2015–16 Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League
Champions	MZT Skopje (5th title)
Runners-up	Kumanovo
Teams	8
Duration	October 10, 2015 – April 23, 2016 (Regular season) May–June 2016 (Playoffs)
Top seed	MZT Skopje
TV	Macedonian Radio Television

The 2015–16 Macedonian First League is the 24th season of the Macedonian First League, with 8 teams participating in it.

Regular season started on October 10, 2015, and will finish on April 23, 2016 followed by the playoffs, with the six best placed teams joining it.

Teams

KK MZT Skopje

KK Rabotnicki

KK Karpoš Sokoli

KK Feni Industries

KK Kumanovo

KK Strumica

KK Kozuv

KK Best

Location of teams in the 2015–16 Macedonian First League

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
MZT Skopje	Skopje	Jane Sandanski Arena	7,500
Rabotnicki	Skopje	Gradski Park	2,000
Karpoš Sokoli	Skopje	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center	8,000
Feni Industries	Kavadarci	Jasmin Sports Hall	2,500
Kumanovo	Kumanovo	Sports Hall Kumanovo	7,000
Strumica	Strumica	Sports Hall Park	2,300
Kozuv	Gevgelija	26th April Hall	1,500
Best	Gevgelija	26th April Hall	1,500

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Aleksandar Jončevski	Damjan Stojanovski	Li-Ning	Acibaden / Bauer
KK Rabotnicki	Marin Dokuzovski	Dimitar Mirakovski	Adidas	-
KK Karpoš Sokoli	Siniša Matić	Angel Tasevski	Erreà	-
KK Feni Industries	Ljupčo Malinkov	Goran Samardziev	Spalding	FENI Industries
KK Kumanovo	Marjan Srbinovski	Aleksandar Kostoski	Dacapo	Hromak / DeLuxe
KK Strumica	Zlatko Zetov	Eftim Bogoev	Li-Ning	Maks
KK Kozuv	Marjan Ilievski	Vladimir Brckov	Spalding	-
KK Best	Vladimir Mirkovski	Nikola Gajdadjiev	Legea	Vantoni

Coaching changes

Week	Club	Outgoing coach	Date of change	Incoming coach
1rd	KK Best	Nikola Nikolovski	13 October 2015	Micko Aleksovski
7th	KK Kozuv	Boban Mitev	11 November 2015	Stratos Kukulekidis
9th	KK Kumanovo	Ljubisav Luković	27 November 2015	Straso Todorovic
11th	MZT Skopje	Aleš Pipan	7 December 2015[1]	Aleksandar Jončevski
17th	KK Best	Micko Aleksovski	13 January 2016	Vladimir Mirkovski
20th	KK Kozuv	Stratos Kukulekidis	4 February 2016	Marjan Ilievski
24th	KK Kumanovo	Straso Todorovic	25 February 2016	Marjan Srbinovski

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MZT Skopje	28	24	4	2326	1888	+438	52	Semifinals Playoffs
2	Karpoš Sokoli	28	21	7	2441	2035	+406	49
3	Kumanovo	28	20	8	2388	2152	+236	48	Quarterfinals Playoffs
4	Feni Industries	28	18	10	2278	2088	+190	46
5	Kozuv	28	13	15	2034	2064	−30	41
6	Rabotnicki	28	11	17	2115	2165	−50	39
7	Strumica	28	5	23	1879	2367	−488	33
8	Best	28	0	28	1865	2537	−672	28	Relegated

Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation

Playoffs

In quarterfinals, if one of the teams won the two regular season games against its rival, a first win is awarded in the best-of-five series.

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										1	MZT Skopje	95	91	100
	4	Feni Industries	W	100	79	82				4	Feni Industries	64	87	77
	5	Kozuv		96	91	69													1	MZT Skopje	84	82	91	90
																			3	Kumanovo	87	75	73	88
										2	Karpoš Sokoli	97	63	74	57	73
	3	Kumanovo	W	82	77	100				3	Kumanovo	91	66	65	73	84
	6	Rabotnicki		85	60	94

Individual statistics

Points

Rank	Name	Team	PPG
1.	Ty Harris	KK Best	21.1
2.	Marko Luković	KK MZT Skopje	20.3
3.	Bojan Trajkovski	KK Kumanovo	18.3

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	RPG
1.	Uroš Luković	KK MZT Skopje	11.1
2.	Gjorgji Čekovski	KK Rabotnicki	9.8
3.	Marko Marković	KK Best	9.0

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	APG
1.	Aleksandar Kostoski	KK Kumanovo	6.3
2.	Dimitar Mirakovski	KK Rabotnicki	6.2
3.	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	5.8

Steals

Rank	Name	Team	SPG
1.	C.J. Carter	KK MZT Skopje	2.3
2.	Marko Boltić	KK Karpoš Sokoli	2.1
3.	Brandon Penn	KK Kozuv	2.1

Blocks

Rank	Name	Team	APG
1.	Uroš Luković	KK Kumanovo	3.1
2.	Nenad Mišanović	KK Kumanovo	1.5
3.	Žarko Rakočević	KK Kumanovo	1.3

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round	Player	Team	Efficiency
1	Anton Kazarnovski	KK Karpoš Sokoli	50
2	Uroš Luković	KK Kumanovo	40
3	Uroš Luković	KK Kumanovo	41
4	Uroš Luković	KK Kumanovo	37
5	Đorđe Drenovac	KK MZT Skopje	36
6	Uroš Luković	KK Kumanovo	37
7	Đorđe Drenovac	KK MZT Skopje	42
8	Gjorgji Čekovski	KK Rabotnicki	35
9	Đorđe Drenovac	KK MZT Skopje	34
10	Đorđe Drenovac	KK MZT Skopje	31
11	Bojan Trajkovski	KK Kumanovo	49
12	Nenad Mišanović	KK Kumanovo	38
13	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	37
14	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	36
15	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	41
16	Gjorgji Čekovski	KK Rabotnicki	28
17	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	35
18	Dragan Tubak	KK Feni Industries	26
19	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	28
20	Kiril Nikolovski	KK Feni Industries	36
21	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	45
22	Bojan Trajkovski	KK Kumanovo	33
23	Dimitar Mirakovski	KK Rabotnicki	36
24	Kiril Nikolovski	KK Feni Industries	27
25	Gjorgji Čekovski	KK Rabotnicki	48
26	Gjorgji Čekovski	KK Rabotnicki	39
27	Dimitar Mirakovski	KK Rabotnicki	38
28	Karlo Vragović	KK Feni Industries	52

Macedonian clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Result
KK MZT Skopje	2015–16 ABA League	ABA League	8th place
KK Kumanovo	2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup	Regular Season Group J	4th place
KK Kozuv	2015–16 BIBL season	Balkan League	Semifinal

References

1. "MZT Skopje Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015.

Footnotes

External links

• Macedonian Basketball website
• Macedonian First League at Eurobasket.com