2015–16 Eurocup Basketball Explained

Updated:	27 April 2016
Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17
Eurocup
Season:	2015–16
Champions:	Galatasaray Odeabank (1st title)
Runners Up:	SIG Strasbourg
Semifinalists:	Herbalife Gran Canaria Dolomiti Energia Trento
Teams:	36+8 (competition proper)
Games:	306
Duration:	13 October 2015 – 27 April 2016 (competition proper)
Mvp:	Errick McCollum
Mvp N:	USA
Mvp Link:	EuroCup Basketball MVP
Finals Mvp:	Stéphane Lasme
Finals Mvp N:	GAB
Finals Mvp Link:	EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Award4 Winner:	Maurizio Buscaglia
Award4 N:	ITA
Award4:	Coach of the Year
Award5 Winner:	Mateusz Ponitka
Award5:	Rising Star
Award5 N:	POL
Winning Streak:	12 games Valencia Basket
Losing Streak:	9 games Krasny Oktyabr
Highest Scoring:	PAOK 104–99 Avtodor Saratov (9 December 2015)
Biggest Home Win:	Herbalife Gran Canaria 108–61 Hapoel Jerusalem (10 February 2016)
Biggest Away Win:	(27 October 2015)
Pir Leader:	Errick McCollum
Pir:	22.0
Pir N:	USA
Top Scorer:	Keith Langford
Ppg:	19.7
Ppg N:	USA
Rebounds Leader:	Adrien Moerman
Rpg:	8.6
Rpg N:	FRA
Assists Leader:	Quino Colom
Apg:	7.6
Apg N:	ESP

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
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

See main article: 2015–16 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

Last 32
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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

+Pot 1 width=210 Team Alba Berlin Valencia Basket ČEZ Nymburk	+Pot 2 width=210 Team Herbalife Gran Canaria CAI Zaragoza Dominion Bilbao Basket	+Pot 3 width=210 Team Union Olimpija Telenet Oostende ratiopharm Ulm
+Pot 4 width=210 Team JSF Nanterre SLUC Nancy Le Mans Sarthe	+Pot 5 width=210 Team Proximus Spirou Telekom Baskets Bonn Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	+Pot 6 width=210 Team Umana Reyer Venezia Dolomiti Energia Trento Enel Basket Brindisi

Conference 2

+Pot 1 width=210 Team UNICS Galatasaray Odeabank Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	+Pot 2 width=210 Team Banvit Nizhny Novgorod Lietuvos rytas	+Pot 3 width=210 Team Trabzonspor Medical Park Zenit Saint Petersburg Krasny Oktyabr
+Pot 4 width=210 Team Avtodor Saratov Budućnost VOLI Hapoel Jerusalem	+Pot 5 width=210 Team PAOK Aris AEK	+Pot 6 width=210 Team Neptūnas Steaua CSM EximBank București Szolnoki Olaj

Regular season

See main article: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball Regular Season.

Conference 1

Group C

Conference 2

Group F

Last 32

See main article: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball Last 32.

Group N

Knockout stage

See main article: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball knockout stage.

Finals

Individual statistics

Index Rating

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Index Rating	width=40	PIR
1.	Jeff Brooks	Avtodor Saratov	13	277	21.31
2.		UNICS	16	339	21.19
3.		Galatasaray Odeabank	20	423	21.15

Points

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Points	width=40	PPG
1.	Keith Langford	UNICS	16	315	19.69
2.		Zenit Saint Petersburg	15	278	18.53
3.		Avtodor Saratov	16	289	18.06

Rebounds

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Rebounds	width=40	RPG
1.	Adrien Moerman	Banvit	18	154	8.56
2.		MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	16	132	8.25
3.		Avtodor Saratov	13	107	8.23

Assists

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Assists	width=40	APG
1.	Quino Colom	UNICS	18	137	7.61
2.		Nizhny Novgorod	20	134	6.70
3.		Banvit	18	104	5.78

Other statistics

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Steals per game	Roderick Trice	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	15	2.20
Blocks per game	D'or Fischer		14	1.64
2PT %	Pere Tomàs	CAI Zaragoza	13	70.97 %
3PT %	Ryan Toolson	Zenit Saint Petersburg	15	51.58 %
FT %	Kostas Vasileiadis	PAOK	13	100.00 %

Game highs

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Index Rating		AEK	55
Points		AEK	42
Rebounds	4 times		17
Assists	D. J. Cooper	Krasny Oktyabr	14
		Zenit Saint Petersburg
Steals	Chris Kramer	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	8
Blocks	5 times		5

Awards

All-Eurocup Teams

Position	All-Eurocup First Team		All-Eurocup Second Team		Ref
	Player	Club	Player	Club
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
	Alen Omić	Herbalife Gran Canaria	Stéphane Lasme	Galatasaray Odeabank

Round MVP

Regular season

Round	Player	Team
1	Raymar Morgan		41	^[11]
2	Dragan Milosavljević		29	^[12]
3	Zabian Dowdell		51	^[13]
4	Zack Wright		36	^[14]
	Errick McCollum	Galatasaray Odeabank
5	E. J. Rowland		38	^[15]
	Loukas Mavrokefalidis	AEK
6	Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2)		36	^[16]
	Kšyštof Lavrinovič	Lietuvos rytas
7	Billy Baron		36	^[17]
	Paul Stoll	Avtodor Saratov
8	Tywain McKee		36	^[18]
9	Quino Colom		38	^[19]
10	Keith Langford		31	^[20]

Last 32

Round	Player	Team
1	Quino Colom (2)		41	^[21]
2	Quino Colom (3)		47	^[22]
3	Stéphane Lasme		35	^[23]
4	Adrien Moerman		38	^[24]
5	Travis Peterson		33	^[25]
6	Alen Omić		37	^[26]

Eighthfinals

Game	Player	Team
1			32	^[27]
2	Errick McCollum (2)		29	^[28]

Quarterfinals

Game	Player	Team
1	Alen Omić (2)		27	^[29]
	Mardy Collins	SIG Strasbourg
	Deon Thompson	Bayern Munich
2			34	^[30]

Semifinals

Game	Player	Team
1			29	^[31]
2			28	^[32]

See also

• 2015–16 Euroleague
• 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015–16 Eurocup Bylaws. Euroleague Basketball. 2 October 2016.
2. Web site: ECA shareholders, executive board approve roadmap for 2015-16 and beyond. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124521/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/5xouqwm5h3f59vgi. dead. October 10, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 6 May 2015.
3. Web site: 2015-16 Regular Season Draw criteria, procedure and levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709233601/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/66b9myuibh8aubo5. dead. July 9, 2015. Eurocup Basketball. 8 July 2015.
4. Web site: EWE Baskets and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg join 2015-16 Eurocup. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181510/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/68upanuhi7pyenu8. dead. September 24, 2015. Eurocup Basketball. 4 August 2015.
5. Web site: Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Eurocup. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124607/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6646qt66q7ni9j7i. dead. October 10, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 29 June 2015.
6. Web site: 2015-16 Eurocup MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422194106/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6tw6mussn4xn5lqd. dead. April 22, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 21 April 2016.
7. Web site: Lasme named Eurocup Finals MVP. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507231955/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6ugoctmyavp89ji9. dead. May 7, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 27 April 2016.
8. Web site: 2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418083240/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6te4n3l6chkvxgt3. dead. April 18, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 14 April 2016.
9. Web site: Eurocup Coach of the Year: Maurizio Buscaglia, Dolomiti Energia Trento. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418222618/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6tbo895ykchfsf3u. dead. April 18, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 13 April 2016.
10. Web site: 2015-16 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Mateusz Ponitka, Stelmet Zielona Gora. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426185544/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6t8r63uksed47ool. dead. April 26, 2016. Eurocup Basketball. 12 April 2016.
11. Web site: Eurocup Round 1 MVP: Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017232306/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6eprcfvlhru733kg . dead . October 17, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 15 October 2015.
12. Web site: Eurocup Round 2 MVP: Dragan Milosavljevic, ALBA Berlin . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117204624/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6fbikfjw9v3vhwqk . dead . January 17, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 22 October 2015.
13. Web site: Eurocup Round 3 MVP: Zabian Dowdell, Zenit St. Petersburg . https://web.archive.org/web/20151101003203/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6ftm7cr4575fywnc . dead . November 1, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 29 October 2015.
14. Web site: Eurocup Round 4 co-MVPs: Zach Wright, Errick McCollum . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109043550/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6gfns9r8g9kqmu3v . dead . November 9, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 5 November 2015.
15. Web site: Eurocup Round 5 co-MVPs: Earl Rowland, Loukas Mavrokefalidis . https://web.archive.org/web/20151115004410/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6gxooug3vohnivxq . dead . November 15, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 12 November 2015.
16. Web site: Eurocup Round 6 co-MVP's: Loukas Mavrokefalidis and Ksistof Lavrinovic . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122014659/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6hjmbe9y3k6chvhw . dead . November 22, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 19 November 2015.
17. Web site: Eurocup Round 7 co-MVP's: Billy Baron and Paul Stoll . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128060457/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6i5o7e4muecpcvy8 . dead . November 28, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 26 November 2015.
18. Web site: Eurocup Round 8 MVP: Tywain McKee, Le Mans Sarthe Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20151206031206/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6inngqg85yp8aeyt . dead . December 6, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 3 December 2015.
19. Web site: Eurocup Round 9 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan . https://web.archive.org/web/20151213101502/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6j9mac4dep769qca . dead . December 13, 2015 . Eurocup Basketball . 10 December 2015.
20. Web site: Eurocup Round 10 MVP: Keith Langford, Unics Kazan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907234852/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6jrrdtnaxsuovb3f . dead . September 7, 2020 . Eurocup Basketball . 17 December 2015.
21. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 1 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908004029/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6lhr9a3tnei8tcbj . dead . September 8, 2020 . Eurocup Basketball . 7 January 2016.
22. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 2 MVP: Quino Colom, Unics Kazan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907222247/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6m3sbodb9wx5b7pf . dead . September 7, 2020 . Eurocup Basketball . 14 January 2016.
23. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 3 MVP: Stephane Lasme, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul . https://web.archive.org/web/20190504202230/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6mlkrusngkg5dt7f . dead . May 4, 2019 . Eurocup Basketball . 21 January 2016.
24. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 4 MVP: Adrien Moerman, Banvit Bandirma . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907225412/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6n7uy3uppwc9ciox . dead . September 7, 2020 . Eurocup Basketball . 28 January 2016.
25. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 5 MVP: Travis Peterson, Avtodor Saratov . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207051339/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6npwg4lvi85txhsi . dead . February 7, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 4 February 2016.
26. Web site: Eurocup Last 32 Round 6 MVP: Alen Omic, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213210048/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6obum4rrbugkarfy . dead . February 13, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 11 February 2016.
27. Web site: Eurocup Eighthfinals, Game 1 MVP: Victor Rudd, Nizhny Novgorod . https://web.archive.org/web/20160228031607/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6pfxk7b7nrjjvddw . dead . February 28, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 25 February 2016.
28. Web site: Eurocup Eighthfinals, Game 2 MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020116/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6py545jc8mjyk39b . dead . March 6, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 3 March 2016.
29. Web site: Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 1 tri-MVPs: Alen Omic, Mardy Collins, Deon Thompson . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320090911/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6r5yogtagmdohwv6 . dead . March 20, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 17 March 2016.
30. Web site: Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 2 MVP: Dominique Sutton, Dolomiti Energia Trento . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403081722/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6rny5njcyjmr9xn8 . dead . April 3, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 24 March 2016.
31. Web site: Eurocup Semifinals, Game 1 MVP: Chuck Davis, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404065327/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6sa4aoidsjkf5oq9 . dead . April 4, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 31 March 2016.
32. Web site: Eurocup Semifinals, Game 2 MVP: DJ Seeley, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410093208/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6ss74oqlb8fbsh3r . dead . April 10, 2016 . Eurocup Basketball . 7 April 2016.