The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. 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 and Fenerbahçe at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, 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 entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundRegular season(24 teams)11 A–licences 8 B–licences 5 champions from Adriatic, Germany, Italy, France, Poland 2 runners-up from Russia and Adriatic 1 third-placed team from Spain 1 C–licence Eurocup champion 4 wild cardTop 16(16 teams)4 group winners from the regular season 4 group runners-up from the regular season 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular seasonPlayoffs(8 teams)2 group winners from the Top 16 2 group runners-up from the Top 16 2 group third-placed teams from the Top 16 2 group fourth-placed teams from the Top 16Final Four(4 teams)4 series winners from the playoffs
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):
A licence: 3-year licence based on the Euroleague club ranking and other regulations. 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs EC: Champion of the 2014–15 Eurocup WC: Wild card
Regular seasonA-license Real MadridTH(1st) Panathinaikos (2nd) EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (3rd) FC Barcelona Lassa (2nd) Anadolu Efes (2nd) Žalgiris (1st) Laboral Kutxa (6th) Fenerbahçe Ülker (3rd) CSKA Moscow (1st) Olympiacos (1st) Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (3rd)Associated clubs Crvena zvezda Telekom Khimki Cedevita Darüşşafaka Doğuş (5th) Lokomotiv Kuban (3rd) Limoges Brose Baskets Strasbourg Bayern Munich Unicaja Stelmet Zielona Góra Notes
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows. PhaseRoundDraw dateRound dateRegular seasonRound 19 July 201515–16 October 2015Round 222–23 October 2015Round 329–30 October 2015Round 45–6 November 2015Round 512–13 November 2015Round 618–20 November 2015Round 726–27 November 2015Round 82–4 December 2015Round 910–11 December 2015Round 1017–18 December 2015Top 16Round 129–30 December 2015Round 27–8 January 2016Round 314–15 January 2016Round 421–22 January 2016Round 528–29 January 2016Round 64–5 February 2016Round 711–12 February 2016Round 825–26 February 2016Round 92–4 March 2016Round 1010–11 March 2016Round 1117–18 March 2016Round 1223–25 March 2016Round 1331 March–1 April 2016Round 147–8 April 2016PlayoffsGame 112–13 April 2016Game 214–15 April 2016Game 318–19 April 2016Game 421 April 2016Game 526 April 2016Final FourSemifinals13 May 2016Final15 May 2016
Draw The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona. 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 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. +Pot 1Team CSKA Moscow178 Real Madrid178 FC Barcelona Lassa171 Olympiacos170+Pot 2Team Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv151 Panathinaikos142 Fenerbahçe129 Anadolu Efes126+Pot 3Team Khimki125 Laboral Kutxa119 Lokomotiv Kuban118 Unicaja112+Pot 4Team Žalgiris109 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan96 Crvena zvezda Telekom95 Brose Baskets80+Pot 5Team Pınar Karşıyaka69 Darüşşafaka Doğuş69 Cedevita63 Bayern Munich63+Pot 6Team Banco di Sardegna Sassari57 Stelmet Zielona Góra52 Strasbourg48 Limoges35
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, Germany.
Attendances
Average home attendances
Top 10 Round Game Home team Visitor Attendance 1Top 16 10 Crvena zvezda Panathinaikos 18,150 Link 2Playoffs 3 Crvena zvezda CSKA Moscow 18,087 Link 3Top 16 13 Crvena zvezda Darüşşafaka Doğuş 18,078 Link 4Playoffs 3 Panathinaikos Laboral Kutxa 16,419 Link 5Top 16 13 Panathinaikos Cedevita 16,366 Link 6Regular Season 4 Crvena zvezda Fenerbahçe 16,203 Link 7 Top 16 8 Panathinaikos Fenerbahçe 16,188 Link 8Regular Season 4 Žalgiris FC Barcelona Lassa 14,790 Link 9Regular Season 1 Crvena zvezda Strasbourg 14,338 Link 10Regular Season 8 Panathinaikos FC Barcelona Lassa 13,972 Link
Individual statistics
Rating RankName TeamGamesRatingPIR1. Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow2765624.302. Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa2961221.103. Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban3161219.74
Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1. Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow2752519.442. Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban3150416.263. Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow2946716.10
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1. Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa292518.662. Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid272137.893. Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe231566.78
Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1. Thomas Heurtel Anadolu Efes241907.922. Nick Calathes Panathinaikos271746.443. Sergio Rodríguez Real Madrid271676.19
Other statistics CategoryNameTeamGamesAvgSteals per game Nick Calathes Panathinaikos272.00Blocks per game Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe272.26Turnovers per game Thomas Heurtel Anadolu Efes243.33Fouls drawn per game Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow276.48 Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban31Minutes per game Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban3133:162FG% James Augustine Khimki230.6873FG% Cory Higgins CSKA Moscow290.539FT% Pau Ribas FC Barcelona Lassa270.939
Game highs CategoryNameTeamStatRating Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa44Points Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban31Rebounds Tyler Honeycutt Khimki19Assists Stefan Jović Crvena zvezda19Steals Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid6Blocks Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe7Turnovers 8 times 7Fouls Drawn Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow 13
Awards Euroleague MVP Nando de Colo ( CSKA Moscow)
Euroleague Final Four MVP Nando de Colo ( CSKA Moscow)
All-Euroleague Teams Pos.First TeamAll-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2016-05-06. Second TeamG Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban Luigi Datome FenerbahçeG Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow Quincy Miller Crvena zvezdaF Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow Ekpe Udoh FenerbahçeF Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe Anthony Randolph Lokomotiv KubanC Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid
Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy) Nando de Colo ( CSKA Moscow)
Best Defender Kyle Hines ( CSKA Moscow)
Rising Star Álex Abrines ( FC Barcelona Lassa) Coach of the Year Dimitrios Itoudis ( CSKA Moscow)Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year award won by Csska Moscow's Dimitrios Itoudis
MVP of the Week
Regular season GamePlayerTeam 1 Patric Young Olympiacos 262 Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa 443 Darius Adams Laboral Kutxa 294 Felipe Reyes Real Madrid 305 Nicolò Melli Brose Baskets 376 Luke Harangody Darüşşafaka Doğuş 357 Jamel McLean EA7 Milano 368 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow 33 Maik Zirbes Crvena zvezda9 Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid 4110 Nobel Boungou Colo Limoges34
Top 16 GamePlayerTeam 1 Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban412 Malcolm Delaney (2) Lokomotiv Kuban303 Felipe Reyes (2) Real Madrid324 Ioannis Bourousis (2) Laboral Kutxa 30 Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe5 Tyrese Rice Khimki356 Georgios Printezis Olympiacos377 Gustavo Ayón (2) Real Madrid 418 Anthony Randolph Lokomotiv Kuban439 Luigi Datome Fenerbahçe 2910 Ioannis Bourousis (3) Laboral Kutxa 2911 Bradley Wanamaker Brose Baskets 3412 Tyler Honeycutt Khimki3013 Ioannis Bourousis (4) Laboral Kutxa 35 Nando de Colo (2) CSKA Moscow14 Nando de Colo (3) CSKA Moscow36
Playoffs GamePlayerTeam 1 Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow282 Kyle Hines CSKA Moscow25 Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe3 Ekpe Udoh (2) Fenerbahçe334 Anthony Randolph (2) Lokomotiv Kuban285 Chris Singleton Lokomotiv Kuban27
MVP of the Month
Month Player Team October 2015 Malcolm Delaney Lokomotiv Kuban November 2015 Nicolò Melli Brose Baskets December 2015 Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid January 2016 Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe February 2016 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow March 2016 Ioannis Bourousis Laboral Kutxa April 2016 Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe
See also 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links Official website