2016–17 LKL season

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Season2016–17
Duration21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017
Games played220 (regular season)
Teams10
Regular season
Season MVP Jamar Diggs (Juventus)[1]
Finals
ChampionsŽalgiris (19th title)
Runners-upLietkabelis
Third placeLietuvos rytas
Fourth placeNeptūnas
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 attendance2,286

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.

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

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:
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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
1
Žalgiris		808796
 
 
 
8
Dzūkija		737440
 
1
Žalgiris		83708369
 
 
 
4
Neptūnas		54736053
 
4
Neptūnas		937887
 
 
 
5
Juventus		755769
 
1
Žalgiris		7383977273
 
 
 
2
Lietkabelis		6786585968
 
2
Lietuvos rytas		10689107
 
 
 
7
Pieno žvaigždės		738051
 
2
Lietuvos rytas		96737377
 
 
 
3
Lietkabelis		85908186
 
3
Lietkabelis		778483
 
 
6
Vytautas		757167
 
 
Third place
 
      
 
 
 
 
3
Lietuvos rytas		7970716575
 
 
4
Neptūnas		6083547066
 

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

Awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team PIR Source
2016
October Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietkabelis 25.3 [5]
November Vaidas Čepukaitis Juventus 23 [6]
December Derrick Low Pieno žvaigždės 24.5 [7]
2017
January Vytautas Šulskis Juventus 19.5 [8]
February Saulius Kulvietis Vytautas 23.3 [9]
March Vytenis Lipkevičius Vytautas 26.3 [10]
April Artūras Gudaitis Lietuvos rytas 18.7 [11]

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

References

  1. ^ "Savaitės apžvalga: Istorinė "Lietkabelio" pergalė bei fenomenalus M. Echodo pasirodymas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Edgaras Ulanovas – naudingiausias finalo serijos krepšininkas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ^ Zalgiris wins its 7th consecutive Lithuanian championship!
  4. ^ Čempionato sistema Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Nesenstantis Kšištofas – naudingiausias LKL spalio mėnesio žaidėjas". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Naudingiausiu LKL lapkričio žaidėju pripažintas "Juventus" aukštaūgis". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  7. ^ "LKL karaliavęs Low pripažintas mėnesio MVP". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Naudingiausias sausio mėnesio žaidėjas – įspūdingai žaidęs V. Šulskis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Naudingiausias LKL vasario mėnesio žaidėjas – S. Kulvietis". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Įspūdingą efektyvumą rodęs V. Lipkevičius – kovo mėnesio MVP". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  11. ^ ""Lietuvos rytą" į pergales vedęs Gudaitis – balandžio mėnesio MVP". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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