2015–16 PBA season

The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences of the season.

2015–16 PBA season
DurationOctober 21, 2015 – October 19, 2016
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
Fox Sports
Hyper (HD)
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
2015 PBA draft
Top draft pickMoala Tautuaa
Picked byTNT Tropang Texters
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Top scorerTerrence Romeo
(GlobalPort Batang Pier)
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup championsRain or Shine Elasto Painters
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Governors' Cup championsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
  Governors' Cup runners-upMeralco Bolts

This season was also the first season of Chito Narvasa as the PBA commissioner when Chito Salud announced his resignation at the end of the 2014–15 season. Salud remained with the PBA as he was the new president and CEO of the league. However, on December 1, 2015, Salud announced his resignation as president and CEO of the PBA that took effect at the end of December 2015, passing both President and CEO positions to Narvasa.

The first event of the season was the 2015 PBA draft which was held on August 23.

This season currently holds the record for most games played in a season, having 266 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 257 games, previously set during the previous season.

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