title: 2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season
text: # 2016–17 Women's British Basketball League season
  
  The 2016–17 season was the 3rd of the Women's British Basketball League. The league consists of 10 teams from across the United Kingdom.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:
  
  | Team | City | 2015-16 Finish |
  | - | - | - |
  | Barking Abbey Crusaders | London | 4th |
  | Caledonia Pride | Edinburgh | New team |
  | Cardiff Met Archers | Cardiff | 7th |
  | Leicester Riders | Leicester | 6th |
  | Manchester Mystics | Manchester | 9th |
  | Nottingham Wildcats | Nottingham | 1st |
  | Oaklands Wolves | St Albans | New team |
  | Sevenoaks Suns | Sevenoaks | 5th |
  | Sheffield Hatters | Sheffield | 3rd |
  | Team Northumbria | Newcastle | 2nd |
  
  ## Format
  
  WBBL Championship Each team plays each other once home and once away for a total of 18 games.
  
  WBBL Cup The two new entrants to the league, Caledonia Pride and Oaklands Wolves were joined in the first round by the two lowest ranked finishers from the 2015-16 season, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers. From there, a straight knockout competition was played. The 2016-17 Cup final was won by the Manchester Mystics, who defeated the Nottingham Wildcats 71-60. The final was played at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.
  
  WBBL Trophy The ten teams are split into two geographical groups, North and South. Each team plays each other once home or away for a total of 4 games. The top 2 teams in each group progress to the semi-finals, where they play for the two final spots. The 2016-17 Trophy final was won by Sevenoaks Suns, who defeated the Leicester Riders 82-67. The final was played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
  
  ## Regular Season Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nottingham Wildcats | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1360 | 1114 | +246 | League Champions and qualification to playoffs |
  | 2 | Leicester Riders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1319 | 1115 | +204 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 3 | Sevenoaks Suns | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1281 | 1098 | +183 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 4 | Manchester Mystics | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1356 | 1208 | +148 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 5 | Sheffield Hatters | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1418 | 1267 | +151 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 6 | Team Northumbria | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1248 | 1148 | +100 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 7 | Barking Abbey Crusaders | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1112 | 1131 | −19 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 8 | Cardiff Met Archers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1033 | 1461 | −428 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 9 | Caledonia Pride | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1056 | 1304 | −248 | |
  | 10 | Oaklands Wolves | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1060 | 1397 | −337 | |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Quarter-finals
  
  * 29 April 2017
  
  | Nottingham Wildcats | vs. | Cardiff Met Archers |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 29 April 2017
  
  | Manchester Mystics | vs. | Sheffield Hatters |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 30 April 2017
  
  | Leicester Riders | vs. | Barking Abbey Crusaders |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 1 May 2017
  
  | Sevenoaks Suns | vs. | Team Northumbria |
  | - | - | - |
  