The 2015–16 season was the 47th campaign of the

Scottish Men's National League The Scottish Basketball Championship Men is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball (inline with the National Basketball League) after the professional setup of Super League ...

, the national basketball league of Scotland. The league was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championships. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams.

Boroughmuir Blaze Boroughmuir Blaze Basketball Club is a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. History Boroughmuir (1961-2004) The club was founded in 1961 with an initial nucleus of players from Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School. The clu ...

won their 10th league title and their first in 38 years.

Teams

The line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:

Division 1

* Ayrshire Tornadoes *

* City of Edinburgh Kings * Sony Falkirk Fury * Dunfermline Reign *

Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...

* Glasgow Storm *

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* St Mirren West College Scotland *

Tayside Musketeers The Tayside Musketeers are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Arbroath, Scotland. History Originally formed in 1993 by coach John Grant as Arbroath Musketeers, the club has gone through a range of changes and is now developing a ...

Division 2

* Boroughmuir Blaze B * City of Edinburgh Kings B * Glasgow Rocks II * Glasgow University B *

Granite City Grizzlies The Granite City Grizzlies are a basketball club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The senior men's team compete in Division 2 of the Scottish Men's National League The Scottish Basketball Championship Men is the national basketball league of Sc ...

* Leuchars * Stirling Knights *

West Lothian Wolves The West Lothian Wolves are a basketball club based in West Lothian, Scotland. History The club was formed in 2000, with the formation of an under 14 boys team in order to compete in the BAA Millennium Games. This team would go on to compete in ...

Prior to the start of the season, Leuchars and Glasgow Rocks II withdrew from the league, leaving Division 2 with 6 teams.

Format

In Division 1, each team played each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games. In Division 2, each team played each other three times, once home, once away, and once home or away, for a total of 15 games.

Division 1

League table

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Division 2

League table

Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup (basketball) The Scottish Cup is an annual knockout competition for Scottish men's basketball clubs. The inaugural competition was held in 1947. History The first Scottish Cup was held in 1947, the same season that leagues in both the east and west of Scotla ...

Preliminary round

1st Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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