2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup

Greek Basketball Cup
Season	2015–16
Duration	September 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016
Number of teams	30
Regular season
Season MVP	Dimitris Diamantidis
Finals
Champions	Panathinaikos (17th title)
Runners-up	Faros Keratsiniou
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The 2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup was the 41st edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 29, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016.

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2015–16 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Faros Keratsiniou		61
	Nea Kifissia		59
						Faros Keratsiniou		69
						PAOK		65
	PAOK		73
	Rethymno Cretan Kings		67
											Faros Keratsiniou		54
											Panathinaikos		101
	Olympiacos		64
	Panathinaikos		70
						Panathinaikos		90
						Aris		69
	Aris		64
	AEK		61

Quarterfinals

October 7, 2015

PAOK

73–67

Rethymno Cretan Kings

PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki

October 7, 2015

Aris

64–61

AEK

Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki

October 8, 2015

Faros Keratsiniou

61–59

Nea Kifissia

Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens

October 8, 2015

Report

Olympiacos	64–70	Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 12–14, 18–18, 20–26
Pts: Printezis 15		Pts: Diamantidis 16

Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 0

Semifinals

December 27, 2015

Faros Keratsiniou	69–65	PAOK
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 14–17, 19–17, 18–17

Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens

December 28, 2015

Report

Panathinaikos	90–69	Aris
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 14–21, 31–11, 21–21

Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens

Final

This was the 12th straight Greek Cup Final appearance of Panathinaikos. Faros Keratsiniou was just the third team from the Greek 2nd Division that played in a Cup Final, after Panellinios in 1987, and Rethymno Aegean in 2007, previously accomplished the feat.

The game ended with the biggest margin between two teams in a Greek Cup Final in history. Panathinaikos broke the winning-margin record of Aris, who won 110–70 in the 1987 Greek Cup Final against Panellinios.

March 6, 2016 17:30 EET (UTC +2)

Report

Faros Keratsiniou	54–101	Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 14–26, 12–19, 16–25
Pts: Skordilis 14		Pts: Janković, Gist 13 Rebs: Gist 6 Asts: Calathes 7

Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens

Faros Keratsiniou

Panathinaikos

Greek Basketball Cup Finals

41st Final

06 March 2016 - OAKA Panathinaikos - Faros Keratsiniou 101–54 (57–26), Quarters: 31–12, 57–26, 76–38, 101–54. Referees: Piloidis, Anastopoulos II., Pantelidis

Panathinaikos (Djordjević): Haynes 8, Charalampopoulos 6, Bochoridis 9, Janković 13, Fotsis 4, Raduljica 3, Feldeine 11, Diamantidis 8, Gist 13, Calathes 9, Papagiannis 12, Kuzmić 5.

Faros Keratsiniou (Polemis): Papadopoulos 2, Kountouras, Karampoulas 11, Batis 2, Petrodimopoulos 4, Liakopoulos 4, Angelopoulos 7, Kompodietas 3, Katoufas 2, Kakiouzis, Papamakarios 5, Skordilis 14.

MVP Dimitris Diamantidis Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules. OAKA Indoor Hall 2016 Greek Cup Winners Panathinaikos (17th title)

Awards

Main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP

Most Valuable Player

Player	Team
Dimitris Diamantidis	Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer

Player	Team
Gaios Skordilis	Faros Keratsiniou

External links

• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
• Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
• Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)