2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

2014–15 2016–17 #A31E33 white 2015–16 Liga Nova KBM1 2015–16 Helios Suns(2nd title) Zlatorog Laško Krka Union Olimpija Elektra Šoštanj RTV SlovenijaŠport TV 12 17 October 2015 – 5 June 2016 Krka SLO 20px Jan Barbarič CRO 20px Marjan Čakarun SLO 20px Jan Barbarič 18.6 SLO 20px Smiljan Pavič 8.4 SLO 20px Matic Rebec 5.6 The 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League was the 25th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. On March 24, 2016, league got new sponsorship name, Liga Nova KBM.http://www.kzs.si/novice/novica/article/prvoligaska-druscina-od-slej-zbrana-v-ligi-nova-kbm/ Prvoligaška druščina od slej zbrana v ligi Nova KBM 6 June 2016 Slovenian 24 March 2016 kzs.si The defending champions were Tajfun. From 2. SKL were promoted Škofja Loka and additionally Lastovka, because Grosuplje withdrew from the league. Maribor also withdrew from the league due to bankruptcy. Format League consisted of 12 teams, but only nine started the first half of the season, because Olimpija, Krka, and Tajfun played in the regional ABA League and joined the competition in the second half. In the first half of the season, nine teams played each other twice, home and away. First three teams advanced to the second round, where they were joined by three teams competing in the regional league. Teams Slovenia 500 right Location of teams in the 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League Slovenia 46.379767 15.048236 Elektra top Slovenia 46.139444 14.595 Helios top Slovenia 46.283333 15.066667 Hopsi left Slovenia 45.8 15.166667 Krka bottom Slovenia 46.139444 14.595 Lastovka right Slovenia 46.167219 14.303039 LTH Castings left Slovenia 45.506731 13.601592 Portorož right Slovenia 46.231511 15.637995 Rogaška right Slovenia 46.243039 14.418108 Šenčur top Slovenia 46.217586 15.395981 Tajfun top Slovenia 46.055556 14.508333 Olimpija bottom Slovenia 46.156303 15.238617 Zlatorog right On July 24, 2015 list of teams for 2015–16 season was announced.http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/novice/novica-liga-telemach/article/pregled-sodelujocih-ekip-v-sezoni-201516/ Pregled sodelujočih ekip v sezoni 2015/16 2015-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929042802/http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/novice/novica-liga-telemach/article/pregled-sodelujocih-ekip-v-sezoni-201516/ 2015-09-29 dead Club Location Venue Capacity Elektra Šoštanj ŠD Šoštanj 1,000 Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500 Hopsi Polzela ŠD Polzela 1,800 Krka Novo Mesto ŠD Leona Štuklja 2,500 Lastovka Domžale OŠ Vencelj Perko Hall 300 LTH Castings Škofja Loka ŠD Poden 500 Portorož Lucija ŠD Lucija 750 Rogaška Rogaška Slatina ŠD Rogaška Slatina 800 Šenčur Šenčur ŠD Šenčur 800 Tajfun Šentjur Dvorana OŠ Hruševec 700 Union Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,500 Zlatorog Laško Tri Lilije Hall 2,500 Teams that play in the 2015–16 Adriatic League Teams that play in the 2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup Personnel and kits Team President Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorElektra ŠoštanjSLO 20px Janko BukovičSLO 20px Dušan MaličevićSLO 20px Urban Bukovič Termoelektrarna ŠoštanjHelios SunsSLO 20px Aleš KlavžarSLO 20px Gašper OkornSLO 20px Željko Zagorac Spalding HeliosHopsi PolzelaSLO 20px Igor PungartnikSLO 20px Boštjan KuharSLO 20px Uroš Godler Macron –KrkaSLO 20px Brane Kastelec BIH 20px Ivan VelićSLO 20px Matej Rojc Žolna Šport KrkaLastovka SLO 20px Bojan Čad SLO 20px Miloš Šporar SLO 20px Dragan Pušič Spalding vzajemci.siLTH CastingsSLO 20px Janez GaberSLO 20px Aleksander SekulićSLO 20px Tomo Čajič Peak LTH Castings/Aktiva skupinaPortorož SLO 20px Alojz Jurjec SLO 20px Konstantin Subotić SLO 20px Vjekoslav Petrović Errea Splošna plovbaRogaška SLO 20px Kristijan Novak SLO 20px Damjan Novaković SLO 20px Željko Jotić Errea –Šenčur SLO 20px Janko Sekne SLO 20px Igor Kešelj SLO 20px Štefan Kosec Macron Gorenjska gradbena družbaTajfun SLO 20px Iztok Špan SLO 20px Dejan Mihevc SLO 20px Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding TajfunUnion Olimpija SLO 20px Jani Möderndorfer SLO 20px Gašper PotočnikSLO 20px Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna UnionZlatorog Laško SLO 20px Miro Firm MNE 20px Predrag Milović SLO 20px Goran Jurak Spalding Pivovarna Laško Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentKrkaSER 20px Aleksandar Džikić End of contract–Pre-seasonBIH 20px Ivan Velić21 June 2015http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/novice/novica-liga-telemach/article/ivan-velic-je-novi-trener-novomeske-krke/ Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: Ivan Velić je novi trener novomeške Krke 2015-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225033415/http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/novice/novica-liga-telemach/article/ivan-velic-je-novi-trener-novomeske-krke/ 2015-12-25 dead Union OlimpijaSLO 20px Memi Bečirovič–SLO 20px Gašper Potočnik10 June 2015http://www.union.olimpija.com/novice/gasper-potocnik-novi-trener-zmajev KK Petrol Olimpija, Ljubljana - uradna spletna stran 2015-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20180816130052/http://www.union.olimpija.com/novice/gasper-potocnik-novi-trener-zmajev 2018-08-16 dead LTH CastingSLO 20px Gašper Potočnik–SLO 20px Aleksander Sekulić5 August 2015http://www.kklub-skofjaloka.si/novica_posamezno.php?newsid=1339 ....:::: Košarkarski klub Škofja Loka ::::HopsiSLO 20px Vladimir Rizman– SLO 20px Boštjan Kuhar 2 September 2015http://slovenska-kosarka.si/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9531:hopsi-bostjan-kuhar&catid=25:novice&Itemid=59 Slovenska-kosarka.siLastovkaSLO 20px Dejan Gašparin– SLO 20px Miloš Šporar 27 July 2015http://www.kklastovka.si/2015/08/26/3308/ Lastovka leti vse višjeElektraSLO 20px Boštjan Kuhar– SLO 20px Dušan Maličević 1 October 2015http://www.kzs.si/novica-dogodek/article/malicevic-tudi-uradno-na-klopi-elektre/ Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: Maličević tudi uradno na klopi Elektre 2015-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225025621/http://www.kzs.si/novica-dogodek/article/malicevic-tudi-uradno-na-klopi-elektre/ 2015-12-25 dead Helios SunsSLO 20px Gašper Okorn Mutual consent 2 December 2015http://kkhelios.si/aktualno/1524/helios_suns_in_gasper_okorn_prekinila_sodelovanje/ Helios Suns in Gašper Okorn prekinila sodelovanje Aktualno KK Helios Domžale 2015-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224232021/http://kkhelios.si/aktualno/1524/helios_suns_in_gasper_okorn_prekinila_sodelovanje/ 2015-12-24 dead 4th (3–3) CRO 20px Jakša Vulić 4 December 2015http://kkhelios.si/aktualno/1527/jaksa_vulic_nov_trener_helios_sunsev/ Jakša Vulić nov trener Helios Sunsev Aktualno KK Helios Domžale 2015-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224232901/http://kkhelios.si/aktualno/1527/jaksa_vulic_nov_trener_helios_sunsev/ 2015-12-24 dead ZlatorogSLO 20px Predrag Milović Sacked 3 December 2015http://www.kzs.si/novice/novica/article/zlatorog-suspendiral-trenerja-milovica/ KZS | Novice 5th (3–2) SLO 20px Aleš Pipan 9 December 2015http://www.kzs.si/novice/novica/article/ales-pipan-znova-na-klopi-lascanov/ KZS | NoviceLastovkaSLO 20px Miloš Šporar Sacked 10 December 2015http://www.kzs.si/novice/novica/article/sporar-ni-vec-trener-lastovke/ KZS | Novice 7th (1–5) SLO 20px Andrej Žakelj 22 December 2015http://www.kosarka.si/lastovka-ima-novega-trenerja/ Lastovka ima novega trenerja | Košarka.si - Vodilni slovenski košarkarski portal 22 December 2015 Regular season main WL complete points PO PO PO R R R R R R ROG 15 1 1333 1056 ZLA 12 4 1339 1123 HEL 11 5 1271 1074 SEN 10 6 1255 1073 LTH 9 7 1204 1186 POR 6 10 1188 1269 LAS 4 12 1135 1230 POL 4 12 1175 1274 SOS 1 15 1012 1627 QR yellow1 Qualification to the group for the title red1 Qualification to the relegation group Elektra Šoštanj Helios Suns Hopsi Polzela Lastovka LTH Castings Portorož Rogaška Šenčur Zlatorog Laško Second round + Key Qualified for the 1. SKL Playoffs Qualified for Relegation Playoffs Relegated to Second Division Group A y 1 Krka 7 3 785 711 #BCF5A9 2 Zlatorog Laško 7 3 772 746 #BCF5A9 3 Union Olimpija 5 5 854 799 #BCF5A9 4 Helios Suns 5 5 729 779 #BCF5A9 5 Rogaška 4 6 734 799 #BCF5A9 6 Tajfun 2 8 737 777 #BCF5A9 |} Group B Results between teams in the regular season remained in effect for the second round for Group B. y 7 LTH Castings 14 6 1670 1504 #BCF5A9 8 Šenčur 13 7 1617 1334 #BCF5A9 9 Lastovka 12 8 1529 1401 10 Portorož 10 10 1550 1515 #F6CECE 11 Hopsi Polzela 10 10 1531 1498 #F6CECE 12 Elektra Šoštanj 1 19 1371 2016 #F5A9A9 |} Playoffs The Playoffs began on Thursday, May 11, 2016 and concluded at June 5, 2016. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 25 175 25 1 Krka 2 8 Šenčur 0 4 Helios Suns 2 5 Rogaška 1 3 Union Olimpija 2 6 Tajfun 1 2 Zlatorog Laško 2 7 LTH Castings 0 1 Krka 1 4 Helios Suns 2 2 Zlatorog Laško 2 3 Union Olimpija 1 2 Zlatorog Laško 1 4 Helios Suns 3 Liga Nova KBM 2015–16Champions Helios Suns2nd title Relegation Playoffs The two bottom teams of the season played against the two best teams from the Slovenian Second Division. All teams played each other at home and away. Qualified for 2016–17 Slovenian First Division y 1 Hopsi Polzela 5 1 500 428 #F2F5A9 2 Portorož 4 2 500 457 #F2F5A9 3 Branik Maribor 3 3 451 504 4 Sežana 0 6 430 492 |} Awards Regular season MVP SLO Smiljan Pavič (Šenčur) Season MVP SLO Jan Barbarič (Portorož) Finals MVP CRO Marjan Čakarun (Helios Suns) Weekly MVP Regular season Week MVPhttp://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/mvp/201516/ Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: 2015/16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222103754/http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/mvp/201516/ 2016-02-22 dead Club Efficiency 1 USA Hugh Robertson Helios Suns 30 2 SLO Miha Vašl Zlatorog 25 3 SLO Matic Rebec Rogaška 44 4 SLO Miha Vašl (2) Zlatorog 30 5 USA Cory Remekun Rogaška 27 6 SLO Jan Barbarič Portorož 32 7 SLO Jan Barbarič (2) Portorož 32 8 SLO Željko Zagorac Helios Suns 31 9 SLO Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 45 10 1 c SLO Željko Zagorac (2) Helios Suns 25 SLO Simo Atanacković Helios Suns 25 11 SLO Smiljan Pavič (2) Šenčur 40 12 SLO Jan Barbarič (3) Portorož 32 13 1 c SLO Željko Zagorac (3) Helios Suns 25 SER Bojan Radulović LTH Castings 25 14 USA Cory Remekun (2) Rogaška 32 15 SLO Jan Rizman Hopsi Polzela 32 16 CRO Mladen Primorac Rogaška 28 17 1 c SER Milivoje Mijović Rogaška 32 SLO Matej Krušič Zlatorog 32 18 SLO Smiljan Pavič (3) Šenčur 41 Note 1 c – Co-MVP's were announced. Second round Week MVPhttp://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/mvp/201516/ Košarkarska zveza Slovenije: 2015/16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222103754/http://www.kzs.si/tekmovanja-in-projekti/liga-telemach/mvp/201516/ 2016-02-22 dead Club Efficiency 1 SER Milivoje Mijović Rogaška 26 2 SER Sava Lešić Union Olimpija 22 3 SER Đorđe Lelić Helios Suns 24 4 SER Sava Lešić (2) Union Olimpija 29 5 SER Sava Lešić (3) Union Olimpija 24 6 CRO Marjan Čakarun Helios Suns 27 7 SER Stefan Sinovec Krka 26 8 1 c USA Darwin Davis Rogaška 28 USA Chris Booker Zlatorog 28 9 CRO Marjan Čakarun (2) Helios Suns 31 10 USA Chris Booker (2) Zlatorog 28 Note 1 c – Co-MVP's were announced. Statistical leaders Performance Index Rating yes 1 SLO Jan Barbarič Portorož 23.20 2 SLO Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 21.82 3 SER Sava Lešić Union Olimpija 17.94 | width=50% valign=top | Points yes 1 SLO Jan Barbarič Portorož 18.60 2 SLO Robert Abramović LTH Castings 17.65 3 BIH Bojan Djurica Elektra Šoštanj 16.77 |} |} Rebounds yes 1 SLO Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 8.39 2 USA Terell Parks Tajfun 8.31 3 USA Chris Booker Zlatorog Laško 8.11 | width=50% valign=top | Assists yes 1 SLO Matic Rebec Krka 5.59 2 SLO Daniel Vujasinović Zlatorog Laško 5.20 3 SLO Vjekoslav Petrović Portorož 4.77 |} |} References 2 Category:Slovenian Basketball League seasons Slovenia 1