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 FIBA 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 ČEZ Nymburk Khimik Lukoil Academic STB Le Havre Södertälje Kings Sigal Prishtina Rilski Sportist Élan Chalon Borås Astana PGE Turów Cantù Bakken Bears Juventus Rosa Radom Openjobmetis Varese Fraport Skyliners Pieno Žvaigždės Śląsk Wrocław Sopron SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Šiauliai Energia Târgu Jiu Falco Szombathely Donar Tartu Ülikool/Rock Helios Suns Egis Körmend ZZ Leiden Kalev Cramo Ventspils Benfica Cibona Kataja Maccabi Rishon LeZion Porto Tajfun KTP Tsmoki-Minsk Telenet Oostende Krka Türk Telekom Enisey Belfius Mons-Hainaut Zlatorog Laško Royal Halı Gaziantep Rieker Komárno Port of Antwerp Giants Magnofit Güssing Knights Petrolina AEK Larnaca Inter Bratislava Hibernia ece Bulls Kapfenberg ETHA Engomis Kumanovo

Numbers in bracket represent the place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs. Notes Porto played last season in the Portuguese second tier, Proliga. Hibernia was a newly created team, established by Basketball Ireland to compete in the competition. FIBA Europe announced that the Romanian club BC Timișoara have withdrawn their participation in the competition. Helios Suns 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. Teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other.

Conference 1

+Pot 1Team Telenet Oostende Cibona ČEZ Nymburk ASVEL Élan Chalon Fraport Skyliners FoxTown Cantù+Pot 2Team Belfius Mons-Hainaut Port of Antwerp Giants Bakken Bears STB Le Havre SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Krka Södertälje Kings+Pot 3Team Magnofit Güssing Knights Pallacanestro Varese Donar ZZ Leiden Benfica Borås Tajfun+Pot 4Team ece Bulls Kapfenberg Sopron Falco KC Szombathely Egis Körmend Hibernia FC Porto Zlatorog Laško

Conference 2

+Pot 1Team Tsmoki-Minsk Tartu Ülikool/Rock Kalev Cramo PGE Turów Energia Târgu Jiu Türk Telekom Royal Halı Gaziantep+Pot 2Team Kataja KTP Astana Ventspils Šiauliai Enisey Khimik+Pot 3Team Lukoil Academic Rilski Sportist Petrolina AEK Larnaca ETHA Engomis Rosa Radom Śląsk Wrocław Helios Suns+Pot 4Team 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: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the regular season. Points scored during the regular season. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Ranking of third-placed teams Conference 1

Conference 2

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: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the round of 32. Points scored during the round of 32. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each round of 32 match.

Group O

Group P

Group Q

Group R

Group S

Group T

Group U

Group V

Knockout stage

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 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3ASVEL 0–2 Port of Antwerp Giants 67–74 78–88 Openjobmetis Varese 2–1 Royal Halı Gaziantep 82–81 60–76 74–71Élan Chalon 2–1 Telenet Oostende 84–71 80–91 104–91Energia 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 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 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

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

Honours Final Four MVP Player Team Quantez Robertson Fraport Skyliners

Starting Five Player Team Chris Wright Openjobmetis Varese FIBA Europe Cup Twitter Kwame Vaughn Port of Antwerp Giants D.J. Kennedy Enisey Darryl Monroe Maccabi Rishon LeZion Ante Žižić Cibona

Statistics Individual statistic leaders To be considered a statistical leader, players had to have played a minimum of 10 games. Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Omar Krayem Borås Rebounds per game Christian Maråker Borås Assists per game Teemu Rannikko Kataja Steals per game Howard Sant-Roos ČEZ Nymburk Blocks per game Callistus Eziukwu Energia Targû Jiu Turnovers per game Omar Krayem Borås Fouls per game Egidijus Dimša Juventus Minutes per game Lamayn Wilson Kataja FG% Ante Žižić Cibona FT% Dušan Đorđević Telenet Oostende 3FG% Steponas Babrauskas Pieno žvaigždės Double-doubles Christian Maråker Borås Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Ivica Radić Benfica Rebounds Maurice Sutton Śląsk Wrocław 19 Ross Bekkering Donar Assists Teemu Rannikko Joensuun Kataja Steals Kim Adams Rosa Radom Blocks Dejan Kravić 6 Janar Talts Tartu Ülikool/Rock Three pointers Devonte Newbill ASVEL 8 Brady Heslip FoxTown Cantù Thaddus McFadden Petrolina AEK Larnaca Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Finals rosters

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt Jordan Theodore, Quantez Robertson (C), Johannes Voigtmann, Philip Scrubb, Aaron Doornekamp, Danilo Barthel, Mike Morrison, John Little, Konstantin Klein, Johannes Richter, Max Merz, Stefan Ilzhöfer, Tomas Dimša, Tim Oldenburg, Garai Zeeb. Coach: Gordon Herbert Openjobmetis Varese Chris Wright, Brandon Davies, Maalik Wayns, Rihards Kuksiks, Kristjan Kangur, Luca Campani, Daniele Cavaliero (C), Giancarlo Ferrero, Mouhammad Faye, Ovidijus Varanauskas, Lorenzo Molinaro, Manuel Rossi, Umberto Pietrini, Filippo Testa, Jacopo Lepri, Ramon Galloway, Mychel Thompson, Jevohn Shepherd. Coach: Paolo Moretti

See also 2015–16 Euroleague 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball

References

External links Official website FIBA Europe Cup at Eurobasket