2015–16 Basketligaen

Not to be confused with 2015–16 Basketligan season.
Basketligaen
Duration3 October 2015 – 9 May 2016
Teams8
Regular season
Top seedHorsens
Season MVPUnited States Brandon Rozzell
Finals
ChampionsHorsens IC
6th title
  Runners-upBakken Bears
Third placeTeam FOG Næstved
Fourth placeHørsholm 79ers
Finals MVPUnited States Nimrod Hilliard
Statistical leaders
Points United States Brandon Rozzell 25.2
Rebounds United States Evan Yates 9.2
Assists United States David Smedley 5.7

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 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
Source: Basketligaen

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Horsens 3
5 Hørsholm 79ers 0
4 Svendborg Rabbits 1
5 Hørsholm 79ers 3
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

  1. ^ Basketligaen: 2015–2016. Eurobasket.com.
  2. ^ "Horsens IC genvinder DM-guldet". Fullcourt.dk. 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ Brandon Rozzell player profile