2016–17 LKL season

{{Infobox basketball league season

| prevseason = 2015–16

| nextseason = 2017–18

| title = Tete-a-Tete Casino-LKL

| t_bg = #000045

| t_color = white

| season = 2016–17

| image =

| caption =

| champions = Žalgiris (19th title)

| runners_up = Lietkabelis

| third_place = Lietuvos rytas

| fourth_place = Neptūnas

| teams = 10

| games = 220 (regular season)

| duration = 21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017

| top_seed =

| MVP = Jamar Diggs (Juventus){{cite web|title=Savaitės apžvalga: Istorinė "Lietkabelio" pergalė bei fenomenalus M. Echodo pasirodymas|url=http://www.lkl.lt/savaites-apzvalga-istorine-lietkabelio-pergale-bei-fenomenalus-m-echodo-pasirodymas/|publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League|access-date=12 June 2017|language=lt|date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629093029/http://www.lkl.lt/savaites-apzvalga-istorine-lietkabelio-pergale-bei-fenomenalus-m-echodo-pasirodymas/|archive-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead}}

| MVP_link = LKL Most Valuable Player Award

| MVP_n = USA

| finals_MVP = Edgaras Ulanovas (Žalgiris){{cite web|title=Edgaras Ulanovas – naudingiausias finalo serijos krepšininkas|url=http://www.lkl.lt/edgaras-ulanovas-naudingiausias-finalo-serijos-krepsininkas/|publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League|access-date=12 June 2017|language=lt|date=10 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| finals_MVP_link = LKL Finals Most Valuable Player Award

| finals_MVP_n = LIT

| PIR_leader = | pir = | pir_n =

| top_scorer = David Logan | ppg = 15.6 | ppg_n = POL

| rebounds_leader = Julius Kazakauskas | rpg = 7.8 | rpg_n = LTU

| assists_leader =Toni Prostran | apg = 7.0 | apg_n = CRO

| average_attendance = 2,286

| updated =

}}

The 2016–17 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 24th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started on 21 September 2016, and ended on 9 June 2017.

Žalgiris was the defending champion, and successfully defended its title. The title was the seventh consecutive championship for Žalgiris.[http://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/461745/zalgiris-wins-7th-consecutive-lithuanian-championship/ Zalgiris wins its 7th consecutive Lithuanian championship!]

Competition format

During the regular season, all teams played 36 games. The top eight teams, after playing 36 games each, joined the playoffs, in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in that format.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.[http://lkl.lt/lt/top/apie-lyga/cempionato-sistema/ Čempionato sistema] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193551/http://lkl.lt/lt/top/apie-lyga/cempionato-sistema/ |date=2013-10-29 }}

Teams

{{Location map+

|Lithuania

|border = black

|caption = Location of teams in 2016–17 LKL

|float = right

|label =

|width = 400

|places =

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.502014|long=25.592189|position = bottom |label=Juventus}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.716337|long=25.280199|position = top |label={{nowrap|Lietuvos rytas}}}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.687364|long=21.151732|position = right |label=Neptūnas}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.300141|long=24.00046|position = left |label=Nevėžis}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=56.061241|long=24.413692|position = right |label={{nowrap|Pieno žvaigždės}}}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.646339|long=23.960624|position = left |label=Vytautas}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.4000000|long=24.0500000|position = right |label=Dzūkija}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.920662|long=23.282121|position = left |label=Šiauliai}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.733287|long=24.339438|position = bottom |label=Lietkabelis}}

{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.89048|long=23.914498|position = top |label=Žalgiris}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Location

! Arena

! Capacity

Dzūkija

| Alytus

| Alytus Arena

| align="center" | 5,500

Juventus

| Utena

| Utena Arena

| align="center" | 2,000

Lietkabelis

| Panevėžys

| Cido Arena

| align="center" | 7,000

Lietuvos rytas

| Vilnius

| Lietuvos rytas Arena

Siemens Arena

| align="center" | 2,500

11,000

Neptūnas

| Klaipėda

| Švyturys Arena

| align="center" | 6,500

Nevėžis

| Kėdainiai

| Kėdainiai Arena

| align="center" | 2,200

Pieno žvaigždės

| Pasvalys

| Pieno žvaigždės Arena

| align="center" | 1,500

Šiauliai

| Šiauliai

| Šiauliai Arena

| align="center" | 5,900

Vytautas

| Prienai-Birštonas

| Prienai Arena

| align="center" | 1,500

Žalgiris

| Kaunas

| Žalgiris Arena

| align="center" | 15,500

Regular season

In the regular season, teams played against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The regular season started on 21 September 2016.

=Table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=complete

|source=[http://lkl.lt/turnyrine-lentele/ LKL]

|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins

|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result6=PO |result7=PO |result8=PO

|team1 =ZAL|win_ZAL=33|loss_ZAL=3 |gf_ZAL=3033|ga_ZAL=2424

|team2 =RYT|win_RYT=26|loss_RYT=10|gf_RYT=2951|ga_RYT=2622

|team3 =LTK|win_LTK=25|loss_LTK=11|gf_LTK=2904|ga_LTK=2728

|team4 =NEP|win_NEP=21|loss_NEP=15|gf_NEP=2790|ga_NEP=2623

|team5 =JUV|win_JUV=19|loss_JUV=17|gf_JUV=2941|ga_JUV=2915

|team6 =VYT|win_VYT=18|loss_VYT=18|gf_VYT=2782|ga_VYT=2735

|team7 =PIE|win_PIE=15|loss_PIE=21|gf_PIE=2810|ga_PIE=2898

|team8 =DZU|win_DZU=10|loss_DZU=26|gf_DZU=2471|ga_DZU=2769

|team9 =NEV|win_NEV=7 |loss_NEV=29|gf_NEV=2664|ga_NEV=2994

|team10=SIA|win_SIA=6 |loss_SIA=30|gf_SIA=2551|ga_SIA=3189

|res_col_header=Q

|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Advance to Play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to NKL

|name_ZAL = Žalgiris

|name_RYT = Lietuvos rytas

|name_NEP = Neptūnas

|name_JUV = Juventus

|name_PIE = Pieno žvaigždės

|name_DZU = Dzūkija

|name_SIA = Šiauliai

|name_LTK = Lietkabelis

|name_VYT = Vytautas

|name_NEV = Nevėžis

}}

=Results=

==Rounds 1 and 2==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=BSR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=DZŪ|team2=JUV|team3=LTK|team4=LRY|team5=NEP

|team6=NEV|team7=PŽV|team8=ŠIA|team9=VYT|team10=ŽAL

|name_DZŪ=Dzūkija

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|match_DZŪ_LTK=67–87

|match_DZŪ_LRY=59–79

|match_DZŪ_NEP=56–80

|match_DZŪ_NEV=66–63

|match_DZŪ_PŽV=52–67

|match_DZŪ_ŠIA=94–64

|match_DZŪ_VYT=49–68

|match_DZŪ_ŽAL=61–94

|name_JUV=Juventus

|match_JUV_DZŪ=77–62

|match_JUV_LTK=76–85

|match_JUV_LRY=81–74

|match_JUV_NEP=91–97

|match_JUV_NEV=81–72

|match_JUV_PŽV=97–92

|match_JUV_ŠIA=98–79

|match_JUV_VYT=73–76

|match_JUV_ŽAL=66–90

|name_LTK=Lietkabelis

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|match_LTK_JUV=77–84

|match_LTK_LRY=93–85

|match_LTK_NEP=93–74

|match_LTK_NEV=85–81

|match_LTK_PŽV=69–88

|match_LTK_ŠIA=75–62

|match_LTK_VYT=71–66

|match_LTK_ŽAL=90–86

|name_LRY=Lietuvos rytas

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|match_LRY_JUV=98–81

|match_LRY_LTK=68–66

|match_LRY_NEP=78–75

|match_LRY_NEV=89–70

|match_LRY_PŽV=94–57

|match_LRY_ŠIA=83–74

|match_LRY_VYT=77–53

|match_LRY_ŽAL=66–74

|name_NEP=Neptūnas

|match_NEP_DZŪ=64–58

|match_NEP_JUV=75–60

|match_NEP_LTK=67–77

|match_NEP_LRY=79–78

|match_NEP_NEV=70–63

|match_NEP_PŽV=55–61

|match_NEP_ŠIA=95–67

|match_NEP_VYT=76–79

|match_NEP_ŽAL=67–95

|name_NEV=Nevėžis

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|match_NEV_JUV=88–74

|match_NEV_LTK=79–86

|match_NEV_LRY=68–81

|match_NEV_NEP=94–90

|match_NEV_PŽV=77–73

|match_NEV_ŠIA=81–74

|match_NEV_VYT=80–68

|match_NEV_ŽAL=68–81

|name_PŽV=Pieno žvaigždės

|match_PŽV_DZŪ=79–72

|match_PŽV_JUV=91–95

|match_PŽV_LTK=70–72

|match_PŽV_LRY=68–86

|match_PŽV_NEP=70–67

|match_PŽV_NEV=92–72

|match_PŽV_ŠIA=71–59

|match_PŽV_VYT=75–70

|match_PŽV_ŽAL=82–86

|name_ŠIA=Šiauliai

|match_ŠIA_DZŪ=78–82

|match_ŠIA_JUV=65–76

|match_ŠIA_LTK=66–101

|match_ŠIA_LRY=60–104

|match_ŠIA_NEP=62–110

|match_ŠIA_NEV=99–92

|match_ŠIA_PŽV=85–84

|match_ŠIA_VYT=60–97

|match_ŠIA_ŽAL=45–98

|name_VYT=Vytautas

|match_VYT_DZŪ=79–58

|match_VYT_JUV=89–84

|match_VYT_LTK=75–85

|match_VYT_LRY=79–83

|match_VYT_NEP=74–67

|match_VYT_NEV=83–69

|match_VYT_PŽV=96–77

|match_VYT_ŠIA=109–57

|match_VYT_ŽAL=55–63

|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris

|match_ŽAL_DZŪ=79–64

|match_ŽAL_JUV=90–70

|match_ŽAL_LTK=76–65

|match_ŽAL_LRY=84–68

|match_ŽAL_NEP=77–67

|match_ŽAL_NEV=89–62

|match_ŽAL_PŽV=98–84

|match_ŽAL_ŠIA=98–82

|match_ŽAL_VYT=79–66

|update=complete|source=

}}

==Rounds 3 and 4==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=BSR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=DZŪ|team2=JUV|team3=LTK|team4=LRY|team5=NEP

|team6=NEV|team7=PŽV|team8=ŠIA|team9=VYT|team10=ŽAL

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|match_DZŪ_LRY=73–78

|match_DZŪ_NEP=66–69

|match_DZŪ_NEV=83–73

|match_DZŪ_PŽV=82–92

|match_DZŪ_ŠIA=69–51

|match_DZŪ_VYT=79–65

|match_DZŪ_ŽAL=64–79

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|match_JUV_LTK=74–72

|match_JUV_LRY=85–87

|match_JUV_NEP=83–98

|match_JUV_NEV=98–79

|match_JUV_PŽV=91–97

|match_JUV_ŠIA=81–67

|match_JUV_VYT=81–75

|match_JUV_ŽAL=71–73

|name_LTK=Lietkabelis

|match_LTK_DZŪ=70–62

|match_LTK_JUV=94–90

|match_LTK_LRY=86–77

|match_LTK_NEP=74–61

|match_LTK_NEV=100–69

|match_LTK_PŽV=90–59

|match_LTK_ŠIA=80–85

|match_LTK_VYT=63–69

|match_LTK_ŽAL=79–77

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|match_LRY_JUV=75–76

|match_LRY_LTK=92–60

|match_LRY_NEP=82–62

|match_LRY_NEV=86–78

|match_LRY_PŽV=93–86

|match_LRY_ŠIA=87–63

|match_LRY_VYT=109–60

|match_LRY_ŽAL=72–79

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|match_NEP_LRY=85–78

|match_NEP_NEV=90–53

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|match_NEP_ŠIA=85–78

|match_NEP_VYT=72–60

|match_NEP_ŽAL=77–81

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|match_NEV_LTK=71–95

|match_NEV_LRY=56–92

|match_NEV_NEP=70–72

|match_NEV_PŽV=90–94

|match_NEV_ŠIA=86–56

|match_NEV_VYT=87–96

|match_NEV_ŽAL=54–82

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|match_PŽV_JUV=76–81

|match_PŽV_LTK=76–84

|match_PŽV_LRY=79–88

|match_PŽV_NEP=81–93

|match_PŽV_NEV=89–88

|match_PŽV_ŠIA=85–74

|match_PŽV_VYT=92–89

|match_PŽV_ŽAL=56–63

|name_ŠIA=Šiauliai

|match_ŠIA_DZŪ=85–64

|match_ŠIA_JUV=78–86

|match_ŠIA_LTK=78–98

|match_ŠIA_LRY=81–82

|match_ŠIA_NEP=65–100

|match_ŠIA_NEV=84–74

|match_ŠIA_PŽV=98–87

|match_ŠIA_VYT=94–100

|match_ŠIA_ŽAL=71–93

|name_VYT=Vytautas

|match_VYT_DZŪ=91–69

|match_VYT_JUV=95–87

|match_VYT_LTK=82–85

|match_VYT_LRY=68–73

|match_VYT_NEP=96–89

|match_VYT_NEV=56–72

|match_VYT_PŽV=86–74

|match_VYT_ŠIA=83–61

|match_VYT_ŽAL=70–81

|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris

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|match_ŽAL_JUV=90–76

|match_ŽAL_LTK=84–62

|match_ŽAL_LRY=90–60

|match_ŽAL_NEP=69–78

|match_ŽAL_NEV=80–59

|match_ŽAL_PŽV=94–70

|match_ŽAL_ŠIA=101–50

|match_ŽAL_VYT=84–59

|update=complete|source=

}}

Playoffs

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=7|score-width=30|3rdplace=no|team-width=60

||{{RDseed|1}}Žalgiris|80|87|96||||

|{{RDseed|8}}Dzūkija|73|74|40||||

||{{RDseed|4}}Neptūnas|93|78|87||||

|{{RDseed|5}}Juventus|75|57|69||||

||{{RDseed|2}}Lietuvos rytas|106|89|107||||

|{{RDseed|7}}Pieno žvaigždės|73|80|51||||

||{{RDseed|3}}Lietkabelis|77|84|83||||

|{{RDseed|6}}Vytautas|75|71|67||||

||{{RDseed|1}}Žalgiris|83|70|83|69|||

|{{RDseed|4}}Neptūnas|54|73|60|53|||

||{{RDseed|2}}Lietuvos rytas|96|73|73|77|||

|{{RDseed|3}}Lietkabelis|85|90|81|86|||

||{{RDseed|1}}Žalgiris|73|83|97|72|73||

|{{RDseed|2}}Lietkabelis|67|86|58|59|68||

}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=1|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=5|score-width=30|RD1=Third place

||{{RDseed|3}}Lietuvos rytas|79|70|71|65|75

|{{RDseed|4}}Neptūnas|60|83|54|70|66

}}

Attendance data

Attendance data included playoff games:

{{fb a header}}

{{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=Neptūnas |s=104170|h=5970|l=2210|a=4340|pr=3960}}

{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Žalgiris |s=100047|h=11841|l=1705|a=4002|pr=3841}}

{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Lietkabelis |s=89334|h=7013|l=1914|a=3722|pr=1506}}

{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Lietuvos rytas |s=60081|h=9930|l=780 |a=2403|pr=2536}}

{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Dzūkija |s=33927|h=3156|l=731 |a=1786|pr=2312}}

{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Juventus |s=27481|h=2216|l=820 |a=1446|pr=1429}}

{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Šiauliai |s=24340|h=2800|l=300 |a=1352|pr=1574}}

{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Nevėžis |s=15918|h=1785|l=450 |a=884 |pr=894}}

{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Vytautas |s=13394|h=1500|l=270 |a=715 |pr=692}}

{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Pieno žvaigždės |s=11470|h=1100|l=150 |a=604 |pr=557}}

{{fb a footer |s=480362|h=11841|l=150|a=2287|pr=2030|u=10 June 2017|source=[http://www.lkl.lt/ LKL]|date=September 2016}}

Clubs in European competitions

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamCompetitionProgress
Žalgirisstyle="background:#ff6d09;color:#ffffff;text-align:center"| EuroLeague10th
Lietuvos rytasrowspan="2" style="background-color:#0072CE;color:white;text-align:center"|EuroCupTop 16
LietkabelisTop 16
Neptūnasrowspan="2" style="background-color:#071D49;color:#D0D3D4;text-align:center"|Champions LeagueRound of 16
JuventusRound of 32
Vytautasrowspan="2" style="background-color:#0080C8;color:white;text-align:center"|FIBA Europe CupSecond round
ŠiauliaiRegular season

Clubs in regional competitions

class="wikitable sortable"

!Team

!Competition

!Progress

Vytautas

| rowspan="3" style="background-color:maroon;color:white;text-align:center" |Baltic Basketball League

|Champion

Pieno žvaigždės

|Finalist

Nevėžis

|Quarterfinals

References

{{reflist}}