Energa Basket Liga
Season2017–18
Dates30 September 2017 – 4 June 2018
Number of teams17
Regular season
Top seedAnwil Włocławek
Season MVPCape Verde Ivan Almeida
RelegatedCzarni Słupsk
Finals
ChampionsAnwil Włocławek (2nd title)
  Runners-upBM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Third placePolski Cukier Toruń
Fourth placeStelmet Enea Zielona Góra
Finals MVPPoland Kamil Łączyński
Statistical leaders
Points United States Anthony Beane 22.4
Rebounds United States D.J. Shelton 10.1
Assists United States Aaron Johnson 7.7

The 2017–18 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. The season started on 30 September 2017 and ended 4 June 2018. Anwil Włocławek won its second ever title in club history.

Teams

Polfarmex Kutno and Siarka Tarnobrzeg were relegated to the I Liga after finishing in the 15th and 16th place in the 2016–17 PLK season. Legia Warsaw promoted to the PLK 15 years later, after winning the I Liga championship.[1]

On July 28, 2017, the PLK announced it expanded the number of teams to 17 by giving a wild card to GTK Gliwice, the runner-up of the I Liga.[2]

Locations and venues

Team Location Arena Capacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Asseco GdyniaGdyniaGdynia Sports Arena5,500
AZS KoszalinKoszalinHala Widowiskowo-Sportowa3,000
BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiHala Sportowa Stal1,200
Energa Czarni SłupskSłupskHala Gryfia3,200
GTK GliwiceGliwiceCentrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź400
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000[3]
Miasto Szkła KrosnoKrosnoMOSiR Krosno1,380
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
PGE Turów ZgorzelecZgorzelecPGE Turów Arena3,500
Polpharma Starogard GdańskiStarogard GdańskiArgo-Kociewie2,500
Polski Cukier ToruńToruńArena Toruń6,248
Rosa RadomRadomZSE Radom1,200
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall6,080
TBV Start LublinLublinHala Globus5,000
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena15,000
Wilki Morskie SzczecinSzczecinAzoty Arena7,403

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Anwil Włocławek 32 24 8 2732 2366 +366 .750 Qualification to playoffs
2 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 32 23 9 2586 2350 +236 .719
3 Polski Cukier Toruń 32 23 9 2730 2427 +303 .719
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 32 21 11 2738 2505 +233 .656
5 Rosa Radom 32 20 12 2659 2531 +128 .625
6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 32 20 12 2642 2477 +165 .625
7 King Szczecin 32 18 14 2656 2583 +73 .563
8 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 32 18 14 2722 2707 +15 .563
9 TBV Start Lublin 32 17 15 2619 2588 +31 .531
10 Trefl Sopot 32 17 15 2568 2519 +49 .531
11 Asseco Gdynia 32 17 15 2607 2650 43 .531
12 Polpharma Starogard Gdański 32 15 17 2525 2575 50 .469
13 AZS Koszalin 32 11 21 2506 2756 250 .344
14 GTK Gliwice 32 10 22 2548 2756 208 .313
15 Miasto Szkła Krosno 32 8 24 2481 2711 230 .250
16 Legia Warsaw 32 5 27 2449 2823 374 .156
17 Czarni Słupsk[lower-alpha 1] (D) 32 5 27 1463 1907 444 .156 Withdrew
Source: PLK
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.[4]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2-2-1-1-1). The third place series are played in a double-legged format.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Anwil Włocławek 3
8 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 0
1 Anwil Włocławek 3
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 2
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3
5 Rosa Radom 1
1 Anwil Włocławek 4
2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 2
2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3
7 King Szczecin 0
2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3 Third place
3 Polski Cukier Toruń 1
3 Polski Cukier Toruń 3 4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 182
6 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 0 3 Polski Cukier Toruń 200

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Anwil Włocławek 3–0 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 86–76 86–72 93–72
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3–0 King Szczecin 78–71 88–79 91–73
Polski Cukier Toruń 3–0 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 83–72 73–63 84–69
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 3–1 Rosa Radom 104–97 86–94 71–6093–83

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Anwil Włocławek 3–2 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 98–84 74–90 104–10788–8785–83
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3–1 Polski Cukier Toruń 82–76 82–71 78–8492–78

Third-place game

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 182–200 Polski Cukier Toruń 95–117 87–83

Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Anwil Włocławek 4–2 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 62–61 77–83 82–8067–6984–8073–650

Awards

PLK Most Valuable Player
Player Team Ref.
Cape Verde Ivan Almeida Anwil Włocławek
PLK Finals MVP
Player Team Ref.
Poland Kamil Łączyński Anwil Włocławek [6]
All-PLK Team
Player Team Ref.
Cape Verde Ivan Almeida Anwil Włocławek
Poland Aaron CelPolski Cukier Torun
Poland Michał SokołowskiRosa Radom
Montenegro Vladimir DragičevićStelmet Zielona Góra
United States Aaron JohnsonStal Ostrów Wielkopolski

In European competitions

ClubCompetitionResultRef
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraChampions LeagueRound of 16[8]
Rosa RadomRegular season
Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiFIBA Europe CupSecond qualifying round[9]

References

  1. "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.
  2. "PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa". Polsatsport.pl. 2017-07-28.
  3. "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Czarni Słupsk wycofali się z Energa Basket Ligi, więc Legia się utrzyma" (in Polish). Sport.pl. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. 2018-04-28.
  6. "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed
  9. "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.
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