The 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League season was the 56th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The seasons started on October 6, 2015 and ended May 27, 2016. The defending champion was SPM Shoeters Den Bosch. Donar won its fifth national title, after beating Landstede 1–4 in the Final.
Import players Each team was allowed to play with a maximum of four foreign players, according to DBL regulations. Team PlayersAris Leeuwarden Javier Duren Joe O'Shea Josiah Heath Ali FraserApollo Amsterdam Donar Lance Jeter Chase Fieler Dražen Bubnić Will SullivanSPM Shoeters Den Bosch Dejan Kravić Challenge Sports Rotterdam La'Shard Anderson Sergio De Randamie Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Cashmere Wright Marquise Simmons Landstede Basketbal Ricardo Glenn Tyson Hinz Grant Gibbs Steve McWhorterBSW Thomas Dreesen
Teams
On June 18, 2015, it was announced that all teams from the 2014–15 season would return. Club Location Venue Capacity Apollo Amsterdam Amsterdam Apollohal 1,500 Donar Groningen MartiniPlaza 4,350 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort Sports and Events 2,800 BSW Weert Sporthal Boshoven Landstede Zwolle Landstede Sportcentrum 1,200 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden Vijf Meihal 2,000 Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Kalverdijkje 1,700 Challenge Sports Rotterdam Rotterdam Topsportcentrum 1,000 Personnel and kits Team Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Patrick Faijdherbe Peak – Michael Schuurs Jako Univé Pascal Meurs Spalding – Armand Salomon Peak Challenge Sports Erik Braal BurnedMini Herman van den Belt Hummel Landstede Sam Jones Joma SPM Shoes & Boots Eddy Casteels Panzeri Sport Zorg & Zekerheid
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentAris Leeuwarden Tom Simpson End of contract–Pre-season Michael Schuurs23 May 2015Donar Ivica Skelin– Erik Braal21 June 2015BC Apollo Amsterdam Jaanus Liivak– Patrick Faijdherbe9 June 2015BSW Niels Vorenhout– Pascal Meurs 17 July 2015Aris Leeuwarden Michael Schuurs Health issues 26 February 2016 6th Klaas Stoppels 26 February 2016
Regular season Standings
Playoffs
Final standings
Awards The award winners were announced on April 16. Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season Most Valuable Player Worthy de Jong − ZZ Leiden Ross Bekkering − Donar Grant Gibbs − Landstede Basketbal Playoffs MVP Lance Jeter − Donar Defensive Player of the Year Mohamed Kherrazi − ZZ Leiden Coach of the Year Herman van den Belt − Landstede Basketbal DBL MVP Under 23 Maarten Bouwknecht − SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Statistical Player of the Year Ross Bekkering − Donar Sixth Man of the Year Rogier Jansen − ZZ Leiden Rookie of the Year Freek Vos − Landstede Basketbal Most Improved Player Grant Gibbs − Landstede Basketbal
Statistical leaders To be included a player had to have played at least 70% of his teams number of games. Efficiency | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"| Points
Rebounds | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"| Assists
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