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2015–16 NBL season
LeagueEnglish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams95
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English Basketball League seasons
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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
Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
18:30
Manchester Magic 71–55 London Lituanica
Amaechi Basketball Centre, Manchester
2 April 2016
19:15
Derby Trailblazers 91–61 Lancashire Spinners
Noel Baker School, Derby
3 April 2016
17:00
Reading Rockets 102–84 Essex Leopards
Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading
2 April 2016
19:00
Hemel Storm 85–95 Team Northumbria
Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead

Semi-finals

9 April 2016
18:30
Manchester Magic 77–45 Team Northumbria
Amaechi Basketball Centre, Manchester
9 April 2016
19:30
Derby Trailblazers 69–72 Reading Rockets
Noel Baker School, Derby

Final

24 April 2016
16:00
Manchester Magic 72–65 Reading Rockets
National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

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
Source: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/national-league-tables
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
14:00
Loughborough University 66–73 Liverpool
Loughborough University
2 April 2016
18:30
Nottingham Hoods 80–55 Ipswich
Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham
3 April 2016
14:00
London Greenhouse Pioneers 66–60 East London All-Stars
Academy Sport, London
3 April 2016
14:30
Solent Kestrels 80–79 Derbyshire Arrows
St Mary's Leisure Centre, Southampton

Semi-finals

10 April 2016
16:30
Solent Kestrels 70–51 Nottingham Hoods
St Mary's Leisure Centre, Southampton
10 April 2016
13:00
Liverpool 76–75 London Greenhouse Pioneers
Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, Liverpool

Final

24 April 2016
13:30
Solent Kestrels 75–80 Liverpool
National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

NBL3

Regular season

North Division

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Newcastle University 20 19 1 0.950 38
2 Doncaster Danum Eagles 20 16 4 0.800 32
3 NULC Knights 20 12 8 0.600 24
4 Sefton Stars 20 12 8 0.600 24
5 Birmingham Elite 20 12 8 0.600 24
6 City of Sheffield Saints 20 8 12 0.400 16
7 Birmingham Mets 20 8 12 0.400 16
8 Mansfield Giants 20 7 13 0.350 14
9 Myerscough College 20 7 13 0.350 14
10 Derby Trailblazers II 20 6 14 0.300 12
11 Leeds Force Academy 20 2 18 0.100 4


South Division

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Thames Valley Cavaliers 22 21 1 0.955 42
2 Brunel University 22 15 7 0.682 30
3 Oxford Brookes University 22 14 8 0.636 28
4 Team Solent 22 14 8 0.636 28
5 Middlesex LTBC 22 13 9 0.591 26
6 Plymouth Raiders II 22 12 10 0.545 24
7 London United 22 8 14 0.364 16
8 Brentwood Fire 22 8 14 0.364 16
9 Northants Thunder 22 8 14 0.364 16
10 Loughborough University II 22 7 15 0.318 14
11 Barking Abbey Crusaders 22 6 16 0.273 12
12 Barking & Dagenham Thunder 22 5 17 0.227 10

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 April 2016
18:00
Team Newcastle University 82–61 Team Solent
Sport Central, Northumbria University
2 April 2016
13:00
Doncaster Danum Eagles 105–77 Oxford Brookes University
Danum Academy, Doncaster
3 April 2016
17:00
Thames Valley Cavaliers 100–70 Sefton Stars
East Berkshire College, Slough
2 April 2016
18:00
Brunel University Ducks 93–74 NULC Knights
Brunel University, London

Semi-finals

10 April 2016
13:00
Team Newcastle University 105–70 Brunel University Ducks
Tyne Metropolitan College, Newcastle
10 April 2016
17:00
Thames Valley Cavaliers 99–90 Doncaster Danum Eagles
Uxbridge College, Greater London

NBL Development League

Regular season

North East

Team Pld W L Pts
1. Gateshead Phoenix 12 11 1 22
2. Sheffield Hallam Sharks 12 9 3 18
3. Sheffield Sabres 12 8 4 16
4. Sunderland City Predators 12 6 6 12
5. Nottingham Hoods II 12 5 7 10
6. Kingston Panthers 12 2 10 4
7. Derby Trailblazers III 12 1 11 2

South East

Team Pld W L Pts
1. Greenwich Titans 18 16 2 32
2. Southwark Pride 17 15 2 30
3. Kings Lynn Fury 18 15 3 30
4. Essex Blades 18 10 8 20
5. London Thunder 18 9 9 18
6. Dagenham Dragons 16 7 9 14
7. Cambridge Cats 18 7 11 14
8. West Herts Warriors 18 5 13 10
9. Northants Taurus 18 3 15 6
10. Anglia Ruskin University 17 1 16 2


North West

Team Pld W L Pts
1. University of Chester 16 14 2 28
2. Prestons College Titans 15 13 2 26
3. Blackburn College Spinners 16 13 3 26
4. Tameside 16 9 7 18
5. Manchester Magic II 16 8 8 16
6. Calderdale Explorers 16 8 8 16
7. Liverpool BC II 16 3 13 6
8. Kendal Warriors 15 2 13 4
9. Carlisle Panthers 16 1 15 2


South

Team Pld W L Pts
1. Sussex Bears 12 10 2 20
2. Thames Valley Cavaliers II 12 9 3 18
3. Kent Crusaders II 12 7 5 14
4. Woking Blackhawk Flyers 12 6 6 12
5. Southampton University 12 5 7 10
6. Folkestone Saints 12 4 8 8
7. Reading Rockets II 12 1 11 2

South West

Team Pld W L Pts
1. Cardiff Met Archers 20 15 5 30
2. Coventry Tornadoes 19 13 6 26
3. City of Birmingham 20 12 8 24
4. Sporting Club Albion 20 12 8 24
5. Cardiff City 20 12 8 24
6. Bristol Flyers II 19 10 9 20
7. Oxford City Hoops 20 9 11 18
8. Shropshire Warriors 20 9 11 18
9. Swindon Shock 19 8 11 16
10. Oxford Stealers 20 6 14 12
11. Birmingham Mets II 19 2 17 4

Playoffs

First round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

23 April 2016
14:30
Gateshead Phoenix (1) 66–62 University of Chester (3)
Belle Vue National Performance Centre, Manchester

References

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