2015–16 Basketligan season

Not to be confused with 2015–16 Basketligaen.

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

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Rebounds|  Hlynur Bæringsson|  10.0
Assists|  Toni Prostran|  7.7

← 2014–15

2016–17 →

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

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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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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

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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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

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Södertälje Kings | 3 | | |
| 8 | Malbas | 0 |
| | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 4 |
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| | | 4 | Borås Basket | 1 |
| 4 | Borås Basket | 3 |

| 5 | KFUM Nässjö | 1 |
| | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 4 |
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| | | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 0 |
| 2 | BC Luleå | 3 | |

| 7 | Uppsala Basket | 2 |
| | 2 | BC Luleå | 2 |
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| | | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 4 |
| 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 3 |

| 6 | Sundsvall Dragons | 1 |

## Awards

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Official Basketligan website

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2015–16 in European basketball

Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Albania
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
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* Iceland
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* Italy
* Kosovo
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* Netherlands
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* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* SL Favorit Sport
* SuperLeague
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland

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Women|

* Hungary
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey

Regional leagues|

| Men|

* Adriatic League
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* Baltic League

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Women|

* Adriatic League
* Baltic League
* Central Europe League
* 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

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Women|

* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain

Supercups|

| Men|

* Belgium
* Croatia
* Germany
* France
* Italy
* Israel
* Netherlands
* Spain

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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

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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

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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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