2015–16 Baltic Basketball League

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2015–16 Baltic Basketball League
Season2015–16
Teams17
Games played116
DatesOctober 13, 2015 – April 6, 2016
TV Viasat Sport Baltic, Delfi TV
Final positions
Top seed Šiauliai
Champions Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai (3rd title)
Runners-up Flag of Estonia.svg Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Third place Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis
Fourth place Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO
Awards
Finals MVP Flag of Lithuania.svg Rokas Giedraitis [1]
Statistical leaders
Points Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Warren 25.6
Rebounds Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Zack 11.0
Assists Flag of Estonia.svg Rait-Riivo Laane 6.6
2016–17

The 2015–16 Triobet Baltic Basketball League was the 12th season of the Baltic Basketball League and the first under the title sponsorship of Triobet. [2]

Contents

Overview

This season’s competition included 6 teams from Estonia, 5 teams from Latvia and Lithuania and one team from Kazakhstan, which played all its games away. [3] For the regular season the teams were divided into two groups of seven teams and competed in a round-robin competition system, with team facing each of their opponents twice. The teams qualified for the eighth-finals based on their ranking after the regular season. Out of the five teams who participated in FIBA Europe Cup competition – Ventspils, Juventus, Šiauliai, TÜ/Rock and Pieno žvaigždės – the latter three didn't qualify for the FIBA Europe Cup playoffs and thus begin their journey at the start of the BBL play-offs, seeded respectively first, second and third based on last season’s results. [4] All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.

Tartu Ülikool/Rock became the first Estonian team to reach the Baltic League finals. In the Finals they lost with an aggregate score of 157–176 to Lithuanian team Šiauliai who won their third title in a row. Third place belonged to Lithuanian side Lietkabelis who beat Latvian team Valmiera/ORDO with aggregate score of 160–154.

Teams

Key to colors
ChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeQuarterfinalistTop 16Regular season
Country (League)TeamsTeams (ranking in 2014–15 national championship)
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (KML)6 TÜ/Rock (1) AVIS Rapla (3) Rakvere Tarvas (4) Pärnu Sadam (5) TTÜ (7) TLÜ/Kalev (8)
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (LBL)5 Jēkabpils (3) Liepāja/Triobet (4) Jūrmala/Fēnikss (5) Barons/LDz (6) Valmiera/ORDO (7)
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (LKL)5 Pieno žvaigždės (4) Šiauliai (7) Lietkabelis (8) Vytautas (9) Nevėžis (10)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KBC)1 Barsy Atyrau (-)

Team information

GroupTeamCity, CountryArenaHead coach
Group A Flag of Estonia.svg AVIS Rapla Rapla, Estonia Sadolin Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Aivar Kuusmaa
Flag of Latvia.svg Barons/LDz Riga, Latvia Mārupe Arena Flag of Latvia.svg Agris Galvanovskis
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis Panevėžys, Lithuania Cido Arena Flag of Lithuania.svg Gintaras Kadžiulis
Flag of Lithuania.svg Nevėžis Kėdainiai, Lithuania Kėdainiai Arena Flag of Lithuania.svg Ramūnas Cvirka
Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam Pärnu, Estonia Pärnu Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Mait Käbin
Flag of Estonia.svg TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn, Estonia Kalev Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Kalle Klandorf
Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO Valmiera, Latvia Vidzeme Olympic Center Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Zvirgzdiņš
Group B Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barsy Atyrau Atyrau, Kazakhstan The team will play away Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Kiselev
Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils Jēkabpils, Latvia Jēkabpils Sporta nams Flag of Latvia.svg Igors Miglinieks
Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala/Fēnikss Jūrmala, Latvia Taurenītis Flag of Latvia.svg Arnis Vecvagars
Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet Liepāja, Latvia Liepāja Olympic Center Flag of Latvia.svg Uvis Helmanis
Flag of Estonia.svg Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere, Estonia Rakvere Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Andres Sõber
Flag of Estonia.svg TTÜ Tallinn, Estonia TTÜ Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Rait Käbin
Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas Prienai/Birštonas, Lithuania Prienai Arena Flag of Lithuania.svg Virginijus Šeškus
Playoffs Flag of Lithuania.svg Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys, Lithuania Pieno žvaigždės Arena Flag of Lithuania.svg Mantas Šernius
Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai Šiauliai, Lithuania Šiauliai Arena Flag of Lithuania.svg Gediminas Petrauskas
Flag of Estonia.svg TÜ/Rock Tartu, Estonia University of Tartu Sports Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Gert Kullamäe

Regular season

The Regular season ran from October 13, 2015 to January 27, 2016.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1. Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 121021026888+13822Playoffs
2. Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO 1293941865+7621
3. Flag of Estonia.svg AVIS Rapla 1275838897–5919
4. Flag of Estonia.svg TLÜ/Kalev 1266895916–2118
5. Flag of Lithuania.svg Nevėžis 1248889909–2016
6. Flag of Latvia.svg Barons/LDz 1248910941–3116
7. Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam 12210899982–8314

Last updated: February 4, 2016.
Source: BBL Homepage

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1. Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas 121111005894+11123Playoffs
2. Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet 1284939909+3020
3. Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 1275921914+719
4. Flag of Estonia.svg Rakvere Tarvas 1266914891+2318
5. Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala/Fēnikss 1257884870+1417
6. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barsy Atyrau 1239900970–7015
7. Flag of Estonia.svg TTÜ 12210845960–11514Eliminated

Last updated: February 4, 2016.
Source: BBL Homepage

Playoffs

Bracket

Eightfinals
February 8–25
Quarterfinals
March 1–10
Semifinals
March 15–23
Finals
March 29–April 6
                    
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai 10185186
16 Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam 61 80 141
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai 7391 164
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 64 93157
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 65 93158
9 Flag of Estonia.svg AVIS Rapla 7965 144
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai 7791168
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 67 79 146
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas 8383 166
13 Flag of Lithuania.svg Nevėžis 78 107185
13 Flag of Lithuania.svg Nevėžis 61 59 120
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 8464148
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 88 92180
12 Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala/Fēnikss 88 78 166
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai 74 102176
2 Flag of Estonia.svg TÜ/Rock 8176 157
2 Flag of Estonia.svg TÜ/Rock 10599204
15 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barsy Atyrau 77 74 151
2 Flag of Estonia.svg TÜ/Rock 9380173
7 Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet 66 76 142
7 Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet 7493167
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Rakvere Tarvas 50 87 137
2 Flag of Estonia.svg TÜ/Rock 6875143
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO 64 68 132
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pieno žvaigždės 11093 203
14 Flag of Latvia.svg Barons/LDz 84 93 177
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pieno žvaigždės 71 78 149
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO 8180161
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO 8487171
11 Flag of Estonia.svg TLÜ/Kalev 66 68 134
Third place series
March 30–April 5
     
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 74 86160
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera/ORDO 9064 154

Player statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points

RankPlayerTeamGamesPointsAverage
1 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Warren Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam 717925.57
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johnny Berhanemeskel Flag of Estonia.svg TLÜ/Kalev 1426418.86
3 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Strupovičs Flag of Estonia.svg Rakvere Tarvas 1017517.50
4 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Burwell Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barsy Atyrau 1321916.85
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kris Richard Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet 1525216.80

Assists

RankPlayerTeamGamesAssistsAverage
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rait-Riivo Laane Flag of Estonia.svg TTÜ 12796.58
2 Flag of Latvia.svg Rinalds Sirsniņš Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 13755.77
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Pavković Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietkabelis 13755.62
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars Jeromanovs Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala/Fēnikss 14745.29
5 Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Low Flag of Lithuania.svg Pieno žvaigždės 4215.25

Rebounds

RankPlayerTeamGamesReboundsAverage
1 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Zack Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja/Triobet 1213211.00
2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ronaldas Rutkauskas Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 131219.31
3 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Hipp Flag of Latvia.svg Barons/LDz 11988.91
4 Flag of the United States.svg William Artino Flag of Estonia.svg AVIS Rapla 121068.83
5 Flag of the United States.svg David Haughton Flag of Estonia.svg Rakvere Tarvas 141228.71

Efficiency

RankNameTeamGamesEfficiencyAverage
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Giedrius Staniulis Flag of Lithuania.svg Pieno žvaigždės 36521.67
2 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Warren Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam 714721.00
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Paulius Petrilevičius Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam 1223119.25
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas Šulskis Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas 1325019.23
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ronaldas Rutkauskas Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils 1324819.08

Awards

MVP of the Month

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
October 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Warren Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam
November 2015 Flag of Lithuania.svg Paulius Petrilevicius Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu Sadam
December 2015 Flag of Lithuania.svg Laimonas Kisielius Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas
January 2016 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ronaldas Rutkauskas Flag of Latvia.svg Jēkabpils

Last updated: February 3, 2016.
Source: BBL Homepage

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