2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup Explained

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Greek Basketball Cup
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Season:2015–16
Champions:Panathinaikos (17th title)
Teams:30
Duration:September 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016
Mvp Link:Greek Basketball Cup MVP

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.

Quarterfinals

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,[1] 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.

Greek Basketball Cup Finals
41st Final
06 March 2016 - OAKAPanathinaikos - 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
  • Awards

    See main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP.

    Finals Top Scorer

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.eurohoops.net/heba/161808/faros-keratsiniou-in-the-cup-final Faros Keratsiniou in the cup final!