| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
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| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Champions: | Donar 5th title |
| Runners Up: | Landstede |
| Tv: | Ziggo Sport |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Games: | 6 October 2016 – 4 April 2017 (Regular season) 21 April – 27 May 2017 (Playoffs) |
| Duration: | October 6, 2015 – May 27, 2016 |
| Mvp N: | NED |
| Mvp Link: | Dutch Basketball League MVP |
| Playoffs Mvp N: | USA |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | DBL Playoffs MVP |
| Major: | yes |
| Pir: | 21.3 |
| Pir N: | CAN |
| Ppg: | 17.7 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 10.5 |
| Rpg N: | CAN |
| Apg: | 8.1 |
| Apg N: | NED |
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.
Each team was allowed to play with a maximum of four foreign players, according to DBL regulations.
| Team | Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris Leeuwarden |  Javier Duren | Joe O'Shea | Josiah Heath | Ali Fraser | |
| Apollo Amsterdam | |||||
| Donar | Lance Jeter | Chase Fieler | Dražen Bubnić | Will Sullivan | |
| SPM 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 McWhorter | |
| BSW |  Thomas Dreesen | ||||
On June 18, 2015, it was announced that all teams from the 2014–15 season would return.[1]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollohal | align=center | 1,500 | |||
| align=center | 4,350 | ||||
| align=center | 2,800 | ||||
| Sporthal Boshoven | |||||
| align=center | 1,200 | ||||
| align=center | 2,000 | ||||
| Kalverdijkje | align=center | 1,700 | |||
| align=center | 1,000 |
| Team | Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Faijdherbe | Peak | – | ||
| Michael Schuurs | Jako | Univé | ||
| Pascal Meurs | Spalding | – | ||
| Armand Salomon | Peak | Challenge Sports | ||
| Erik Braal | Burned | Mini | ||
| Herman van den Belt | Hummel | Landstede | ||
| Sam Jones | Joma | SPM Shoes & Boots | ||
| Eddy Casteels | Panzeri Sport | Zorg & Zekerheid |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris Leeuwarden | Tom Simpson | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Michael Schuurs | 23 May 2015[2] | |
| Donar | Ivica Skelin | – | Erik Braal | 21 June 2015[3] | |||
| BC Apollo Amsterdam |  Jaanus Liivak | – | Patrick Faijdherbe | 9 June 2015[4] | |||
| BSW | Niels Vorenhout | – | Pascal Meurs | 17 July 2015[5] | |||
| Aris Leeuwarden | Michael Schuurs | Health issues | 26 February 2016 | 6th | Klaas Stoppels | 26 February 2016[6] |
The award winners were announced on April 16.
| Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | |
| Playoffs MVP | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Coach of the Year | |
| DBL MVP Under 23 | |
| Statistical Player of the Year | |
| Sixth Man of the Year | |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| Most Improved Player | |
To be included a player had to have played at least 70% of his teams number of games.
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