2015–16 ACB season explained

Updated:22 June 2016
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17
Liga Endesa1
Extra Information:1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa.
Season:2015–16
Champions:Real Madrid
Runners Up:FC Barcelona Lassa
Semifinalists:Valencia Basket
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
Relegated:Movistar Estudiantes
RETAbet.es GBC
Teams:18
Games:306 (Regular season)
22 (Playoffs)
Top Seed:FC Barcelona Lassa
Tv:TVE, Movistar+
Mvp Link:ACB Most Valuable Player Award
Mvp N:GRE
Finals Mvp Link:ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Finals Mvp N:ESP
Pir:19,7
Pir N:SRB
Ppg:17,2
Ppg N:USA
Rpg:7,4
Rpg N:SRB
Apg:6,1
Apg N:ESP
Biggest Home Win:Barcelona 108–54 Sevilla
(14 January 2016)
Biggest Away Win:GBC 79–121 Valencia
(17 April 2016)
Highest Scoring:Estudiantes 110–116 Zaragoza
(6 December 2015)
Winning Streak:18 games
Valencia Basket
Losing Streak:10 games
RETAbet.es GBC
Highest Attendance:15,544
Baskonia 86–80 Madrid
(3 January 2016)
Lowest Attendance:1,056
GBC 60–86 Unicaja
(11 May 2016)
Attendance:2,082,234
Average Attendance:6,387

The 2015–16 ACB season was the 33rd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on October 10, 2015, and ended on May 22, 2016. The playoffs was played from May 26 to June 26, 2016.[1]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 LEB Oro.

Teams promoted from LEB Oro

Venues and locations

Teamwidth=170Home citywidth=150ArenaCapacity
Baloncesto SevillaSevillaSan Pablo[5]
CAI ZaragozaZaragozaPabellón Príncipe Felipe[6]
Dominion Bilbao BasketBilbaoBilbao Arena[7]
FC Barcelona Lassa[8] BarcelonaPalau Blaugrana[9]
FIATC JoventutBadalonaPalau Municipal d'Esports[10]
Herbalife Gran CanariaLas PalmasGran Canaria Arena[11]
Iberostar TenerifeSan Cristóbal de La LagunaSantiago Martín[12]
ICL Manresa[13] ManresaNou Congost[14]
Laboral Kutxa BaskoniaVitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena[15]
Montakit FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFernando Martín[16]
MoraBanc AndorraAndorra la VellaPoliesportiu d'Andorra[17]
Movistar EstudiantesMadridBarclaycard Center
Real MadridMadridBarclaycard Center[18]
RETAbet.es GBC[19] San SebastiánSan Sebastián Arena[20]
Rio Natura Monbus ObradoiroSantiago de CompostelaMultiusos Fontes do Sar[21]
UCAM MurciaMurciaPalacio de Deportes[22]
UnicajaMálagaMartín Carpena[23]
Valencia BasketValenciaFuente de San Luis[24]

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Baloncesto Sevilla Ondřej Balvín
CAI Zaragoza Andreu Casadevall Mercury Caja Inmaculada
Dominion Bilbao Basket Dominion, RETAbet
FC Barcelona Lassa Lassa Tyres
FIATC Joventut Salva Maldonado Nacho Llovet Spalding FIATC
Herbalife Gran Canaria Spalding Herbalife
Iberostar Tenerife Austral Iberostar
ICL Manresa Álex Hernández ICL Iberia
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia Laboral Kutxa
Montakit Fuenlabrada Jota Cuspinera Rolands Šmits BFS Montakit
MoraBanc Andorra Joan Peñarroya Kon MoraBanc
Movistar Estudiantes Joma Movistar
Real Madrid Teka
RETAbet.es GBC Elements RETAbet.es
Río Natura Monbus Obradoiro Jesús Chagoyen Vive Río Natura, Monbus
UCAM Murcia Spalding UCAM
Unicaja Spalding Unicaja
Valencia Basket Cultura del Esfuerzo
Notes
  • 1. Cultura del Esfuerzo is the motto of the club.

    Managerial changes

    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
    Ibon Navarro[25] End of contract 5 June 2015 Pre-season Velimir Perasović[26] 6 June 2015
    Diego Ocampo[27] End of contract 12 June 2015 Fotios Katsikaris[28] 1 July 2015
    Carles Duran[29] Signed as assistant coach 15 June 2015 Pedro Martínez[30] 21 June 2015
    Pedro Martínez[31] Resigned 19 June 2015 Ibon Navarro[32] 16 July 2015
    Txus Vidorreta[33] End of contract 30 June 2015 Diego Ocampo[34] 14 July 2015
    Jesús Sala End of contract 30 June 2015 10 July 2015
    Alejandro Martínez[35] Resigned 5 November 2015 16th (0–4) Txus Vidorreta 5 November 2015
    Žan Tabak[36] 16 November 2015 8th (3–3) Jota Cuspinera[37] 17 November 2015
    Sacked[38] 22 November 2015 16th (1–6) Andreu Casadevall 23 November 2015[39]
    Jaume Ponsarnau Sacked 1 December 2015 18th (0–8) 2 December 2015
    Diego Ocampo Sacked[40] 18 January 2016 17th (3–13) 29 January 2016[41]

    Regular season

    Positions by round

    The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

    Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
    6 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    11 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
    8 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
    3 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    2 1 1 5 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
    9 4 7 10 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 9 7 8 6 6 8 7 6 7 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
    10 15 14 14 10 11 13 12 14 14 14 15 13 15 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 8 9 8 10 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7
    4 11 13 11 11 8 10 11 9 13 10 6 9 7 9 9 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8
    13 14 15 16 17 16 14 15 13 12 13 14 15 14 15 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 11 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
    5 13 10 7 9 10 8 9 11 10 9 12 8 11 8 8 6 9 8 8 7 8 9 8 10 9 10 8 7 8 9 9 10 10
    18 18 18 17 16 14 15 14 15 15 15 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 16 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 12 11 11 11 11
    12 8 11 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 13 14 14 13 12
    7 9 8 6 6 5 6 7 8 8 8 11 12 10 12 13 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 14 13
    14 12 12 13 14 12 11 13 10 9 11 7 6 6 7 7 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 14
    1 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 10 11 9 10 11 14 14 15 15 16 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 15 15
    15 10 9 9 12 13 12 10 12 11 12 8 10 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 15 16 16 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 16 16
    16 16 16 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
    17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

    Results

    Playoffs

    See main article: 2016 ACB Playoffs.

    Attendances

    Attendances include playoff games:

    Statistics

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    Points

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    Assists

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    Performance Index Rating

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    ACB clubs in European competitions

    Team Competition Progress
    Final Four
    Playoffs
    Playoffs
    Top 16
    Semifinals
    Eighthfinals
    Last 32
    Last 32

    Awards

    All official awards of the 2015–16 ACB season.

    MVP

    Source: [42]

    Finals MVP

    Source: [43]

    All-ACB Teams

    First Team Second Team
    PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
    PG
    SGMontakit Fuenlabrada
    SFLaboral Kutxa Baskonia
    PFReal Madrid
    CICL Manresa
    Source: [44] [45]

    Best Young Player Award

    Source: [46]

    Best Defensive Player Award

    Source:[47]

    Best All-Young Team

    PlayerTeam
    Real Madrid
    Baloncesto Sevilla
    Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro
    Movistar Estudiantes
    Real Madrid
    Source: [48]

    Player of the week

    DatePlayerTeamPIR
    1 34
    2 32
    3 36
    4 33
    5 27
    6 39
    7 31
    8 33
    9 Blagota Sekulić (2)31
    10 35
    11 Ioannis Bourousis (2)30
    12 35
    13 Ioannis Bourousis (3)33
    14 Ioannis Bourousis (4)37
    15 30
    16 23
    Valencia Basket
    17 Ioannis Bourousis (5)40
    18 30
    19 33
    20 36
    21 24
    22 35
    23 Scott Bamforth (2) 32
    24 28
    Unicaja
    25 Jonathan Tabu (2)34
    26 25
    Baloncesto Sevilla
    Dominion Bilbao Basket
    Will Thomas (2)Unicaja
    27 Dejan Musli32
    28 27
    29 Darius Adams (2) 33
    30 36
    31 Marko Popović (2) 30
    32 32
    Darius Adams (3) Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
    33 Gustavo Ayón (2) 39
    34 36
    Source: [49]

    Player of the month

    MonthWeekPlayerTeamPIR
    October1–3 Dejan MusliICL Manresa25.3[50]
    November4–8 Justin HamiltonValencia Basket23.2[51]
    December9–13 Ioannis BourousisLaboral Kutxa Baskonia23.4[52]
    January14–18 Ioannis Bourousis (2)Laboral Kutxa Baskonia24.8[53]
    February19–21Real Madrid22.3[54]
    March22–25Baloncesto Sevilla21.0[55]
    April26–29FC Barcelona Lassa21.3[56]
    May30–34Real Madrid28[57]
    Source: [58]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: es. ACB.com. 17 July 2015. Comunicado Oficial de la Asamblea General ACB. 17 July 2015. 18 September 2015. https://archive.today/20150918123531/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114738. dead.
    2. Web site: Comunicado oficial sobre la no inscripción del Club Baloncesto Tizona SAD. es. 15 June 2015. ACB.com. 15 June 2015. 18 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618092241/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114054. dead.
    3. Web site: Comunicado oficial sobre la inscripción del Club Ourense SAD. es. 15 June 2015. ACB.com. 15 June 2015. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005235801/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114053. dead.
    4. Web site: Comunicado oficial de la asamblea de la ACB. 3 June 2015. ACB.com. es. 3 July 2015. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005231239/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114475. dead.
    5. Web site: Baloncesto Sevilla. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    6. Web site: CAI Zaragoza. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    7. Web site: Bilbao Arena. Bilbao Basket. 15 May 2016. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802144845/http://www.bilbaobasket.biz/es/Club/Bilbao%20Arena.html. 2 August 2016. dead.
    8. Web site: Lassa Tyres, nuevo patrocinador principal de las secciones del FC Barcelona. ACB.com. 3 June 2015. es. 3 June 2015. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211636/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113732. dead.
    9. Web site: FC Barcelona Lassa. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    10. Web site: FIATC Joventut. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    11. Web site: Herbalife Gran Canaria. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    12. Web site: Iberostar Tenerife. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    13. Web site: ICL sera el patrocinador principal del Bàsquet Manresa. ACB.com. es. 14 July 2015. 15 July 2015. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715112746/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114686. dead.
    14. Web site: ICL Manresa. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    15. Web site: Laboral Kutxa Baskonia. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    16. Web site: Montakit Fuenlabrada. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    17. Web site: Morabanc Andorra. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    18. Web site: Barclaycard Center. Real Madrid. 15 May 2016.
    19. Web site: ¡Nace el RETAbet.es GBC!. ACB.com. es. 4 August 2015. 4 August 2015. 18 September 2015. https://archive.today/20150918133922/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=115033. dead.
    20. Web site: RETAbet.es GBC. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624035027/http://www.acb.com/club.php?cod_competicion=LACB&cod_edicion=60&id=GBC. dead.
    21. Web site: Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    22. Web site: UCAM Murcia. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    23. Web site: Unicaja. ACB.com. 16 June 2016. es.
    24. Web site: Pabellón. Valencia BC. 15 May 2016.
    25. Web site: Baskonia ofrece a Ibon Navarro continuar en su estructura deportiva. 5 June 2015. ACB.com. es. 5 June 2015. 6 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606033459/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113794. dead.
    26. Web site: Velimir Perasović vuelve al Laboral Kutxa. 6 June 2015. ACB.com. es. 6 June 2015. 18 September 2015. https://archive.today/20150918133916/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113811. dead.
    27. Web site: Diego Ocampo no continuará en el UCAM Murcia. ACB.com. 12 June 2015. es. 13 June 2015. 11 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311065651/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113983. dead.
    28. Web site: Fotis Katsikaris, nuevo entrenador del UCAM Murcia CB. ACB.com. 1 July 2015. es. 1 July 2015. 2 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702123556/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114439. dead.
    29. Web site: Carles Duran regresa al puesto de entrenador ayudante en el Valencia BC. ACB.com. 15 June 2015. es. 15 June 2015. 18 September 2015. https://archive.today/20150918133912/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114051. dead.
    30. Web site: Pedro Martínez, nuevo entrenador de Valencia Basket. ACB.com. es. 21 June 2015. 21 June 2015. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005233522/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114180. dead.
    31. Web site: Pedro Martínez se desvincula del Bàsquet Manresa. ACB.com. 19 June 2015. es. 19 June 2015. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006004904/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114128. dead.
    32. Web site: Ibon Navarro será el técnico del ICL Manresa. 16 July 2015. ACB.com. es. 17 July 2015. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006020701/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114723. dead.
    33. Web site: Txus Vidorreta no seguirá como entrenador del Movistar Estudiantes. ACB.com. 30 June 2015. es.
    34. Web site: Diego Ocampo, nuevo entrenador del Movistar Estudiantes. ACB.com. es. 14 July 2015. 15 July 2015. 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114074847/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114676. dead.
    35. Web site: Cambio en el banquillo canarista. ACB.com. es. 5 November 2015. 5 November 2015. 19 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419165802/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=117592. dead.
    36. Web site: Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Zan Tabak as new head coach. Euroleague.net. 16 November 2015. 16 November 2015.
    37. Web site: Jota Cuspinera es el nuevo entrenador del Montakit Fuenlabrada. acb.com. es. 17 November 2015.
    38. Web site: CAI Zaragoza finds new coach in Casadevall. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125073728/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6htqu8otda35ckcm. dead. November 25, 2015. 23 November 2015. 24 November 2015. Eurocup Basketball.
    39. Web site: Andreu Casadevall toma las riendas del CAI Zaragoza. 23 November 2015. 23 November 2015. ACB.com. es. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124034657/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=118073. dead.
    40. Web site: Diego Ocampo no continúa como entrenador del Movistar Estudiantes. CB Estudiantes. 18 January 2016. es.
    41. Web site: Principio de acuerdo con Sergio Valdeolmillos para que entrene a Movistar Estudiantes. CB Estudiantes website. es. 29 January 2016. 29 January 2016.
    42. Web site: Ioannis Bourousis, MVP Movistar+ de la Liga Endesa 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 23 May 2016. 23 May 2016. 6 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160606055146/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122898. dead.
    43. Web site: Sergio Llull, MVP Movistar+ del Playoff Final de la Liga Endesa. ACB.com. es. 22 June 2016. 1 July 2016. 30 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130115320/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=123717. dead.
    44. Web site: Mejor Quinteto Liga Endesa 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 19 May 2016. 19 May 2016. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623101635/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122783. dead.
    45. Web site: Segundo Mejor Quinteto Liga Endesa 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 19 May 2016. 19 May 2016. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624154056/http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122784. dead.
    46. Web site: Juancho Hernangómez, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 17 May 2016. 19 May 2016. 23 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523193811/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122715. dead.
    47. Web site: acb.com . 2023-10-12 . www.acb.com . es.
    48. Web site: Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 17 May 2016. 19 May 2016. 23 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523081600/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122713. dead.
    49. Web site: Los Jugadores de la Jornada de la temporada 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 2015-10-26. 2016-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121010118/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=117305. dead.
    50. Web site: Dejan Musli, MVP Movistar+ de Octubre. ACB.com. 28 October 2015. 28 October 2015. es. 29 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029232449/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=117335. dead.
    51. Web site: Justin Hamilton, MVP Movistar+ del mes de Noviembre. ACB.com. 1 December 2015. 1 December 2015. es. 1 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151201210315/http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=118244. dead.
    52. Web site: Ioannis Bourousis, MVP Movistar+ de Diciembre. ACB.com. 29 December 2015. 29 December 2015. es. 29 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151229224401/http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=118970. dead.
    53. Web site: Ioannis Bourousis, MVP Movistar+ de Enero. ACB.com. 2 February 2016. 2 February 2016. es. 6 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206112154/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=119855. dead.
    54. Web site: Sergio Llull, MVP Movistar+ Febrero. ACB.com. 1 March 2016. 1 March 2016. es. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307081922/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=120719. dead.
    55. Web site: Bostjan Nachbar, MVP Movistar+ de Marzo. ACB.com. 30 March 2016. 30 March 2016. es. 17 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417104714/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=121409. dead.
    56. Web site: Tomas Satoransky, MVP Movistar+ de Abril. ACB.com. 30 April 2016. 30 April 2016. es. 1 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501181533/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122250. dead.
    57. Web site: Gustavo Ayón, MVP Movistar+ de Mayo. ACB.com. 24 May 2016. 24 May 2016. es. 29 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629183054/http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122921. dead.
    58. Web site: Los MVP Movistar+ del mes en la temporada 2015-16. ACB.com. es. 2016-01-24. 2016-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160103114220/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=117497. dead.

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