title: 2015–16 Basketligan season
text: # 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
  
  | Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | BC Luleå | Luleå | ARCUS Arena | 1,700 |
  | Borås Basket | Borås | Boråshallen | 3,000 |
  | Eco Örebro | Örebro | Idrottshuset | 2,100 |
  | Jämtland Basket | Östersund | Östersunds sporthall | 1,250 |
  | Malbas | Malmö | Heleneholms Sporthall | |
  | Norrköping Dolphins | Norrköping | Stadium Arena | 4,500 |
  | KFUM Nässjö | Nässjö | | |
  | Sundsvall Dragons | Sundsvall | Sporthallen Sundsvall | 2,300 |
  | Södertälje Kings | Södertälje | Täljehallen | 2,200 |
  | Umeå BSKT | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | 1,270 |
  | Uppsala Basket | Uppsala | Fyrishov | 3,000 |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2687 | 2288 | +399 | 57 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 2 | BC Luleå | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3153 | 2821 | +332 | 52 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2639 | 2491 | +148 | 50 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 4 | Borås Basket | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2967 | 2772 | +195 | 48 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 5 | KFUM Nässjö | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2542 | 2554 | −12 | 46 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 6 | Sundsvall Dragons | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2755 | 2770 | −15 | 45 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 7 | Uppsala Basket | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2724 | 2676 | +48 | 44 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 8 | Malbas | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2412 | 2634 | −222 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 9 | Jämtland Basket | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2595 | 2702 | −107 | 41 | |
  | 10 | ecoÖrebro | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2461 | 2872 | −411 | 36 | |
  | 11 | Umeå BSKT | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2277 | 2632 | −355 | 34 | |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Malbas | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Malbas | 0 | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 4 | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Borås Basket | 1 | | | |
  | 4 | Borås Basket | 3 | 4 | Borås Basket | 1 | | | |
  | 5 | KFUM Nässjö | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | KFUM Nässjö | 1 | | | | 1 | Södertälje Kings | 4 |
  | | | | | | | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 0 |
  | 2 | BC Luleå | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 0 |
  | 7 | Uppsala Basket | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Uppsala Basket | 2 | 2 | BC Luleå | 2 | | | |
  | | | | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 4 | | | |
  | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 3 | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 4 | | | |
  | 6 | Sundsvall Dragons | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  ## 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.
  
  