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2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

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2015–16 Liga Nova KBM1
Season2015–16
Duration17 October 2015 – 5 June 2016
Teams12
TV partner(s)RTV Slovenija
Šport TV
Regular season
Top seedKrka
Season MVPSlovenia Jan Barbarič
RelegatedElektra Šoštanj
Finals
ChampionsHelios Suns
(2nd title)
  Runners-upZlatorog Laško
SemifinalistsKrka
Union Olimpija
Finals MVPCroatia Marjan Čakarun
Statistical leaders
Points Slovenia Jan Barbarič 18.6
Rebounds Slovenia Smiljan Pavič 8.4
Assists Slovenia 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.[1]

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

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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

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Location of teams in the 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

On July 24, 2015 list of teams for 2015–16 season was announced.[2]

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

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Team President Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Elektra Šoštanj Slovenia Janko Bukovič Slovenia Dušan Maličević Slovenia Urban Bukovič Termoelektrarna Šoštanj
Helios Suns Slovenia Aleš Klavžar Slovenia Gašper Okorn Slovenia Željko Zagorac Spalding Helios
Hopsi Polzela Slovenia Igor Pungartnik Slovenia Boštjan Kuhar Slovenia Uroš Godler Macron –
Krka Slovenia Brane Kastelec Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić Slovenia Matej Rojc Žolna Šport Krka
Lastovka Slovenia Bojan Čad Slovenia Miloš Šporar Slovenia Dragan Pušič Spalding vzajemci.si
LTH Castings Slovenia Janez Gaber Slovenia Aleksander Sekulić Slovenia Tomo Čajič Peak LTH Castings/Aktiva skupina
Portorož Slovenia Alojz Jurjec Slovenia Konstantin Subotić Slovenia Vjekoslav Petrović Errea Splošna plovba
Rogaška Slovenia Kristijan Novak Slovenia Damjan Novaković Slovenia Željko Jotić Errea –
Šenčur Slovenia Janko Sekne Slovenia Igor Kešelj Slovenia Štefan Kosec Macron Gorenjska gradbena družba
Tajfun Slovenia Iztok Špan Slovenia Dejan Mihevc Slovenia Dragiša Drobnjak Spalding Tajfun
Union Olimpija Slovenia Jani Möderndorfer Slovenia Gašper Potočnik Slovenia Saša Zagorac Macron Pivovarna Union
Zlatorog Laško Slovenia Miro Firm Montenegro Predrag Milović Slovenia Goran Jurak Spalding Pivovarna Laško

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Krka Serbia Aleksandar Džikić End of contract – Pre-season Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić 21 June 2015[3]
Union Olimpija Slovenia Memi Bečirovič – Slovenia Gašper Potočnik 10 June 2015[4]
LTH Casting Slovenia Gašper Potočnik – Slovenia Aleksander Sekulić 5 August 2015[5]
Hopsi Slovenia Vladimir Rizman – Slovenia Boštjan Kuhar 2 September 2015[6]
Lastovka Slovenia Dejan Gašparin – Slovenia Miloš Šporar 27 July 2015[7]
Elektra Slovenia Boštjan Kuhar – Slovenia Dušan Maličević 1 October 2015[8]
Helios Suns Slovenia Gašper Okorn Mutual consent 2 December 2015[9] 4th (3–3) Croatia Jakša Vulić 4 December 2015[10]
Zlatorog Slovenia Predrag Milović Sacked 3 December 2015[11] 5th (3–2) Slovenia Aleš Pipan 9 December 2015[12]
Lastovka Slovenia Miloš Šporar Sacked 10 December 2015[13] 7th (1–5) Slovenia Andrej Žakelj 22 December 2015[14]

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rogaška 16 15 1 1333 1056 +277 31 Qualification to the group for the title
2 Zlatorog Laško 16 12 4 1339 1123 +216 28
3 Helios Suns 16 11 5 1271 1074 +197 27
4 Šenčur 16 10 6 1255 1073 +182 26 Qualification to the relegation group
5 LTH Castings 16 9 7 1204 1186 +18 25
6 Portorož 16 6 10 1188 1269 −81 22
7 Lastovka 16 4 12 1135 1230 −95 20
8 Hopsi Polzela 16 4 12 1175 1274 −99 20
9 Elektra Šoštanj 16 1 15 1012 1627 −615 17
Source: [1]

Second round

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Key
Qualified for the 1. SKL Playoffs
Qualified for Relegation Playoffs
Relegated to Second Division

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Krka 10 7 3 785 711 +74 17
2 Zlatorog Laško 10 7 3 772 746 +26 17
3 Union Olimpija 10 5 5 854 799 +55 15
4 Helios Suns 10 5 5 729 779 −50 15
5 Rogaška 10 4 6 734 799 −65 14
6 Tajfun 10 2 8 737 777 −40 12

Group B

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Results between teams in the regular season remained in effect for the second round for Group B.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
7 LTH Castings 20 14 6 1670 1504 +166 34
8 Šenčur 20 13 7 1617 1334 +283 33
9 Lastovka 20 12 8 1529 1401 +128 32
10 Portorož 20 10 10 1550 1515 +35 30
11 Hopsi Polzela 20 10 10 1531 1498 +33 30
12 Elektra Šoštanj 20 1 19 1371 2016 −645 21

Playoffs

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The Playoffs began on Thursday, May 11, 2016 and concluded at June 5, 2016.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Krka 2
8 Šenčur 0
1 Krka 1
4 Helios Suns 2
4 Helios Suns 2
5 Rogaška 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 1
4 Helios Suns 3
3 Union Olimpija 2
6 Tajfun 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 2
3 Union Olimpija 1
2 Zlatorog Laško 2
7 LTH Castings 0
Liga Nova KBM 2015–16
Champions

Helios Suns
2nd title

Relegation Playoffs

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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
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Hopsi Polzela 6 5 1 500 428 +72 11
2 Portorož 6 4 2 500 457 +43 10
3 Branik Maribor 6 3 3 451 504 −53 9
4 Sežana 6 0 6 430 492 −62 6

Awards

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Regular Season MVP

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Season MVP

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Finals MVP

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Weekly MVP

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Statistical leaders

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Performance Index Rating

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Pos Player Club PIR
1 Slovenia Jan Barbarič Portorož 23.20
2 Slovenia Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 21.82
3 Serbia Sava Lešić Union Olimpija 17.94

Points

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Pos Player Club PPG
1 Slovenia Jan Barbarič Portorož 18.60
2 Slovenia Robert Abramović LTH Castings 17.65
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Djurica Elektra Šoštanj 16.77

Rebounds

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Pos Player Club RPG
1 Slovenia Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 8.39
2 United States Terell Parks Tajfun 8.31
3 United States Chris Booker Zlatorog Laško 8.11

Assists

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Pos Player Club APG
1 Slovenia Matic Rebec Krka 5.59
2 Slovenia Daniel Vujasinović Zlatorog Laško 5.20
3 Slovenia Vjekoslav Petrović Portorož 4.77

References

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  1. ^ "Prvoligaška druščina od slej zbrana v ligi Nova KBM" (in Slovenian). kzs.si. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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  9. ^ "Helios Suns in Gašper Okorn prekinila sodelovanje | Aktualno | KK Helios Domžale". Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  10. ^ "Jakša Vulić nov trener Helios Sunsev | Aktualno | KK Helios Domžale". Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
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