Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions |
Kalev/Cramo 9th title |
Runners-up | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
Third place | University of Tartu |
Fourth place | Port of Pärnu |
Teams | 9 |
Games played | 110 (Regular season) 26 (Playoffs) |
Dates | 2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017 |
Top seed | Kalev/Cramo |
TV | TV6, Delfi TV |
Awards | |
Finals MVP | Branko Mirković |
Statistical leaders | |
Points |
Đorđe Dželetović
18.31
|
Rebounds |
Thomas van der Mars
12.32
|
Assists |
Tanel Sokk
5.32
|
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.
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The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.
The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 9th Estonian Championship.
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
The playoffs began on 10 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
The 2017 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2017 in Tallinn at the Saku Suurhall. Team Blue won the game 159–152 (139–136). The MVP of the game was Rain Veideman, who scored 37 points.