2015–16 National Basketball League (England) season

2015–16 NBL season
League	English Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	95
Regular Season

NBL1

Regular Season

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

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

Belle Vue National Performance Centre, Manchester

NBL2

Regular Season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Solent Kestrels	22	18	4	1635	1361	+274	Promotion to NBL1
2	Loughborough Student Riders	21	17	4	1573	1214	+359
3	London Greenhouse Pioneers	22	16	6	1460	1270	+190	Qualification to playoffs
4	Nottingham Hoods	22	15	7	1638	1447	+191
5	Ipswich Basketball	22	13	9	1694	1596	+98
6	East London All Stars	22	13	9	1751	1667	+84
7	Liverpool Basketball Club	22	12	10	1704	1532	+172
8	Derbyshire Arrows	22	11	11	1647	1736	−89
9	Brixton Topcats	21	6	15	1272	1445	−173
10	London Westside	22	5	17	1185	1402	−217
11	Worcester Wolves II	22	3	19	1303	1700	−397	Relegation to NBL3 North/South
12	Eastside Eagles	22	2	20	1227	1709	−482

Playoffs

Quarter Finals

2 April 2016 14:00

Loughborough Student Riders

66–73

Liverpool BC

Loughborough University

2 April 2016 18:30

Nottingham Hoods

80–55

Ipswich Basketball

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 BC

76–75

London Greenhouse Pioneers

Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, Liverpool

Final

24 April 2016 13:30

Solent Kestrels

75–80

Liverpool BC

Belle Vue National Performance Centre, Manchester

NBL3

Regular Season

NBL3 North

Team	P	W	L	Pts
1. Team Newcastle University	20	19	1	38
2. Doncaster Danum Eagles	20	16	4	32
3. NULC Knights	20	12	8	24
4. Sefton Stars	20	12	8	24
5. Team Birmingham	20	12	8	24
6. City of Sheffield Saints	19	8	11	16
7. Birmingham Mets	20	8	12	16
8. Mansfield Giants	20	7	13	14
9. Myerscough College Giants	20	7	13	14
10. Derby Trailblazers II	20	6	14	12
11. Leeds Force Academy	19	2	17	4
12. Tees Valley Mohawks II	0	0	0	0

NBL3 South

Team	P	W	L	Pts
1. Thames Valley Cavaliers	21	21	0	42
2. Brunel University Ducks	22	15	7	30
3. Oxford Brookes University	22	14	8	28
4. Team Solent	22	14	8	28
5. Middlesex LTBC	22	13	9	26
6. Plymouth Raiders II	22	12	10	24
7. London United	22	8	14	16
8. Brentwood Fire	22	8	14	16
9. Northants Thunder	22	8	14	16
10. Loughborough Student Riders II	21	7	14	14
11. Barking Abbey Crusaders	22	6	16	12
12. Barking & Dagenham Thunder	22	5	17	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 BC	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 BC	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

Preceded by 2014–15 season

BBL & EBL seasons 2015–16

Succeeded by 2016–17 season