2016 Eurocup Finals

2016 Eurocup Finals

Event	2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
Strasbourg Galatasaray Odeabank 133 140
First leg
Strasbourg Galatasaray Odeabank 66 62
Date	April 22, 2015
Venue	Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg
MVP	Stéphane Lasme
Attendance	6,166
Second leg
Galatasaray Odeabank Strasbourg 78 67
Date	April 27, 2015
Venue	Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul
Attendance	11,400

The 2016 Eurocup Finals were the concluding two games of the 2015–16 Eurocup season, the 14th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup. The first leg was played at the Rhénus Sport in Strasbourg, France, on 22 April 2016 and the second leg was played at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 27 April 2016, between French side Strasbourg and Turkish side Galatasaray Odeabank.

It was the first ever Finals appearance ever of Strasbourg and Galatasaray Odeabank, after Strasbourg never reached a stage further than the quarterfinals in history and Galatasaray Odeabank never reached a stage further than the semifinals in history.

Venues

The Rhénus Sport was the first leg venue as Strasbourg venue. In 1981, the arena was the venue of the European Champions Cup Final, in which Maccabi Elite defeated Sinudyne Bologna 80-79. In February 2006, the Davis Cup match between France and Sweden took place in this arena.

The Abdi İpekçi Arena was the second leg venue as Galatasaray Odeabank venue. The arena hosts national and international sports events such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling and weightlifting, concerts and congresses among others. The facility contains a multi-faced visual scoreboard, six online-system counters, four locker rooms, two internet rooms, a press room, two multi-purpose offices, VIP rooms, etc. Its parking lot has a capacity of 1,500 cars. It is named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi İpekçi.

Strasbourg	Strasbourg Istanbul 2016 Eurocup Finals (Europe)	Istanbul
Rhénus Sport		Abdi İpekçi Arena
Capacity: 6,200		Capacity: 12,270

Road to the Finals

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

Strasbourg				Round	Galatasaray Odeabank
Euroleague					Eurocup
6th place (3–7) (Group A)				Regular season	1st place (7–3) (Group F)
Eurocup
2nd place (4–2) (Group H)				Last 32	1st place (4–2) (Group N)
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
EWE Baskets	169–142	76–78 (H)	93–64 (A)	Eighthfinals	Pınar Karşıyaka	157–132	64–67 (A)	93–65 (H)
Nizhny Novgorod	185–176	94–85 (A)	91–91 (H)	Quarterfinals	Bayern Munich	161–158	89–99 (A)	72–59 (H)
Dolomiti Energia Trento	154–152	68–74 (H)	86–78 (A)	Semifinals	Herbalife Gran Canaria	170–169	89–75 (H)	81–94 (A)

First leg

Strasbourg v Galatasaray Odeabank

22 April 2016	Strasbourg	66–62	Galatasaray Odeabank	Strasbourg, France
21:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 7–8, 16–16, 20–21, 23–17
	Pts: Campbell 16 Rebs: Campbell 8 Asts: Campbell 6 PIR: Campbell 26	Boxscore	Pts: Micov 17 Rebs: Lasme 9 Asts: McCollum 3 PIR: Micov 23	Arena: Rhénus Sport Attendance: 6,166 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Saša Pukl (SLO), Emilio Pérez Pizarro (ESP)

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 13 Louis Campbell 16 8 6 SG 3 Rodrigue Beaubois 5 1 1 SF 1 Mardy Collins 8 5 4 PF 34 Kyle Weems 9 5 2 C 21 Bangaly Fofana 6 4 0 Reserves: SG 6 Paul Lacombe 0 3 1 PF 9 Jérémy Leloup 11 2 0 PF 16 Olivier Cortale DNP PG 17 Frank Ntilikina DNP SG 18 Kostja Mushidi DNP C 49 Romain Duport 0 0 0 PF 54 Matt Howard 11 3 0 Head coach: Vincent Collet

Strasbourg Galatasaray

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 3 Errick McCollum 8 3 3 SG 32 Sinan Güler 2 2 1 SF 1 Blake Schilb 12 8 2 PF 5 Vladimir Micov 17 5 1 C 13 Stéphane Lasme 7 9 0 Reserves: PG 8 Şafak Edge DNP PF 11 Ege Arar DNP C 16 Duşan Cantekin DNP PF 30 Caleb Green 1 0 0 PG 55 Curtis Jerrells 4 2 2 SG 61 Göksenin Köksal 0 1 0 PF 63 Chuck Davis 11 1 0 Head coach: Ergin Ataman

Second leg

Galatasaray Odeabank v Strasbourg

27 April 2016	Galatasaray Odeabank	78–67	Strasbourg	Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 16–19, 18–19, 17–13
	Pts: Lasme, McCollum 16 Rebs: Lasme 10 Asts: Güler 6 PIR: McCollum 26	Boxscore	Pts: Collins 16 Rebs: Weems 6 Asts: Collins 5 PIR: Fofana 18	Arena: Abdi İpekçi Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 32 Sinan Güler 14 8 6 SG 61 Göksenin Köksal 8 3 0 SF 1 Blake Schilb 11 5 2 PF 5 Vladimir Micov 7 3 5 C 13 Stéphane Lasme 16 10 0 Reserves: PG 3 Errick McCollum 16 5 2 PG 8 Şafak Edge DNP PF 11 Ege Arar DNP C 16 Duşan Cantekin DNP PF 30 Caleb Green DNP PG 55 Curtis Jerrells 0 0 0 PF 63 Chuck Davis 6 2 0 Head coach: Ergin Ataman

Galatasaray Strasbourg 2015–16 Eurocup champions Galatasaray Odeabank 1st title

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 13 Louis Campbell 10 3 2 SG 3 Rodrigue Beaubois 5 0 2 SF 1 Mardy Collins 16 4 5 PF 34 Kyle Weems 7 6 1 C 21 Bangaly Fofana 9 5 2 Reserves: SG 6 Paul Lacombe 5 2 3 PF 9 Jérémy Leloup 0 5 0 PF 16 Olivier Cortale DNP PG 17 Frank Ntilikina DNP C 49 Romain Duport 8 3 0 PF 54 Matt Howard 7 0 1 Head coach: Vincent Collet

See also

• 2016 Euroleague Final Four
• 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four

External links

• Official website