2016–17 EuroLeague

The 2016–17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 17th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the seventh under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 60th season of the premier level competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul hosted the Final Four
Season2016–17
Duration12 October 2016 – 21 May 2017
Number of games259
Number of teams16
Regular season
Top seedReal Madrid
Season MVPSpain Sergio Llull
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Fenerbahçe (1st title)
  Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Third placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Fourth placeSpain Real Madrid
Final Four MVPUnited States Ekpe Udoh
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Keith Langford21.8
ReboundsUnited States Ekpe Udoh7.8
AssistsSerbia Miloš Teodosić6.8
Index RatingUnited States Keith Langford21.8
Records
Biggest home winGalatasaray 102–63 Maccabi Tel Aviv
(24 January 2017)
Biggest away winFC Barcelona 63–102 Real Madrid
(18 November 2016)
Highest scoringBrose Bamberg 106–102 EA7 Milan
(3 November 2016)
Winning streak9 matches
Real Madrid
Losing streak10 matches
EA7 Milan
Highest attendance18,487
Crvena zvezda 78–67 CSKA Moscow
(29 December 2016)
Lowest attendance1,746
UNICS 100–79 EA7 Milan
(1 December 2016)
Total attendance2,194,238
Average attendance8,472 Increase
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.

This was the first season in which the competition changed to a league format, with sixteen teams playing each other in a home-and-away round-robin competition. Regular season groups were abolished, as well as the Top 16 group stage.

The Final Four was hosted by the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Fenerbahçe won its inaugural European championship in its home city after defeating Olympiacos in the final.[2]

Format changes

In July 2015, FIBA tried to take the helm of the EuroLeague, by trying to convince eight of the eleven teams with an A-Licence to play in a new competition organized by FIBA instead of the current EuroLeague.[3] This proposal was unanimously rejected by the EuroLeague clubs.[4] In October 2015, FIBA attempted to take back control of Europe's first tier club competition,[5][6] by proposing that the Basketball Champions League become Europe's new 1st tier competition, with 16 teams playing in a round-robin format, granting eight guaranteed spots to different clubs.

In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball agreed to a 10-year joint venture with IMG.[7] In its press release, the EuroLeague announced a new competition format for the 2016–17 season, with only 16 teams, including the eleven licensed clubs (Anadolu Efes, Baskonia, CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olimpia Milan, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, and Žalgiris).

The regular season features a single group with a double round-robin. The first eight qualified teams will then play in a best-of-five playoff round for qualification to the Final Four. As a result, the maximum number of games per team increased from 31 to 37.

Team allocation

A total of 16 teams participated in the 2016–17 EuroLeague.[8] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[8][9]

  • LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • EC: EuroCup champion
  • WC: Wild card
Licensed ClubsAssociated Clubs
Baskonia (LC) Anadolu Efes (LC) Galatasaray Odeabank (EC) Brose Bamberg (1st)
FC Barcelona Lassa (LC) Fenerbahçe (LC) Darüşşafaka Doğuş (WC) Crvena zvezda mts (1st)[Note ABA]
Real Madrid (LC) EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (LC) UNICS (2nd)[Note VTB]
Olympiacos (LC) Žalgiris (LC)
Panathinaikos Superfoods (LC) CSKA MoscowTH (LC)
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (LC)
Notes

Teams

A total of 16 teams from nine countries contest the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2015–16 season, one team qualified from the EuroCup, three highest-placed teams from ABA League, Germany and VTB United League and one team qualified with a wild card.[10]

Brose Bamberg and Crvena zvezda mts qualified after clinching respectively the Bundesliga and ABA League titles. UNICS qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Galatasaray Odeabank qualified as the Eurocup champions and Darüşşafaka Doğuş qualified with a wild card.

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Anadolu EfesIstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena12,270
BaskoniaVitoria-GasteizFernando Buesa Arena15,504
Brose BambergBambergBrose Arena6,150[11][12]
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung8,200[13]
Crvena zvezda mtsBelgradeKombank Arena25,000[14]
Aleksandar Nikolić6,500[15]
CSKA MoscowMoscowMegasport Arena13,344
Darüşşafaka DoğuşIstanbulVolkswagen Arena5,240
EA7 Emporio Armani MilanMilanMediolanum Forum12,700[16]
PalaBancoDesio6,700
FC Barcelona LassaBarcelonaPalau Blaugrana7,585
FenerbahçeIstanbulÜlker Sports Arena13,059[17]
Galatasaray OdeabankIstanbulAbdi İpekçi Arena12,270
Maccabi FOX Tel AvivTel AvivMenora Mivtachim Arena10,383[18]
OlympiacosPiraeus, AthensPeace and Friendship Stadium11,640
Panathinaikos SuperfoodsMarousi, AthensOlympic Sports Center Athens18,989[19]
Real MadridMadridWiZink Center15,000
UNICSKazanBasket Hall Kazan7,482
ŽalgirisKaunasŽalgirio Arena15,552

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Anadolu Efes Velimir Perasović Doğuş BalbayAdidasAnadolu Efes
Baskonia Sito Alonso Ádám HangaHummelRioja
Brose Bamberg Andrea Trinchieri Elias HarrisMacronBrose
Crvena zvezda mts Dejan Radonjić Luka MitrovićChampionMobile Telephony of Serbia
CSKA Moscow Dimitrios Itoudis Victor KhryapaNikeRostelecom
Darüşşafaka Doğuş David Blatt Ender ArslanUnder ArmourGaranti
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan Jasmin Repeša Andrea CinciariniArmaniEmporio Armani
FC Barcelona Lassa Georgios Bartzokas Juan Carlos NavarroNikeLassa Tyres
Fenerbahçe Željko Obradović Melih MahmutoğluNikeMetro
Galatasaray Odeabank Ergin Ataman Sinan GülerHummelOdeabank
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Ainars Bagatskis Guy PniniNikeFOX
Olympiacos Ioannis Sfairopoulos Vassilis SpanoulisNikeSkrats
Panathinaikos Superfoods Xavi Pascual Nick CalathesAdidasPame Stoixima
Real Madrid Pablo Laso Felipe ReyesAdidasTeka
UNICS Evgeniy Pashutin Kostas KaimakoglouJomaAK BARS Bank
Žalgiris Šarūnas Jasikevičius Paulius JankūnasAdidasOlyBet

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Darüşşafaka Doğuş Oktay MahmutiMutual consent31 May 2016[20]Pre-season David Blatt1 June 2016[21]
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Žan TabakEnd of contract8 June 2016[22] Erez Edelstein9 June 2016[23]
Baskonia Velimir PerasovićSigned with Anadolu Efes14 June 2016[24] Sito Alonso8 July 2016[25]
Anadolu Efes Ahmet ÇakıEnd of contract21 June 2016 Velimir Perasović21 June 2016[26]
FC Barcelona Lassa Xavi PascualSacked27 June 2016[27] Georgios Bartzokas8 July 2016[28]
Panathinaikos Superfoods Argyris PedoulakisResigned18 October 2016[29]3rd (1–1) Xavi Pascual22 October 2016[30]
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Erez EdelsteinSacked23 October 2016[31]13th (0–2) Rami Hadar23 October 2016[31]
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Rami HadarResigned16 December 2016[32]11th (5–7) Ainars Bagatskis24 December 2016[33]

Regular season

Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray Odeabank pre-match ceremony

In the regular season, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, while the last eight qualified teams were eliminated. The matchdays are from 12 October 2016 to 7 April 2017.

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 Real Madrid3023725852353+232Advance to Playoffs
2 CSKA Moscow3022826082355+253
3 Olympiacos30191123302221+109
4 Panathinaikos Superfoods30191122632187+76
5 Fenerbahçe30181222562233+23
6 Anadolu Efes30171324722467+5
7 Baskonia30171324452376+69
8 Darüşşafaka Doğuş30161423582353+5
9 Crvena zvezda mts30161422032196+7
10 Žalgiris30141623502391−41
11 FC Barcelona Lassa30121821342232−98
12 Galatasaray Odeabank30111923452475−130
13 Brose Bamberg30102023692404−35
14 Maccabi Tel Aviv30102023332493−160
15 UNICS3082222882408−120
16 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan3082224112606−195
Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results

Home \ AwayEFSBKNBROCZVCSKDDIEA7FCBFNBGSOMTAOLYPAORMBUNKZAL
Anadolu Efes96–8568–87100–7987–9393–8190–8672–6880–7784–7392–8777–6991–8378–80104–9971–84
Baskonia85–8481–7469–8779–7873–5287–7465–6286–5269–62101–8890–9563–7271–79102–7079–84
Brose Bamberg91–8371–9678–7988–9097–99106–10285–6578–8379–8490–7582–6883–8489–9189–8686–91
Crvena zvezda mts72–8663–7074–6078–6770–7383–7076–6575–7377–5883–5864–6672–6682–7083–6579–88
CSKA Moscow80–77112–8485–64102–8095–85101–6492–7679–9585–6993–8190–8681–7791–9098–8095–86
Darüşşafaka Doğuş79–8498–8972–7078–6291–8380–8167–5672–6573–6786–8471–7777–7281–6871–6466–69
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan105–9288–7676–8471–7864–7989–8778–8370–7992–8799–9799–8372–8690–10168–9170–78
FC Barcelona Lassa89–7879–9378–7467–5461–8581–7789–7572–7362–6976–7167–6972–5763–10270–6292–86
Fenerbahçe88–8074–7967–6687–7277–7164–7186–7968–6585–8079–8167–6484–6378–7773–8182–68
Galatasaray Odeabank76–8680–10375–9083–8584–10985–8183–8078–6487–103102–6389–8779–8487–8475–6787–79
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv77–8685–8470–8567–7176–8093–9292–8269–7987–7798–9271–8261–8182–8960–5277–93
Olympiacos90–6692–6283–7773–6575–8181–7391–8159–5271–6271–8073–8077–6973–7988–5973–64
Panathinaikos Superfoods92–8169–6881–7270–5985–8086–8074–6171–6581–7085–5883–7577–7988–8283–8284–76
Real Madrid97–8087–9195–7298–6895–85101–8394–8985–6961–5690–8180–7583–6587–8489–7596–91
UNICS92–9991–9263–5865–6274–8587–94100–7963–6981–8673–6073–7475–9083–8177–8180–82
Žalgiris68–7678–7386–7261–7779–7480–8384–8889–8567–7687–7574–8775–8864–5859–7480–88
Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first two games will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the third game and, if necessary, the fourth, will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams.

Game 1 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 2 was played on 20 and 21 April, game 3 was played on 25 and 26 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 28 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 2 May 2017.

Series

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Real Madrid 3–1 Darüşşafaka Doğuş83–7580–8488–8189–780
Panathinaikos Superfoods 0–3 Fenerbahçe58–7175–8061–7900
Olympiacos 3–2 Anadolu Efes87–7271–7360–6474–6287–78
CSKA Moscow 3–0 Baskonia98–9084–8290–8800

Final Four

The Final Four was the last phase of the season, and was held over a weekend. The Final Four was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 and 21 May 2017.[34]

 
Semifinals
19 May
Championship game
21 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Fenerbahçe 84
 
 
 
Real Madrid 75
 
Fenerbahçe 80
 
 
 
Olympiacos 64
 
CSKA Moscow 78
 
 
Olympiacos 82
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid 70
 
 
CSKA Moscow 94

Awards

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

First TeamSecond Team
Sergio Llull Real Madrid Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow
Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow Brad Wanamaker Darüşşafaka Doğuş
Bogdan Bogdanović Fenerbahçe Nicolò Melli Brose Bamberg
Georgios Printezis Olympiacos Bryant Dunston Anadolu Efes
Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid

Source:[36]

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

Magic Moment

Round MVP

Regular season

RoundPlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Ricky Hickman EA7 Emporio Armani Milan32[42]
2 Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos26[43]
3 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow32[44]
4 Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe31[45]
5 Keith Langford UNICS36[46]
6 Nando de Colo (2) CSKA Moscow35[47]
7 Sergio Llull Real Madrid27[48]
8 Tibor Pleiß Galatasaray Odeabank28[49]
9 Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow43[50]
10 Derrick Brown Anadolu Efes37[51]
11 Nicolò Melli Brose Bamberg40[52]
12 Fabien Causeur Brose Bamberg35[53]
13 Luka Dončić Real Madrid25[54]
Mike James Panathinaikos Superfoods
14 Keith Langford (2) UNICS36[55]
15 Keith Langford (3) UNICS38[56]
16 Sonny Weems Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv33[57]
17 Luka Dončić (2) Real Madrid32[58]
18 Nando de Colo (3) CSKA Moscow35[59]
19 Ioannis Bourousis Panathinaikos Superfoods31[60]
20 Jan Veselý Fenerbahçe30[61]
21 Derrick Brown (2) Anadolu Efes33[62]
22 Georgios Printezis Olympiacos30[63]
23 Nando de Colo (4) CSKA Moscow35[64]
24 Kim Tillie Baskonia31[65]
25 Nando de Colo (5) CSKA Moscow26[66]
26 Paulius Jankūnas Žalgiris30[67]
27 Sergio Llull (2) Real Madrid32[68]
28 Anthony Randolph Real Madrid30[69]
29 Brad Wanamaker Darüşşafaka Doğuş34[70]
30 Latavious Williams UNICS34[71]

Playoffs

GamePlayerTeamPIRRef.
1 Bogdan Bogdanović Fenerbahçe35[72]
2 Bogdan Bogdanović (2) Fenerbahçe35[73]
3 Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid23[74]
Luka Dončić (3) Real Madrid
Bryant Dunston Anadolu Efes
4 Luka Dončić (4) Real Madrid21[75]
5 Vassilis Spanoulis (2) Olympiacos22[76]

MVP of the Month

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
2016
October Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow[77]
November Sergio Llull Real Madrid[78]
December Nicolò Melli Brose Bamberg[79]
2017
January Ognjen Kuzmić Crvena zvezda mts[80]
February Thomas Heurtel Anadolu Efes[81]
March Chris Singleton Panathinaikos Superfoods[82]
April Bogdan Bogdanović Fenerbahçe[83]

Individual statistics

Rating

RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR
1. Keith Langford UNICS2861121.82
2. Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow2858320.82
3. Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe3164120.68

Points

RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG
1. Keith Langford UNICS2860921.75
2. Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow2853419.07
3. Andrew Goudelock Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv2034517.25

Rebounds

RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG
1. Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe312417.77
2. Nicolò Melli Brose Bamberg302227.40
3. Tyler Honeycutt Anadolu Efes352567.31

Assists

RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG
1. Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow291976.79
2. Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos332016.09
3. Sergio Llull Real Madrid331945.88

Other statistics

CategoryPlayerTeamGamesAverage
Steals Charles Jenkins Crvena zvezda mts
30
2.07
Blocks Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe
31
2.19
Turnovers Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos
33
3.97
Fouls drawn Keith Langford UNICS
28
7.96
Minutes Keith Langford UNICS
28
34:01
2P% Gustavo Ayón Real Madrid
36
69.9%
3P% Jon Diebler Galatasaray Odeabank
29
53.9%
FT% Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow
28
95.9%

Source: EuroLeague

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PIR Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow
43
Points Keith Langford UNICS
36
Rebounds Ante Žižić Darüşşafaka Doğuş
18
Assists Thomas Heurtel Anadolu Efes15
Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos
Steals Bogdan Bogdanović Fenerbahçe
7
Blocks Bryant Dunston Anadolu Efes5
Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe
Three pointers Scottie Wilbekin Darüşşafaka Doğuş
8
Turnovers Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow
9

Source: EuroLeague

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
2017 Final Four games59,27615,67113,96714,819+30.6%
1Baskonia186,13314,8759,43711,633+6.3%
2Žalgiris171,26615,2318,62111,418+3.8%
3Fenerbahçe179,51012,9737,89111,219+10.4%
4Panathinaikos Superfoods189,93117,8296,13911,172+9.9%
5Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv163,32011,0608,48010,888−1.6%
6Real Madrid175,31011,9988,21010,312−4.3%
7Crvena zvezda mts147,26518,4875,7839,818−5.9%
8EA7 Emporio Armani Milan142,24212,7886,4169,483+12.5%
9Olympiacos168,48311,0397,1679,360+9.3%
10CSKA Moscow140,97712,0176,1738,293+13.4%
11Brose Bamberg96,2268,0006,0306,415−5.1%
12Anadolu Efes90,44311,1212,4245,320+14.9%
13FC Barcelona Lassa73,9717,0133,0374,931−18.9%
14Galatasaray Odeabank72,09310,4332,0194,806−4.7%1
15Darüşşafaka Doğuş79,5024,9823,8174,677+5.5%
16UNICS56,0035,8011,7463,734+31.8%1
League total2,194,23818,4871,7468,472+5.4%

Updated to games played on 21 May 2017
Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2015–16 season average applied to EuroCup games.

References

See also

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