# 2015–16 BIBL season

In the eighth season of the Balkan International Basketball League, nine participants from Bulgaria, Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro has competed.

## Teams

| Country | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Kosovo | 3 | Bashkimi Prizren | Peja | Sigal Prishtina |
| Montenegro | 3 | Lovćen | Mornar | Teodo |
| Bulgaria | 2 | Beroe | Levski Sofia |
| Macedonia | 1 | Kožuv |

## Format

In the first round the teams were divided into two groups, each containing respectively four and five teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away. The top three teams from each group advanced to the second round. The teams that finished fourth and fifth in their group play additionally in a qualification group to determine two additional participants to the second round.
The eight remaining teams are again separated into two groups with four teams each. The teams that already have played during the first round kept the results between them from the first stage and played with the two remaining teams from the other group home and away games. The winners of both groups, as well the runners-up advanced to the semifinals. In them they play in home and away elimination games. The winners of those advanced to the final, decided on home and away games.

## First round

The games will be played between 13 October 2015 and 20 January 2016.

### Group A

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Mornar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 449 | +49 | 11 |
| 2. | Sigal Prishtina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 457 | 404 | +53 | 10 |
| 3. | Kožuv | 6 | 2 | 4 | 441 | 479 | −38 | 8 |
| 4. | Beroe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 439 | 503 | −64 | 7 |
| | BER | KOZ | MOR | PRI |
| Beroe | | 78–73 | 93–95 | 73–80 |
| Kožuv | 90–81 | | 63–79 | 68–62 |
| Mornar | 86–58 | 91–87 | | 75–86 |
| Sigal Prishtina | 79–56 | 88–60 | 62–72 | |

### Group B

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Peja | 8 | 7 | 1 | 659 | 582 | +77 | 15 |
| 2. | Teodo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 622 | 570 | +52 | 13 |
| 3. | Bashkimi Prizren | 8 | 5 | 3 | 615 | 576 | +39 | 13 |
| 4. | Levski Sofia | 8 | 2 | 6 | 581 | 611 | −30 | 10 |
| 5. | Lovćen | 8 | 1 | 7 | 511 | 649 | −138 | 9 |
| | BAS | LEV | LOV | PEJ | TEO |
| Bashkimi Prizren | | 94–75 | 95–61 | 82–73 | 79–78 |
| Levski Sofia | 77–60 | | 99–72 | 66–90 | 65–71 |
| Lovćen | 66–75 | 68–61 | | 65–82 | 55–78 |
| Peja | 83–70 | 75–68 | 78–61 | | 83–79 |
| Teodo | 63–60 | 81–70 | 81–63 | 91–95 | |

## Second round

The games of the qualification round are between 26 and 28 January 2016. The games of the second round will be played between 2 February and 16 March 2016.

### Qualification

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Beroe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 139 | +29 | 4 |
| 2. | Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 157 | +4 | 3 |
| 3. | Lovćen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 179 | −33 | 2 |
* 26 January 2016 16:30
* Report
| Beroe | 80–70 | Levski Sofia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25−12, 21−18, 22−23 |||
| Pts: Vaklinov 26 Rebs: Vaklinov 10 Asts: Karamfilov 5 | | Pts: Slaveykov 27 Rebs: Simeonov 11 Asts: Hadzhirusev, Petkov 3 |
* Arena Samokov, Samokov Attendance: 200 Referees: Haris Bijedić, Ivan Miličević, Dragan Kralj
* 27 January 2016 18:00
* Report
| Levski Sofia | 91–77 | Lovćen |
| Scoring by quarter: 15−21, 20−23, 32−10, 24−23 |||
| Pts: Simeonov 35 Rebs: Simeonov 10 Asts: Minchev 4 | | Pts: Milić 16 Rebs: Petrić 10 Asts: Jovanović 6 |
* Arena Samokov, Samokov Attendance: 150 Referees: Ivan Miličević, Aleksandar Milojevik, Ernad Karović
* 28 January 2016 18:00
* Report
| Lovćen | 69–88 | Beroe |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−24, 17−27, 15−20, 20−17 |||
| Pts: Jovanović, Milić 15 Rebs: Knežević 7 Asts: Jovanović 4 | | Pts: Moore 14 Rebs: Gary 9 Asts: Karamfilov 4 |
* Arena Samokov, Samokov Attendance: 150 Referees: Haris Bijedić, Aleksandar Milojevik, Ernad Karović

### Group C

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Mornar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 408 | +53 | 10 |
| 2. | Beroe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 477 | 451 | +26 | 10 |
| 3. | Teodo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 406 | 441 | −35 | 9 |
| 4. | Bashkimi Prizren | 6 | 1 | 5 | 437 | 481 | −44 | 7 |
| | BAS | BER | MOR | TEO |
| Bashkimi Prizren | | 70–88 | 74–80 | 68–69 |
| Beroe | 90–80 | | 68–87 | 85–62 |
| Mornar | 78–63 | 76–80 | | 93–67 |
| Teodo | 76–82 | 76–66 | 56–47 | |

### Group D

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Sigal Prishtina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 512 | 428 | +84 | 12 |
| 2. | Kožuv | 6 | 3 | 3 | 460 | 450 | +10 | 9 |
| 3. | Peja | 6 | 2 | 4 | 470 | 479 | −9 | 8 |
| 4. | Levski Sofia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 458 | 543 | −85 | 7 |
| | KOZ | LEV | PEJ | PRI |
| Kožuv | | 99–72 | 72–67 | 75–87 |
| Levski Sofia | 73–82 | | 87–91 | 75–103 |
| Peja | 77–76 | 79–85 | | 72–74 |
| Sigal Prishtina | 74–56 | 89–66 | 85–84 | |

## Semifinal

* 22 March 2016 19:00
* Report
| Kožuv | 86–71 | Mornar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−18, 23−22, 16−23, 24−8 |||
| Pts: Brčkov 21 Rebs: Brčkov 7 Asts: Gjuroski 5 | | Pts: Jones 30 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Čalić 4 |
* Sportska sala 26 April, Gevgelija Referees: Marius Ciulin, Georgios Poursanidis, Gentian Cici
* 29 March 2016 18:30
* Report
| Mornar | 81–56 | Kožuv |
| Scoring by quarter: 24−18, 23−13, 19−19, 15−6 |||
| Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Sampson, Radunović 11 Asts: Mijović 5 | | Pts: Penn 18 Rebs: Nešović 6 Asts: Nešović 4 |
* Sportska dvorana Topolica, Bar Referees: Ademir Zurapović, Ventsislav Velikov, Haris Bijedić
* 23 March 2016 18:00
* Report
| Beroe | 75–89 | Sigal Prishtina |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−25, 18−20, 19−24, 15−20 |||
| Pts: Moore 16 Rebs: Vaklinov 9 Asts: Zhelev 5 | | Pts: Abukar 26 Rebs: Abukar, Washburn 13 Asts: three players 5 |
* Obshtinska zala, Stara Zagora Referees: Ademir Zurapović, Zoran Mitrovski, Haris Bijedić
* 30 March 2016 19:30
* Report
| Sigal Prishtina | 94–75 | Beroe |
| Scoring by quarter: 26−14, 22−15, 20−20, 26−26 |||
| Pts: Berisha 28 Rebs: Washburn 12 Asts: Berisha 6 | | Pts: Vaklinov 16 Rebs: Todorović 7 Asts: Gray, Moore 5 |
* Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Referees: Zoran Šutulović, Ognjen Jokić, Radomir Vojinović

## Final

* 12 April 2016 19:30
* Report
| Sigal Prishtina | 82–68 | Mornar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−25, 22−11, 23−12, 14−20 |||
| Pts: Berisha 20 Rebs: Washburn 10 Asts: Kemp 7 | | Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Sampson 10 Asts: Jones 7 |
* Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ademir Zurapović, Haris Bijedić, Martin Horozov
* 20 April 2016 20:00
* Report
| Mornar | Sigal Prishtina |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−15, 12−24, 22−8, 18−21 |||
| Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Sampson 10 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Washburn 24 Rebs: Washburn 11 Asts: Kemp 7 |
| Sigal Prishtina won 150−143 on aggregate |||
* Sportska dvorana Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Marius Ciulin, Georgios Poursanidis, Ventsislav Velikov
* 2015–16 Balkan League Champions
* Sigal Prishtina 2nd Title