Μετά από μια επταετία εκτός ευρωπαϊκών διοργανώσεων (το μεγαλύτερο διάστημα που έχει μείνει ποτέ μόνο σε εγχώριες υποχρεώσεις η ομάδα μας) η Βασίλισσα του ελληνικού μπάσκετ επιστρέφει και στην ευρωπαϊκή της κανονικότητα, καθώς οι ιθύνοντες της ULEB έκριναν αρκούντως ικανοποιητικές τις εγγυήσεις που έδωσε η κιτρινόμαυρη διοίκηση . Στις 9/7 θα γίνει η κλήρωση και θα μάθουμε ποιο είναι το πρώτο παιχνίδι που θα δώσουμε μετά τον Σολεαποκλεισμό το 2007, που ήταν και το τελευταίο μας μέχρι τώρα ..
Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague and Eurocup
The complete list of 2015-16 Eurocup teams, as voted by the majority of the Board members, is as follows:
* The registrations of teams from the ABA League will be considered complete only when the new ABA League including all participating teams submit the necessary documentation to ensure that it fulfills the criteria required of all domestic leagues including its relationship with ECA.
TEAMS COUNTRY DOMESTIC STANDINGS AEK Athens (Wildcard) Greece Quarterfinalist ALBA Berlin Germany Semifinalist Aris Thessaloniki (Wildcard) Greece Semifinalist Banvit Bandirma Turkey Quarterfinalist Besiktas Integral Forex Istanbul (Wildcard) Turkey 9th Qualified Regular Season *Buducnost VOLI Podgorica Montenegro ABA League semifinalist CAI Zaragoza (Wildcard) Spain 9th Qualified Regular Season CEZ Basketball Nymburk Czech Republic Champion Dolomiti Energia Trento Italy Quarterfinalist Dominion Bilbao Basket Spain Quarterfinalist Enel Basket Brindisi (Wildcard) Italy Quarterfinalist Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Wildcard) Turkey Quarterfinalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Italy Finalist Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem Israel Champion Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas Spain Quarterfinalist JSF Nanterre France Quarterfinalist Juventus Utena Lithuania Semifinalist Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Wildcard) Russia Regular Season Le Mans Sarthe Basket France Semifinalist Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Lithuania Finalist Neptunas Klaipeda (Wildcard) Lithuania Semifinalist Nizhny Novgorod Russia Semifinalist PAOK Thessaloniki Greece Semifinalist PGE Turow Zgorzelec Poland Finalist ratiopharm Ulm Germany Semifinalist SLUC Nancy France Semifinalist Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest (Wildcard) Romania Semifinalist Telekom Baskets Bonn Germany Quarterfinalist Telenet Ostend Belgium Champion Trabzonspor Medical Park Turkey Semifinalist Umana Reyer Venice Italy Semifinalist Unics Kazan Russia Quarterfinalist *Union Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia ABA League 5th Qualified Regular Season Valencia Basket Spain Semifinalist VEF Riga Latvia Champion Zenit St. Petersburg Russia Quarterfinalist
The first step of a new and exciting season will take place when Euroleague Basketball hosts draws for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague and Eurocup on Thursday, July 9 at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona, Spain. For the 10th consecutive year, the draws may be watched live on Euroleague.net and will be broadcast live on TV in many countries.
The proceedings begin at 12 noon local time (CEST) with the 2015-16 Eurocup Draw, which will determine the six groups of six teams each that will participate in that competition's Regular Season. Following that, at approximately 13:00 the draw for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague will determine the four groups of six teams each that will compete in the Regular Season.