2022–23 Greek Basket League Explained

Basket League
Season:2022–23
Champions:Olympiacos
(14th title)
Runners Up:Panathinaikos
Relegated:Ionikos
Teams:12
Games:156
Mvp:/ Sasha Vezenkov
Finals Mvp:/ Thomas Walkup & Moustapha Fall
Ppg:358
Rpg:176
Apg:171
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Dates:24 October 2022 - 15 June 2023

The 2022–23 Basket League was the 11th season of the Basket League, the top professional basketball league in Greece, since its establishment in 2012, and the 83rd season of top-flight Greek basketball overall.

The season began on 8 October 2022, and concluded on 15 June 2023 with Olympiacos being crowned champions for the second year in a row, and 14th time in their history, after defeating eternal rivals Panathinaikos 3–1 in the Finals series.[1] [2]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Relegated from the 2021–22 Basket League

Note: Although Larisa finished 4th in the 2021–22 season, the team withdrawn from the league due to financial issues.[3]

Promoted from the 2021–22 A2 League:

Note: Psychiko will not participate in the 2022–23 Greek Basket League for financial reasons.[4]

Locations and arenas

ClubLocationArenaCapacity
AEKAthens (Ano Liosia)Ano Liosia Olympic Hallalign=center
ApollonPatrasApollon Patras Indoor Hallalign=center
ArisThessalonikiAlexandrio Melathronalign=center
IonikosPiraeus (Nikaia)Platon Indoor Hall
KarditsaKarditsaKarditsa New Indoor Hallalign=center
KolossosRhodesKallithea Palais des Sportsalign=center
LavrioLavrioLavrio Indoor Hallalign=center
OlympiacosPiraeusPeace and Friendship Stadiumalign=center
PanathinaikosAthens (Marousi)OAKA Indoor Hallalign=center
PAOKThessaloniki (Pylaia)PAOK Sports Arenaalign=center
PeristeriAthens (Peristeri)Peristeri Arenaalign=center
PromitheasPatrasDimitris Tofalos Arenaalign=center

Regular season

Results

Playoffs

The eight highest ranked teams in the regular season qualify for the playoffs. Quarterfinals are being played in a "best of 3" format, while the rest of the series are being played in a "best of 5" format.

Quarterfinals (best of 3)

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Semifinals (best of 5)

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Third place series (best of 5)

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Finals (best of 5)

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Game 4

Final standings

width=30width=100Teamwidth=30width=30width=30Qualification or Relegation
1Olympiacos31301Qualification to the EuroLeague
2Panathinaikos332211
3 Peristeri322111Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
4PAOK311516
5Promitheas Patras251312
6AEK241212
7Kolossos241113
8Aris241113Qualification to the EuroCup
9Lavrio22715
10Karditsa22517
11Apollon Patras22517
12Ionikos22418Relegation to the Greek A2 League

Awards

All official awards of the 2022–23 Greek League.

Pos.PlayerTeamRef.
Season MVP
PF/ Sasha VezenkovOlympiacos[5]
Finals MVP
PG/ Thomas WalkupOlympiacos[6]
C Moustapha Fall
Top Scorer
PF/ Sasha VezenkovOlympiacos[7]
Most Popular Player
PF/ Sasha VezenkovOlympiacos
Most Improved Player
PF Lefteris MantzoukasPanathinaikos
Most Spectacular Player
C Nate RenfroPAOK
Best Defender
PG/ Thomas WalkupOlympiacos[8]
Best Young Player
PF Lefteris MantzoukasPanathinaikos
Best Coach
HD Georgios BartzokasOlympiacos[9]
All-Greek League Teams
First Team
PG[10]
SG
SFOlympiacos
PF/ Sasha Vezenkov (MVP)Olympiacos
COlympiacos
Second Team
PG Vassilis ToliopoulosAris[11]
SG Marcus DenmonPeristeri
Giannoulis LarentzakisOlympiacos
SF Dwayne BaconPanathinaikos
PF Loukas MavrokefalidisIonikos
C Georgios PapagiannisPanathinaikos

Statistics

Statistic leaders

The Greek Basket League counts official stats leaders by stats totals, and not by per game averages. It also counts the total stats for both regular season combined.

Category[12] PlayerTeam Total
Points/ Sasha VezenkovOlympiacos358
Rebounds Miro BilanPeristeri176
Assists/ Thomas WalkupOlympiacos171
Steals Paris LeePanathinaikos40
Blocks Nate RenfroPAOK33

Individual game highs

Category[13] PlayerTeam Statistic
Points Vassilis ToliopoulosAris38
Rebounds Chevez GoodwinAris19
Assists/ Thomas WalkupOlympiacos13
Steals Zois KarampelasApollon Patras7
Blocks Noah HorchlerAris7

Clubs in international competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
EuroLeague Final Four, 2nd place
Regular season, 17th place
PromitheasEuroCup Playoffs, Quarterfinals
Champions League Playoffs, Quarterfinals
Play-ins
Play-ins
FIBA Europe Cup Qualification rounds, Quarterfinals

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ρένφρο ο πιο θεαματικος παίχτης της χρονιάς . 2023-06-17 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  2. Web site: Παπαδάτος . Μπάμπης . 2023-06-16 . Πρωταθλητής ο Ολυμπιακός, χάος στο ΟΑΚΑ . 2023-06-17 . Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ . greek.
  3. Web site: 2022-07-07 . Ριζούλης: "Τέλος η ΚΑΕ Λάρισα, δεν θα πάω εγώ φυλακή για να έχω ομάδα" . 2023-06-17 . iefimerida.gr . el.
  4. Web site: Δεν κατεβαίνει στην Basket League το Ψυχικό .
  5. Web site: MVP και Πιο Δημοφιλής για 2η σεζόν ο Σάσα Βεζένκοφ . 2023-07-10 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  6. Web site: Ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ MVP των Τελικών . 2023-07-10 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  7. Web site: Παίκτης - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. . 2024-08-04 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  8. Web site: Καλύτερος Αμυντικός ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ για 2η συνεχή σεζόν . 2023-07-10 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  9. Web site: Ο Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας Προπονητής της Χρονιάς για την Basket League 2022-23 . 2023-07-10 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  10. Web site: Η Καλύτερη Πεντάδα της Basket League 2022-23 . 2023-07-10 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  11. Web site: Η δεύτερη καλύτερη πεντάδα του Πρωταθλήματος . 2023-10-09 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  12. Web site: Greek HEBA A1 Stats - RealGM . 2023-06-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  13. Web site: Proballers . Πρώτος σκόρερ του Πρωταθλήματος ο Μάρκους Ντέντμον με 513 συνολικούς πόντους . 2023-06-17 . Proballers . en.