2016 Eurocup Finals

2016 Eurocup finals
Event	2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
133	140
First leg
66	62
Date	April 22, 2015
Venue	Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg
MVP	Stéphane Lasme
Second leg
78	67
Date	April 27, 2015
Venue	Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

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 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	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 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

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

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