# 2015–16 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship

The 2015–16 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (Russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу сезон 2015–16) was the 24th season of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full was: XXIVth basketball Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams (National league) (Russian: XXIV-го Чемпионата Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд (Национальной лиги)).
The regular season ran from 15 January to 3 April 2016. 5 teams played 16 games each, with 8 confrontations between every side.
The playoffs ran from 13 April to 13 May 2016, BC Barsy Atyrau won their second consecutive title by beating BC Astana in the final.

## Teams
### Qualifying stage

| Team | Russian name | City | Arena |
| Almatynski Legion | ПБК Алматинский легион | Almaty | Sports complex Dostyk |
| Astana Tigers | Тигры Астаны | Astana | Saryarka Velodrome |
| Caspiy Aktau | БК Каспий Актау | Aktau | Sports complex Caspiy |
| PBC Kapchagay | ПБК Капшагай | Kapchagay | Sports palace Jastar |
| Bars Petropavl | БК Барс Петропавловск | Petropavl | Sport complex Zhenis |
| Barsy Atyrau | БК Барсы Атырау | Atyrau | Sports and recreation complex Atyrau |
| Barsy Atyrau-2 | БК Барсы Атырау-2 | Atyrau | Sports and recreation complex Atyrau |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | БК Иртыш Павлодар | Pavlodar | Central Stadium sport complex |
| Kazygurt Shymkent | БК Казыгурт Шымкент | Shymkent | Sports and recreation complex Shymkent |
| Okzhetpes Kokshetau | БК Окжетпес Кокшетау | Kokshetau | Sport complex Kokshetau |
| Tobol Kostanay | БК Тобол Костанай | Kostanay | Akimat of Kostanay Sport Palace |

### Regular season

| Team | Russian name | City | Arena |
| Almatynski Legion | ПБК Алматинский легион | Almaty | Sports complex Dostyk |
| BC Astana | БК Астана | Astana | Saryarka Velodrome |
| Caspiy Aktau | БК Каспий Актау | Aktau | Sports complex Caspiy |
| PBC Kapchagay | ПБК Капшагай | Kapchagay | Sports palace Jastar |
| Barsy Atyrau | БК Барсы Атырау | Atyrau | Sports and recreation complex Atyrau |

## Qualifying stage

| Pos | Teams | P | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | BC Barsy Atyrau | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to Regular season |
| 2 | BC Caspiy Aktau | 11 | 10 | 1 | 21 | Qualification to Regular season |
| 3 | BC Tobol Kostanay | 11 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Almatynski Legion | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | Qualification to Regular season |
| 5 | PBC Kapchagay | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | Qualification to Regular season |
| 6 | BC Kazygurt Shymkent | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | BC Barsy Atyrau-2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | BC Bars Petropavl | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Astana Tigers | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | BC Irtysh Pavlodar | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | BC Tobol Kostanay-2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 12 | BC Okzhetpes Kokshetau | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Teams | P | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | BC Barsy Atyrau | 16 | 14 | 2 | 30 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | BC Astana | 16 | 12 | 4 | 28 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 3 | PBC Kapchagay | 16 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 4 | Caspiy Aktau | 16 | 4 | 12 | 20 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 5 | Almatynski Legion | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | BC Astana | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Caspiy Aktau | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Caspiy Aktau | 0 | 1 | BC Astana | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Barsy Atyrau | 3 |
| 2 | PBC Kapchagay | 0 | 3 | Barsy Atyrau | 3 |
| 3 | Barsy Atyrau | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### (2) Astana vs. (3) Caspiy Aktau

* April 13 18:00
* Boxscore
Astana 75, Caspiy Aktau 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 12–22, 25–9, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Aleksandr Zhigulin 16 Rebs: Anton Ponomarev Patrick Calathes 10 Asts: Pavel Ilin Rustam Murzagaliev 5 | Pts: Zhanysh Erns Uulu 23 Rebs: Maxim Smirnov 9 Asts: Dyami Starks Zhanysh Erns Uulu 5 |
| Astana leads series, 1–0 |||
* Saryarka Velodrome, Astana Attendance: 569 Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 14 17:00
* Boxscore
Astana 78, Caspiy Aktau 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 19–19, 22–12, 16–26 |||
| Pts: Patrick Calathes 15 Rebs: Pavel Ilin 9 Asts: Patrick Calathes 9 | Pts: Zhanysh Erns Uulu 16 Rebs: Maxim Smirnov 8 Asts: Zhanysh Erns Uulu 5 |
| Astana leads series, 2–0 |||
* Saryarka Velodrome, Astana Attendance: 233 Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 17 17:00 PM
* Boxscore
Caspiy Aktau 71, Astana 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 30–15, 11–23, 16–16 |||
| Pts: Azim Yagodkin 21 Rebs: Azim Yagodkin Sergei Kazantsev Maxim Smirnov 5 Asts: Azim Yagodkin Maxim Smirnov 6 | Pts: Anton Ponomarev Patrick Calathes 19 Rebs: Patrick Calathes 11 Asts: Pavel Ilin Rustam Murzagaliev Patrick Calathes 3 |
| Astana wins series, 3–0 |||
* Sport complex Caspiy, Aktau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev

#### (1) BC Barsy Atyrau vs. (4) PBC Kapchagay

* April 13 19:00
* Boxscore
Barsy Atyrau 80, Kapchagay 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 18–21, 17–21, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Michael Burvel 22 Rebs: Michael Burvel 11 Asts: 0 | Pts: Mykhailo Galenko 17 Rebs: Anton Bykov 13 Asts: 0 |
| Barsy Atyrau leads series, 1–0 |||
* Sports and recreation complex Atyrau, Atyrau Referees: Arsen Andryushkin
* April 14 19:00
* Boxscore
Barsy Atyrau 91, Kapchagay 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 21–28, 25–24, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Ryan Cook 23 Rebs: Dmitri Gavrilov 12 Asts: 0 | Pts: Vadim Matyukevich 24 Rebs: Anton Bykov 7 Asts: 0 |
| Barsy Atyrau leads series, 2–0 |||
* Sports and recreation complex Atyrau, Atyrau Referees: Arsen Andryushkin
* April 16 18:00
* Boxscore
Barsy Atyrau 91, Kapchagay 60 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 20–17, 24–13, 26–20 |||
| Pts: Ryan Cook 18 Rebs: Ryan Cook 9 Asts: 0 | Pts: Vadim Matyukevich 16 Rebs: Anton Bykov 8 Asts: 0 |
| Barsy Atyrau wins series, 3–0 |||
* Sports and recreation complex Atyrau, Atyrau Referees: Arsen Andryushkin

## Third place game
### Caspiy Aktau vs. PBC Kapchagay

* April 23 17:00
* Boxscore
Caspiy Aktau 86, Kapchagay 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 34–15, 16–19, 18–20, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Dyami Starks 22 Rebs: Dyami Starks 9 Asts: Dyami Starks 5 | Pts: Maxim Voeykov 19 Rebs: Anton Bykov 13 Asts: Konstantin Dvirnyi 3 |
| Caspiy Aktau leads series, 1–0 |||
* Sport complex Caspiy, Aktau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 24 17:00
* Boxscore
Caspiy Aktau 90, Kapchagay 82 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 27–17, 15–24, 18–11, Overtime: 14–6 |||
| Pts: Azim Yagodkin 18 Rebs: Sergei Kazantsev Maxim Smirnov 8 Asts: Azim Yagodkin 7 | Pts: Vadim Matyukevich 22 Rebs: Vadim Matyukevich 14 Asts: Vitali Kupenkov Daniil Seleznev Maxim Voeykov 2 |
| Caspiy Aktau leads series, 2–0 |||
* Sport complex Caspiy, Aktau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 26 18:00 PM
* Boxscore
Kapchagay 69, Caspiy Aktau 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–14, 15–24, 18–8 |||
| Pts: Vadim Matyukevich 18 Rebs: Vadim Matyukevich 11 Asts: Daniil Seleznev 6 | Pts: Dyami Starks 15 Rebs: Maxim Smirnov 9 Asts: Azim Yagodkin 5 |
| Caspiy Aktau leads series, 2–1 |||
* Sport palace Jastar, Taldykorgan Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 27 16:00 PM
* Boxscore
Kapchagay 103, Caspiy Aktau 102 (OT) :
* Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 16–16, 19–19, 30–15, Overtime: 20–19 ||
* Series tied, 2–2 ||
* Sport palace Jastar, Taldykorgan Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 30 17:00
* Boxscore
Caspiy Aktau 77, Kapchagay 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 14–16, 28–24, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Dyami Starks 15 Rebs: Maxim Smirnov 9 Asts: Maxim Smirnov 4 | Pts: Vadim Matyukevich 25 Rebs: Anton Bykov 16 Asts: Vyacheslav Raguev Daniil Seleznev Maxim Voeykov 2 |
| Kapchagay wins series, 3–2 |||
* Sport complex Caspiy, Aktau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev

## Final
### BC Barsy Atyrau vs. BC Astana

* April 28 19:00
* Boxscore
Barsy Atyrau 87, Astana 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 17–16, 30–19, 20–10 |||
| Pts: Mikhail Evstigneev Ryan Cook 19 Rebs: Michael Burvel 10 Asts: 0 | Pts: Jerry Johnson 15 Rebs: Aleksei Zhukanenko Anton Ponomarev 8 Asts: 0 |
| Barsy Atyrau leads series, 1–0 |||
* Sports and recreation complex Atyrau, Atyrau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* April 29 20:00
* Boxscore
Barsy Atyrau 90, Astana 88 (OT) :
* Scoring by quarter: 90–88, 90–88, 90–88, 90–88, Overtime: 90-88 ||
* Barsy Atyrau leads series, 2–0 ||
* Sports and recreation complex Atyrau, Atyrau Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Alexey Stepanenko, Evgeniy Miheev
* May 3 18:00
* Boxscore
Astana 73, Barsy Atyrau 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 16–20, 9–22, 23–20 |||
| Pts: Jerry Johnson Aleksei Zhukanenko 15 Rebs: Anton Ponomarev 9 Asts: Jerry Johnson 6 | Pts: Ryan Cook 16 Rebs: Mikhail Evstigneev 8 Asts: Ryan Cook 6 |
| Barsy Atyrau wins series, 3–0 |||
* Saryarka Velodrome, Astana Referees: Matevos Nikogosyan, Evgeniy Miheev, Arsen Andryushkin

## All-Kazakhstan Basketball Championship Team

The league selected their choice of the best players at each position for the season.
* Best combo guard: Azim Yagodkin (Caspiy Aktau)
* Best shooting guard: Ryan Cook (Barsy Atyrau)
* Best small forward: Patrick Calathes (Astana)
* Best power forward: Anton Bykov (Kapchagay)
* Best center: Mikhail Evstigneev (Barsy Atyrau)