2017–18 Greek Basket League Explained

Nextseason:2018–19
Greek Basket League
T Bg:
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T Color:white
Champions:Panathinaikos Superfoods (36th title)
Season:2017–18
Runners Up:Olympiacos
Third Place:PAOK
Fourth Place:Promitheas Patras
Relegated:Koroivos
Trikala Aries
Teams:14
Games:182 (regular season)
22 (playoffs)
Tv:ERT
Cosmote Sport
Duration:7 October 2017 – 12 May 2018 (regular season)
16 May 2018 – 17 June 2018 (playoffs)
Mvp: Nick Calathes
Mvp Link:Greek Basket League MVP
Finals Mvp Link:Greek Basket League Finals MVP
Major:yes
Ppg:391
Rpg:187
Apg:182

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.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Apollon 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

ClubCityArenaCapacity
AEKAthens (Marousi)OAKA Indoor Hallalign=center [1]
ArisThessalonikiAlexandrio Melathronalign=center
Gymnastikos Larissas FarosLarissaLarissa Neapolis Indoor Arenaalign=center
KolossosRhodes CityVenetoklio Indoor Hallalign=center [2]
KoroivosAmaliadaAmaliada Indoor Hallalign=center
KymisKymiTasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hallalign=center
Lavrio MegaboltLavrioLavrio Indoor Hallalign=center
OlympiacosAthens (Piraeus)Peace and Friendship Stadiumalign=center [3]
Panathinaikos SuperfoodsAthens (Marousi)OAKA Indoor Hallalign=center
PanioniosAthens (Nea Smyrni)Nea Smyrni Indoor Hallalign=center
PAOKThessaloniki (Pylaia)PAOK Sports Arenaalign=center [4]
Promitheas PatrasPatrasDimitris Tofalos Arenaalign=center
Rethymno Cretan KingsRethymnoRethymno Indoor Hallalign=center
Trikala AriesTrikalaTrikala Indoor Hallalign=center

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachTeam CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AEK/ Dragan Šakota Dušan ŠakotaFilaOPAP
Aris Panagiotis Giannakis Spyros MourtosCAP
Gymnastikos Larissas Faros Thanasis Skourtopoulos Ioannis Vavatsikos
Kolossos Aris Lykogiannis Ioannis GeorgalisFilaAegean Airlines
Koroivos Dinos Kalampakos Giannis SachpatzidisNickanLoux
Kymis Ioannis Kastritis Sotirios ManolopoulosErreàSeajets
Lavrio Megabolt Christos Serelis Sakis GiannakopoulosNickanNaprosyn
Olympiacos Ioannis Sfairopoulos Vassilis SpanoulisNikeOPAP
Panathinaikos Superfoods Xavi Pascual Ian VougioukasAdidasOPAP
Panionios Vangelis Ziagkos Nikos MichalosNickanVikos Cola
PAOK Ilias Papatheodorou Vangelis MargaritisAthlosOPAP
Promitheas Patras Makis Giatras Nikos GkikasSpaldingLoux
Rethymno Cretan Kings Nikos Vetoulas Charis GiannopoulosNickanOPAP
Trikala Aries Fotis Takianos Diamantis SlaftsakisCAPOlympos

Regular season

Results

Playoffs

The 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.

Quarterfinals

The 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.|}

Semifinals

The 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.|}

Finals

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3rd Place Final

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Final standings

width=30width=200Teamwidth=30width=30width=30Qualification or Relegation
1Panathinaikos36342Qualification to the EuroLeague
*Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract
2Olympiacos36297
3 PAOK342212Qualification to the Champions League regular season
*PAOK, Promitheas Patras, and AEK declined EuroCup participation.
4Promitheas Patras341915
5AEK281513
6Lavrio281414Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup qualification round.
7Kymis Seajets281414
8Kolossos Rodou281117
9Aris261016Qualification to the Champions League qualification round, as wild card.
10Rethymno Cretan Kings261016
11Gymnastikos Larissas Faros26818
12Panionios26719
13Koroivos26719Relegation to the Greek A2 League
14Trikala Aries26422

Awards

Season MVP

Finals MVP

Top scorer

Most Popular Player

Most Improved Player

Most Spectacular Player

Defensive Player of the Year

Best Young Player

Best Coach

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All-Greek League First Team[5]
Pos.Playerwidth=20%Team
PG Nick Calathes MVPPanathinaikos
SG Thad McFaddenKymis
SF McKenzie MooreLavrio
PFPanathinaikos
C Nikola MilutinovOlympiacos
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All-Greek League Second Team[6]
Pos.Playerwidth=20%Team
PG Vassilis SpanoulisOlympiacos
SG Mike JamesPanathinaikos
SF Kostas PapanikolaouOlympiacos
PF Michale KyserKymis
C Georgios PrintezisOlympiacos
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All-Greek League Defensive Team[7]
Pos.Playerwidth=20%Team
PG Nick Calathes (Best Defender) Panathinaikos
SG McKenzie MooreLavrio
SF Kostas PapanikolaouOlympiacos
PF Thanasis AntetokounmpoPanathinaikos
C Michale KyserKymis

Clubs in European-wide competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
EuroLeague Playoffs
Playoffs, Quarterfinals
FIBA Champions League Final-4, 1st place
Playoffs, Round of 16
Regular season, 8th place

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indoor Basketball Arena . OAKA Indoor Hall official website . 5 November 2016 . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821104715/http://www.oaka.com.gr/olympic-indoor-sports-center/indoor-basketball-arena/?lang=en . dead .
  2. Web site: http://www.kolossosbc.gr/Gipedo.php . el:ΒΕΝΕΤΟΚΛΕΙΟ ΚΛΕΙΣΤΟ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ . . 5 November 2016 . el . https://web.archive.org/web/20161025043823/http://kolossosbc.gr/Gipedo.php . 2016-10-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Peace and Friendship Stadium . . 5 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802204533/http://www.olympiacosbc.gr/en/team-en/peace-friendship-arena.html . 2 August 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Arena . . 5 November 2016.
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