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2015–16 ACB season
The 2015–16 ACB season was the 33rd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on October 10, 2015, and ended on May 22, 2016. The playoffs was played from May 26 to June 26, 2016.
| Liga Endesa1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | ||||||||
| 306 (Regular season)22 (Playoffs) | ||||||||
| 18 | ||||||||
| TVE, Movistar+ | ||||||||
| FC Barcelona Lassa | ||||||||
| Ioannis Bourousis | ||||||||
| Movistar EstudiantesRETAbet.es GBC | ||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||
| FC Barcelona Lassa | ||||||||
| Valencia BasketLaboral Kutxa Baskonia | ||||||||
| Sergio Llull | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Darius Adams | ||||||||
| 17.2Rebounds | ||||||||
| Dejan Musli | ||||||||
| 7.4Assists | ||||||||
| Sergio Rodríguez | ||||||||
| 6.1Index Rating | ||||||||
| Dejan Musli | ||||||||
| 19.7 | Darius Adams | 17.2 | Dejan Musli | 7.4 | Sergio Rodríguez | 6.1 | Dejan Musli | 19.7 |
| Darius Adams | 17.2 | |||||||
| Dejan Musli | 7.4 | |||||||
| Sergio Rodríguez | 6.1 | |||||||
| Dejan Musli | 19.7 | |||||||
| Barcelona 108–54 Sevilla(14 January 2016) | ||||||||
| GBC 79–121 Valencia(17 April 2016) | ||||||||
| Estudiantes 110–116 Zaragoza(6 December 2015) | ||||||||
| 18 gamesValencia Basket | ||||||||
| 10 gamesRETAbet.es GBC | ||||||||
| 15,544Baskonia 86–80 Madrid(3 January 2016) | ||||||||
| 1,056GBC 60–86 Unicaja(11 May 2016) | ||||||||
| 2,082,234 | ||||||||
| 6,387 | ||||||||
| ← 2014–15 2016–17 → | ||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 22 June 2016.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa. |
The 2015–16 ACB season was the 33rd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on October 10, 2015, and ended on May 22, 2016. The playoffs was played from May 26 to June 26, 2016.
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 LEB Oro.
Teams promoted from LEB Oro
- Ford Burgos (did not fulfill the requirements, its place was offered RETAbet.es GBC)
- Club Ourense Baloncesto (despite the club fulfilled the requirements, the assembly of the league did not admit after did not pass the audit. Its place was offered to Montakit Fuenlabrada)
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baloncesto Sevilla | Sevilla | San Pablo | 7,626 |
| CAI Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,744 |
| Dominion Bilbao Basket | Bilbao | Bilbao Arena | 10,014 |
| FC Barcelona Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585 |
| FIATC Joventut | Badalona | Palau Municipal d'Esports | 8,500 |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Arena | 9,870 |
| Iberostar Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Santiago Martín | 5,003 |
| ICL Manresa | Manresa | Nou Congost | 5,000 |
| Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504 |
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | Fernando Martín | 5,100 |
| MoraBanc Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Poliesportiu d'Andorra | 5,000 |
| Movistar Estudiantes | Madrid | Barclaycard Center | 15,000 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Barclaycard Center | 15,000 |
| RETAbet.es GBC | San Sebastián | San Sebastián Arena | 11,000 |
| Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | Santiago de Compostela | Multiusos Fontes do Sar | 5,060 |
| UCAM Murcia | Murcia | Palacio de Deportes | 7,341 |
| Unicaja | Málaga | Martín Carpena | 10,233 |
| Valencia Basket | Valencia | Fuente de San Luis | 8,500 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baloncesto Sevilla | Luis Casimiro | Ondřej Balvín | Spalding | |
| CAI Zaragoza | Andreu Casadevall | Henk Norel | Mercury | Caja Inmaculada |
| Dominion Bilbao Basket | Sito Alonso | Álex Mumbrú | Erreà | Dominion, RETAbet |
| FC Barcelona Lassa | Xavi Pascual | Juan Carlos Navarro | Nike | Lassa Tyres |
| FIATC Joventut | Salva Maldonado | Nacho Llovet | Spalding | FIATC |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | Aíto García Reneses | Eulis Báez | Spalding | Herbalife |
| Iberostar Tenerife | Txus Vidorreta | Nicolás Richotti | Austral | Iberostar |
| ICL Manresa | Ibon Navarro | Álex Hernández | Joma | ICL Iberia |
| Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Velimir Perasović | Fabien Causeur | Hummel | Laboral Kutxa |
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | Jota Cuspinera | Rolands Šmits | BFS | Montakit |
| MoraBanc Andorra | Joan Peñarroya | Víctor Sada | Kon | MoraBanc |
| Movistar Estudiantes | Sergio Valdeolmillos | Jaime Fernández | Joma | Movistar |
| Real Madrid | Pablo Laso | Felipe Reyes | Adidas | Teka |
| RETAbet.es GBC | Porfirio Fisac | David Doblas | Elements | RETAbet.es |
| Río Natura Monbus Obradoiro | Moncho Fernández | Jesús Chagoyen | Vive | Río Natura, Monbus |
| UCAM Murcia | Fotios Katsikaris | José Ángel Antelo | Spalding | UCAM |
| Unicaja | Joan Plaza | Fran Vázquez | Spalding | Unicaja |
| Valencia Basket | Pedro Martínez | Rafa Martínez | Luanvi | Cultura del Esfuerzo1 |
Notes
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Ibon Navarro | End of contract | 5 June 2015 | Pre-season | Velimir Perasović | 6 June 2015 |
| UCAM Murcia | Diego Ocampo | End of contract | 12 June 2015 | Fotios Katsikaris | 1 July 2015 | |
| Valencia Basket | Carles Duran | Signed as assistant coach | 15 June 2015 | Pedro Martínez | 21 June 2015 | |
| ICL Manresa | Pedro Martínez | Resigned | 19 June 2015 | Ibon Navarro | 16 July 2015 | |
| Movistar Estudiantes | Txus Vidorreta | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Diego Ocampo | 14 July 2015 | |
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | Jesús Sala | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Žan Tabak | 10 July 2015 | |
| Iberostar Tenerife | Alejandro Martínez | Resigned | 5 November 2015 | 16th (0–4) | Txus Vidorreta | 5 November 2015 |
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | Žan Tabak | Signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 November 2015 | 8th (3–3) | Jota Cuspinera | 17 November 2015 |
| CAI Zaragoza | Joaquín Ruiz Lorente | Sacked | 22 November 2015 | 16th (1–6) | Andreu Casadevall | 23 November 2015 |
| RETAbet.es GBC | Jaume Ponsarnau | Sacked | 1 December 2015 | 18th (0–8) | Porfirio Fisac | 2 December 2015 |
| Movistar Estudiantes | Diego Ocampo | Sacked | 18 January 2016 | 17th (3–13) | Sergio Valdeolmillos | 29 January 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2835 | 2384 | +451 | Qualification to playoffs | |
| 2 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 3229 | 2767 | +462 | ||
| 3 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2831 | 2501 | +330 | ||
| 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2987 | 2703 | +284 | ||
| 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2818 | 2705 | +113 | ||
| 6 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2637 | 2508 | +129 | ||
| 7 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2683 | 2663 | +20 | ||
| 8 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2793 | 2854 | −61 | ||
| 9 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2610 | 2708 | −98 | ||
| 10 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2647 | 2726 | −79 | ||
| 11 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2662 | 2873 | −211 | ||
| 12 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2719 | 2777 | −58 | ||
| 13 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2634 | 2783 | −149 | ||
| 14 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2744 | 2827 | −83 | ||
| 15 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2564 | 2685 | −121 | ||
| 16 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2383 | 2669 | −286 | ||
| 17 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2564 | 2789 | −225 | Relegation to LEB Oro | |
| 18 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2477 | 2895 | −418 |
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 37 | 8 | Already qualified to EuroLeague | |
| 2 | 44 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 40 | 31 | 9 | Qualification to EuroCup | |
| 4 | 41 | 27 | 14 | Already qualified to EuroLeague | |
| 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | Qualification to EuroCup | |
| 6 | 36 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 37 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 36 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 9 | 34 | 16 | 18 | Qualification to Champions League regular season | |
| 10 | 34 | 16 | 18 | Qualification to EuroCup | |
| 11 | 34 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 34 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 13 | 34 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 14 | 34 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 34 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 16 | 34 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 17 | 34 | 9 | 25 | Relegation to LEB Oro | |
| 18 | 34 | 7 | 27 |
Attendances include playoff games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 208,276 | 15,544 | 6,729 | 9,918 | +11.2%† |
| 2 | Dominion Bilbao Basket | 154,076 | 10,004 | 7,704 | 9,063 | +2.3%† |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 197,353 | 13,149 | 6,342 | 8,971 | −4.6%† |
| 4 | Movistar Estudiantes | 147,055 | 13,200 | 5,860 | 8,650 | +10.3%† |
| 5 | Valencia Basket | 164,200 | 8,500 | 7,200 | 8,210 | +1.9%† |
| 6 | Unicaja | 132,127 | 10,524 | 5,723 | 7,340 | −3.0%† |
| 7 | CAI Zaragoza | 114,304 | 9,145 | 5,253 | 7,144 | −9.9%† |
| 8 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 121,765 | 9,097 | 4,859 | 6,765 | +8.1%† |
| 9 | UCAM Murcia | 106,756 | 7,596 | 4,624 | 5,931 | −0.6%† |
| 10 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 89,846 | 6,000 | 4,727 | 5,264 | +3.9%† |
| 11 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 93,364 | 5,700 | 4,056 | 5,187 | +3.9%† |
| 12 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 111,624 | 6,742 | 3,879 | 5,074 | +4.2%† |
| 13 | FIATC Joventut | 83,945 | 9,143 | 2,348 | 4,938 | −16.7%† |
| 14 | Baloncesto Sevilla | 77,285 | 7,260 | 3,084 | 4,546 | +9.5%† |
| 15 | ICL Manresa | 73,610 | 4,825 | 3,870 | 4,330 | +1.8%† |
| 16 | RETAbet.es GBC | 69,944 | 5,703 | 1,056 | 4,114 | −26.4%† |
| 17 | MoraBanc Andorra | 68,625 | 4,630 | 3,623 | 4,037 | +12.2%† |
| 18 | Iberostar Tenerife | 68,439 | 5,142 | 3,182 | 4,026 | −1.0%† |
| League total | 2,082,234 | 15,544 | 1,056 | 6,387 | +1.6%† |
Source: ACB
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Euroleague | Final Four |
| FC Barcelona Lassa | Euroleague | Playoffs |
| Real Madrid | Euroleague | Playoffs |
| Unicaja | Euroleague | Top 16 |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | Eurocup | Semifinals |
| CAI Zaragoza | Eurocup | Eighthfinals |
| Dominion Bilbao Basket | Eurocup | Last 32 |
| Valencia Basket | Eurocup | Last 32 |
All official awards of the 2015–16 ACB season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Ioannis Bourousis | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia |
Source:
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Sergio Llull | Real Madrid |
Source:
| Pos. | First Team | Second Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Sergio Rodríguez | Real Madrid | Tomáš Satoranský | FC Barcelona Lassa |
| SG | Darius Adams | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Marko Popović | Montakit Fuenlabrada |
| SF | Álex Mumbrú | Dominion Bilbao Basket | Ádám Hanga | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia |
| PF | Justin Hamilton | Valencia Basket | Gustavo Ayón | Real Madrid |
| C | Ioannis Bourousis | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | Dejan Musli | ICL Manresa |
Source:
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PF | Juancho Hernangómez | Movistar Estudiantes |
Source:
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SF | Ádám Hanga | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia |
Source:
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid |
| SG | Ludde Håkanson | Baloncesto Sevilla |
| SF | Santiago Yusta | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro |
| PF | Juancho Hernangómez | Movistar Estudiantes |
| C | Guillermo Hernangómez | Real Madrid |
Source:
| Date | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ante Tomić | FC Barcelona Lassa | 34 |
| 2 | Ioannis Bourousis | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 32 |
| 3 | Adam Waczyński | Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro | 36 |
| 4 | Darío Brizuela | Movistar Estudiantes | 33 |
| 5 | José Ángel Antelo | UCAM Murcia | 27 |
| 6 | Justin Hamilton | Valencia Basket | 39 |
| 7 | Blagota Sekulić | Iberostar Tenerife | 31 |
| 8 | Facundo Campazzo | UCAM Murcia | 33 |
| 9 | Blagota Sekulić (2) | Iberostar Tenerife | 31 |
| 10 | Pierre Oriola | Baloncesto Sevilla | 35 |
| 11 | Ioannis Bourousis (2) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 30 |
| 12 | Jonathan Tabu | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 35 |
| 13 | Ioannis Bourousis (3) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 33 |
| 14 | Ioannis Bourousis (4) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 37 |
| 15 | Alen Omić | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 30 |
| 16 | Salva Arco | Iberostar Tenerife | 23 |
| Bojan Dubljević | Valencia Basket | ||
| Augusto Lima | UCAM Murcia | ||
| 17 | Ioannis Bourousis (5) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 40 |
| 18 | Marko Popović | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 30 |
| 19 | Tomás Bellas | CAI Zaragoza | 33 |
| 20 | Sergio Llull | Real Madrid | 36 |
| 21 | Scott Bamforth | Baloncesto Sevilla | 24 |
| 22 | Darius Adams | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 35 |
| 23 | Scott Bamforth (2) | Baloncesto Sevilla | 32 |
| 24 | Bostjan Nachbar | Baloncesto Sevilla | 28 |
| Will Thomas | Unicaja | ||
| 25 | Jonathan Tabu (2) | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 34 |
| 26 | Gustavo Ayón | Real Madrid | 25 |
| Ondřej Balvín | Baloncesto Sevilla | ||
| Axel Hervelle | Dominion Bilbao Basket | ||
| Will Thomas (2) | Unicaja | ||
| 27 | Dejan Musli | ICL Manresa | 32 |
| 28 | Tomáš Satoranský | FC Barcelona Lassa | 27 |
| 29 | Darius Adams (2) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 33 |
| 30 | Giorgi Shermadini | MoraBanc Andorra | 36 |
| 31 | Marko Popović (2) | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 30 |
| 32 | Sergio Rodriguez | Real Madrid | 32 |
| Darius Adams (3) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | ||
| 33 | Gustavo Ayón (2) | Real Madrid | 39 |
| 34 | Sergi Vidal | FIATC Joventut | 36 |
Source:
| Month | Week | Player | Team | PIR | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 1–3 | Dejan Musli | ICL Manresa | 25.3 | |
| November | 4–8 | Justin Hamilton | Valencia Basket | 23.2 | |
| December | 9–13 | Ioannis Bourousis | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 23.4 | |
| January | 14–18 | Ioannis Bourousis (2) | Laboral Kutxa Baskonia | 24.8 | |
| February | 19–21 | Sergio Llull | Real Madrid | 22.3 | |
| March | 22–25 | Boštjan Nachbar | Baloncesto Sevilla | 21.0 | |
| April | 26–29 | Tomáš Satoranský | FC Barcelona Lassa | 21.3 | |
| May | 30–34 | Gustavo Ayón | Real Madrid | 28 |
Source:
- ACB.com (in Spanish)
- linguasport.com (in Spanish)
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