The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of
Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title
sponsorship
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of the
Turkish Airlines
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. 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.
The
2016 Euroleague Final was played between
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
and
Fenerbahçe at the
Mercedes-Benz Arena in
Berlin
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, Germany. 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
A total of 24 teams participated in the 2015–16 Euroleague.
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):
*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
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 13:00
CEST CEST or cest may refer to:
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, at the Mediapro Auditorium in
Barcelona
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.
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
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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.
;Notes
: Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Top 16
Group E
Group F
Playoffs
Series
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
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,
Germany
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.
Attendances
Average home attendances
Top 10
Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Other statistics
Game highs
Awards
Euroleague MVP
The EuroLeague MVP, or EuroLeague Full Season MVP, is the award bestowed to the player that is deemed to be the "Most Valuable Player" during the full season of the EuroLeague. The EuroLeague is the top-tier level European-wide men's prof ...
*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
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)
Euroleague Final Four MVP
The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top ...
*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
)
All-Euroleague Team
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s
Top Scorer ( Alphonso Ford Trophy)
*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
)
Best Defender
*
Kyle Hines (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
)
Rising Star
*
Álex Abrines (
FC Barcelona Lassa)
MVP of the Week
Regular season
Top 16
Playoffs
MVP of the Month
See also
*
2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
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 ...
*
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.
The competition replaced the EuroChallenge and had the aim to take ...
References
External links
Official website
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EuroLeague seasons