2015–16 Euroleague
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 Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin hosted the Final Four | |||
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2015–16 | ||
Teams | 24 | ||
Games played | 250 | ||
Dates | 15 October 2015 – 15 May 2016 (competition proper) | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Major awards | |||
MVP |
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Final Four MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||
Index Rating |
24.3 | ||
Points |
19.4 | ||
Rebounds |
8.7 | ||
Assists |
7.9 | ||
Records | |||
Biggest home win |
Khimki 91–53 Crvena zvezda (30 October 2015) | ||
Biggest away win |
Limoges 71–107 Laboral Kutxa (29 October 2015) | ||
Highest scoring |
Darüşşafaka 100–106 Fenerbahçe (22 January 2016) | ||
Winning streak |
9 games Fenerbahçe | ||
Losing streak |
10 games Dinamo Sassari | ||
Highest attendance |
18,150 Crvena zvezda 69–67 Panathinaikos (11 March 2016) | ||
Lowest attendance |
1,497 Cedevita 83–62 Crvena zvezda (8 April 2016) | ||
Total attendance | 1,832,920 | ||
Average attendance |
7,332 | ||
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2016.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. |
The 2016 Euroleague Final was played between CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahçe at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.[1] 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.[2]
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.[3]
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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Regular season (24 teams) |
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Top 16 (16 teams) |
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Playoffs (8 teams) |
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Final Four (4 teams) |
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):[4]
- 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
Regular season | |||
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- Notes
- ^ ABA League (ABA): Crvena zvezda Telekom and Cedevita qualified through the ABA League.
- ^ Turkey (TUR): As the Eurocup champion, Khimki, was qualified through a B–licence, an additional B–licence was given to the 2014–15 Turkish League champion, Pınar Karşıyaka.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2][5]
Phase | Round | Draw date | Round date |
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Regular season | Round 1 | 9 July 2015 | 15–16 October 2015 |
Round 2 | 22–23 October 2015 | ||
Round 3 | 29–30 October 2015 | ||
Round 4 | 5–6 November 2015 | ||
Round 5 | 12–13 November 2015 | ||
Round 6 | 18–20 November 2015 | ||
Round 7 | 26–27 November 2015 | ||
Round 8 | 2–4 December 2015 | ||
Round 9 | 10–11 December 2015 | ||
Round 10 | 17–18 December 2015 | ||
Top 16 | Round 1 | 29–30 December 2015 | |
Round 2 | 7–8 January 2016 | ||
Round 3 | 14–15 January 2016 | ||
Round 4 | 21–22 January 2016 | ||
Round 5 | 28–29 January 2016 | ||
Round 6 | 4–5 February 2016 | ||
Round 7 | 11–12 February 2016 | ||
Round 8 | 25–26 February 2016 | ||
Round 9 | 2–4 March 2016 | ||
Round 10 | 10–11 March 2016 | ||
Round 11 | 17–18 March 2016 | ||
Round 12 | 23–25 March 2016 | ||
Round 13 | 31 March–1 April 2016 | ||
Round 14 | 7–8 April 2016 | ||
Playoffs | Game 1 | 12–13 April 2016 | |
Game 2 | 14–15 April 2016 | ||
Game 3 | 18–19 April 2016 | ||
Game 4 | 21 April 2016 | ||
Game 5 | 26 April 2016 | ||
Final Four | Semifinals | 13 May 2016 | |
Final | 15 May 2016 |
Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.[5] 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.[5]
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- Notes
- ^† Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.
Regular season
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 26–27 November, 3–4 December, 10–11 December and 17–18 December 2015.
The four first qualified teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth and the sixth-placed teams entered the Eurocup Last 32.
A total of 12 countries were represented in the group stage. Pınar Karşıyaka and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the group stage of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | FNB | KHI | CZT | RMB | BAY | SIG | |
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1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 770 | 707 | +63 | Advance to Top 16 | — | 88–83 | 79–61 | 77–66 | 74−67 | 81–64 | ||
2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 798 | 740 | +58 | 68–70 | — | 91–53 | 84−70 | 70–81 | 88–62 | |||
3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 766 | 813 | −47 | 60–74 | 96–91 | — | 94–88 | 85–76 | 81−59 | |||
4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 854 | 808 | +46 | 80–73 | 82–85 | 98–71 | — | 101–99 | 97–65 | |||
5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 763 | 780 | −17 | Transfer to Eurocup | 67–84 | 69–60 | 79–90 | 67–86 | — | 76–61 | ||
6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 711 | 814 | −103 | 91–70 | 69–78 | 78–75 | 93–86 | 69–82 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | OLY | EFS | LBO | CED | LIM | EA7 | |
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1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 761 | 692 | +69 | Advance to Top 16 | — | 68–81 | 59–52 | 76−61 | 75–49 | 73–63 | ||
2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 863 | 805 | +58 | 87–91 | — | 95–86 | 75–81 | 92–74 | 89–73 | |||
3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 854 | 766 | +88 | 96–89 | 92–90 | — | 92–70 | 92–56 | 94–82 | |||
4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 750 | 780 | −30 | 70–83 | 75–81 | 76–67 | — | 80–84 | 82–85 | |||
5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 698 | 823 | −125 | Transfer to Eurocup | 67–76 | 77–89 | 71–107 | 69–78 | — | 74–65 | ||
6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 737 | 797 | −60 | 66–71 | 88–84 | 78–76 | 68–77 | 69–77 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LOK | FCB | PAO | ZAL | KSK | ZGA | |
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1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 754 | 683 | +71 | Advance to Top 16 | — | 78–74 | 81−70 | 80–50 | 72–53 | 51–66 | ||
2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 822 | 747 | +75 | 72–68 | — | 77–52 | 88–92 | 107–79 | 78–72 | |||
3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 756 | 710 | +46 | 71–77 | 93–86 | — | 91–56 | 85–73 | 82–51 | |||
4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 697 | 731 | −34 | 74–76 | 78–85 | 72–75 | — | 74–52 | 67–56 | |||
5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 698 | 772 | −74 | Transfer to Eurocup | 78–88 | 71−62 | 66–69 | 66–68 | — | 77–66 | ||
6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 664 | 748 | −84 | 75–83 | 64–93 | 71–68 | 62−66 | 81–83 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | CSK | UNI | BRO | DDI | MAC | DSS | |
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1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 911 | 784 | +127 | Advance to Top 16 | — | 78–86 | 83–77 | 94–66 | 100−69 | 93–87 | ||
2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 761 | 719 | +42 | 76–88 | — | 76−71 | 81–69 | 82–68 | 80–62 | |||
3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 778 | 720 | +58 | 88–100 | 73–53 | — | 86–76 | 77–66 | 86–54 | |||
4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 704 | 740 | −36 | 75–80 | 63–57 | 54–65 | — | 66–70 | 83−74 | |||
5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 750 | 792 | −42 | Transfer to Eurocup | 82–88 | 82–93 | 85–65 | 73–84 | — | 79–63 | ||
6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 690 | 839 | −149 | 78–107 | 65–77 | 73–90 | 60–68 | 74–76 | — |
Top 16
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 29–30 December, 7–8 January, 14–15 January, 21–22 January, 28–29 January, 4–5 February, 11–12 February, 25–26 February, 3–4 March, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 24–25 March, 31 March–1 April and 6–7 April 2016.
The four first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, while the four last qualified teams were eliminated.
A total of 8 countries were represented in the Top 16. Cedevita and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the Top 16 of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | FNB | LOK | PAO | CZT | EFS | DDI | UNI | CED | |
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1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1095 | 1032 | +63 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 85–79 | 82–75 | 72–65 | 90–86 | 77–69 | 80–59 | 86–73 | ||
2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1099 | 978 | +121 | 52–55 | — | 76–67 | 86–62 | 78–77 | 82–58 | 81–60 | 87–63 | |||
3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1067 | 1027 | +40 | 76–71 | 84–79 | — | 63–74 | 83–78 | 82–79 | 68–66 | 76–60 | |||
4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1038 | 1060 | −22 | 65–88 | 80–66 | 69–67 | — | 91–82 | 61–80 | 87–73 | 94–74 | |||
5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1121 | 1106 | +15 | 73–77 | 61–76 | 91–86 | 85–84 | — | 84–71 | 87–67 | 80–76 | |||
6 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1060 | 1083 | −23 | 100–106 | 87–86 | 84–86 | 69–66 | 68–72 | — | 78–55 | 72–79 | |||
7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 971 | 1076 | −105 | 71–67 | 64–82 | 58–76 | 72–78 | 75–85 | 70–62 | — | 90–67 | |||
8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1038 | 1127 | −89 | 89–59 | 75–89 | 60–78 | 83–62 | 84–80 | 77–83 | 78–91 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | CSK | LBO | FCB | RMB | KHI | BRO | OLY | ZAL | |
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1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1299 | 1185 | +114 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 90–78 | 93–82 | 95–81 | 108–98 | 91–70 | 92–85 | 100–86 | ||
2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1110 | 1075 | +35 | 81–71 | — | 75–71 | 89–88 | 98–83 | 90–64 | 76–82 | 71–65 | |||
3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1085 | 1059 | +26 | 100–98 | 78–81 | — | 72–65 | 87–70 | 75–57 | 82–66 | 92–86 | |||
4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1173 | 1165 | +8 | 87–96 | 68–77 | 86–87 | — | 83–70 | 82–79 | 84–72 | 92–86 | |||
5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1164 | 1138 | +26 | 91–89 | 76–68 | 75–61 | 82–93 | — | 78–61 | 98–66 | 111–80 | |||
6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1073 | 1088 | −15 | 91–83 | 89–69 | 74–70 | 86–90 | 84–79 | — | 72–71 | 96–63 | |||
7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1083 | 1105 | −22 | 96–99 | 82–68 | 74–62 | 99–84 | 89–77 | 72–77 | — | 74–59 | |||
8 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1007 | 1179 | −172 | 59–94 | 68–89 | 59–66 | 75–90 | 71–76 | 75–73 | 75–55 | — |
Playoffs
In the playoffs, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games, before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the highest Top 16 place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) game of the series at home.
Game 1 was played on 12 and 13 April, game 2 was played on 14 and 15 April, game 3 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 21 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 26 April 2016.
Series
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Fenerbahçe | 3–0 | 75–69 | 100–78 | 75–63 | |||
Laboral Kutxa | 3–0 | 84–68 | 82–78 | 84–75 | |||
CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | 84–74 | 77–76 | 78–71 | |||
Lokomotiv Kuban | 3–2 | 66–61 | 66–92 | 70–82 | 92–80 | 81–67 |
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.
Championship game | ||||||
13 May | ||||||
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15 May | ||||||
77 | ||||||
96 | ||||||
13 May | ||||||
101 | ||||||
88 | ||||||
81 | ||||||
Third place game | ||||||
15 May | ||||||
75 | ||||||
85 |
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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Final Four games | 45,385 | 12,250 | 10,658 | 11,346 | −4.4% | |
1 | 55,300 | 11,060 | 11,060 | 11,060 | 0.0% | |
2 | 131,998 | 14,790 | 8,702 | 11,000 | +8.3% | |
3 | 153,265 | 13,964 | 8,366 | 10,948 | +11.4% | |
4 | 140,015 | 12,018 | 9,037 | 10,770 | +1.9% | |
5 | 135,705 | 18,150 | 4,961 | 10,439 | −27.9% | |
6 | 132,148 | 16,419 | 4,515 | 10,165 | −15.7% | |
7 | 142,264 | 12,886 | 5,960 | 10,162 | −13.5% | |
8 | 102,775 | 11,640 | 5,006 | 8,565 | −4.8% | |
9 | 42,151 | 11,192 | 7,174 | 8,430 | +2.5% | |
10 | 102,427 | 12,473 | 4,421 | 7,316 | +56.4% | |
11 | 81,157 | 8,200 | 5,693 | 6,763 | −0.5% | |
12 | 77,307 | 9,120 | 4,656 | 6,442 | −12.0% | |
13 | 31,568 | 6,700 | 5,869 | 6,314 | +4.8% | |
14 | 85,157 | 7,142 | 4,867 | 6,083 | −9.2% | |
15 | 29,136 | 6,167 | 5,398 | 5,827 | +52.6%1 | |
16 | 82,228 | 7,495 | 2,814 | 5,482 | +46.2%1 | |
17 | 55,581 | 8,685 | 2,531 | 4,632 | −24.2% | |
18 | 53,204 | 4,989 | 3,291 | 4,434 | n/a | |
19 | 21,623 | 4,886 | 3,446 | 4,325 | −7.1%4 | |
20 | 18,855 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 3,771 | +21.6%1 | |
21 | 45,003 | 5,281 | 1,497 | 3,750 | −0.3% | |
22 | 17,980 | 5,002 | 2,750 | 3,596 | +46.9%1 | |
23 | 16,981 | 4,005 | 2,988 | 3,396 | −10.2% | |
24 | 33,707 | 3,800 | 1,500 | 2,809 | +29.5%1 | |
League total | 1,832,920 | 18,150 | 1,497 | 7,332 | −10.4% |
Updated to games played on 15 May 2016
Source: gigabasket.org
Notes:
1: 2014–15 season average applied to Eurocup games.
Top 10
Pos. | Round | Game | Home team | Visitor | Attendance | Ref |
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1 | Top 16 | 10 | 18,150 | Link | ||
2 | Playoffs | 3 | 18,087 | Link | ||
3 | Top 16 | 13 | 18,078 | Link | ||
4 | Playoffs | 3 | 16,419 | Link | ||
5 | Top 16 | 13 | 16,366 | Link | ||
6 | Regular Season | 4 | 16,203 | Link | ||
7 | Top 16 | 8 | 16,188 | Link | ||
8 | Regular Season | 4 | 14,790 | Link | ||
9 | Regular Season | 1 | 14,338 | Link | ||
10 | Regular Season | 8 | 13,972 | Link | ||
Individual statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | 27 | 656 | 24.30 | ||
2. | 29 | 612 | 21.10 | ||
3. | 31 | 612 | 19.74 |
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | 27 | 525 | 19.44 | ||
2. | 31 | 504 | 16.26 | ||
3. | 29 | 467 | 16.10 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | 29 | 251 | 8.66 | ||
2. | 27 | 213 | 7.89 | ||
3. | 23 | 156 | 6.78 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | 24 | 190 | 7.92 | ||
2. | 27 | 174 | 6.44 | ||
3. | 27 | 167 | 6.19 |
Other statistics
Category | Name | Team | Games | Avg |
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Steals per game | 27 | 2.00 | ||
Blocks per game | 27 | 2.26 | ||
Turnovers per game | 24 | 3.33 | ||
Fouls drawn per game | 27 | 6.48 | ||
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Minutes per game | 31 | 33:16 | ||
2FG% | 23 | 0.687 | ||
3FG% | 29 | 0.539 | ||
FT% | 27 | 0.939 |
Game highs
Category | Name | Team | Stat |
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Rating | 44 | ||
Points | 31 | ||
Rebounds | 19 | ||
Assists | 19 | ||
Steals | 6 | ||
Blocks | 7 | ||
Turnovers | 8 times | 7 | |
Fouls Drawn | 13 |
Awards
Euroleague MVP
Euroleague Final Four MVP
All-Euroleague Teams
First Team[8] | Second Team[8] | |||
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Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)
Best Defender
Rising Star
MVP of the Week
Regular season
Game | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | 26 | ||
2 | 44 | ||
3 | 29 | ||
4 | 30 | ||
5 | 37 | ||
6 | 35 | ||
7 | 36 | ||
8 | 33 | ||
9 | 41 | ||
10 | 34 |
Top 16
Game | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | 41 | ||
2 | 30 | ||
3 | 32 | ||
4 | 30 | ||
5 | 35 | ||
6 | 37 | ||
7 | 41 | ||
8 | 43 | ||
9 | 29 | ||
10 | 29 | ||
11 | 34 | ||
12 | 30 | ||
13 | 35 | ||
14 | 36 |
Playoffs
Game | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | 28 | ||
2 | 25 | ||
3 | 33 | ||
4 | 28 | ||
5 | 27 | ||
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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October 2015 | [12] | ||
November 2015 | [13] | ||
December 2015 | [14] | ||
January 2016 | [15] | ||
February 2016 | [16] | ||
March 2016 | [17] | ||
April 2016 | [18] | ||
References
- "Euroleague Final Four returns to Berlin in 2016". Euroleague. 11 May 2015.
- "2015–16 Euroleague Bylaws Book" (PDF). Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- "ECA shareholders, executive board approve roadmap for 2015-16 and beyond". Euroleague. 6 May 2015.
- "Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague". Euroleague. 29 June 2015.
- "2015-16 Regular Season Draw: Procedure, Criteria and Levels". Euroleague. 7 July 2015.
- "2015-16 Euroleague MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague. 12 May 2016.
- "De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP". Euroleague. 15 May 2016.
- All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2016-05-06.
- "2015-16 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Best Defender Trophy: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- "Euroleague Rising Star Trophy: Alex Abrines, FC Barcelona Lassa". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "MVP for October: Malcolm Delaney, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar". Euroleague. 2 November 2015.
- "MVP for November: Nicolò Melli, Brose Baskets". Euroleague. 30 November 2015.
- "MVP for December: Gustavo Ayon, Real Madrid". Euroleague. 4 January 2016.
- "MVP for January: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Istanbul". Euroleague. 1 February 2016.
- "MVP for February: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague. 29 February 2016.
- "MVP for March: Ioannis Bourousis, Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz". Euroleague. 4 April 2016.
- "MVP for April: Ekpe Udoh, Fenerbahce Istanbul". Euroleague. 28 April 2016.