# 2015–16 National Basketball League (England) season

The 2015–16 season was the 44th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Manchester Magic won their second league title.

## NBL1
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Manchester Magic (C) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2144 | 1696 | +448 | 46 | League Champions |
| 2 | Derby Trailblazers | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2156 | 1952 | +204 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Reading Rockets | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2033 | 1904 | +129 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Hemel Storm | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2198 | 2109 | +89 | 36 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Team Northumbria | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1918 | 1824 | +94 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Essex Leopards | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1996 | 1882 | +114 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Lancashire Spinners | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2101 | 2042 | +59 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | London Lituanica | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1986 | 1911 | +75 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Leicester Warriors | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1891 | 1909 | −18 | 20 | |
| 10 | Worthing Thunder | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2007 | 2109 | −102 | 20 | |
| 11 | Westminster Warriors | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1980 | 2146 | −166 | 12 | |
| 12 | Bradford Dragons | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1963 | 2134 | −171 | 12 | |
| 13 | Tees Valley Mohawks (R) | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1878 | 2171 | −293 | 8 | Relegation to NBL2 |
| 14 | Kent Crusaders (R) | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1631 | 2093 | −462 | 6 | Relegation to NBL2 |

### Playoffs
#### Quarter-finals

* 2 April 2016 18:30
| Manchester Magic | 71–55 | London Lituanica |
* Amaechi Basketball Centre, Manchester
* 2 April 2016 19:15
| Derby Trailblazers | 91–61 | Lancashire Spinners |
* Noel Baker School, Derby
* 3 April 2016 17:00
| Reading Rockets | 102–84 | Essex Leopards |
* Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading
* 2 April 2016 19:00
| Hemel Storm | 85–95 | Team Northumbria |
* Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead

#### Semi-finals

* 9 April 2016 18:30
| Manchester Magic | 77–45 | Team Northumbria |
* Amaechi Basketball Centre, Manchester
* 9 April 2016 19:30
| Derby Trailblazers | 69–72 | Reading Rockets |
* Noel Baker School, Derby

#### Final

* 24 April 2016 16:00
| Manchester Magic | 72–65 | Reading Rockets |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

## NBL2
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Solent Kestrels (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1635 | 1361 | +274 | 36 | Promotion to NBL1 |
| 2 | Loughborough University (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1573 | 1214 | +359 | 34 | Promotion to NBL1 |
| 3 | London Greenhouse Pioneers | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1460 | 1270 | +190 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Nottingham Hoods | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1638 | 1447 | +191 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Ipswich | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1694 | 1596 | +98 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | East London All Stars | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1751 | 1667 | +84 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1704 | 1532 | +172 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Derbyshire Arrows | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1647 | 1736 | −89 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Brixton Topcats | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1272 | 1445 | −173 | 12 | |
| 10 | London Westside | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1185 | 1402 | −217 | 10 | |
| 11 | Worcester Wolves II (R) | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1303 | 1700 | −397 | 6 | Relegation to NBL3 North/South |
| 12 | Eastside Eagles (R) | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1227 | 1709 | −482 | 4 | Relegation to NBL3 North/South |

### Playoffs
#### Quarter-finals

* 2 April 2016 14:00
| Loughborough University | 66–73 | Liverpool |
* Loughborough University
* 2 April 2016 18:30
| Nottingham Hoods | 80–55 | Ipswich |
* Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham
* 3 April 2016 14:00
| London Greenhouse Pioneers | 66–60 | East London All-Stars |
* Academy Sport, London
* 3 April 2016 14:30
| Solent Kestrels | 80–79 | Derbyshire Arrows |
* St Mary's Leisure Centre, Southampton

#### Semi-finals

* 10 April 2016 16:30
| Solent Kestrels | 70–51 | Nottingham Hoods |
* St Mary's Leisure Centre, Southampton
* 10 April 2016 13:00
| Liverpool | 76–75 | London Greenhouse Pioneers |
* Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, Liverpool

#### Final

* 24 April 2016 13:30
| Solent Kestrels | 75–80 | Liverpool |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

## NBL3
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
| 1 | Newcastle University | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0.950 | 38 |
| 2 | Doncaster Danum Eagles | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 32 |
| 3 | NULC Knights | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
| 4 | Sefton Stars | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
| 5 | Birmingham Elite | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
| 6 | City of Sheffield Saints | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 7 | Birmingham Mets | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 8 | Mansfield Giants | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.350 | 14 |
| 9 | Myerscough College | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.350 | 14 |
| 10 | Derby Trailblazers II | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.300 | 12 |
| 11 | Leeds Force Academy | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0.100 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
| 1 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 42 |
| 2 | Brunel University | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 | 30 |
| 3 | Oxford Brookes University | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 |
| 4 | Team Solent | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 |
| 5 | Middlesex LTBC | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 |
| 6 | Plymouth Raiders II | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 |
| 7 | London United | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 |
| 8 | Brentwood Fire | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 |
| 9 | Northants Thunder | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 |
| 10 | Loughborough University II | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
| 11 | Barking Abbey Crusaders | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 |
| 12 | Barking & Dagenham Thunder | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 |

### Playoffs
#### Quarter-finals

* 2 April 2016 18:00
| Team Newcastle University | 82–61 | Team Solent |
* Sport Central, Northumbria University
* 2 April 2016 13:00
| Doncaster Danum Eagles | 105–77 | Oxford Brookes University |
* Danum Academy, Doncaster
* 3 April 2016 17:00
| Thames Valley Cavaliers | 100–70 | Sefton Stars |
* East Berkshire College, Slough
* 2 April 2016 18:00
| Brunel University Ducks | 93–74 | NULC Knights |
* Brunel University, London

#### Semi-finals

* 10 April 2016 13:00
| Team Newcastle University | 105–70 | Brunel University Ducks |
* Tyne Metropolitan College, Newcastle
* 10 April 2016 17:00
| Thames Valley Cavaliers | 99–90 | Doncaster Danum Eagles |
* Uxbridge College, Greater London

## NBL Development League
### Regular season

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1. Gateshead Phoenix | 12 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 2. Sheffield Hallam Sharks | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 3. Sheffield Sabres | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 4. Sunderland City Predators | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 5. Nottingham Hoods II | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 6. Kingston Panthers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7. Derby Trailblazers III | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1. Greenwich Titans | 18 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 2. Southwark Pride | 17 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 3. Kings Lynn Fury | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 4. Essex Blades | 18 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 5. London Thunder | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 6. Dagenham Dragons | 16 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| 7. Cambridge Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 8. West Herts Warriors | 18 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 9. Northants Taurus | 18 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 10. Anglia Ruskin University | 17 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1. University of Chester | 16 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 2. Prestons College Titans | 15 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 3. Blackburn College Spinners | 16 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 4. Tameside | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5. Manchester Magic II | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 6. Calderdale Explorers | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 7. Liverpool BC II | 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| 8. Kendal Warriors | 15 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| 9. Carlisle Panthers | 16 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1. Sussex Bears | 12 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 2. Thames Valley Cavaliers II | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 3. Kent Crusaders II | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 4. Woking Blackhawk Flyers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 5. Southampton University | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 6. Folkestone Saints | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 7. Reading Rockets II | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1. Cardiff Met Archers | 20 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 2. Coventry Tornadoes | 19 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 3. City of Birmingham | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 4. Sporting Club Albion | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 5. Cardiff City | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 6. Bristol Flyers II | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 7. Oxford City Hoops | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
| 8. Shropshire Warriors | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
| 9. Swindon Shock | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 10. Oxford Stealers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| 11. Birmingham Mets II | 19 | 2 | 17 | 4 |

### Playoffs
#### First round

* 19 March 2016 14:00
| Gateshead Phoenix (1) | 65–54 | Sporting Club Albion (16) |
* Gateshead Leisure Centre
* 19 March 2016 12:15
| Greenwich Titans (2) | 61–91 | Kent Crusaders II (15) |
* Thomas Tallis School
* 19 March 2016 18:00
| University of Chester (3) | 70–66 | City of Birmingham (14) |
* Ellesmere Port Sports Village
* 19 March 2016 15:00
| Sussex Bears (4) | C–C | Sheffield Sabres (13) |
* Sir Robert Woodard Academy
* 19 March 2016 16:30
| Cardiff Met Archers (5) | 87–68 | Blackburn College Spinners (12) |
* Archers Arena
* 19 March 2016 16:15
| Southwark Pride (6) | 89–77 | Kings Lynn Fury (11) |
* City of London Academy
* 19 March 2016 19:00
| Prestons College Titans (7) | 89–69 | Coventry Tornadoes (10) |
* Prestons College Sports Centre
* 19 March 2016 15:00
| Sheffield Hallam Sharks (8) | 78–68 | Thames Valley Cavaliers II (9) |
* Parkwood Academy

#### Quarter-finals

* 3 April 2016 13:00
| Gateshead Phoenix (1) | 79–65 | Sheffield Hallam Sharks (8) |
* Tyne Metropolitan College
* 2 April 2016 15:00
| Kent Crusaders II (15) | 74–63 | Prestons College Titans (7) |
* Brompton Academy
* 2 April 2016 12:00
| University of Chester (3) | 85–77 | Southwark Pride (6) |
* Ellesmere Port Sports Village
* 2 April 2016 15:00
| Sussex Bears (4) | 87–70 | Cardiff Met Archers (5) |
* Sir Robert Woodard Academy

#### Semi-finals

* 9 April 2016 14:00
| Gateshead Phoenix (1) | 94–74 | Sussex Bears (4) |
* Gateshead Leisure Centre
* 9 April 2016 14:30
| Kent Crusaders II (15) | vs. | University of Chester (3) |
* Brompton Academy

#### Final

* 23 April 2016 14:30
| Gateshead Phoenix (1) | 66–62 | University of Chester (3) |
* Belle Vue National Performance Centre, Manchester