# 2015–16 PLK season

The 2015–16 Polish Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the Tauron Basket Liga, was the 82nd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Poland and the 20th since the foundation of the Polish Basketball League.

## Teams

* Promoted from the 2014–15 1 Liga:
** BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (1st)
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Asseco Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 5,500 |
| AZS Koszalin | Koszalin | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa | 3,000 |
| Energa Czarni Słupsk | Słupsk | Hala Gryfia | 3,200 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Hala Sportowa Stal | 1,200 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Hala Centrum | 2,944 |
| PGE Turów Zgorzelec | Zgorzelec | PGE Turów Arena | 3,500 |
| Polfarmex Kutno | Kutno | Hala SP9 | 1,200 |
| Polski Cukier Toruń | Toruń | Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
| Rosa Radom | Radom | ZSE Radom | 1,200 |
| Siarka Tarnobrzeg | Tarnobrzeg | Hala OSiR Wisła | 1,500 |
| Polpharma Starogard Gdański | Starogard Gdański | Argo-Kociewie | 2,500 |
| WKS Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Orbita | 3,000 |
| Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 5,000 |
| Stelmet Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 6,080 |
| Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 15,000 |
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Azoty Arena | 7,403 |
| WTK Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 4,200 |

### Notes

    ^P Promoted from the 1 Liga.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2656 | 2179 | +477 | 60 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Rosa Radom | 32 | 25 | 7 | 2439 | 2226 | +213 | 57 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Anwil Włocławek | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2509 | 2221 | +288 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2514 | 2280 | +234 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2575 | 2341 | +234 | 55 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | King Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2596 | 2529 | +67 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Polfarmex Kutno | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2272 | 2225 | +47 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Asseco Gdynia | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2309 | 2383 | −74 | 49 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2674 | 2631 | +43 | 48 | |
| 10 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2382 | 2400 | −18 | 46 | |
| 11 | Polpharma Starogard Gdański | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2342 | 2400 | −58 | 45 | |
| 12 | AZS Koszalin | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2284 | 2436 | −152 | 45 | |
| 13 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2297 | 2434 | −137 | 44 | |
| 14 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2285 | 2511 | −226 | 40 | |
| 15 | Trefl Sopot | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2167 | 2332 | −165 | 40 | |
| 16 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 32 | 7 | 25 | 2253 | 2557 | −304 | 39 | |
| 17 | Start Lublin | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2154 | 2623 | −469 | 36 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Asseco Gdynia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Asseco Gdynia | 0 | 1 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Polski Cukier Toruń | 1 | 5 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 3 | | | | 1 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Rosa Radom | 0 |
| 3 | Anwil Włocławek | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Rosa Radom | 0 |
| 6 | King Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 1 | | | |
| 6 | King Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 1 | 3 | Anwil Włocławek | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 2 | Rosa Radom | 3 |
| 2 | Rosa Radom | 3 | 2 | Rosa Radom | 3 | 5 | Anwil Włocławek | 0 |
| 7 | Polfarmex Kutno | 0 | | | | 3 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 2 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 |
| Stelmet Zielona Góra | 3–0 | Asseco Gdynia | 91–57 | 81–53 | 92–55 | |
| Polski Cukier Toruń | 1–3 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 87–90 | 86–71 | 71–84 | 83–94 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 3–1 | King Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 78–54 | 86–71 | 88–93 | 83–75 (OT) |
| Rosa Radom | 3–0 | Polfarmex Kutno | 76–66 | 63–56 | 73–68 | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Stelmet Zielona Góra | 3–0 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 93–73 | 87–67 | 77–61 | | |
| Rosa Radom | 3–1 | Anwil Włocławek | 58–64 | 82–65 | 71–56 | 75–61 | |

### Third-position play-off

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 0–2 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 54–59 | 62–78 | |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Stelmet Zielona Góra | 4–0 | Rosa Radom | 86–80 (OT) | 70–51 | 65–53 | 64–53 | | | |

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Mateusz Ponitka | Stelmet Zielona Góra | |

### Finals MVP

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Dee Bost | Stelmet Zielona Góra | |

### Best Defender

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Michał Sokołowski | Rosa Radom | |

### Best Polish Player

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Mateusz Ponitka | Stelmet Zielona Góra | |

### Best Coach

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Sašo Filipovski | Stelmet Zielona Góra | |

## Statistical leaders

Final statistical leaders after the Regular Season.
| Efficiency Pos Player Club PIR 1 Jarvis Williams Śląsk Wrocław 20.3 2 Zach Robbins Siarka Tarnobrzeg 19.0 3 Kirk Archibeque PGE Turów Zgorzelec 18.4 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Jarvis Williams Śląsk Wrocław 17.24 2 Danny Gibson Twarde Pierniki Toruń 17.22 3 Michael Hicks Starogard Gdański 17.19 4 David Jelinek Anwil Włocławek 17.1 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Kirk Archibeque PGE Turów Zgorzelec 9.8 2 Michael Fraser Polfarmex Kutno 9.6 3 Kevin Johnson Jr. Polfarmex Kutno 9.5 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Jerel Blassingame Energa Czarni Słupsk 6.1 2 Danny Gibson Polski Cukier Toruń 5.9 3 Daniel Dillon PGE Turów Zgorzelec 5.7 |

## Polish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Stelmet Zielona Gora | Euroleague | Regular season |
| Stelmet Zielona Gora | Eurocup | Quarterfinals |
| PGE Turow Zgorzelec | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| Slask Wroclaw | FIBA Europe Cup | Top 32 |
| Rosa Radom | FIBA Europe Cup | Top 32 |