2016–17 LKL season

The 2016–17 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 24th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started on 21 September 2016, and ended on 9 June 2017.

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Season	2016–17
Duration	21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017
Games played	220 (regular season)
Teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Jamar Diggs (Juventus)[1]
Finals
Champions	Žalgiris (19th title)
Runners-up	Lietkabelis
Third place	Lietuvos rytas
Fourth place	Neptūnas
Finals MVP	Edgaras Ulanovas (Žalgiris)[2]
Statistical leaders
Points David Logan 15.6 Rebounds Julius Kazakauskas 7.8 Assists Toni Prostran 7.0
Records
Average attendance	2,286
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Žalgiris was the defending champion, and successfully defended its title. The title was the seventh consecutive championship for Žalgiris.^[3]

Competition format

During the regular season, all teams played 36 games. The top eight teams, after playing 36 games each, joined the playoffs, in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in that format.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.^[4]

Teams

Juventus

Lietuvos rytas

Neptūnas

Nevėžis

Pieno žvaigždės

Vytautas

Dzūkija

Šiauliai

Lietkabelis

Žalgiris

Location of teams in 2016–17 LKL

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Dzūkija	Alytus	Alytus Arena	5,500
Juventus	Utena	Utena Arena	2,000
Lietkabelis	Panevėžys	Cido Arena	7,000
Lietuvos rytas	Vilnius	Lietuvos rytas Arena Siemens Arena	2,500 11,000
Neptūnas	Klaipėda	Švyturys Arena	6,500
Nevėžis	Kėdainiai	Kėdainiai Arena	2,200
Pieno žvaigždės	Pasvalys	Pieno žvaigždės Arena	1,500
Šiauliai	Šiauliai	Šiauliai Arena	5,900
Vytautas	Prienai-Birštonas	Prienai Arena	1,500
Žalgiris	Kaunas	Žalgiris Arena	15,500

Regular season

In the regular season, teams played against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The regular season started on 21 September 2016.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Žalgiris	36	33	3	3033	2424	+609	Advance to Play-offs
2	Lietuvos rytas	36	26	10	2951	2622	+329
3	Lietkabelis	36	25	11	2904	2728	+176
4	Neptūnas	36	21	15	2790	2623	+167
5	Juventus	36	19	17	2941	2915	+26
6	Vytautas	36	18	18	2782	2735	+47
7	Pieno žvaigždės	36	15	21	2810	2898	−88
8	Dzūkija	36	10	26	2471	2769	−298
9	Nevėžis	36	7	29	2664	2994	−330
10	Šiauliai	36	6	30	2551	3189	−638

Source: LKL

Results

Rounds 1 and 2

Home \ Away	DZŪ	JUV	LTK	LRY	NEP	NEV	PŽV	ŠIA	VYT	ŽAL
Dzūkija		75–73	67–87	59–79	56–80	66–63	52–67	94–64	49–68	61–94
Juventus	77–62		76–85	81–74	91–97	81–72	97–92	98–79	73–76	66–90
Lietkabelis	94–77	77–84		93–85	93–74	85–81	69–88	75–62	71–66	90–86
Lietuvos rytas	73–62	98–81	68–66		78–75	89–70	94–57	83–74	77–53	66–74
Neptūnas	64–58	75–60	67–77	79–78		70–63	55–61	95–67	76–79	67–95
Nevėžis	82–85	88–74	79–86	68–81	94–90		77–73	81–74	80–68	68–81
Pieno žvaigždės	79–72	91–95	70–72	68–86	70–67	92–72		71–59	75–70	82–86
Šiauliai	78–82	65–76	66–101	60–104	62–110	99–92	85–84		60–97	45–98
Vytautas	79–58	89–84	75–85	79–83	74–67	83–69	96–77	109–57		55–63
Žalgiris	79–64	90–70	76–65	84–68	77–67	89–62	98–84	98–82	79–66

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 3 and 4

Home \ Away	DZŪ	JUV	LTK	LRY	NEP	NEV	PŽV	ŠIA	VYT	ŽAL
Dzūkija		74–76	89–80	73–78	66–69	83–73	82–92	69–51	79–65	64–79
Juventus	87–66		74–72	85–87	83–98	98–79	91–97	81–67	81–75	71–73
Lietkabelis	70–62	94–90		86–77	74–61	100–69	90–59	80–85	63–69	79–77
Lietuvos rytas	76–72	75–76	92–60		82–62	86–78	93–86	87–63	109–60	72–79
Neptūnas	69–60	70–79	86–61	85–78		90–53	59–54	85–78	72–60	77–81
Nevėžis	70–79	74–102	71–95	56–92	70–72		90–94	86–56	87–96	54–82
Pieno žvaigždės	82–53	76–81	76–84	79–88	81–93	89–88		85–74	92–89	56–63
Šiauliai	85–64	78–86	78–98	81–82	65–100	84–74	98–87		94–100	71–93
Vytautas	91–69	95–87	82–85	68–73	96–89	56–72	86–74	83–61		70–81
Žalgiris	96–68	90–76	84–62	90–60	69–78	80–59	94–70	101–50	84–59

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

	Quarter-finals										Semi-finals										Final
	1 Žalgiris					80	87	96
	8 Dzūkija					73	74	40
											1 Žalgiris				83	70	83	69
											4 Neptūnas				54	73	60	53
	4 Neptūnas					93	78	87
	5 Juventus					75	57	69
																					1 Žalgiris			73	83	97	72	73
																					2 Lietkabelis			67	86	58	59	68
	2 Lietuvos rytas					106	89	107
	7 Pieno žvaigždės					73	80	51
											2 Lietuvos rytas				96	73	73	77
											3 Lietkabelis				85	90	81	86
	3 Lietkabelis					77	84	83
	6 Vytautas					75	71	67

	Third place
	3 Lietuvos rytas	79	70	71	65	75
	4 Neptūnas	60	83	54	70	66

Attendance data

Attendance data included playoff games:

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Neptūnas	104,170	5,970	2,210	4,340	+9.6%†
2	Žalgiris	100,047	11,841	1,705	4,002	+4.2%†
3	Lietkabelis	89,334	7,013	1,914	3,722	+147.1%†
4	Lietuvos rytas	60,081	9,930	780	2,403	−5.2%†
5	Dzūkija	33,927	3,156	731	1,786	−22.8%†
6	Juventus	27,481	2,216	820	1,446	+1.2%†
7	Šiauliai	24,340	2,800	300	1,352	−14.1%†
8	Nevėžis	15,918	1,785	450	884	−1.1%†
9	Vytautas	13,394	1,500	270	715	+3.3%†
10	Pieno žvaigždės	11,470	1,100	150	604	+8.4%†
	League total	480,362	11,841	150	2,287	+12.7%†

Updated to games played on 10 June 2017
Source: LKL

Clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Žalgiris	EuroLeague	10th
Lietuvos rytas	EuroCup	Top 16
Lietkabelis		Top 16
Neptūnas	Champions League	Round of 16
Juventus		Round of 32
Vytautas	FIBA Europe Cup	Second round
Šiauliai		Regular season

Clubs in regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Vytautas	Baltic Basketball League	Champion
Pieno žvaigždės		Finalist
Nevėžis		Quarterfinals