| 2015–16 Korisliiga | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2015–16 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 3, 2015 – May 11, 2016 | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Kataja | |||||||||
| Relegated | Kobrat(10th) | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Kouvot (4th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Tampereen Pyrintö | |||||||||
| Third place | Nokia | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Helsinki Seagulls | |||||||||
| FinalsMVP |  D.J. Richardson | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Teemu Rannikko | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP | D.J. Richardson | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Records | ||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 3,034 Helsinki Seagulls 70–82Bisons (4 October 2015) | |||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 417 Kobrat 81–85Bisons (26 March 2016) | |||||||||
2016–17 → | ||||||||||
The2015–16Korisliiga season was the 76th season of the top professionalbasketball league inFinland. The season started on October 3, 2015 and ended May 11, 2016.[1]Kouvot won its fourth national championship this season.[2]
Namika Lahti left the league after the2014–15 season, because of a bankruptcy.BC Nokia was promoted from the second tier First Division after winning the championship there.
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Nokia◆ | Nokia | Nokian Palloiluhalli |
| Nilan Bisons | Loimaa | Energia Areena |
| Kataja● | Joensuu | Joensuu Areena |
| Kouvot | Kouvola | Mansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli |
| Kauhajoki | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
| KTP | Kotka | Steveco-Areena |
| Kobrat | Lapua | Lapuan Urheilutalo |
| Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
| Salon Vilpas Vikings | Vilpas | Salohalli |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kataja | 36 | 29 | 7 | 3250 | 2872 | +378 | 58 | Advance to theplayoffs |
| 2 | Kauhajoki | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2958 | 2916 | +42 | 42 | |
| 3 | Kouvot | 36 | 21 | 15 | 3093 | 2932 | +161 | 42 | |
| 4 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2930 | 2903 | +27 | 38 | |
| 5 | Bisons Loimaa | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2740 | 2878 | −138 | 38 | |
| 6 | Salon Vilpas Vikings | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2855 | 2820 | +35 | 34 | |
| 7 | Helsinki Seagulls | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2782 | 2795 | −13 | 32 | |
| 8 | Nokia | 36 | 14 | 22 | 2958 | 3013 | −55 | 28 | |
| 9 | KTP | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2909 | 3093 | −184 | 26 | |
| 10 | Kobrat | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2905 | 3158 | −253 | 22 | Relegated to First Division |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kataja | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nokia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kouvot | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nokia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bisons Loimaa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kouvot | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kauhajoki | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Helsinki Seagulls | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Helsinki Seagulls | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kouvot | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Salon Vilpas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||
| 7 | Helsinki Seagulls | 66 | ||
| 8 | Nokia | 69 | ||
| Home court advantage | Agg. | Home court disadvantage | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kataja | 1–3 | Nokia | 88–94 | 79–85 | 99–69 | 72–75 | |
| Kauhajoki | 2–3 | Helsinki Seagulls | 94–61 | 43–69 | 88–78 | 66–94 | 80–82 |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 3–1 | Bisons Loimaa | 100–89 | 76–80 | 91–78 | 81–64 | |
| Kouvot | 3–2 | Salon Vilpas | 73–54 | 63–106 | 76–58 | 74–76 | 85–83 |
| Home court advantage | Agg. | Home court disadvantage | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kouvot | 4–2 | Nokia | 99–67 | 82–86 | 95–76 | 74–80 | 81–66 | 93–68 | |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 4–3 | Helsinki Seagulls | 70–48 | 59–79 | 97–72 | 61–71 | 72–54 | 69–71 (OT) | 74–65 |
| Home court advantage | Agg. | Home court disadvantage | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kouvot | 4–1 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 91–89 | 82–69 | 68–79 | 72–56 | 100–76 |
Included only regular season games.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salon Vilpas | 21,861 | 1,860 | 905 | 1,275 | +31.4%† |
| 2 | Kouvot | 21,845 | 1,573 | 1,018 | 1,239 | +14.7%† |
| 3 | Kataja BC | 18,691 | 1,787 | 734 | 1,083 | −11.7%† |
| 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 18,019 | 3,034 | 630 | 1,013 | −7.9%† |
| 5 | KTP | 17,947 | 1,342 | 870 | 997 | −10.0%† |
| 6 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 17,091 | 1,427 | 729 | 867 | −11.6%† |
| 7 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 15,196 | 1,405 | 676 | 867 | −1.0%† |
| 8 | Bisons Loimaa | 14,429 | 1,132 | 574 | 804 | −19.1%† |
| 9 | Nokia | 12,649 | 1,182 | 524 | 741 | n/a1 |
| 10 | Kobrat | 11,284 | 1,026 | 417 | 627 | +0.2%† |
| League total | 169,012 | 3,034 | 417 | 938 | n/a† |
Source:Korisliiga
Notes:
1:BC Nokia played in the First Division last season.
