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2015–16 NBL season
League English Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams95
Regular Season
English Basketball League seasons

The 2015–16 season was the 44th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Manchester Magic won their second league title.

NBL1

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester Magic (C) 26 23 3 2144 1696 +448 46 League Champions
2 Derby Trailblazers 26 19 7 2156 1952 +204 38 Qualification to playoffs
3 Reading Rockets 26 19 7 2033 1904 +129 38
4 Hemel Storm 26 18 8 2198 2109 +89 36
5 Team Northumbria 26 16 10 1918 1824 +94 32
6 Essex Leopards 26 16 10 1996 1882 +114 32
7 Lancashire Spinners 26 16 10 2101 2042 +59 32
8 London Lituanica 26 16 10 1986 1911 +75 32
9 Leicester Warriors 26 10 16 1891 1909 −18 20
10 Worthing Thunder 26 10 16 2007 2109 −102 20
11 Westminster Warriors 26 6 20 1980 2146 −166 12
12 Bradford Dragons 26 6 20 1963 2134 −171 12
13 Tees Valley Mohawks (R) 26 4 22 1878 2171 −293 8 Relegation to NBL2
14 Kent Crusaders (R) 26 3 23 1631 2093 −462 6

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
18:30
Manchester Magic 71–55 London Lituanica
2 April 2016
19:15
Derby Trailblazers 91–61 Lancashire Spinners
3 April 2016
17:00
Reading Rockets 102–84 Essex Leopards
2 April 2016
19:00
Hemel Storm 85–95 Team Northumbria

Semi-finals

9 April 2016
18:30
Manchester Magic 77–45 Team Northumbria
9 April 2016
19:30
Derby Trailblazers 69–72 Reading Rockets

Final

24 April 2016
16:00
Manchester Magic 72–65 Reading Rockets

NBL2

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Solent Kestrels (C, P) 22 18 4 1635 1361 +274 36 Promotion to NBL1
2 Loughborough University (P) 22 17 5 1573 1214 +359 34
3 London Greenhouse Pioneers 22 16 6 1460 1270 +190 32 Qualification to playoffs
4 Nottingham Hoods 22 15 7 1638 1447 +191 30
5 Ipswich 22 13 9 1694 1596 +98 26
6 East London All Stars 22 13 9 1751 1667 +84 26
7 Liverpool 22 12 10 1704 1532 +172 24
8 Derbyshire Arrows 22 11 11 1647 1736 −89 22
9 Brixton Topcats 22 6 16 1272 1445 −173 12
10 London Westside 22 5 17 1185 1402 −217 10
11 Worcester Wolves II (R) 22 3 19 1303 1700 −397 6 Relegation to NBL3
North/South
12 Eastside Eagles (R) 22 2 20 1227 1709 −482 4

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
14:00
Loughborough University 66–73 Liverpool
2 April 2016
18:30
Nottingham Hoods 80–55 Ipswich
3 April 2016
14:00
London Greenhouse Pioneers 66–60 East London All-Stars
3 April 2016
14:30
Solent Kestrels 80–79 Derbyshire Arrows

Semi-finals

10 April 2016
16:30
Solent Kestrels 70–51 Nottingham Hoods
10 April 2016
13:00
Liverpool 76–75 London Greenhouse Pioneers

Final

24 April 2016
13:30
Solent Kestrels 75–80 Liverpool

NBL3

Regular season

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
18:00
Team Newcastle University 82–61 Team Solent
2 April 2016
13:00
Doncaster Danum Eagles 105–77 Oxford Brookes University
3 April 2016
17:00
Thames Valley Cavaliers 100–70 Sefton Stars
2 April 2016
18:00
Brunel University Ducks 93–74 NULC Knights

Semi-finals

10 April 2016
13:00
Team Newcastle University 105–70 Brunel University Ducks
10 April 2016
17:00
Thames Valley Cavaliers 99–90 Doncaster Danum Eagles

NBL Development League

Regular season

Playoffs

First round

19 March 2016
14:00
Gateshead Phoenix (1) 65–54 Sporting Club Albion (16)
19 March 2016
12:15
Greenwich Titans (2) 61–91 Kent Crusaders II (15)
19 March 2016
18:00
University of Chester (3) 70–66 City of Birmingham (14)
19 March 2016
15:00
Sussex Bears (4) C–C Sheffield Sabres (13)
19 March 2016
16:30
Cardiff Met Archers (5) 87–68 Blackburn College Spinners (12)
19 March 2016
16:15
Southwark Pride (6) 89–77 Kings Lynn Fury (11)
19 March 2016
19:00
Prestons College Titans (7) 89–69 Coventry Tornadoes (10)
19 March 2016
15:00
Sheffield Hallam Sharks (8) 78–68 Thames Valley Cavaliers II (9)

Quarter-finals

3 April 2016
13:00
Gateshead Phoenix (1) 79–65 Sheffield Hallam Sharks (8)
2 April 2016
15:00
Kent Crusaders II (15) 74–63 Prestons College Titans (7)
2 April 2016
12:00
University of Chester (3) 85–77 Southwark Pride (6)
2 April 2016
15:00
Sussex Bears (4) 87–70 Cardiff Met Archers (5)

Semi-finals

9 April 2016
14:00
Gateshead Phoenix (1) 94–74 Sussex Bears (4)
9 April 2016
14:30
Kent Crusaders II (15) vs. University of Chester (3)

Final

23 April 2016
14:30
Gateshead Phoenix (1) 66–62 University of Chester (3)

References