2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup

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.

FIBA Europe Cup
The Final Four was hosted at Le Colisée
Season2015–16
Duration21 October 2015 – 1 May 2016
Number of games286
Number of teams56
Finals
ChampionsGermany Fraport Skyliners
(1st title)
  Runners-upItaly Openjobmetis Varese
Third placeFrance Élan Chalon
Fourth placeRussia Enisey
Final Four MVPUnited States Quantez Robertson
Statistical leaders
PointsState of Palestine Omar Krayem20.4
ReboundsSweden Christian Maråker10.3
AssistsFinland Teemu Rannikko10.1
Seasons

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

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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.[1]

Teams

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The deadline to register in the competition was on July 30. The official list of teams was announced on August 3.[2]

Regular season
Conference 1Conference 2
ASVEL (6th) ČEZ Nymburk (1st) Khimik (1st) Lukoil Academic (1st)
STB Le Havre (7th) Södertälje Kings (1st) Sigal Prishtina (1st) Rilski Sportist (4th)
Élan Chalon (8th) Borås (3rd) Astana (1st) PGE Turów (2nd)
Cantù (7th) Bakken Bears (2nd) Juventus (3rd) Rosa Radom (4th)
Openjobmetis Varese (11th) Fraport Skyliners (6th) Pieno Žvaigždės (5th) Śląsk Wrocław (6th)
Sopron (4th) SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (1st) Šiauliai (7th) Energia Târgu Jiu (3rd)
Falco Szombathely (6th) Donar (2nd) Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1st) Helios Suns (4th) c
Egis Körmend (10th) ZZ Leiden (3rd) Kalev Cramo (2nd) Ventspils (2nd)
Benfica (1st) Cibona (2nd) Kataja (1st) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (4th)
Porto (1st) a Tajfun (1st) KTP (3rd) Tsmoki-Minsk (1st)
Telenet Oostende (1st) Krka (3rd) Türk Telekom (7th) Enisey (11th)
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2nd) Zlatorog Laško (5th) Royal Halı Gaziantep (10th) Rieker Komárno (1st)
Port of Antwerp Giants (6th) Magnofit Güssing Knights (1st) Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st) Inter Bratislava (3rd)
Hibernia b ece Bulls Kapfenberg (3rd) ETHA Engomis (4th) Kumanovo (2nd)

Numbers in bracket represent the place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs.

Notes
^a Porto played last season in the Portuguese second tier, Proliga.
^b Hibernia was a newly created team, established by Basketball Ireland to compete in the competition.[3]
^c FIBA Europe announced that the Romanian club BC Timișoara have withdrawn their participation in the competition. Helios Suns replaced the team.[4]

Draw

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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.[2]

Conference 1

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

Conference 2

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Pot 1
Team
Tsmoki-Minsk
Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Kalev Cramo
PGE Turów
Energia Târgu Jiu
Türk Telekom
Royal Halı Gaziantep
Pot 2
Team
Kataja
KTP
Astana
Ventspils
Šiauliai
Enisey
Khimik
Pot 3
Team
Lukoil Academic
Rilski Sportist
Petrolina AEK Larnaca
ETHA Engomis
Rosa Radom
Śląsk Wrocław
Helios Suns
Pot 4
Team
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Sigal Prishtina
Juventus
Pieno žvaigždės
Kumanovo 2009
Rieker Komárno
Inter Bratislava

Regular season

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Location of teams of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark Green: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H;
Brown: Group I; Deep pink: Group J. Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.
Black: Group M. White: Group N.

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:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the regular season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.

Group A

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationADEMONDONKÖR
1 ASVEL651514416+9811Advanced to Round of 3287–6681–4583–64
2 Belfius Mons-Hainaut633489468+21989–8190–76103–70
3 Donar624414477−63866–8577–7578–71
4 Egis Körmend624443499−56886–9777–6675–72

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationANTCIBLISSOP
1 Port of Antwerp Giants660499428+7112Advanced to Round of 3282–6984–7681–73
2 Cibona633453473−20978–9274–6677–63
3 Benfica624467447+20877–7979–8391–62
4 Sopron615409480−71755–8191–7265–78

Group C

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationTELVARKINFAL
1 Telenet Oostende642473438+3510Advanced to Round of 3279–8580–7791–62
2 Openjobmetis Varese633493459+34979–8376–6194–71
3 Södertälje Kings633438439−1971–5490–8654–62
4 Falco Szombathely624415483−68864–8675–7381–85

Group D

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationÉLAMAGSPMZLA
1 Élan Chalon651530438+9211Advanced to Round of 3288–8372–6686–53
2 Magnofit Güssing Knights633470478−8975–9969–7473–71
3 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch624421449−28873–9866–7281–73
4 Zlatorog Laško624430486−56888–8780–9865–61

Group E

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationSTBCTUBORKAP
1 STB Le Havre642455431+2410Advanced to Round of 3282–7887–7670–57
2 FoxTown Cantù633502484+18973–6494–7285–70
3 Borås633492504−12974–80101–8184–82
4 ece Bulls Kapfenberg624457487−30873–7295–9180–85

Group F

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationBAKČEZTAJHIB
1 Bakken Bears660485398+8712Advanced to Round of 3282–7972–6896–60
2 ČEZ Nymburk642543375+1681064–66103–81106–45
3 Tajfun624440452−12860–7956–7082–55
4 Hibernia606345588−243667–9045–12173–93

Group G

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationSKYKRKFCPZZL
1 Fraport Skyliners660444385+5912Advanced to Round of 3267–6589–8163–58
2 Krka642459423+361072–8270–6279–51
3 FC Porto624431426+5858–6783–8777–51
4 ZZ Leiden606351451−100651–7678–8662–70

Group H

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationMRLENILUKKAL
1 Maccabi Rishon LeZion642457433+2410Advanced to Round of 3268–7272–7767–66
2 Enisey642463452+111067–7476–6877–70
3 Lukoil Academic642458465−71070–8485–8180–78
4 Kalev Cramo606457485−28681–9287–9175–78

Group I

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationVENPŽVTURDOM
1 Ventspils660522446+7612Advanced to Round of 3286–6796–7367–62
2 Pieno žvaigždės633483495−12996–10074–7180–71
3 PGE Turów624454489−35876–9290–8086–97
4 Helios Suns615429458−29772–8171–8050–88

Group J

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationTURROSKUMKTP
1 Türk Telekom660555424+13112Advanced to Round of 3289–7293–71108–66
2 Rosa Radom642505445+601068–8484–7595–48
3 Kumanovo 2009615464516−52775–8473–8988–78
4 KTP615428567−139772–9776–9788–82

Group K

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationENEAEKASTPRI
1 Energia Târgu Jiu651495448+4711Advanced to Round of 3287–8289–7287–72
2 Petrolina AEK Larnaca633498462+36971–7587–68101–84
3 Astana624458498−40885–9578–7482–78
4 KB Prishtina624445488−43866–6270–8375–73

Group L

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationKHITÜRJUVETH
1 Khimik660482396+8612Advanced to Round of 3281–5680–7288–52
2 Tartu Ülikool/Rock633417412+5961–6381–7292–75
3 Juventus633484437+47986–9066–6094–67
4 ETHA Engomis606377515−138669–8055–6759–94

Group M

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationGAZSLKSIAINT
1 Royal Halı Gaziantep642466396+7010Advanced to Round of 3274–4687–7189–72
2 Śląsk Wrocław642448462−141073–6871–6980–75
3 Šiauliai633508489+19972–6980–97116–80
4 Inter Bratislava615470545−75762–7996–8185–100

Group N

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationTSMKATRILRIE
1 Tsmoki-Minsk651548486+6211Advanced to Round of 3282–8895–9198–67
2 Kataja642519486+331084–8692–7687–83
3 Rilski Sportist624502537−35888–9787–8383–82
4 Rieker Komárno615460520−60768–9072–8588–77

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Conference 1

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PosGrpTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1C Södertälje Kings633438439−19Advanced to Round of 32
2E Borås633492504−129
3B Benfica624467447+208
4G FC Porto624431426+58
5F Tajfun624440452−128
6D SPM Shoeters Den Bosch624421449−288
7A Donar624414477−638
Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Conference 2

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PosGrpTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1H Lukoil Academic642458465−710Advanced to Round of 32
2L Juventus633484437+479
3M Šiauliai633508489+199
4N Rilski Sportist624502537−358
5I PGE Turów624454489−358
6K Astana624458498−408
7J Kumanovo 2009615464516−527
Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Round of 32

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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:

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

Group O

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationADEMRLKRKKAT
1 ASVEL651474407+6711Advance to Round of 1681–7188–6095–79
2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion642502462+401082–7179–6196–85
3 Krka624409469−60851–6779–7676–70
4 Kataja615472519−47764–7285–9389–82

Group P

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationVENANTČEZLUK
1 Ventspils642388386+210Advance to Round of 1697–8072–6977–69
2 Port of Antwerp Giants642406390+161080–7881–7994–73
3 ČEZ Nymburk633383371+12988–6484–5785–78
4 Lukoil Academic615359389−30762–6963–7176–62

Group Q

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationTURTELBORSLK
1 Türk Telekom651525419+10611Advance to Round of 1680–6892–7296–68
2 Telenet Oostende651489435+541177–7494–6875–68
3 Borås624478545−67886–11486–8980–75
4 Śląsk Wrocław606399492−93648–6959–8681–86

Group R

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationÉLAENICTUTÜR
1 Élan Chalon651540493+4711Advance to Round of 1698–8889–7876–67
2 Enisey633534518+16977–9694–9187–68
3 FoxTown Cantù633525524+19103–9095–9271–76
4 Tartu Ülikool/Rock615444508−64780–9170–9683–87

Group S

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationENECIBPŽVSTB
1 Energia Târgu Jiu633509498+119Advance to Round of 1685–8186–10178–68
2 Cibona633550552−2993–8882–84106–113
3 Pieno žvaigždės633536539−3995–9390–9582–87
4 STB Le Havre633516522−6960–7992–9396–84

Group T

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationJUVKHIMONBAK
1 Juventus642494430+6410Advance to Round of 1674–63103–6591–67
2 Khimik642449424+251077–7664–6181–67
3 Belfius Mons-Hainaut633469461+8977–5795–8990–66
4 Bakken Bears615414511−97781–9351–7582–81

Group U

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationSKYGAZKINROS
1 Fraport Skyliners660518409+10912Advance to Round of 1691–7995–6491–61
2 Royal Halı Gaziantep633440427+13966–7176–5679–70
3 Södertälje Kings624442496−54881–9578–7186–78
4 Rosa Radom615409477−68758–7561–6981–77

Group V

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualificationVARAEKTSMMAG
1 Openjobmetis Varese651480436+4411Advance to Round of 1674–7294–6385–81
2 Petrolina AEK Larnaca633422416+6965–6173–6868–59
3 Tsmoki-Minsk633486488−2984–8986–8496–60
4 Magnofit Güssing Knights615427475−48771–7768–6088–89

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
17 February–2 March
Quarter-finals
16–30 March
Semifinals
29 April
Final
1 May
 
              
 
 
 
 
ASVEL0
 
 
 
Port of Antwerp Giants 2
 
Port of Antwerp Giants1
 
 
 
Openjobmetis Varese2
 
Openjobmetis Varese2
 
 
 
Royal Halı Gaziantep1
 
Openjobmetis Varese91
 
 
 
Élan Chalon82
 
Élan Chalon2
 
 
 
Telenet Oostende 1
 
Élan Chalon2
 
 
 
Khimik0
 
Energia Târgu Jiu 1
 
 
 
Khimik2
 
Openjobmetis Varese62
 
 
 
Fraport Skyliners66
 
Ventspils0
 
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion1
 
 
 
Fraport Skyliners2
 
Fraport Skyliners2
 
 
 
Petrolina AEK Larnaca0
 
Fraport Skyliners59
 
 
 
Enisey56Third place
 
Türk Telekom 0
 
  
 
Enisey2
 
Enisey2 Élan Chalon103
 
 
 
Cibona1 Enisey72
 
Juventus 0
 
 
Cibona2
 

Round of 16

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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 1Agg.Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
ASVEL 0–2 Port of Antwerp Giants67–7478–88
Openjobmetis Varese 2–1 Royal Halı Gaziantep82–8160–7674–71
Élan Chalon 2–1 Telenet Oostende84–7180–91104–91
Energia Târgu Jiu 1–2 Khimik77–7160–7177–84
Ventspils 0–2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion73–7585–93
Fraport Skyliners 2–0 Petrolina AEK Larnaca83–6056–44
Türk Telekom 0–2 Enisey95–9668–75
Juventus 0–2 Cibona78–8384–87

Quarter-finals

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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 1Agg.Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
Openjobmetis Varese 2–1 Port of Antwerp Giants92–8182–93105–93
Élan Chalon 2–0 Khimik115–9483–79
Fraport Skyliners 2–1 Maccabi Rishon LeZion92–5784–8891–75
Enisey 2–1 Cibona94–9269–7782–78

Final Four

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On April 6, 2016, Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône was announced as the venue for the Final Four.[5]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 April
 
 
Openjobmetis Varese91
 
1 May
 
Élan Chalon82
 
Openjobmetis Varese62
 
29 April
 
Fraport Skyliners66
 
Fraport Skyliners59
 
 
Enisey56
 
Third place game
 
 
1 May
 
 
Élan Chalon103
 
 
Enisey72

Honours

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Quantez Robertson Fraport Skyliners

Starting Five

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Chris Wright Openjobmetis Varese[7]
Kwame Vaughn Port of Antwerp Giants
D.J. Kennedy Enisey
Darryl Monroe Maccabi Rishon LeZion
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Ante Žižić Cibona

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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To be considered a statistical leader, players had to have played a minimum of 10 games.

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per game Omar Krayem Borås
20.4
Rebounds per game Christian Maråker Borås
10.3
Assists per game Teemu Rannikko Kataja
10.1
Steals per game Howard Sant-Roos ČEZ Nymburk
2.3
Blocks per game Callistus Eziukwu Energia Targû Jiu
1.8
Turnovers per game Omar Krayem Borås
4.2
Fouls per game Egidijus Dimša Juventus
3.9
Minutes per game Lamayn Wilson Kataja
37.0
FG% Ante Žižić Cibona
63.4%
FT% Dušan Đorđević Telenet Oostende
94.6%
3FG% Steponas Babrauskas Pieno žvaigždės
54.2%
Double-doubles Christian Maråker Borås
6

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Individual game highs

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CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points Ivica Radić Benfica
38
Rebounds Maurice Sutton Śląsk Wrocław19
Ross Bekkering Donar
Assists Teemu Rannikko Joensuun Kataja
18
Steals Kim Adams Rosa Radom
9
Blocks Dejan Kravić SPM Shoeters Den Bosch6
Janar Talts Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Three pointers Devonte Newbill ASVEL8
Brady Heslip FoxTown Cantù
Thaddus McFadden Petrolina AEK Larnaca

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Finals rosters

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Jordan Theodore won the 2015-16 FIBA Europe Cup with Frankfurt.

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt Jordan Theodore, Quantez Robertson, 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, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Board pushes ahead with attractive club competitions model". FIBA Europe. June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "56 clubs confirmed for new FIBA European Club Competition". FIBA Europe. August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Michael (22 July 2015). "Basketball Ireland to enter new FIBA Europe Competition". SportsNewsIreland.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Domzale Replace Timișoara". FIBA Europe. September 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Elan Chalon To Host FIBA Europe Cup Final Four". FIBA Europe Cup. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  6. ^ Varese – Fraport Skyliners
  7. ^ FIBA Europe Cup Twitter
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