2017–18 PLK season

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.

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
PointsUnited States Anthony Beane22.4
ReboundsUnited States D.J. Shelton10.1
AssistsUnited States Aaron Johnson7.7

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

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification or relegation
1Anwil Włocławek3224827322366+366.750Qualification to playoffs
2BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski3223925862350+236.719
3Polski Cukier Toruń3223927302427+303.719
4Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra32211127382505+233.656
5Rosa Radom32201226592531+128.625
6MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza32201226422477+165.625
7King Szczecin32181426562583+73.563
8PGE Turów Zgorzelec32181427222707+15.563
9TBV Start Lublin32171526192588+31.531
10Trefl Sopot32171525682519+49.531
11Asseco Gdynia32171526072650−43.531
12Polpharma Starogard Gdański32151725252575−50.469
13AZS Koszalin32112125062756−250.344
14GTK Gliwice32102225482756−208.313
15Miasto Szkła Krosno3282424812711−230.250
16Legia Warsaw3252724492823−374.156
17Czarni Słupsk[a] (D)3252714631907−444.156Withdrew
Source: PLK
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
1Anwil Włocławek3
8PGE Turów Zgorzelec0
1Anwil Włocławek3
4Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra2
4Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra3
5Rosa Radom1
1Anwil Włocławek4
2Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski2
2Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski3
7King Szczecin0
2Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski3Third place
3Polski Cukier Toruń1
3Polski Cukier Toruń34Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra182
6MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza03Polski Cukier Toruń200

Quarterfinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Anwil Włocławek3–0PGE Turów Zgorzelec86–7686–7293–72
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski3–0King Szczecin78–7188–7991–73
Polski Cukier Toruń3–0MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza83–7273–6384–69
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra3–1Rosa Radom104–9786–9471–6093–83

Semifinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Anwil Włocławek3–2Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra98–8474–90104–10788–8785–83
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski3–1Polski Cukier Toruń82–7682–7178–8492–78

Third-place game

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra182–200Polski Cukier Toruń95–11787–83

Final

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Anwil Włocławek4–2BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski62–6177–8382–8067–6984–8073–650

Awards

PLK Most Valuable Player
PlayerTeamRef.
Ivan AlmeidaAnwil Włocławek
PLK Finals MVP
PlayerTeamRef.
Kamil ŁączyńskiAnwil Włocławek[6]
All-PLK Team
PlayerTeamRef.
Ivan AlmeidaAnwil Włocławek
Aaron CelPolski Cukier Torun
Michał SokołowskiRosa Radom
Vladimir DragičevićStelmet Zielona Góra
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

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