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 | |
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Duration | October 21, 2015 – October 19, 2016 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 Fox Sports Hyper (HD) PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
2015 PBA draft | |
Top draft pick | Moala Tautuaa |
Picked by | TNT Tropang Texters |
Season MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
Top scorer | Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) |
Philippine Cup champions | San Miguel Beermen |
Philippine Cup runners-up | Alaska Aces |
Commissioner's Cup champions | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Commissioner's Cup runners-up | Alaska Aces |
Governors' Cup champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
Governors' Cup runners-up | Meralco 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.