2015–16 Basketligan season

Not to be confused with 2015–16 Basketligaen.
Basketligan
Season2015–16
Teams11
Regular season
Top seedSödertälje Kings
Season MVPSweden Joakim Kjellbom
Finals
ChampionsSödertälje Kings (11th title)
  Runners-upNorrköping Dolphins
Finals MVPUnited States Skyler Bowlin
Statistical leaders
Points United States Corin Henry 21.2
Rebounds Iceland Hlynur Bæringsson 10.0
Assists Croatia Toni Prostran 7.7

The 2015–16 Basketligan season was the 23rd season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 15 October 2015 and ended on 28 April 2016. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion, and successfully reclaimed its title. In the Finals, Södertalje had a clean sweep over Norrköping 4–0 to capture its 11th title.[1]

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Current teams

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Location of teams in the Basketligan 2015–16
Team City Venue Capacity
BC Luleå Luleå ARCUS Arena 1,700
Borås Basket Borås Boråshallen 3,000
Eco Örebro Örebro Idrottshuset 2,100
Jämtland Basket Östersund Östersunds sporthall 1,250
Malbas Malmö Heleneholms Sporthall
Norrköping Dolphins Norrköping Stadium Arena 4,500
KFUM Nässjö Nässjö
Sundsvall Dragons Sundsvall Sporthallen Sundsvall 2,300
Södertälje Kings Södertälje Täljehallen 2,200
Umeå BSKT Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 1,270
Uppsala Basket Uppsala Fyrishov 3,000

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Södertälje Kings 30 27 3 2687 2288 +399 57 Qualification to Playoffs
2 BC Luleå 30 22 8 3153 2821 +332 52
3 Norrköping Dolphins 30 20 10 2639 2491 +148 50
4 Borås Basket 30 18 12 2967 2772 +195 48
5 KFUM Nässjö 30 16 14 2542 2554 −12 46
6 Sundsvall Dragons 30 15 15 2755 2770 −15 45
7 Uppsala Basket 30 14 16 2724 2676 +48 44
8 Malbas 30 12 18 2412 2634 −222 42
9 Jämtland Basket 30 11 19 2595 2702 −107 41
10 ecoÖrebro 30 6 24 2461 2872 −411 36
11 Umeå BSKT 30 4 26 2277 2632 −355 34
Source: Basketligan

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Södertälje Kings 3
8 Malbas 0
1 Södertälje Kings 4
4 Borås Basket 1
4 Borås Basket 3
5 KFUM Nässjö 1
1 Södertälje Kings 4
3 Norrköping Dolphins 0
2 BC Luleå 3
7 Uppsala Basket 2
2 BC Luleå 2
3 Norrköping Dolphins 4
3 Norrköping Dolphins 3
6 Sundsvall Dragons 1

Awards

On 4 April 2016, Joakim Kjellbom of Norrköping Dolphins won his third Basketligan MVP Award.[2] Skyler Bowlin of Södertälje Kings won the Basketligan Finals MVP.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kings är svenska mästare för fjärde året i rad". Basketligan. 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "BASKETLIGAN HERR: Joakim Kjellbom är historisk MVP". MyNewsDesk.com. 4 April 2016.