The 2015–16 Basketligan season was the 23rd season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 15 October 2015 and ended on 28 April 2016. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion, and successfully reclaimed its title. In the Finals, Södertalje had a clean sweep over Norrköping 4–0 to capture its 11th title.
Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
Current teams
TeamCityVenueCapacityBC LuleåLuleåARCUS Arena1,700Borås BasketBoråsBoråshallen3,000Eco ÖrebroÖrebroIdrottshuset2,100Jämtland BasketÖstersundÖstersunds sporthall1,250MalbasMalmöHeleneholms SporthallNorrköping DolphinsNorrköpingStadium Arena4,500KFUM NässjöNässjöSundsvall DragonsSundsvallSporthallen Sundsvall2,300Södertälje KingsSödertäljeTäljehallen2,200Umeå BSKTUmeåUmeå Energi Arena1,270Uppsala BasketUppsalaFyrishov3,000
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards On 4 April 2016, Joakim Kjellbom of Norrköping Dolphins won his third Basketligan MVP Award. Skyler Bowlin of Södertälje Kings won the Basketligan Finals MVP.
References
External links Official Basketligan website