2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup

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.

Greek Basketball Cup
Season2015–16
Teams30
DatesSeptember 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016
Final positions
ChampionsPanathinaikos (17th title)
Runners-upFaros Keratsiniou
Awards
MVP Dimitris Diamantidis
2016–17 →

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.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Faros Keratsiniou 61
Nea Kifissia 59
Faros Keratsiniou 69
PAOK 65
PAOK 73
Rethymno Cretan Kings 67
Faros Keratsiniou 54
Panathinaikos 101
Olympiacos 64
Panathinaikos 70
Panathinaikos 90
Aris 69
Aris 64
AEK 61

Quarterfinals
October 8, 2015
Faros Keratsiniou 61–59 Nea Kifissia
Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens
October 8, 2015
Olympiacos 64–70 Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 12–14, 18–18, 20–26
Pts: Printezis 15 Pts: Diamantidis 16

Semifinals
December 27, 2015
Faros Keratsiniou 69–65 PAOK
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 14–17, 19–17, 18–17
Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens
December 28, 2015
Panathinaikos 90–69 Aris
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 14–21, 31–11, 21–21

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.

March 6, 2016
17:30 EET (UTC +2)
Faros Keratsiniou 54–101 Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 14–26, 12–19, 16–25
Pts: Skordilis 14 Pts: Janković, Gist 13
Rebs: Gist 6
Asts: Calathes 7
Faros Keratsiniou
Panathinaikos
Greek Basketball Cup Finals
41st Final
06 March 2016 - OAKA

Panathinaikos - 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

2016 Greek Cup Winners
Panathinaikos
(17th title)

Awards
Main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP

Most Valuable Player
Player Team
Dimitris DiamantidisPanathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer
Player Team
Gaios SkordilisFaros Keratsiniou

References
  1. Faros Keratsiniou in the cup final!
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