2009–10 Greek Basket League Explained

2009–10 Greek Basket League season
League:	Greek Basket League
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	180px
Duration:	24 October 2009 – 8 June 2010
No Of Teams:	14
Tv:	SKAI TV, ERT, Nova Sports
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Panathinaikos
Mvp:	Mike Batiste
Mvp Link:	Greek Basket League MVP
Top Scorer:	Josh Childress 475 Points
Top Scorer Link:	Greek Basket League stats leaders
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	2009–10 Greek Basket League#Playoffs
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Panathinaikos
Finals Runner-Up:	Olympiacos
Finals Mvp:	Mike Batiste
Finals Mvp Link:	Greek Basket League Finals MVP
Seasonslistnames:	Greek Basket League
Prevseason Link:	2008–09 Greek Basket League
Prevseason Year:	2008–09
Nextseason Link:	2010–11 Greek Basket League
Nextseason Year:	2010–11

The 2009–10 Greek Basket League season was the 70th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner was Panathinaikos that won Olympiacos in the finals of the championship.

Teams

Club	Home city
AEK Athens	Athens
Aris	Thessaloniki
Ilysiakos	Ilisia, Athens
Kavala	Kavala
Kolossos Rodou	Rhodes
Maroussi	Maroussi, Athens
Olympia Larissa	Larissa
Olympiacos	Piraeus
Panathinaikos	Athens
Panellinios	Athens
Panionios	Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK	Thessaloniki
Peristeri	Peristeri, Athens
Trikala 2000	Trikala

Regular season

Standings

Position	Team	Total							Home		Away
		Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	D	W	L	W	L
1.	Panathinaikos	51	26	25	1	2297	1748	+549	13	0	12	1
2.	Olympiacos	49	26	23	3	2355	1925	+430	13	0	10	3
3.	Maroussi	45	26	19	7	2002	1823	+179	10	3	9	4
4.	Panellinios	41	26	15	11	2022	1935	+87	9	4	6	7
5.	PAOK	41	26	15	11	1999	1883	+116	10	3	5	8
6.	Kolossos	40	26	14	12	1877	1907	-40	9	4	5	8
7.	Aris	38	26	12	14	1887	1886	+1	9	4	3	10
8.	Panionios	38	26	12	14	1930	1959	-29	9	4	3	10
9.	Peristeri	38	26	12	14	1957	2036	-79	10	3	2	11
10.	AEK	35	26	9	17	1836	2032	-196	6	7	3	10
11.	Kavala	34	26	8	18	1888	2021	-133	7	6	1	12
12.	Ilysiakos	33	26	7	19	1843	2018	-175	6	7	1	12
13.	Trikala	33	26	7	19	1916	2137	-221	6	7	1	12
14.	Olympia	30	26	4	22	1745	2137	-402	4	9	0	13

Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference

	Qualification to League Playoffs
	Relegation to HEBA A2

Playoffs

Teams in italics had home advantage. 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.

Final league standings

Position	Team	Overall Record
		Games	Wins	Losses
1.	Panathinaikos	35	33	2
2.	Olympiacos	35	29	6
3.	Maroussi	36	24	12
4.	Panellinios	36	19	17
5.	PAOK	28	15	13
6.	Kolossos	28	14	14
7.	Aris	28	12	16
8.	Panionios	28	12	16
9.	Peristeri	26	12	14
10.	AEK	26	9	17
11.	Kavala	26	8	18
12.	Ilysiakos	26	7	19
13.	Trikala	26	7	19
14.	Olympia	26	4	22

	2010–11 Euroleague Regular Season
	2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round
	Eurocup 2010–11 Regular Season
	Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round
	Relegation to HEBA A2 2010–11

• Maroussi forfeited their place in the 2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round.
• Aris took the place of Kolossos in the Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round.

Awards

See main article: Greek Basket League awards.

Most Valuable Player

• Mike Batiste^[1] – Panathinaikos

Finals MVP

• Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

Top scorer

• Josh Childress – Olympiacos

Most Improved Player

• Kostas Kaimakoglou – Marousi

Defensive Player of the Year

• Josh Childress – Olympiacos

Best Young Player

• Nikos Pappas^[2] – Kolossos

Coach of the Year

• Georgios Bartzokas^[3] – Maroussi

Greek League Best Five

Best Five
width=25%	Player	width=20%	Team
	Panathinaikos
	Panathinaikos
	Olympiacos
	Maroussi
Mike Batiste (MVP)	Panathinaikos

Greek League Best Defensive Five

Best Defensive Five
width=25%	Player	width=20%	Team
	Panathinaikos
Josh Childress (Best Defender)
	Maroussi
	Olympiacos
	Panathinaikos

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Result
	EuroLeague	Final Four, 2nd place
		Top 16, 3rd place
		Top 16, 4th place
		Qualifying rounds, First preliminary round
Panellinios	EuroCup	Final-4, 3rd place
		Playoffs, Quarterfinals

External links

• Official HEBA Site
• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
• 2009-10 A1 Standings And Stats

Notes and References

1. http://esake.gr/article/14106 ESAKE.gr - MVP 2009-10 Mike Batiste .
2. Web site: ESAKE.gr - MVP Nikos Pappas . el . 2010-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619073938/http://www.esake.gr/article/14104 . 2010-06-19 . dead .
3. Web site: ESAKE.gr - Top Coach G. Bartzokas . el . 2010-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619073938/http://www.esake.gr/article/14104 . 2010-06-19 . dead .