2016–17 EuroLeague

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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.

Season2016–17
Duration12 October 2016 – 21 May 2017
Games played259
Teams16
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The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul hosted the Final Four
Season2016–17
Duration12 October 2016 – 21 May 2017
Games played259
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
Points United States Keith Langford 21.8
Rebounds United States Ekpe Udoh 7.8
Assists Serbia Miloš Teodosić 6.8
Index Rating United States Keith Langford 21.8
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)
Attendance2,194,238
Average attendance8,472 Increase
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.
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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
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Serbian Crvena zvezda mts qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    VTB United League (VTB): Russian UNICS qualified through the VTB United League.

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

Personnel and sponsorship

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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Turkey Darüşşafaka DoğuşTurkey Oktay MahmutiMutual consent31 May 2016[20]Pre-seasonIsrael David Blatt1 June 2016[21]
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivCroatia Žan TabakEnd of contract8 June 2016[22]Israel Erez Edelstein9 June 2016[23]
Spain BaskoniaCroatia Velimir PerasovićSigned with Anadolu Efes14 June 2016[24]Spain Sito Alonso8 July 2016[25]
Turkey Anadolu EfesTurkey Ahmet ÇakıEnd of contract21 June 2016Croatia Velimir Perasović21 June 2016[26]
Spain FC Barcelona LassaSpain Xavi PascualSacked27 June 2016[27]Greece Georgios Bartzokas8 July 2016[28]
Greece Panathinaikos SuperfoodsGreece Argyris PedoulakisResigned18 October 2016[29]3rd (1–1)Spain Xavi Pascual22 October 2016[30]
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivIsrael Erez EdelsteinSacked23 October 2016[31]13th (0–2)Israel Rami Hadar23 October 2016[31]
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivIsrael Rami HadarResigned16 December 2016[32]11th (5–7)Latvia Ainars Bagatskis24 December 2016[33]
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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

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 30 23 7 2585 2353 +232 Advance to Playoffs
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 30 22 8 2608 2355 +253
3 Greece Olympiacos 30 19 11 2330 2221 +109
4 Greece Panathinaikos Superfoods 30 19 11 2263 2187 +76
5 Turkey Fenerbahçe 30 18 12 2256 2233 +23
6 Turkey Anadolu Efes 30 17 13 2472 2467 +5
7 Spain Baskonia 30 17 13 2445 2376 +69
8 Turkey Darüşşafaka Doğuş 30 16 14 2358 2353 +5
9 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 30 16 14 2203 2196 +7
10 Lithuania Žalgiris 30 14 16 2350 2391 41
11 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 30 12 18 2134 2232 98
12 Turkey Galatasaray Odeabank 30 11 19 2345 2475 130
13 Germany Brose Bamberg 30 10 20 2369 2404 35
14 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 10 20 2333 2493 160
15 Russia UNICS 30 8 22 2288 2408 120
16 Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 30 8 22 2411 2606 195
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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

More information Home \ Away, EFS ...
Home \ Away EFS BKN BRO CZV CSK DDI EA7 FCB FNB GSO MTA OLY PAO RMB UNK ZAL
Anadolu Efes 96–85 68–87 100–79 87–93 93–81 90–86 72–68 80–77 84–73 92–87 77–69 91–83 78–80 104–99 71–84
Baskonia 85–84 81–74 69–87 79–78 73–52 87–74 65–62 86–52 69–62 101–88 90–95 63–72 71–79 102–70 79–84
Brose Bamberg 91–83 71–96 78–79 88–90 97–99 106–102 85–65 78–83 79–84 90–75 82–68 83–84 89–91 89–86 86–91
Crvena zvezda mts 72–86 63–70 74–60 78–67 70–73 83–70 76–65 75–73 77–58 83–58 64–66 72–66 82–70 83–65 79–88
CSKA Moscow 80–77 112–84 85–64 102–80 95–85 101–64 92–76 79–95 85–69 93–81 90–86 81–77 91–90 98–80 95–86
Darüşşafaka Doğuş 79–84 98–89 72–70 78–62 91–83 80–81 67–56 72–65 73–67 86–84 71–77 77–72 81–68 71–64 66–69
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 105–92 88–76 76–84 71–78 64–79 89–87 78–83 70–79 92–87 99–97 99–83 72–86 90–101 68–91 70–78
FC Barcelona Lassa 89–78 79–93 78–74 67–54 61–85 81–77 89–75 72–73 62–69 76–71 67–69 72–57 63–102 70–62 92–86
Fenerbahçe 88–80 74–79 67–66 87–72 77–71 64–71 86–79 68–65 85–80 79–81 67–64 84–63 78–77 73–81 82–68
Galatasaray Odeabank 76–86 80–103 75–90 83–85 84–109 85–81 83–80 78–64 87–103 102–63 89–87 79–84 87–84 75–67 87–79
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 77–86 85–84 70–85 67–71 76–80 93–92 92–82 69–79 87–77 98–92 71–82 61–81 82–89 60–52 77–93
Olympiacos 90–66 92–62 83–77 73–65 75–81 81–73 91–81 59–52 71–62 71–80 73–80 77–69 73–79 88–59 73–64
Panathinaikos Superfoods 92–81 69–68 81–72 70–59 85–80 86–80 74–61 71–65 81–70 85–58 83–75 77–79 88–82 83–82 84–76
Real Madrid 97–80 87–91 95–72 98–68 95–85 101–83 94–89 85–69 61–56 90–81 80–75 83–65 87–84 89–75 96–91
UNICS 92–99 91–92 63–58 65–62 74–85 87–94 100–79 63–69 81–86 73–60 73–74 75–90 83–81 77–81 80–82
Žalgiris 68–76 78–73 86–72 61–77 79–74 80–83 84–88 89–85 67–76 87–75 74–87 75–88 64–58 59–74 80–88
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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

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
 
      
 
 
 
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 84
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid 75
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 80
 
 
 
Greece Olympiacos 64
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 78
 
 
Greece Olympiacos 82
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid 70
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 94

Awards

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

Source:[36]

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

Magic Moment

Round MVP

Regular season

Playoffs

MVP of the Month

Individual statistics

Rating

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Keith LangfordRussia UNICS2861121.82
2.France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow2858320.82
3.United States Ekpe UdohTurkey Fenerbahçe3164120.68
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Points

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Keith LangfordRussia UNICS2860921.75
2.France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow2853419.07
3.United States Andrew GoudelockIsrael Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv2034517.25
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Rebounds

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States Ekpe UdohTurkey Fenerbahçe312417.77
2.Italy Nicolò MelliGermany Brose Bamberg302227.40
3.United States Tyler HoneycuttTurkey Anadolu Efes352567.31
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Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Serbia Miloš TeodosićRussia CSKA Moscow291976.79
2.Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos332016.09
3.Spain Sergio LlullSpain Real Madrid331945.88
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Other statistics

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Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Charles JenkinsSerbia Crvena zvezda mts
30
2.07
Blocks United States Ekpe UdohTurkey Fenerbahçe
31
2.19
Turnovers Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos
33
3.97
Fouls drawn United States Keith LangfordRussia UNICS
28
7.96
Minutes United States Keith LangfordRussia UNICS
28
34:01
2P% Mexico Gustavo AyónSpain Real Madrid
36
69.9%
3P% United States Jon DieblerTurkey Galatasaray Odeabank
29
53.9%
FT% France Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow
28
95.9%
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Source: EuroLeague

Individual game highs

Source: EuroLeague

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
2017 Final Four games 59,276 15,671 13,967 14,819 +30.6%
1 Baskonia 186,133 14,875 9,437 11,633 +6.3%
2 Žalgiris 171,266 15,231 8,621 11,418 +3.8%
3 Fenerbahçe 179,510 12,973 7,891 11,219 +10.4%
4 Panathinaikos Superfoods 189,931 17,829 6,139 11,172 +9.9%
5 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 163,320 11,060 8,480 10,888 −1.6%
6 Real Madrid 175,310 11,998 8,210 10,312 −4.3%
7 Crvena zvezda mts 147,265 18,487 5,783 9,818 −5.9%
8 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 142,242 12,788 6,416 9,483 +12.5%
9 Olympiacos 168,483 11,039 7,167 9,360 +9.3%
10 CSKA Moscow 140,977 12,017 6,173 8,293 +13.4%
11 Brose Bamberg 96,226 8,000 6,030 6,415 −5.1%
12 Anadolu Efes 90,443 11,121 2,424 5,320 +14.9%
13 FC Barcelona Lassa 73,971 7,013 3,037 4,931 −18.9%
14 Galatasaray Odeabank 72,093 10,433 2,019 4,806 −4.7%1
15 Darüşşafaka Doğuş 79,502 4,982 3,817 4,677 +5.5%
16 UNICS 56,003 5,801 1,746 3,734 +31.8%1
League total 2,194,238 18,487 1,746 8,472 +5.4%
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2015–16 season average applied to EuroCup games.

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