2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup

2014–15 2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup #eee 2015–16 Panathinaikos (17th title) Faros Keratsiniou 30 September 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016 GRE 20px Dimitris Diamantidis The 2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup was the 41st edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 29, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016. Format The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2015–16 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format. Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Faros Keratsiniou 61 Nea Kifissia 59 PAOK 73 Rethymno Cretan Kings 67 Olympiacos 64 Panathinaikos 70 Aris 64 AEK 61 Faros Keratsiniou 69 PAOK 65 Panathinaikos 90 Aris 69 Faros Keratsiniou 54 Panathinaikos 101 Quarterfinals October 7, 2015 PAOK 73 Rethymno Cretan Kings 67 PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki #eee October 7, 2015 Aris 64 AEK 61 Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki October 8, 2015 Faros Keratsiniou 61 Nea Kifissia 59 Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens #eee October 8, 2015 Report Olympiacos 64 Panathinaikos 70 14–12 12–14 18–18 20–26 Printezis 15 Diamantidis 16 Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens 0 Semifinals December 27, 2015 Faros Keratsiniou 69 PAOK 65 18–14 14–17 19–17 18–17 Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall, Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens #eee December 28, 2015 Report Panathinaikos 90 Aris 69 24–16 14–21 31–11 21–21 Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens Final This was the 12th straight Greek Cup Final appearance of Panathinaikos. Faros Keratsiniou was just the third team from the Greek 2nd Division that played in a Cup Final,Faros Keratsiniou in the cup final! after Panellinios in 1987, and Rethymno Aegean in 2007, previously accomplished the feat. The game ended with the biggest margin between two teams in a Greek Cup Final in history. Panathinaikos broke the winning-margin record of Aris, who won 110–70 in the 1987 Greek Cup Final against Panellinios. #ffffd0 March 6, 2016 17:30 EET (UTC +2) Report Faros Keratsiniou 54 Panathinaikos 101 12–31 14–26 12–19 16–25 Skordilis 14 Janković, Gist 13 Gist 6 Calathes 7 Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens FF0000 _sides_stripes_on_white FF0000 _adidasonwhite Faros Keratsiniou 00864A _paobc1516h 00864A _paobc1516h Panathinaikos Greek Basketball Cup Finals 41st Final 06 March 2016 - OAKA Panathinaikos - Faros Keratsiniou 101–54 (57–26), Quarters: 31–12, 57–26, 76–38, 101–54. Referees: Piloidis, Anastopoulos II., PantelidisPanathinaikos (Djordjević): Haynes 8, Charalampopoulos 6, Bochoridis 9, Janković 13, Fotsis 4, Raduljica 3, Feldeine 11, Diamantidis 8, Gist 13, Calathes 9, Papagiannis 12, Kuzmić 5.Faros Keratsiniou (Polemis): Papadopoulos 2, Kountouras, Karampoulas 11, Batis 2, Petrodimopoulos 4, Liakopoulos 4, Angelopoulos 7, Kompodietas 3, Katoufas 2, Kakiouzis, Papamakarios 5, Skordilis 14. MVP GRE 20px Dimitris Diamantidis Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules. 250px|borderOAKA Indoor Hall 2016 Greek Cup Winners Panathinaikos(17th title) Awards Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP Most Valuable Player Player Team GRE Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos Finals Top Scorer Player Team GRE Gaios Skordilis Faros Keratsiniou References External links Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site el Official Greek Basket League Site el Official Greek Basket League English website en Category:Greek Basketball Cup Cup