2017–18 NBL season
Professional basketball season
The 2017–18 NBL season was the 40th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2017 and February 2018, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in March 2018.
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the third year of a five-year deal, with two games per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster.
As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the league took a break during the newly created FIBA international windows of 20–28 November 2017 and 19–27 February 2018.
Pre-season
2017 NBL All-Australian Tour of China
China won the series 2-1.
Adelaide 36ers pre-season
2017 Merlion Cup
Semi-final
Final
Adelaide 36ers won the tournament.
Brisbane Bullets pre-season
Cairns Taipans pre-season
Illawarra Hawks pre-season
Melbourne United pre-season
New Zealand Breakers pre-season
Perth Wildcats pre-season
Sydney Kings pre-season
2017 International Basketball Championships
Semi-final
Final
Sydney Kings won the tournament.
2017 NBL Blitz
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 7–9 September 2017 in Traralgon, Victoria and on 10 September 2017 in Melbourne. The winners received the fifth annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.
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