2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season

2015–16 SBC season
League	Scottish Basketball Championship
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	16
Regular Season
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The 2015–16 season was the 47th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The league was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championships.^[1] 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Boroughmuir Blaze won their 10th league title and their first in 38 years.

Teams

The line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:^[2]

Division 1

• Ayrshire Tornadoes
• Boroughmuir Blaze
• City of Edinburgh Kings
• Sony Falkirk Fury
• Dunfermline Reign
• Edinburgh University
• Glasgow Storm
• Glasgow University
• St Mirren West College Scotland
• Tayside Musketeers

Division 2

• Boroughmuir Blaze B
• City of Edinburgh Kings B
• Glasgow Rocks II
• Glasgow University B
• Granite City Grizzlies
• Leuchars
• Stirling Knights
• West Lothian Wolves

Prior to the start of the season, Leuchars and Glasgow Rocks II withdrew from the league, leaving Division 2 with 6 teams.

Format

In Division 1, each team played each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.

In Division 2, each team played each other three times, once home, once away, and once home or away, for a total of 15 games.

Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boroughmuir Blaze (C)	18	15	3	1457	1217	+240	33	Qualification for playoffs
2	Glasgow University	18	14	4	1320	1200	+120	32
3	Edinburgh University	18	13	5	1299	1066	+233	31
4	St Mirren WCS	18	12	6	1519	1345	+174	30
5	Sony Centre Falkirk Fury	18	12	6	1365	1277	+88	30
6	City of Edinburgh Kings	18	9	9	1320	1291	+29	27
7	Glasgow Storm	18	6	12	1235	1379	−144	24
8	Tayside Musketeers	18	4	14	1122	1315	−193	22
9	Dunfermline Reign	18	3	15	1207	1562	−355	21
10	Ayrshire Tornadoes (R)	18	2	16	1233	1473	−240	20	Relegation to Division 2

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Division 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stirling Knights (C, P)	15	11	4	937	851	+86	26	Promotion to Division 1
2	Granite City Grizzlies	15	11	4	1059	830	+229	26
3	West Lothian Wolves	15	7	8	866	880	−14	22
4	City of Edinburgh Kings B	15	6	9	805	875	−70	21
5	Boroughmuir Blaze B	15	6	9	825	828	−3	21
6	Glasgow University B	15	3	12	666	894	−228	18

Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup (basketball)

Preliminary round

1st Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

Preceded by 2014–15 season

SBC seasons 2015–16

Succeeded by 2016–17 season