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.

2016 Eurocup finals
Event2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
Strasbourg Galatasaray Odeabank
France Turkey
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First leg
DateApril 22, 2015 (2015-04-22)
VenueRhénus Sport, Strasbourg
MVPGabon Stéphane Lasme
Second leg
DateApril 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
VenueAbdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul
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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

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

Road to the Finals

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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 Oldenburg 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

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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

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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

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