2016–17 NBL Canada season

2016–17 NBL Canada season
LeagueNational Basketball League of Canada
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 26, 2016 – April 30, 2017
Number of games40
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)EastLink TV,
The Score, Rogers Media
Draft
Top draft pick?
Picked by?
Regular Season
Top seedLondon Lightning
Season MVPRoyce White
Top scorer?
Playoffs
Atlantic championsHalifax Hurricanes
Central championsLondon Lightning
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lightning
NBL Canada seasons

The 2016–17 NBL Canada season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).[1]

League changes

The league added two teams for 2016–17: the Cape Breton Highlanders in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and the KW Titans in Kitchener, Ontario. The Saint John Mill Rats franchise also transferred ownership and was rebranded to the Saint John Riptide.[2]

Offseason coaching changes

Midseason coaching changes

  • The Cape Breton Highlanders relieved inaugural head coach Dean Murray of his duties on January 22, 2017. The team promoted assistant coach Ben Resner to replace Murray.
  • The Niagara River Lions' head coach Grâce Lokole stepped down from his position and became the assistant coach on March 11, 2017. The team named current Niagara College head coach Keith Vassell as the interim head coach.[3]

Teams

2016-17 National Basketball League of Canada
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Atlantic Cape Breton Highlanders Sydney, Nova Scotia Centre 200 5,000
Halifax Hurricanes Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,500
Island Storm Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Eastlink Centre 4,000
Moncton Miracles Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum 6,554
Saint John Riptide Saint John, New Brunswick Harbour Station 6,603
Central KW Titans Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 7,312
London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,000
Niagara River Lions St. Catharines, Ontario Meridian Centre 4,030
Orangeville A's Orangeville, Ontario Athlete Institute 1,000
Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 6,500

Map of teams

Atlantic Division Central Division

Regular season

Source:[4]

Atlantic Division
# Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Div GP
1 c — Halifax Hurricanes 27 13 .675 — 22–8 40
2 x — Saint John Riptide 22 18 .550 5.0 14–15 40
3 x — Island Storm 16 24 .400 11.0 13–16 40
4 x — Moncton Miracles 15 25 .375 12.0 12–18 40
5 Cape Breton Highlanders 15 25 .375 12.0 13–17 40
Central Division
# Central Division
W L PCT GB Div GP
1 z — London Lightning 35 5 .875 — 26–4 40
2 x — Windsor Express 22 18 .550 13.0 16–14 40
3 x — KW Titans 18 22 .450 17.0 11–19 40
4 x — Orangeville A's 16 24 .400 19.0 11–19 40
5 Niagara River Lions 14 26 .350 21.0 10–20 40

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the division playoffs
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 London Lightning 104,142 7,852 1,090 5,207 −8.0%†
2 Island Storm 38,686 2,371 1,242 1,934 −0.8%†
3 Halifax Hurricanes 38,512 3,583 1,192 1,926 −0.2%†
4 Saint John Riptide 37,124 3,014 1,028 1,856 +4.6%†
5 Niagara River Lions 35,055 3,287 1,150 1,753 +34.3%†
6 Moncton Miracles 30,613 2,195 1,078 1,531 −0.9%†
7 Cape Breton Highlanders 29,490 3,200 991 1,475 n/a†

1

8 KW Titans 26,107 2,240 709 1,305 n/a†

1

9 Windsor Express 20,687 2,173 545 1,034 −18.1%†
10 Orangeville A's 5,858 554 189 293 −14.1%†
League total 366,274 7,852 189 1,831 −7.1%†

Source: [1] [2]
Notes:
1: New team.

Playoffs

Division Semifinals Division Finals NBL Canada Finals
         
A1 Halifax 3
A4 Moncton 0
A1 Halifax 4
Atlantic Division
A3 Island 2
A2 Saint John 2
A3 Island 3
A1 Halifax 2
C1 London 4
C1 London 3
C4 Orangeville 0
C1 London 4
Central Division
C2 Windsor 0
C2 Windsor 3
C3 Kitchener-Waterloo 0

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Player of the Week award

For games
in week ending 		Atlantic Division Central Division
Player Team Player Team
January 1, 2017 Billy White Halifax Hurricanes Justin Moss Orangeville A's
January 8, 2017 Haakim Johnson Saint John Riptide Royce White London Lightning
January 15, 2017 Gabe Freeman Saint John Riptide Quinnel Brown Windsor Express
January 22, 2017 Ta'Quan Zimmerman Halifax Hurricanes Marcus Lewis Niagara River Lions
January 29, 2017 Chad Frazier Cape Breton Highlanders Julian Boyd London Lightning
February 5, 2017 Terry Thomas Island Storm Kyle Johnson London Lightning
February 12, 2017 Anthony Walker Cape Breton Highlanders Juan Pattillo Windsor Express
February 19, 2017 Melvin Johnson III Moncton Miracles Doug Herring, Jr. London Lightning
February 26, 2017 Tyrone Watson Halifax Hurricanes Ryan Anderson London Lightning
March 5, 2017 Antoine Mason Halifax Hurricanes Stefan Nastić Orangeville A's
March 12, 2017 Horace Wormely Saint John Riptide Royce White (2) London Lightning
March 19, 2017 Tydran Beaty Moncton Miracles Juan Pattillo (2) Windsor Express
March 26, 2017 Jahii Carson Island Storm Warren Ward Windsor Express
April 2, 2017 Anthony Anderson Saint John Riptide Adam Blazek KW Titans
April 9, 2017 Gabe Freeman (2) Saint John Riptide Flenard Whitfield KW Titans
April 16, 2017 Al Stewart Island Storm Maurice Jones Windsor Express
April 23, 2017 Anthony Walker (2) Cape Breton Highlanders Samuel Muldrow Niagara River Lions
April 30, 2017 Malik Story Island Storm Jameson Tipping Orangeville A's

End-of-season awards

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "NBL Canada Announces 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule". nblcanada.ca. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Saint John Franchise Under New Ownership". NBL Canada. 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Keith Vassell taking over NBL Canada team on interim basis". stcatharinesstandard.ca. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ Current standings
  5. ^ NBL Canada announces 2017 end of season awards [permanent dead link‍]