2016–17 EuroLeague
The 2016–17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 17th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the seventh under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 60th season of the premier level competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul hosted the Final Four | |||
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2016–17 | ||
Teams | 16 | ||
Games played | 259 | ||
Dates | 12 October 2016 – 21 May 2017 | ||
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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Awards | |||
MVP |
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Final Four MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||
Index Rating |
21.8 | ||
Points |
21.8 | ||
Rebounds |
7.8 | ||
Assists |
6.8 | ||
Records | |||
Biggest home win |
Galatasaray 102–63 Maccabi Tel Aviv (24 January 2017) | ||
Biggest away win |
FC Barcelona 63–102 Real Madrid (18 November 2016) | ||
Highest scoring |
Brose Bamberg 106–102 EA7 Milan (3 November 2016) | ||
Winning streak |
9 matches Real Madrid | ||
Losing streak |
10 matches EA7 Milan | ||
Highest attendance |
18,487 Crvena zvezda 78–67 CSKA Moscow (29 December 2016) | ||
Lowest attendance |
1,746 UNICS 100–79 EA7 Milan (1 December 2016) | ||
Total attendance | 2,194,238 | ||
Average attendance |
8,472 | ||
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. |
This was the first season in which the competition changed to a league format, with sixteen teams playing each other in a home-and-away round-robin competition. Regular season groups were abolished, as well as the Top 16 group stage.
The Final Four was hosted by the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Fenerbahçe won its inaugural European championship in its home city after defeating Olympiacos in the final.[2]
Format changes
In July 2015, FIBA tried to take the helm of the EuroLeague, by trying to convince eight of the eleven teams with an A-Licence to play in a new competition organized by FIBA instead of the current EuroLeague.[3] This proposal was unanimously rejected by the EuroLeague clubs.[4] In October 2015, FIBA attempted to take back control of Europe's first tier club competition,[5][6] by proposing that the Basketball Champions League become Europe's new 1st tier competition, with 16 teams playing in a round-robin format, granting eight guaranteed spots to different clubs.
In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball agreed to a 10-year joint venture with IMG.[7] In its press release, the EuroLeague announced a new competition format for the 2016–17 season, with only 16 teams, including the eleven licensed clubs (Anadolu Efes, Baskonia, CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olimpia Milan, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, and Žalgiris).
The regular season features a single group with a double round-robin. The first eight qualified teams will then play in a best-of-five playoff round for qualification to the Final Four. As a result, the maximum number of games per team increased from 31 to 37.
Team allocation
A total of 16 teams participated in the 2016–17 EuroLeague.[8] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[8][9]
- LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- EC: EuroCup champion
- WC: Wild card
Licensed Clubs | Associated Clubs | ||
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- Notes
- ^ ABA League (ABA): Serbian Crvena zvezda mts qualified through the ABA League.
- ^ VTB United League (VTB): Russian UNICS qualified through the VTB United League.
Teams
A total of 16 teams from nine countries contest the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2015–16 season, one team qualified from the EuroCup, three highest-placed teams from ABA League, Germany and VTB United League and one team qualified with a wild card.[10]
Brose Bamberg and Crvena zvezda mts qualified after clinching respectively the Bundesliga and ABA League titles. UNICS qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Galatasaray Odeabank qualified as the Eurocup champions and Darüşşafaka Doğuş qualified with a wild card.
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Istanbul | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | |
Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504 | |
Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150[11][12] | |
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | 8,200[13] | ||
Belgrade | Kombank Arena | 25,000[14] | |
Aleksandar Nikolić | 6,500[15] | ||
Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344 | |
Istanbul | Volkswagen Arena | 5,240 | |
Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700[16] | |
PalaBancoDesio | 6,700 | ||
Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585 | |
Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | 13,059[17] | |
Istanbul | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | |
Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383[18] | |
Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 11,640 | |
Marousi, Athens | Olympic Sports Center Athens | 18,989[19] | |
Madrid | WiZink Center | 15,000 | |
Kazan | Basket Hall Kazan | 7,482 | |
Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | 15,552 | |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Mutual consent | 31 May 2016[20] | Pre-season | 1 June 2016[21] | |||
End of contract | 8 June 2016[22] | 9 June 2016[23] | ||||
Signed with Anadolu Efes | 14 June 2016[24] | 8 July 2016[25] | ||||
End of contract | 21 June 2016 | 21 June 2016[26] | ||||
Sacked | 27 June 2016[27] | 8 July 2016[28] | ||||
Resigned | 18 October 2016[29] | 3rd (1–1) | 22 October 2016[30] | |||
Sacked | 23 October 2016[31] | 13th (0–2) | 23 October 2016[31] | |||
Resigned | 16 December 2016[32] | 11th (5–7) | 24 December 2016[33] |
Regular season
In the regular season, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, while the last eight qualified teams were eliminated. The matchdays are from 12 October 2016 to 7 April 2017.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2585 | 2353 | +232 | Advance to Playoffs | |
2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2608 | 2355 | +253 | ||
3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2330 | 2221 | +109 | ||
4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2263 | 2187 | +76 | ||
5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2256 | 2233 | +23 | ||
6 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2472 | 2467 | +5 | ||
7 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2445 | 2376 | +69 | ||
8 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2358 | 2353 | +5 | ||
9 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2203 | 2196 | +7 | ||
10 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2350 | 2391 | −41 | ||
11 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2134 | 2232 | −98 | ||
12 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2345 | 2475 | −130 | ||
13 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2369 | 2404 | −35 | ||
14 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2333 | 2493 | −160 | ||
15 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2288 | 2408 | −120 | ||
16 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2411 | 2606 | −195 |
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Results
Playoffs
In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first two games will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the third game and, if necessary, the fourth, will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams.
Game 1 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 2 was played on 20 and 21 April, game 3 was played on 25 and 26 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 28 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 2 May 2017.
Series
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
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Real Madrid |
3–1 | 83–75 | 80–84 | 88–81 | 89–78 | ||
Panathinaikos Superfoods |
0–3 | 58–71 | 75–80 | 61–79 | |||
Olympiacos |
3–2 | 87–72 | 71–73 | 60–64 | 74–62 | 87–78 | |
CSKA Moscow |
3–0 | 98–90 | 84–82 | 90–88 |
Final Four
The Final Four was the last phase of the season, and was held over a weekend. The Final Four was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 and 21 May 2017.[34]
Semifinals 19 May | Championship game 21 May | |||||
84 | ||||||
75 | ||||||
80 | ||||||
64 | ||||||
78 | ||||||
82 | ||||||
Third place game | ||||||
70 | ||||||
94 |
Awards
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
Ekpe Udoh ( Fenerbahçe)
All-EuroLeague Teams
First Team | Second Team | ||
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Source:[36]
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy
Magic Moment
Round MVP
Regular season
Playoffs
Game | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
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1 | 35 | [71] | ||
2 | 35 | [72] | ||
3 | 23 | [73] | ||
4 | 21 | [74] | ||
5 | 22 | [75] |
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2016 | |||
October | [76] | ||
November | [77] | ||
December | [78] | ||
2017 | |||
January | [79] | ||
February | [80] | ||
March | [81] | ||
April | [82] | ||
Individual statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | 28 | 611 | 21.82 | ||
2. | 28 | 583 | 20.82 | ||
3. | 31 | 641 | 20.68 |
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | 28 | 609 | 21.75 | ||
2. | 28 | 534 | 19.07 | ||
3. | 20 | 345 | 17.25 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | 31 | 241 | 7.77 | ||
2. | 30 | 222 | 7.40 | ||
3. | 35 | 256 | 7.31 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | 29 | 197 | 6.79 | ||
2. | 33 | 201 | 6.09 | ||
3. | 33 | 194 | 5.88 |
Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | ||||
Blocks | ||||
Turnovers | ||||
Fouls drawn | ||||
Minutes | ||||
2P% | ||||
3P% | ||||
FT% | ||||
Source: EuroLeague
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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PIR | |||
Points | |||
Rebounds | |||
Assists | |||
Steals | |||
Blocks | |||
Three pointers | |||
Turnovers |
Source: EuroLeague
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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2017 Final Four games | 59,276 | 15,671 | 13,967 | 14,819 | +30.6% | |
1 | Baskonia | 186,133 | 14,875 | 9,437 | 11,633 | +6.3% |
2 | Žalgiris | 171,266 | 15,231 | 8,621 | 11,418 | +3.8% |
3 | Fenerbahçe | 179,510 | 12,973 | 7,891 | 11,219 | +10.4% |
4 | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 189,931 | 17,829 | 6,139 | 11,172 | +9.9% |
5 | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 163,320 | 11,060 | 8,480 | 10,888 | −1.6% |
6 | Real Madrid | 175,310 | 11,998 | 8,210 | 10,312 | −4.3% |
7 | Crvena zvezda mts | 147,265 | 18,487 | 5,783 | 9,818 | −5.9% |
8 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 142,242 | 12,788 | 6,416 | 9,483 | +12.5% |
9 | Olympiacos | 168,483 | 11,039 | 7,167 | 9,360 | +9.3% |
10 | CSKA Moscow | 140,977 | 12,017 | 6,173 | 8,293 | +13.4% |
11 | Brose Bamberg | 96,226 | 8,000 | 6,030 | 6,415 | −5.1% |
12 | Anadolu Efes | 90,443 | 11,121 | 2,424 | 5,320 | +14.9% |
13 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 73,971 | 7,013 | 3,037 | 4,931 | −18.9% |
14 | Galatasaray Odeabank | 72,093 | 10,433 | 2,019 | 4,806 | −4.7%1 |
15 | Darüşşafaka Doğuş | 79,502 | 4,982 | 3,817 | 4,677 | +5.5% |
16 | UNICS | 56,003 | 5,801 | 1,746 | 3,734 | +31.8%1 |
League total | 2,194,238 | 18,487 | 1,746 | 8,472 | +5.4% |
Updated to games played on 21 May 2017
Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2015–16 season average applied to EuroCup games.
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