2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
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Season | 2015–16 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 13 October 2015 – 27 April 2016 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 306 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 36+8 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
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Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Champions | ![]() (1st title) | ||||||||||||
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Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Rising Star | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Gran Canaria 108–61 Hapoel (10 February 2016) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | EWE Baskets 60–94 Bilbao Basket (27 October 2015) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | PAOK 104–99 Avtodor Saratov (9 December 2015) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 12 games Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 9 games Krasny Oktyabr | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 11,400 Galatasaray 78–67 Strasbourg (27 April 2016) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 87 Krasny Oktyabr 74–95 Hapoel (16 December 2015) | ||||||||||||
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2016. |
The 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball was the 14th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup.
The 2016 Eurocup Finals were played between Galatasaray Odeabank and Strasbourg, and won by Galatasaray, their first title in a European competition. As the winners of the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball, Galatasaray qualified for the 2016–17 EuroLeague.
Team allocation
A total of 44 teams participated in the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball.[1][2]
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.[1][2]
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Teams transferred from Euroleague | |
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Regular season (36 teams) |
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Last 32 (32 teams) |
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Knockout stage (16 teams) |
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FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy
In July 2015, VEF Rīga, PGE Turów and Juventus withdrew from the competition for join to the FIBA Europe Cup and were replaced by Proximus Spirou, Avtodor Saratov and Szolnoki Olaj.[3] In August 2015, ČEZ Nymburk and Telenet Oostende withdrew from the competition for join to the FIBA Europe Cup after the draw of Eurocup and were replaced by EWE Baskets and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.[4]
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[5][3][4]
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- WC: Wild card
- AV: Allocated vacancy from any withdrawal
- EL: Transferred from Euroleague
- RS: Fifth-placed and sixth-placed teams from regular season
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1][3]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Regular season | Matchday 1 | 9 July 2015 | 13–14 October 2015 | |
Matchday 2 | 20–21 October 2015 | |||
Matchday 3 | 27–28 October 2015 | |||
Matchday 4 | 3–4 November 2015 | |||
Matchday 5 | 10–11 November 2015 | |||
Matchday 6 | 17–18 November 2015 | |||
Matchday 7 | 24–25 November 2015 | |||
Matchday 8 | 1–2 December 2015 | |||
Matchday 9 | 8–9 December 2015 | |||
Matchday 10 | 15–16 December 2015 | |||
Last 32 | Matchday 1 | 5–6 January 2016 | ||
Matchday 2 | 12–13 January 2016 | |||
Matchday 3 | 19–20 January 2016 | |||
Matchday 4 | 26–27 January 2016 | |||
Matchday 5 | 2–3 February 2016 | |||
Matchday 6 | 9–10 February 2016 | |||
Playoffs | Eighthfinals | 24 February 2016 | 1–2 March 2016 | |
Quarterfinals | 15–16 March 2016 | 22–23 March 2016 | ||
Semifinals | 29–30 March 2016 | 6 April 2016 | ||
Finals | 22 April 2016 | 27 April 2016 |
Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 12:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.[3] The 36 teams were drawn into six groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For this purpose, Adriatic League worked as only one country. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.[3]
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Regular season
Conference 1
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Conference 2
Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Last 32
Group G
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Group H
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Group I
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Group J
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Group K
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Group L
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Group M
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Group N
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.
- The team that finished in the higher Last 32 place will be played the second game of the series at home.
- If both teams placed the same in the Last 32, the team with more Last 32 victories will be played the second game at home.
- In case of a tie in both place and victories, the team with the higher cumulative Last 32 point difference will be played the second game at home.
Bracket
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Eighthfinals
The first legs were played on 24 February, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2016.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bayern Munich ![]() |
166–157 | ![]() |
82–82 | 84–75 |
Herbalife Gran Canaria ![]() |
159–143 | ![]() |
82–65 | 77–78 |
EWE Baskets Oldenburg ![]() |
142–169 | ![]() |
78–76 | 64–93 |
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan ![]() |
151–145 | ![]() |
72–69 | 79–76 |
Dolomiti Energia Trento ![]() |
162–150 | ![]() |
83–85 | 79–65 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg ![]() |
165–176 | ![]() |
76–102 | 89–74 |
UNICS ![]() |
126–139 | ![]() |
72–68 | 54–71 |
Galatasaray Odeabank ![]() |
157–132 | ![]() |
64–67 | 93–65 |
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 March 2016.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Galatasaray Odeabank ![]() |
161–158 | ![]() |
89–99 | 72–59 |
Herbalife Gran Canaria ![]() |
176–168 | ![]() |
93–82 | 83–86 |
SIG Strasbourg ![]() |
185–176 | ![]() |
94–85 | 91–91 |
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan ![]() |
152–175 | ![]() |
73–83 | 79–92 |
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 March, and the second legs were played on 6 April 2016.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Herbalife Gran Canaria ![]() |
169–170 | ![]() |
75–89 | 94–81 |
Dolomiti Energia Trento ![]() |
152–154 | ![]() |
74–68 | 78–86 |
Finals
The first leg was played on 22 April, and the second leg was played on 27 April 2016.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Galatasaray Odeabank ![]() |
140–133 | ![]() |
62–66 | 78–67 |
Individual statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | ![]() |
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13 | 277 | 21.31 |
2. | ![]() |
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16 | 339 | 21.19 |
3. | ![]() |
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20 | 423 | 21.15 |
Source: [6]
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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16 | 315 | 19.69 |
2. | ![]() |
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15 | 278 | 18.53 |
3. | ![]() |
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16 | 289 | 18.06 |
Source: [7]
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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18 | 154 | 8.56 |
2. | ![]() |
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16 | 132 | 8.25 |
3. | ![]() |
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13 | 107 | 8.23 |
Source: [8]
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | ![]() |
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18 | 137 | 7.61 |
2. | ![]() |
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20 | 134 | 6.70 |
3. | ![]() |
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18 | 104 | 5.78 |
Source: [9]
Awards
Eurocup MVP
Player | Team | Ref. |
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Eurocup Finals MVP
Player | Team | Ref. |
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All-Eurocup Teams
Position | All-Eurocup First Team | All-Eurocup Second Team | Ref | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
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F | ![]() |
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Coach of the Year
Coach | Team | Ref. |
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Rising Star
Player | Team | Ref. |
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Round MVP
- Regular season
Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
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41 |
2 | ![]() |
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29 |
3 | ![]() |
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51 |
4 | ![]() |
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36 |
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5 | ![]() |
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38 |
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6 | ![]() |
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36 |
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7 | ![]() |
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36 |
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8 | ![]() |
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36 |
9 | ![]() |
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38 |
10 | ![]() |
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31 |
Source: Eurocup
- Last 32
Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
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41 |
2 | ![]() |
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47 |
3 | ![]() |
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35 |
4 | ![]() |
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38 |
5 | ![]() |
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33 |
6 | ![]() |
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37 |
Source: Eurocup
- Eighthfinals
Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
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32 |
2 | ![]() |
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29 |
Source: Eurocup
- Quarterfinals
Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
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27 |
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2 | ![]() |
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34 |
Source: Eurocup
- Semifinals
Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
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29 |
2 | ![]() |
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28 |
Source: Eurocup
See also
References
- ^ a b c "2015–16 Eurocup Bylaws" (PDF). Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "ECA shareholders, executive board approve roadmap for 2015-16 and beyond". Eurocup Basketball. 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "2015-16 Regular Season Draw criteria, procedure and levels". Eurocup Basketball. 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b "EWE Baskets and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg join 2015-16 Eurocup". Eurocup Basketball. 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Eurocup". Eurocup Basketball. 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Statistics - Leaders - Players: Index Rating". Eurocup.
- ^ "Statistics - Leaders - Players: Points". Eurocup.
- ^ "Statistics - Leaders - Players: Rebounds". Eurocup.
- ^ "Statistics - Leaders - Players: Assists". Eurocup.
- ^ "2015-16 Eurocup MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul". Eurocup Basketball. 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Lasme named Eurocup Finals MVP". Eurocup Basketball. 27 April 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced". Eurocup Basketball. 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Coach of the Year: Maurizio Buscaglia, Dolomiti Energia Trento". Eurocup Basketball. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Mateusz Ponitka, Stelmet Zielona Gora". Eurocup Basketball. 12 April 2016.