2015–16 Irish Premier League season explained

2015–16 Irish Premier League season
League:Premier League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:3 October 2015 – 6 March 2016 (Regular season)
12 March 2016 – 20 March 2016 (Champions Trophy)
No Of Games:18
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular season
League Champs:UCC Demons
Mvp:Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
Top Scorer:Duane Johnson (DCU Saints) (26.2 ppg)
Playoffs:Tournaments
Conf1:Champions Trophy
Conf1 Champ:UCC Demons
Conf1 Runner-Up:Killester
Conf2:National Cup
Conf2 Champ:Templeogue
Conf2 Runner-Up:Swords Thunder
Seasonslistnames:Premier League
Prevseason Link:2014–15 Irish Premier League season
Prevseason Year:2014–15
Nextseason Link:2016–17 Irish Super League season
Nextseason Year:2016–17

The 2015–16 Irish Premier League season was the 43rd running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 3 October 2015 and ending on 6 March 2016. With a first-place finish and a 16–2 win–loss record, UCC Demons were crowned back-to-back league champions,[1] [2] [3] while 2016 National Cup honours went to Templeogue, who collected their first piece of silverware.[4] [5] In the season finale Champions Trophy tournament, Demons took out the title for the fourth straight year.[6]

Teams

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Belfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfast6th
DCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin8th
ÉannaColáiste ÉannaRathfarnham, DublinNew
KillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin4th
MoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalwayNew
Swords Thunder Sports ComplexDublin Airport, Dublin2nd
TempleogueOblate HallInchicore, Dublin3rd
UCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork1st
UCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin5th
UL EaglesPESS Building, ULLimerick9th

Regular season

Standings

Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings
Team
116 2 89 48
214 4 78 42
314 4 78 42
410 8 56 30
59 9 50 27
67 11 39 21
76 12 33 18
86 12 33 18
95 13 28 15
103 15 17 9

Source: Basketball Ireland

Champions Trophy

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Source: Basketball Ireland

Semi-finals

Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland

Final

National Cup

Round 2 (1 leg)

Winner of Series 2 vs Winner of Series 4

Semi-finals

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Round 2Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 3

Final

Source: Basketball Ireland, Comortais

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Michael Bonaparte [8]
November [9]
December [10]
January Michael Bonaparte [11]
February [12]

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Mark Keenan
November
December Neal McCotter
January Mark Keenan
February Brian O'Malley

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[13] [14]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game 26.2
Rebounds per game 18.7
Assists per game Isaac Westbrooks 9.1
Steals per game Alexander Zurn 4.6
Blocks per game Alexander Zurn 3.6

Regular season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C&S UCC DEMONS RETAIN MEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE. BlueDemonsBC.com. 28 February 2016. 7 March 2016.
  2. Web site: TROPHY PRESENTATION FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ON SUNDAY. BlueDemonsBC.com. 3 March 2016. 7 March 2016.
  3. Web site: C&S UCC DEMONS ARE CROWNED 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS. BlueDemonsBC.com. 6 March 2016. 7 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Blake. Ben. Templeogue pip GCD Swords Thunder in dramatic Men's National Cup final. the42.ie. 30 January 2016. 7 March 2016.
  5. Web site: McGee. Tony. Templeogue hold off late Swords surge in National Cup final. IrishTimes.com. 1 February 2016. 7 March 2016.
  6. Web site: DEMONS CLAIM END OF SEASON CHAMPIONS TROPHY. BasketballIreland.ie. 20 March 2016. 20 March 2016.
  7. Web site: PLAYOFF AND CHAMPIONS TROPHY FIXTURES CONFIRMED. BasketballIreland.ie. 8 March 2016. 9 March 2016.
  8. Web site: OCTOBER PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH. BasketballIreland.ie. 24 November 2015. 7 March 2016.
  9. Web site: NOVEMBER 2015 AWARDS. BasketballIreland.ie. 16 December 2015. 7 March 2016.
  10. Web site: DECEMBER AWARDS 2015. BasketballIreland.ie. 7 January 2016. 7 March 2016.
  11. Web site: JANUARY PLAYER AND COACH OF THE MONTH AWARDS. BasketballIreland.ie. 15 February 2016. 7 March 2016.
  12. Web site: PLAYER AND COACH OF THE MONTH AWARDS - FEBRUARY 2016. BasketballIreland.ie. 8 March 2016. 8 March 2016.
  13. Web site: Basketball Ireland – Player Stats . BasketballIreland.ie . 9 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090114/http://www.basketballireland.ie/player-stats-test/ . 9 March 2016 .
  14. Web site: Basketball Ireland – League Stats . BasketballIreland.ie . 9 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090509/http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats/ . 9 March 2016 .
  15. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND ANNUAL AWARDS 2016. BasketballIreland.ie. 13 June 2016. 13 June 2016.
  16. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND 2016 ALL-STARS REVEALED. BasketballIreland.ie. 16 March 2016. 16 March 2016.