# 2016 Eurocup Finals

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 | StrasbourgIstanbul2016 Eurocup Finals (Europe) | Istanbul |
| Rhénus Sport | StrasbourgIstanbul2016 Eurocup Finals (Europe) | Abdi İpekçi Arena |
| Capacity: 6,200 | StrasbourgIstanbul2016 Eurocup Finals (Europe) | Capacity: 12,270 |

## Road to the Finals

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Round | Galatasaray Odeabank | Galatasaray Odeabank | Galatasaray Odeabank | Galatasaray Odeabank |
| Euroleague | Euroleague | Euroleague | Euroleague | | Eurocup | Eurocup | Eurocup | Eurocup |
| 6th place (3–7) (Group A) | 6th place (3–7) (Group A) | 6th place (3–7) (Group A) | 6th place (3–7) (Group A) | Regular season | 1st place (7–3) (Group F) | 1st place (7–3) (Group F) | 1st place (7–3) (Group F) | 1st place (7–3) (Group F) |
| Eurocup |||||||||
| 2nd place (4–2) (Group H) | 2nd place (4–2) (Group H) | 2nd place (4–2) (Group H) | 2nd place (4–2) (Group H) | Last 32 | 1st place (4–2) (Group N) | 1st place (4–2) (Group N) | 1st place (4–2) (Group N) | 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

| Starters: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 6 | Paul Lacombe | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 9 | Jérémy Leloup | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 16 | Olivier Cortale | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 17 | Frank Ntilikina | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 18 | Kostja Mushidi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 49 | Romain Duport | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 54 | Matt Howard | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Vincent Collet ||||||
| Strasbourg | Galatasaray |
| Starters: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 8 | Şafak Edge | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 11 | Ege Arar | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 16 | Duşan Cantekin | DNP | DNP | 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

| Starters: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 3 | Errick McCollum | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| PG | 8 | Şafak Edge | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 11 | Ege Arar | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 16 | Duşan Cantekin | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 30 | Caleb Green | DNP | DNP | 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: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 6 | Paul Lacombe | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| PF | 9 | Jérémy Leloup | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| PF | 16 | Olivier Cortale | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 17 | Frank Ntilikina | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 49 | Romain Duport | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| PF | 54 | Matt Howard | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Vincent Collet ||||||