Sport Basketball Champion Perth Wildcats Number of teams 8 | Top seed Melbourne United Dates 7 Oct 2015 – 6 Mar 2016 | |
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League National Basketball League Duration October 2015–February 2016 TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Australia)
Nine Network (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
NBL Live (online) Season MVP Kevin Lisch (Illawarra Hawks) Similar 2010–11 NBL season, 2013–14 NBL season, 2011–12 NBL season | ||
The 2015–16 NBL season was the 38th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 7 October 2015 and 14 February 2016, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2016.
Contents
- 2015 NBL Pre Season Blitz
- Ladder Progression
- Finals Series
- Playoff Seedings
- Pre season
- Season
- Finals
- References
During the off-season the Wollongong Hawks reverted to their original name Illawarra Hawks which was last used in 1998.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by Fox Sports, in the first year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on the Nine Network. In New Zealand Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.
2015 NBL Pre-Season Blitz
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 24–27 September 2015 at Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville. The winner will receive the third annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.
Melbourne United are pre-season champions.
Ladder Progression
Finals Series
The 2015–16 National Basketball League Finals were played in late February and March 2016, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.
Playoff Seedings
- Melbourne United
- Perth Wildcats
- Illawarra Hawks
- New Zealand Breakers
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.