2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup

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2016–17 bpost cup
Season2016–17
Number of teams168
Regular season
Season MVPSerbia Dušan Đorđević
Finals
ChampionsTelenet Oostende (18th title)
  Runners-upHubo Limburg United

The 2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup season, for sponsorship reasons bpost cup, was the 63rd edition of the national cup competition for men's basketball in Belgium. The final was played on 19 February 2017 between Limburg United and defending cup holders Oostende. Oostende won its 18th title and its fourth Cup in a row.

Format[edit]

Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, the quarter- and semi-finals a double legged format is used. When a Division I team faces off against a team from a lower league, no second leg is played. The Final is decided by a single game.[1]

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
             
Antwerp Giants 91 72 163
Crelan Okapi Aalstar 85 86 171
Crelan Okapi Aalstar 95 80 175
Hubo Limburg United 90 89 179
Proximus Spirou 83 97 180
Hubo Limburg United 98 91 189
Hubo Limburg United 60
Telenet Oostende 76
Telenet Oostende 80 84 164
Belfius Mons-Hainaut 70 70 140
Telenet Oostende 74 74 148
Basic-Fit Brussels 64 72 136
Stella Artois Leuven Bears 65 76 141
Basic-Fit Brussels 84 73 157

Final[edit]

19 February 2017 Hubo Limburg United 60–76 Telenet Oostende Brussels
15:00 (CET +1) Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 11-10, 14-14, 17-27
Pts: Tuttle 17
Rebs: Tuttle 8
Asts: three players 2
PIR: Tuttle 16
Boxscore Pts: Walden 13
Rebs: Boukichou, Đorđević 5
Asts: Đorđević 9
PIR: Đorđević 19
Arena: Forest National
Attendance: 6,000
Limburg United jersey
Team colours
Limburg United
Oostende jersey
Team colours
Oostende

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