2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup

The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup was the inaugural season of the newly formed basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season started on 21 October 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016.

FIBA Europe Cup
The Final Four was hosted at Le Colisée
Season2015–16
Teams56
Games played286
Dates21 October 2015 – 1 May 2016
Final positions
Champions Fraport Skyliners
(1st title)
Runners-up Openjobmetis Varese
Third place Élan Chalon
Fourth place Enisey
Awards
Final Four MVP Quantez Robertson
Statistical leaders
Points Omar Krayem 20.4
Rebounds Christian Maråker 10.3
Assists Teemu Rannikko 10.1

The competition replaced the EuroChallenge and had the aim to take the place of Eurocup (organised by Euroleague Basketball), as the second-tier competition in Europe.

Format

In the Regular season, 56 teams are divided into 14 groups of four teams. In the Round of 32, the first and second best teams from the Regular season play in groups of four. Starting from the Round of 16, quarter-finals will be played. The tournament will conclude with a Final Four.[1]

Teams

The deadline to register in the competition was on July 30. The official list of teams was announced on August 3.[2]

Regular season
Conference 1 Conference 2
ASVEL (6th) ČEZ Nymburk (1st) Khimik (1st) Lukoil Academic (1st)
STB Le Havre (7th) Södertälje Kings (1st) Sigal Prishtina (1st) Rilski Sportist (4th)
Élan Chalon (8th) Borås (3rd) Astana (1st) PGE Turów (2nd)
Cantù (7th) Bakken Bears (2nd) Juventus (3rd) Rosa Radom (4th)
Openjobmetis Varese (11th) Fraport Skyliners (6th) Pieno Žvaigždės (5th) Śląsk Wrocław (6th)
Sopron (4th) SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (1st) Šiauliai (7th) Energia Târgu Jiu (3rd)
Falco Szombathely (6th) Donar (2nd) Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1st) Helios Suns (4th) c
Egis Körmend (10th) ZZ Leiden (3rd) Kalev Cramo (2nd) Ventspils (2nd)
Benfica (1st) Cibona (2nd) Kataja (1st) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (4th)
Porto (1st) a Tajfun (1st) KTP (3rd) Tsmoki-Minsk (1st)
Telenet Oostende (1st) Krka (3rd) Türk Telekom (7th) Enisey (11th)
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2nd) Zlatorog Laško (5th) Royal Halı Gaziantep (10th) Rieker Komárno (1st)
Port of Antwerp Giants (6th) Magnofit Güssing Knights (1st) Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st) Inter Bratislava (3rd)
Hibernia b ece Bulls Kapfenberg (3rd) ETHA Engomis (4th) Kumanovo (2nd)

Numbers in bracket represent the place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs.

Notes
^a Porto played last season in the Portuguese second tier, Proliga.
^b Hibernia was a newly created team, established by Basketball Ireland to compete in the competition.[3]
^c FIBA Europe announced that the Romanian club BC Timișoara have withdrawn their participation in the competition. Helios Suns replaced the team.[4]

Draw

The draw was held on August 4, 2015 in Munich, Germany. The seeding was prepared on the basis of the clubs' participation and results in European Club Competition in recent years as well as the clubs' ranking in their respective domestic leagues last season.[2]

Conference 1

Pot 1
Team
Telenet Oostende
Cibona
ČEZ Nymburk
ASVEL
Élan Chalon
Fraport Skyliners
FoxTown Cantù
Pot 2
Team
Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Port of Antwerp Giants
Bakken Bears
STB Le Havre
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Krka
Södertälje Kings
Pot 3
Team
Magnofit Güssing Knights
Pallacanestro Varese
Donar
ZZ Leiden
Benfica
Borås
Tajfun
Pot 4
Team
ece Bulls Kapfenberg
Sopron
Falco KC Szombathely
Egis Körmend
Hibernia
FC Porto
Zlatorog Laško

Conference 2

Pot 1
Team
Tsmoki-Minsk
Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Kalev Cramo
PGE Turów
Energia Târgu Jiu
Türk Telekom
Royal Halı Gaziantep
Pot 2
Team
Kataja
KTP
Astana
Ventspils
Šiauliai
Enisey
Khimik
Pot 3
Team
Lukoil Academic
Rilski Sportist
Petrolina AEK Larnaca
ETHA Engomis
Rosa Radom
Śląsk Wrocław
Helios Suns
Pot 4
Team
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Sigal Prishtina
Juventus
Pieno žvaigždės
Kumanovo 2009
Rieker Komárno
Inter Bratislava

Regular season

Location of teams of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark Green: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H;
Brown: Group I; Deep pink: Group J. Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.
Black: Group M. White: Group N.

The regular season was played between 21 October and 2 December 2015. The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams of all groups (two teams from each Conference) advanced to the Round of 32.

If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the regular season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ADE MON DON KÖR
1 ASVEL 6 5 1 514 416 +98 11 Advanced to Round of 32 87–66 81–45 83–64
2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut 6 3 3 489 468 +21 9 89–81 90–76 103–70
3 Donar 6 2 4 414 477 63 8 66–85 77–75 78–71
4 Egis Körmend 6 2 4 443 499 56 8 86–97 77–66 75–72

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ANT CIB LIS SOP
1 Port of Antwerp Giants 6 6 0 499 428 +71 12 Advanced to Round of 32 82–69 84–76 81–73
2 Cibona 6 3 3 453 473 20 9 78–92 74–66 77–63
3 Benfica 6 2 4 467 447 +20 8 77–79 79–83 91–62
4 Sopron 6 1 5 409 480 71 7 55–81 91–72 65–78

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TEL VAR KIN FAL
1 Telenet Oostende 6 4 2 473 438 +35 10 Advanced to Round of 32 79–85 80–77 91–62
2 Openjobmetis Varese 6 3 3 493 459 +34 9 79–83 76–61 94–71
3 Södertälje Kings 6 3 3 438 439 1 9 71–54 90–86 54–62
4 Falco Szombathely 6 2 4 415 483 68 8 64–86 75–73 81–85

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ÉLA MAG SPM ZLA
1 Élan Chalon 6 5 1 530 438 +92 11 Advanced to Round of 32 88–83 72–66 86–53
2 Magnofit Güssing Knights 6 3 3 470 478 8 9 75–99 69–74 73–71
3 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 6 2 4 421 449 28 8 73–98 66–72 81–73
4 Zlatorog Laško 6 2 4 430 486 56 8 88–87 80–98 65–61

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification STB CTU BOR KAP
1 STB Le Havre 6 4 2 455 431 +24 10 Advanced to Round of 32 82–78 87–76 70–57
2 FoxTown Cantù 6 3 3 502 484 +18 9 73–64 94–72 85–70
3 Borås 6 3 3 492 504 12 9 74–80 101–81 84–82
4 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 6 2 4 457 487 30 8 73–72 95–91 80–85

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAK ČEZ TAJ HIB
1 Bakken Bears 6 6 0 485 398 +87 12 Advanced to Round of 32 82–79 72–68 96–60
2 ČEZ Nymburk 6 4 2 543 375 +168 10 64–66 103–81 106–45
3 Tajfun 6 2 4 440 452 12 8 60–79 56–70 82–55
4 Hibernia 6 0 6 345 588 243 6 67–90 45–121 73–93

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SKY KRK FCP ZZL
1 Fraport Skyliners 6 6 0 444 385 +59 12 Advanced to Round of 32 67–65 89–81 63–58
2 Krka 6 4 2 459 423 +36 10 72–82 70–62 79–51
3 FC Porto 6 2 4 431 426 +5 8 58–67 83–87 77–51
4 ZZ Leiden 6 0 6 351 451 100 6 51–76 78–86 62–70

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MAC ENI LUK KAL
1 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 6 4 2 457 433 +24 10 Advanced to Round of 32 68–72 72–77 67–66
2 Enisey 6 4 2 463 452 +11 10 67–74 76–68 77–70
3 Lukoil Academic 6 4 2 458 465 7 10 70–84 85–81 80–78
4 Kalev Cramo 6 0 6 457 485 28 6 81–92 87–91 75–78

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification VEN PŽV TUR DOM
1 Ventspils 6 6 0 522 446 +76 12 Advanced to Round of 32 86–67 96–73 67–62
2 Pieno žvaigždės 6 3 3 483 495 12 9 96–100 74–71 80–71
3 PGE Turów 6 2 4 454 489 35 8 76–92 90–80 86–97
4 Helios Suns 6 1 5 429 458 29 7 72–81 71–80 50–88

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TUR ROS KUM KTP
1 Türk Telekom 6 6 0 555 424 +131 12 Advanced to Round of 32 89–72 93–71 108–66
2 Rosa Radom 6 4 2 505 445 +60 10 68–84 84–75 95–48
3 Kumanovo 2009 6 1 5 464 516 52 7 75–84 73–89 88–78
4 KTP 6 1 5 428 567 139 7 72–97 76–97 88–82

Group K

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ENE AEK AST PRI
1 Energia Târgu Jiu 6 5 1 495 448 +47 11 Advanced to Round of 32 87–82 89–72 87–72
2 Petrolina AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 498 462 +36 9 71–75 87–68 101–84
3 Astana 6 2 4 458 498 40 8 85–95 78–74 82–78
4 KB Prishtina 6 2 4 445 488 43 8 66–62 70–83 75–73

Group L

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KHI TÜR JUV ETH
1 Khimik 6 6 0 482 396 +86 12 Advanced to Round of 32 81–56 80–72 88–52
2 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 6 3 3 417 412 +5 9 61–63 81–72 92–75
3 Juventus 6 3 3 484 437 +47 9 86–90 66–60 94–67
4 ETHA Engomis 6 0 6 377 515 138 6 69–80 55–67 59–94

Group M

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAZ SLK SIA INT
1 Royal Halı Gaziantep 6 4 2 466 396 +70 10 Advanced to Round of 32 74–46 87–71 89–72
2 Śląsk Wrocław 6 4 2 448 462 14 10 73–68 71–69 80–75
3 Šiauliai 6 3 3 508 489 +19 9 72–69 80–97 116–80
4 Inter Bratislava 6 1 5 470 545 75 7 62–79 96–81 85–100

Group N

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TSM KAT RIL RIE
1 Tsmoki-Minsk 6 5 1 548 486 +62 11 Advanced to Round of 32 82–88 95–91 98–67
2 Kataja 6 4 2 519 486 +33 10 84–86 92–76 87–83
3 Rilski Sportist 6 2 4 502 537 35 8 88–97 87–83 83–82
4 Rieker Komárno 6 1 5 460 520 60 7 68–90 72–85 88–77

Conference 1

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C Södertälje Kings 6 3 3 438 439 1 9 Advanced to Round of 32
2 E Borås 6 3 3 492 504 12 9
3 B Benfica 6 2 4 467 447 +20 8
4 G FC Porto 6 2 4 431 426 +5 8
5 F Tajfun 6 2 4 440 452 12 8
6 D SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 6 2 4 421 449 28 8
7 A Donar 6 2 4 414 477 63 8
Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Conference 2

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 H Lukoil Academic 6 4 2 458 465 7 10 Advanced to Round of 32
2 L Juventus 6 3 3 484 437 +47 9
3 M Šiauliai 6 3 3 508 489 +19 9
4 N Rilski Sportist 6 2 4 502 537 35 8
5 I PGE Turów 6 2 4 454 489 35 8
6 K Astana 6 2 4 458 498 40 8
7 J Kumanovo 2009 6 1 5 464 516 52 7
Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Round of 32

The round of 32 were played between 16 December 2015 and 3 February 2016. The two top teams of each group advanced to the Round of 16.

If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the Round of 32, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the round of 32.
  4. Points scored during the round of 32.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each round of 32 match.

Group O

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ADE MAC KRK KAT
1 ASVEL 6 5 1 474 407 +67 11 Advance to Round of 16 81–71 88–60 95–79
2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 6 4 2 502 462 +40 10 82–71 79–61 96–85
3 Krka 6 2 4 409 469 60 8 51–67 79–76 76–70
4 Kataja 6 1 5 472 519 47 7 64–72 85–93 89–82

Group P

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification VEN ANT ČEZ LUK
1 Ventspils 6 4 2 388 386 +2 10 Advance to Round of 16 97–80 72–69 77–69
2 Port of Antwerp Giants 6 4 2 406 390 +16 10 80–78 81–79 94–73
3 ČEZ Nymburk 6 3 3 383 371 +12 9 88–64 84–57 85–78
4 Lukoil Academic 6 1 5 359 389 30 7 62–69 63–71 76–62

Group Q

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TUR TEL BOR SLK
1 Türk Telekom 6 5 1 525 419 +106 11 Advance to Round of 16 80–68 92–72 96–68
2 Telenet Oostende 6 5 1 489 435 +54 11 77–74 94–68 75–68
3 Borås 6 2 4 478 545 67 8 86–114 86–89 80–75
4 Śląsk Wrocław 6 0 6 399 492 93 6 48–69 59–86 81–86

Group R

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ÉLA ENI CTU TÜR
1 Élan Chalon 6 5 1 540 493 +47 11 Advance to Round of 16 98–88 89–78 76–67
2 Enisey 6 3 3 534 518 +16 9 77–96 94–91 87–68
3 FoxTown Cantù 6 3 3 525 524 +1 9 103–90 95–92 71–76
4 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 6 1 5 444 508 64 7 80–91 70–96 83–87

Group S

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ENE CIB PŽV STB
1 Energia Târgu Jiu 6 3 3 509 498 +11 9 Advance to Round of 16 85–81 86–101 78–68
2 Cibona 6 3 3 550 552 2 9 93–88 82–84 106–113
3 Pieno žvaigždės 6 3 3 536 539 3 9 95–93 90–95 82–87
4 STB Le Havre 6 3 3 516 522 6 9 60–79 92–93 96–84

Group T

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JUV KHI MON BAK
1 Juventus 6 4 2 494 430 +64 10 Advance to Round of 16 74–63 103–65 91–67
2 Khimik 6 4 2 449 424 +25 10 77–76 64–61 81–67
3 Belfius Mons-Hainaut 6 3 3 469 461 +8 9 77–57 95–89 90–66
4 Bakken Bears 6 1 5 414 511 97 7 81–93 51–75 82–81

Group U

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SKY GAZ KIN ROS
1 Fraport Skyliners 6 6 0 518 409 +109 12 Advance to Round of 16 91–79 95–64 91–61
2 Royal Halı Gaziantep 6 3 3 440 427 +13 9 66–71 76–56 79–70
3 Södertälje Kings 6 2 4 442 496 54 8 81–95 78–71 86–78
4 Rosa Radom 6 1 5 409 477 68 7 58–75 61–69 81–77

Group V

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification VAR AEK TSM MAG
1 Openjobmetis Varese 6 5 1 480 436 +44 11 Advance to Round of 16 74–72 94–63 85–81
2 Petrolina AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 422 416 +6 9 65–61 73–68 68–59
3 Tsmoki-Minsk 6 3 3 486 488 2 9 84–89 86–84 96–60
4 Magnofit Güssing Knights 6 1 5 427 475 48 7 71–77 68–60 88–89

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16
17 February–2 March
Quarter-finals
16–30 March
Semifinals
29 April
Final
1 May
 
              
 
 
 
 
ASVEL0
 
 
 
Port of Antwerp Giants 2
 
Port of Antwerp Giants1
 
 
 
Openjobmetis Varese2
 
Openjobmetis Varese2
 
 
 
Royal Halı Gaziantep1
 
Openjobmetis Varese91
 
 
 
Élan Chalon82
 
Élan Chalon2
 
 
 
Telenet Oostende 1
 
Élan Chalon2
 
 
 
Khimik0
 
Energia Târgu Jiu 1
 
 
 
Khimik2
 
Openjobmetis Varese62
 
 
 
Fraport Skyliners66
 
Ventspils0
 
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion1
 
 
 
Fraport Skyliners2
 
Fraport Skyliners2
 
 
 
Petrolina AEK Larnaca0
 
Fraport Skyliners59
 
 
 
Enisey56 Third place
 
Türk Telekom 0
 
  
 
Enisey2
 
Enisey2 Élan Chalon103
 
 
 
Cibona1 Enisey72
 
Juventus 0
 
 
Cibona2

 

Round of 16

Game 1 will be played on February 17. Game 2 will be played on February 24. Game 3, if necessary, will be played on March 2.

The eight winners of each series will qualify for the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams will be eliminated.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
ASVEL 0–2 Port of Antwerp Giants67–7478–88
Openjobmetis Varese 2–1 Royal Halı Gaziantep82–8160–7674–71
Élan Chalon 2–1 Telenet Oostende84–7180–91104–91
Energia Târgu Jiu 1–2 Khimik77–7160–7177–84
Ventspils 0–2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion73–7585–93
Fraport Skyliners 2–0 Petrolina AEK Larnaca83–6056–44
Türk Telekom 0–2 Enisey95–9668–75
Juventus 0–2 Cibona78–8384–87

Quarter-finals

Game 1 will be played on March 16. Game 2 will be played on March 23. Game 3 will be played, if necessary, on March 30. Teams with better record in the Round of 32 had the home advantage.

The four winners of each series will qualify to the Final Four, while the other four teams will be eliminated.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Openjobmetis Varese 2–1 Port of Antwerp Giants92–8182–93105–93
Élan Chalon 2–0 Khimik115–9483–79
Fraport Skyliners 2–1 Maccabi Rishon LeZion92–5784–8891–75
Enisey 2–1 Cibona94–9269–7782–78

Final Four

On April 6, 2016, Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône was announced as the venue for the Final Four.[5]

 
Semifinals
Final
 
      
 
29 April
 
 
Openjobmetis Varese91
 
1 May
 
Élan Chalon82
 
Openjobmetis Varese62
 
29 April
 
Fraport Skyliners66
 
Fraport Skyliners59
 
 
Enisey56
 
Third place game
 
 
1 May
 
 
Élan Chalon103
 
 
Enisey72

Honours

Final Four MVP

Pos. Player Team Ref.
SG
Quantez Robertson Fraport Skyliners
[6]

Starting Five

Pos. Player Team Ref.
PG
Chris Wright Openjobmetis Varese
[7]
SG
Kwame Vaughn Port of Antwerp Giants
SF
D.J. Kennedy Enisey
PF
Darryl Monroe Maccabi Rishon LeZion
C
Ante Toni Žižić Cibona

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

To be considered a statistical leader, players had to have played a minimum of 10 games.

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per game Omar Krayem Borås
20.4
Rebounds per game Christian Maråker Borås
10.3
Assists per game Teemu Rannikko Kataja
10.1
Steals per game Howard Sant-Roos ČEZ Nymburk
2.3
Blocks per game Callistus Eziukwu Energia Targû Jiu
1.8
Turnovers per game Omar Krayem Borås
4.2
Fouls per game Egidijus Dimša Juventus
3.9
Minutes per game Lamayn Wilson Kataja
37.0
FG% Ante Žižić Cibona
63.4%
FT% Dušan Đorđević Telenet Oostende
94.6%
3FG% Steponas Babrauskas Pieno žvaigždės
54.2%
Double-doubles Christian Maråker Borås
6

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points Ivica Radić Benfica
38
Rebounds Maurice Sutton Śląsk Wrocław
19
Ross Bekkering Donar
Assists Teemu Rannikko Joensuun Kataja
18
Steals Kim Adams Rosa Radom
9
Blocks Dejan Kravić SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
6
Janar Talts Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Three pointers Devonte Newbill ASVEL
8
Brady Heslip FoxTown Cantù
Thaddus McFadden Petrolina AEK Larnaca

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Europe Board pushes ahead with attractive club competitions model". FIBA Europe. June 30, 2015.
  2. "56 clubs confirmed for new FIBA European Club Competition". FIBA Europe. August 3, 2015.
  3. O'Neill, Michael (22 July 2015). "Basketball Ireland to enter new FIBA Europe Competition". SportsNewsIreland.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. "Domzale Replace Timișoara". FIBA Europe. September 29, 2015.
  5. "Elan Chalon To Host FIBA Europe Cup Final Four". FIBA Europe Cup. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  6. Varese – Fraport Skyliners
  7. FIBA Europe Cup Twitter
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