2015–16 British Basketball League season

The 2015–16 BBL 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.

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

Teams

Flyers

Phoenix

Rocks

Force

Riders

Lions

Giants

Eagles

Raiders

Sharks

Scorchers

Wolves

Locations of the 2015–16 BBL teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Last season
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	SGS 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 Arena	1,000 2,400	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	1,500	10th
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	English Institute of Sport	1,000	7th
Surrey Scorchers	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	1,000	13th
Worcester Wolves	Worcester	Worcester Arena	2,000	3rd

Championship

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester Riders	33	29	4	2690	2239	+451	58	Qualification to playoffs
2	Newcastle Eagles	33	28	5	3025	2584	+441	56
3	Sheffield Sharks	33	20	13	2709	2473	+236	40
4	Worcester Wolves	33	19	14	2722	2690	+32	38
5	Glasgow Rocks	33	19	14	2605	2550	+55	38
6	London Lions	33	16	17	2671	2537	+134	32
7	Cheshire Phoenix	33	16	17	2769	2792	−23	32
8	Leeds Force	33	14	19	2372	2610	−238	28
9	Plymouth Raiders	33	13	20	2698	2784	−86	26
10	Bristol Flyers	33	9	24	2323	2582	−259	18
11	Manchester Giants	33	8	25	2558	2882	−324	16
12	Surrey Scorchers	33	7	26	2493	2912	−419	14

Source: BBL

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Leicester Riders	83	75	158
	8	Leeds Force	78	55	133
								1	Leicester Riders	99	84	183
								7	Cheshire Phoenix	55	92	147
	2	Newcastle Eagles	91	96	187
	7	Cheshire Phoenix	104	87	191
															1	Leicester Riders	77
															3	Sheffield Sharks	84
	3	Sheffield Sharks	94	75	169
	6	London Lions	70	78	158
								5	Glasgow Rocks	80	73	153
								3	Sheffield Sharks	91	68	159
	4	Worcester Wolves	53	88	141
	5	Glasgow Rocks	90	83	173

Quarter-finals

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

22 April 2016

Leeds Force

78–83

Leicester Riders

Carnegie Sports Arena, Headingley

23 April 2016

Leicester Riders	75–55	Leeds Force
Leicester win 158–133 on aggregate.

Leicester Arena, Leicester

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

22 April 2016

Newcastle Eagles

91–104

Cheshire Phoenix

Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne

24 April 2016

Cheshire Phoenix	87–96	Newcastle Eagles
Cheshire win 191–187 on aggregate.

Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

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

22 April 2016

Sheffield Sharks

94–70

London Lions

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

24 April 2016

London Lions	78–75	Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield win 169–148 on aggregate.

Copper Box, London

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

22 April 2015

Glasgow Rocks

90–53

Worcester Wolves

Emirates Arena, Glasgow

24 April 2015

Worcester Wolves	88–83	Glasgow Rocks
Glasgow win 173–141 on aggregate.

University of Worcester Arena, Worcester

Semi-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

30 April 2016

Cheshire Phoenix

55–99

Leicester Riders

Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

1 May 2016

Leicester Riders	84–92	Cheshire Phoenix
Leicester win 183–147 on aggregate.

Leicester Arena, Leicester

(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

29 April 2016

Glasgow Rocks

80–91

Sheffield Sharks

Emirates Arena, Glasgow

1 May 2016

Sheffield Sharks	68–73	Glasgow Rocks
Sheffield win 159–153 on aggregate.

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

Final

8 May 2016 15:30 GMT

Leicester Riders	77–84	Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 21-26, 23-15, 11-25
Pts: Neil Watson (19) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright, Tyler Bernardini (6) Asts: Neil Watson (4)		Pts: Mike Tuck (20) Rebs: Mike Tuck (13) Asts: Brandon Hogg (6)

The O2, London

BBL Cup

1st Round

Sheffield Sharks

82–77

Manchester Giants

Plymouth Raiders

77–88

Bristol Flyers

Surrey Scorchers

81–89

London Lions

Glasgow Rocks

84–65

Leeds Force

Quarter-finals

Newcastle Eagles

83–78

Glasgow Rocks

Worcester Wolves

70–77

London Lions

Leicester Riders

62–60

Sheffield Sharks

Cheshire Phoenix

72–60

Bristol Flyers

Semi-finals

London Lions

65–77

Leicester Riders

Leicester Riders	75–65	London Lions
Leicester win 152-130

Cheshire Phoenix

85–113

Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles	100–96	Cheshire Phoenix
Newcastle win 213-181

Final

17 Jan 2016 15:30 GMT

Newcastle Eagles

94–82

Leicester Riders

Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

BBL Trophy

1st Round

Leeds Force

67–70

Cheshire Phoenix

London Lions

50–71

Leicester Riders

Falkirk Fury

42–91

Glasgow Rocks

Essex Leopards

60–102

Plymouth Raiders

Bristol Flyers

76–83

Worcester Wolves

Derby Trailblazers

67–84

Sheffield Sharks

Manchester Giants

75–91

Newcastle Eagles

Reading Rockets

72–82

Surrey Scorchers

Quarter-finals

Cheshire Phoenix

87–97

Newcastle Eagles

Leicester Riders

77–60

Surrey Scorchers

Plymouth Raiders

73–99

Sheffield Sharks

Worcester Wolves

85–66

Glasgow Rocks

Semi-finals

Newcastle Eagles

73–66

Worcester Wolves

Worcester Wolves	88–94	Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle win 167-154

Leicester Riders

79–79

Sheffield Sharks

Sheffield Sharks	70–74	Leicester Riders
Leicester win 153-149

Final

27 Feb 2016 15:30 GMT

Newcastle Eagles	77–85	Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 13-22, 20-16, 27-27
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (18) Rebs: Charles Smith (9) Asts: Scott Martin (5)		Pts: Andrew Sullivan (22) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright, Tyler Bernardini (9) Asts: Conner Washington (4)

Emirates Arena, Glasgow