The following are the basketball events that are expected to take place in 2016 throughout the world.
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
National team tournaments June 13–19 - The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was staged at the city of Nantes in France. The 5 teams below clinched a spot for the 2016 Olympic Basketball Games. Rankings Team 4th China 5th Belarus July 4–10 - The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men was staged at Serbia, Italy and in the Philippines. The 3 teams here below clinched a spot for the 2016 Olympic Basketball Games. OQT Tournament Winners Serbia Serbia Philippines France Italy Croatia
2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament
Men United States
Women
FIBA World Under-17 Championships
Men 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Spain:
Women 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in Spain:
FIBA World Under-19 Championship qualifying
Men 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship:
2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship:
2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship:
2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship:
Women 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women:
2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women:
2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women:
2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women:
2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women:
Other FIBA tournaments
World Championships
Men
Women
FIBA Americas
Men 2016 Centrobasket in Panama:
FIBA Asia 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Iran:
2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in China: China Kashgar Al-Riyadi Petrochimi 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asian Championships in Malaysia:
Professional club seasons
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Guaros de Lara Fraport Skyliners 74–69 One-game playoff
Continental seasons
Men Organizer Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff formatEuroleague Basketball 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball Galatasaray S.K. Strasbourg 140–133 (agg) Two-legged tie2015–16 Euroleague CSKA Moscow Fenerbahçe 101–96 One-game playoffFIBA Africa 2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Al Ahly C.R.D. Libolo 68–66 One-game playoffFIBA Americas 2016 FIBA Americas League Guaros de Lara Bauru 84–79One-game playoffFIBA Asia 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup China Kashgar Al-Riyadi 96–88 One-game playoffFIBA Europe 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup Fraport Skyliners Openjobmetis Varese 66–82 One-game playoff
Transnational seasons
Men Region Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff formatFormer Yugoslavia 2015–16 ABA League KK Crvena zvezda KK Mega Basket 3–0 Best-of-5 seriesSoutheast Asia 2015–16 ABL season Westports Malaysia Dragons Singapore Slingers 3–2 Best-of-5 seriesBaltic States 2015–16 Baltic Basketball League BC Šiauliai TU/Rock 176–157 (agg) Two-legged tieBalkans 2015–16 BIBL season Sigal Prishtina Mornar 150–143 (agg) Two-legged tieNorthern America 2015–16 NBA season Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 4–3 Best-of-7 seriesAustralasia 2015–16 NBL season Perth Wildcats New Zealand Breakers 2–1 Best-of-3 seriesEastern Europe 2015–16 VTB United League CSKA Moscow UNICS 3–1 Best-of-5 series
Domestic league seasons
Men Nation League Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format 2015–16 Albanian Basketball League BC Vllaznia BC Teuta Durrës 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 BIC Basket 1º de Agosto C.R.D. Libolo 4–1 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Basquet season San Lorenzo La Unión 4–0 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Oberwart Gunners WBC Wels 3–0 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Belgian Basketball League Telenet Oostende Crelan Okapi Aalstar 3–1 Best-of-5 series2015–16 Belgian Basketball Cup Telenet Oostende Antwerp Giants 74–52 One-game playoff 2015–16 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina KK Igokea KK Kakanj 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 National Basketball League Lukoil Academic BC Balkan Botevgrad 3–0 Best-of-5 series2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Rilski Sportist Lukoil Academic 90–80 One-game playoff 2015–16 NBL Canada season Halifax Hurricanes London Lightning 4–3 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 CBA season Sichuan Blue Whales Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–1 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 A-1 League KK Cedevita KK Cibona 3–0 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A AEK Larnaca B.C. APOEL B.C. 3–0 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 National Basketball League Basketball Nymburk BK Děčín 3–0 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Basketligaen Horsens IC Bakken Bears 4–3 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 KML season BC Kalev/Cramo TU/Rock 4–1 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Korisliiga season Kouvot Tampereen Pyrintö 4–1 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Pro A season ASVEL Strasbourg 3–2 Best-of-5 series2015–16 French Basketball Cup Le Mans Sarthe ASVEL 88–75 One-game playoff2016 Leaders Cup AS Monaco Élan Chalon 99–74 One-game playoff 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga Brose Baskets ratiopharm Ulm 3–0 Best-of-5 series2016 BBL-Pokal Alba Berlin Bayern Munich 67–65 One-game playoff 2015–16 British Basketball League season Sheffield Sharks Leicester Riders 84–77 One-game playoff 2015–16 Greek Basket League Olympiakos Panathinaikos 3–1 Best-of-5 series2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup Panathinaikos Faros Keratsiniou 101–54 One-game playoff 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A Szolnoki Olaj KK TLI-Alba Fehérvár 3–1 Best-of-5 series2016 Magyar Kupa Egis Körmend Szolnoki Olaj KK 68–55 One-game playoff 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla KR Haukar 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2016 UBA Pro Basketball League season Delhi Capitals Chennai Slam 2–1 Best-of-3 series 2016 IBL Indonesia CLS Knights Surabaya Pelita Jaya Energi Mega Persada 2–1 Best-of-3 series 2015–16 Irish Premier League season UCC Demons Killester Basketball Club 82–77 One-game playoff 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League Maccabi Rishon LeZion Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. 83–77 One-game playoff2016 Israeli Basketball State Cup Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Ashdod 83–75 One-game playoff 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 4–2 Best-of-7 series2016 Italian Basketball Cup EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Sidigas Avellino 82–76 One-game playoff 2015–16 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship BC Barsy Atyrau BC Astana 3–0 Best-of-5 series2016 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup Almaty Legion PBC Kapchagay 89–87 One-game playoff 2015–16 Kosovo Basketball Superleague Sigal Prishtina KB Peja 3–2 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League Valmiera/ORDO BK VEF Rīga 4–3 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 LKL season BC Žalgiris BC Neptūnas 4–1 Best-of-7 series2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Lietuvos rytas Vilnius BC Žalgiris 67–57 2015–16 Macedonian First League MZT Aerodrom Kumanovo 2009 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Prva A liga Budućnost Voli KK Mornar Bar 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League Donar Landstede Basketbal 4–1 Best-of-7 series2015–16 NBB Cup SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 58–57 One-game playoff 2016 New Zealand NBL season Wellington Saints Super City Rangers 94–82 One-game playoff 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup San Miguel Beermen Alaska Aces 4–3 Best-of-7 series2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Alaska Aces 4–2 Best-of-7 series2016 PBA Governors' Cup Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Meralco Bolts 4–2 Best-of-7 series 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Phoenix Accelerators-FEU Cafe France Bakers-CEU 3–2 Best-of-5 series 2016 Baloncesto Superior Nacional Capitanes de Arecibo Vaqueros de Bayamón 4–2 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 PLK season Stelmet Zielona Góra Rosa Radom 4–0 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 LPB season Porto Benfica 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Liga Națională CSM Oradea BC Mureș 3–2 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 Basketball League of Serbia Crvena zvezda Partizan 3–1 Best-of-5 series2015–16 Radivoj Korać Cup Mega Leks Partizan 85–80 One-game playoff 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League Helios Suns Zlatorog Laško 3–1 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 ACB season Real Madrid FC Barcelona Lassa 3–1 Best-of-5 series2016 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Real Madrid Herbalife Gran Canaria 85–81 One-game playoff 2015–16 Basketligan season Södertälje Kings Norrköping Dolphins 4–0 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Championnat LNA season Fribourg Olympic Union Neuchâtel 4–2 Best-of-7 series 2015–16 Basketbol Süper Ligi Fenerbahçe Anadolu Efes 4–2 Best-of-7 series2016 Turkish Cup Basketball Fenerbahçe Darüşşafaka Doğuş 67–65 One-game playoff 2015–16 SL Favorit Sport season BC Khimik BC Dynamo Kyiv 3–1 Best-of-5 series2015–16 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague BC Dnipro BC Budivelnyk 3–0 Best-of-5 series 2015–16 NBA Development League season Sioux Falls Skyforce Los Angeles D-Fenders 2–1 Best-of-3 series2016 NBA Summer LeagueChicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves84-82Single-game final
Women Nation League Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild kvenna Snæfell Haukar 3–2 Best-of-5 series 2016 WNBA season Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx 3–2 Best-of-5 series
College seasons
Men's Division Nation League Champions Runners-up Result Playoff format (Finals) Ref. Canada 2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship Carleton Ravens Calgary Dinos 101−79 One-game playoff Philippines NCAA Season 92 San Beda Red Lions Arellano Chiefs 2−0 Best-of-3 series UAAP Season 79 De La Salle Green Archers Ateneo Blue Eagles 2−0 Best-of-3 series United States NCAA Division I Villanova Wildcats North Carolina Tar Heels 77−74 One-game playoff National Invitation Tournament George Washington Valparaiso Crusaders 76−60 One-game playoff NCAA Division II Augustana University Vikings Lincoln Memorial 90−81 One-game playoff NCAA Division III St. Thomas (MN) Benedictine University 82−76 One-game playoff NAIA Division I Mid-America Christian University Georgetown Tigers 100−99 One-game playoff NAIA Division II Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats Saint Francis (IND) 69−66 One-game playoff Other sources:
NAIA Division I:
NAIA Division II:
Women NCAA Division I: Connecticut 82, Syracuse 51 Women's National Invitation Tournament: South Dakota 71, Florida Gulf Coast 65 Division II: Lubbock Christian 78, Alaska Anchorage 73 Division III: Thomas More 83, Tufts 63 NAIA Division I: MidAmerica Nazarene 49, Baker 35 Division II: Marian 59, Southern Oregon 48 CIS, 2016: Saskatchewan 85, Ryerson 71
Notable events February 3- The San Miguel Beermen won their 22nd championship in the 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals. They were the first professional basketball team in the world to win a title coming down from a 0-3 deficit in a best-of-7 finals series. April 13– Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant played his final NBA game against the Utah Jazz as he finished his career with a 60-point performance. The 13th pick in the legendary 1996 draft, Bryant won 5 championships with the Lakers, and is believed as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. April 13– The Golden State Warriors set the NBA single-season victory mark by notching their 73rd win in the season's final game. The Warriors finished the regular-season with a 73–9 record. April–All three NCAA division women's basketball champions finished with undefeated seasons - Connecticut (38–0), Lubbock Christian (35–0), Thomas More (33–0) June 19- The Cleveland Cavaliers won their 1st championship in the 2016 NBA Finals. The Cavs were the first in the NBA history to make a historic comeback in pursuit of title coming down from a 1-3 series deficit. June 28- Legendary Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt dies at the age of 64; in her 38-year coaching career her 1,098 wins were the most of any men's or women's basketball coach. September 23- In the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup Playoffs, The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel made its first-ever Final 4 appearance after an 8-conference quarterfinal drought. October 9- Jimmy Alapag became the All-Time Leader in three-point shots made in the PBA history in the second game of the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup Finals.