The 2016–17 NBL Canada season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).
League changes The league added two teams for 2016–17: the Cape Breton Highlanders in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and the KW Titans in Kitchener, Ontario. The Saint John Mill Rats franchise also transferred ownership and was rebranded to the Saint John Riptide.
Offseason coaching changes The Cape Breton Highlanders hired Dean Murray as their inaugural head coach. The Halifax Hurricanes hired Kevin Keathley to replace Hugo López. However, Keathley left the team in the pre-season for personal reasons and was then replaced by Mike Leslie. The KW Titans hired Serge Langis as their inaugural head coach. The Orangeville A's hired Brandon Lesovsky to replace Chris Thomas The Saint John Riptide retained Rob Spon as head coach during the franchise transition. The Windsor Express' head coach from 2014–15, Bill Jones, returned from his one-year suspension.
Midseason coaching changes The Cape Breton Highlanders relieved inaugural head coach Dean Murray of his duties on January 22, 2017. The team promoted assistant coach Ben Resner to replace Murray. The Niagara River Lions' head coach Grâce Lokole stepped down from his position and became the assistant coach on March 11, 2017. The team named current Niagara College head coach Keith Vassell as the interim head coach.
Teams 2016-17 National Basketball League of Canada Division Team City Arena Capacity Atlantic Cape Breton Highlanders Sydney, Nova Scotia Centre 200 5,000 Halifax Hurricanes Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,500 Island Storm Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Eastlink Centre 4,000 Moncton Miracles Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum 6,554 Saint John Riptide Saint John, New Brunswick Harbour Station 6,603 Central KW Titans Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 7,312 London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,000 Niagara River Lions St. Catharines, Ontario Meridian Centre 4,030 Orangeville A's Orangeville, Ontario Athlete Institute 1,000 Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 6,500
Map of teams
Regular season Source:Current standings Atlantic Division
Central Division
Notes z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home court advantage for the division playoffs x – Clinched playoff spot
Attendance
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Playoffs
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage NBL Canada Finals
Awards
Player of the Week award For gamesin week endingAtlantic DivisionCentral DivisionPlayerTeamPlayerTeam January 1, 2017 Billy White Halifax Hurricanes Justin Moss Orangeville A's January 8, 2017 Haakim Johnson Saint John Riptide Royce White London Lightning January 15, 2017 Gabe Freeman Saint John Riptide Quinnel Brown Windsor Express January 22, 2017 Ta'Quan Zimmerman Halifax Hurricanes Marcus Lewis Niagara River Lions January 29, 2017 Chad Frazier Cape Breton Highlanders Julian Boyd London Lightning February 5, 2017 Terry Thomas Island Storm Kyle Johnson London Lightning February 12, 2017 Anthony Walker Cape Breton Highlanders Juan Pattillo Windsor Express February 19, 2017 Melvin Johnson III Moncton Miracles Doug Herring, Jr. London Lightning February 26, 2017 Tyrone Watson Halifax Hurricanes Ryan Anderson London Lightning March 5, 2017 Antoine Mason Halifax Hurricanes Stefan Nastić Orangeville A's March 12, 2017 Horace Wormely Saint John Riptide Royce White (2) London Lightning March 19, 2017 Tydran Beaty Moncton Miracles Juan Pattillo (2) Windsor Express March 26, 2017 Jahii Carson Island Storm Warren Ward Windsor Express April 2, 2017 Anthony Anderson Saint John Riptide Adam Blazek KW Titans April 9, 2017 Gabe Freeman (2) Saint John Riptide Flenard Whitfield KW Titans April 16, 2017 Al Stewart Island Storm Maurice Jones Windsor Express April 23, 2017 Anthony Walker (2) Cape Breton Highlanders Samuel Muldrow Niagara River Lions April 30, 2017 Malik Story Island Storm Jameson Tipping Orangeville A's
End-of-season awards Source:NBL Canada announces 2017 end of season awards Most Valuable Players: Royce White, London Lightning Canadian Player of the Year: Terry Thomas, Island Storm Newcomer of the Year: Jahii Carson, Island Storm Defensive Player of the Year: Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, Orangeville A's Rookie of the Year: Maurice Jones, Windsor Express Sixth Man of the Year: Antoine Mason, Halifax Hurricanes Coach of the Year: Kyle Julius, London Lightning
References
External links NBL Canada website