2017–18 ProA

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| nextseason = 2018–19

| title = ProA

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| season = 2017–18

| champions = Rasta Vechta
2nd title

| runners_up = Crailsheim Merlins

| semifinalists =

| promoted = Rasta Vechta
Crailsheim Merlins

| relegated = Ehingen Urspring
OrangeAcademy

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| games = 260

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| top_seed = Rasta Vechta

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{{For|the French first tier basketball league|2017–18 Pro A season}}

The 2017–18 ProA was the 11th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/basketball-League-ProA.aspx ProA at Eurobasket.com] The champions and the runners-up of the play-offs are promoted to the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga.

Regular season

=Table=

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

|source=[http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de/tabelle-proa/ ProA]

|update=complete

|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2|losspoints=0

|win_CHE=19|loss_CHE=11|gf_CHE=2211|ga_CHE=2133|name_CHE=RheinStars Köln|status_CHE=R|note_CHE=RheinStars Köln resigned its ProA position for the 2018–19 season.[http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de/update-lizenzierung-1819-koeln-startet-in-der-prob/ Update Lizenzierung 18/19 – Köln startet in der ProB]

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_q=green1 |text_q=Advance to play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to ProB

}}

Play-offs

The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-five play-off format. The Finals are played in a two-legged series in which the team with the most aggregate points wins.

=Bracket=

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1 =Quarterfinals

| RD2 =Semifinals

| RD3 =Finals

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| team-width = 170

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| RD1-seed1 =1

| RD1-team1 =Rasta Vechta

| RD1-score1 =3

| RD1-seed2 =8

| RD1-team2 =Phoenix Hagen

| RD1-score2 =0

| RD1-seed3 =4

| RD1-team3 =RheinStars Köln

| RD1-score3 =0

| RD1-seed4 =5

| RD1-team4 =PS Karlsruhe Lions

| RD1-score4 =3

| RD1-seed5 =2

| RD1-team5 =Crailsheim Merlins

| RD1-score5 =3

| RD1-seed6 =7

| RD1-team6 =White Wings Hanau

| RD1-score6 =0

| RD1-seed7 =3

| RD1-team7 =MLP Academics Heidelberg

| RD1-score7 =2

| RD1-seed8 =6

| RD1-team8 =Gladiators Trier

| RD1-score8 =3

| RD2-seed1 =1

| RD2-team1 =Rasta Vechta

| RD2-score1 =3

| RD2-seed2 =5

| RD2-team2 = PS Karlsruhe Lions

| RD2-score2 =1

| RD2-seed3 =2

| RD2-team3 =Crailsheim Merlins

| RD2-score3 =3

| RD2-seed4 =6

| RD2-team4 =Gladiators Trier

| RD2-score4 =1

| RD3-seed1 = 1

| RD3-team1 = Rasta Vechta

| RD3-score1 = 165

| RD3-seed2 = 2

| RD3-team2 = Crailsheim Merlins

| RD3-score2 = 158

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=Quarterfinals=

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! width="200" style="text-align:right;" |Team 1

! width="80" |Series

! width="200" style="text-align:left;" |Team 2

! width="80" |1st leg

! width="80" |2nd leg

! width="80" |3rd leg

! width="80" |4th leg

! width="80" |5th leg

align="right" |Rasta Vechta

| 3–0

| align="left" |Phoenix Hagen

|104–76

|86–79

|93–75

align="right" |RheinStars Köln

| 0–3

| align="left" |PS Kalsruhe Lions

|67–85

|70–92

|68–88

align="right" |MLP Academics Heidelberg

| 2–3

| align="left" |Römerstrom Gladiators Trier

|86–83

|70–83

|91–80

|88–89

|65–69

align="right" |Crailsheim Merlins

| 3–0

| align="left" |Hebeisen White Wings

|87–71

|107–82

|99–75

= Semifinals =

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! width="200" style="text-align:right;" |Team 1

! width="80" |Series

! width="200" style="text-align:left;" |Team 2

! width="80" |1st leg

! width="80" |2nd leg

! width="80" |3rd leg

! width="80" |4th leg

! width="80" |5th leg

align="right" |Rasta Vechta

| 3–1

| align="left" |PS Karlsruhe Lions

|90–79

|80–90

|95–90

|91–73

align="right" |Römerstrom Gladiators Trier

| 1–3

| align="left" |Crailsheim Merlins

|83–87

|90–103

|67–82

|75–97

=Finals=

==First leg==

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|scoreB = 103

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|rebounds1 = Frank Turner 7

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==Second leg==

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|scoreB = 71

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Final standings

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

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de Zweite Basketball Bundesliga]

|for_against_style=none

|ranking_style=wins

|result1=BBL|result2=BBL

|team1=GRO |win_GRO=34|loss_GRO=5

|team2=ZWO |win_ZWO=34|loss_ZWO=5

|team3=LDN |win_LDN=22|loss_LDN=15

|team4=DBO |win_DBO=16|loss_DBO=18

|team5=RDM |win_RDM=21|loss_RDM=14

|team6=AMS |win_AMS=19 |loss_AMS=14

|team8=WRT |win_WRT=15 |loss_WRT=18

|split8=yes

|result15=R|result16=R

|name_AMS=RheinStars Köln

|name_DBO=Römerstrom Gladiators Trier

|name_GRO=Rasta Vechta

|name_LDN=PS Karlsruhe Lions

|name_LWD=Hebeisen White Wings

|name_RDM=MLP Academics Heidelberg

|name_WRT=Phoenix Hagen

|name_ZWO=Crailsheim Merlins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to ProB

|col_BBL=green1 |text_BBL=Promotion to 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga

}}

References

External links

[http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de/ Official website]
[https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/basketball-League-ProA.aspx Eurobasket.com]

Category:ProA seasons

Germany

Category:2017–18 in German basketball leagues