| 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games played | 219 |
| Dates | 24 February 2017–5 July 2017 |
| TV | DirecTV, TLT, Promar TV |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Guaros de Lara (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Marinos |
| Awards | |
| MVP |  Carlos Powell |
| Grand Final MVP | Nate Robinson |
← 2015–16 2018 → | |
The 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) season was the 44th season of the highest basketball division in Venezuela. Guaros de Lara won its first title after defeating Marinos in the Finals.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocodrilos de Caracas | Caracas | Gimnasio José Beracasa | 6,100 |
| Gaiteros del Zulia | Maracaibo | Gimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte | 4,500 |
| Guaros de Lara | Barquisimeto | Domo Bolivariano | 10,000 |
| Toros de Aragua | Maracay | Gimnasio Rafael Romero Bolívar | 4,200 |
| Trotamundos | Valencia | Forum de Valencia | 10,000 |
| Bucaneros de La Guaira | La Guaira | Domo José María Vargas | 8,000 |
| Gigantes de Guayana | Ciudad Guayana | Gimnasio Hermanas González | 2,500 |
| Guaiqueríes de Margarita | La Asunción | Gimnasio Ciudad de La Asunción | 10,000 |
| Marinos | Puerto La Cruz | Gimnasio Luis Ramos | 6,000 |
| Panteras de Miranda | Caracas | Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo | 3,500 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocodrilos Caracas | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2863 | 2750 | +113 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Guaros de Lara | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3229 | 3012 | +217 | |
| 3 | Trotamundos | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2926 | 2825 | +101 | |
| 4 | Toros de Aragua | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2974 | 3178 | −204 | |
| 5 | Gaiteros del Zulia | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2661 | 3013 | −352 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2718 | 2685 | +33 | Qualification to conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Marinos | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3132 | 3021 | +111 | |
| 3 | Bucaneros La Guaira | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2842 | 2779 | +63 | |
| 4 | Gigantes de Guayana | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2974 | 3178 | −204 | |
| 5 | Panteras de Miranda | 36 | 13 | 23 | 3019 | 3040 | −21 |
All rounds were played in a best-of-seven playoff format. The higher seeded team played game one, two, six and seven (if needed) at home.
| Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 Cocodrilos Caracas | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 Toros de Aragua | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 Cocodrilos Caracas | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 Guaros de Lara | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 Guaros de Lara | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 Trotamundos | 1 | |||||||||
| Guaros de Lara | 4 | |||||||||
| Marinos | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 Gigantes de Guayana | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 Marinos | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 Marinos | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 Bucaneros La Guaira | 2 | |||||||||
| Winner | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|
 Carlos Powell | Trotamundos | [1] |
| Winner | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Robinson | Guaros de Lara | [2] |
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