| Updated: | 30 May 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| 2015–16 Greek Basket League | |
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| T Color: | white |
| Champions: | Olympiacos (12th title) |
| Runners Up: | Panathinaikos |
| Semifinalists: | AEK Aris |
| Relegated: | Arkadikos Kavala |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Games: | 182 (regular season) 25 (playoffs) |
| Tv: | OTE Sport Nova Sports |
| Duration: | 10 October 2015 – 13 April 2016 (regular season) 16 April – 30 May (playoffs) |
| Mvp: | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Mvp Link: | Greek Basket League MVP |
| Finals Mvp: | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Greek Basket League Finals MVP |
| Major: | yes |
| Pir: | 573 |
| Ppg: | 377 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 216 |
| Apg N: | GRE |
| Apg: | 163 |
| Winning Streak: | 29 games Olympiacos |
| Losing Streak: | 10 games Kavala |
| Highest Scoring: | (23 April 2016) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (29 February 2016) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (8 November 2015) |
The 2015–16 Greek Basket League was the 76th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Greece.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | Marousi, Athens | OAKA Indoor Hall | align=right | 19,250[1] | ||
| Apollon Patras | Patras | Apollon Patras Indoor Hall | align=right | 3,500 | ||
| Aris | Thessaloniki | Alexandrio Melathron | align=right | 5,138 | ||
| Arkadikos | Tripoli | Tripoli Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,100 | ||
| Kolossos Rodou | Rhodes | Venetoklio Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,242[2] | ||
| Koroivos | Koroivos | Amaliada Indoor Hall | align=right | 2,000 | ||
| Lavrio | Lavrio | Lavrio Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,700 | ||
| Nea Kifissia | Kifissia, Athens | Zirineio Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,500 | ||
| Olympiacos | Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | align=right | 12,000[3] | ||
| Panathinaikos | Marousi, Athens | OAKA Indoor Hall | align=right | 19,250 | ||
| PAOK | Pylaia, Thessaloniki | PAOK Sports Arena | align=right | 8,500[4] | ||
| Rethymno Cretan Kings | Rethymno | Rethymno Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,600 | ||
| Trikala Aries | Trikala | Trikala Indoor Hall | align=right | 2,500 | ||
| Kavala | Kavala | Kalamitsa Indoor Hall | align=right | 1,650 |
| Team | Competition | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 8 | |||
| Top 16 | |||
| Last 32 | |||
| Last 32 | |||
| Regular Season |
See main article: 2016 Greek Basket League Playoffs.
In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first and the third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.[5]
In the semi-finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
In the series for the third place, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the 3rd place in the final rankings of the season. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.[6]
In the finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games were played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.[6]
| width=30 | width=200 | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Qualification or Relegation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 35 | 33 | 2 | Qualification to the EuroLeague *Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract | ||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 37 | 31 | 6 | |||
| 3 | AEK | 36 | 23 | 13 | Qualification to the Champions League *AEK, Aris and PAOK declined EuroCup participation. | ||
| 4 | Aris | 37 | 25 | 12 | |||
| 5 | PAOK | 29 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 12 | 16 | Qualification to the Champions League qualifying rounds *Nea Kifissia declined Champions League participation. *Relegated down to Greek B League, due to financial problems. | |||
| 7 | Kolossos Rodou | 28 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 28 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Trikala Aries | 26 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Apollon Patras | 26 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Lavrio | 26 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Koroivos | 26 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Arkadikos | 26 | 8 | 18 | Relegation to the Greek A2 League | ||
| 14 | Kavala | 26 | 5 | 21 |
| All-Greek League First Team[7] | |||||
| width=5% | Pos. | width=25% | Player | width=20% | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Panathinaikos | ||||
| SG |  Vassilis Spanoulis (MVP) | Olympiacos | |||
| SF |  Okaro White | Aris | |||
| PF | Olympiacos | ||||
| C | AEK | ||||
| All-Greek League Second Team[8] | |||||
| width=5% | Pos. | width=25% | Player | width=20% | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos | |||
| SG | Jerel McNeal | Aris | |||
| SF | Matt Lojeski | Olympiacos | |||
| PF | James Gist | Panathinaikos | |||
| C | Dimitrios Mavroeidis | AEK | |||
| All-Greek League Defensive Team[9] | |||
| Pos. | Player | width=20% | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Nick Calathes (Best Defender) | Panathinaikos | |
| SG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| SF | Jerel McNeal | Aris | |
| PF | Okaro White | Aris | |
| C | James Gist | Panathinaikos | |
The Greek Basket League counts official stats leaders by stats totals, and not by per game averages. It also counts the total stats for both regular season and playoffs combined.
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