2021–22 Greek Basket League

The 2021–22 Basket League was the 10th season of the Basket League, the top professional basketball league in Greece since its establishment in 2012, and the 82nd season of top-flight greek basketball overall.

Basket League
Season2021–22
Number of games175
Number of teams13
Regular season
Season MVPBulgaria Sasha Vezenkov
RelegatedIraklis
Finals
ChampionsOlympiacos
(13th title)
  Runners-upPanathinaikos
Finals MVPBulgaria Sasha Vezenkov & Greece Kostas Sloukas
Statistical leaders
Points Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov 15.5
Rebounds United States Ousman Krubally 9.1
Assists Spain Quino Colom 6.3

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Relegated from the 2020-21 Basket League

Messolonghi

Promoted from the 2020-21 A2 League

Apollon
Olympiacos

Locations and arenas
Locations of the 2021–22 Basket League teams
Club Location Arena Capacity
AEK Athens (Ano Liosia) Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 8,327
Apollon Patras Apollon Patras Indoor Hall 3,500
Aris Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron 5,090
Ionikos Piraeus (Nikaia) Platon Indoor Hall
1,206
Iraklis Thessaloniki Ivanofeio Sports Arena
2,500
Kolossos Rhodes Kallithea Palais des Sports 1,400
Larisa Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena 4,000
Lavrio Lavrio Lavrio Indoor Hall 1,700
Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 11,319
Panathinaikos Athens (Marousi) OAKA Indoor Hall 18,310
PAOK Thessaloniki (Pylaia) PAOK Sports Arena 8,500
Peristeri Athens (Peristeri) Peristeri Arena 4,000
Promitheas Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena 3,693

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos 24 23 1 2223 1743 +480 47 Advanced to playoffs
2 Panathinaikos OPAP 24 22 2 2003 1644 +359 46
3 Kolossos H Hotels 24 15 9 1801 1771 +30 39
4 AEK Athens 24 13 11 1827 1925 −98 37
5 Promitheas Patras 24 12 12 1857 1878 −21 36
6 Larisa 24 12 12 1856 1953 −97 36
7 Aris Thessaloniki 24 11 13 1832 1853 −21 35
8 Peristeri bwin 24 10 14 1808 1862 −54 34
9 PAOK mateco 24 10 14 1829 1818 +11 34
10 Lavrio Megabolt 24 8 16 1773 1928 −155 32
11 Apollon Patras 24 8 16 1748 1913 −165 32
12 Ionikos 24 6 18 1835 1988 −153 30
13 Iraklis 24 6 18 1795 1911 −116 27[lower-alpha 1] Relegated to Greek A2 Basket League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source: ESAKE
Notes:
  1. Iraklis were deducted 3 points by HEBA

Results
Home \ Away AEK APO ARIS ION IRA KOL LAR LAV OLY PAN PAOK PER PRO
AEK — 77–75 64–63 92–75 80–74 82–85 81–69 90–75 74–80 69–83 72–67 78–72 81–77
Apollon 84–68 — 74–73 80–72 89–95 76–80 74–82 72–62 68–94 48–90 95–91 74–72 59–71
Aris Thessaloniki 91–73 70–56 — 79–75 68–78 81–85 82–70 69–73 76–87 81–71 77–76 87–68 76–73
Ionikos 59–65 82–96 93–83 — 74–62 86–84 84–89 84–91 78–86 61–68 66–69 82–87 65–88
Iraklis 86–74 81–82 91–86 89–84 — 62–64 85–90 83–67 90–96 59–81 73–84 76–79 82–95
Kolossos 62–65 73–56 77–64 88–81 76–59 — 93–75 82–59 69–87 64–88 69–60 74–65 68–61
Larisa 82–65 83–74 84–81 86–84 55–70 81–77 — 66–75 70–101 86–90 74–70 63–78 84–77
Lavrio 81–82 82–66 68–64 59–61 84–71 81–84 77–91 — 72–108 82–91 59–61 52–75 90–82
Olympiacos 103–78 98–78 89–67 109–65 94–65 93–74 93–84 101–58 — 76–81 86–68 104–85 108–75
Panathinaikos 100–75 78–68 103–83 92–78 70–58 77–54 98–67 102–83 62–68 — 77–67 75–57 92–67
PAOK 96–72 81–76 96–64 79–80 72–69 86–80 82–71 73–89 73–84 64–81 — 86–87 84–65
Peristeri 101–81 78–68 67–70 79–82 71–68 70–78 71–77 91–80 67–93 62–77 68–67 — 81–88
Promitheas 85–89 80–60 62–82 88–84 78–69 76–61 91–77 79–71 66–85 67–76 84–77 82–77 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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.

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Olympiacos2
 
 
 
Peristeri0
 
Olympiacos3
 
 
 
Promitheas0
 
AEK0
 
 
 
Promitheas2
 
Olympiacos3
 
 
 
Panathinaikos0
 
Panathinaikos2
 
 
 
Aris0
 
Panathinaikos3
 
 
 
Larisa2 Third place
 
Kolossos0
 
 
 
Larisa2
 
Promitheas3
 
 
Larisa2
 


Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Olympiacos 2–0 Peristeri 79–67 92–57 0
AEK 0–2 Promitheas 82–95 75–77 0
Panathinaikos 2–0 Aris 109–79 85–65 0
Kolossos 0–2 Larisa 63–71 82–83

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Olympiacos 3–0 Promitheas 116–73 102–72 106-6900
Panathinaikos 3–2 Larisa 84–77 77-84 94-8262-7489-43

Third place series
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Promitheas 3–2 Larisa 78-89 84-88 83-7894-7696-56

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Olympiacos 3–0 Panathinaikos 74-61 78-72 93-7400

Game 1
11 June 2022 Olympiacos 74–61 Panathinaikos
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 15–16, 17–18, 19–23
Pts: Sloukas 16,

Fall 14, Vezenkov 12
Rebs: Vezenkov, Fall 10
Asts: Walkup, Sloukas 4

Boxscore Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Papapetrou, Poursanidis, Pitsilas

Game 2
14 June 2022 Panathinaikos 72–78 Olympiacos
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 25–12, 10–29, 16–17
Boxscore Pts: Sloukas 20,

Vezenkov 19, Dorsey 17
Rebs: Fall 10
Asts: Sloukas 4

Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Referees: Koromilas, Tsaroucha, Kardaris

Game 3
17 June 2022 Olympiacos 93–74 Panathinaikos
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 27–14, 8–13, 30–21
Pts: Vezenkov 25,

Sloukas 14
Rebs: Fall 7, Vezenkov 6
Asts: Sloukas 5

Boxscore Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Papapetrou, Poursanidis, Zaxaris

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or Relegation
1Olympiacos 32 31 1 Qualification to the EuroLeague
2Panathinaikos 34 27 7
3Promitheas 34 17 17 Qualification to the EuroCup
4Larisa 36 18 18 Relegation to the Greek A2 League*
5Kolossos 26 15 11
6AEK 26 13 13 Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
7Aris 26 11 15 Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
8Peristeri 26 10 16 Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
9PAOK 24 10 14
10Lavrio 24 8 18
11Apollon 24 8 18
12Ionikos 24 6 18
13Iraklis 24 6 18 Relegation to the Greek A2 League
  • *Larisa, despite finishing among the top four teams, did not get the necessary licence to compete to the next years' competition and thus relegrated to the lower category (Greek A2 League)

Awards

All official awards of the 2021–22 Greek League.

Pos. Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos [1]
Finals MVP
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos [2]
PG Greece Kostas Sloukas Olympiacos
Top Scorer
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos [3]
Most Popular Player
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos [4]
Most Improved Player
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos [5]
Most Spectacular Player
SG United States Stefan Moody Larisa [6]
Defensive Player of the Year
PG United States Thomas Walkup Olympiacos [7]
Best Young Player
SG Greece Omiros Netzipoglou Aris [8]
Best Coach
HD Greece Fotis Takianos Larisa [9]
All-Greek League Teams
First Team
PG Greece Kostas Sloukas Olympiacos [10]
SG United States Stefan Moody Larisa
SF Greece Dimitris Agravanis Promitheas Patras
PF Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov (MVP) Olympiacos
C Greece Giorgos Papagiannis Panathinaikos
Second Team
PG Greece Vassilis Mouratos Lavrio [11]
SG United States Daryl Macon Panathinaikos
SF Greece Georgios Tsalmpouris Trikala
PF United States Ousman Krubally Larisa
C France Moustapha Fall Olympiacos

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 and playoffs combined.

Category[12] Player Team Total Average
Points Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 450 15.5
Rebounds United States Ousman Krubally Larisa 318 9.3
Assists Spain Quino Colom AEK Athens 164 6.3
Steals Cuba Howard Sant-Roos Panathinaikos 57 1.7
Blocks Greece Giorgos Papagiannis Panathinaikos 51 1.6

Individual game highs
Category[13] Player Team Statistic
Points Serbia Nemanja Nedović Panathinaikos 38
Rebounds United States Ousman Krubally Larisa 19
Assists Greece Vassilis Mouratos Lavrio 16
Steals Cuba Howard Sant-Roos Panathinaikos 6
Blocks United States Reggie Lynch Iraklis 6

Clubs in international competitions
Team Competition Result
OlympiacosEuroLeagueFinal Four, 4th place
PanathinaikosRegular season, 13th place
PromitheasEuroCupRegular season, Group B, 10th place
LavrioChampions LeaguePlay-ins
PAOKPlay-ins
AEKRegular season, Group D, 4th place
PeristeriQualifying rounds, Semifinals
IonikosFIBA Europe CupRegular season, Group F, 3rd place
PeristeriRegular season, Group G, 3rd place
IraklisRegular season, Group E, 4th place

See also

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