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Basketball league season

2016–17 B.League season

League

B.League

Season

2016–17

Duration

September 22, 2016 – May 7, 2017

B1 Regular season

Season MVP

Nick Fazekas

Promoted

(B1) Nishinomiya Storks, Shimane Susanoo Magic
(B2) Kanazawa Samuraiz, Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

Relegated

(B2) Sendai 89ers, Akita Happinets
(B3) Tokyo Excellence, Kagoshima Rebnise

B1 Finals

Champions

Link Tochigi Brex

Runners-up

Kawasaki Brave Thunders

Finals MVP

Takatoshi Furukawa

Statistical leaders

Points	Nick Fazekas
Rebounds	Ryan Rossiter
Assists	Naoki Uto

Records

Highest attendance

7,327

Lowest attendance

884

Attendance

1,482,462

Average attendance

2,754

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The 2016–17 B.League season was the first season of the Japanese B.League.

B1 Regular season

#	B1	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders	49	11	.817	—	60
2	Link Tochigi Brex	46	14	.767	3	60
3	SeaHorses Mikawa	46	14	.733	3	60
4	Alvark Tokyo	44	16	.733	5	60
5	Chiba Jets	44	16	.733	5	60
6	San-en NeoPhoenix	33	27	.550	16	60
7	Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya	32	28	.533	17	60
8	Ryukyu Golden Kings	29	31	.483	20	60
9	Osaka Evessa	28	32	.467	21	60
10	Niigata Albirex BB	27	33	.450	22	60
11	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	27	33	.450	23	60
12	Kyoto Hannaryz	25	35	.417	23	60
13	Levanga Hokkaido	23	37	.383	26	60
14	Shiga Lakestars	21	39	.350	28	60
15	Toyama Grouses	18	42	.300	31	60
16	Akita Northern Happinets	18	42	.300	31	60
17	Yokohama B-Corsairs	16	44	.267	33	60
18	Sendai 89ers	14	46	.233	35	60

B1 Playoffs

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals				Final



1Kawasaki Brave Thunders	89	98

8Hitachi Sun Rockers	75	82
			1Kawasaki Brave Thunders	84	77	26

			4Alvark Tokyo	76	78	18
4Alvark Tokyo	90	83

5San-en NeoPhoenix	75	74
							1Kawasaki Brave Thunders	79

							2Link Tochigi Brex	85
3SeaHorses Mikawa	76	81

6Ryukyu Golden Kings	72	75
			2Link Tochigi Brex	83	63	14

			3SeaHorses Mikawa	68	65	12
2Link Tochigi Brex	80	77

7Chiba Jets	73	70

B1 Relegation playoffs

Semi-finals				Final



15Toyama Grouses		67	82

18Sendai 89ers		59	68
				15Toyama Grouses	79

				17Yokohama B-Corsairs	71
16Akita Northern Happinets	55	65	16

17Yokohama B-Corsairs	63	64	17

B1B2 P/R final

17	Yokohama B-Corsairs	74

B2-4	Hiroshima Dragonflies	53

Sendai 89ers and Akita Happinets were relegated to B2.

B1 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Nick Fazekas	Kawasaki Brave Thunders	27.1
Rebounds per game	Ryan Rossiter	Link Tochigi Brex	13.3
Assists per game	Naoki Uto	Toyama Grouses	4.3
Steals per game	Kenta Hirose	Hitachi SunRockers	2.0
Blocks per game	Josh Harrellson	Osaka Evessa	1.9
Turnovers per game	Julian Mavunga	Shiga Lakestars	3.3
Fouls per game	Marcus Dove	Kyoto Hannaryz	3.3
Minutes per game	Seiya Ando	Akita Northern Happinets	33.8
FT%	Kosuke Kanamaru	SeaHorses Mikawa	90.8%
3FG%	Kosuke Kanamaru	SeaHorses Mikawa	42.6%

B2 Regular season

Basketball league season

2016–17 B.League season

B2 Regular season

Season MVP

Takumi Furuno

B2 Finals

Champions

Nishinomiya Storks

Runners-up

Shimane Susanoo Magic

Finals MVP

Noriaki Dohara

Statistical leaders

Points	Chehales Tapscott
Rebounds	Solomon Alabi
Assists	Takumi Furuno

Records

Highest attendance

4,899

Lowest attendance

223

Attendance

647,505

Average attendance

1,199

#	B2	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Shimane Susanoo Magic	51	9	.850	—	60
2	Hiroshima Dragonflies	46	14	.767	5	60
3	Nishinomiya Storks	43	17	.717	8	60
4	Gunma Crane Thunders	40	20	.667	11	60
5	Kumamoto Volters	44	16	.733	7	60
6	Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya	42	18	.700	9	60
7	Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots	32	28	.533	19	60
8	Fukushima Firebonds	30	30	.500	21	60
9	Ehime Orange Vikings	29	31	.483	22	60
10	Aomori Wat's	29	31	.483	22	60
11	Earth Friends Tokyo Z	27	33	.450	24	60
12	Passlab Yamagata Wyverns	26	34	.433	25	60
13	Bambitious Nara	24	36	.400	27	60
14	Tokyo Excellence	22	38	.367	29	60
15	Kagawa Five Arrows	19	41	.317	31	60
16	Iwate Big Bulls	15	45	.250	36	60
17	Shinshu Brave Warriors	14	46	.233	37	60
18	Kagoshima Rebnise	7	53	.117	44	60

B2 Playoffs

Semi-finals				Final



1Shimane Susanoo Magic	60	52	11

4Hiroshima Dragonflies	55	53	9
				1Shimane Susanoo Magic	53

				2Nishinomiya Storks	78
2Nishinomiya Storks		68	70

3Gunma Crane Thunders		59	60

3rd place match

4	Hiroshima Dragonflies	78

3	Gunma Crane Thunders	65

Shimane Susanoo Magic and Nishinomiya Storks were promoted to B1. Tokyo Excellence and Kagoshima Rebnise were relegated to B3.

B2 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Chehales Tapscott	Kagawa Five Arrows	19.5
Rebounds per game	Solomon Alabi	Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya	13.1
Assists per game	Takumi Furuno	Kumamoto Volters	5.1
Steals per game	Takumi Furuno	Kumamoto Volters	2.2
Blocks per game	Chukwudiebere Maduabum	Kagoshima Rebnise	2.4
Turnovers per game	Tatsuya Nishiyama	Tokyo Excellence	2.9
Fouls per game	Takumi Furuno	Kumamoto Volters	3.0
Minutes per game	Kazuto Sameshima	Kagoshima Rebnise	34.0
FT%	Masashi Obuchi	Gunma Crane Thunders	84.2%
3FG%	Edward Yamamoto	Shimane Susanoo Magic	45.3%

B3 season

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2016–17 B.League season

B3 Finals

Champions

Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

Runners-up

Kanazawa Samuraiz

Statistical leaders

Points	Kyle Richardson (basketball)
Rebounds	Kyle Richardson (basketball)
Assists	Kyohei Kumazawa

Records

Highest attendance

3,083

Lowest attendance

B3 First stage

#	B3 First Stage	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka	9	1	.900	—	10
2	Tokyo Hachioji Trains	8	2	.800	1	10
3	Kanazawa Samuraiz	7	3	.700	2	10
4	Otsuka Corporation Alphas	4	6	.400	5	10
5	Tokyo Cinq Reves	1	9	.100	8	10
6	Saitama Broncos	1	9	.100	8	10

B3 Regular season

#	B3 Regular season	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Kanazawa Samuraiz	29	3	.906	—	32
2	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka	28	4	.875	1	32
3	Tokyo Hachioji Trains	21	11	.656	8	32
4	Otsuka Corporation Alphas	20	12	.625	9	32
5	Tokyo Cinq Reves	13	19	.406	16	32
6	Aisin AW Areions Anjo	13	19	.406	16	32
7	Saitama Broncos	12	20	.375	17	32
8	Toyoda Gosei Scorpions	5	27	.156	24	32
9	Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue	3	29	.094	26	32

B3 Final stage

#	B3 Final Stage	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka	9	1	.900	—	10
2	Kanazawa Samuraiz	8	2	.800	1	10
3	Tokyo Hachioji Trains	5	5	.500	4	10
4	Tokyo Cinq Reves	4	6	.400	5	10
5	Saitama Broncos	3	7	.300	6	10
6	Otsuka Corporation Alphas	1	9	.100	8	10

B3 Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Kyle Richardson (basketball)	Otsuka Corporation Alphas	19.344
Rebounds per game	Kyle Richardson (basketball)	Otsuka Corporation Alphas	10.875
Assists per game	Kyohei Kumazawa	Aisin AW Areions Anjo	3.969
Steals per game	Yusuke Ikeda	Tokyo Hachioji Trains	1.967
Blocks per game	Matthew Kendrick	Toyoda Gosei Scorpions	1.677
FT%	Kyohei Kumazawa	Aisin AW Areions Anjo	89.3%
3FG%	Masaya Ueda	Saitama Broncos	41.7%

References

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B.League

Seasons

Teams

Current

B1	Akita Northern Happinets Alvark Tokyo Chiba Jets Fighting Eagles Nagoya Gunma Crane Thunders Hiroshima Dragonflies Ibaraki Robots Kawasaki Brave Thunders Koshigaya Alphas Kyoto Hannaryz Levanga Hokkaido Nagasaki Velca Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Osaka Evessa Ryukyu Golden Kings Saga Ballooners San-en NeoPhoenix SeaHorses Mikawa Sendai 89ers Shiga Lakes Shimane Susanoo Magic Sun Rockers Shibuya Utsunomiya Brex Yokohama B-Corsairs
B2	Altiri Chiba Aomori Wat's Bambitious Nara Ehime Orange Vikings Fukui Blowinds Fukushima Firebonds Kagoshima Rebnise Kobe Storks Kumamoto Volters Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses Veltex Shizuoka Yamagata Wyverns
B3	Earthfriends Tokyo Z Gifu Swoops Iwate Big Bulls Kagawa Five Arrows Kanazawa Samuraiz Niigata Albirex Saitama Broncos Shinagawa City Shonan United Tachikawa Dice Tokushima Gambarous Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains Tokyo United Tryhoop Okayama Veertien Mie Yamaguchi Patsfive Yokohama Excellence

Former

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