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which was last used in 1998. Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by

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, in the first year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on the

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. In New Zealand Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.

Pre-season

2015 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 24–27 September 2015 at Townsville RSL Stadium,

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. The winner will receive the third annual Loggins-

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Cup.

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are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding. ''¹Melbourne United won Head-to-Head (3-1). ''

Finals

The 2015–16 National Basketball League Finals were played in late February and March 2016, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

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Playoff bracket

Semi-finals

Grand final

Awards

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Pre-season

* Most Valuable Player ( Ray Borner Medal): Stephen Holt,

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Season

* Most Valuable Player ( Andrew Gaze Trophy):

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* Rookie of the Year:

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* Best Defensive Player:

* Best Sixth Man:

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* Most Improved Player:

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* Coach of the Year ( Lindsay Gaze Trophy):

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* Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry * All-NBL First Team: **

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* All-NBL Second Team: ** Stephen Holt –

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Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers between 1999 and 2003, where he was twice named first-team all-conference and an al ...

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Finals

* Grand Final Series MVP ( Larry Sengstock Medal):

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References

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