# 2015–16 Baltic Basketball League

The 2015–16 Triobet Baltic Basketball League was the 12th season of the Baltic Basketball League and the first under the title sponsorship of Triobet.

## Overview

This season’s competition included 6 teams from Estonia, 5 teams from Latvia and Lithuania and one team from Kazakhstan, which played all its games away. For the regular season the teams were divided into two groups of seven teams and competed in a round-robin competition system, with team facing each of their opponents twice. The teams qualified for the eighth-finals based on their ranking after the regular season. Out of the five teams who participated in FIBA Europe Cup competition – Ventspils, Juventus, Šiauliai, TÜ/Rock and Pieno žvaigždės – the latter three didn't qualify for the FIBA Europe Cup playoffs and thus begin their journey at the start of the BBL play-offs, seeded respectively first, second and third based on last season’s results. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.
Tartu Ülikool/Rock became the first Estonian team to reach the Baltic League finals. In the Finals they lost with an aggregate score of 157–176 to Lithuanian team Šiauliai who won their third title in a row. Third place belonged to Lithuanian side Lietkabelis who beat Latvian team Valmiera/ORDO with aggregate score of 160–154.

## Teams

| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship) |
| Estonia (KML) | 6 | TÜ/Rock (1) | AVIS Rapla (3) | Rakvere Tarvas (4) | Pärnu Sadam (5) | TTÜ (7) | TLÜ/Kalev (8) |
| Latvia (LBL) | 5 | Jēkabpils (3) | Liepāja/Triobet (4) | Jūrmala/Fēnikss (5) | Barons/LDz (6) | Valmiera/ORDO (7) | |
| Lithuania (LKL) | 5 | Pieno žvaigždės (4) | Šiauliai (7) | Lietkabelis (8) | Vytautas (9) | Nevėžis (10) | |
| Kazakhstan (KBC) | 1 | Barsy Atyrau (-) | | | | | |

### Team information

| Group | Team | City, Country | Arena | Head coach |
| Group A | AVIS Rapla | Rapla, Estonia | Sadolin Sports Hall | Aivar Kuusmaa |
| Group A | Barons/LDz | Riga, Latvia | Mārupe Arena | Agris Galvanovskis |
| Group A | Lietkabelis | Panevėžys, Lithuania | Cido Arena | Gintaras Kadžiulis |
| Group A | Nevėžis | Kėdainiai, Lithuania | Kėdainiai Arena | Ramūnas Cvirka |
| Group A | Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu, Estonia | Pärnu Sports Hall | Mait Käbin |
| Group A | TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn, Estonia | Kalev Sports Hall | Kalle Klandorf |
| Group A | Valmiera/ORDO | Valmiera, Latvia | Vidzeme Olympic Center | Ainars Zvirgzdiņš |
| Group B | Barsy Atyrau | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | The team will play away | Oleg Kiselev |
| Group B | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils, Latvia | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Igors Miglinieks |
| Group B | Jūrmala/Fēnikss | Jūrmala, Latvia | Taurenītis | Arnis Vecvagars |
| Group B | Liepāja/Triobet | Liepāja, Latvia | Liepāja Olympic Center | Uvis Helmanis |
| Group B | Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere, Estonia | Rakvere Sports Hall | Andres Sõber |
| Group B | TTÜ | Tallinn, Estonia | TTÜ Sports Hall | Rait Käbin |
| Group B | Vytautas | Prienai/Birštonas, Lithuania | Prienai Arena | Virginijus Šeškus |
| Playoffs | Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys, Lithuania | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | Mantas Šernius |
| Playoffs | Šiauliai | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Šiauliai Arena | Gediminas Petrauskas |
| Playoffs | TÜ/Rock | Tartu, Estonia | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Gert Kullamäe |

## Regular season

The Regular season ran from October 13, 2015 to January 27, 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1. | Lietkabelis | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1026 | 888 | +138 | 22 | Playoffs |
| 2. | Valmiera/ORDO | 12 | 9 | 3 | 941 | 865 | +76 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 3. | AVIS Rapla | 12 | 7 | 5 | 838 | 897 | −59 | 19 | Playoffs |
| 4. | TLÜ/Kalev | 12 | 6 | 6 | 895 | 916 | −21 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 5. | Nevėžis | 12 | 4 | 8 | 889 | 909 | −20 | 16 | Playoffs |
| 6. | Barons/LDz | 12 | 4 | 8 | 910 | 941 | −31 | 16 | Playoffs |
| 7. | Pärnu Sadam | 12 | 2 | 10 | 899 | 982 | −83 | 14 | Playoffs |
Last updated: February 4, 2016. Source: BBL Homepage

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1. | Vytautas | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1005 | 894 | +111 | 23 | Playoffs |
| 2. | Liepāja/Triobet | 12 | 8 | 4 | 939 | 909 | +30 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 3. | Jēkabpils | 12 | 7 | 5 | 921 | 914 | +7 | 19 | Playoffs |
| 4. | Rakvere Tarvas | 12 | 6 | 6 | 914 | 891 | +23 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 5. | Jūrmala/Fēnikss | 12 | 5 | 7 | 884 | 870 | +14 | 17 | Playoffs |
| 6. | Barsy Atyrau | 12 | 3 | 9 | 900 | 970 | −70 | 15 | Playoffs |
| 7. | TTÜ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 845 | 960 | −115 | 14 | Eliminated |
Last updated: February 4, 2016. Source: BBL Homepage

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Eightfinals February 8–25 | Eightfinals February 8–25 | Eightfinals February 8–25 | Eightfinals February 8–25 | Eightfinals February 8–25 | Quarterfinals March 1–10 | Quarterfinals March 1–10 | Quarterfinals March 1–10 | Quarterfinals March 1–10 | Quarterfinals March 1–10 | Semifinals March 15–23 | Semifinals March 15–23 | Semifinals March 15–23 | Semifinals March 15–23 | Semifinals March 15–23 | | Finals March 29–April 6 | Finals March 29–April 6 | Finals March 29–April 6 | Finals March 29–April 6 | Finals March 29–April 6 |
| 1 | Šiauliai | 101 | 85 | 186 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pärnu Sadam | 61 | 80 | 141 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pärnu Sadam | 61 | 80 | 141 | 1 | Šiauliai | 73 | 91 | 164 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Jēkabpils | 64 | 93 | 157 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jēkabpils | 65 | 93 | 158 | 8 | Jēkabpils | 64 | 93 | 157 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | AVIS Rapla | 79 | 65 | 144 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | AVIS Rapla | 79 | 65 | 144 | | | | | | 1 | Šiauliai | 77 | 91 | 168 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lietkabelis | 67 | 79 | 146 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vytautas | 83 | 83 | 166 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lietkabelis | 67 | 79 | 146 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Nevėžis | 78 | 107 | 185 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Nevėžis | 78 | 107 | 185 | 13 | Nevėžis | 61 | 59 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Lietkabelis | 84 | 64 | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lietkabelis | 88 | 92 | 180 | 5 | Lietkabelis | 84 | 64 | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jūrmala/Fēnikss | 88 | 78 | 166 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jūrmala/Fēnikss | 88 | 78 | 166 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Šiauliai | 74 | 102 | 176 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | TÜ/Rock | 81 | 76 | 157 |
| 2 | TÜ/Rock | 105 | 99 | 204 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | TÜ/Rock | 81 | 76 | 157 |
| 15 | Barsy Atyrau | 77 | 74 | 151 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Barsy Atyrau | 77 | 74 | 151 | 2 | TÜ/Rock | 93 | 80 | 173 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Liepāja/Triobet | 66 | 76 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Liepāja/Triobet | 74 | 93 | 167 | 7 | Liepāja/Triobet | 66 | 76 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rakvere Tarvas | 50 | 87 | 137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rakvere Tarvas | 50 | 87 | 137 | | | | | | 2 | TÜ/Rock | 68 | 75 | 143 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 64 | 68 | 132 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pieno žvaigždės | 110 | 93 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 64 | 68 | 132 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barons/LDz | 84 | 93 | 177 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barons/LDz | 84 | 93 | 177 | 3 | Pieno žvaigždės | 71 | 78 | 149 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 81 | 80 | 161 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 84 | 87 | 171 | 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 81 | 80 | 161 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | TLÜ/Kalev | 66 | 68 | 134 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Third place series March 30–April 5 | Third place series March 30–April 5 | Third place series March 30–April 5 | Third place series March 30–April 5 | Third place series March 30–April 5 |
| 5 | Lietkabelis | 74 | 86 | 160 |
| 6 | Valmiera/ORDO | 90 | 64 | 154 |

## Player statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

### Points

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Average |
| 1 | Andrew Warren | Pärnu Sadam | 7 | 179 | 25.57 |
| 2 | Johnny Berhanemeskel | TLÜ/Kalev | 14 | 264 | 18.86 |
| 3 | Reinis Strupovičs | Rakvere Tarvas | 10 | 175 | 17.50 |
| 4 | Michael Burwell | Barsy Atyrau | 13 | 219 | 16.85 |
| 5 | Kris Richard | Liepāja/Triobet | 15 | 252 | 16.80 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | Average |
| 1 | Rait-Riivo Laane | TTÜ | 12 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 2 | Rinalds Sirsniņš | Jēkabpils | 13 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 3 | Miljan Pavković | Lietkabelis | 13 | 75 | 5.62 |
| 4 | Edgars Jeromanovs | Jūrmala/Fēnikss | 14 | 74 | 5.29 |
| 5 | Derrick Low | Pieno žvaigždės | 4 | 21 | 5.25 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | Average |
| 1 | Stephen Zack | Liepāja/Triobet | 12 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Ronaldas Rutkauskas | Jēkabpils | 13 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 3 | Carl Hipp | Barons/LDz | 11 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 4 | William Artino | AVIS Rapla | 12 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 5 | David Haughton | Rakvere Tarvas | 14 | 122 | 8.71 |

### Efficiency

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | Average |
| 1 | Giedrius Staniulis | Pieno žvaigždės | 3 | 65 | 21.67 |
| 2 | Andrew Warren | Pärnu Sadam | 7 | 147 | 21.00 |
| 3 | Paulius Petrilevičius | Pärnu Sadam | 12 | 231 | 19.25 |
| 4 | Vytautas Šulskis | Vytautas | 13 | 250 | 19.23 |
| 5 | Ronaldas Rutkauskas | Jēkabpils | 13 | 248 | 19.08 |

## Awards
### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October 2015 | Andrew Warren | Pärnu Sadam |
| November 2015 | Paulius Petrilevicius | Pärnu Sadam |
| December 2015 | Laimonas Kisielius | Vytautas |
| January 2016 | Ronaldas Rutkauskas | Jēkabpils |
Last updated: February 3, 2016. Source: BBL Homepage