2017–18 ProA

ProA
Season2017–18
Games played260
Teams16
Regular season
Top seedRasta Vechta
PromotedRasta Vechta
Crailsheim Merlins
RelegatedEhingen Urspring
OrangeAcademy
Finals
ChampionsRasta Vechta
2nd title
  Runners-upCrailsheim Merlins
For the French first tier basketball league, see 2017–18 Pro A season.

The 2017–18 ProA was the 11th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany.[1] The champions and the runners-up of the play-offs are promoted to the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga.

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rasta Vechta 30 27 3 2550 2095 +455 54 Advance to play-offs
2 Crailsheim Merlins 30 27 3 2712 2220 +492 54
3 MLP Academics Heidelberg 30 19 11 2298 2192 +106 38
4 RheinStars Köln[a] (R) 30 19 11 2211 2133 +78 38
5 PS Karlsruhe Lions 30 18 12 2433 2249 +184 36
6 Römerstrom Gladiators Trier 30 17 13 2406 2348 +58 34
7 Hebeisen White Wings Hanau 30 15 15 2261 2314 −53 30
8 Phoenix Hagen 30 15 15 2408 2429 −21 30
9 VfL Kirchheim Knights 30 15 15 2331 2336 −5 30
10 Hamburg Towers 30 13 17 2260 2326 −66 26
11 Niners Chemnitz 30 13 17 2322 2311 +11 26
12 Nürnberg Falcons 30 11 19 2144 2291 −147 22
13 Uni Baskets Paderborn 30 9 21 2121 2372 −251 18
14 Baunach Young Pikes 30 8 22 2240 2444 −204 16
15 Ehingen Urspring (R) 30 8 22 2274 2584 −310 16 Relegation to ProB
16 OrangeAcademy (R) 30 6 24 2121 2448 −327 12
Source: ProA
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ RheinStars Köln resigned its ProA position for the 2018–19 season.[2]

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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Rasta Vechta 3
8 Phoenix Hagen 0
1 Rasta Vechta 3
5 PS Karlsruhe Lions 1
4 RheinStars Köln 0
5 PS Karlsruhe Lions 3
1 Rasta Vechta 165
2 Crailsheim Merlins 158
2 Crailsheim Merlins 3
7 White Wings Hanau 0
2 Crailsheim Merlins 3
6 Gladiators Trier 1
3 MLP Academics Heidelberg 2
6 Gladiators Trier 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg
Rasta Vechta 3–0 Phoenix Hagen 104–76 86–79 93–75
RheinStars Köln 0–3 PS Kalsruhe Lions 67–85 70–92 68–88
MLP Academics Heidelberg 2–3 Römerstrom Gladiators Trier 86–83 70–83 91–80 88–89 65–69
Crailsheim Merlins 3–0 Hebeisen White Wings 87–71 107–82 99–75

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg
Rasta Vechta 3–1 PS Karlsruhe Lions 90–79 80–90 95–90 91–73
Römerstrom Gladiators Trier 1–3 Crailsheim Merlins 83–87 90–103 67–82 75–97

Finals

First leg

4 May 2018 Crailsheim Merlins 87–103 Rasta Vechta Crailsheim, Germany
19:30 UTC+1 Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 19–22, 22–31, 24–28
Pts: Sherman Gay 24
Rebs: Frank Turner 7
Asts: Frank Turner 6
PIR: Sherman Gay 27 		Boxscore Pts: Robin Christen 20
Rebs: Andrew Smith 6
Asts: Cristopher Carter 16
PIR: Christopher Carter 24 		Arena: Arena Hohenlohe

Second leg

6 May 2018 Rasta Vechta 62–71
(165–158 agg.) 		Crailsheim Merlins Vechta, Germany
15:00 UTC+1 Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 17–20, 15–16, 10–11
Pts: Philip Herkenhoff 16
Rebs: Seth Hinrichs 10
Asts: Cristopher Carter 4
PIR: Cristopher Carter 18 		Boxscore Pts: Konrad Wysocki 19
Rebs: Konrad Wysocki 21
Asts: Konrad Wysocki 3
PIR: Konrad Wysocki 39 		Arena: Rasta Dome

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1 Rasta Vechta (P) 39 34 5 Promotion to 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga
2 Crailsheim Merlins (P) 39 34 5
3 PS Karlsruhe Lions 37 22 15
4 Römerstrom Gladiators Trier 34 16 18
5 MLP Academics Heidelberg 35 21 14
6 RheinStars Köln 33 19 14
7 Hebeisen White Wings 33 15 18
8 Phoenix Hagen 33 15 18
9 VfL Kirchheim Knights 30 15 15
10 Hamburg Towers 30 13 17
11 Niners Chemnitz 30 13 17
12 Nürnberg Falcons 30 11 19
13 Uni Baskets Paderborn 30 9 21
14 Baunach Young Pikes 30 8 22
15 Ehingen Urspring 30 8 22 Relegation to ProB
16 OrangeAcademy 30 6 24
Source: Zweite Basketball Bundesliga
(P) Promoted

See also

References

  1. ^ ProA at Eurobasket.com
  2. ^ Update Lizenzierung 18/19 – Köln startet in der ProB