2015–16 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

The 2015–16 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, was the 70th season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.

2015–16 Admiral Basketball Bundesliga1
Season2015–16
Number of games36
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Quincy Diggs
Finals
ChampionsRedwell Gunners Oberwart
(2nd title)
  Runners-upWBC Raiffeisen Wels
Finals MVPUnited States Chris McNealy
Statistical leaders
Points Argentina Fabricio Vay 20.4
Rebounds Lithuania Povilas Gaidys 9.5
Assists Slovenia Boban Tomic 6.9
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Admiral.

Teams
Location of teams in 2015–16 ÖBL
Club Place Arena Capacity
Swans GmundenGmundenVolksbank Arena2,200
WBC Raiffeisen WelsWelsRaiffeisen Arena1,700
Raiffeisen Panthers FürstenfeldFürstenfeldStadthalle Fürstenfeld1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsTraiskirchenLions Dome1,200
ece Bulls KapfenbergKapfenbergSporthalle Walfersam1,000
Hallmann ViennaWienWiener Stadthalle B1,000
Redwell Gunners OberwartOberwartSporthalle Oberwart2,500
Xion Dukes KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburgHappyland Klosterneuburg1,000
Magnofit Güssing KnightsGüssingAktiv Park Güssing0800
Raiffeisen GrazGrazUnionhalle0600

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Swans Gmunden Serbia Kresimir Basic End of contract – Pre-season Austria Bernd Wimmer March 21, 2015[1]
WBC Raifeissen Wels United States Ken Scalabroni End of contract – Austria Mike Coffin May 21, 2015[2]
Hallmann Vienna Italy Andrea Maghelli End of contract – Austria Zoran Kostic July 4, 2015[3]
Redwell Gunners Oberwart Netherlands Erik Braal Left for Donar Groningen – Greece Chris Chougaz July 31, 2015[4]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Redwell Gunners Oberwart 32 21 11 2486 2311 +175 42 Advance to the Playoffs
2 WBC Raiffeisen Wels 32 18 14 2578 2445 +133 36
3 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 32 18 14 2469 2351 +118 36
4 Hallmann Vienna 32 17 15 2506 2474 +32 34
5 Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers 32 17 15 2378 2408 −30 34
6 Klosterneuburg Dukes 32 17 15 2461 2482 −21 34
7 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 32 15 17 2523 2522 +1 30
8 Swans Gmunden 32 13 19 2462 2505 −43 26
9 UBSC Raiffeisen Graz 32 8 24 2317 2682 −365 16
10 magnofit Güssing Knights[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: Eurobasket, ABL
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. Güssing Knights were initially deducted 9 points due to licence infringement. Finally, its licence was revoked after the round 33.[5]

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Redwell Oberwart Gunners 3
8 Swans Gmunden 2
1 Redwell Oberwart Gunners 3
4 Hallmann Vienna 1
4 Hallmann Vienna 3
5 Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers 0
1 Redwell Oberwart Gunners 3
2 WBC Raiffeisen Wels 0
2 WBC Raiffeisen Wels 3
7 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 0
2 WBC Raiffeisen Wels 3
3 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 2
3 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 3
6 Klosterneuburg Dukes 0

Austrian clubs in international competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Magnofit Güssing KnightsFIBA Europe Cup
ece Bulls Kapfenberg
TeamCompetitionProgress
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsAlpe Adria CupQuarterfinals
Klosterneuburg DukesQuarterfinals


References
  1. B. "Bernd Wimmer neuer Coach der Gmunden Swans". Nachrichten.at. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  2. "Mike Coffin neuer Headcoach beim WBC Raiffeisen Wels". Wbcwels.at. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  3. "Neuer Headcoach: Zoran Kostic übernimmt das Zepter in Wien | BC Zepter Vienna". Basketballclubvienna.at. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  4. "Grieche neuer Gunners-Coach - Basketball". LAOLA1.at. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  5. "Lizenzentzug: Aus für Güssing Knights!". bvz.at. 8 April 2016.
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