2015–16 PLK season

Tauron Basket Liga1
Season2015–16
Number of teams17
Regular season
Season MVPPoland Mateusz Ponitka
Finals
ChampionsStelmet Zielona Góra (3rd title)
  Runners-upRosa Radom
Third placeEnerga Czarni Słupsk
Fourth placeAnwil Włocławek
Finals MVPUnited States Dee Bost
Statistical leaders
Points United States Jarvis Williams 17.2
Rebounds United States Kirk Archibeque 9.8
Assists United States Jerel Blassingame 6.1
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Tauron.

The 2015–16 Polish Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the Tauron Basket Liga, was the 82nd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Poland and the 20th since the foundation of the Polish Basketball League.

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Asseco Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena 5,500
AZS Koszalin Koszalin Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa 3,000
Energa Czarni Słupsk Słupsk Hala Gryfia 3,200
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski P Ostrów Wielkopolski Hala Sportowa Stal 1,200
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza Hala Centrum 2,944
PGE Turów Zgorzelec Zgorzelec PGE Turów Arena 3,500
Polfarmex Kutno Kutno Hala SP9 1,200
Polski Cukier Toruń Toruń Arena Toruń 6,248
Rosa Radom Radom ZSE Radom 1,200
Siarka Tarnobrzeg Tarnobrzeg Hala OSiR Wisła 1,500
Polpharma Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański Argo-Kociewie 2,500
WKS Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Hala Orbita 3,000
Start Lublin Lublin Hala Globus 5,000
Stelmet Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall 6,080
Trefl Sopot Sopot Ergo Arena 15,000
Wilki Morskie Szczecin Szczecin Azoty Arena 7,403
WTK Anwil Włocławek Włocławek Hala Mistrzów 4,200
Notes
^P Promoted from the 1 Liga.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stelmet Zielona Góra 32 28 4 2656 2179 +477 60 Qualification to playoffs
2 Rosa Radom 32 25 7 2439 2226 +213 57
3 Anwil Włocławek 32 24 8 2509 2221 +288 56
4 Polski Cukier Toruń 32 24 8 2514 2280 +234 56
5 Energa Czarni Słupsk 32 23 9 2575 2341 +234 55
6 King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 32 18 14 2596 2529 +67 50
7 Polfarmex Kutno 32 18 14 2272 2225 +47 50
8 Asseco Gdynia 32 17 15 2309 2383 −74 49
9 PGE Turów Zgorzelec 32 16 16 2674 2631 +43 48
10 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 32 14 18 2382 2400 −18 46
11 Polpharma Starogard Gdański 32 13 19 2342 2400 −58 45
12 AZS Koszalin 32 13 19 2284 2436 −152 45
13 BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 32 12 20 2297 2434 −137 44
14 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 32 8 24 2285 2511 −226 40
15 Trefl Sopot 32 8 24 2167 2332 −165 40
16 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 32 7 25 2253 2557 −304 39
17 Start Lublin 32 4 28 2154 2623 −469 36
Source: PLK

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Stelmet Zielona Góra 3
8 Asseco Gdynia 0
1 Stelmet Zielona Góra 3
5 Energa Czarni Słupsk 0
4 Polski Cukier Toruń 1
5 Energa Czarni Słupsk 3
1 Stelmet Zielona Góra 4
2 Rosa Radom 0
3 Anwil Włocławek 3
6 King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 1
3 Anwil Włocławek 1 Third place
2 Rosa Radom 3
2 Rosa Radom 3 5 Anwil Włocławek 0
7 Polfarmex Kutno 0 3 Energa Czarni Słupsk 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Stelmet Zielona Góra 3–0 Asseco Gdynia 91–57 81–53 92–55
Polski Cukier Toruń 1–3 Energa Czarni Słupsk 87–90 86–71 71–84 83–94
Anwil Włocławek 3–1 King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 78–54 86–71 88–93 83–75 (OT)
Rosa Radom 3–0 Polfarmex Kutno 76–66 63–56 73–68

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Stelmet Zielona Góra 3–0 Energa Czarni Słupsk 93–73 87–67 77–61
Rosa Radom 3–1 Anwil Włocławek 58–64 82–65 71–56 75–61

Third-position play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Anwil Włocławek 0–2 Energa Czarni Słupsk 54–59 62–78

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Stelmet Zielona Góra 4–0 Rosa Radom 86–80 (OT) 70–51 65–53 64–53

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player Team Ref.
Poland Mateusz Ponitka Stelmet Zielona Góra

Finals MVP

Player Team Ref.
United States Dee Bost Stelmet Zielona Góra

Best Defender

Player Team Ref.
Poland Michał Sokołowski Rosa Radom

Best Polish Player

Player Team Ref.
Poland Mateusz Ponitka Stelmet Zielona Góra

Best Coach

Player Team Ref.
Slovenia Sašo Filipovski Stelmet Zielona Góra

Statistical leaders

Final statistical leaders after the Regular Season.[4]

Efficiency

Pos Player Club PIR
1 United States Jarvis Williams Śląsk Wrocław 20.3
2 United States Zach Robbins Siarka Tarnobrzeg 19.0
3 United States Kirk Archibeque PGE Turów Zgorzelec 18.4

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 United States Jarvis Williams Śląsk Wrocław 17.24
2 Cameroon Danny Gibson Twarde Pierniki Toruń 17.22
3 Poland Michael Hicks Starogard Gdański 17.19
4 Czech Republic David Jelinek Anwil Włocławek 17.1

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 United States Kirk Archibeque PGE Turów Zgorzelec 9.8
2 United States Michael Fraser Polfarmex Kutno 9.6
3 United States Kevin Johnson Jr. Polfarmex Kutno 9.5

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 United States Jerel Blassingame Energa Czarni Słupsk 6.1
2 Cameroon Danny Gibson Polski Cukier Toruń 5.9
3 Australia Daniel Dillon PGE Turów Zgorzelec 5.7

Polish clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Stelmet Zielona Gora Euroleague Regular season
Eurocup Quarterfinals
PGE Turow Zgorzelec FIBA Europe Cup Regular season
Slask Wroclaw Top 32
Rosa Radom Top 32

References

  1. ^ a b "Najbardziej Wartościowy Zawodnik: Mateusz Ponitka" (in Polish). Tauron Basket Liga. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bost MVP finałów TBL". 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Najlepsza piątka i najlepszy zawodnik w obronie w TBL". plk.pl. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  4. ^ Statistics at PLK.pl


External links

  • Polska Liga Koszykówki - Official Site (in Polish)
  • Polish League at Eurobasket.com
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