The 2017–18 BLNO was the 18th season of the Basketball League of Norway since its establishment. It started on 22 September 2017 and ended on 11 April 2018 with the third and last game of the finals.
| BLNO | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 22 September 2017 – 11 April 2018 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 152 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 10 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Asker Aliens | |||||||||
| Season MVP | Aksel Bolin | |||||||||
| Relegated | Centrum Tigers | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Kongsberg Miners (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Asker Aliens | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Fyllingen Bærum | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → | ||||||||||
Kongsberg Miners, in their third season in the league, won the title[1] defended by Centrum Tigers, that ended in the last position.
Format
The ten participating teams first played the regular season, that consisted in a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once home and once away for a total of 27 matches.
At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals and semifinals were played with a best-of-three format and the final is played as a single game.[2]
The last qualified team would be relegated.
Team Changes
Persbråten were relegated at the end of the last season, replaced by Fyllingen.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Ammerud | Oslo | Apallokka |
| Asker Aliens | Asker | Vollenhallen |
| Bærum | Bærum | Rykkinnhallen |
| Centrum Tigers | Oslo | Vulkanhallen |
| Frøya | Bergen | Frøya Idrettspark |
| Fyllingen | Bergen | Framohallen |
| Gimle | Bergen | Gimlehallen |
| Kongsberg Miners | Kongsberg | Kongsberghallen |
| Nidaros Jets | Trondheim | Husebyhallen |
| Tromsø Storm | Tromsø | Tromsøhallen |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asker Aliens | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2445 | 1994 | +451 | 51 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Kongsberg Miners | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2574 | 2095 | +479 | 50 | |
| 3 | Fyllingen | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2532 | 2404 | +128 | 43 | |
| 4 | Gimle | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2141 | 2102 | +39 | 41 | |
| 5 | Bærum | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2238 | 2118 | +120 | 41 | |
| 6 | Frøya | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2433 | 2274 | +159 | 41 | |
| 7 | Tromsø Storm | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1997 | 2205 | −208 | 39 | |
| 8 | Ammerud | 27 | 9 | 18 | 1877 | 2248 | −371 | 36 | |
| 9 | Nidaros Jets | 27 | 8 | 19 | 2100 | 2318 | −218 | 35 | |
| 10 | Centrum Tigers | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1886 | 2465 | −579 | 28 |
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Asker Aliens | 92 | 97 | ||||||||||||||
| Ammerud | 58 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| Asker Aliens | 86 | 73 | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Bærum | 75 | 89 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Gimle | 66 | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| Bærum | 87 | 92 | ||||||||||||||
| Asker Aliens | 70 | 79 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Kongsberg Miners | 93 | 68 | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Kongsberg Miners | 93 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
| Tromsø Storm | 61 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| Kongsberg Miners | 84 | 110 | ||||||||||||||
| Fyllingen | 78 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| Fyllingen | 114 | 72 | 110 | |||||||||||||
| Frøya | 92 | 91 | 104 | |||||||||||||
Awards
The individual awards and the All-League team were chosen by the coaches of the League.[3]
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Regular Season MVP | Aksel Bolin | Asker Aliens |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Fred Thomas | Kongsberg Miners |
| Young Player of the Year | Mikal Gjerde | Kongsberg Miners |
| Coach of the Year | Mathias Eckhoff | Bærum |
| BLNO Finals MVP | Brian Voelkel | Kongsberg Miners |
All-BLNO team
| PG | Stian Mjøs | Bærum |
| SG | Nikolas Skouen | Frøya |
| SF | Brian Voelkel | Kongsberg Miners |
| PF | Aksel Bolin | Asker Aliens |
| C | Evan Harris | Nidaros Jets |