2014–15 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

ÖBL
Competition details
Season	2014–15; 69th
Teams	10
Games played	28
Dates	25 September 2014 – 3 June 2015
Final positions
Champions	Güssing Knights; 2nd title
Runners-up	Zepter Vienna
Awards
MVP	Travis Taylor
Finals MVP	Christopher Dunn
Austrian MVP	Thomas Klepeisz
Coach of the Year	Matthias Zollner
Statistical leaders
Points	Marko Car 20.4
Rebounds	Travis Taylor 10.0
Assists	Benedikt Danek 7.7
	← 2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 12 February 2015.

The 2014–15 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga^{[note 1]} was the 69th season of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. 10 teams participated this season, after St. Pölten left the league.

The season started on September 25, 2014 and ended on June 3, 2015. Güssing Knights repeated as the national champion by beating BC Zepter Vienna 1–3 in the Finals.

Teams

Chin Min Dragons from St. Pölten left the league this season.

Club	Place	Arena	Capacity
Swans Gmunden	Gmunden	Volksbank Arena	2,200
WBC Raiffeisen Wels	Wels	Raiffeisen Arena	1,700
Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld	Fürstenfeld	Stadthalle Fürstenfeld	1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	Traiskirchen	Lions Dome	1,200
ece Bulls Kapfenberg	Kapfenberg	Sporthalle Walfersam	1,000
Zepter Vienna	Wien	Wiener Stadthalle B	1,000
Redwell Gunners Oberwart	Oberwart	Sporthalle Oberwart	2,500
Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	Klosterneuburg	Happyland Klosterneuburg	1,000
Magnofit Güssing Knights	Güssing	Aktiv Park Güssing	0800
Raiffeisen Graz	Graz	Unionhalle	0600

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zepter Vienna	36	26	10	3353	3163	+190	52	Qualification to quarter-finals
2	Güssing Knights	36	25	11	3303	2917	+386	50
3	Kapfenberg Bulls	36	22	14	3171	2922	+249	44
4	Swans Gmunden	36	21	15	3314	3151	+163	42
5	Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	36	20	16	2900	2867	+33	40
6	Raiffeisen Wels	36	19	17	3085	3028	+57	38
7	Oberwart Gunners	36	18	18	3012	2991	+21	36
8	Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	36	17	19	2985	3110	−125	34
9	Panthers Fürstenfeld	36	10	26	2693	2887	−194	20
10	Raiffeisen Graz	36	2	34	2496	3276	−780	4

Source: Eurobasket, ABL

Rounds 1-18

Home \ Away	FUR	GMU	GRA	GUS	KAP	KLO	OBE	TRA	VIE	WEL
BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld		69–111	77–84	69–81	80–86	76–80	79–83	67–84	77–78	64–76
Swans Gmunden	71–70		107–60	90–85	96–83	69–73	79–61	94–62	96–81	81–89
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz	73–79	77–99		46–124	67–91	83–97	63–91	49–78	82–76	67–87
UBC Güssing Knights	99–70	84–76	92–71		60–58	73–67	77–78	74–68	96–84	103–105
Kapfenberg Bulls	96–84	91–85	83–70	71–88		78–62	76–68	91–73	82–84	75–89
Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	88–71	81–99	89–61	83–69	69–74		63–61	91–69	75–62	64–72
Oberwart Gunners	76–61	67–73	84–73	82–88	65–91	87–66		84–62	75–78	80–73
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	75–81	81–99	94–82	93–83	62–50	82–78	82–73		81–93	68–76
BC Zepter Vienna	86–70	103–97	109–72	77–80	87–83	80–70	95–94	85–82		86–84
WBC Raiffeisen Wels	85–73	84–90	71–60	84–64	81–89	72–64	74–64	69–73	67–79

Rounds 19-36

Home \ Away	FUR	GMU	GRA	GUS	KAP	KLO	OBE	TRA	VIE	WEL
BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld		95–87	77–67	77–97	80–75	91–84	80–84	79–72	74–85	91–83
Swans Gmunden	88–86		94–87	84–96	82–90	77–80	79–88	83–87	87–83	73–89
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz	88–93	68–97		52–86	62–74	74–88	68–95	75–83	64–104	84–92
UBC Güssing Knights	79–72	69–73	86–46		77–91	74–63	73–82	88–78	92–72	79–69
Kapfenberg Bulls	83–82	99–65	103–56	75–73		81–66	64–74	83–68	104–76	92–79
Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	72–66	95–83	91–78	92–97	81–78		75–63	69–81	71–77	73–67
Oberwart Gunners	93–81	79–82	93–72	70–73	71–60	65–67		87–78	93–94	81–90
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	78–77	82–92	92–79	83–76	77–72	69–90	78–75		78–66	71–91
BC Zepter Vienna	85–77	93–80	111–76	96–116	89–86	86–79	95–84	85–77		107–64
WBC Raiffeisen Wels	63–69	71–81	89–60	87–95	73–60	78–79	72–79	88–67	81–90

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals


1	Zepter Vienna	3

8	Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	2
			1	Zepter Vienna	3

			4	Swans Gmunden	0
4	Swans Gmunden	3

5	Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	2
						1	Zepter Vienna	1

						2	Güssing Knights	3
2	Güssing Knights	3

7	Oberwart Gunners	0
			2	Güssing Knights	3

			3	Kapfenberg Bulls	0
3	Kapfenberg Bulls	3

6	Raiffeisen Wels	1

Awards

MVP: Travis Taylor^[1] – Güssing Knights
Finals MVP: Christopher Dunn – Güssing Knights
Austrian MVP: Thomas Klepeisz – Güssing Knights
Coach of the Year: Matthias Zollner – Güssing Knights

This season, three new awards were announced by the ABL.^[2]

Top scorer: Marko Car – Panthers Fürstenfeld
Rising Star: Daniel Friedrich – Swans Gmunden
ÖBL Defensive Player of the Year: Moritz Lanegger – Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg

Notes

↑ Named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons.

References

General

"A Bundesliga 2014-2015". Eurobasket.com.

Specific

↑ Travis Taylor named ABL MVP 2014/2015 Eurobasket.com
↑ "ABL". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

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[1] Named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons.

[2] Travis Taylor named ABL MVP 2014/2015 Eurobasket.com

[3] "ABL". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
2017–18 clubs	Allianz Swans Gmunden Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions ece Bulls Kapfenberg Hallmann Vienna Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld Raiffeisen Flyers Wels Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart Klosterneuburg Dukes UBSC Raiffeisen Graz Vienna DC Timberwolves
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Awards	Most Valuable Player Finals MVP Austrian MVP Coach of the Year
Statistical leaders	Scoring Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks