2002–03 Greek Basket League Explained

2002–03 Greek Basket League season
League:Greek Basket League
Sport:Basketball
Pixels:180px
No Of Teams:14
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Panathinaikos
Mvp: Fragiskos Alvertis
Mvp Link:Greek Basket League MVP
Top Scorer: Georgios Diamantopoulos 635 Points
Top Scorer Link:Greek Basket League stats leaders
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:2002–03 Greek Basket League#Playoffs
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:2002–03 Greek Basket League#Finals
Finals Champ:Panathinaikos
Finals Runner-Up:AEK Athens
Finals Mvp: Jaka Lakovič
Finals Mvp Link:Greek Basket League Finals MVP
Seasonslistnames:Greek Basket League
Prevseason Link:2001–02 Greek Basket League
Prevseason Year:2001–02
Nextseason Link:2003–04 Greek Basket League
Nextseason Year:2003–04

The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 11th season of the Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's payoff's finals.[1] The clubs Near East and Olympia Larissa were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Georgios Diamantopoulos, a player of Panionios.[2] Fragiskos Alvertis, a player of Panathinaikos, was voted the MVP of the league.[3]

Teams

ClubHome city
AEK AthensAthens
ArisThessaloniki
Ionikos Nea FiladelfeiaNea Filadelfeia, Athens
IrakleioIrakleio
IraklisThessaloniki
MakedonikosThessaloniki
MaroussiMaroussi, Athens
Near EastKaisariani, Athens
Olympia LarissaLarissa
OlympiacosPiraeus
PanathinaikosAthens
PanioniosNea Smyrni, Athens
PAOKThessaloniki
PeristeriPeristeri, Athens

Regular season

PosTeamTotalHomeAway
PtsPldWLFAGDWLWL
1.Panathinaikos472621521171901+21613085
2.AEK Athens462620620481826+22211294
3.Olympiacos 422618821682025+14310385
4.Peristeri 4026141220141949+6510349
5.Aris 4026141221052097+810349
6.Maroussi 4026141220022034−3210349
7.PAOK3926131321202104+168558
8.Ionikos N.F. 3826121421692188−197658
9.Iraklis3826121420201972+4894310
10. Makedonikos3826121421392119+208549
11.Panionios3626101621012203−10285211
12.Irakleio352691720532237−18494013
13.Near East342681820222188−16667211
14.Olympia Larissa312652119792214−23558013

Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com

Playoffs

The finals

Final standings

PosTeamOverall record
PldWL
1.Panathinaikos35287
2.AEK Athens352510
3.Peristeri 362016
4.Olympiacos 342214
5.Aris 291514
6.Maroussi 291514
7.PAOK281315
8.Ionikos N.F. 281216
9.Iraklis261214
10. Makedonikos261214
11.Panionio261016
12.Irakleio26917
13.Near East26818
14.Olympia Larissa26521

Top Players

CategoryPlayerTeamAverage
PointsPanionios26,7
Rebounds Makedonikos12,9
Assists Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia5,3
Steals Iraklis2,5
Blocks Aris1,6

Clubs in international competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
EuroLeague Top 16, 2nd place
Top 16, 3rd place
Regular season, 8th place
FIBA Europe Champions Cup Final 4, 1st place
Pan-European phase, Regular season, 4th place
Pan-European phase, Regular season, Originally qualified but eeventually withdrew
Conference South, Regular season, 4th place
Conference South, Regular season, 4th place

External links

Notes and References

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