2015–16 Basketligaen Explained

Nextseason:2016–17
Basketligaen
T Bg:
  1. DB5D09; border:black 2px solid
T Color:white
Champions:Horsens IC
6th title
Runners Up:Bakken Bears
Third Place:Team FOG Næstved
Fourth Place:Hørsholm 79ers
Teams:8
Duration:3 October 2015 – 9 May 2016
Top Seed:Horsens
Mvp: Brandon Rozzell
Finals Mvp: Nimrod Hilliard
Ppg:25.2
Ppg N:USA
Rpg:9.2
Rpg N:USA
Apg:5.7
Apg N:USA

The 2015–16 Basketligaen was the 41st season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark.[1] The season started on October 3, 2015 and ended on May 9, 2016. Horsens IC won the Danish championship for the second year in a row, after it defeated Bakken Bears in the Finals.

Competition format

The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice home and twice away for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.

Awards

Nimrod Hilliard of Horsens was named the 2016 Finals MVP.[2] Brandon Rozzell of Svendborg Rabbits was named the 2015–16 Regular Season MVP.[3]

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurobasket.com/Denmark/basketball.aspx Basketligaen: 2015–2016
  2. News: Horsens IC genvinder DM-guldet . Fullcourt.dk . 9 May 2016.
  3. https://www.thetournament.com/players/brandon-rozzell Brandon Rozzell player profile