2015–16 British Basketball League season

2015–16 BBL season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
BBL Cup champions	Newcastle Eagles
BBL Cup runners-up	Leicester Riders

The 2015–16 British Basketball League season was the 29th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams

Flyers

Phoenix

Rocks

Force

Riders

Lions

Giants

Eagles

Raiders

Sharks

Scorchers

Wolves

Locations of the 2014–15 BBL teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Last season
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	WISE Arena	750	8th
Cheshire Phoenix	Chester	Northgate Arena	1,000	4th
Glasgow Rocks	Glasgow	Emirates Arena	6,500	5th
Leeds Force	Leeds	Carnegie Sports Centre	500	11th
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Sir David Wallace Centre Leicester Community Sports Arena	1,000 2350	2nd
London Lions	London	Copper Box	7,000	6th
Manchester Giants	Manchester	Trafford Powerleague Arena	1,100	9th
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle upon Tyne	Sport Central	3,000	1st
Plymouth Raiders	Plymouth	Plymouth Pavilions	1,480	10th
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	English Institute of Sport	1,200	7th
Surrey Scorchers	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	1,000	13
Worcester Wolves	Worcester	Worcester Arena	2,000	3rd

BBL Cup

The Final was played on 17 January 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

Final

17 January 2016

Newcastle Eagles	94–82	Leicester Riders
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (18)

Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals							Final
	1	Leicester Riders	83	75	158
	8	Leeds Force	78	55	133
								1	Leicester Riders
								7	Cheshire Phoenix
	2	Newcastle Eagles	91	96	187
	7	Cheshire Phoenix	104	87	191
	3	Sheffield Sharks	94	75	169
	6	London Lions	70	78	158
								5	Glasgow Rocks
								3	Sheffield Sharks
	4	Worcester Wolves	53	88	141
	5	Glasgow Rocks	90	83	173

Quarter-finals

(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Leeds Force

22 April 2016 19:30

Leeds Force	78–83	Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 23-21, 19–23, 20-17
Pts: Kwan Waller (21) Rebs: Rob Marsden (8) Asts: Marek Klassen (11)		Pts: Tyler Bernardini (19) Rebs: Tyler Bernardini (9) Asts: Neil Watson (7)

Carnegie Sports Arena, Headingley

23 April 2016 19:30

Leicester Riders	75–55	Leeds Force
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–13, 18–9, 23–16
Pts: Neil Watson (13) Rebs: Trevor Gruis (12) Asts: Neil Watson, Connor Washington (5)		Pts: Kwan Waller (16) Rebs: Zak Wells (8) Asts: Marek Klassen (3)
Leicester win 158–133 on aggregate.

Leicester Community Sports Arena, Leicester

(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

22 April 2016 19:30

Newcastle Eagles	91–104	Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 18-25, 30-32, 25–25
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (32) Rebs: Charles Smith (14) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9)		Pts: Kinu Rochford (34) Rebs: Kinu Rochford (11) Asts: Quincy Taylor (9)

Sport Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

24 April 2016 17:30

Cheshire Phoenix	87–96	Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 33-26, 13–24, 26-21, 15-25
Pts: Kinu Rochford (27) Rebs: Kinu Rochford (10) Asts: Kinu Rochford, Quincy Taylor (3)		Pts: Darius Defoe (34) Rebs: Charles Smith (14) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (6)
Cheshire win 191–187 on aggregate.

Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

(3) Sheffield Sharks vs. (6) London Lions

22 April 2016 19:30

Sheffield Sharks	94–70	London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 27-19, 25-15, 22-16
Pts: Jerrold Brooks (31) Rebs: Antone Robinson (12) Asts: Jerrold Brooks (6)		Pts: Jamal Williams (13) Rebs: Demond Watt (14) Asts: Jamal Williams (3)

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

24 April 2016 16:00

London Lions	78–75	Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 21-12, 26-13, 13-25
Pts: Demond Watt (32) Rebs: Demond Watt (22) Asts: Nick Lewis (6)		Pts: Antone Robinson (19) Rebs: Antone Robinson (10) Asts: Brandon Hogg (6)
Sheffield win 169–148 on aggregate.

Copper Box, London

(4) Worcester Wolves vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

22 April 2015 19:30

Glasgow Rocks	90–53	Worcester Wolves
Scoring by quarter: 27-17, 22-15, 17-13, 24-8
Pts: Kieron Achara (22) Rebs: Will Hall (11) Asts: Warren Gillis (12)		Pts: Perris Blackwell (18) Rebs: Orlan Jackman (10) Asts: Ashton Khan (5)

Emirates Arena, Glasgow

24 April 2015 16:00

Worcester Wolves	88–83	Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 32-15, 17-25, 28-19, 11-24
Pts: Jordan Aaron (20) Rebs: Orlan Jackman (11) Asts: Jordan Aaron (5)		Pts: Warren Gillis (14) Rebs: Warren Gillis, Will Hall, Andre Stephens (6) Asts: Warren Gillis, Will Hall (4)
Glasgow win 173–141 on aggregate.

University of Worcester Arena, Worcester

References

Preceded by 2014–15 season

BBL seasons 2015–16

Succeeded by 2016–17 season