2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga

The 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga was the 50th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on October 2, 2015, and the season ended with the last game of the Finals on June 12.

Beko BBL¹

Competition details
Season	2015–16
Teams	18
Dates	2 October 2015 – 12 June 2016
Final positions
Champions	Brose Baskets (8th title)
Runners-up	ratiopharm Ulm
Relegated	Mitteldeutscher BC Crailsheim Merlins
Major awards
MVP	Brad Wanamaker
Finals MVP	Darius Miller
Statistical leaders
Points	Kyle Fogg 18.2
Rebounds	Jon Brockman 9.2
Assists	Jared Jordan 8.5
Records
Highest attendance	14,052 Alba Berlin v Bayern Munich (15 November 2015)
Average attendance	4,408
← 2014–15 2016–17 → ^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Beko.

Brose Baskets defended their title.

Team information

The ProA champions Gießen 46ers promoted to the BBL, along with runners-up s.Oliver Baskets. Crailsheim Merlins received a wild card from the league, to fill up the spot of Artland Dragons.[1]

Stadia and locations

Berlin

Gießen

Bamberg

Frankfurt

Bremerhaven

Oldenburg

Munich

Bayreuth

Weißenfels

Ludwigsburg

Braunschweig

Hagen

Ulm

Göttingen

Crailsheim

Bonn

Würzburg

Tübingen

Location of teams in 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga

Team	City	Arena	Capacity[2]
Alba Berlin	Berlin	Mercedes-Benz Arena	14,500
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Volkswagen Halle	06,600
Bayern Munich	Munich	Audi Dome	06,700
BG Göttingen	Göttingen	Sparkassen Arena	03,447
Brose Baskets	Bamberg	Stechert Arena	06,800
Crailsheim Merlins	Crailsheim	Arena Hohenlohe	03,000
Eisbären Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven	Bremerhaven Stadthalle	04,050
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Große EWE Arena	06,069
Gießen 46ers	Gießen	Sporthalle Gießen-Ost	04,003
Medi Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Oberfrankenhalle	04,000
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg	MHP-Arena	05,300
Mitteldeutscher BC	Weißenfels	Stadthalle Weißenfels	03,000
Phoenix Hagen	Hagen	Enervie Arena	03,402
ratiopharm ulm	Ulm	Ratiopharm Arena	06,000
s.Oliver Baskets	Würzburg	s.Oliver Arena	03,140
Fraport Skyliners	Frankfurt	Fraport Arena	05,002
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Bonn	Telekom Dome	06,000
Walter Tigers Tübingen	Tübingen	Paul Horn-Arena	03,132

Personnel and kits

Team	Coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Alba Berlin	Saša Obradović	adidas	ZhongDe Metal Group
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	Raoul Korner	Spalding	Volkswagen
Bayern Munich	Svetislav Pešić	adidas	BayWa
BG Göttingen	Johan Roijakkers	K1X	Sartorius
Brose Baskets	Andrea Trinchieri	macron	Brose Fahrzeugteile
Crailsheim Merlins	Ingo Enskat	Hakro	Hakro
Eisbären Bremerhaven	Muli Katzurin	Owayo	BLG Logistics
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	Mladen Drijencic	Owayo	EWE AG
Fraport Skyliners	Gordon Herbert	PEAK	Fraport
Gießen 46ers	Denis Wucherer	K1X	Rovema
medi bayreuth	Michael Koch	K1X	medi
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	John Patrick	PEAK	MHP
Mitteldeutscher BC	Silvano Poropat	JAKO	Puralube
Phoenix Hagen	Ingo Freyer	Owayo	Märkische Bank
ratiopharm Ulm	Thorsten Leibenath	K1X	ratiopharm
s.Oliver Baskets	Doug Spradley	K1X	Knauf
Telekom Baskets Bonn	Mathias Fischer	Spalding	Deutsche Telekom
Walter Tigers Tübingen	Igor Perovic	Spalding	Walter AG

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brose Baskets	34	31	3	3053	2396	+657	62	Qualification to playoffs
2	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	34	27	7	2861	2656	+205	54
3	Skyliners Frankfurt	34	26	8	2688	2318	+370	52[lower-alpha 1]
4	Bayern Munich	34	26	8	3096	2644	+452	52[lower-alpha 1]
5	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	23	11	2799	2666	+133	46
6	Alba Berlin	34	22	12	2797	2518	+279	44
7	ratiopharm Ulm	34	21	13	2810	2687	+123	42
8	s.Oliver Baskets	34	17	17	2724	2793	−69	34[lower-alpha 2]
9	Gießen 46ers	34	17	17	2649	2691	−42	34[lower-alpha 2]
10	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	34	16	18	2545	2611	−66	32
11	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	12	22	2763	2947	−184	24[lower-alpha 3]
12	Medi Bayreuth	34	12	22	2550	2775	−225	24[lower-alpha 3]
13	Phoenix Hagen[lower-alpha 4]	34	14	20	2851	3000	−149	22
14	Tigers Tübingen	34	10	24	2689	2858	−169	20
15	Eisbären Bremerhaven	34	9	25	2595	2826	−231	18[lower-alpha 5]
16	BG Göttingen	34	9	25	2596	2918	−322	18[lower-alpha 5]
17	Mitteldeutscher BC	34	9	25	2673	2933	−260	18[lower-alpha 5]	Relegation to Pro A
18	Crailsheim Merlins	34	5	29	2464	2966	−502	10

Source: Beko BBL
Notes:

1. Frankfurt 150–147 Munich
2. Würzburg 183–182 Gießen
3. Bonn 149–146 Bayreuth
4. Phoenix Hagen were deducted six points (three wins) for license violation. Hagen will also lose every potential tiebreaker.[3]
5. Bremerhaven 2 Pts, +17; Göttingen 2 Pts, −5; Weißenwels 2 Pts, −12

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BAY	BER	BON	BRA	BRE	CRA	FRA	GIE	GÖT	HAG	LUD	MUN	OLD	TÜB	ULM	WEI	WÜR
Bamberg		86–77	80–64	109–72	92–66	92–77	93–49	71–58	82–58	113–92	95–65	79–64	100–87	89–76	101–64	100–67	91–61	80–61
Bayreuth	53–85		78–82	77–64	58–98	99–89	78–70	82–69	72–74	85–70	88–93	75–77	69–92	85–73	82–75	76–90	82–77	81–74
Berlin	74–87	97–77		94–73	83–72	69–80	90–68	64–80	91–81 ^OT	84–66	108–72	74–78	90–74	93–95	91–73	74–54	89–58	83–90
Bonn	65–85	85–69	57–77		74–80	70–65	101–93	59–82	82–93	92–84	111–86	90–85	81–95	77–85	102–99	79–95	89–75	103–79
Braunschweig	63–79	96–88	95–93 ^OT	46–43		80–85	91–80	59–77	72–68	90–81	93–79	96–103 ^OT	63–82	58–76	83–79	77–84	90–83	73–52
Bremerhaven	72–91	73–71	53–97	87–72	63–78		72–64	59–67	74–82	81–90	89–96	73–93	80–86 ^OT	66–95	84–88	86–88	71–78	69–76
Crailsheim	53–93	73–70	75–80	91–89	79–88	81–66		56–72	56–100	63–96	89–80	74–75	78–89	66–90	74–91	99–90	71–85	70–81
Frankfurt	88–86	75–71	82–95	78–48	70–59	91–60	88–73		66–55	100–65	86–70	83–78	74–69	78–63	92–64	92–73	89–51	75–77
Gießen	81–80	68–69	71–104	87–72	73–71	82–67	83–79	61–86		74–66	90–83	65–78	61–87	79–88	86–90	91–69	74–69	81–79
Göttingen	63–87	91–62	63–88	75–68	63–67	77–99	79–70	71–84	91–86		84–94	83–91	65–94	74–79	65–80	74–95	77–83	85–78
Hagen	66–87	100–60	83–86	106–82	85–72	82–86	94–83	68–71	86–83	83–96		75–88	82–97	76–74	103–112	75–101	102–81	91–71
Ludwigsburg	62–77	88–85	90–80	85–77	83–61	78–71 ^OT	100–65	74–70	81–90	90–76	70–87		71–100	82–88	76–65	94–79	97–73	75–59
Munich	90–97 ^OT	94–65	96–65	84–91	91–70	96–86	106–59	78–76	88–68	114–73	113–80	95–92		82–56	95–70	101–85	92–84	103–79
Oldenburg	102–97	87–82	79–76	99–87	71–64	97–86	83–57	82–80	76–75	85–72	103–86	81–76	88–84		103–72	90–75	103–81	75–82
Tübingen	88–98	65–67	64–80	96–109	66–68	72–89	96–74	58–78	78–87	98–56	87–89	94–84	73–87	75–81		75–76	64–82	95–97
Ulm	83–93	77–80	78–68	82–97	76–67	85–67	83–79	68–61	8771	95–67	95–73	69–71	91–72	80–63	75–59		103–96	78–86
Weißenfels	68–98	89–77	75–84	92–84	83–71	82–89	97–76	64–79	68–70	85–99	72–79	69–77	93–90	87–93	76–83	78–88		76–87
Würzburg	67–80	79–60	69–80	83–68	69–68	81–79	97–77	87–91	104–101 ^OT	81–67	97–82	88–93	89–93	77–82	66–81	82–100	100–98

Source:

Playoffs

Main article: 2016 BBL Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Brose Baskets	3
	8	s.Oliver Baskets	0
						1	Brose Baskets	3
						4	Bayern Munich	0
	4	Bayern Munich	3
	5	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	2
											1	Brose Baskets	3
											7	ratiopharm Ulm	0
	3	Skyliners Frankfurt	3
	6	Alba Berlin	0
						3	Skyliners Frankfurt	1
						7	ratiopharm Ulm	3
	2	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	1
	7	ratiopharm Ulm	3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

Brad Wanamaker (Brose Baskets)

• Finals MVP

Darius Miller (Brose Baskets)

• Best Offensive Player

Brad Wanamaker (Brose Baskets)

• Best Defensive Player

Quantez Robertson (Fraport Skyliners)

• Coach of the Year

Gordon Herbert (Fraport Skyliners)

• Best Young Player

Paul Zipser (FC Bayern Munich)

• Most Effective Players

Daniel Theis (Brose Baskets)

Brian Qvale (EWE Baskets Oldenburg)

All-Star Game

The 2016 All-Star Game was played at the Brose Arena in Bamberg.[4] Per Günther was named the BBL All-Star Game MVP.[5]

Team National Pos Player Team Selections Starters G Per Günther ratiopharm Ulm 7 G Karsten Tadda Gießen 46ers 2 F Patrick Heckmann Brose Baskets 1 F Daniel Theis Brose Baskets 3 C Johannes Voigtmann Fraport Skyliners 2 Reserves G Maurice Stuckey s.Oliver Baskets 1 G Konstantin Klein Fraport Skyliners 1 G Brad Loesing ^REP MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 1 F Nihad Đedović Bayern Munich 3 F Alex King Alba Berlin 2 F Niels Giffey ^INJ Alba Berlin 2 F Paul Zipser Bayern Munich 1 F Danilo Barthel Fraport Skyliners 2 Head coach: Denis Wucherer (Gießen 46ers)

Team International Pos Player Team Selections Starters G Brad Wanamaker Brose Baskets 2 G Dru Joyce s.Oliver Baskets 1 F Darius Miller Brose Baskets 1 F Nicolò Melli Brose Baskets 1 C Jon Brockman MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 1 Reserves G Bryce Taylor Bayern Munich 4 G Will Cherry Alba Berlin 1 G Kyle Fogg Eisbären Bremerhaven 1 F Quantez Robertson Fraport Skyliners 1 F Suleiman Braimoh Gießen 46ers 1 F Deon Thompson Bayern Munich 2 C Augustine Rubit ratiopharm Ulm 1 Head coach: Andrea Trinchieri (Brose Baskets)

• INJ^ Niels Giffey didn't play because of an injury.
• REP^ Brad Loesing was named as Giffey's replacement.

9 January 2016 20:30

Boxscore

Team National	128–118	Team International
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 36–29, 35–27, 33–31
Pts: Per Günther 21 Rebs: Theis, Voigtmann 5 Asts: Johannes Voigtmann 8		Pts: Jon Brockman 23 Rebs: Jon Brockman 14 Asts: Kyle Fogg 8

Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,300 Referees: Konstantin Simonow, Carsten Straube, Steve Bittner

Statistics

Season highs

Category		Player	Club
Points	37	David Bell	Phoenix Hagen
Rebounds	23	Tony Bishop	Eisbären Bremerhaven
Assists	18	Jared Jordan	Walter Tigers Tübingen
Steals	6	Chris Kramer	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
		Roderick Trice	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Blocks	6	2 occasions
Three pointers	9	Brandon Jefferson	Phoenix Hagen

Source: RealGM

References

1. Crailsheim erhält Wildcard
2. Teams
3. "Sechs Punkte Abzug und Geldstrafe von 40.000 Euro: Lizenzligaausschuss sanktioniert Phoenix Hagen" (in German). beko-bbl.de. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. "All-Star Day". Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
5. Günther führt Nationals zum Sieg

External links

• German League official website (in German)