2016–17 Dutch Basketball League
The 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League was the 57th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on October 8, 2016 and ended May 25, 2017. Donar successfully defended its title.
Teams
and BSW were both close to bankruptcy in the offseason, but managed to stay alive. Challenge Sports Rotterdam changed its name to Forward Lease Rotterdam, after they got a new main sponsor. On November 1, Den Bosch changed its name to New Heroes.| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
| BSW | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | |
| Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
| Forward Lease Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum | 1,000 |
| Landstede | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
| New Heroes | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players during the 2016–17 season was restricted to four per DBL team.| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Left during season |
| Apollo Amsterdam |  Sergio De Randamie | ||||
| Aris Leeuwarden |  Jordan Gregory | Denton Koon |  Meshack Lufile | George Marshall | |
| BSW | |||||
| Donar | Lance Jeter | Andrew Smith |  Drago Pašalić | Chase Fieler | |
| Forward Lease Rotterdam | Gregory Mays | Jermaine Marshall | La'Shard Anderson Anthlon Bell | ||
| Landstede | J.T. Tiller | Keegan Hylan | J.T. Yoho | Clayton Vette | |
| New Heroes | D. J. Balentine | Justin Watts | Charles Mitchell | Steve McWhorther | Antwan Scott |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Daviyon Draper | Jonathan Michael Lee |  Leigh Enobakhare | Cashmere Wright |
Regular season
The Regular season started on 8 October 2016 and finished 8 April 2017.Standings
Play-offs
The play-offs started on April 15 and ended on May 28, 2017. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals in a best-of-seven format.Source:
Final standings
The final standings are based upon performance in the playoffs.Awards
;Most Valuable Player| Player | Team | ||
| Lance Jeter | Donar |
;Play-offs MVP
| Player | Team | ||
| Chase Fieler | Donar |
;All-DBL Team
| Player | Team | ||
| Lance Jeter | Donar | ||
| J.T. Tiller | Landstede | ||
| Clayton Vette | Landstede | ||
| Chase Fieler | Donar | ||
| Drago Pašalić | Donar |
;MVP Under 23
| Player | Team | ||
 Maarten Bouwknecht | Den Bosch |
;Sixth Man of the Year
| Player | Team | ||
| Arvin Slagter | Donar |
;Most Improved Player
| Player | Team | ||
| Maarten Bouwknecht | New Heroes |
;Defensive Player of the Year
| Player | Team | ||
| J.T. Tiller | Landstede |
;Rookie of the Year
| Player | Team | ||
| Olaf Schaftenaar | Landstede |
;Sixth Man of the Year
| Player | Team | ||
| Arvin Slagter | Donar |
;DBL All-Defense Team
| Player | Team | ||
| Sean Cunningham | Donar | ||
| J.T. Tiller | Landstede | ||
| Jason Dourisseau | Donar | ||
| Mohamed Kherrazi | ZZ Leiden | ||
| Thomas Koenis | Donar |
;DBL All-Rookie Team
| Player | Team | ||
| Rens Butter | ZZ Leiden | ||
| Sam van Dijk | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | ||
| Marijn Ververs | ZZ Leiden | ||
| Jules Schild | BSW | ||
| Olaf Schaftenaar | Landstede |
;Coach of the Year
| Player | Team | |
| Erik Braal | Donar |