2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championships (Men) season

2015–16 SBC season
League Scottish Basketball Championships
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 18
Regular Season
SBC Competitions

The 2015–16 season is the 47th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, which was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championships.[1] The 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams.

Teams

Location of teams in 2015–16 Scottish Men's National League Division 1
Location of teams in 2015–16 Scottish Men's National League Division 2

The line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:[2]

Division 1

Division 2

Prior to the start of the season, both Leuchars and Glasgow Rocks NL withdrew from the league, leaving Division 2 with 6 teams.

Format

In Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.

In Division 2, each team plays each other three times, once home, once away, and once home or away, for a total of 15 games.

Division 1 Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Boroughmuir Blaze 18 15 3 1457 1217 +240 League Champions
2 Glasgow University 18 14 4 1320 1200 +120 Qualification to playoffs
3 Edinburgh University 18 13 5 1299 1066 +233
4 St Mirren WCS 18 12 6 1519 1345 +174
5 Sony Centre Falkirk Fury 18 12 6 1365 1277 +88
6 City of Edinburgh Kings 18 9 9 1320 1291 +29
7 Glasgow Storm 18 6 12 1235 1379 −144
8 Tayside Musketeers 18 4 14 1122 1315 −193
9 Dunfermline Reign 18 3 15 1207 1562 −355 Relegation Playoff
10 Ayrshire Tornadoes 18 2 16 1233 1473 −240 Relegation to Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2016. Source: http://www.basketballscotland.co.uk/scottish-basketball-championships/

Division 2 Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Stirling Knights 15 11 4 937 851 +86 Promotion to Division 1
2 Granite City Grizzlies 15 11 4 1059 830 +229 Promotion Playoff
3 West Lothian Wolves 14 7 7 866 880 −14
4 City of Edinburgh Kings 'B' 14 6 8 805 875 −70
5 Boroughmuir Blaze 'B' 15 6 9 825 828 −3
6 Glasgow University 'B' 15 3 12 666 894 −228
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2016. Source: http://www.basketballscotland.co.uk/scottish-basketball-championships/

Playoffs

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Quarter finals

4 March 2016
20:15
St Mirren West College Scotland 59–69 Falkirk Fury
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
5 March 2016
14:25
Glasgow University 50–62 Glasgow Storm
Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow
5 March 2016
15:20
Boroughmuir Blaze 80–64 Tayside Musketeers
The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
5 March 2016
17:20
Edinburgh University 70–57 City of Edinburgh Kings
Pleasance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh

Semi finals

13 March 2016
17:30
Boroughmuir Blaze 76–67 Falkirk Fury
The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
13 March 2016
14:20
Edinburgh University vs. Glasgow Storm
Plesance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh

Final

19 March 2016
16:45
Boroughmuir Blaze 76–71 Edinburgh University
Plesance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh

Scottish Cup

Preliminary round

20 September 2015
20:15
West Lothian Wolves 47–29 Pleasance BC
Bathgate Academy, Bathgate

First round

9 October 2015
20:15
Perth Phoenix 51–77 Glasgow Storm
17 October 2015
15:10
St Mirren WCS Buddies 50–79 Dunfermline Reign
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
17 October 2015
13:20
Boroughmuir Blaze 86–71 Tayside Musketeers
The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
17 October 2015
12:00
Police Scotland Aberdeen 100–101 Stirling Knights
Beach Leisure Centre, Aberdeen
17 October 2015
14:45
Ayrshire Tornadoes 39–80 Edinburgh University
Stewarton Sports Centre, Stewarton
17 October 2015
15:30
Glasgow University 88–56 Granite City Grizzlies
Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow

Quarter finals

13 November 2015
20:15
St Mirren West College Scotland 81–72 Boroughmuir Blaze
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
14 November 2015
14:20
Stirling Knights 58–78 Edinburgh University
The Peak, Stirling
14 November 2015
15:30
Glasgow University 66–42 Sony Falkirk Fury
Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow

Semi finals

13 December 2015
16:20
Edinburgh University 59–46 Glasgow University
The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh

Final

30 January 2016
17:15
St Mirren West College Scotland 90–75 Edinburgh University
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley

References

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