2015–16 Basketligaen
The 2015–16 Basketligaen was the 41st season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark.[1] The season started on October 3, 2015 and ended on May 9, 2016. Horsens IC won the Danish championship for the second year in a row, after it defeated Bakken Bears in the Finals.
| Competition details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Dates | 3 October 2015 – 9 May 2016 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |
Horsens IC 6th title | ||
| Runners-up | Bakken Bears | ||
| Third place | Team FOG Næstved | ||
| Fourth place | Hørsholm 79ers | ||
| Awards | |||
| MVP |
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| Finals MVP |
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| Statistical leaders | |||
| Points |
25.2 | ||
| Rebounds |
9.2 | ||
| Assists |
5.7 | ||
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |||
Competition format
The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice home and twice away for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horsens | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2445 | 2009 | +436 | 53 | Qualification to playoff semi-finals |
| 2 | Bakken Bears | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2918 | 2246 | +672 | 51 | Qualification to playoff quarter-finals |
| 3 | Team FOG Næstved | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2583 | 2347 | +236 | 45 | |
| 4 | Svendborg Rabbits | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2721 | 2685 | +36 | 44 | |
| 5 | Hørsholm 79ers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2489 | 2550 | −61 | 41 | |
| 6 | Randers Cimbria | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2473 | 2934 | −461 | 36 | |
| 7 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 28 | 5 | 23 | 2275 | 2779 | −504 | 33 | |
| 8 | SISU Copenhagen | 28 | 5 | 23 | 2187 | 2541 | −354 | 33 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 4 | Svendborg Rabbits | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hørsholm 79ers | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Horsens | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hørsholm 79ers | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Horsens | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bakken Bears | 3 | 2 | Bakken Bears | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bakken Bears | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team FOG Næstved | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team FOG Næstved | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Randers Cimbria | 0 | |||||||||||
| Third place | ||||
| 3 | Team FOG Næstved | 81 | ||
| 5 | Hørsholm 79ers | 70 | ||
Awards
Nimrod Hilliard of Horsens was named the 2016 Finals MVP.[2] Brandon Rozzell of Svendborg Rabbits was named the 2015–16 Regular Season MVP.[3]
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horsens | 28,586 | 3,388 | 612 | 1,429 | +18.8% |
| 2 | Bakken Bears | 28,658 | 5,812 | 489 | 1,365 | −8.6% |
| 3 | Team FOG Næstved | 21,330 | 2,642 | 657 | 1,185 | +33.9% |
| 4 | Svendborg Rabbits | 15,117 | 1,381 | 425 | 945 | +7.5% |
| 5 | Hørsholm 79ers | 10,575 | 1,164 | 374 | 622 | −18.3% |
| 6 | Stevnsgade SuperMen | 6,052 | 560 | 245 | 403 | n/a |
| 7 | SISU Copenhagen | 3,205 | 600 | 75 | 229 | +11.2% |
| 8 | Randers Cimbria | 2,489 | 375 | 80 | 166 | −36.2% |
| League total | 116,012 | 5,812 | 75 | 859 | +15.9% |
Updated to games played on the end of the season
Source: Basketligaen
References
- Basketligaen: 2015–2016. Eurobasket.com.
- "Horsens IC genvinder DM-guldet". Fullcourt.dk. 9 May 2016.
- Brandon Rozzell player profile