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Chiba Jets || 44 || 16 || {{winpct|44|16}} || 5 || 60

6

| style="text-align:left;" | San-en NeoPhoenix || 33 || 27 || {{winpct|33|27}} || 16 || 60

7

| style="text-align:left;"| Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya || 32 || 28 || {{winpct|32|28}} || 17 || 60

8

| style="text-align:left;" | Ryukyu Golden Kings || 29 ||31 || {{winpct|29|31}} || 20 || 60

9

| style="text-align:left;" | Osaka Evessa || 28 ||32 || {{winpct|28|32}} || 21 || 60

10

| style="text-align:left;" | Niigata Albirex BB || 27 ||33 || {{winpct|27|33}} || 22 || 60

11

| style="text-align:left;" | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins || 27 ||33 || {{winpct|27|33}} || 23 || 60

12

| style="text-align:left;" | Kyoto Hannaryz || 25 ||35 || {{winpct|25|35}} || 23 || 60

13

| style="text-align:left;" | Levanga Hokkaido || 23 ||37 || {{winpct|23|37}} || 26 || 60

14

| style="text-align:left;" | Shiga Lakestars || 21 ||39 || {{winpct|21|39}} || 28 || 60

15

| style="text-align:left;" | Toyama Grouses || 18 ||42 || {{winpct|18|42}} || 31 || 60

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

! 16

| style="text-align:left;" | Akita Northern Happinets

1842{{winpct|18|42}}3160
17

| style="text-align:left;" | Yokohama B-Corsairs || 16 ||44 || {{winpct|16|44}} || 33 || 60

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

! 18

| style="text-align:left;" | Sendai 89ers

1446{{winpct|14|46}}3560

B1 Playoffs

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=5|3rdplace=no|score-width=25

||{{RDseed|1}}Kawasaki Brave Thunders|89|98||||{{RDseed|8}}Hitachi Sun Rockers|75|82|||

||{{RDseed|4}}Alvark Tokyo|90|83||||{{RDseed|5}}San-en NeoPhoenix|75|74|||

||{{RDseed|3}}SeaHorses Mikawa|76|81||||{{RDseed|6}}Ryukyu Golden Kings|72|75|||

||{{RDseed|2}}Link Tochigi Brex|80|77||||{{RDseed|7}}Chiba Jets|73|70|||

||{{RDseed|1}}Kawasaki Brave Thunders|84|77|26|||{{RDseed|4}}Alvark Tokyo|76|78|18||

||{{RDseed|2}}Link Tochigi Brex|83|63|14|||{{RDseed|3}}SeaHorses Mikawa|68|65|12||

||{{RDseed|1}}Kawasaki Brave Thunders|79|||||{{RDseed|2}}Link Tochigi Brex|85||||

}}

B1 Relegation playoffs

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=5|3rdplace=no|score-width=25

||{{RDseed|15}}Toyama Grouses|67|82||||{{RDseed|18}}Sendai 89ers|59|68|||

||{{RDseed|16}}Akita Northern Happinets|55|65|16|||{{RDseed|17}}Yokohama B-Corsairs|63|64|17||

||{{RDseed|15}}Toyama Grouses|79|||||{{RDseed|17}}Yokohama B-Corsairs|71||||

}}

{{2TeamBracket |

|RD1=B1B2 P/R final

|team-width=180

|RD1-seed1=17

|RD1-team1=Yokohama B-Corsairs

|RD1-score1=74

|RD1-seed2=B2-4

|RD1-team2=Hiroshima Dragonflies

|RD1-score2=53

}}

Sendai 89ers and Akita Happinets were relegated to B2.

B1 Individual statistic leaders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
CategoryPlayer || Team || Statistic
Points per gameNick FazekasKawasaki Brave Thunders27.1
Rebounds per gameRyan RossiterLink Tochigi Brex13.3
Assists per gameNaoki UtoToyama Grouses4.3
Steals per gameKenta HiroseHitachi SunRockers2.0
Blocks per gameJosh HarrellsonOsaka Evessa1.9
Turnovers per gameJulian MavungaShiga Lakestars3.3
Fouls per gameMarcus DoveKyoto Hannaryz3.3
Minutes per gameSeiya AndoAkita Northern Happinets33.8
FT%Kosuke KanamaruSeaHorses Mikawa90.8%
3FG%Kosuke KanamaruSeaHorses Mikawa42.6%

B2 Regular season

{{Infobox basketball league season

| regular_season = B2 Regular season

| regular_season_link =

| MVP = Takumi Furuno

| top_scorer = Chehales Tapscott

| rebounds_leader = Solomon Alabi

| assists_leader = Takumi Furuno

| finals = B2 Finals

| finals_link =

| champions = Nishinomiya Storks

| runners_up = Shimane Susanoo Magic

| finals_MVP = Noriaki Dohara

| highest_attendance = 4,899

| lowest_attendance = 223

| attendance = 647,505

| average_attendance = 1,199

}}

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! width="5%" | #

! width="30%"| B2

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games back}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Shimane Susanoo Magic

519{{winpct|51|9}}—60
2

| style="text-align:left;" | Hiroshima Dragonflies || 46 || 14 || {{winpct|46|14}} || 5 || 60

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 3

| style="text-align:left;"| Nishinomiya Storks

4317{{winpct|43|17}}860
4

| style="text-align:left;" | Gunma Crane Thunders || 40 || 20 || {{winpct|40|20}} ||11 || 60

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Kumamoto Volters || 44 || 16 || {{winpct|44|16}} || 7 || 60

6

| style="text-align:left;" | Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya || 42 || 18 || {{winpct|42|18}} || 9 || 60

7

| style="text-align:left;" | Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots || 32 || 28 || {{winpct|32|28}} || 19 || 60

8

| style="text-align:left;" | Fukushima Firebonds || 30 ||30 || {{winpct|30|30}} || 21 || 60

9

| style="text-align:left;" | Ehime Orange Vikings || 29 ||31 || {{winpct|29|31}} || 22 || 60

10

| style="text-align:left;" | Aomori Wat's || 29 ||31 || {{winpct|29|31}} || 22 || 60

11

| style="text-align:left;" | Earthfriends Tokyo Z || 27 ||33 || {{winpct|27|33}} || 24 || 60

12

| style="text-align:left;" | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns || 26 ||34 || {{winpct|26|34}} || 25 || 60

13

| style="text-align:left;" | Bambitious Nara || 24 ||36 || {{winpct|24|36}} || 27 || 60

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! 14

| style="text-align:left;"| Tokyo Excellence

2238{{winpct|22|38}}2960
15

| style="text-align:left;" | Kagawa Five Arrows || 19 ||41 || {{winpct|19|41}} || 31 || 60

16

| style="text-align:left;" | Iwate Big Bulls || 15 ||45 || {{winpct|15|45}} || 36 || 60

17

| style="text-align:left;" | Shinshu Brave Warriors || 14 ||46 || {{winpct|14|46}} || 37 || 60

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! 18

| style="text-align:left;" | Kagoshima Rebnise

753{{winpct|7|53}}4460

B2 Playoffs

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=5|3rdplace=no|score-width=25

||{{RDseed|1}}Shimane Susanoo Magic|60|52|11|||{{RDseed|4}}Hiroshima Dragonflies|55|53|9||

||{{RDseed|2}}Nishinomiya Storks|68|70||||{{RDseed|3}}Gunma Crane Thunders|59|60|||

||{{RDseed|1}}Shimane Susanoo Magic|53|||||{{RDseed|2}}Nishinomiya Storks|78||||

}}

{{2TeamBracket |

|RD1=3rd place match

|team-width=180

|RD1-seed1=4

|RD1-team1=Hiroshima Dragonflies

|RD1-score1=78

|RD1-seed2=3

|RD1-team2=Gunma Crane Thunders

|RD1-score2=65

}}

Shimane Susanoo Magic and Nishinomiya Storks were promoted to B1. Tokyo Excellence and Kagoshima Rebnise were relegated to B3.

B2 Individual statistic leaders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
CategoryPlayer || Team || Statistic
Points per gameChehales TapscottKagawa Five Arrows19.5
Rebounds per gameSolomon AlabiToyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya13.1
Assists per gameTakumi FurunoKumamoto Volters5.1
Steals per gameTakumi FurunoKumamoto Volters2.2
Blocks per gameChukwudiebere MaduabumKagoshima Rebnise2.4
Turnovers per gameTatsuya NishiyamaTokyo Excellence2.9
Fouls per gameTakumi FurunoKumamoto Volters3.0
Minutes per gameKazuto SameshimaKagoshima Rebnise34.0
FT%Masashi ObuchiGunma Crane Thunders84.2%
3FG%Edward YamamotoShimane Susanoo Magic45.3%

B3 season

{{Infobox basketball league season

| regular_season = B3 Regular season

| regular_season_link =

| MVP =

| top_scorer = Kyle Richardson (basketball)

| rebounds_leader = Kyle Richardson (basketball)

| assists_leader = Kyohei Kumazawa

| finals = B3 Finals

| finals_link =

| champions = Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

| runners_up = Kanazawa Samuraiz

| finals_MVP =

| highest_attendance = 3,083

| lowest_attendance = 61

| attendance =

| average_attendance =

}}

=B3 First stage=

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! width="5%" | #

! width="30%"| B3 First Stage

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games back}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

91{{winpct|9|1}}—10
2

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Hachioji Trains || 8 || 2 || {{winpct|8|2}} || 1 || 10

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 3

| style="text-align:left;" | Kanazawa Samuraiz

73{{winpct|7|3}}210
4

| style="text-align:left;" | Otsuka Corporation Alphas || 4 ||6 || {{winpct|4|6}} ||5 || 10

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Cinq Reves || 1 || 9|| {{winpct|1|9}} || 8 || 10

6

| style="text-align:left;" | Saitama Broncos || 1|| 9 || {{winpct|1|9}} ||8 || 10

=B3 Regular season=

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! width="5%" | #

! width="30%"| B3 Regular season

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games back}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Kanazawa Samuraiz

293{{winpct|29|3}}—32
bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 2

| style="text-align:left;" | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

284{{winpct|28|4}}132
3

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Hachioji Trains ||21 || 11 || {{winpct|21|11}} ||8 || 32

4

| style="text-align:left;" | Otsuka Corporation Alphas || 20 ||12 || {{winpct|20|12}} ||9 || 32

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Cinq Reves || 13 || 19|| {{winpct|13|19}} || 16 || 32

6

| style="text-align:left;" | Aisin AW Areions Anjo || 13|| 19 || {{winpct|13|19}} ||16 || 32

7

| style="text-align:left;" | Saitama Broncos || 12|| 20 || {{winpct|12|20}} ||17 || 32

8

| style="text-align:left;" | Toyoda Gosei Scorpions || 5|| 27 || {{winpct|5|27}} ||24 || 32

9

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue || 3|| 29 || {{winpct|3|29}} ||26 || 32

=B3 Final stage=

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! width="5%" | #

! width="30%"| B3 Final Stage

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games back}}

! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

91{{winpct|9|1}}—10
bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 2

| style="text-align:left;" | Kanazawa Samuraiz

82{{winpct|8|2}}110
3

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Hachioji Trains ||5 || 5 || {{winpct|5|5}} ||4 || 10

4

| style="text-align:left;" | Tokyo Cinq Reves || 4 ||6 || {{winpct|4|6}} ||5 || 10

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Saitama Broncos || 3 || 7|| {{winpct|3|7}} || 6 || 10

6

| style="text-align:left;" | Otsuka Corporation Alphas || 1|| 9 || {{winpct|1|9}} ||8 || 10

B3 Individual statistic leaders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
CategoryPlayer || Team || Statistic
Points per gameKyle Richardson (basketball)Otsuka Corporation Alphas19.344
Rebounds per gameKyle Richardson (basketball)Otsuka Corporation Alphas10.875
Assists per gameKyohei KumazawaAisin AW Areions Anjo3.969
Steals per gameYusuke IkedaTokyo Hachioji Trains1.967
Blocks per gameMatthew KendrickToyoda Gosei Scorpions1.677
FT%Kyohei KumazawaAisin AW Areions Anjo89.3%
3FG%Masaya UedaSaitama Broncos41.7%

References

{{Reflist}}

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