title: 2015–16 TBL season
text: # 2015–16 TBL season
  
  The 2015–16 TBL season is the 46th season of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL), the second-tier level league of Turkish club basketball.
  
  ## Format and promotion and relegation
  
  There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. The top two teams are promoted to the top-tier Turkish Super League for the next season, and the last three teams are relegated to the third-tier Turkish Basketball Second League.
  
  ## Clubs and venues
  
  | Club | Location | Foun.Year | Arena | Capacity | Head Coach |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Acıbadem Üniversitesi | Istanbul | 2014 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sports Hall | 500 | Alp Bayramoğlu |
  | Adanaspor | Adana | 2006 | Menderes Sports Hall | 2,000 | Cengiz Karadağ |
  | Afyonkarahisar Bld. | Afyon | 2013 | Afyon Atatürk Sports Hall | 2,000 | Mehmet Kabaran |
  | Akhisar Belediyespor | Akhisar | 2009 | Akhisar Belediye Sports Hall | 1,800 | Serhat Yapıcı |
  | Ankara DSİ Era | Ankara | 2011 | Mamak Belediyesi Sports Hall | 4,250 | Haydar Kemal Ateş |
  | Bandırma Kırmızı | Bandırma | 2005 | Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall | 3,000 | Menderes Gümüşdal |
  | Best Balıkesir | Balıkesir | 2004 | Kurtdereli Sports Hall | 2,000 | Mete Babaoğlu |
  | Sinpaş Denizli Basket | Denizli | 2006 | Pamukkale University Arena | 5,000 | Hakan Yavuz |
  | Eskişehir Basket | Eskişehir | 2006 | Anadolu Üniversitesi Sport Hall | 5,000 | Brad Greenberg |
  | Final Gençlik | Bursa | 2006 | Final Okulları Sports Hall | 1,000 | Ali Uruk |
  | Orkide Gediz Üniversitesi | İzmir | 2010 | Gediz Üniversitesi Sports Hall | 250 | Doğan Deniz |
  | İstanbul DSİ | Istanbul | 2012 | Caferağa Sports Hall | 1,500 | Erkan Kaplanoğlu |
  | Mondi Melikşah Üniversitesi | Kayseri | 2013 | Recep Mamur Sports Hall | 500 | Halil Atlı |
  | Gelişim Koleji | İzmir | 2000 | Gelişim Koleji Sports Hall | 500 | Arda Vekiloğlu |
  | Pertevniyal | Istanbul | 1968 | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 3,500 | Bilal Han Duru |
  | Sakarya BB | Sakarya | 2013 | Sakarya Atatürk Sports Hall | 1,500 | Okan Çevik |
  | Socar Petkim | İzmir | 2013 | İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall | 10,000 | Şahin Ateşdağlı |
  | Tofaş | Bursa | 1974 | Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall | 7,500 | Orhun Ene |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tofaş (P) | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3002 | 2449 | +553 | 65 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 2 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2751 | 2474 | +277 | 59 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 3 | Sinpaş Denizli Basket | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2652 | 2445 | +207 | 58 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 4 | Gediz Üniversitesi | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2682 | 2597 | +85 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 5 | Sakarya BB | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2597 | 2533 | +64 | 55 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 6 | Best Balıkesir (P) | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2729 | 2687 | +42 | 53 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 7 | SOCAR Petkim | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2626 | 2608 | +18 | 52 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 8 | Afyon Belediye | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2692 | 2689 | +3 | 51 | Qualification to playoffs |
  | 9 | Pertevniyal | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2665 | 2703 | −38 | 51 | |
  | 10 | Gelişim Koleji | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2653 | 2650 | +3 | 50 | |
  | 11 | Mondi Melikşah Üniversitesi | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2553 | 2552 | +1 | 48 | |
  | 12 | Bandırma Kırmızı | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2577 | 2721 | −144 | 48 | |
  | 13 | Mamak Bld. Ankara DSİ Era | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2626 | 2686 | −60 | 48 | |
  | 14 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2627 | 2653 | −26 | 48 | |
  | 15 | Eskişehir Basket | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2555 | 2661 | −106 | 47 | |
  | 16 | Final Gençlik | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2464 | 2614 | −150 | 45 | |
  | 17 | İstanbul DSİ (R) | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2575 | 2813 | −238 | 44 | Relegation to TB3L |
  | 18 | Adanaspor (R) | 34 | 5 | 29 | 2469 | 2963 | −494 | 39 | Relegation to TB3L |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tofaş | 105 | 109 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Afyon Belediye | 68 | 67 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Afyon Belediye | 68 | 67 | 78 | | 1 | Tofaş | 101 | 82 | 74 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 5 | Sakarya BB | 68 | 80 | 59 | | | | |
  | 4 | Gediz Üniversitesi | 62 | 83 | 65 | | 5 | Sakarya BB | 68 | 80 | 59 | | | | |
  | 5 | Sakarya BB | 76 | 92 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Sakarya BB | 76 | 92 | 78 | | | | | | | | 1 | Tofaş | 77 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Best Balıkesir | 71 |
  | 2 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi | 83 | 80 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Best Balıkesir | 71 |
  | 7 | SOCAR Petkim | 60 | 53 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | SOCAR Petkim | 60 | 53 | 48 | | 2 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi | 58 | 82 | 81 | 71 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 6 | Best Balıkesir | 69 | 80 | 90 | 77 | | | |
  | 3 | Denizli Basket | 59 | 65 | 78 | 57 | 6 | Best Balıkesir | 69 | 80 | 90 | 77 | | | |
  | 6 | Best Balıkesir | 87 | 58 | 88 | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
  