The 2017–18 Greek Basket League was the 78th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season started on October 7, 2017, and ended on June 17, 2018.
Greek Basket League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Duration | 7 October 2017 – 12 May 2018 (regular season) 16 May 2018 – 17 June 2018 (playoffs) | |||||||||
Games played | 182 (regular season) 22 (playoffs) | |||||||||
Teams | 14 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | ERT Cosmote Sport | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | Nick Calathes | |||||||||
Relegated | Koroivos Trikala Aries | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Panathinaikos Superfoods (36th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Olympiacos | |||||||||
Third place | PAOK | |||||||||
Fourth place | Promitheas Patras | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Teams
editPromotion and relegation
editApollon Patras, and Doxa Lefkadas were relegated after the 2016–17 Greek Basket League. Panionios and Gymnastikos Larissas Faros were promoted from the 2016–17 Greek A2 Basket League.
Locations and arenas
editClub | City | Arena | Capacity | App. |
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AEK | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[1] | 61
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Aris | Thessaloniki | Alexandrio Melathron | 5,138 | 64
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Gymnastikos Larissas Faros | Larissa | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | 4,000 | 13
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Kolossos | Rhodes City | Venetoklio Indoor Hall | 1,242[2] | 12
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Koroivos | Amaliada | Amaliada Indoor Hall | 2,000 | 4
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Kymis | Kymi | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall | 1,620 | 2
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Lavrio Megabolt | Lavrio | Lavrio Indoor Hall | 1,700 | 3
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Olympiacos | Athens (Piraeus) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 12,000[3] | 65
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Panathinaikos Superfoods | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[1] | 68
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Panionios | Athens (Nea Smyrni) | Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall | 1,832 | 49
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PAOK | Thessaloniki (Pylaia) | PAOK Sports Arena | 8,500[4] | 61
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Promitheas Patras | Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | 4,200 | 2
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Rethymno Cretan Kings | Rethymno | Rethymno Indoor Hall | 1,600 | 8
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Trikala Aries | Trikala | Trikala Indoor Hall | 2,500 | 5
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Personnel and kits
editTeam | Head Coach | Team Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AEK | / Dragan Šakota | Dušan Šakota | Fila | OPAP |
Aris | Panagiotis Giannakis | Spyros Mourtos | CAP | |
Gymnastikos Larissas Faros | Thanasis Skourtopoulos | Ioannis Vavatsikos | ||
Kolossos | Aris Lykogiannis | Ioannis Georgalis | Fila | Aegean Airlines |
Koroivos | Dinos Kalampakos | Giannis Sachpatzidis | Nickan | Loux |
Kymis | Ioannis Kastritis | Sotirios Manolopoulos | Erreà | Seajets |
Lavrio Megabolt | Christos Serelis | Sakis Giannakopoulos | Nickan | Naprosyn |
Olympiacos | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | Vassilis Spanoulis | Nike | OPAP |
Panathinaikos Superfoods | Xavi Pascual | Ian Vougioukas | Adidas | OPAP |
Panionios | Vangelis Ziagkos | Nikos Michalos | Nickan | Vikos Cola |
PAOK | Ilias Papatheodorou | Vangelis Margaritis | Athlos | OPAP |
Promitheas Patras | Makis Giatras | Nikos Gkikas | Spalding | Loux |
Rethymno Cretan Kings | Nikos Vetoulas | Charis Giannopoulos | Nickan | OPAP |
Trikala Aries | Fotis Takianos | Diamantis Slaftsakis | CAP | Olympos |
Regular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2404 | 1777 | +627 | 52 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Olympiacos | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2245 | 1781 | +464 | 48 | |
3 | Promitheas Patras | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2081 | 2013 | +68 | 43 | |
4 | PAOK | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2063 | 1975 | +88 | 43 | |
5 | AEK | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2082 | 2031 | +51 | 41 | |
6 | Lavrio Megabolt | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2149 | 2110 | +39 | 40 | |
7 | Kymis | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2026 | 2032 | −6 | 40 | |
8 | Kolossos H Hotels | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1934 | 1977 | −43 | 37 | |
9 | Aris | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1754 | 1869 | −115 | 36 | |
10 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2047 | 2136 | −89 | 36 | |
11 | Gymnastikos Larissas Faros | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1927 | 2190 | −263 | 34 | |
12 | Panionios | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1876 | 2078 | −202 | 33 | |
13 | Koroivos (R) | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1824 | 2082 | −258 | 33 | Relegated to Greek A2 League |
14 | Trikala Aries (R) | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1802 | 2163 | −361 | 30 |
Results
editPlayoffs
editThe eight highest ranked teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs.
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Panathiniakos Superfoods | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Kolossos Rodou | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | PAOK | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | PAOK | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | AEK | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Olympiacos | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Olympiacos | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kymis | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Olympiacos | 3 | Third place series | |||||||||||
3 | Promitheas Patras | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Promitheas Patras | 2 | 3 | Promitheas Patras | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Lavrio Megabolt | 0 | 4 | PAOK | 3 |
Quarterfinals
editThe higher-seeded team played the first and third leg (if necessary) at home. The first legs were played on 16 May, while the second legs were played on 19 May 2018.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Panathinaikos Superfoods | 2–0 | Kolossos Rodou | 96–65 | 87–69 | |
PAOK | 2–0 | AEK | 78–74 | 93–88 | |
Olympiacos | 2–0 | Kymis | 78–75 | 88–67 | |
Promitheas Patras | 2–0 | Lavrio Megabolt | 75–70 | 79–77 |
Semifinals
editThe higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home. The first legs were played on 24 May, while the second legs were played on 26 May 2018.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Panathinaikos Superfoods | 3–0 | PAOK | 92–79 | 84–67 | 88–72 | ||
Olympiacos | 3–0 | Promitheas Patras | 108–71 | 89–88 | 89–56 |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Panathinaikos Superfoods | 3–2 | Olympiacos | 65–75 | 71–66 | 73–58 | 76–92 | 84–70 |
3rd Place Final
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Promitheas Patras | 0–3 | PAOK | 79–81 | 61–100 | 79–91 |
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or Relegation |
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1 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 34 | 2 | Qualification to the EuroLeague *Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract |
2 | Olympiacos | 36 | 29 | 7 | |
3 | PAOK | 34 | 22 | 12 | Qualification to the Champions League regular season *PAOK, Promitheas Patras, and AEK declined EuroCup participation. |
4 | Promitheas Patras | 34 | 19 | 15 | |
5 | AEK | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
6 | Lavrio | 28 | 14 | 14 | Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup qualification round. |
7 | Kymis Seajets | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
8 | Kolossos Rodou | 28 | 11 | 17 | |
9 | Aris | 26 | 10 | 16 | Qualification to the Champions League qualification round, as wild card. |
10 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 26 | 10 | 16 | |
11 | Gymnastikos Larissas Faros | 26 | 8 | 18 | |
12 | Panionios | 26 | 7 | 19 | |
13 | Koroivos | 26 | 7 | 19 | Relegation to the Greek A2 League |
14 | Trikala Aries | 26 | 4 | 22 |
Awards
editSeason MVP
editFinals MVP
editTop scorer
editMost Popular Player
editMost Improved Player
editMost Spectacular Player
editDefensive Player of the Year
editBest Young Player
editBest Coach
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All-Greek League First Team[5] | ||
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Nick Calathes MVP | Panathinaikos |
SG | Thad McFadden | Kymis |
SF | McKenzie Moore | Lavrio |
PF | Chris Singleton | Panathinaikos |
C | Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos |
All-Greek League Second Team[6] | ||
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Vassilis Spanoulis | Olympiacos |
SG | Mike James | Panathinaikos |
SF | Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos |
PF | Michale Kyser | Kymis |
C | Georgios Printezis | Olympiacos |
All-Greek League Defensive Team[7] | ||
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Nick Calathes (Best Defender) | Panathinaikos |
SG | McKenzie Moore | Lavrio |
SF | Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos |
PF | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Panathinaikos |
C | Michale Kyser | Kymis |
Clubs in European-wide competitions
editTeam | Competition | Result |
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Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Playoffs |
Panathinaikos | Playoffs, Quarterfinals | |
AEK | FIBA Champions League | Final-4, 1st place |
PAOK | Playoffs, Round of 16 | |
Aris | Regular season, 8th place |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Indoor Basketball Arena". OAKA Indoor Hall official website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ ΒΕΝΕΤΟΚΛΕΙΟ ΚΛΕΙΣΤΟ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ (in Greek). Kolossos Rodou. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "The Peace and Friendship Stadium". Olympiacos BC. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Arena". P.A.O.K. B.C. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε." - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε." - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε." - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-03-30.