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.
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
A total of 44 teams from 15 countries 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 |
Regular season (36 teams) | - 3 best-placed teams from Adriatic
- 3 best-placed teams from France
- 3 best-placed teams from Italy
- 3 best-placed teams from Germany
- 3 best-placed teams from Russia
- 3 best-placed teams from Spain
- 2 best-placed teams from Israel
- 2 best-placed teams from Lithuania
- 2 best-placed teams from Turkey
- 1 best-placed team from Belgium
- 1 best-placed team from Czech Republic
- 1 best-placed team from Finland
- 1 best-placed team from Greece
- 1 best-placed team from Latvia
- 1 best-placed team from Poland
- 1 best-placed team from Ukraine
- 1 best-placed team from United Kingdom
- 4 wild cards
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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
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Knockout stage (16 teams) | | - 8 group winners from the Last 32
- 8 group runners-up from the Last 32
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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 Oldenburg 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 |
Regular season | Round 1 | 9 July 2015 | 13–14 October 2015 |
Round 2 | 20–21 October 2015 |
Round 3 | 27–28 October 2015 |
Round 4 | 3–4 November 2015 |
Round 5 | 10–11 November 2015 |
Round 6 | 17–18 November 2015 |
Round 7 | 24–25 November 2015 |
Round 8 | 1–2 December 2015 |
Round 9 | 8–9 December 2015 |
Round 10 | 15–16 December 2015 |
Last 32 | Round 1 | 5–6 January 2016 |
Round 2 | 12–13 January 2016 |
Round 3 | 19–20 January 2016 |
Round 4 | 26–27 January 2016 |
Round 5 | 2–3 February 2016 |
Round 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]
- Conference 1
- Conference 2
Pot 1 Team | UNICS | Galatasaray Odeabank | Beşiktaş Sompo Japan | | | |
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Regular season
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Location of teams of the
2015–16 Eurocup regular season.
Conference 1: Red: Group A;
Green: Group B;
Blue: Group C;
Conference 2: Yellow: Group D;
Pink: Group E;
Orange: Group F;
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
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
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Location of teams of the
2015–16 Eurocup Last 32.
Brown: Group G;
Red: Group H;
Orange: Group I;
Yellow: Group J;
Green: Group K;
Blue: Group L;
Purple: Group M;
Pink: Group N.
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
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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
Eighthfinals
The first legs were played on 24 February, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2016.
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 March 2016.
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 March, and the second legs were played on 6 April 2016.
Finals
The first leg was played on 22 April, and the second leg was played on 27 April 2016.
Individual statistics
Index Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Other statistics
Game highs
Awards
Round MVP
- Regular season
- Last 32
- Eighthfinals
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
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. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "2015-16 Regular Season Draw criteria, procedure and levels". Eurocup Basketball. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "EWE Baskets and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg join 2015-16 Eurocup". Eurocup Basketball. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Eurocup". Eurocup Basketball. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 Eurocup MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul". Eurocup Basketball. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Lasme named Eurocup Finals MVP". Eurocup Basketball. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced". Eurocup Basketball. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Coach of the Year: Maurizio Buscaglia, Dolomiti Energia Trento". Eurocup Basketball. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Mateusz Ponitka, Stelmet Zielona Gora". Eurocup Basketball. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 1 MVP: Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm". Eurocup Basketball. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 2 MVP: Dragan Milosavljevic, ALBA Berlin". Eurocup Basketball. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 3 MVP: Zabian Dowdell, Zenit St. Petersburg". Eurocup Basketball. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 4 co-MVPs: Zach Wright, Errick McCollum". Eurocup Basketball. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 5 co-MVPs: Earl Rowland, Loukas Mavrokefalidis". Eurocup Basketball. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 6 co-MVP's: Loukas Mavrokefalidis and Ksistof Lavrinovic". Eurocup Basketball. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 7 co-MVP's: Billy Baron and Paul Stoll". Eurocup Basketball. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 8 MVP: Tywain McKee, Le Mans Sarthe Basket". Eurocup Basketball. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 9 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan". Eurocup Basketball. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Eurocup Round 10 MVP: Keith Langford, Unics Kazan". Eurocup Basketball. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 1 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan". Eurocup Basketball. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 2 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan". Eurocup Basketball. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 3 MVP: Stephane Lasme, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul". Eurocup Basketball. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 4 MVP: Adrien Moerman, Banvit Bandirma". Eurocup Basketball. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 5 MVP: Travis Peterson, Avtodor Saratov". Eurocup Basketball. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Last 32 Round 6 MVP: Alen Omic, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas". Eurocup Basketball. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Eighthfinals, Game 1 MVP: Victor Rudd, Nizhny Novgorod". Eurocup Basketball. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Eighthfinals, Game 2 MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul". Eurocup Basketball. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 1 tri-MVPs: Alen Omic, Mardy Collins, Deon Thompson". Eurocup Basketball. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 2 MVP: Dominique Sutton, Dolomiti Energia Trento". Eurocup Basketball. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Semifinals, Game 1 MVP: Chuck Davis, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul". Eurocup Basketball. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Eurocup Semifinals, Game 2 MVP: DJ Seeley, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas". Eurocup Basketball. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
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