2015–16 British Basketball League season

2015–16 BBL season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
BBL Cup champions	Newcastle Eagles
BBL Cup runners-up	Leicester Riders

The 2015–16 British Basketball League season was the 29th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams

Locations of the 2014–15 BBL teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Last season
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	WISE Arena	750	8th
Cheshire Phoenix	Chester	Northgate Arena	1,000	4th
Glasgow Rocks	Glasgow	Emirates Arena	6,500	5th
Leeds Force	Leeds	Carnegie Sports Centre	500	11th
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Sir David Wallace Centre Leicester Community Sports Arena	1,000 2350	2nd
London Lions	London	Copper Box	7,000	6th
Manchester Giants	Manchester	Trafford Powerleague Arena	1,100	9th
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle upon Tyne	Sport Central	3,000	1st
Plymouth Raiders	Plymouth	Plymouth Pavilions	1,480	10th
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	English Institute of Sport	1,200	7th
Surrey Scorchers	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	1,000	13
Worcester Wolves	Worcester	Worcester Arena	2,000	3rd

BBL Championship

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Leicester Riders	26	24	2	2141	1752	+389	Qualification to playoffs
2	Esh Group Eagles Newcastle	27	24	3	2472	2094	+378
3	Worcester Wolves	28	18	10	2318	2258	+60
4	Sheffield Sharks	28	17	11	2311	2098	+213
5	Glasgow Rocks	28	16	12	2196	2158	+38
6	London Lions	27	13	14	2202	2073	+129
7	Cheshire Phoenix	30	13	17	2480	2550	−70
8	Plymouth University Raiders	30	12	18	2399	2451	−52
9	Leeds Force	29	10	19	2061	2337	−276
10	Bristol Flyers	28	8	20	1978	2184	−206
11	Manchester Giants	29	7	22	2253	2533	−280
12	Surrey Scorchers	29	7	22	2209	2532	−323

Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2016. Source: BBL

BBL Cup

The Final was played on 17 January 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

Final

17 January 2016

Newcastle Eagles	94–82	Leicester Riders
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (18)

Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals		Final

1	Leicester Riders	83	75	158
8	Leeds Force	78	55	133
					1	Leicester Riders

					7	Cheshire Phoenix
2	Newcastle Eagles	91	96	187

7	Cheshire Phoenix	104	87	191



3	Sheffield Sharks	94	75	169

6	London Lions	70	78	158
					5	Glasgow Rocks

					3	Sheffield Sharks
4	Worcester Wolves	53	88	141

5	Glasgow Rocks	90	83	173

Quarter-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Leeds Force

22 April 2016
19:30

Leeds Force	78–83	Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 23-21, 19–23, 20-17
Pts: Kwan Waller (21) Rebs: Rob Marsden (8) Asts: Marek Klassen (11)		Pts: Tyler Bernardini (19) Rebs: Tyler Bernardini (9) Asts: Neil Watson (7)

Carnegie Sports Arena, Headingley

23 April 2016
19:30

Leicester Riders	75–55	Leeds Force
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–13, 18–9, 23–16
Pts: Neil Watson (13) Rebs: Trevor Gruis (12) Asts: Neil Watson, Connor Washington (5)		Pts: Kwan Waller (16) Rebs: Zak Wells (8) Asts: Marek Klassen (3)
Leicester win 158–133 on aggregate.

Leicester Community Sports Arena, Leicester

(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

22 April 2016
19:30

Newcastle Eagles	91–104	Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 18-25, 30-32, 25–25
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (32) Rebs: Charles Smith (14) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9)		Pts: Kinu Rochford (34) Rebs: Kinu Rochford (11) Asts: Quincy Taylor (9)

Sport Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

24 April 2016
17:30

Cheshire Phoenix	87–96	Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 33-26, 13–24, 26-21, 15-25
Pts: Kinu Rochford (27) Rebs: Kinu Rochford (10) Asts: Kinu Rochford, Quincy Taylor (3)		Pts: Darius Defoe (34) Rebs: Charles Smith (14) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (6)
Cheshire win 191–187 on aggregate.

Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (6) London Lions

22 April 2016
19:30

Sheffield Sharks	94–70	London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 27-19, 25-15, 22-16
Pts: Jerrold Brooks (31) Rebs: Antone Robinson (12) Asts: Jerrold Brooks (6)		Pts: Jamal Williams (13) Rebs: Demond Watt (14) Asts: Jamal Williams (3)

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

24 April 2016
16:00

London Lions	78–75	Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 21-12, 26-13, 13-25
Pts: Demond Watt (32) Rebs: Demond Watt (22) Asts: Nick Lewis (6)		Pts: Antone Robinson (19) Rebs: Antone Robinson (10) Asts: Brandon Hogg (6)
Sheffield win 169–148 on aggregate.

Copper Box, London

(4) Worcester Wolves vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

22 April 2015
19:30

Glasgow Rocks	90–53	Worcester Wolves
Scoring by quarter: 27-17, 22-15, 17-13, 24-8
Pts: Kieron Achara (22) Rebs: Will Hall (11) Asts: Warren Gillis (12)		Pts: Perris Blackwell (18) Rebs: Orlan Jackman (10) Asts: Ashton Khan (5)

Emirates Arena, Glasgow

24 April 2015
16:00

Worcester Wolves	88–83	Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 32-15, 17-25, 28-19, 11-24
Pts: Jordan Aaron (20) Rebs: Orlan Jackman (11) Asts: Jordan Aaron (5)		Pts: Warren Gillis (14) Rebs: Warren Gillis, Will Hall, Andre Stephens (6) Asts: Warren Gillis, Will Hall (4)
Glasgow win 173–141 on aggregate.

University of Worcester Arena, Worcester

References

Preceded by 2014–15 season	BBL seasons 2015–16	Succeeded by 2016–17 season

British Basketball League

Bristol Flyers Cheshire Phoenix Glasgow Rocks Leeds Force Leicester Riders London Lions Manchester Giants Newcastle Eagles Plymouth Raiders Sheffield Sharks Surrey Scorchers Worcester Wolves

Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League

Seasons	1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	Individual: Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player Team: British Team of the Year Defensive Team of the Year Team of the Year

Other	BBL TV Expansion British Basketball Union English Basketball League Scottish National League National Cup National Basketball League

2015–16 in European basketball

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Domestic leagues

Men	Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine SL Favorit Sport SuperLeague United Kingdom England Scotland

Women	Hungary Scotland Serbia Spain Turkey

Regional leagues

Men	Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League

Women	Central Women's Basketball League Baltic League MŽRKL Eastern European League

Domestic cups

Men	Belgium Bulgaria France Cup Leaders Cup Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Russia Scotland Serbia Spain Turkey United Kingdom Cup Trophy

Women	Scotland Serbia Spain

Supercups

Men	Belgium Croatia Germany France Italy Israel Netherlands Spain

Women

Continental
competitions

Men	Euroleague Regular Season Top 16 Playoffs Final Four Eurocup Regular Season Last 32 Knockout stage Finals FIBA Europe Cup Final Four Next Generation Tournament

Women	EuroLeague Women EuroCup Women SuperCup Women

International
competitions

Men	EuroBasket 2015 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying EuroBasket 2017 qualification

Women	EuroBasket Women 2015 EuroBasket Women 2017 qualification 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying

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