2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
The 2015–16 season was the 47th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The league was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championships.[1] 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Boroughmuir Blaze won their 10th league title and their first in 38 years.
2015–16 SBC season | |
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League | Scottish Basketball Championship |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular Season | |
SBC Competitions |
Teams
editThe line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:[2]
Division 1
edit- Ayrshire Tornadoes
- Boroughmuir Blaze
- City of Edinburgh Kings
- Sony Falkirk Fury
- Dunfermline Reign
- Edinburgh University
- Glasgow Storm
- Glasgow University
- St Mirren West College Scotland
- Tayside Musketeers
Division 2
edit- Boroughmuir Blaze B
- City of Edinburgh Kings B
- Glasgow Rocks II
- Glasgow University B
- Granite City Grizzlies
- Leuchars
- Stirling Knights
- West Lothian Wolves
Prior to the start of the season, Leuchars and Glasgow Rocks II withdrew from the league, leaving Division 2 with 6 teams.
Format
editIn Division 1, each team played each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.
In Division 2, each team played each other three times, once home, once away, and once home or away, for a total of 15 games.
Division 1
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Boroughmuir Blaze (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1457 | 1217 | +240 | 33 | Qualification for playoffs |
2 | Glasgow University | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1320 | 1200 | +120 | 32 | |
3 | Edinburgh University | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1299 | 1066 | +233 | 31 | |
4 | St Mirren WCS | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1519 | 1345 | +174 | 30 | |
5 | Sony Centre Falkirk Fury | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1365 | 1277 | +88 | 30 | |
6 | City of Edinburgh Kings | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1320 | 1291 | +29 | 27 | |
7 | Glasgow Storm | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1235 | 1379 | −144 | 24 | |
8 | Tayside Musketeers | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1122 | 1315 | −193 | 22 | |
9 | Dunfermline Reign | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1207 | 1562 | −355 | 21 | |
10 | Ayrshire Tornadoes (R) | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1233 | 1473 | −240 | 20 | Relegation to Division 2 |
Playoffs
editQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Division 2
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Stirling Knights (C, P) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 937 | 851 | +86 | 26 | Promotion to Division 1 |
2 | Granite City Grizzlies | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1059 | 830 | +229 | 26 | |
3 | West Lothian Wolves | 15 | 7 | 8 | 866 | 880 | −14 | 22 | |
4 | City of Edinburgh Kings B | 15 | 6 | 9 | 805 | 875 | −70 | 21 | |
5 | Boroughmuir Blaze B | 15 | 6 | 9 | 825 | 828 | −3 | 21 | |
6 | Glasgow University B | 15 | 3 | 12 | 666 | 894 | −228 | 18 |
Scottish Cup
editPreliminary round
edit1st Round
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC) Preview! tubpodcast.org
- ^ "Scottish Basketball League - League". snbl.leaguerepublic.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20.