2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League was the 25th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. On March 24, 2016, league got new sponsorship name, Liga Nova KBM.[1]

2015–16 Liga Nova KBM1
Competition details
Season 2015–16
Teams 12
Dates 17 October 2015 – 5 June 2016
TV RTV Slovenija
Šport TV
Final positions
Champions Helios Suns
(2nd title)
Runners-up Zlatorog Laško
Semifinalists Krka
Union Olimpija
Relegated Elektra Šoštanj
Awards
MVP Jan Barbarič
Finals MVP Marjan Čakarun
Statistical leaders
Points Jan Barbarič
18.6
Rebounds Smiljan Pavič
8.4
Assists Matic Rebec
5.6

The defending champions were Tajfun. From 2. SKL were promoted Škofja Loka and additionally Lastovka, because Grosuplje withdrew from the league. Maribor also withdrew from the league due to bankruptcy.

Format

League consisted of 12 teams, but only nine started the first half of the season, because Olimpija, Krka, and Tajfun played in the regional ABA League and joined the competition in the second half. In the first half of the season, nine teams played each other twice, home and away. First three teams advanced to the second round, where they were joined by three teams competing in the regional league.

Teams
Location of teams in the 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

On July 24, 2015 list of teams for 2015–16 season was announced.[2]

Club Location Venue Capacity
ElektraŠoštanjŠD Šoštanj1,000
Helios SunsDomžaleKomunalni center Hall2,500
HopsiPolzelaŠD Polzela1,800
KrkaNovo MestoŠD Leona Štuklja2,500
LastovkaDomžaleOŠ Vencelj Perko Hall300
LTH CastingsŠkofja LokaŠD Poden500
PortorožLucijaŠD Lucija750
RogaškaRogaška SlatinaŠD Rogaška Slatina800
ŠenčurŠenčurŠD Šenčur800
TajfunŠentjurDvorana OŠ Hruševec700
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice12,500
ZlatorogLaškoTri Lilije Hall2,500
Teams that play in the 2015–16 Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup

Personnel and kits
Team President Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Elektra Šoštanj Janko Bukovič Dušan Maličević Urban Bukovič Termoelektrarna Šoštanj
Helios Suns Aleš Klavžar Gašper Okorn Željko Zagorac Spalding Helios
Hopsi Polzela Igor Pungartnik Boštjan Kuhar Uroš Godler Macron –
Krka Brane Kastelec Ivan Velić Matej Rojc Žolna Šport Krka
Lastovka Bojan Čad Miloš Šporar Dragan Pušič Spalding vzajemci.si
LTH Castings Janez Gaber Aleksander Sekulić Tomo Čajič Peak LTH Castings/Aktiva skupina
Portorož Alojz Jurjec Konstantin Subotić Vjekoslav Petrović Errea Splošna plovba
Rogaška Kristijan Novak Damjan Novaković Željko Jotić Errea –
Šenčur Janko Sekne Igor Kešelj Štefan Kosec Macron Gorenjska gradbena družba
Tajfun Iztok Špan Dejan Mihevc Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding Tajfun
Union Olimpija Jani Möderndorfer Gašper Potočnik Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna Union
Zlatorog Laško Miro Firm Predrag Milović Goran Jurak Spalding Pivovarna Laško

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Krka Aleksandar Džikić End of contract – Pre-season Ivan Velić 21 June 2015[3]
Union Olimpija Memi Bečirovič – Gašper Potočnik 10 June 2015[4]
LTH Casting Gašper Potočnik – Aleksander Sekulić 5 August 2015[5]
Hopsi Vladimir Rizman – Boštjan Kuhar 2 September 2015[6]
Lastovka Dejan Gašparin – Miloš Šporar 27 July 2015[7]
Elektra Boštjan Kuhar – Dušan Maličević 1 October 2015[8]
Helios Suns Gašper Okorn Mutual consent 2 December 2015[9] 4th (3–3) Jakša Vulić 4 December 2015[10]
Zlatorog Predrag Milović Sacked 3 December 2015[11] 5th (3–2) Aleš Pipan 9 December 2015[12]
Lastovka Miloš Šporar Sacked 10 December 2015[13] 7th (1–5) Andrej Žakelj 22 December 2015[14]

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rogaška 16 15 1 1333 1056 +277 31 Qualification to the group for the title
2 Zlatorog Laško 16 12 4 1339 1123 +216 28
3 Helios Suns 16 11 5 1271 1074 +197 27
4 Šenčur 16 10 6 1255 1073 +182 26 Qualification to the relegation group
5 LTH Castings 16 9 7 1204 1186 +18 25
6 Portorož 16 6 10 1188 1269 −81 22
7 Lastovka 16 4 12 1135 1230 −95 20
8 Hopsi Polzela 16 4 12 1175 1274 −99 20
9 Elektra Šoštanj 16 1 15 1012 1627 −615 17
Source:

Second round
Key
Qualified for the 1. SKL Playoffs
Qualified for Relegation Playoffs
Relegated to Second Division

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Krka 10 7 3 785 711+74 17
2 Zlatorog Laško 10 7 3 772 746+26 17
3 Union Olimpija 10 5 5 854 799+55 15
4 Helios Suns 10 5 5 729 779−50 15
5 Rogaška 10 4 6 734 799−65 14
6 Tajfun 10 2 8 737 777−40 12

Group B

Results between teams in the regular season remained in effect for the second round for Group B.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
7 LTH Castings 20 14 6 1670 1504+166 34
8 Šenčur 20 13 7 1617 1334+283 33
9 Lastovka 20 12 8 1529 1401+128 32
10 Portorož 20 10 10 1550 1515+35 30
11 Hopsi Polzela 20 10 10 1531 1498+33 30
12 Elektra Šoštanj 20 1 19 1371 2016−645 21

Playoffs

The Playoffs began on Thursday, May 11, 2016 and concluded at June 5, 2016.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Krka 2
8 Šenčur 0
1 Krka 1
4 Helios Suns 2
4 Helios Suns 2
5 Rogaška 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 1
4 Helios Suns 3
3 Union Olimpija 2
6 Tajfun 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 2
3 Union Olimpija 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 2
7 LTH Castings 0
Liga Nova KBM 2015–16
Champions

Helios Suns
2nd title

Relegation Playoffs

The two bottom teams of the season played against the two best teams from the Slovenian Second Division. All teams played each other at home and away.

Qualified for 2016–17 Slovenian First Division
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Hopsi Polzela 6 5 1 500 428+72 11
2 Portorož 6 4 2 500 457+43 10
3 Branik Maribor 6 3 3 451 504−53 9
4 Sežana 6 0 6 430 492−62 6

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Season MVP

Finals MVP

Weekly MVP

Statistical leaders

Performance Index Rating

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Jan Barbarič Portorož 23.20
2 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 21.82
3 Sava Lešić Union Olimpija 17.94

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Jan Barbarič Portorož 18.60
2 Robert Abramović LTH Castings 17.65
3 Bojan Djurica Elektra Šoštanj 16.77

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 8.39
2 Terell Parks Tajfun 8.31
3 Chris Booker Zlatorog Laško 8.11

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Matic Rebec Krka 5.59
2 Daniel Vujasinović Zlatorog Laško 5.20
3 Vjekoslav Petrović Portorož 4.77
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References
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