2000–01 Greek Basket League

The 2000–01 Greek Basket League season was the 61st season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 9th season of Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals.[1] The clubs Milon and Makedonikos were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Alphonso Ford, a player of Peristeri.[2] Alphonso Ford was also named the MVP of the league.[3]

2000–01 Greek Basket League season
LeagueGreek Basket League
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsPanathinaikos
Season MVPUnited States Alphonso Ford
Top scorerUnited States Alphonso Ford 24.1
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos
  Runners-upOlympiacos
Finals MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača

Teams
Location of teams in Greek Basket League 2000–01
Club Home city
AEK AthensAthens
ArisThessaloniki
DafniDafni, Athens
IrakleioIrakleio
IraklisThessaloniki
MaroussiMaroussi, Athens
MakedonikosThessaloniki
MilonNea Smyrni, Athens
Near EastKaisariani, Athens
OlympiacosPiraeus
PanathinaikosAthens
PanioniosNea Smyrni, Athens
PAOKThessaloniki
PeristeriPeristeri, Athens

Regular season
Pos Team Total Home Away
Pts Pld W L F A GD W L W L
1. Panathinaikos 48 26 22 4 2173 1855 +318 13 0 9 4
2.Peristeri 48 26 22 4 2130 1835 +295 13 0 9 4
3. Olympiacos 47 26 21 5 2181 1948 +233 12 1 9 4
4.AEK Athens 46 26 20 6 2207 1947 260 12 1 8 5
5.Panionios 42 26 16 10 2211 2026 185 12 1 4 9
6. Iraklis 42 26 16 10 2152 2144 8 9 4 7 6
7. PAOK 39 26 13 13 1979 2017 -38 8 5 5 8
8.Maroussi 37 26 11 15 2229 2212 17 9 4 2 11
9. Dafni 36 26 10 16 2091 2149 -58 7 6 3 10
10. Irakleio 35 26 9 17 2135 2256 -121 7 6 2 11
11. Near East 34 26 8 18 2021 2184 -163 6 7 2 11
12. Aris 33 26 7 19 1969 2250 -281 6 7 1 12
13.Milon 30 26 4 22 2058 2426 -368 3 10 1 12
14.Makedonikos 29 26 3 23 1997 2284 -287 2 11 1 12

Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

Playoffs

Positions 1-6
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Panathinaikos 2
4 AEK Athens 2 4 AEK Athens 0
5 Panionios 0 1 Panathinaikos 3
3 Olympiacos 2
2 Peristeri 0
3 Olympiacos 2 3 Olympiacos 2
6 Iraklis 0

Positions 7-12
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
7 PAOK 2
10 Irakleio 1 10 Near East 0
11 Near East 2 7 PAOK 0
8 Maroussi 2
8 Maroussi 2
9 Dafni 2 9 Dafni 0
12 Aris 0

The finals

Final standings
Pos Team Overall record
Pld W L
1.Panathinaikos33276
2. Olympiacos35278
3. Peristeri28226
4. AEK Athens30228
5. Panionios281612
6. Iraklis281612
7. Maroussi301515
8. PAOK311516
9. Dafni 301218
10. Near East321121
11. Irakleio291019
12. Aris28721
13. Milon26422
14. Makedonikos26323

Top Players
Category Player Team Average
Points Alphonso Ford Peristeri 24,1
Rebounds Dino Rađa Olympiacos 11,4
Assists Theodoros Papaloukas Panionios 5,7
Steals Alvin Sims Makedonikos 2,8
Blocks Anatoly Zourpenko Near East 1,5

Clubs in international competitions
Team Competition Result
AEKEuroLeaguePlayoffs, Semifinals
OlympiacosPlayoffs, Quarterfinals
PAOKPlayoffs, Round of 16
PeristeriPlayoffs, Round of 16
PanathinaikosFIBA SuproLeagueFinal Four, 2nd place
IraklisPlayoffs, Round of 16
MaroussiFIBA Saporta CupFinal, 1st place
ArisTop 16, Home and away format
Near EastFIBA Korać CupPlayoffs, Round of 16, Home and away format

NOTE: 2000-01 was the only season where Europe had two continental champions as a result of the dispute between FIBA and newly founded Euroleague Basketball Company. After its first season, FIBA Suproleague was abolished and merged with the EuroLeague.

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