2015–16 Basketligan season


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

TeamCityVenueCapacity
BC LuleåLuleåARCUS Arena1,700
Borås BasketBoråsBoråshallen3,000
Eco ÖrebroÖrebroIdrottshuset2,100
Jämtland BasketÖstersundÖstersunds sporthall1,250
MalbasMalmöHeleneholms Sporthall
Norrköping DolphinsNorrköpingStadium Arena4,500
KFUM NässjöNässjö
Sundsvall DragonsSundsvallSporthallen Sundsvall2,300
Södertälje KingsSödertäljeTäljehallen2,200
Umeå BSKTUmeåUmeå Energi Arena1,270
Uppsala 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.