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{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated      = 
| prevseason  =  [[2016–17 A-1 League|2016–17]]
| nextseason   = [[2018–19 Premijer liga|2018–19]]
| title        = [[HT Premijer liga]] 
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| season       = 2017–18
| champions    = [[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]] (5th title) 
| runners_up   = [[KK Cibona|Cibona]]
| semifinalists = [[KK Split|Split]]<br>[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]
| promoted      = [[KK Bosco|Bosco]]<br>[[KK Gorica|Gorica]]
| relegated     = [[KK Zagreb|Zagreb]]<br>[[KK Kaštela|Ribola Kaštela]]<br>[[KK Jazine|Jazine Arbanasi]]
| teams        = 13
| games        = 
| duration     = October 6, 2017–April 26, 2018<br /> (Regular season)<br>May 2, 2018&ndash;June 3, 2018<br />(Playoffs)
| TV           = [[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]<br>[[Arena Sport]]
| top_seed     = [[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]
| MVP          = 
| finals_MVP   =
| top_scorer      = [[Steven Gray (basketball, born 1989)|Steven Gray]] <small>([[KK Zadar|Zadar]])</small> | ppg = 19.8 | ppg_n = USA
| rebounds_leader = [[Luka Žorić]] <small>([[KK Cibona|Cibona]])</small>| rpg = 8.1 | rpg_n = HRV  
| assists_leader  = [[Mirza Sarajlija]] <small>([[KK Jazine|Jazine Arbanasi]])</small>| apg = 6.0 | apg_n =  SVN
| highest_scoring  = 
| winning_streak   = 
| losing_streak   = 
| biggest_home_win   = 
| biggest_away_win   = 
| highest_attendance   = 
| lowest_attendance   =  
| average_attendance   = 
}}
The '''2017–18 HT Premijer liga''' was the 27th season of the [[HT Premijer liga]], the highest professional [[basketball]] league in Croatia. It started on 6 October 2017 and finished on 3 June 2018. 

[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]] retained the title and achieved their fifth league overall.

==Format==
As in the previous season, all participants in A-1 League including teams that play [[2017–18 ABA League First Division|ABA League]] joined the regular season. It was played with a double round-robin format where the eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs while the last qualified one was relegated.
==Current teams==
{{location map+ |Croatia|width=400 |caption=Location of teams in the A-1 League 2017–18 |places=
{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.7   |long=16.63   |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Alkar|Alkar]]}}|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=44.11   |long=15.23  |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]}}|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.8   |long=15.96   |label='''Zagreb''' }}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.73 |long=15.92 |label={{Nowrap|[[GKK Šibenik|Šibenik]]}} |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.55 |long=16.426 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Kaštela|Kaštela]]}} |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=44.11 |long=15.23 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Jazine|Jazine]]}} |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.5 |long=16.43 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Split|Split]]}} |position=right }}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.33 |long=14.518 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Škrljevo|Škrljevo]]}} |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.56 |long=18.68 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Vrijednosnice Osijek|Vrijednosnice]]}} |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=46.03 |long=15.92 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Zabok|Zabok]]}} |position=top }}

{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.88|long=22.6 |label='''Zagreb&nbsp;clubs:'''|position=left }}
{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.68 |long=22.45 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]}}|position=left }}
{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.48 |long=22.6 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]}}|position=left }}
{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.28 |long=22.45 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Hermes Analitica|Hermes Analitica]]}}|position=left }}
{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.08 |long=22.45 |label={{Nowrap|[[KK Zagreb|Zagreb]]}}|position=left }}
}}
After the resign of [[KK Jolly Jadranska Banka|Jolly Šibenik]] to its berth, the league was reduced to 13 teams. [[KK Jazine|Jazine]] and [[KK Kaštela|Ribola Kaštela]] were promoted from the previous season. They would replace [[KK Gorica|Gorica]] and [[KK Kvarner 2010|Kvarner 2010]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Coach 
!City
!Venue
!Capacity
|-
|[[KK Alkar Sinj|Alkar]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Srđan Helbich
|[[Sinj]]
|[[ŠD Sinj]]
|align=center|{{Nts|1500}}
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Jure Zdovc]] 
|[[Zagreb]]
|[[Dom Sportova]]
|align=center|{{Nts|3100}}
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ante Nazor]]
|[[Zagreb]]
|[[Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall]]
|align=center|{{Nts|5400}}
|-
|[[KK Hermes Analitica|Hermes Analitica]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zvonimir Mravak
|[[Zagreb]]
|[[ŠD Prirodoslovne škole Vladimir Prelog]]
|align=center|{{Nts|600}}
|-
|[[KK Jazine|Jazine Arbanasi]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Bujas 
|[[Zadar]]
|[[Jazine Basketball Hall]]
|align=center|{{Nts|3,000}}
|-
|[[KK Kaštela|Ribola Kaštela]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivica Ćelan 
|[[Kaštel Sućurac]]
|[[Sportska dvorana Sokolana]]
|align=center|{{Nts|1500}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|[[KK Split|Split]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivica Skelin]] 
|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|[[Arena Gripe]]
|align=center|{{Nts|3,500}}
|-
|[[GKK Šibenik|Šibenik]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Vladimir Anzulović]]
|[[Šibenik]]
|[[Sportska dvorana Baldekin]]
|align=center|{{Nts|1,726}}
|-
|[[KK Škrljevo|Škrljevo]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Damir Rajković 
|[[Škrljevo]]
|[[Dvorana Mavrinci]]
|align=center|{{Nts|1,000}}
|-bgcolor=yellow
|[[KK Vrijednosnice Osijek|Vrijednosnice]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Vladimir Krstić (basketball)|Vladimir Krstić]] 
|[[Osijek]]
|[[Gradski vrt Hall|Gradski Vrt]]
|align=center|{{Nts|3,538}}
|-
|[[KK Zabok|Zabok]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Perinčić  
|[[Zabok]]
|[[Zabok Sports Hall]]
|align=center|{{Nts|3,000}}
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Aramis Naglić]]
|[[Zadar]]
|[[Krešimir Ćosić Hall|Dvorana Krešimir Ćosić]]
|align=center|{{Nts|10,000}}
|-
|[[KK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Garma 
|[[Zagreb]]
|[[ŠD Trnsko]]
|align=center|{{Nts|2,500}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center;"
|-
|style="background: #ccffcc;" width="20" |
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Teams that play in the [[2017–18 ABA League First Division|2017–18 First Adriatic League]]
|-
|style="background: lightblue;" width="20" |
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | 
Teams that play in the [[2017–18 ABA League Second Division|2017–18 Second Adriatic League]]
|-
|style="background:yellow;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Teams that play in the [[2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup|2017-18 Alpe Adria Cup]]
|}

==Regular season==
===League table===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=<ref>[http://www.hks-cbf.hr/standings-long Tablica klubova]. Croatian Basketball Federation.</REF>
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points

|team1 =CED|win_CED=23|loss_CED=1 |gf_CED=2153|ga_CED=1584|name_CED=[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]
|team2 =ZAD|win_ZAD=23|loss_ZAD=1 |gf_ZAD=2266|ga_ZAD=1789|name_ZAD=[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]
|team3 =CIB|win_CIB=18|loss_CIB=6 |gf_CIB=2145|ga_CIB=1810|name_CIB=[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]
|team4 =SPL|win_SPL=16|loss_SPL=8 |gf_SPL=2102|ga_SPL=1924|name_SPL=[[KK Split|Split]]
|team5 =SIB|win_SIB=16|loss_SIB=8 |gf_SIB=1875|ga_SIB=1771|name_SIB=[[GKK Šibenik|Šibenik]]
|team6 =SKR|win_SKR=13|loss_SKR=11 |gf_SKR=2003|ga_SKR=1993|name_SKR=[[KK Škrljevo|Škrljevo]]
|team7 =ZAB|win_ZAB=12|loss_ZAB=12|gf_ZAB=1876|ga_ZAB=1821|name_ZAB=[[KK Zabok|Zabok]]
|team8 =VRI|win_VRI=8 |loss_VRI=16|gf_VRI=1796|ga_VRI=1923|name_VRI=[[KK Vrijednosnice Osijek|Vrijednosnice Osijek]]
|team9=ALK|win_ALK=7 |loss_ALK=17|gf_ALK=1733|ga_ALK=1994|name_ALK=[[KK Alkar|Alkar]] 
|team10 =HER|win_HER=7 |loss_HER=17|gf_HER=1759|ga_HER=1974|name_HER=[[KK Hermes Analitica|Hermes Analitica]]
|team11=JAZ|win_JAZ=5 |loss_JAZ=19|gf_JAZ=1819|ga_JAZ=2147|name_JAZ=[[KK Jazine|Jazine Arbanasi]]|status_JAZ=R
|team12=KAS|win_KAS=4 |loss_KAS=20|gf_KAS=1696|ga_KAS=2100|name_KAS=[[KK Kaštela|Ribola Kaštela]]|status_KAS=R
|team13=ZAG|win_ZAG=4 |loss_ZAG=20|gf_ZAG=1929|ga_ZAG=2322|name_ZAG=[[KK Zagreb|Zagreb]]|status_ZAG=R


|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result6=PO |result7=PO |result8=PO |result11=R  |result12=R  |result13=R

|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to playoffs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation
|col_RP=red2 |text_RP=Qualification to [[#Relegation Playoffs|relegation playoffs]] 
}}

==Playoffs==
Quarterfinals and semifinals were played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one (1-3-5). 
{{8TeamBracket 
| RD1          = Quarterfinals 
| RD2          = Semifinals 
| RD3          = Final 

| RD1-seed     = 1 
| RD1-team1    = '''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]''' 
| RD1-score1   = '''2'''
| RD1-seed2    = 8 
| RD1-team2    = [[KK Osijek|Vrijednosnice]] 
| RD1-score2   = 0

| RD1-seed3    = 4
| RD1-team3    = '''[[KK Split|Split]]'''
| RD1-score3   = '''2'''
| RD1-seed4    = 5 
| RD1-team4    = [[GKK Šibenik|Šibenik]] 
| RD1-score4   = 0

| RD1-seed5    = 2
| RD1-team5    = '''[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]'''
| RD1-score5   = '''2'''
| RD1-seed6    = 7  
| RD1-team6    = [[KK Zabok|Zabok]] 
| RD1-score6   = 0

| RD1-seed7    = 3 
| RD1-team7    = '''[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]'''
| RD1-score7   = '''2'''
| RD1-seed8    = 6
| RD1-team8    = [[KK Škrljevo|Škrljevo]] 
| RD1-score8   = 1

| RD2-seed1    = 1 
| RD2-team1    = '''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]'''
| RD2-score1   = '''2'''
| RD2-seed2    = 4
| RD2-team2    = [[KK Split|Split]]
| RD2-score2   = 1

| RD2-seed3    = 2
| RD2-team3    = [[KK Zadar|Zadar]]
| RD2-score3   = 1
| RD2-seed4    =3 
| RD2-team4    ='''[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]''' 
| RD2-score4    = '''2'''

| RD3-seed1     = 1 
| RD3-team1     = '''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]'''
| RD3-score1    = '''3'''
| RD3-seed2     = 3
| RD3-team2     = [[KK Cibona|Cibona]] 
| RD3-score2    = 1
}}
===Quarterfinals===
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]'''||2–0|[[KK Osijek|Vrijednosnice]]||101–67|89&ndash;62|—}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]'''||2–0|[[KK Zabok|Zabok]]||98–76|87&ndash;69|—|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]'''||2–1|[[KK Škrljevo|Škrljevo]]||88–65|61&ndash;62|116&ndash;77|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Split|Split]]'''||2&ndash;0|[[GKK Šibenik|Šibenik]]||94–76|84&ndash;82|—|}}
|}

===Semifinals===
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]'''||2−1|[[KK Split|Split]]||84−80|66–75|95&ndash;64}}
{{ThreeLegResult|[[KK Zadar|Zadar]]||1−2|'''[[KK Cibona|Cibona]]'''||89−78|86–96|88–96}}
|}

===Finals===
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=4}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]'''||3–1|[[KK Cibona|Cibona]] ||87–96|82–73|81&ndash;54|77&ndash;68|}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.hks-cbf.hr Official Site] 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180614011808/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=basketball&page=competition&id=21 Scoresway Page]
*[https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball.aspx Eurobasket.com League Page]

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