# 2015–16 British Basketball League season

The 2015–16 BBL season was the 29th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
| Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750 | 8th |
| Cheshire Phoenix | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 4th |
| Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500 | 5th |
| Leeds Force | Leeds | Carnegie Sports Centre | 500 | 11th |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | Sir David Wallace Centre Leicester Arena | 1,000 2,400 | 2nd |
| London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000 | 6th |
| Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena | 1,100 | 9th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000 | 1st |
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500 | 10th |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,000 | 7th |
| Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 13th |
| Worcester Wolves | Worcester | Worcester Arena | 2,000 | 3rd |

## Championship
### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leicester Riders | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2690 | 2239 | +451 | 58 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3025 | 2584 | +441 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2709 | 2473 | +236 | 40 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Worcester Wolves | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2722 | 2690 | +32 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2605 | 2550 | +55 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | London Lions | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2671 | 2537 | +134 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2769 | 2792 | −23 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Leeds Force | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2372 | 2610 | −238 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Plymouth Raiders | 33 | 13 | 20 | 2698 | 2784 | −86 | 26 | |
| 10 | Bristol Flyers | 33 | 9 | 24 | 2323 | 2582 | −259 | 18 | |
| 11 | Manchester Giants | 33 | 8 | 25 | 2558 | 2882 | −324 | 16 | |
| 12 | Surrey Scorchers | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2493 | 2912 | −419 | 14 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Leicester Riders | 83 | 75 | 158 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leeds Force | 78 | 55 | 133 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leeds Force | 78 | 55 | 133 | 1 | Leicester Riders | 99 | 84 | 183 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 55 | 92 | 147 | | | |
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 91 | 96 | 187 | 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 55 | 92 | 147 | | | |
| 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 104 | 87 | 191 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 104 | 87 | 191 | | | | | | 1 | Leicester Riders | 77 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 84 |
| 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 94 | 75 | 169 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 84 |
| 6 | London Lions | 70 | 78 | 158 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | London Lions | 70 | 78 | 158 | 5 | Glasgow Rocks | 80 | 73 | 153 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 91 | 68 | 159 | | | |
| 4 | Worcester Wolves | 53 | 88 | 141 | 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 91 | 68 | 159 | | | |
| 5 | Glasgow Rocks | 90 | 83 | 173 | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Leeds Force
* 22 April 2016
| Leeds Force | 78–83 | Leicester Riders |
* Carnegie Sports Arena, Headingley
* 23 April 2016
| Leicester Riders | 75–55 | Leeds Force |
| Leicester win 158–133 on aggregate. |||
* Leicester Arena, Leicester
(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix
* 22 April 2016
| Newcastle Eagles | 91–104 | Cheshire Phoenix |
* Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne
* 24 April 2016
| Cheshire Phoenix | 87–96 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Cheshire win 191–187 on aggregate. |||
* Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (6) London Lions
* 22 April 2016
| Sheffield Sharks | 94–70 | London Lions |
* English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
* 24 April 2016
| London Lions | 78–75 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Sheffield win 169–148 on aggregate. |||
* Copper Box, London
(4) Worcester Wolves vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
* 22 April 2015
| Glasgow Rocks | 90–53 | Worcester Wolves |
* Emirates Arena, Glasgow
* 24 April 2015
| Worcester Wolves | 88–83 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Glasgow win 173–141 on aggregate. |||
* University of Worcester Arena, Worcester

#### Semi-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix
* 30 April 2016
| Cheshire Phoenix | 55–99 | Leicester Riders |
* Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
* 1 May 2016
| Leicester Riders | 84–92 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| Leicester win 183–147 on aggregate. |||
* Leicester Arena, Leicester
(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
* 29 April 2016
| Glasgow Rocks | 80–91 | Sheffield Sharks |
* Emirates Arena, Glasgow
* 1 May 2016
| Sheffield Sharks | 68–73 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Sheffield win 159–153 on aggregate. |||
* English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

#### Final

* 8 May 2016 15:30 GMT
| Leicester Riders | 77–84 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 21-26, 23-15, 11-25 |||
| Pts: Neil Watson (19) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright, Tyler Bernardini (6) Asts: Neil Watson (4) | | Pts: Mike Tuck (20) Rebs: Mike Tuck (13) Asts: Brandon Hogg (6) |
* The O2, London

## BBL Cup
### 1st Round

| Sheffield Sharks | 82–77 | Manchester Giants |
| Plymouth Raiders | 77–88 | Bristol Flyers |
| Surrey Scorchers | 81–89 | London Lions |
| Glasgow Rocks | 84–65 | Leeds Force |

### Quarter-finals

| Newcastle Eagles | 83–78 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Worcester Wolves | 70–77 | London Lions |
| Leicester Riders | 62–60 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 72–60 | Bristol Flyers |

### Semi-finals

| London Lions | 65–77 | Leicester Riders |
| Leicester Riders | 75–65 | London Lions |
| Leicester win 152-130 |||
| Cheshire Phoenix | 85–113 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Newcastle Eagles | 100–96 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| Newcastle win 213-181 |||

### Final

* 17 Jan 2016 15:30 GMT
| Newcastle Eagles | 94–82 | Leicester Riders |
* Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

## BBL Trophy
### 1st Round

| Leeds Force | 67–70 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| London Lions | 50–71 | Leicester Riders |
| Falkirk Fury | 42–91 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Essex Leopards | 60–102 | Plymouth Raiders |
| Bristol Flyers | 76–83 | Worcester Wolves |
| Derby Trailblazers | 67–84 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Manchester Giants | 75–91 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Reading Rockets | 72–82 | Surrey Scorchers |

### Quarter-finals

| Cheshire Phoenix | 87–97 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Leicester Riders | 77–60 | Surrey Scorchers |
| Plymouth Raiders | 73–99 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Worcester Wolves | 85–66 | Glasgow Rocks |

### Semi-finals

| Newcastle Eagles | 73–66 | Worcester Wolves |
| Worcester Wolves | 88–94 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Newcastle win 167-154 |||
| Leicester Riders | 79–79 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Sheffield Sharks | 70–74 | Leicester Riders |
| Leicester win 153-149 |||

### Final

* 27 Feb 2016 15:30 GMT
| Newcastle Eagles | 77–85 | Leicester Riders |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 13-22, 20-16, 27-27 |||
| Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (18) Rebs: Charles Smith (9) Asts: Scott Martin (5) | | Pts: Andrew Sullivan (22) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright, Tyler Bernardini (9) Asts: Conner Washington (4) |
* Emirates Arena, Glasgow