# 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. 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.

## Teams

The line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:

### Division 1

* 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

* 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

In 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
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Boroughmuir Blaze (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1457 | 1217 | +240 | 33 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Glasgow University | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1320 | 1200 | +120 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Edinburgh University | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1299 | 1066 | +233 | 31 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | St Mirren WCS | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1519 | 1345 | +174 | 30 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Sony Centre Falkirk Fury | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1365 | 1277 | +88 | 30 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | City of Edinburgh Kings | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1320 | 1291 | +29 | 27 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | Glasgow Storm | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1235 | 1379 | −144 | 24 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | Tayside Musketeers | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1122 | 1315 | −193 | 22 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 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

Quarter-finals
* 4 March 2016
| St Mirren West College Scotland | 59–69 | Falkirk Fury |
* Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
* 5 March 2016
| Glasgow University | 50–62 | Glasgow Storm |
* Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow
* 5 March 2016
| Boroughmuir Blaze | 80–64 | Tayside Musketeers |
* The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
* 5 March 2016
| Edinburgh University | 70–57 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
* Pleasance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh
Semi-finals
* 13 March 2016
| Boroughmuir Blaze | 76–67 | Falkirk Fury |
* The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
* 13 March 2016
| Edinburgh University | w–c | Glasgow Storm |
* Pleasance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh
Final
* 19 March 2016
| Boroughmuir Blaze | 76–71 | Edinburgh University |
* Pleasance Sports Centre, University of Edinburgh

## Division 2
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 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

    Scottish Cup (basketball)

### Preliminary round

* 20 September 2015
| West Lothian Wolves | 47–29 | Pleasance |
* Bathgate Academy, Bathgate

### 1st Round

* 9 October 2015
| Perth Phoenix | 51–77 | Glasgow Storm |
* Perth Academy, Perth
* 17 October 2015
| St Mirren Buddies | 50–79 | Dunfermline Reign |
* Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
* 18 October 2015
| City of Edinburgh Kings | 54–64 | St Mirren West College Scotland |
* Portobello High School, Edinburgh
* 17 October 2015
| Boroughmuir Blaze | 86–71 | Tayside Musketeers |
* The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh
* 17 October 2015
| Police Scotland Aberdeen | 100–101 | Stirling Knights |
* Beach Leisure Centre, Aberdeen
* 17 October 2015
| Ayrshire Tornadoes | 39–80 | Edinburgh University |
* Stewarton Sports Centre, Stewarton
* 17 October 2015
| Glasgow University | 88–56 | Granite City Grizzlies |
* Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow
* 18 October 2015
| West Lothian Wolves | 52–72 | Sony Centre Fury |
* Bathgate Academy, Bathgate

### Quarter-finals

* 14 November 2015
| Glasgow Storm | 85–75 | Dunfermline Reign |
* Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow
* 13 November 2015
| St Mirren West College Scotland | 81–72 | Boroughmuir Blaze |
* Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
* 14 November 2015
| Stirling Knights | 58–78 | Edinburgh University |
* The Peak, Stirling
* 14 November 2015
| Glasgow University | 66–42 | Sony Falkirk Fury |
* Stevenson Building, University of Glasgow

### Semi-finals

* 19 December 2015
| Glasgow Storm | 74–86 | St Mirren West College Scotland |
* Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow
* 13 December 2015
| Edinburgh University | 59–46 | Glasgow University |
* The Crags Sports Centre, Edinburgh

### Final

* 30 January 2016
| St Mirren West College Scotland | 90–75 | Edinburgh University |
* Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley