2000–01 Greek Basket League

The 2000–01 Greek Basket League season was the 61st season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 9th season of Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals.[1] The clubs Milon and Makedonikos were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Alphonso Ford, a player of Peristeri.[2] Alphonso Ford was also named the MVP of the league.[3]

2000–01 Greek Basket League season
LeagueGreek Basket League
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsPanathinaikos
Season MVPUnited States Alphonso Ford
Top scorerUnited States Alphonso Ford 576 Points
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos
  Runners-upOlympiacos
Finals MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača
Greek Basket League seasons

Teams edit

Club Home city
AEK Athens Athens
Aris Thessaloniki
Dafni Dafni, Athens
Irakleio Irakleio
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Maroussi Maroussi, Athens
Makedonikos Thessaloniki
Milon Nea Smyrni, Athens
Near East Kaisariani, Athens
Olympiacos Piraeus
Panathinaikos Athens
Panionios Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK Thessaloniki
Peristeri Peristeri, Athens

Regular season edit

Pos Team Total Home Away
Pts Pld W L F A GD W L W L
1. Panathinaikos 48 26 22 4 2173 1855 +318 13 0 9 4
2. Peristeri 48 26 22 4 2130 1835 +295 13 0 9 4
3. Olympiacos 47 26 21 5 2181 1948 +233 12 1 9 4
4. AEK Athens 46 26 20 6 2207 1947 260 12 1 8 5
5. Panionios 42 26 16 10 2211 2026 185 12 1 4 9
6. Iraklis 42 26 16 10 2152 2144 8 9 4 7 6
7. PAOK 39 26 13 13 1979 2017 -38 8 5 5 8
8. Maroussi 37 26 11 15 2229 2212 17 9 4 2 11
9. Dafni 36 26 10 16 2091 2149 -58 7 6 3 10
10. Irakleio 35 26 9 17 2135 2256 -121 7 6 2 11
11. Near East 34 26 8 18 2021 2184 -163 6 7 2 11
12. Aris 33 26 7 19 1969 2250 -281 6 7 1 12
13. Milon 30 26 4 22 2058 2426 -368 3 10 1 12
14. Makedonikos 29 26 3 23 1997 2284 -287 2 11 1 12

Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

Playoffs edit

Positions 1-6 edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Panathinaikos 2
4 AEK Athens 2 4 AEK Athens 0
5 Panionios 0 1 Panathinaikos 3
3 Olympiacos 2
2 Peristeri 0
3 Olympiacos 2 3 Olympiacos 2
6 Iraklis 0

Positions 7-12 edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
7 PAOK 2
10 Irakleio 1 10 Near East 0
11 Near East 2 7 PAOK 0
8 Maroussi 2
8 Maroussi 2
9 Dafni 2 9 Dafni 0
12 Aris 0

The finals edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Overall record
Pld W L
1. Panathinaikos 33 27 6
2. Olympiacos 35 27 8
3. Peristeri 28 22 6
4. AEK Athens 30 22 8
5. Panionios 28 16 12
6. Iraklis 28 16 12
7. Maroussi 30 15 15
8. PAOK 31 15 16
9. Dafni 30 12 18
10. Near East 32 11 21
11. Irakleio 29 10 19
12. Aris 28 7 21
13. Milon 26 4 22
14. Makedonikos 26 3 23

Top Players edit

Category Player Team Average
Points   Alphonso Ford Peristeri 24,1
Rebounds   Dino Rađa Olympiacos 11,4
Assists   Theodoros Papaloukas Panionios 5,7
Steals   Alvin Sims Makedonikos 2,8
Blocks   Anatoly Zourpenko Near East 1,5

Clubs in international competitions edit

Team Competition Result
AEK EuroLeague Playoffs, Semifinals
Olympiacos Playoffs, Quarterfinals
PAOK Playoffs, Round of 16
Peristeri Playoffs, Round of 16
Panathinaikos FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, 2nd place
Iraklis Playoffs, Round of 16
Maroussi FIBA Saporta Cup Final, 1st place
Aris Top 16, Home and away format
Near East FIBA Korać Cup Playoffs, Round of 16, Home and away format

NOTE: 2000-01 was the only season where Europe had two continental champions as a result of the dispute between FIBA and newly founded Euroleague Basketball Company. After its first season, FIBA Suproleague was abolished and merged with the EuroLeague.

References edit

  1. ^ "Όλοι οι τελικοί της Α1 και η χρυσή Βίβλος". sport24.gr. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Η μεγάλη των σκόρερ σχολή". ebasket.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Οι παλιοί MVP". sport24.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links edit