The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in FIBA Europe Cup history, and was the concluding stage of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup season.[2] The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016.
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Le Colisée Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
Dates | 29 April 2016 – 1 May 2016 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fraport Skyliners 1st title |
Runners-up | Openjobmetis Varese |
Third place | Élan Chalon |
Fourth place | Enisey |
Awards and statistics | |
MVP | Quantez Robertson |
Top scorer(s) | Maalik Wayns (32) |
On 6 April 2016, FIBA announced that the tournament was to be held at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, France.[3] German side Fraport Skyliners won the tournament.
Venue
editChalon-sur-Saône[3] | 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four (Europe) |
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Le Colisée | |
Capacity: 5,000 | |
Teams
editRoad to the Final Four
editTeam | Regular season | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals |
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Fraport Skyliners | Group G – Second place | Group U – First place | Beat AEK Larnaca, 2–0 | Beat Maccabi Rishon LeZion, 2–1 |
Élan Chalon | Group D – First place | Group R – First place | Beat Telenet Oostende, 2–1 | Beat Khimik, 2–0 |
Openjobmetis Varese | Group C – Second place | Group V – First place | Beat Royal Hali Gaziantep, 2–1 | Beat Antwerp Giants, 2–1 |
Enisey | Group H – Second place | Group R – Second place | Beat Türk Telekom, 2–0 | Beat Cibona, 2–1 |
Bracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
29 April | ||||||
Openjobmetis Varese | 91 | |||||
1 May | ||||||
Élan Chalon | 82 | |||||
Openjobmetis Varese | 62 | |||||
29 April | ||||||
Fraport Skyliners | 66 | |||||
Fraport Skyliners | 59 | |||||
Enisey | 56 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
1 May | ||||||
Élan Chalon | 103 | |||||
Enisey | 72 |
Semi-finals
editOpenjobmetis Varese vs Élan Chalon
edit29 April 2016 | Openjobmetis Varese | 91–82 | Élan Chalon | Chalon-sur-Saône |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 16–28, 23–11, 21–18 | |||
Pts: Davies, Kuksiks 17 Rebs: Wayns 6 Asts: Wayns 4 |
Report | Pts: Hazell 19 Rebs: Booker 13 Asts: Roberson 5 |
Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Emir Moğulkoç (TUR), Janusz Calik (POL), Andrei Sharapa (BLR) |
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Fraport Skyliners vs Enisey
edit29 April 2016 | Fraport Skyliners | 59–56 | Enisey | Chalon-sur-Saône |
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 20–17, 9–16, 20–11 | |||
Pts: Voigtmann 16 Rebs: Barthel 10 Asts: Theodore 10 |
Report | Pts: Sergeev 13 Rebs: James, Kennedy 10 Asts: Kennedy 5 |
Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Paulo Marques (POR), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
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Third place game
edit1 May 2016 | Élan Chalon | 103–72 | Enisey | Chalon-sur-Saône |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 32–15, 25–11, 19–25 | |||
Pts: Evtimov 19 Rebs: Booker, Evtimov 8 Asts: three players 5 |
Report | Pts: Taylor 18 Rebs: Yakovenko 8 Asts: James 3 |
Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
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Final
edit"We were in control for 35 minutes and that makes this pill harder to swallow" – Paolo Moretti, Varese head coach
This was Skyliners Frankfurt's first chance to win a European title ever in its club history. For Varese, this was already the 13th appearance in the Final of a European club competition; the Italians won the FIBA European Champions Cup (5 times) and FIBA Saporta Cup (2 times) before. However, Varese's last European victory was back in 1980.
Fraport Skyliners clawed their way back from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to edge out OpenjobMetis Varese 66–62 in a gripping FIBA Europe Cup final and lift the first European trophy in club history. Quantez Robertson of Fraport, who scored 15 points in the Final, was named Final Four MVP.
1 May 2016 | Openjobmetis Varese | 62–66 | Fraport Skyliners | Chalon-sur-Saône |
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20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–10, 16–13, 15–28 | |||
Pts: Wayns 16 Rebs: Davies 7 Asts: Cavaliero 4 |
Report | Pts: Robertson 15 Rebs: Barthel 10 Asts: Robertson 4 |
Arena: Le Colisée Attendance: 4,950 Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Janusz Calik (POL), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
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Final Four MVP
editPlayer | Team |
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Quantez Robertson | Fraport Skyliners |
References
edit- ^ Final Four Event Guide
- ^ "Inaugural FIBA Europe Cup Final Four participants determined". FIBA. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Elan Chalon To Host FIBA Europe Cup Final Four". FIBA Europe Cup. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.