2015–16 British Basketball League season

2015–16 BBL season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
BBL Cup champions Newcastle Eagles
  BBL Cup runners-up Leicester Riders

The 2015–16 British Basketball League season was the 29th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity Last season
Bristol Flyers Bristol WISE Arena 750 8th
Cheshire Phoenix Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 4th
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena 6,500 5th
Leeds Force Leeds Carnegie Sports Centre 500 11th
Leicester Riders Leicester Sir David Wallace Centre

Leicester Community Sports Arena

1,000

2800

2nd
London Lions London Copper Box 7,500 6th
Manchester Giants Manchester Trafford Powerleague Arena 1,100 9th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central 3,000 1st
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,850 10th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,200 7th
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park 1,000 13
Worcester Wolves Worcester Worcester Arena 2,500 3rd

BBL Championship

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 26 24 2 2141 1752 +389 Qualification to playoffs
2 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 27 24 3 2472 2094 +378
3 Worcester Wolves 28 18 10 2318 2258 +60
4 Sheffield Sharks 28 17 11 2311 2098 +213
5 Glasgow Rocks 28 16 12 2196 2158 +38
6 London Lions 27 13 14 2202 2073 +129
7 Cheshire Phoenix 30 13 17 2480 2550 70
8 Plymouth University Raiders 30 12 18 2399 2451 52
9 Leeds Force 29 10 19 2061 2337 276
10 Bristol Flyers 28 8 20 1978 2184 206
11 Manchester Giants 29 7 22 2253 2533 280
12 Surrey Scorchers 29 7 22 2209 2532 323
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2016. Source: BBL

BBL Cup

The Final was played on 17 January 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

Final

17 January 2016
Newcastle Eagles 9482 Leicester Riders
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (18)

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
                                     
1  Leicester Riders 83 75 158  
8  Leeds Force 78 55 133  
  1  Leicester Riders 99 84 183  
 
  7  Cheshire Phoenix 55 92 147  
2  Newcastle Eagles 91 96 187
7  Cheshire Phoenix 104 87 191  
   
   
3  Sheffield Sharks 94 75 169  
6  London Lions 70 78 158  
  5  Glasgow Rocks 80 73 153
 
  3  Sheffield Sharks 91 68 159  
4  Worcester Wolves 53 88 141
5  Glasgow Rocks 90 83 173  

Quarter-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Leeds Force

22 April 2016
19:30
Leeds Force 7883 Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 23-21, 19–23, 20-17
Pts: Kwan Waller (21)
Rebs: Rob Marsden (8)
Asts: Marek Klassen (11)
Pts: Tyler Bernardini (19)
Rebs: Tyler Bernardini (9)
Asts: Neil Watson (7)
Carnegie Sports Arena, Headingley
23 April 2016
19:30
Leicester Riders 7555 Leeds Force
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–13, 18–9, 23–16
Pts: Neil Watson (13)
Rebs: Trevor Gruis (12)
Asts: Neil Watson, Connor Washington (5)
Pts: Kwan Waller (16)
Rebs: Zak Wells (8)
Asts: Marek Klassen (3)
Leicester win 158–133 on aggregate.
Leicester Community Sports Arena, Leicester

(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

22 April 2016
19:30
Newcastle Eagles 91104 Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 18-25, 30-32, 25–25
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (32)
Rebs: Charles Smith (14)
Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9)
Pts: Kinu Rochford (34)
Rebs: Kinu Rochford (11)
Asts: Quincy Taylor (9)
24 April 2016
17:30
Cheshire Phoenix 8796 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 33-26, 13–24, 26-21, 15-25
Pts: Kinu Rochford (27)
Rebs: Kinu Rochford (10)
Asts: Kinu Rochford, Quincy Taylor (3)
Pts: Darius Defoe (34)
Rebs: Charles Smith (14)
Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (6)
Cheshire win 191–187 on aggregate.
Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (6) London Lions

22 April 2016
19:30
Sheffield Sharks 9470 London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 27-19, 25-15, 22-16
Pts: Jerrold Brooks (31)
Rebs: Antone Robinson (12)
Asts: Jerrold Brooks (6)
Pts: Jamal Williams (13)
Rebs: Demond Watt (14)
Asts: Jamal Williams (3)
24 April 2016
16:00
London Lions 7875 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 21-12, 26-13, 13-25
Pts: Demond Watt (32)
Rebs: Demond Watt (22)
Asts: Nick Lewis (6)
Pts: Antone Robinson (19)
Rebs: Antone Robinson (10)
Asts: Brandon Hogg (6)
Sheffield win 169–148 on aggregate.

(4) Worcester Wolves vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

22 April 2015
19:30
Glasgow Rocks 9053 Worcester Wolves
Scoring by quarter: 27-17, 22-15, 17-13, 24-8
Pts: Kieron Achara (22)
Rebs: Will Hall (11)
Asts: Warren Gillis (12)
Pts: Perris Blackwell (18)
Rebs: Orlan Jackman (10)
Asts: Ashton Khan (5)
24 April 2015
16:00
Worcester Wolves 8883 Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 32-15, 17-25, 28-19, 11-24
Pts: Jordan Aaron (20)
Rebs: Orlan Jackman (11)
Asts: Jordan Aaron (5)
Pts: Warren Gillis (14)
Rebs: Warren Gillis, Will Hall, Andre Stephens (6)
Asts: Warren Gillis, Will Hall (4)
Glasgow win 173–141 on aggregate.

References

    Preceded by
    2014–15 season
    BBL seasons
    2015–16
    Succeeded by
    2016–17 season
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