2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
Champions	Fraport Skyliners (1st title)
Runners-up	Openjobmetis Varese
Third place	Élan Chalon
Fourth place	Enisey
Teams	56 (regular season)
Duration	October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016
Awards
Final Four MVP	Quantez Robertson
Statistical leaders
Points	Omar Krayem 20.4
Rebounds	Christian Maråker 10.3
Assists	Teemu Rannikko 10.1

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 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.

Teams

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

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 KC (4th)	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (1st)	Šiauliai (7th)	Energia Târgu-Jiu (3rd)
Falco Szombathely (6th)	Donar Groningen (2nd)	Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1st)	Helios Suns Domžale (4th)
EGIS Körmend (10th)	ZZ Leiden (3rd)	Kalev/Cramo (2nd)	Ventspils (2nd)
Benfica (1st)	Cibona (2nd)	Kataja Basket (1st)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (4th)
Porto (1st)	Tajfun (1st)	KTP (3rd)	Tsmoki-Minsk (1st)
BC Telenet Oostende (1st)	Krka (3rd)	Türk Telekom (7th)	Enisey (11th)
Mons-Hainaut (2nd)	Zlatorog Laško (5th)	Royal Hali Gaziantep (10th)	Rieker Komárno (1st)
Port of Antwerp Giants (6th)	magnofit Güssing Knights (1st)	Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st)	Inter Bratislava (3rd)
Hibernia	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.

^c FIBA Europe announced that the Romanian club BC Timișoara have withdrawn their participation in the competition. Helios Suns Domžale replaced the team.

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.

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 Novo Mesto Södertälje Kings

Pot 3 Team magnofit Güssing Knights Pallacanestro Varese Donar Groningen ZZ Leiden Benfica Borås Tajfun

Pot 4 Team ece Bulls Kapfenberg Sopron KC 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 Domžale

Pot 4 Team Maccabi Rishon LeZion Sigal Prishtina Juventus Pieno žvaigždės Kumanovo 2009 Rieker Komárno Inter Bratislava

Regular season

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.

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.

Knockout stage

	Round of 16 (February 17 – March 2)				Quarter-finals (March 16 – March 30)				Semi-finals (April 29)				Final (May 1)
	ASVEL	0
	Port of Antwerp Giants	2
					Port of Antwerp Giants	1
					Openjobmetis Varese	2
	Openjobmetis Varese	2
	Royal Hali Gaziantep	1
									Openjobmetis Varese	91
									Élan Chalon	82
	Élan Chalon	2
	Telenet Oostende	1
					Élan Chalon	2
					Khimik	0
	Energia Târgu Jiu	1
	Khimik	2
													Openjobmetis Varese	62
													Fraport Skyliners	66
	Ventspils	0
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	2
					Maccabi Rishon LeZion	1
					Fraport Skyliners	2
	Fraport Skyliners	2
	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	0
									Fraport Skyliners	59
									Enisey	56			Third Place
	Türk Telekom	0
	Enisey	2
					Enisey	2							Élan Chalon	103
					Cibona	1							Enisey	72
	Juventus	0
	Cibona	2

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 Giants	67–74	78–88
Openjobmetis Varese	2–1	Royal Hali Gaziantep	82–81	60–76	74–71
Élan Chalon	2–1	Telenet Oostende	84–71	80–91	104–91
Energia Târgu Jiu	1–2	Khimik	77–71	60–71	77–84
Ventspils	0–2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	73–75	85–93
Fraport Skyliners	2–0	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	83–60	56–44
Türk Telekom	0–2	Enisey	95–96	68–75
Juventus	0–2	Cibona	78–83	84–87

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 Giants	92–81	82–93	105–93
Élan Chalon	2–0	Khimik	115–94	83–79
Fraport Skyliners	2–1	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92–57	84–88	91–75
Enisey	2–1	Cibona	94–92	69–77	82–78

Final Four

Main article: 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four

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

Semi-finals

Openjobmetis Varese v Élan Chalon

29 April 2016	Openjobmetis Varese	91–82	Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 16–28, 23–11, 21–18
	Pts: Davies, Kuksiks 17 Rebs: Wayns 6 Asts: Wayns 4	Report	Pts: Hazell 19 Rebs: Booker 13 Asts: Roberson 5	Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Janusz Calik (POL), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)

Fraport Skyliners v Enisey

29 April 2016	Fraport Skyliners	59–56	Enisey	Chalon-sur-Saône
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 20–17, 9–16, 20–11
	Pts: Voigtmann 16 Rebs: Barthel 10 Asts: Theodore 10	Report	Pts: Sergeev 13 Rebs: James, Kennedy 10 Asts: Kennedy 5	Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Paulo Marques (POR), Boris Krejić (SLO)

3rd place game

Élan Chalon v Enisey

1 May 2016	Élan Chalon	103–72	Enisey	Chalon-sur-Saône
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 32–15, 25–11, 19–25
	Pts: Evtimov 19 Rebs: Booker, Evtimov 8 Asts: three players 5	Report	Pts: Taylor 18 Rebs: Yakovenko 8 Asts: James 3	Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Boris Krejić (SLO)

Final

Openjobmetis Varese v Fraport Skyliners

1 May 2016	Openjobmetis Varese	62–66	Fraport Skyliners	Chalon-sur-Saône
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–10, 16–13, 15–28
	Pts: Wayns 16 Rebs: Davies 7 Asts: Cavaliero 4	Report	Pts: Robertson 15 Rebs: Barthel 10 Asts: Robertson 4	Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Janusz Calik (POL), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Statistics

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
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

See also

• 2015–16 Euroleague
• 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Europe Cup at Eurobasket