2015–16 Euroleague

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2015–16 Euroleague

The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 59th season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.

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The Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin hosted the Final Four
Season2015–16
Duration15 October 2015 – 15 May 2016 (competition proper)
Games played250
Teams24
Regular season
Season MVP Nando de Colo
Finals
Champions CSKA Moscow (7th title)
  Runners-up Fenerbahçe
Third place Lokomotiv Kuban
Fourth place Laboral Kutxa
Final Four MVP Nando de Colo
Statistical leaders
Points Nando de Colo 19.4
Rebounds Ioannis Bourousis 8.7
Assists Thomas Heurtel 7.9
Index Rating Nando de Colo 24.3
Records
Biggest home winKhimki 91–53 Crvena zvezda
(30 October 2015)
Biggest away winLimoges 71–107 Laboral Kutxa
(29 October 2015)
Highest scoringDarüşşafaka 100–106 Fenerbahçe
(22 January 2016)
Winning streak9 games
Fenerbahçe
Losing streak10 games
Dinamo Sassari
Highest attendance18,150
Crvena zvezda 69–67 Panathinaikos
(11 March 2016)
Lowest attendance1,497
Cedevita 83–62 Crvena zvezda
(8 April 2016)
Attendance1,832,920
Average attendance7,332
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2016.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.
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The 2016 Euroleague Final was played between CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahçe at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.[1] CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe 101–96 on extra time in the final to win their seventh European Cup/Euroleague title. Real Madrid were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Fenerbahçe in the playoffs.

Team allocation

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A total of 24 teams participated in the 2015–16 Euroleague.[2]

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.[3]

More information Teams entering in this round, Teams advancing from previous round ...
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(24 teams)
Top 16
(16 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the regular season
  • 4 group runners-up from the regular season
  • 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season
  • 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the Top 16
  • 2 group runners-up from the Top 16
  • 2 group third-placed teams from the Top 16
  • 2 group fourth-placed teams from the Top 16
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs
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Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):[4]

  • A: Qualified through an A–licence, based on the Euroleague club ranking and other regulations.
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • WC: Wild card
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Crvena zvezda Telekom and Cedevita qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    Turkey (TUR): As the Eurocup champion, Khimki, was qualified through a B–licence, an additional B–licence was given to the 2014–15 Turkish League champion, Pınar Karşıyaka.

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2][5]

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Phase Round Draw date Round date
Regular season Round 1 9 July 2015 15–16 October 2015
Round 2 22–23 October 2015
Round 3 29–30 October 2015
Round 4 5–6 November 2015
Round 5 12–13 November 2015
Round 6 18–20 November 2015
Round 7 26–27 November 2015
Round 8 2–4 December 2015
Round 9 10–11 December 2015
Round 10 17–18 December 2015
Top 16 Round 1 29–30 December 2015
Round 2 7–8 January 2016
Round 3 14–15 January 2016
Round 4 21–22 January 2016
Round 5 28–29 January 2016
Round 6 4–5 February 2016
Round 7 11–12 February 2016
Round 8 25–26 February 2016
Round 9 2–4 March 2016
Round 10 10–11 March 2016
Round 11 17–18 March 2016
Round 12 23–25 March 2016
Round 13 31 March–1 April 2016
Round 14 7–8 April 2016
Playoffs Game 1 12–13 April 2016
Game 2 14–15 April 2016
Game 3 18–19 April 2016
Game 4 21 April 2016
Game 5 26 April 2016
Final Four Semifinals 13 May 2016
Final 15 May 2016
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Draw

The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.[5] The 24 teams were drawn into four 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.[5]

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Pot 1
Team Pts
Russia CSKA Moscow 178
Spain Real Madrid 178
Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 171
Greece Olympiacos 170
Pot 2
Team Pts
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 151
Greece Panathinaikos 142
Turkey Fenerbahçe 129
Turkey Anadolu Efes 126
Pot 3
Team Pts
Russia Khimki 125
Spain Laboral Kutxa 119
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 118
Spain Unicaja 112
Pot 4
Team Pts
Lithuania Žalgiris 109
Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 96
Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 95
Germany Brose Baskets 80
Pot 5
Team Pts
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 69
Turkey Darüşşafaka Doğuş 69
Croatia Cedevita 63
Germany Bayern Munich 63
Pot 6
Team Pts
Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 57
Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 52
France Strasbourg 48
France Limoges 35
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Notes
^† Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.

Regular season

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 26–27 November, 3–4 December, 10–11 December and 17–18 December 2015.

The four first qualified teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth and the sixth-placed teams entered the Eurocup Last 32.

A total of 12 countries were represented in the group stage. Pınar Karşıyaka and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the group stage of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification FNB KHI CZT RMB BAY SIG
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 10 8 2 770 707 +63 Advance to Top 16 88–83 79–61 77–66 74−67 81–64
2 Russia Khimki 10 5 5 798 740 +58 68–70 91–53 84−70 70–81 88–62
3 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Telekom 10 5 5 766 813 47 60–74 96–91 94–88 85–76 81−59
4 Spain Real Madrid 10 5 5 854 808 +46 80–73 82–85 98–71 101–99 97–65
5 Germany Bayern Munich 10 4 6 763 780 17 Transfer to Eurocup 67–84 69–60 79–90 67–86 76–61
6 France Strasbourg 10 3 7 711 814 103 91–70 69–78 78–75 93–86 69–82
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Source: Euroleague

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification OLY EFS LBO CED LIM EA7
1 Greece Olympiacos 10 8 2 761 692 +69 Advance to Top 16 68–81 59–52 76−61 75–49 73–63
2 Turkey Anadolu Efes 10 6 4 863 805 +58 87–91 95–86 75–81 92–74 89–73
3 Spain Laboral Kutxa 10 6 4 854 766 +88 96–89 92–90 92–70 92–56 94–82
4 Croatia Cedevita 10 4 6 750 780 30 70–83 75–81 76–67 80–84 82–85
5 France Limoges 10 3 7 698 823 125 Transfer to Eurocup 67–76 77–89 71–107 69–78 74–65
6 Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 10 3 7 737 797 60 66–71 88–84 78–76 68–77 69–77
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Source: Euroleague

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification LOK FCB PAO ZAL KSK ZGA
1 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 10 8 2 754 683 +71 Advance to Top 16 78–74 81−70 80–50 72–53 51–66
2 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 10 6 4 822 747 +75 72–68 77–52 88–92 107–79 78–72
3 Greece Panathinaikos 10 6 4 756 710 +46 71–77 93–86 91–56 85–73 82–51
4 Lithuania Žalgiris 10 5 5 697 731 34 74–76 78–85 72–75 74–52 67–56
5 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 10 3 7 698 772 74 Transfer to Eurocup 78–88 71−62 66–69 66–68 77–66
6 Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 10 2 8 664 748 84 75–83 64–93 71–68 62−66 81–83
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Source: Euroleague

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification CSK UNI BRO DDI MTA DSS
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 10 9 1 911 784 +127 Advance to Top 16 78–86 83–77 94–66 100−69 93–87
2 Spain Unicaja 10 7 3 761 719 +42 76–88 76−71 81–69 82–68 80–62
3 Germany Brose Baskets 10 6 4 778 720 +58 88–100 73–53 86–76 77–66 86–54
4 Turkey Darüşşafaka Doğuş 10 4 6 704 740 36 75–80 63–57 54–65 66–70 83−74
5 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 10 4 6 750 792 42 Transfer to Eurocup 82–88 82–93 85–65 73–84 79–63
6 Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 10 0 10 690 839 149 78–107 65–77 73–90 60–68 74–76
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Source: Euroleague

Top 16

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 29–30 December, 7–8 January, 14–15 January, 21–22 January, 28–29 January, 4–5 February, 11–12 February, 25–26 February, 3–4 March, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 24–25 March, 31 March–1 April and 6–7 April 2016.

The four first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, while the four last qualified teams were eliminated.

A total of 8 countries were represented in the Top 16. Cedevita and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the Top 16 of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.

Group E

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Source: Euroleague

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification CSK LBO FCB RMB KHI BRO OLY ZAL
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 14 10 4 1299 1185 +114 Advance to Playoffs 90–78 93–82 95–81 108–98 91–70 92–85 100–86
2 Spain Laboral Kutxa 14 9 5 1110 1075 +35 81–71 75–71 89–88 98–83 90–64 76–82 71–65
3 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 14 8 6 1085 1059 +26 100–98 78–81 72–65 87–70 75–57 82–66 92–86
4 Spain Real Madrid 14 7 7 1173 1165 +8 87–96 68–77 86–87 83–70 82–79 84–72 92–86
5 Russia Khimki 14 7 7 1164 1138 +26 91–89 76–68 75–61 82–93 78–61 98–66 111–80
6 Germany Brose Baskets 14 7 7 1073 1088 15 91–83 89–69 74–70 86–90 84–79 72–71 96–63
7 Greece Olympiacos 14 6 8 1083 1105 22 96–99 82–68 74–62 99–84 89–77 72–77 74–59
8 Lithuania Žalgiris 14 2 12 1007 1179 172 59–94 68–89 59–66 75–90 71–76 75–73 75–55
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Source: Euroleague

Playoffs

In the playoffs, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games, before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the highest Top 16 place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) game of the series at home.

Game 1 was played on 12 and 13 April, game 2 was played on 14 and 15 April, game 3 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 21 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 26 April 2016.

Series

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Team 1 Series Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Fenerbahçe Turkey3–0Spain Real Madrid75–69100–7875–63
Laboral Kutxa Spain3–0Greece Panathinaikos84–6882–7884–75
CSKA Moscow Russia3–0Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom84–7477–7678–71
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia3–2Spain FC Barcelona Lassa66–6166–9270–8292–8081–67
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Final Four

The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the Final Four. The semifinals were played on May 13, while the third place game and championship game were played on May 15, 2016. The event was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
13 May
 
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 88
 
15 May
 
Spain Laboral Kutxa 77
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 96
 
13 May
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 101
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 88
 
 
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 81
 
Third place game
 
 
15 May
 
 
Spain Laboral Kutxa75
 
 
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 85

Attendances

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Average home attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
Final Four games 45,385 12,250 10,658 11,346 −4.4%
1 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 55,300 11,060 11,060 11,060 0.0%
2 Lithuania Žalgiris 131,998 14,790 8,702 11,000 +8.3%
3 Spain Laboral Kutxa 153,265 13,964 8,366 10,948 +11.4%
4 Spain Real Madrid 140,015 12,018 9,037 10,770 +1.9%
5 Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 135,705 18,150 4,961 10,439 −27.9%
6 Greece Panathinaikos 132,148 16,419 4,515 10,165 −15.7%
7 Turkey Fenerbahçe 142,264 12,886 5,960 10,162 −13.5%
8 Greece Olympiacos 102,775 11,640 5,006 8,565 −4.8%
9 Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 42,151 11,192 7,174 8,430 +2.5%
10 Russia CSKA Moscow 102,427 12,473 4,421 7,316 +56.4%
11 Germany Brose Baskets 81,157 8,200 5,693 6,763 −0.5%
12 Spain Unicaja 77,307 9,120 4,656 6,442 −12.0%
13 Germany Bayern Munich 31,568 6,700 5,869 6,314 +4.8%
14 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 85,157 7,142 4,867 6,083 −9.2%
15 France Strasbourg 29,136 6,167 5,398 5,827 +52.6%1
16 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 82,228 7,495 2,814 5,482 +46.2%1
17 Turkey Anadolu Efes 55,581 8,685 2,531 4,632 −24.2%
18 Turkey Darüşşafaka Doğuş 53,204 4,989 3,291 4,434 n/a
19 France Limoges 21,623 4,886 3,446 4,325 −7.1%4
20 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 18,855 5,000 2,500 3,771 +21.6%1
21 Croatia Cedevita 45,003 5,281 1,497 3,750 −0.3%
22 Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 17,980 5,002 2,750 3,596 +46.9%1
23 Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 16,981 4,005 2,988 3,396 −10.2%
24 Russia Khimki 33,707 3,800 1,500 2,809 +29.5%1
League total 1,832,920 18,150 1,497 7,332 −10.4%
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Updated to games played on 15 May 2016
Source: gigabasket.org
Notes:
1: 2014–15 season average applied to Eurocup games.

Top 10

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Pos.RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendanceRef
1 Top 16 10 Serbia Crvena zvezda Greece Panathinaikos 18,150 Link
2 Playoffs 3 Serbia Crvena zvezda Russia CSKA Moscow 18,087 Link
3 Top 16 13 Serbia Crvena zvezda Turkey Darüşşafaka Doğuş 18,078 Link
4 Playoffs 3 Greece Panathinaikos Spain Laboral Kutxa 16,419 Link
5 Top 16 13 Greece Panathinaikos Croatia Cedevita 16,366 Link
6 Regular Season 4 Serbia Crvena zvezda Turkey Fenerbahçe 16,203 Link
7 Top 16 8 Greece Panathinaikos Turkey Fenerbahçe 16,188 Link
8 Regular Season 4 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 14,790 Link
9 Regular Season 1 Serbia Crvena zvezda France Strasbourg 14,338 Link
10 Regular Season 8 Greece Panathinaikos Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 13,972 Link
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Individual statistics

Rating

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Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow2765624.30
2.Greece Ioannis BourousisSpain Laboral Kutxa2961221.10
3.United States Malcolm DelaneyRussia Lokomotiv Kuban3161219.74
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Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow2752519.44
2.United States Malcolm DelaneyRussia Lokomotiv Kuban3150416.26
3.Serbia Miloš TeodosićRussia CSKA Moscow2946716.10
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Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Greece Ioannis BourousisSpain Laboral Kutxa292518.66
2.Mexico Gustavo AyónSpain Real Madrid272137.89
3.Czech Republic Jan VeselýTurkey Fenerbahçe231566.78
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Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.France Thomas HeurtelTurkey Anadolu Efes241907.92
2.Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos271746.44
3.Spain Sergio RodríguezSpain Real Madrid271676.19
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Other statistics

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Category Name Team Games Avg
Steals per gameGreece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos272.00
Blocks per gameUnited States Ekpe UdohTurkey Fenerbahçe272.26
Turnovers per gameFrance Thomas HeurtelTurkey Anadolu Efes243.33
Fouls drawn per gameFrance Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow276.48
United States Malcolm DelaneyRussia Lokomotiv Kuban31
Minutes per gameUnited States Malcolm DelaneyRussia Lokomotiv Kuban3133:16
2FG%United States James AugustineRussia Khimki230.687
3FG%United States Cory HigginsRussia CSKA Moscow290.539
FT%Spain Pau RibasSpain FC Barcelona Lassa270.939
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Game highs

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Category Name Team Stat
RatingGreece Ioannis BourousisSpain Laboral Kutxa44
PointsUnited States Malcolm DelaneyRussia Lokomotiv Kuban31
ReboundsUnited States Tyler HoneycuttRussia Khimki19
AssistsSerbia Stefan JovićSerbia Crvena zvezda19
StealsMexico Gustavo AyónSpain Real Madrid6
BlocksUnited States Ekpe UdohTurkey Fenerbahçe7
Turnovers8 times7
Fouls DrawnFrance Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow13
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Awards

Euroleague MVP

Euroleague Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague Teams

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

MVP of the Week

Regular season

Top 16

Playoffs

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MVP of the Month

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References

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