2016–17 Latvian Basketball League

The 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League was the 26th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started on 28 September 2016.

Olybet LBL1
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
TV partner(s)	LTV7
Finals
Champions	VEF Rīga
Runners-up	Ventspils
← 2015–16 2017–18 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Olybet.

BK Valmiera was the defending champion, with VEF Rīga winning the league by defeating Ventspils in the finals by 4–0.

Competition format

After Jelgava's withdrawal, ten teams will join the league. The two first qualified teams will join directly the semifinals while teams between third and sixth will qualify to the quarterfinals.

Teams

Ventspils

VEF Rīga

LU

Barons/LDz

Liepāja/Triobet

Jūrmala/Fēnikss

Ogre

Valmiera

Jēkabpils

Valka/Valga

Location of teams in 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League

Team	Home city	Arena
Barons/LDz	Mārupe	Mārupe Arena
Jēkabpils	Jēkabpils	Jēkabpils Sporta nams
Jūrmala/Fēnikss	Jūrmala	Taurenītis
Latvijas Universitāte	Rīga	OSC
Liepāja/Triobet	Liepāja	Liepāja Olympic Center
Ogre	Ogre
Valka/Valga	Valga, Estonia	Valga Spordihoone
Valmiera	Valmiera	Vidzeme Olympic Center
VEF Rīga	Rīga	Arena Riga
Ventspils	Ventspils	Ventspils Olympic Center

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Ventspils	32	27	5	2887	2414	+473	.844	Qualified for the semifinals
2	VEF Rīga	18	14	4	1497	1308	+189	.778
3	Valmiera/ORDO	32	21	11	2622	2500	+122	.656	Qualified for the quarterfinals
4	Jēkabpils	32	18	14	2495	2326	+169	.563
5	Barons/LDz	32	17	15	2633	2551	+82	.531
6	Liepāja/Triobet	32	15	17	2564	2606	−42	.469
7	Jūrmala/Fēnikss	32	13	19	2411	2512	−101	.406
8	Ogre/Kumho Tyre	32	13	19	2506	2661	−155	.406
9	Valka/Valga	18	3	15	1351	1652	−301	.167
10	Latvijas Universitāte	32	5	27	2210	2646	−436	.156

Source: LBL

Playoffs

Seeded teams played games 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.

	Quarter-finals										Semi-finals										Final
											Ventspils			108	87	100	0	0
											Barons/LDz			66	69	68	0	0
	Jēkabpils			89	76	93	67	65
	Barons/LDz			84	82	92	83	70
																					Ventspils	66	76	82	69	0	0	0
																					VEF Rīga	76	84	90	78	0	0	0
											VEF Rīga			71	87	85	0	0
											Valmiera/ORDO			70	76	70	0	0
	Valmiera/ORDO			101	80	100	74	102
	Liepāja/Triobet			70	85	94	93	75

	Third place
	Barons/LDz	63	90	79	83	0
	Valmiera/ORDO	69	73	60	65	0