Tourney Name: | FIBA Europe Cup Final Four |
Year: | 2016 |
City: | Chalon-sur-Saône |
Country: | France |
Arena: | Le Colisée |
Dates: | 29 April 2016 – 1 May 2016 |
Champions: | Fraport Skyliners 1st title |
Finalist: | Openjobmetis Varese |
Third Place: | Élan Chalon |
Fourth Place: | Enisey |
Top Scorer: | Maalik Wayns (32) |
Mvp Link: | FIBA Europe Cup Final Four MVP |
Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in FIBA Europe Cup history, and was the concluding stage of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup season.[1] The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016.
On 6 April 2016, FIBA announced that the tournament was to be held at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, France.[2] German side Fraport Skyliners won the tournament.
Chalon-sur-Saône | |
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Le Colisée | |
Capacity: 5,000 | |
Team | Regular season | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | |
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Fraport Skyliners | Group G – Second place | Beat AEK Larnaca, 2–0 | Beat Maccabi Rishon LeZion, 2–1 | ||
Élan Chalon | Group D – First place | Beat Telenet Oostende, 2–1 | Beat Khimik, 2–0 | ||
Openjobmetis Varese | Group C – Second place | Beat Royal Hali Gaziantep, 2–1 | Beat Antwerp Giants, 2–1 | ||
Enisey | Group H – Second place | Beat Türk Telekom, 2–0 | Beat Cibona, 2–1 |
This was Skyliners Frankfurt's first chance to win a European title ever in its club history. For Varese, this was already the 13th appearance in the Final of a European club competition; the Italians won the FIBA European Champions Cup (5 times) and FIBA Saporta Cup (2 times) before. However, Varese's last European victory was back in 1980.
Fraport Skyliners clawed their way back from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to edge out OpenjobMetis Varese 66–62 in a gripping FIBA Europe Cup final and lift the first European trophy in club history. Quantez Robertson of Fraport, who scored 15 points in the Final, was named Final Four MVP.