2015-16 Upper Deck Euroleague Basketball cards take hoops prospecting global

By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor

In the past, there hasn’t been much in the way of basketball card prospecting prior to a player’s arrival in the NBA. Currently, NCAA players cannot appear in products or they risk their eligibility. But basketball is a global game, which means there are other ways to look to the future (or the present if you follow Euroleague hoops). 2015-16 Upper Deck Euroleague Basketball is such a product.

It may not have names that a lot of collectors in North America know now, but as the international scene develops, there’s the potential for some NBA players to emerge.

2015-16 Upper Deck Euroleague Basketball has five autographs per box. They’re parallels of select players from the base set.

Speaking of which, base cards use action photography, capturing the league’s players in games. It has a total of 100 cards.

There is also a UD Canvas that has a mirror checklist.

2015-16 Upper Deck Euroleague Basketball Autographs Checklist

E-1 Jamel McLean, ALBA Berlin
E-2 Cedi Osman, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
E-3 Dario Saric, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
E-8 Milos Teodosic, CSKA Moscow
E-10 David Logan, Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
E-11 Allessandro Gentile, EA7 – Emporio Armani Milan
E-13 Marcus Eriksson, FC Barcelona
E-14 Juan Navarro, FC Barcelona
E-16 Nihad Djedovic, FC Bayern Munich
E-18 Bogdan Bogdanovic, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
E-23 Leo Westermann, Limoges CSP
E-24 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
E-25 Devin Smith, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
E-27 Trey Thompkins, Nizhny Novgorod
E-28 Taylor Rochestie, Nizhny Novgorod
E-29 Ionnis Papaetrou, Olympiacos Piraeus
E-30 Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos Piraeus
E-32 Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos Athens
E-33 Damian Kulig, PGE Turow Zgorzelec
E-36 Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Unicaja Malaga
E-38 Guillem Vives, Valencia Basket Club
E-39 Romain Sato, Valencia Basket Club
E-40 Tomas Dimsa, Zalgiris Kaunas
E-41 Arturas Gudaitis, Zalgiris Kaunas
E-47 Tomas Satoransky, FC Barcelona
E-49 Daniel Hackett, EA7 – Emporio Armani Milan
E-55 Thomas Heurtel, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
E-66 Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
E-67 Emir Preldzic, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
E-74 Stephane Lasme, Anadolu Efes
E-80 Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA Moscow
E-91 Trent Plaisted, Limoges CSP

2015-16 Upper Deck Euroleague Basketball at a glance:

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: November 18, 2015

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 5