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
Season	2017–18
Dates	30 September 2017 – 4 June 2018
Number of teams	17
Regular season
Top seed	Anwil Włocławek
Season MVP	Ivan Almeida
Relegated	Czarni Słupsk
Finals
Champions	Anwil Włocławek (2nd title)
Runners-up	BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Third place	Polski Cukier Toruń
Fourth place	Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra
Finals MVP	Kamil Łączyński
Statistical leaders
Points Anthony Beane 22.4 Rebounds D.J. Shelton 10.1 Assists Aaron Johnson 7.7
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

 

 

Anwil

 

Ostrów

 

Koszalin

 

Gdynia

 

Rosa Radom

 

Gliwice

 

Zielona Góra

 

Trefl Sopot

 

Krosno

 

Czarni Słupsk

 

Polpharma

 

Szczecin

 

Toruń

 

Dąbrowa

 

Start Lublin

 

Legia Warsaw

 

Turów

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Polish Basketball League

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Anwil Włocławek	Włocławek	Hala Mistrzów	4,200
Asseco Gdynia	Gdynia	Gdynia Sports Arena	5,500
AZS Koszalin	Koszalin	Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa	3,000
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	Ostrów Wielkopolski	Hala Sportowa Stal	1,200
Energa Czarni Słupsk	Słupsk	Hala Gryfia	3,200
GTK Gliwice	Gliwice	Centrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź	400
Legia Warsaw	Warsaw	OSiR Bemowo	1,000^[3]
Miasto Szkła Krosno	Krosno	MOSiR Krosno	1,380
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza	Dąbrowa Górnicza	Centrum Hall	2,944
PGE Turów Zgorzelec	Zgorzelec	PGE Turów Arena	3,500
Polpharma Starogard Gdański	Starogard Gdański	Argo-Kociewie	2,500
Polski Cukier Toruń	Toruń	Arena Toruń	6,248
Rosa Radom	Radom	ZSE Radom	1,200
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	Zielona Góra	CRS Hall	6,080
TBV Start Lublin	Lublin	Hala Globus	5,000
Trefl Sopot	Sopot	Ergo Arena	15,000
Wilki Morskie Szczecin	Szczecin	Azoty Arena	7,403

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^[a] (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 3	Game 4	Game 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	71–60	93–83

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Anwil Włocławek	3–2	Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	98–84	74–90	104–107	88–87	85–83
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	3–1	Polski Cukier Toruń	82–76	82–71	78–84	92–78

Third-place game

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
Anwil Włocławek	4–2	BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	62–61	77–83	82–80	67–69	84–80	73–65	0

Awards

PLK Most Valuable Player

Player	Team	Ref.
Ivan Almeida	Anwil Włocławek	^[5]

PLK Finals MVP

Player	Team	Ref.
Kamil Łączyński	Anwil Włocławek	^[6]

All-PLK Team

Player	Team	Ref.
Ivan Almeida	Anwil Włocławek	^[7]
Aaron Cel	Polski Cukier Torun
Michał Sokołowski	Rosa Radom
Vladimir Dragičević	Stelmet Zielona Góra
Aaron Johnson	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

In European competitions

Club	Competition	Result	Ref
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	Champions League	Round of 16	^[8]
Rosa Radom		Regular season
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	FIBA Europe Cup	Second 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. from the original on September 19, 2017.

External links

• Polska Liga Koszykówki - Official Site (in Polish)
• Polish League at Eurobasket.com