2015–16 Basketligan season

Not to be confused with 2015–16 Basketligaen.

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]

Basketligan
Season	2015–16
Number of teams	11
Regular season
Top seed	Södertälje Kings
Season MVP	Joakim Kjellbom
Finals
Champions	Södertälje Kings (11th title)
Runners-up	Norrköping Dolphins
Finals MVP	Skyler Bowlin
Statistical leaders
Points Corin Henry 21.2 Rebounds Hlynur Bæringsson 10.0 Assists Toni Prostran 7.7
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

 

 

Borås

 

Jämtland

 

Luleå

 

Malbas

 

Norrköping

 

Nässjö

 

Sundsvall

 

Södertälje

 

Umeå

 

Uppsala

 

Örebro

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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. "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.

External links

• Official Basketligan website