2015–16 Bengaluru FC season
Prior to the start of the season, Bengaluru were very active making squad changes. Players who have been with the club since their first season such as Sean Rooney and domestic players Darren Caldeira, Malemngamba Meitei, Pawan Kumar, and Robin Singh left after their contracts expired. Club captain Sunil Chhetri and midfielder Thoi Singh had also left the club for Indian Super League clubs Mumbai City and Chennaiyin respectively. Both would return on loan after the 2015 ISL season. Forward Kim Song-yong was signed by head coach Ashley Westwood to replace Rooney. Midfielder Michael Collins was signed a couple weeks after the start of the I-League season as an injury replacement to Josh Walker. Indian youth internationals Amrinder Singh and Seiminlen Doungel were also brought in by Westwood, alongside young prospects Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Malsawmzuala, and Nishu Kumar from the AIFF Elite Academy.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season
Due to the Indian Super League, Bengaluru didn't start playing competitive matches until January. The team began their league campaign positively with five victories from their first seven matches putting them first in the table. A defeat by title contenders Mohun Bagan in February saw Bengaluru slip to second. The club wouldn't return to first place until the final month of the campaign. Bengaluru had won five of their last seven matches, clinching the title with a 2–0 victory against Salgaocar with one match left to play.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season
After the I-League season, Bengaluru participated in the Federation Cup and were eliminated in the first round by Aizawl. The club also participated in the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary international club competition. Bengaluru's Asian campaign began slowly with two defeats to open the group stage, but three victories in a row helped push the club to finish second in the table. In the Round of 16, the club took on Kitchee and won 3–2. The victory qualified Bengaluru for the quarter-finals, which would take place during Bengaluru's next season.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season
Bengaluru's top goalscorer for the third season in a row was captain Sunil Chhetri, who scored 9 goals from 20 matches. The club had four representatives win an individual award following the I-League season. Amrinder Singh was awarded as the best goalkeeper, John Johnson as best defender, Eugeneson Lyngdoh as best midfielder, and Ashley Westwood as best coach. This season would also be Westwood's last as head coach with him departing at the end of his contract.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
Bengaluru had begun the previous season by winning the Federation Cup. The club defeated Dempo in the final on 11 January 2015 at the Fatorda Stadium, their first ever domestic cup championship. The club entered their second I-League campaign as the defending champions, having won the 2013–14 title.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
After a slow start to the season – not earning a victory in the first three matches, two of them defeats – Bengaluru would go on to win 10 of their last 17 matches, not suffering a single defeat, and were favorites to win their second title in a row, something that has not been done before in I-League history. The club entered the last match day in second place, two points behind Mohun Bagan. Coincidently, Bengaluru were to take on Mohun Bagan at home. Despite having the home advantage and taking the lead before halftime through John Johnson, Mohun Bagan defender Bello Razaq managed to score an 87th minute equalizer and help his side to a 1–1 draw. The draw meant that Bengaluru finished as runners-up to Mohun Bagan.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
In February 2015, Bengaluru played in the AFC Champions League qualifiers for the first time. The club were defeated in extra time 2–1 by Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim. The result meant that Bengaluru dropped down to the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club competition. In the AFC Cup, Bengaluru finished second in their group, winning every match besides the two against Persipura Jayapura. The club were drawn against South China of Hong Kong in the Round of 16. Bengaluru were defeated 2–0 at the Mong Kok Stadium and thus knocked-out of the competition.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
Bengaluru players returned for pre-season on 27 July 2015. After just failing to retain the league title and being knocked-out in the AFC Cup, head coach Ashley Westwood stated in a press conference that Bengaluru were "looking at players who can come in and affect an AFC Cup game". Westwood also commented on the upstart Indian Super League and the disruption to the I-League season stating "We've had two years to prepare for the ISL. The elite players in the country are prepared to withstand a 40-50 game season."


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
As soon as the previous season ended, it was announced that Sean Rooney would be leaving the club to sign with Oakleigh Cannons in Australia. Also let go were goalkeeper Pawan Kumar, midfielders Darren Caldeira and Malemngamba Meitei, and forward Karan Sawhney after their contracts expired. Also released from the side were club captain Sunil Chhetri, midfielder Thoi Singh, and forward Robin Singh. All three would go on to join Indian Super League sides. It was later revealed by Bengaluru CEO Parth Jindal that the players were released as part of an agreement between the club and ISL that Chhetri, Thoi, and Robin would be loaned back to Bengaluru after the 2015 season.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
Bengaluru made their first signings of the season on 3 June 2015, bringing in North Korean forward Kim Song-yong from Royal Wahingdoh and midfielder Seiminlen Doungel from Shillong Lajong. It was then announced two days later on 5 June that the club had extended the contracts of 10 players: Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Josh Walker, Shankar Sampingiraj, Rino Anto, Lalchhuanmawia, Udanta Singh, Lalthuammawia Ralte, C. K. Vineeth, Beikhokhei Beingaichho, and Siam Hanghal. In July 2015, Bengaluru brought in India international midfielder Alwyn George from Dempo.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
In October 2015, Bengaluru signed Indian youth international defender Salam Ranjan Singh on loan from Pune. The next month, the club completed the triple signing of youth internationals Nishu Kumar, Malsawmzuala, and Daniel Lalhlimpuia from the AIFF Elite Academy. Bengaluru then completed their signings in December 2015, bringing in goalkeeper Amrinder Singh on loan from Pune.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Background
Prior to the start of the season, Westwood stated that the club "managed to work fairly consistently over the last four weeks. Got some new boys in and it’s always nice to have new faces to push the ones that are here who are getting a little comfortable. We’re stronger...".


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season
To prepare for the upcoming season, Bengaluru played two friendlies in August against the India under-19 side. In their first match on 8 August 2015, Bengaluru won 5–2 with Sunil Chhetri opening the scoring the 5th minute. The India under-19 side then scored two goals before halftime and went into the break with the 2–1 lead. In the second half, Bengaluru came back and scored four goals through Alwyn George, N.S. Manju, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, and Robin Singh. Bengaluru's second match against the under-19 side was on 12 August. Bengaluru once again went into halftime down, losing 1–0 at the break, but managed to score five in the second half to win 5–2 again.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season
In addition to the two friendly matches, Bengaluru also participated in the 2015–16 Bangalore Super Division to prepare for the I-League season. One of the matches included an 11–0 victory over Income Tax on 27 December 2015.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru kicked off their season with an away game against Salgaocar on 9 January 2016. Bengaluru took an early lead when C.K. Vineeth put a pass from Kim Song-Yong in the net. However, just before the half time, Jackichand Singh was brought down by Eugeneson Lyngdoh in the penalty area and Salgaocar were awarded the penalty. Darryl Duffy converted the penalty and equalized for Salgaocar. In the second half, Sunil Chhetri converted the free-kick into the goal in 61st minute and Bengaluru FC won the game 2–1, registering their sixth consecutive win against Salgaocar in all competitions.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru played the next game against I-League debutant Aizawl F.C.. Curtis Osano's header from Keegan Pereira's free-kick in 27th minute was enough for Bengaluru to secure three points. In the first home game of the season, Bengaluru played Shillong Lajong. C.K. Vineeth registered the fastest goal of the season (38 seconds) for Bengaluru. Bengaluru doubled the lead when Kim Song-Yong scored his first goal for the team in 35th minute. Kim scored the brace in the 60th minute and Bengaluru reached the top of the table with the 3–0 and the third consecutive win.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In the next away game against Mumbai F.C., Bengaluru quickly conceded the lead as Arata Izumi and Son Min-chol scored a goal each within 11 minutes. In spite of fair possession and counter-attack, Bengaluru couldn't convert their chances and faced the first loss of the season. The loss also ended Bengaluru FC's unbeaten streak of 16 games in the league dating back to previous season's game against Sporting Clube de Goa on 28 February 2015. In the month's last game, Bengaluru FC faced East Bengal and registered their first every away victory against the Kolkata side with a solitary goal by the captain Sunil Chhetri in the 60th minute and finished the month at the top of the table.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru FC flagged February off with a home game against Sporting Clube de Goa. After missing an early chance, Bengaluru lost the lead when Odafa Onyeka Okolie scored in the 9th minute. Bengaluru's attack were unable to convert chances against 10-men Sporting until C.K. Vineeth found the back of the net in 64th minute. However, the home team's joy was short lived as Odafa completed his brace in 74th minute and Bengaluru faced first loss at home in the season. In the next home game Bengaluru FC faced I-League debutant DSK Shivajians F.C..


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru were leading 2–0 with a goal each from Sunil Chhetri and Kim Song-Yong, but due to a defensive error from Bengaluru FC, DSK Shivajians pulled one back by a goal from ex-Bengaluru player Sampath Kuttymani, just before the half time. Bengaluru FC finished the game 4–1 with two more goals in the second half from substitutes Shankar Sampingiraj and Seminlen Doungel, and reclaimed the top spot. In the next game against the defending champion, Mohun Bagan, after the goalless first half, Lalchhuanmawia was sent off by the referee.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Jeje Lalpekhlua finally broke the deadlock in 73rd minute from Cornell Glenn's pass. Mohun Bagan doubled the lead by Sony Norde's goal and Bengaluru FC faced second defeat at home and third defeat of the season. After facing a string of defeats, Bengaluru FC got back to winning ways against Aizawl F.C., when C.K. Vineeth's second half goal was enough to secure 3 points.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru played the solo game I-League game in March against Shillong Lajong F.C. on 2 March 2016. Man of the match Udanta Singh scored his first ever goal in the I-League and gave Bengaluru FC the lead in the 36th minute. Bengaluru then maintained the lead with solid defending and sealed the game in 82nd minute when Kim Song-Yong's header doubled the lead from the corner kick of Udanta Singh.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru played the first game of April against Mumbai F.C.. Bengaluru's attack did not yield any results in the first half and remained goalless. Bengaluru continued the attack in the second half. After series of missed chances and almost a penalty, the substitute Daniel Lalhlimpuia broke the deadlock in 81st minute and Bengaluru FC registered their first ever win against the Mumbai team. Playing the next game against DSK Shivajians F.C., Bengaluru FC had a chance to move to the top of the table with a win.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Returning from his injury Eugeneson Lyngdoh, gave the lead to the visitors in 34th minute from Sunil Chhetri's free kick, but 3 minutes later, Aser Pierrick Dipanda equalized and the score remained unchanged till the end of the game and Bengaluru FC remained in second position behind Mohun Bagan based on head-to-head record, with an extra game in the hand. Bengaluru FC next faced East Bengal F.C. in a potentially title deciding match on 10 April 2016. After starting aggressively, Bengaluru FC made a mistake in the midfield and Do Dong-hyun gave the lead to East Bengal in 27th minute.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
However, the lead was short lived as Eugeneson Lyngdoh brought Bengaluru FC on par in the next minute. Bengaluru continued the attack in the second half and they were rewarded with two more goals by Kim Song-Yong and Malsawmzuala. With the win, Bengaluru FC moved to the top of the table for the first time since February, and 2 points ahead of Mohun Bagan and 5 points ahead of East Bengal. With just 3 points required to seal the second title in three years, Bengaluru FC next faced Salgaocar on 18 April 2016.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Eugeneson Lyngdoh struck early in 8th minute to give the early lead to the blues. Seminlen Doungel sealed the game in 87th minute when taped Sunil Chhetri's pass in the net and Bengaluru FC registered seventh straight win against the Goan club and also won 2015–16 I-League title with one round to go. Reacting to the title win, the manager Ashley Westwood said:


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
This victory feels a lot better. In the first one, people said it was a fluke given it was our first year. We should have won the second year also as we were the best side by a mile. We went 13 games undefeated. and lost with three or four minutes to go. I wanted that to never happen again. We have won it at home, in front of our own fans and a game to spare. All along the season I said 32 points will win it, two points a game and that has been proven right. We haven't had the best squad and not the best individual talents. Individuals win you games and not the league. That's what has happened. You saw a really well oiled side, all players and staff pulling in the right direction wanting to force the ball over the line.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Having secured the title, Bengaluru FC played the last game of the season against the defending champions Mohun Bagan. Ashley Westwood fielded the reserve side and Bengaluru FC faced massive 5–0 defeat in the inconsequential game.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup
The draw for 2016 AFC Cup took place on 10 December 2015 and Bengaluru FC were placed in Group H alongside Malaysia Super League winner Johor Darul Ta'zim, Lao Premier League winner Lao Toyota FC and General Aung San Shield winner Ayeyawady United from Myanmar.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru FC started their campaign in the away game against Vietnamese team Lao Toyota F.C.. A defensive lapse by Curtis Osano and an excellent free-kick just outside the penalty box from Phatthana Syvilay meant that Bengaluru were trailing by 2–0 at the 30 minutes mark. In the second half, Lao Toyota were reduced to 10 men, but Bengaluru were unable to capitalize on the chances created. However, C.K. Vineeth pulled one back in the stoppage time, and the score ended at 2–1 in the favour of the home team.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
Injury-ridden Bengaluru FC faced defending AFC cup champions Johor Darul Ta'zim at home. The game was decided by a solitary goal from Mohd Safiq Rahim in 55th minute and Bengaluru succumbed to second consecutive defeat in the AFC cup. Bengaluru FC finally secured its first win against Ayeyawady United when the solitary goal from the captain Sunil Chhetri in the first half was enough to secure 0–1 win for the team.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
In the second half of the group stage, Bengaluru FC resumed the campaign against Ayeyawady United at home. In what turned out to be the highest scoring match involving Bengaluru FC, the home team won the game 5–3 in spite of missed chances and defensive blunders. Bengaluru FC registered their third consecutive win in the group stage with 2–1 home win against Lao Toyota. A goal each from Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Kim Song-Yong in each half took Bengaluru FC to a win and with the win the team also advanced to round of 16 for the second year in running. In the final game of the group stage, Bengaluru FC faced the group leader Johor Darul Ta'zim, who maintained their perfect record against Bengaluru FC with 3–0 win and handed them their third consecutive defeat.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Knock-out stage
Bengaluru FC faced Hong Kong team Kitchee SC, the group F winner, in the single-legged round of 16 game at the Mong Kok Stadium. After conceding early lead in 7th minute, Bengaluru FC came back strong and Sunil Chhetri scored two goals in succession. However, Kitchee equalized just before the half time and the first half ended at 2–2. Daniel Lalhlimpuia struck immediately in the second half and gave the lead back to Bengaluru FC in 51st minute. Even though Bengaluru FC missed a few easy chances in the second half, they managed to hold on to the lead and entered quarter-finals for the first time, played during 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup
As the winner of 2015–16 I-League, Bengaluru FC were paired against 8th ranked team Aizawl F.C. for the quarter-final round. On 30 April 2016, in the first leg of quarter finals, Bengaluru FC took an early lead in 15th minute with a goal from Eugeneson Lyngdoh, however Alfred Jaryan equalized for the home team in 38th minute. Aizawl struck the final blow in the dying minutes when Joel Sunday scored the winner for the home team, leaving Bengaluru FC trailing after the first leg. Bengaluru FC suffered a shock defeat in the home leg as well, as the team went down 2–3 to Aizawl. C.K. Vineeth's first half equalizer and Sunil Chhetri's successful penalty proved insufficient as Bengaluru FC were ousted from the Federation cup on 3–5 aggregate loss.


2015–16 Bengaluru FC season, Accolades
Ashley Westwood was adjudged Best Coach of I-League by All India Football Federation, whereas John Johnson won the Best Defender, Eugeneson Lyngdoh won the Best Midfielder, and Amrinder Singh won the Best Goalkeeper awards. Ashley Westwood was chosen as the Coach of the Year and Udanta Singh as Young Player of the Year by Football Players' Association of India. Bengaluru FC were also awarded Best Organizers by the I-League for the 2015–16 season. At Bengaluru FC award night, John Johnson was Players' Player of the season, and Rino Anto was awarded Fans' player of the season.


2015–16 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2015–16 season of the Bermudian Premier Division (also known as the Cingular Wireless Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 53rd season of top-tier football in Bermuda. It started on 27 September 2015 and finished on 10 April 2016. Somerset Trojans were the defending champions, having won their 10th top tier title last season. Dandy Town Hornets won their 8th title this season.


2015–16 Bermudian Premier Division, Changes from 2014–15
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Flanagan's Onions and St. George's Colts were relegated after finishing 9th and 10th in the competition. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the First Division, Boulevard Blazers and Devonshire Colts.


2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to Savannah State.


2015–16 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2015–16 season will be the 112th year of Beşiktaş J.K. and their 57th consecutive year in the Süper Lig.


2015–16 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Club, Grounds
Atatürk Olympic Stadium and Fatih Terim Stadium is the home stadium for Beşiktaş; however, their new home stadium, the Vodafone Park, will finish construction in 2016.


2015–16 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Club, Kit
Uniform Manufacturer: Adidas Chest Advertising's: Vodafone Back Advertising's: Beko Arm Advertising's: Kalde Short Advertising's: Coca-Cola


2015–16 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men started on Wednesday 2 December 2015 in Östersund and finished on Thursday 10 March 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Competition format
The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on Thursday December 3, 2015 in Östersund and finished on March 9, 2016 at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. The defending titlist Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland finished on the 8th place. Dorothea Wierer of Italy won the title.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women, Competition format
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men started on Sunday December 20, 2015 in Pokljuka and  finished on Sunday March 20, 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist is Anton Shipulin of Russia.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on Sunday December 20, 2015 in Pokljuka and will finish on Sunday March 20, 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist is Franziska Preuß of Germany.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line. All biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
The distance of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (If a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5). As in sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay started on Sunday 29 November 2015 in Östersund and finished on Thursday 3 March 2016 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending team was Norway.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Legs 1 and 2 are skied by the women, and legs 3 and 4 by the men. The women's legs are 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and men's legs are 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi). Every athlete's leg is skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants all start at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The single mixed relay involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot. The female biathletes all start the race at the same time and complete one 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) leg before exchanging with their male counterparts who complete one 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) leg before exchanging again with the female skier who after completing another leg switches again with the male biathlete who completes the race. The rules regarding shooting are the same as in the regular mixed relay.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men, Standings
For each event, a first place gives 60 points, a 2nd place 54 pts, a 3rd place 48 pts, a 4th place 43 pts, a fifth place 40 pts, a 6th place 38 pts, 7th 36 pts 8th 34 points, 9th 32 points, 10th 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, minus the points from  2 events in which the biathlete got the worst scores, gives the biathlete's total WC score.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women, Standings
For each event, a first place gives 60 points, a 2nd place 54 pts, a 3rd place 48 pts, a 4th place 43 pts, a fifth place 40 pts, a 6th place 38 pts, 7th 36 pts 8th 34 points, 9th 32 points, 10th 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, minus the points from  2 events in which the biathlete got the worst scores, gives the biathlete's total WC score.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men started on Thursday December 3, 2015 in Östersund and will finish in March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist is Martin Fourcade of France.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
The 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Thursday December 3, 2015 in Östersund and finished on March 19, 2016, in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland finished on the 4th place. Gabriela Soukalová of the Czech Republic won the title.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men started on Sunday November 29, 2015 in Hochfilzen and will finish on March 12, 2016 at the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete leg skied over three laps of 2.5 km, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women started on Sunday December 13, 2015 in Hochfilzen and will finish on March 12, 2016 at the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete leg skied over three laps of 2 km, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men started on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Östersund and finished in 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Martin Fourcade of France is the defending titlist.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on Saturday December 5, 2015 in Östersund and finished on March 17, 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist Darya Domracheva of Belarus missed the season due to illness. Gabriela Soukalová of the Czech Republic won the title.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women, Competition format
The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and was held in Östersund, Sweden, from 29 November until 6 December 2015.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 was held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 11 December until 13 December 2015.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3  was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 17 December until 20 December 2015.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4 was held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 8 January until 10 January 2016. It had been scheduled to be held in Oberhof, but due to lack of snow it was relocated in Ruhpolding.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5 was held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 13 January until 17 January 2016.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 was held in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, from 21 January until 24 January 2016.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7 was held in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, from 4 February until 7 February 2016.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8 was held in Presque Isle, Maine, United States, from 11 February until 13 February 2016.


2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 17 March until 20 March 2016. Due to strong winds on the final day of competition, which caused a light pole to collapse onto the shooting range, the men's and women's mass start events were cancelled.


2015–16 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball season was the 20th season of basketball for the Big 12 Conference. Team practices began in October 2015, followed by the start of the regular season on November 13. Conference play began on January 2, 2016, and concluded on March 5. Kansas won their 12th straight Big 12 regular season championship by finishing 33–5 overall and 15–3 in conference play, two games ahead of second-place West Virginia. The 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 2016 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Kansas won the tournament for the 10th time in school history.


2015–16 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
Buddy Hield of Oklahoma was named Big 12 Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and became just the third player in conference history to be named the National college player of the year.


2015–16 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
Seven schools were awarded a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa State each reached the Sweet 16, with Oklahoma advancing all the way to the Final four before losing to the eventual champions Villanova.


2015–16 Big Bash League season
The 2015–16 Big Bash League season (BBL|05) was the fifth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 17 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.


2015–16 Big Bash League season
The BBL title was won by the Sydney Thunder, who defeated the Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final to claim their first title. The Perth Scorchers, who had been seeking a third successive title, lost to the Stars in the semi-final thus making this the only season to date that the Scorchers failed to make the final. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, making 378 runs from eight matches, and was named player of the tournament. The leading wicket-taker was Clint McKay of the Thunder, who took 18 wickets from ten matches. Travis Head of the Adelaide Strikers was named the best player under 25, scoring 299 runs and taking six wickets.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Semi Finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, Notable events
The opening Sydney Derby match was played for the "Batting for Change Trophy" at Spotless Stadium. The match saw both the sides earning money for the Batting for Change charity with every six hit. Players had pledged to donate a total of $775 for each six hit during the match, as part of the Batting for Change cause set up by Sydney Sixers' player Ryan Carters.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, Notable events
The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at The Furnace saw the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gear instead of their original gear as a part of BBL's new partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, TV audience
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten. Network Ten's BBL coverage has become a regular feature of Australian summers and attracted an average audience of 1.13 million for each match in Australia this season, an 18% increase on the previous season. A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched the BBL matches in Australia, out of which 39% were females.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, TV audience
The opening Sydney Derby match attracted more a peak audience of 1.53 million. A peak audience of 1.05 million watched the second innings of the match in the five major capital cities, making it then the highest-rating non-finals match in BBL history. This record was broken in the last match between Renegades and Strikers when Session 2 was watched by an average audience of 1.36 million, which peaked at 1.67 million.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, TV audience
The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. This was the first time that the ratings for a BBL match crossed the 2 million mark.


2015–16 Big Bash League season, TV audience
Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season in Australia.


2015–16 Big Bash League season squads
The 2015–16 Big Bash League season is the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team can sign a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the 37th year in the conference's history, but the third as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began on December 30, 2015, and concluded in March with the 2016 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Villanova won the regular season championship by two games over Xavier with a 16–2 conference record. However, Seton Hall, who finished in third, won the Big East Tournament, defeating Villanova in the championship game. Providence's Kris Dunn was named the conference's player of the year for the second straight year, while Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and Villanova coach Jay Wright shared coach of the year.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Creighton received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and lost in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence and Butler all received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Only Villanova advanced past the Second Round of the Tournament. On April 4, Villanova defeated North Carolina in the National Championship game to win the school's second NCAA Championship. Ryan Arcidiacono was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Big East Tournament, Seeds
All 10 Big East schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2015–16 Big East Conference season record. The top 6 teams received a first round bye. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.


2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA tournament
The Big East Conference had five bids to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2015–16 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in March, 2016.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Indiana won the Big Ten regular season by two games over second place Michigan State. Four teams tied for third place.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Denzel Valentine was the Conference Player of the Year and won many national player of the year awards (splitting them with Buddy Hield). Valentine and Jarrod Uthoff were consensus All-Americans, while Yogi Ferrell also received some All-American recognition. Uthoff was named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, while Shavon Shields and Mike Gessell were also named Academic All-America. Tom Crean was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Following the season, Tom Izzo was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. After taking over for Bo Ryan midseason, Greg Gard was named the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award winner.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The Big Ten Tournament was held from March 9–13, 2016 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Michigan State won the tournament championship by defeating Purdue in the championship game. As a result, the Spartans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Seven Big Ten schools (Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan) were invited to the NCAA Tournament marking the sixth consecutive year the Big ten had at least six teams in the Tournament. The conference sent three teams to the Sweet Sixteen (Indiana, Maryland, and Wisconsin), marking the ninth consecutive season multiple Big Ten teams advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In the previous four seasons, at least one Big Ten team reached the Final Four, however no Big Ten team made it past the Sweet Sixteen. The conference achieved an 8–7 record in the Tournament. Ohio State also received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Nine Big Ten teams won 20 games on the season marking the first time in history this occurred.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
In late October some schools celebrated Midnight Madness. The Big Ten teams would begin their seasons between November 13 and 15.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
According to the Big Ten media, Melo Trimble was the preseason conference player of the year and he was joined on the All-Big Ten preseason team by James Blackmon, Jr., Yogi Ferrell, Jarrod Uthoff, Jake Layman, Caris LeVert, Denzel Valentine, A. J. Hammons, Nigel Hayes, and Bronson Koenig. Valentine, Hammons, Hayes and Trimble were all unanimous selections. According to the Big Ten Network, the preseason All-Big Ten team was composed of Trimble, Ferrell, Hayes, LeVert, and Valentine. Trimble, Ferrell, and Hayes were unanimous.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason watchlists
The following players were selected to the 5 major positional preseason 20-man watch lists announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason watchlists
Ferrell, Hayes, Valentine and Trimble were selected to the 30-man Lute Olson Award preseason watchlist.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason watchlists
Blackmon, Ferrel, Hammons, Hayes, Koenig, Layman, LeVert, Trimble, Valentine and Williams all made the initial 50-man John R. Wooden Award watch list on November 17. On December 2, the 50-man Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist, 33-man Robertson Trophy watchlist and 18-man Wayman Tisdale Award watchlist were announced. Naismith honorees were Ferrel, Hammons, Hayes, LeVert, Swanigan, Trimble, and Valentine. Robertson honorees were Ferrel, Hayes, LeVert, Trimble, and Valentine. Swanigan was the lone Tisdale honoree from the Big Ten. Iowa's Mike Gesell, Maryland's Varun Ram, Michigan's Spike Albrecht, Nebraska's Shavon Shields, Purdue's Rapheal Davis, Rutgers' Greg Lewis and Wisconsin's Hayes were named Allstate Good Works Team nominees.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-American teams
On October 6, CBS Sports announced its preseason All-American team, which included Trimble and Hayes on its 2nd team and Valentine on its 3rd team. Sporting News selected Hayes to its preseason All-American first team, Ferrell to its second team, and Trimble to its third team. Trimble was an Athlon Sports Preseason All-American 1st team selection, while Hayes, Ferrell and LeVert were 3rd team selections. Lindy's Sports did not name an All-America team, but did rank all college basketball players by position and presented a top 25 list at each position.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-American teams
It included Hayes as the top power forward and Trimble as the third best point guard. Hayes, Valentine and Trimble were second team selections by Sports Illustrated. On November 3, NBC Sports included Valentine and Trimble on its preseason All-American 2nd team. Trimble, Ferrell and Hayes were 1st, 2nd and 3rd team selections respectively by USA Today. Trimble, Valentine and Hayes were all third team selections by Bleacher Report. Trimble was one vote shy of tying Ben Simmons for the fifth and final spot on the Associated Press pre-season All-American team. No Big Ten player made the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook preseason All-America first team.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason polls
Maryland was the unanimous selection by the Big Ten Network to top the preseason conference rankings.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason polls
The Big Ten had 5 teams ranked in the preseason Coaches' Poll (Maryland at No. 3, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Indiana, No. 17 Wisconsin and Purdue, which was tied for No. 24) and six in the preseason AP Poll (Maryland at No. 3, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Indiana, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 23 Purdue and No. 25 Michigan).


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason polls
According to Athlon Sports, the preseason top 25 included Maryland (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 12), Purdue (No. 16), Indiana (No. 17), Wisconsin (No. 19), and Michigan (No. 22). CBS Sports listed Maryland (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 11), Indiana (No. 13), Wisconsin (No. 17), and Purdue (No. 26) in its preseason rankings. Sporting News ranked five Big Ten Teams among its Top 25: Indiana (No. 3), Indiana (No. 15), Michigan (No. 18), Wisconsin (No. 20) and Michigan State (No. 23).


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason polls
Lindy's Sports ranked Maryland number 1, Indiana number 4, Purdue number 21 and Michigan State number 23 in its top 25. Michigan was among the other 15 teams mentioned (at number 33). NBC Sports ranked Maryland 2, Michigan State 9, Indiana 14, Michigan 17, Purdue 21 and Wisconsin 25. ESPN's 10-person panel selected Maryland number 1, Indiana 14, Michigan State 15, Wisconsin 17, Michigan 22, and Purdue 24. Sports Illustrated ranked all 351 teams. The following teams were in its top 25: Maryland 5, Indiana 14, and Michigan State 15 (but also listed 3 Big Ten teams in positions 26–28).


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason polls
Bleacher Report ranked Maryland 4, Indiana 12, Michigan State 13 and Purdue 18. Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook selected Maryland 2, Indiana 13, Michigan State 15, Michigan 17 and Purdue 19. The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) ranked 1. Maryland (8); 13. Indiana; 15. Michigan State; 18. Purdue; 23. Michigan; and 25. Wisconsin.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference schedules
Before the season, it was announced that the Big Ten Network would televise 75 games including 9 straight Wednesday doubleheaders and regular Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders. The schedule also included an extensive slate of ESPN Inc. family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU) Tuesday and Thursday night of the conference season coverage and CBS Sports scheduled games for Saturday or Sunday afternoons starting January 10, 2016. CBS will carry the semifinals and finals of the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, marking the 19th consecutive year that they have covered the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference schedules
All teams begin a balanced 18-game conference game schedule during the week of December 28 – January 3 in which teams play home and away against 5 teams, home against 4 teams and away against the remaining 4 opponents. On January 30, the conference scheduled its inaugural annual "Super Saturday – College Hoops & Hockey" doubleheader featuring a basketball game between Michigan and Penn State followed by a hockey game between the teams from the same schools at Madison Square Garden.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
The Big Ten had 5 teams ranked (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, and Wisconsin) and 3 others (Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio State) receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll. It had 6 teams ranked (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, and Wisconsin)in the preseason AP Poll and 1 other (Iowa) receiving votes. Wisconsin dropped from the ranking by Week 2, while Michigan dropped in Week 3, and Indiana went unranked in Week 4. Michigan State ascended to the number 1 ranking in the fifth week of the season and has retained the number 1 ranking for three consecutive weeks.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Players of the week
On November 17 in the Champions Classic, Denzel Valentine led Michigan State over Kansas by posting the first triple-double of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. On January 5, Diamond Stone was named national freshman of the week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Midseason watchlists
LeVert, Trimble, Uthoff and Valentine were among the 25 players included in the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List on January 13. On January 19, 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates were named including Rapheal Davis, Mike Gesell, Shavon Shields, and Valentine. The January 25, 20-man Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch list included Ferrell, Trimble, Uthoff, and Valentine, while the 10-man Integris Wayman Tisdale Award midseason watch lists named Stone and Swanigan. On February 1, Ferrell and Trimble were among the 10 mid-season finalists for the Cousy Award.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Midseason watchlists
On February 2, Malcolm Hill and Levert were among the 10 mid-season finalists for the West Award. On February 3, Valentine and Hayes were among the 10 mid-season finalists for the Erving Award. On February 5, Hammons was among the 10 mid-season finalists for the Jabbar Award. Shavon Shields was named an Allstate NABC Good Works Team selections on February 9. Mike Gesell, Jarrod Uthoff, Colby Wollenman and Shavon Shields were named 2015-16 CoSIDA Academic-All District selections on February 11, making it two straight seasons that each was among the 40 finalists for the 15-man Academic All-America team.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Midseason watchlists
On that same day Ferrell, Hammons, Trimble, Uthoff and Valentine were included in the Naismith Award Late season Top 35 Watch List. Ferrell, Trimble, Uthoff and Valentine were included in the Wooden Award Late season Top 20 Watch List on February 12. On the same day, Tom Izzo, Bo Ryan and Lefty Driesell were named finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On February 18, Valentine was named one of 10 senior finalists for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award. On February 29, Valentine and Uthoff were among the 11 finalists for the Robertson Trophy. Valentine was named one of four finalists for the Naismith Player of the Year Trophy on March 20, while Crean was named one of four finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. Valentine and Ferrell were among the 10 finalist for the Wooden Award on March 29.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball's Tom Izzo was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. After taking over for Bo Ryan midseason, Greg Gard was named the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award winner.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Valentine earned numerous National Player of the Year awards: NABC Player of the Year, Basketball Times, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and NBC Sports. He earned the Senior CLASS Award as the outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men's basketball. Valentine was recognized as the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award winner. He also earned the Lute Olson Award as the most outstanding non-freshman men's college basketball player in NCAA Division I competition.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Uthoff was named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year and was joined on the Academic All-America first team by Shields. Gessell was named to the second team.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Valentine, Uthoff and Ferrell received broad support as 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans. USA Today and ESPN named Valentine (1st team), Ferrell (2nd team) and Uthoff (3rd team) All-Americans. NBC Sports and Sporting News selected Valentine (1st team), Ferrell (2nd team) and Uthoff (2nd team). USBWA named Valentine a first team selection and Uthoff a second team selection. Sports Illustrated named Valentine a first team selection and Ferrell, Uthoff and Trimble as honorable mentions. NABC and Associated Press named Valentine to their first teams and Ferrell and Uthoff to their third teams. CBS Sports selected Valentine to its first team and Ferrell to its third team.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
With an average attendance of 12,555 fans per game, including home games and the 2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, the Big Ten Conference led the nation in men's basketball attendance for the 40th consecutive season according to the NCAA.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Big Ten Awards and Teams
On March 7, The Big Ten announced most of its conference awards. Valentine was also named the Big Ten Athlete of the Year on June 22.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 25, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, USBWA
On March 8, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2015–16 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA tournament
The Big Ten Conference had seven bids to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
Ohio State earned the lone NIT bid for the conference.


2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, 2016 NBA Draft
The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors or graduate students: Yogi Ferrell, Denzel Valentine, Jarrod Uthoff, A. J. Hammons, Bryn Forbes, Shavon Shields, Matt Costello and Brandon Taylor. The following players were invited to the NBA Draft Combine: Robert Carter, Deyonta Davis, Hammons, Jake Layman, Caris LeVert, Diamond Stone, Caleb Swanigan, Melo Trimble, Valentine, Nigel Hayes, and Troy Williams.


2015–16 Bilbao Athletic season
The 2015–16 season was the 52nd season in the existence of Bilbao Athletic and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football since the 1995–96 campaign 20 years earlier. During this season, Bilbao Athletic participated in the Segunda División, and also entered the season's edition of the invitational Premier League International Cup for age-restricted teams.


2015–16 Bilbao Athletic season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Bilbao Basket season
The 2015–16 season is Dominion Bilbao Basket's 16th in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball. Bilbao is involved in three competitions.


2015–16 Bilbao Basket season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team  represented Binghamton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by fourth year head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to New Hampshire.


2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by second year head coach Linda Cimino and played their home games at Binghamton University Events Center. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a 3-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Women's Tournament where they lost to Albany.


2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WNBF and .


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 113th season in the English football league system and fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship. It covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Their Championship record, of 63 points accrued via 16 wins, 15 draws and 15 losses resulting in a tenth-place finish, was exactly the same as in 2014–15. Tenth was the lowest position the team had occupied all season. The average attendance at league matches, of 17,602, was some 9% higher than in 2014–15.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season
As with all clubs in the top two tiers of English football, Birmingham entered the 2015–16 FA Cup in the third round; they lost in that round at home to Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. In the League Cup, they progressed through two rounds before being eliminated by Aston Villa, also of the Premier League, in the third.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season
Thirty-two players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, of whom six were loan signings and one was registered on a short-term contract; there were eighteen different goalscorers. Team captain Michael Morrison appeared in 49 of the club's 50 fixtures over the season, and played in every minute of the 46 Championship matches. Clayton Donaldson was top goalscorer with 11 goals, all of which were scored in league competition.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
After narrowly avoiding relegation to League One in 2014, a poor start to the 2014–15 season with only two wins by mid-October brought manager Lee Clark the sack. Under caretaker management, the team lost 8–0 at home to AFC Bournemouth to drop to 23rd place in the table. Burton Albion manager and former Birmingham player Gary Rowett took over, strengthened the defence by bringing in Charlton Athletic's Michael Morrison, initially on loan, and, with the aid of other loan signings including Italian international forward Diego Fabbrini, led them to a 10th-place finish.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
First-team players released at the end of the 2014–15 season included Callum Reilly, Nikola Žigić, Matt Green, Olly Lee, Gavin Gunning, youngsters Amari'i Bell and Will Packwood, and long-serving goalkeeper Colin Doyle. First-choice goalkeeper Darren Randolph chose to leave when his contract expired. Free-transfer signings for 2015–16 included winger Jacques Maghoma, previously with Sheffield Wednesday, and two goalkeepers, Adam Legzdins, who started his career with Birmingham but never played for their first team, and former Polish international Tomasz Kuszczak.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Undisclosed fees were paid for Groningen's KNVB Cup-winning captain Maikel Kieftenbeld, a Dutch under-21 international defensive midfielder, and Danish forward Nicolai Brock-Madsen; the release clause on Kieftenbeld's contract was widely reported at €250,000, and according to BBC Sport, the fee for Brock-Madsen was "believed to be in the region of £500,000, with possible add-ons taking it up to £1m." Birmingham made one loan signing: attacking midfielder Jon Toral joined from Arsenal for the season.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Out-of-contract players who signed new contracts included club captain Paul Robinson, experienced defender Jonathan Spector, and youngsters Nick Townsend, Charlee Adams, Koby Arthur and Viv Solomon-Otabor, the club extended the contracts of defenders Jonathan Grounds and Paul Caddis, top scorer Clayton Donaldson, attacking midfielder Andy Shinnie, and wingers David Cotterill and the in-demand Demarai Gray.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
In connection with the club's 140th anniversary in 2015–16, both home and away kits echoed the past. The home kit reproduced the original shirt from 1875, blue with a white sash, with white shorts and blue socks; supporters could pay for their names to be woven into the sash. The away kit reprised the "German flag" kit worn very occasionally in the 1970s, with a yellow right side and sleeve, a broad red central panel, and black left side and sleeve, black shorts and yellow socks with black tops. Both shirts carried intertwined club initials instead of the globe and ball badge. The kits, supplied by Carbrini, bore the logo of sponsors EZE Group, an entertainment and leisure company.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
After a training camp in mainland Europe, Birmingham City's pre-season programme continued with friendly matches away to Nuneaton Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Northampton Town, Shrewsbury Town and Burton Albion. They also faced Benfica B at St George's Park. Their only home friendly was against Leicester City.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
Unlike in recent seasons, there were only three debutants in the opening-day fixture, at home to Reading. With all senior players available for selection, the team lined up in manager Gary Rowett's preferred 4–2–3–1 formation with Kuszczak in goal, Caddis and Grounds at full back, Spector and Morrison at centre back, Kieftenbeld alongside Stephen Gleeson in defensive midfield, Gray and Cotterill as wide midfielders, and Toral in support of lone striker Donaldson. Either side of half-time, Birmingham took a two-goal lead via Cotterill's deflected free kick and Toral's header from Donaldson's cross. Kuszczak's fumble led to the visitors making the score 2–1, but well into stoppage time, substitute David Davis's challenge conceded a penalty. Kuszcazk atoned for his earlier error by parrying the kick, and Reading's Simon Cox failed to convert the rebound.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
Away to Burnley, Birmingham twice took the lead, first when Toral ran on to Donaldson's through ball and finished with a first-time shot from the edge of the penalty area, and then via Caddis's penalty, and Cotterill hit the post with a free kick, but with five minutes left, Matt Taylor's powerful free kick earned the hosts a point. Birmingham's penalty caused controversy: there seemed to be little contact by the defender on Donaldson, whose post-match claim that "You get told if you get a slight touch go down" prompted accusations of cheating. The visit to Brentford, scheduled for 18 August, was postponed six days before the scheduled date of 18 August because the hosts needed to re-lay the Griffin Park pitch on an emergency basis. Unusually, they agreed to reimburse supporters for non-refundable travel costs already incurred.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
Against Derby County, Gleeson's deflected shot from distance – his first goal for the club – gave Birmingham the lead, which Toral should have increased, but the visitors equalised after an hour, had striker Chris Martin yellow-carded for simulation when he appeared to have been fouled inside the area, and hit the frame of the goal three times, including an excellent save from Kuszczak to turn Andi Weimann's shot onto the post and catch the rebound.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
After the game, Rowett made comparisons with some of the richer clubs in the division, claiming that although his "team of free transfers and players bought with someone’s pocket money" were "more than matching teams", they were "always disappointed coming in we haven't done a little bit more." The second goal of Gleeson's Birmingham career opened the scoring in the club's first League visit to his former club, Milton Keynes Dons: he curled Donaldson's cutback over the goalkeeper into the corner of the net. Later in the game, he was stretchered off with an ankle injury that proved less serious than initially feared. To complete a 2–0 win, substitute Maghoma ran on to Donaldson's through ball and placed it wide of the goalkeeper.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
Donaldson – Birmingham's leading scorer in 2014–15 – made up for this season's goal drought with a first-half hat-trick at home to Bristol City. The third goal came from a penalty awarded for a foul on Toral; Bristol City's manager, Steve Cotterill, thought Toral should have been booked for simulation. Regular penalty-taker Caddis allowed Donaldson to take the kick to complete his hat-trick, and a Grounds header completed a 4–2 win.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
After five league matches with an unchanged starting eleven, Rowett brought in Maghoma for Gray for the visit of Nottingham Forest, who inflicted Birmingham's first defeat of the season and became the first team to prevent them scoring. Forest scored after 54 minutes, after which Gray and league debutants Brock-Madsen and Solomon-Otabor entered the game, but in vain. Rowett was disappointed by the way the team "became a little frantic and a little bit too hurried and desperate on the ball and did not show enough quality."


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
Neal Eardley, returning to league football after nearly a year out injured, lasted 44 minutes of the visit to Ipswich Town before dislocating his shoulder. On his first start of the season, Shinnie exploited a defensive error to play Cotterill in for the opening goal, which was equalised ten minutes later via a penalty awarded against Spector, a decision that divided opinion. The flatness of their second consecutive home defeat, 2–0 to bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United, was arguably a reaction to the midweek League Cup defeat at Aston Villa.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, August–September
September ended with the rearranged visit to Brentford; since the original date, the club had sold their 2014–15 top scorer Andre Gray, sacked their manager, and appointed former Birmingham captain Lee Carsley in his place. With Shinnie injured, Rowett brought Davis into a three-man defensive midfield, and unexpectedly gave club captain Robinson his first league start in several months. A 2–0 win via Morrison's header from a corner and Gleeson's long ball that Donaldson chipped over the goalkeeper left Birmingham in fifth place, six points behind leaders Brighton & Hove Albion.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
Birmingham prolonged Leeds United's run without a home win courtesy of a fine performance by Gray, capped by a powerful shot from inside the penalty area for his first goal of the season, two saves by Kuszczak, and a stoppage-time goal from substitute Maghoma.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
Their own winning run continued at home to Queens Park Rangers, when they came from behind via Robinson's header from Gray's free kick – his second goal for the club in 127 matches – and a second-half penalty converted by Caddis after Donaldson was fouled, and away to bottom club Bolton Wanderers, when Robinson and Gray repeated their partnership for the only goal of the match after 20 minutes.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
What the BBC's reporter called "some desperate Blues defending", aided by the introduction of Spector as a sweeper to protect the back four, helped Birmingham hold their lead and go second in the table. Rowett retained that formation for the visit to Hull City, but the hosts profited from the additional freedom available to their midfield and won 2–0. On the anniversary of Rowett's first match in charge, a goalless draw away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham lost 2–0 at home to the same opponents. He was critical of the team's lack of quality, feeling they "needed to be more inventive and show more composure on the ball."


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
Birmingham's first home clean sheet of the season combined with a third consecutive failure to score produced a goalless draw at home to 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers, marred by an injury to Cotterill's knee that kept him out of Championship football until February. A free-flowing performance and five goals away followed against a defensively poor Fulham side. In stoppage time, Solomon-Otabor scored his first senior goal: after a run down the left, "a neat turn that left Richard Stearman on his backside was followed by a clinical finish".


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
Donaldson returned from making his international debut for Jamaica with a groin injury that was predicted to keep him out for six weeks. Rowett suggested the damage could have been less serious had Donaldson not played the whole match despite being obviously unfit, but Jamaica coach Winfried Schäfer said the player had insisted on continuing. The inexperienced Brock-Madsen led the line at home to Charlton Athletic.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, October–November
Their manager, Karel Fraeye, "aware that Birmingham struggle at home when they try to be dominant", fielded a well-organised team who scored from what Rowett described as "their only real chance on goal in the whole game." A defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion put the hosts top of the table and left Birmingham in sixth place going into December.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
Rowett's proactive changes at home to Huddersfield Town – adopting a 4–3–3 formation and a pressing style – were countered by the "worst start you could ever have", as Aston Villa fan and former Birmingham trainee Joe Lolley scored after 33 seconds; for the fourth game running, Birmingham could not do the same, and suffered their third consecutive defeat. With loanee James Vaughan leading the line, Birmingham played out a goalless draw at Middlesbrough in wet and windy conditions; according to the BBC's reporter, Morrison "should have won it when he headed wide late on".


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
A penalty, awarded in first-half stoppage time for handball when the ball appeared to strike the "offender" in the face, was converted by substitute Caddis to secure Birmingham's first league win since 7 November.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
Defensive errors led to a 3–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, and the last fixture of 2015, at home to Milton Keynes Dons, saw the return to the starting eleven of Donaldson and a 1–0 win courtesy of Maghoma, who "performed not one but two cut-backs, sending six Dons players the wrong way before unleashing a fierce strike into the roof of the net", which took Birmingham into the new year ninth in the table.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
Despite the absence of Gray – on the verge of completing a £3.5 million transfer to Premier League club Leicester City – and a first-half injury to Donaldson, Birmingham secured a 2–1 win at home to Brentford via Kieftenbeld's 89th-minute winner. He won the ball in midfield, played it through to Vaughan, and kept running; when Vaughan shot across goal, Kieftenbeld arrived at the far post just in time to slide the ball home for his first goal for the club.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
A draw at Nottingham Forest preceded a 3–0 win at third-placed Derby County by a Birmingham side described by the Observer's reporter as "tight at the back, and clinical in attack". Kieftenbeld completed the win by "crashing home a brilliant first-time volley from the edge of the area", a feat he repeated in the next match, also 3–0, at home to Ipswich Town.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, December–January
The second goal in that match, when "Kuszczak launched a free kick down the middle, Clayton Donaldson headed on and before the ball hit the ground Toral fired a dipping volley over the goalkeeper from 25 yards", earned its scorer the club's Goal of the Season award. A goalless draw at Bristol City meant Birmingham went through January unbeaten with eleven points from their five matches, which brought the team back into the play-off positions and earned Rowett a nomination for Championship Manager of the Month to add to Kieftenbeld's Player of the Month nomination. They lost out to Hull City's Steve Bruce and Abel Hernández respectively.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, February–March
Donaldson scored his first goal since November in the fifth of thirteen minutes of first-half stoppage time, as a result of injuries to Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood and Sam Hutchinson, but the arrival of Atdhe Nuhiu as a second-half substitute changed the game and Gary Hooper's two goals in two minutes gave the visitors a win. Rotherham United marked the arrival of Neil Warnock as manager with two sendings-off in a goalless draw at home to Birmingham.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, February–March
A minute's applause in memory of former Birmingham manager Freddie Goodwin, who had led the team to promotion to the First Division in 1971–72 and twice reached the semifinals of the FA Cup, preceded the visit of struggling Bolton Wanderers. Having averted an imminent winding-up order by agreeing a takeover deal, they lost 1–0 at Birmingham to a Donaldson goal set up by Diego Fabbrini, making his first start since signing a permanent contract with the club. February ended with a poor first-half performance that was punished with a 2–0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, February–March
March began with second-placed Hull City's first loss of 2016 as former Birmingham defender Curtis Davies deflected Toral's shot past his own goalkeeper, but defeat at Blackburn Rovers dropped Birmingham to ninth position. A man-of-the-match performance from Davis, recalled to the starting eleven for the visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers, his former club, was spoilt only when Carl Ikeme made a "great save" to stop his powerful shot giving Birmingham a victory. Davis again nearly won the match at home to Fulham late on with a shot that hit the post, but another draw kept Birmingham in ninth, but now six points off the play-off places albeit with a game in hand.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
A rearranged schedule because of cup commitments or for television broadcast meant Birmingham had eight fixtures in 28 days in April, including home matches against the top three teams in the division. They began at Charlton Athletic, who were on the verge of relegation. After a delay caused by home fans throwing hundreds of sponge footballs onto the pitch as part of an ongoing protest against the club's ownership, Charlton won via a 94th-minute header from a corner when "everyone is back and two or three players were stood watching while their player heads it in."


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
With the loan window about to close, Birmingham signed Northern Ireland international striker Kyle Lafferty. The move was in both parties'interests: Rowett hoped to improve Birmingham's goalscoring and with it their chances of reaching the play-offs, and the player had hardly appeared for Norwich City, his parent club, and needed match fitness ahead of the upcoming European Championships. Lafferty returned from international duty with a groin injury, and it was rumoured that he would miss the rest of the season, but he was fit to start the home match against third-placed Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 April. He opened the scoring after 16 minutes with a tap-in following a goalkeeping error, but Brighton went on to win 2–1.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
Away to Reading, Donaldson headed home after two minutes for his first goal in six weeks, and Cotterill's free kick was parried into the path of Ryan Shotton to secure the win with his first goal for the club. Donaldson scored again three days later, but as a consolation with Birmingham already 2–0 down at home to Leeds United, the defeat left them nine points outside the play-off places. At home to second-placed Burnley, Rowett thought Birmingham were the better team.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
They equalised though Maghoma's header after Toral's shot was parried, and Grounds headed against the crossbar, but towards the end of the game Championship Player of the Year-elect Andre Gray was left unmarked and touched home a cross. It proved to be Toral's last appearance. He was sent off for a second yellow card in stoppage time, for a foul on former Birmingham loanee Lloyd Dyer, and then injured a hamstring in training that was to keep him out for the last few weeks of the season.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
He had scored eight goals – second behind Donaldson over the season – and provided three assists. After Donaldson's third and fourth goals since Lafferty's arrival gave Birmingham the lead at home to Preston North End, the visitors scored twice towards the end of the game to ensure that the play-offs were mathematically out of reach. According to Rowett, "the last 15 minutes was one of the weakest I've seen in a game", and he vowed to "make sure that I will not have players in the team who are happy with that kind of performance." Despite Huddersfield Town's statistical dominance, with 65% possession, 18 shots to 5 and 15 corners to 2, Birmingham again "squandered an advantage" given them by Cotterill's free kick to concede a late equaliser and come close to losing the match.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
Despite being rescheduled to a Friday night for live television, Birmingham's last home match of the season drew a season-high attendance of 21,380 – boosted by nearly 5,000 visiting supporters and encouraged by a newly formed "singing section" in the Tilton Road end of the ground – who saw an exciting 2–2 draw with Middlesbrough.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
Gleeson's powerful shot from distance opened the scoring after half an hour, but a few minutes later, Legzdins – in the team because Kuszczak had had surgery on his broken nose – "fumbled the ball as if it was a bar of soap" and Jordan Rhodes tapped in. In the second half, Albert Adomah gave the visitors the lead, Davis's well-placed shot from the edge of the penalty area – his first goal of the season – tied the scores, and a minute later, a Middlesbrough "winner" was disallowed for offside, apparently wrongly. Both goalkeepers made fine saves and both sides had other chances, but the draw was enough to take Middlesbrough top of the table by one point, although Burnley and Brighton both had a game in hand.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Championship, April–May
The season ended at Cardiff City. With Rowett prioritising players who would be at Birmingham in 2016–17, young midfielder Charlee Adams made his first start and the only loanee in the matchday squad was Shotton, who lost his starting place to Robinson. Morrison, making his 400th league appearance, completed the league season ever-present. Cotterill scored first, from distance, and Birmingham seemed comfortable until Anthony Pilkington took advantage of Grounds' failure to clear a cross. Both Fabbrini and Vaughan hit the post, and Craig Noone and Pilkington made goalline clearances from Cotterill's free kick and Vaughan's late header respectively. The match was drawn, and results elsewhere meant Birmingham finished tenth, with 16 wins and 15 draws, just as they had done in 2014–15. They had won just once in the last 12 matches of the campaign, and tenth was the lowest position they had occupied all season.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
As with all first- and second-tier teams, Birmingham entered the competition at the third-round (last-64) stage. They were drawn at home to Premier League AFC Bournemouth, who had won 8–0 when the two teams met at St Andrew's in the 2014–15 Championship. The visitors made eleven changes from their previous league match, Birmingham seven. Morrison's header from Cotterill's cross after 40 minutes gave his side the lead, but Grounds conceded a penalty four minutes later from which the visitors equalised. Cotterill and Eardley both went off injured at half-time, giving new signing Shane Lowry an opportunity at centre-back.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
Birmingham were awarded a penalty after an hour. With regular penalty-taker Caddis rested, Vaughan – the son of a Birmingham fan – took the kick and hit it powerfully but too high. Maghoma hit the post when it should have been easier to score, other chances were missed, and with five minutes left, substitute Glenn Murray took advantage of a goalkeeping error to secure a win for Bournemouth.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, League Cup
In the first round, Birmingham were drawn away against Bristol Rovers. This was the second consecutive season that their first-round opponents were the team promoted to the Football League via the Conference play-offs. While wary of the dangers – well illustrated at Blyth Spartans in the 2014–15 FA Cup – of making too many team changes, Rowett still selected only three players who had started the previous league match.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, League Cup
There were debuts for youth team product Adam Legzdins, who rejoined the club in the summer, nine years after his single appearance on the first-team bench, and for Jacques Maghoma, who opened the scoring after Wes Thomas intercepted an attempted back pass. Rovers soon equalised, but Andy Shinnie secured the win with a low shot from 25 yards (23 m). Victory came rather more easily in the second round at home to League One club Gillingham, as two goals from Thomas earned Birmingham a trip to Villa Park in the third round.


2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season, League Cup
Because of the history of trouble at recent fixtures against Aston Villa, Birmingham's allocation of tickets was set at 2,800, less than the 10% of capacity required under the rules of the competition, and far fewer than the 6,500 given to another local team, West Bromwich Albion, in the 2014–15 FA Cup. Rowett selected a full-strength team, and Sky Sports' reporter suggested that "Birmingham look set for a good season in the second tier on this evidence", as they were edged out by Villa's half-time additions of Jack Grealish and Jordan Ayew and a Rudy Gestede header.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Blackburn Rovers' 128th season as a professional football club and its fourth playing in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 12 May Rovers announced a new sponsorship deal with Dafabet.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 16 May Rovers announced their retained list and Matthew Kilgallon & Lee Williamson had their contracts extended by a further 12 months. It was also confirmed long serving players David Dunn & Paul Robinson would be leaving the club upon the expiration of their contracts whilst Josh King & youth player Darragh Lenihan who made his 1st team appearance last season had been offered new contracts. Chris Taylor & Luke Varney were free to talk to other clubs.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 28 May it was announced that Rovers forward Josh King would join Premier League new boys AFC Bournemouth upon the expiration of his contract.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 25 June it was announced Luke Varney will undergo rehab at Ipswich Town upon leaving Rovers.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 26 June Rovers announced Tom Cairney will be joining Fulham.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 1 July Rovers announced Ryan Nyambe has signed his first professional contract, the defender has signed a 3-year deal, Also penning new deals at are Ryan Crump, Jack Doyle, Mark Edgar, Anton Forrester, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle and Connor Thomson. They have each signed new one-year contracts, whilst Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have signed extensions to their Academy scholarships.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 1 July Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan has signed a one-year deal.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 1 July Rovers announced Josh Morris will be joining Bradford City.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 2 July Rovers announced Chris Taylor had signed a new one-year deal.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 8 July Rovers announced Leon Best had been released by mutual consent.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 21 July 2015 Rovers announced their first and second signings of the summer transfer window, with the free agents Sacha Petshi signing a one-year deal with an option of a second year and fellow Frenchmen Bengali-Fodé Koita signing a two-year deal with Rovers.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 31 July Rovers announced Jake Kean had been released by mutual consent.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 31 July Rovers announced Rudy Gestede had joined Aston Villa.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 5 August Rovers announced their third signing of the summer with free agent Danny Guthrie signing a two-year deal.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 6 August Rovers announced their fourth signing of the summer with free agent Nathan Delfouneso signing a one-year deal.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 10 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Modou Barrow from Swansea City until the 10 November.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Reading center midfielder Hope Akpan after his contract was terminated by Reading, and completed a two-year contract to join Rovers.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity
On 21 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Tom Lawrence from Leicester City until 3 January.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 11 November Rovers confirmed Gary Bowyer had left the club, Assistant manager Terry McPhillips, First team coaches Craig Short & Tony Grant & goalkeeping coach John Keeley also left with immediate effect.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 15 November Rovers confirmed Paul Lambert has been appointed as new manager, with Alan Irvine as his Assistant manager, Rob Kelly as a coach & Laurence Batty as goalkeeping coach.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 20 November Rovers announced Corry Evans has committed his long term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2019.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 24 November Rovers announced the loan signing of Doneil Henry from West Ham United until 3 January.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 24 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2017.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 26 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Rochdale on loan until 3 January.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 26 November Rovers announced Anton Forrester had joined Morecambe on loan until 3 January.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 3 December Rovers announce they are now compliant with the Football League's Financial Fair Play regulations and will have their transfer embargo lifted.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Autumn activity
On 10 December Rovers announced Craig Conway has committed his long term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2018.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 5 January Rovers announced that Tom Lawrence will remain on loan for a further month, until 31 January.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 5 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Bennett on a 2 and half year deal, for an undisclosed fee from Norwich City.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 15 January Rovers announced the signing of Simeon Jackson on a short term deal until the end of the season, on a free transfer following his release from Barnsley.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 15 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Bury on loan until the 13 February.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 20 January Rovers announced signed of Danny Graham on loan from Sunderland until end of the season.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 20 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Ward on a 2 and half year deal, on a free transfer from Bournemouth.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 26 January Rovers announced Marcus Olsson will move to Derby County for an undisclosed fee.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 27 January Rovers announced they have reached an agreement with Turkish team Kasımpaşa for the transfer of Bengali-Fodé Koita for a fee of 320,000 Euros.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 29 January Rovers announced signed of Tony Watt on loan from Charlton Athletic until end of the season, with a fee agree to sign permanently in summer.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 1 February Rovers announced Jordan Rhodes will join Middlesbrough for £9,000,000 with £2,000,000 add ons.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 1 February Rovers announced Sacha Petshi has joined Créteil.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 1 February Rovers announced signed of Jordi Gómez on loan from Sunderland until end of the season.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 13 February Rovers announced signed of Matt Grimes on loan from Swansea City on a 93-day loan.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity
On 26 February Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Spring activity
On 17 March Rovers announced Chris Taylor, who is out of contract in the summer, has joined Millwall on loan until end of season.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Spring activity
On 18 March Paul Lambert says he will make the decision on the players who are out of contract in the summer when his budget is confirmed, Simon Eastwood, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso & Chris Brown are all out of contract in the summer.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Spring activity
On 18 March Rovers announced Nathan Delfouneso has joined Bury on loan until 19 April.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Spring activity
On 28 April Rovers announced that Paul Lambert will be leaving at the end of the current season.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-Season Friendlies
On 15 May 2015, Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies, Wigan Athletic, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Championship, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Football League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town.


2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, FA Cup
Rovers will enter the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper which commences on 9 January 2016. On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn away against Newport County.


2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 107th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following relegation from the 2014–15 Football League Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season
The club was managed by Neil McDonald, in his first season in charge. Following Blackpool's relegation to League Two at the end of the season,  McDonald left his role as Blackpool manager.