2016–17 NBL season
| 2016–17 NBL season | |
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| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2016–February 2017 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
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| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Adelaide 36ers |
| Season MVP | Jerome Randle (Adelaide 36ers) |
| Top scorer | Jerome Randle (Adelaide 36ers) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Perth Wildcats |
| Runners-up | Illawarra Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Bryce Cotton |
| Qualified for the finals series |
The 2016–17 NBL season was the 39th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2016 and February 2017, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2017.
During the off-season Townsville Crocodiles folded with Brisbane Bullets returning.
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the second year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams and two invited CBA teams was held on 23–26 September 2016 at Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane. The winner will receive the fourth annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.
Illawarra Hawks are pre-season champions.
The 2016–17 National Basketball League Finals were played in late February and March 2017, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
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