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| T Color: | white |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Champions: | Žalgiris (19th title) |
| Runners Up: | Lietkabelis |
| Third Place: | Lietuvos rytas |
| Fourth Place: | Neptūnas |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Games: | 220 (regular season) |
| Duration: | 21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017 |
| Mvp: | Jamar Diggs (Juventus)[1] |
| Mvp Link: | LKL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Finals Mvp: | Edgaras Ulanovas (Žalgiris)[2] |
| Finals Mvp Link: | LKL Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
| Finals Mvp N: | LIT |
| Ppg: | 15.6 |
| Ppg N: | POL |
| Rpg: | 7.8 |
| Rpg N: | LTU |
| Apg: | 7.0 |
| Apg N: | CRO |
| Average Attendance: | 2,286 |
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]
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]
| 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 |
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.
Attendance data included playoff games:
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | 10th | |
| EuroCup | Top 16 | |
| Top 16 | ||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |
| Round of 32 | ||
| FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | |
| Regular season |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Vytautas | Baltic Basketball League | Champion |
| Finalist | ||
| Nevėžis | Quarterfinals |