The 2016–17 ProA was the 10th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany.[1] The champions the runners-up of the play-offs are promoted to the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga. The season started on September 22, 2016 and ended on May 7, 2017. Mitteldeutscher won the championship and promoted along with runners-up Oettinger Rockets.[2]
| ProA | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22 September 2016 – 7 May 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | Mitteldeutscher | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Leon Kratzer | ||||||||||||
| Relegated | ETB Wohnbau Baskets Dresden Titans | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Mitteldeutscher 3rd title | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Oettinger Rockets | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 1,524 | ||||||||||||
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |||||||||||||
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitteldeutscher | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2574 | 2164 | +410 | 54 | Advance to play-offs |
| 2 | Crailsheim Merlins | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2631 | 2236 | +395 | 50 | |
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2289 | 2124 | +165 | 42 | |
| 4 | Kirchheim Knights | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2369 | 2331 | +38 | 40 | |
| 5 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2209 | 2090 | +119 | 36 | |
| 6 | Gladiators Trier | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2221 | 2183 | +38 | 34 | |
| 7 | Oettinger Rockets | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2344 | 2248 | +96 | 32 | |
| 8 | RheinStars Köln | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2232 | 2187 | +45 | 30 | |
| 9 | Hamburg Towers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2256 | 2260 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Uni Baskets Paderborn | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2322 | 2342 | −20 | 28 | |
| 11 | White Wings Hanau | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2159 | 2214 | −55 | 26 | |
| 12 | Nürnberg Falcons | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2204 | 2346 | −142 | 22 | |
| 13 | Baunach Young Pikes | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2172 | 2432 | −260 | 20 | |
| 14 | Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2236 | 2432 | −196 | 18 | |
| 15 | ETB Wohnbau Baskets (R) | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2221 | 2421 | −200 | 16 | Relegation to ProB |
| 16 | Dresden Titans (R) | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2205 | 2682 | −477 | 4 |
Play-offs
editThe 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.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mitteldeutscher | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | RheinStars Köln | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mitteldeutscher | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kirchheim Knights | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kirchheim Knights | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Mitteldeutscher
| 171 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Oettinger Rockets
| 142 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Crailsheim Merlins | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Oettinger Rockets | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Oettinger Rockets | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Gladiators Trier | 2 | ||||||||||||
The two teams that reached the Finals were promoted to the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga.
Awards
editMonthly Awards
edit| Month | Player of the Month | Youngster of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| October |  Leon Kratzer |
Baunach Young Pikes | Chrisopher Wolf |
Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule |
| November |  Kruize Pinkins |
White Wings Hanau | Jonas Richter |
Niners Chemnitz |
| December | Marcus Hatten |
Mitteldeutscher | Daniel Mixich |
Niners Chemnitz |
| January | Tobias Jahn |
Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule |  Aleksej Nikolić |
Baunach Young Pikes |
| February | Joseph Lawson III |
Niners Chemnitz |  Arnoldas Kulboka |
Baunach Young Pikes |
| March | Christopher Carter |
Niners Chemnitz | Leon Kratzer |
Baunach Young Pikes |