2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball)

NB I/A
DurationOctober 2, 2015 - June 10, 2016
Teams14
TV partner(s)M4 Sport
Regular season
RelegatedMARSO Nyíregyháza
Finals
ChampionsSzolnoki Olaj KK (7th title)
  Runners-upTLI-Alba Fehérvár
Third placeEgis Körmend
Fourth placeAtomerőmű SE
Statistical leaders
Points United States Rashad Anderson 24.1
Rebounds Hungary Roland Hendlein 10.8
Assists Puerto Rico Emanuel Ubilla 7.5

The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A was the 84th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2015-16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

The following 14 clubs competed in the NB I/A during the 2015–16 season:

Team Position
2014-15 		City Arena Capacity
Alba Fehérvár 9th Székesfehérvár Vodafone Sportcentrum 1,963
Atomerőmű SE
Third place
Third place
 Paks ASE Sportcsarnok 1,520
Falco KC 6th Szombathely Arena Savaria 3,500
Jászberényi KSE 11th Jászberény Belvárosi Általános Iskola 1,000
Kaposvári KK 5th Kaposvár Városi Sportcsarnok 1,500
Kecskeméti TE
Runner-up
Runner-up
 Kecskemét Messzi István Sportcsarnok 1,600
BC Körmend 10th Körmend Városi Sportcsarnok 1,740
MAFC 14th Budapest Gabányi László Sportcsarnok 700
Nyíregyháza Blue Sharks 12th Nyíregyháza Bem József Ált. Isk.
PVSK-Panthers 7th Pécs Lauber Dezső Sportcsarnok 3,700
Soproni KC 4th Sopron NOVOMATIC Aréna 2,500
SZTE-Szedeák 8th Szeged Újszegedi Sportcsarnok 3,000
Szolnoki Olaj KK
Champion
Champion
 Szolnok Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok 2,551
Zalaegerszegi TE 13th Zalaegerszeg Városi Sportcsarnok 2,000

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alba Fehérvár Serbia Branislav Džunić Hungary Balázs Simon Spalding Hungrana
Atomerőmű SE Hungary Béla Schmidt Hungary Ákos Kovács adidas
Falco KC Szombathely Hungary László Kálmán Hungary Zeus Trend Optika, Sport36
Jászberényi KSE Hungary Gábor Forray Spalding TOP COP
Kaposvári KK Serbia Srećko Sekulović Hungary Roland Hendlein Spalding
Kecskeméti TE Serbia Boris Maljković Hungary Gergely Hegedűs Kipsta Duna Aszfalt
BC Körmend Croatia Teo Čizmić Hungary Csaba Ferencz Nike EGIS
MAFC Sweden Stefan Timbus Spalding
Nyíregyháza Blue Sharks Hungary Ernő Sitku adidas marso
PVSK-Panthers Hungary Ferenc Csirke Croatia Veljko Budimir Spalding Pannonpower, Terra 21
Soproni KC Hungary Balázs Sabáli Spalding Dömper Kft.
SZTE-Szedeák Serbia Nikola Lazić Hungary Zsolt Kiss Toti Sport Naturex
Szolnoki Olaj Hungary Péter Pór Hungary Dávid Vojvoda Spalding Strabag
Zalaegerszeg Hungary Tamás Bencze Hungary Máté Mohácsi adidas Zalakerámia, WinDoor

Regular season (Alapszakasz)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Szolnoki Olaj KK 26 20 6 2101 1879 +222 46 1st – 5th Placement
(Felsőház)
2 Atomerőmű SE 26 20 6 2194 2008 +186 46
3 Zalakerámia ZTE KK 26 19 7 2075 1905 +170 45
4 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 26 18 8 2365 2040 +325 44
5 Egis Körmend 26 18 8 2184 1995 +189 44
6 Sopron KC 26 16 10 2120 1990 +130 42 6th – 10th Placement
(Középház)
7 Falco-Trend Optika KC Szombathely 26 13 13 2070 2078 −8 39
8 Kaposvári KK 26 12 14 2137 2161 −24 38
9 PVSK-PANNONPOWER 26 10 16 1970 2105 −135 36
10 KTE-Duna Aszfalt 26 10 16 1929 2049 −120 36
11 Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák 26 8 18 2005 2175 −170 34 11th – 14th Placement
(Alsóház)
12 MAFC 26 8 18 2108 2339 −231 34
13 MARSO Nyíregyháza 26 5 21 1984 2266 −282 31
14 JP-TOP COP Jászberény 26 5 21 2058 2310 −252 31
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2016. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALBA ASE FAL JKSE KAP KTE KÖR MAFC NYKK PVSK SOP SZTE SZOL ZTE
Alba Fehérvár 108–103 120–84 110–89 94–74 93–69 88–72 93–49 101–69 91–72 91–71 107–74 70–81 89–91
Atomerőmű SE 96–81 83–62 85–72 91–48 77–72 98–71 112–76 86–70 98–92 72–69 69–63 118–107 88–80
Falco KC Szombathely 73–71 81–61 100–76 70–66 77–57 73–69 86–63 94–74 86–62 79–75 77–86 65–73 78–64
Jászberényi KSE 77–101 80–92 99–91 85–76 96–88 80–84 75–89 87–95 87–91 79–100 86–77 81–92 80–84
Kaposvári KK 88–83 102–107 103–98 95–80 78–64 86–101 90–67 87–76 81–78 112–93 81–84 82–86 90–74
Kecskeméti TE 63–94 79–68 83–79 83–73 71–70 86–74 98–101 81–72 64–75 83–72 81–75 78–86 70–75
BC Körmend 77–76 63–66 100–64 77–68 91–81 93–57 91–97 103–69 77–60 108–102 91–65 89–78 76–81
MAFC 84–108 70–77 89–90 96–91 86–90 71–93 85–90 123–121 87–71 59–88 90–69 69–75 82–85
Nyíregyházi KK 87–97 92–69 82–90 69–74 68–84 61–76 84–90 95–91 84–78 68–71 75–70 68–86 71–81
PVSK Panthers 86–88 74–85 83–82 94–73 57–88 72–63 71–84 88–62 82–66 85–94 83–74 57–92 81–62
Sopron KC 79–80 71–76 82–81 87–71 97–82 70–58 61–80 91–87 82–61 90–68 67–51 88–76 79–77
SZTE-Szedeák 87–99 71–90 105–96 91–67 96–81 77–73 69–83 95–74 97–87 78–93 60–102 97–101 65–76
Szolnoki Olaj KK 68–64 71–58 68–65 81–62 76–52 84–70 62–75 90–69 95–53 89–46 88–73 70–63 72–83
Zalaegerszegi TE 75–68 83–69 84–49 82–70 88–68 86–69 88–75 87–92 91–67 80–71 58–66 76–66 84–54
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round (Középszakasz)

1st – 5th Placement (Felsőház)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Szolnoki Olaj KK 34 25 9 2738 2473 +265 59 Playoffs
2 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 34 23 11 3061 2676 +385 57
3 Atomerőmű SE 34 23 11 2829 2673 +156 57
4 Egis Körmend 34 22 12 2812 2640 +172 56
5 Zalakerámia ZTE KK 34 22 12 2695 2581 +114 56
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2016. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

Results

Home \ Away ALBA ASE KÖR SZOL ZTE
Alba Fehérvár 97–74 88–78 78–76 94–66
Atomerőmű SE 84–73 73–81 92–78 109–69
BC Körmend 74–92 95–77 80–77 67–70
Szolnoki Olaj KK 88–86 82–61 83–53 77–72
Zalaegerszegi TE 96–88 90–65 85–100 72–76
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

6th – 10th Placement (Középház)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
6 Sopron KC 34 21 13 2744 2578 +166 55 Playoffs
7 Kaposvári KK 34 16 18 2802 2807 −5 50
8 PVSK-PANNONPOWER 34 15 19 2543 2690 −147 49
9 Falco-Trend Optika KC Szombathely 34 15 19 2656 2725 −69 49
10 KTE-Duna Aszfalt 34 14 20 2522 2624 −102 48
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2016. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

Results

Home \ Away FAL KAP KTE PVSK SOP
Falco KC Szombathely 82–91 76–74 68–72 80–75
Kaposvári KK 94–74 80–76 73–84 86–92
Kecskeméti TE 67–63 91–82 75–61 65–74
PVSK Panthers 89–78 57–82 72–68 85–66
Sopron KC 85–65 90–77 67–77 75–53
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

11th – 14th Placement (Alsóház)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
11 Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák 32 12 20 2522 2698 −176 44
12 JP-TOP COP Jászberény 32 10 22 2628 2825 −197 42
13 MAFC 32 10 22 2628 2876 −248 42 Play-out
14 MARSO Nyíregyháza 32 6 26 2485 2799 −314 38
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2016. Source: Kosarsport.hu
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

Results

Home \ Away JKSE MAFC NYKK SZTE
Jászberényi KSE 118–92 101–100 74–53
MAFC 80–87 91–64 83–76
Nyíregyházi KK 80–86 91–78 90–92
SZTE-Szedeák 110–104 101–96 85–76
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
1 Szolnoki Olaj 74 72 75
8 PVSK-PANNONPOWER 70 66 57
1 Szolnoki Olaj 77 80 93 53 77
4 Egis Körmend 86 73 88 89 69
4 Egis Körmend 88 68 92 73
5 Zalakerámia ZTE KK 78 71 69 70
1 Szolnoki Olaj 86 66 91 78
2 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 80 91 85 76
2 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 98 87 103
7 Kaposvári KK 95 84 57
2 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 99 76 96 69 Third place
3 Atomerőmű SE 77 80 68 64
3 Atomerőmű SE 95 59 72 61 73 3 Atomerőmű SE 93 76 75 – –
6 Sopron KC 70 89 69 72 70 4 Egis Körmend 81 102 86 – –

Finals

In the finals, teams play against each other which must win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team win three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Szolnoki Olaj KK 3–1 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 86–80 66–91 91–85 78–76 —

Game 1

1 June 2016 Szolnoki Olaj 86–80 TLI-Alba Fehérvár Szolnok
18:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–21, 20–23, 22–20
Pts: D. Vojvoda 23
Rebs: M. Borisov 9
Asts: 9
PIR: S. Milošević 33 		Report Pts: P. Lóránt 20
Rebs: T. Spurlock 8
Asts: 8
PIR: B. Simon 27 		Arena: Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Tamás Földházi, Péter Papp, Péter Frányó

Game 2

4 June 2016 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 91–66 Szolnoki Olaj Székesfehérvár
15:15 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 25–14, 20–21, 19–19
Pts: R. Pearson 18
Rebs: L. Marković 9
Asts: 6
PIR: R. Pearson 21 		Report Pts: J. Jones 16
Rebs: J. Jones 8
Asts: 5
PIR: J. Jones 19 		Arena: Alba Regia Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Tamás Benczur, Pál Attila Györffy, Tibor Hegedüs

Game 3

7 June 2016 Szolnoki Olaj 91–85 TLI-Alba Fehérvár Szolnok
18:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 21–21, 26–28, 19–19
Pts: D. Vojvoda 23
Rebs: J. Jones, M. Borisov 7
Asts: 7
PIR: D. Vojvoda 31 		Report Pts: P. Lóránt 30
Rebs: R. Pearson 9
Asts: 8
PIR: P. Lóránt 39 		Arena: Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Gellért Kapitány, Gábor Farkas, Tamás Söjtöry

Game 4

10 June 2016 TLI-Alba Fehérvár 76–78 Szolnoki Olaj Székesfehérvár
17:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 22–26, 20–17, 19–12
Pts: P. Lóránt 16
Rebs: T. Spurlock 9
Asts: 6
PIR: T. Spurlock 22 		Report Pts: D. Vojvoda, M. Borisov 20
Rebs: M. Borisov 10
Asts: 5
PIR: M. Borisov 29 		Arena: Alba Regia Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Csaba Cziffra, Péter Papp, Tamás Söjtöry

Szolnoki Olaj KK won the FINAL series 3–1.

 2015–16 NB I/A
Winner 
Szolnoki Olaj
7th title
6 Ákos Keller, 8 Krisztián Wittmann, 9 Dávid Vojvoda (c), 10 Péter Kovács, 11 Goran Vrbanc, 12 Gergely Somogyi, 15 Miloš Borisov, 18 Balázs Peringer, 21 Jarrod Jones, 22 Péter Zsíros, 24 Strahinja Milošević, 32 Gábor Kovács, 33 Dino Gregory, Gábor Rudner
Head coach: Stojan Ivković

Play-out

13th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 14th placed team hosted Game 2.

13th placed team Agg. 14th placed team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
MAFC 2–1 MARSO Nyíregyháza 87–85 89–99 98–81

Season statistics

Number of teams by counties

Pos. County (megye) No. of teams Teams
1 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 2 Jászberényi KSE and Szolnoki Olaj
Vas 2 Falco KC and Körmend
3 Bács-Kiskun 1 Kecskemét
Baranya 1 Pécsi VSK
Budapest 1 MAFC
Csongrád 1 SZTE-Szedeák
Fejér 1 Alba Fehérvár
Győr-Moson-Sopron 1 Sopron KC
Somogy 1 Kaposvári KK
align=center Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 Nyíregyháza KK
Tolna 1 Atomerőmű SE
Zala 1 Zalaegerszegi TE

Hungarian clubs in European competitions

Eurocup
Round Club Home Away Aggregate
Regular Season
(Group E) 		Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 85-67 67-76 4th
Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 65-89 99-98
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 75-84 64-89
Russia Avtodor Saratov 83-79 78-104
Greece PAOK 78-69 69-72
Last 32
(Group N) 		Italy Dinamo Sassari 86-75 74-90 4th
Turkey Galatasaray Odeabank 54-74 59-87
Spain CAI Zaragoza 70-80 60-88

FIBA Europe Cup

Round Club Home Away Aggregate
Regular Season
(Group A) 		France ASVEL 86-97 64-83 4th
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut 77-66 70-103
Netherlands Donar Groningen 71-78 75-72

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Szolnoki Olaj Qualification for the Champions League Regular season
2nd place, silver medalist(s) TLI-Alba Fehérvár Qualification for the Europe Cup Regular season
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Egis Körmend Qualification for the Europe Cup Regular season
4 Atomerőmű SE not participate in European competition
5 Zalakerámia ZTE KK not participate in European competition
6 Sopron KC Qualification for the Europe Cup Regular season
7 Kaposvári KK
8 PVSK-PANNONPOWER
9 Falco-Trend Optika KC Szombathely
10 KTE-Duna Aszfalt
11 Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák
12 JP-TOP COP Jászberény
13 MAFC Relegation to the Greek A2 Basketball League
14 MARSO Nyíregyháza