The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of
Euroleague Basketball
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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
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...
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 () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
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
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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, 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
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*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
Euroleague Final Four MVP
*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
All-Euroleague Team
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s
Top Scorer ( Alphonso Ford Trophy)
*
Nando de Colo (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
Best Defender
*
Kyle Hines (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
Rising Star
*
Álex Abrines (
FC Barcelona Lassa)
Coach of the Year
*
Dimitrios Itoudis (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () 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 Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year award won by Csska Moscow's Dimitrios Itoudis
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MVP of the Week
Regular season
Top 16
Playoffs
MVP of the Month
See also
* 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
* 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links
Official website
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EuroLeague seasons