# 2015–16 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

The 2015–16 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, was the 70th season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.

## Teams

| Club | Place | Arena | Capacity |
| Swans Gmunden | Gmunden | Volksbank Arena | 2,200 |
| WBC Raiffeisen Wels | Wels | Raiffeisen Arena | 1,700 |
| Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld | Fürstenfeld | Stadthalle Fürstenfeld | 1,200 |
| Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Traiskirchen | Lions Dome | 1,200 |
| ece Bulls Kapfenberg | Kapfenberg | Sporthalle Walfersam | 1,000 |
| Hallmann Vienna | Wien | Wiener Stadthalle B | 1,000 |
| Redwell Gunners Oberwart | Oberwart | Sporthalle Oberwart | 2,500 |
| Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg | Klosterneuburg | Happyland Klosterneuburg | 1,000 |
| Magnofit Güssing Knights | Güssing | Aktiv Park Güssing | 0800 |
| Raiffeisen Graz | Graz | Unionhalle | 0600 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Swans Gmunden | Kresimir Basic | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Bernd Wimmer | March 21, 2015 |
| WBC Raifeissen Wels | Ken Scalabroni | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Mike Coffin | May 21, 2015 |
| Hallmann Vienna | Andrea Maghelli | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Zoran Kostic | July 4, 2015 |
| Redwell Gunners Oberwart | Erik Braal | Left for Donar Groningen | – | Pre-season | Chris Chougaz | July 31, 2015 |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Redwell Gunners Oberwart | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2486 | 2311 | +175 | 42 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2578 | 2445 | +133 | 36 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2469 | 2351 | +118 | 36 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Hallmann Vienna | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2506 | 2474 | +32 | 34 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 5 | Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2378 | 2408 | −30 | 34 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 6 | Klosterneuburg Dukes | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2461 | 2482 | −21 | 34 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 7 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2523 | 2522 | +1 | 30 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 8 | Swans Gmunden | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2462 | 2505 | −43 | 26 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 9 | UBSC Raiffeisen Graz | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2317 | 2682 | −365 | 16 | |
| 10 | magnofit Güssing Knights (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
* ↑ Güssing Knights were initially deducted 9 points due to licence infringement. Finally, its licence was revoked after the round 33.

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Redwell Oberwart Gunners | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Swans Gmunden | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Swans Gmunden | 2 | 1 | Redwell Oberwart Gunners | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Hallmann Vienna | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Hallmann Vienna | 3 | 4 | Hallmann Vienna | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers | 0 | | | | 1 | Redwell Oberwart Gunners | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 0 |
| 2 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 0 |
| 7 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg | 0 | 2 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 3 | 3 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Klosterneuburg Dukes | 0 | | | | | | |

## Austrian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Magnofit Güssing Knights | FIBA Europe Cup | |
| ece Bulls Kapfenberg | FIBA Europe Cup | |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Alpe Adria Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Klosterneuburg Dukes | Alpe Adria Cup | Quarterfinals |