2015–16 Eurocup Basketball

The 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball season was the 14th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup.

Eurocup
Season2015–16
Duration13 October 2015 – 27 April 2016 (competition proper)
Number of games306
Number of teams36+8 (competition proper)
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Errick McCollum
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Galatasaray Odeabank
(1st title)
  Runners-upFrance SIG Strasbourg
SemifinalistsSpain Herbalife Gran Canaria
Italy Dolomiti Energia Trento
Finals MVPGabon Stéphane Lasme
Awards
Coach of the YearItaly Maurizio Buscaglia
Rising StarPoland Mateusz Ponitka
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Keith Langford19.7
ReboundsFrance Adrien Moerman8.6
AssistsSpain Quino Colom7.6
Index RatingUnited States Errick McCollum22.0
Records
Biggest home winHerbalife Gran Canaria 108–61 Hapoel Jerusalem
(10 February 2016)
Biggest away winEWE Baskets Oldenburg 60–94 Dominion Bilbao Basket
(27 October 2015)
Highest scoringPAOK 104–99 Avtodor Saratov
(9 December 2015)
Winning streak12 games
Valencia Basket
Losing streak9 games
Krasny Oktyabr
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2016.

The 2016 Eurocup Finals were played between Galatasaray Odeabank and SIG Strasbourg, and won by Galatasaray, which was their first title in a European-wide competition. As the winners of the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball competition, Galatasaray qualified for the European top-tier level 2016–17 EuroLeague.

Team allocation edit

A total of 44 teams from 15 countries participated in the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball.[1][2]

Distribution edit

The table below shows the default access list.[1][2]

Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Euroleague
Regular season
(36 teams)
Last 32
(32 teams)
  • 6 group winners from the regular season
  • 6 group runners-up from the regular season
  • 6 group third-placed teams from the regular season
  • 6 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
  • 4 fifth-placed teams from Euroleague regular season
  • 4 sixth-placed teams from Euroleague regular season
Knockout stage
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the Last 32
  • 8 group runners-up from the Last 32

FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy edit

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 Oldenburg and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.[4]

Teams edit

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
Last 32
Bayern Munich (EL RS) Limoges CSP (EL RS) Pınar Karşıyaka (EL RS) Maccabi Tel Aviv (EL RS)
SIG Strasbourg (EL RS) EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (EL RS) Stelmet Zielona Góra (EL RS) Banco di Sardegna Sassari (EL RS)
Regular season
Conference 1Conference 2
Alba Berlin (3rd) Valencia Basket (4th) Nizhny Novgorod (4th) PAOK (3rd)
ratiopharm Ulm (4th) Dominion Bilbao Basket (5th) Zenit Saint Petersburg (5th) Aris (WC)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (5th) Herbalife Gran Canaria (8th) UNICS (6th) AEK (WC)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg (AV) CAI Zaragoza (WC) Avtodor Saratov (AV) Lietuvos rytas (2nd)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (AV) Le Mans Sarthe (3rd) Krasny Oktyabr (WC) Neptūnas (WC)
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (2nd) SLUC Nancy (4th) Banvit (6th) Hapoel Jerusalem (1st)
Umana Reyer Venezia (4th) JSF Nanterre (5th) Trabzonspor Medical Park (4th) Budućnost VOLI (3rd)
Dolomiti Energia Trento (5th) Union Olimpija (5th) Galatasaray Odeabank (WC) Steaua CSM EximBank București (WC)
Enel Basket Brindisi (WC) Proximus Spirou (AV) Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (WC) Szolnoki Olaj (AV)

Round and draw dates edit

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1][3]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Regular seasonRound 19 July 201513–14 October 2015
Round 220–21 October 2015
Round 327–28 October 2015
Round 43–4 November 2015
Round 510–11 November 2015
Round 617–18 November 2015
Round 724–25 November 2015
Round 81–2 December 2015
Round 98–9 December 2015
Round 1015–16 December 2015
Last 32Round 15–6 January 2016
Round 212–13 January 2016
Round 319–20 January 2016
Round 426–27 January 2016
Round 52–3 February 2016
Round 69–10 February 2016
PlayoffsEighthfinals24 February 20161–2 March 2016
Quarterfinals15–16 March 201622–23 March 2016
Semifinals29–30 March 20166 April 2016
Finals22 April 201627 April 2016

Draw edit

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]

Conference 1
Pot 1
Team
Alba Berlin
Valencia Basket
ČEZ Nymburk
Pot 2
Team
Herbalife Gran Canaria
CAI Zaragoza
Dominion Bilbao Basket
Pot 3
Team
Union Olimpija
Telenet Oostende
ratiopharm Ulm
Pot 4
Team
JSF Nanterre
SLUC Nancy
Le Mans Sarthe
Pot 5
Team
Proximus Spirou
Telekom Baskets Bonn
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
Pot 6
Team
Umana Reyer Venezia
Dolomiti Energia Trento
Enel Basket Brindisi
Conference 2
Pot 1
Team
UNICS
Galatasaray Odeabank
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan
Pot 2
Team
Banvit
Nizhny Novgorod
Lietuvos rytas
Pot 3
Team
Trabzonspor Medical Park
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Krasny Oktyabr
Pot 4
Team
Avtodor Saratov
Budućnost VOLI
Hapoel Jerusalem
Pot 5
Team
PAOK
Aris
AEK
Pot 6
Team
Neptūnas
Steaua CSM EximBank București
Szolnoki Olaj

Regular season edit

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four first qualified teams advanced to the Last 32, while the fifth and the sixth-placed teams was eliminated. The rounds were 13–14 October, 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 3–4 November, 10–11 November, 17–18 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, 8–9 December and 15–16 December 2015.

Conference 1 edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationDBBTREUOLEWEJSFTBB
1 Dominion Bilbao Basket1082856729+127Advance to Last 32104–9180–8373–6873–7695−80
2 Dolomiti Energia Trento1073875827+4875–8090–7780–6970–5598–96
3 Union Olimpija1055799828−2963–8498–9781–8278−6577–82
4 EWE Baskets Oldenburg1046764820−5660–9480−9375–7784–8177–70
5 JSF Nanterre1046772801−2952–8379–8585–7283–92101–78
6 Telekom Baskets Bonn1028838899−6181–9089–9688–9388–7786–95

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationHGCMHPREGALBMSBNBB
1 Herbalife Gran Canaria1082839752+87Advance to Last 3295−7576–6783–7877–62103–76
2 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg1073811732+7992–8965–7679–6090–4984–80
3 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia1064778759+1973–7869–6874–7193–8282–79
4 Alba Berlin1055774790−1684–7179–9082–7680–8680–79
5 Le Mans Sarthe1037721785−6474–7975–8171–8784–8866–45
6 Enel Basket Brindisi1019710815−10571–8860–8787–8168–7265−72

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationVBCCAIULMURVSPISLU
1 Valencia Basket10100809689+120Advance to Last 3287–6893–8888–5997–7677−65
2 CAI Zaragoza1073760757+376−8469–5982–7280–7075–71
3 ratiopharm Ulm1046804792+1279–8281–8487–6876−7790−73
4 Umana Reyer Venezia1046721760−3958–6277−7990−7873–6970−67
5 Proximus Spirou1037731782−5149−6580−6980−8686–8381–86
6 SLUC Nancy1028714759−4571–7476–7876–8062−7167–63

Conference 2 edit

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationARIUNKTRABANPODSTE
1 Aris1073731701+30Advance to Last 3276–7078–7072–5375–5770–66
2 UNICS1073800722+7873–7478–6478–6991–7794–68
3 Trabzonspor Medical Park1055754759−574–7173–8096–8875–7182–67
4 Banvit1055770757+1396–8479–8571–6776–6890–60
5 Budućnost VOLI1046747725+2275–5673–6379–8283–7089–56
6 Steaua CSM EximBank București1028676814−13867–7771–8876–7164–7881–75

Group E edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationZENAVTPBCSZOBJKLRY
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg1082820746+74Advance to Last 3281–8876−6689–6482–5892–84
2 Avtodor Saratov1073947839+10885−9090–68104–7893−83109–92
3 PAOK1055773831−5870−89104–9972−6980–10081–76
4 Szolnoki Olaj1046763827−6475–8483–7978–6985–6765–89
5 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan1046810842−3291–6779−10373–7576–6792–103
6 Lietuvos rytas1028856884−2865–7081–9781–8898−9987−91

Group F edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationGSLNEPNIZJERAEKOKT
1 Galatasaray Odeabank1073867789+78Advance to Last 3276–8287–8587–7989−65103–76
2 Neptūnas1064829807+2290−9482–7587−8580–8699–90
3 Nizhny Novgorod1064801780+2181–7578–8292−7186–7982−74
4 Hapoel Jerusalem1055808798+1086–8274−5970–7482–7892–90
5 AEK1055794812−1873−8675–7187–7075–7494−96
6 Krasny Oktyabr1019797910−11372–8874–9773−7874–9578–82

Last 32 edit

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The two first qualified teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the two last qualified teams were eliminated. The rounds were 5–6 January, 12–13 January, 19–20 January, 26–27 January, 2–3 February and 9–10 February 2016.

Group G edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationBAYBANDBBULM
1 Bayern Munich642476454+22Advance to Eighthfinals77–6288–9083–69
2 Banvit642487455+3283–8573–6592–72
3 Dominion Bilbao Basket633483464+1976–7876–8583–65
4 ratiopharm Ulm615435508−7374–6580–9275–93

Group H edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationHGCSIGAVTJER
1 Herbalife Gran Canaria651531440+91Advance to Eighthfinals76–85101–77108–61
2 SIG Strasbourg642464456+868–7977–7475–71
3 Avtodor Saratov633531540−985–9287–80105–96
4 Hapoel Jerusalem606455545−9064–7569–7994–103

Group I edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationEWELIMVBCPBC
1 EWE Baskets Oldenburg642494490+4Advance to Eighthfinals92–8889–10883–71
2 Limoges CSP633494467+2778–8782–6779–61
3 Valencia Basket633474462+1277–6272–9278–62
4 PAOK624425468−4368–8188–7575–72

Group J edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationEA7ALBARINEP
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan642474442+32Advance to Eighthfinals91–7895–5479–71
2 Alba Berlin633447433+1483–6782–6776–62
3 Aris633429438−983–6873–6384–58
4 Neptūnas624409446−3773–7473–6572–68

Group K edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationTREKSKTRAREG
1 Dolomiti Energia Trento642470467+3Advance to Eighthfinals76–7273–8982–63
2 Pınar Karşıyaka633498426+7279–8581–68109–66
3 Trabzonspor Medical Park633450465−1592–7043–7682–76
4 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia624454514−6072–8488–8189–76

Group L edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationZENZGAMHPURV
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg642479470+9Advance to Eighthfinals69–7383–8079–72
2 Stelmet Zielona Góra633458463−576–9076–8183–92
3 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg633477468+985–7273–8294–84
4 Umana Reyer Venezia624461474−1384–8658–6871–64

Group M edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationUNKNIZMTAUOL
1 UNICS660495449+46Advance to Eighthfinals84–7478–6872–64
2 Nizhny Novgorod633490482+878–8083–8781–74
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv624469494−2582–9284–9582–73
4 Union Olimpija615440469−2983–8973–7973–66

Group N edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualificationGSLCAIDSSSZO
1 Galatasaray Odeabank642493414+79Advance to Eighthfinals103–6887–6987–59
2 CAI Zaragoza642480451+2985–6887–7588–60
3 Banco di Sardegna Sassari633463480−1779–7475–7290–74
4 Szolnoki Olaj615403494−9154–7470–8086–75

Knockout stage edit

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 edit

 
Eighthfinals
February 24 – March 2
Quarterfinals
March 15 – March 23
Semifinals
March 29 – April 6
Finals
April 22 – April 27
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich8284166
 
 
 
Alba Berlin8275157
 
Bayern Munich9959158
 
 
 
Galatasaray Odeabank8972161
 
Galatasaray Odeabank6493157
 
 
 
Pınar Karşıyaka6765132
 
Galatasaray Odeabank8981170
 
 
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria7594169
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria8277159
 
 
 
Limoges CSP6578143
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria9383176
 
 
 
Stelmet Zielona Góra8286168
 
UNICS7254126
 
 
 
Stelmet Zielona Góra6871139
 
Galatasaray Odeabank6278140
 
 
 
SIG Strasbourg6667133
 
EWE Baskets Oldenburg7864142
 
 
 
SIG Strasbourg7693169
 
SIG Strasbourg9491185
 
 
 
Nizhny Novgorod8591176
 
Zenit Saint Petersburg7689165
 
 
 
Nizhny Novgorod10274176
 
SIG Strasbourg6886154
 
 
 
Dolomiti Energia Trento7478152
 
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan7279151
 
 
 
Banvit6976145
 
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan7379152
 
 
 
Dolomiti Energia Trento8392175
 
Dolomiti Energia Trento8379162
 
 
CAI Zaragoza8565150
 

Eighthfinals edit

The first legs were played on 24 February, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2016.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayern Munich 166–157 Alba Berlin82–8284–75
Herbalife Gran Canaria 159–143 Limoges CSP82–6577–78
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 142–169 SIG Strasbourg78–7664–93
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 151–145 Banvit72–6979–76
Dolomiti Energia Trento 162–150 CAI Zaragoza83–8579–65
Zenit Saint Petersburg 165–176 Nizhny Novgorod76–10289–74
UNICS 126–139 Stelmet Zielona Góra72–6854–71
Galatasaray Odeabank 157–132 Pınar Karşıyaka64–6793–65

Quarterfinals edit

The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 March 2016.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Galatasaray Odeabank 161–158 Bayern Munich89–9972–59
Herbalife Gran Canaria 176–168 Stelmet Zielona Góra93–8283–86
SIG Strasbourg 185–176 Nizhny Novgorod94–8591–91
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 152–175 Dolomiti Energia Trento73–8379–92

Semifinals edit

The first legs were played on 29 and 30 March, and the second legs were played on 6 April 2016.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Herbalife Gran Canaria 169–170 Galatasaray Odeabank75–8994–81
Dolomiti Energia Trento 152–154 SIG Strasbourg74–6878–86

Finals edit

The first leg was played on 22 April, and the second leg was played on 27 April 2016.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Galatasaray Odeabank 140–133 SIG Strasbourg62–6678–67

Individual statistics edit

Index Rating edit

RankNameTeamGamesIndex RatingPIR
1. Jeff Brooks Avtodor Saratov1327721.31
2. Keith Langford UNICS1633921.19
3. Errick McCollum Galatasaray Odeabank2042321.15

Points edit

RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG
1. Keith Langford UNICS1631519.69
2. Ryan Toolson Zenit Saint Petersburg1527818.53
3. Travis Peterson Avtodor Saratov1628918.06

Rebounds edit

RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG
1. Adrien Moerman Banvit181548.56
2. Jon Brockman MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg161328.25
3. Jeff Brooks Avtodor Saratov131078.23

Assists edit

RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG
1. Quino Colom UNICS181377.61
2. Dmitry Khvostov Nizhny Novgorod201346.70
3. Courtney Fortson Banvit181045.78

Other statistics edit

CategoryNameTeamGamesStat
Steals per game Roderick Trice MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg152.20
Blocks per game D'or Fischer Hapoel Jerusalem141.64
2PT % Pere Tomàs CAI Zaragoza1370.97 %
3PT % Ryan Toolson Zenit Saint Petersburg1551.58 %
FT % Kostas Vasileiadis PAOK13100.00 %

Game highs edit

CategoryNameTeamStat
Index Rating Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK55
Points Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK42
Rebounds4 times17
Assists D. J. Cooper Krasny Oktyabr14
Zabian Dowdell Zenit Saint Petersburg
Steals Chris Kramer EWE Baskets Oldenburg8
Blocks5 times5

Awards edit

Eurocup MVP edit

PlayerTeamRef.
Errick McCollum Galatasaray Odeabank[6]

Eurocup Finals MVP edit

PlayerTeamRef.
Stéphane Lasme Galatasaray Odeabank[7]

All-Eurocup Teams edit

PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamAll-Eurocup Second TeamRef
PlayerClubPlayerClub
G Errick McCollum Galatasaray Odeabank Kevin Pangos Herbalife Gran Canaria[8]
G Mardy Collins SIG Strasbourg Victor Rudd Nizhny Novgorod
F Vladimir Micov Galatasaray Odeabank Mateusz Ponitka Stelmet Zielona Góra
F Davide Pascolo Dolomiti Energia Trento Julian Wright Dolomiti Energia Trento
C Alen Omić Herbalife Gran Canaria Stéphane Lasme Galatasaray Odeabank

Coach of the Year edit

CoachTeamRef.
Maurizio Buscaglia Dolomiti Energia Trento[9]

Rising Star edit

PlayerTeamRef.
Mateusz Ponitka Stelmet Zielona Góra[10]

Round MVP edit

Regular season
RoundPlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Raymar Morgan ratiopharm Ulm41[11]
2 Dragan Milosavljević Alba Berlin29[12]
3 Zabian Dowdell Zenit Saint Petersburg51[13]
4 Zack Wright Union Olimpija36[14]
Errick McCollum Galatasaray Odeabank
5 E. J. Rowland Hapoel Jerusalem38[15]
Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK
6 Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2) AEK36[16]
Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietuvos rytas
7 Billy Baron Proximus Spirou36[17]
Paul Stoll Avtodor Saratov
8 Tywain McKee Le Mans Sarthe36[18]
9 Quino Colom UNICS38[19]
10 Keith Langford UNICS31[20]
Last 32
RoundPlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Quino Colom (2) UNICS41[21]
2 Quino Colom (3) UNICS47[22]
3 Stéphane Lasme Galatasaray Odeabank35[23]
4 Adrien Moerman Banvit38[24]
5 Travis Peterson Avtodor Saratov33[25]
6 Alen Omić Herbalife Gran Canaria37[26]
Eighthfinals
GamePlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Victor Rudd Nizhny Novgorod32[27]
2 Errick McCollum (2) Galatasaray Odeabank29[28]
Quarterfinals
GamePlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Alen Omić (2) Herbalife Gran Canaria27[29]
Mardy Collins SIG Strasbourg
Deon Thompson Bayern Munich
2 Dominique Sutton Dolomiti Energia Trento34[30]
Semifinals
GamePlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Chuck Davis Galatasaray Odeabank29[31]
2 D. J. Seeley Herbalife Gran Canaria28[32]

See also edit

References edit

External links edit