2018–19 Greek Basket League
The 2018–19 Greek betshop.gr Basket League was the 79th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season started on 7 October 2018, and ended on 15 June 2019. Panathinaikos OPAP won the Greek Basket League championship for a record 37th time, after beating Promitheas Patras 3–0 in the Finals.
Greek Basket League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | |||||||||
Dates | 7 October 2018 – 15 June 2019 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 14 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Panathinaikos OPAP | |||||||||
Runners-up | Promitheas Patras | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The season infamously featured a major feud between traditional rivals Panathinaikos and Olympiacos over refereeing decisions in the 2019 Greek Cup semifinals game between the two teams,[1] which eventually culminated in Olympiacos also forfeiting their playoffs. Finally, Olympiacos withdrew from the championship.[2]
Teams
Promotion and relegation
- Relegated from the Greek betshop.gr Basket League 2017–18 season
Koroivos[3] and Trikala Aries[4] were relegated, after finishing in the last two places in the 2017–18 season.
- Promoted from the A2 Basket League 2017–18 season
The first club that was promoted was Peristeri, which won its third A2 Basket League championship, after finishing with a 29–1 record, in the 2017–18 season.[5] The second team to be promoted was Holargos, as the winners of the promotion play-offs.[6] Holargos defeated Apollon Patras 3–0, in the finals of the play-offs.
Locations and arenas
![2018–19 Greek Basket League is located in Greece](../I/Greece_location_map.svg.png.webp)
![Athens](../I/Red_pog.svg.png.webp)
![Athens teamsAEKHolargosPanathinaikosPanioniosPeristeri](../I/TransparentPlaceholder.png.webp)
Club | Location | Arena | Capacity | App. |
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AEK | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[7] | 62 |
Aris | Thessaloniki | Alexandrio Melathron | 5,138 | 65 |
Holargos | Athens (Cholargos) | Antonis Tritsis Indoor Hall | 1,665 | 1 |
Ifaistos Lemnos | Myrina | Nikos Samaras Indoor Hall | 1,260 | 1 |
Kolossos H Hotels | Rhodes | Venetoklio Indoor Hall | 1,242[8] | 13 |
Kymi | Chalkida | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall | 1,620 | 3 |
Lavrio Aegean Cargo | Lavrio | Lavrio Indoor Hall | 1,700 | 4 |
Olympiacos | Piraeus | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 12,000[9] | 66 |
Panathinaikos OPAP | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[7] | 69 |
Panionios | Athens (Nea Smyrni) | Sofia Befon Indoor Hall | 1,204[10] | 50 |
PAOK | Thessaloniki (Pylaia) | PAOK Sports Arena | 8,500[11] | 62 |
Peristeri Vikos Cola | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Arena | 4,000 | 23 |
Promitheas Patras | Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | 4,200 | 3 |
Rethymno Cretan Kings | Rethymno | Melina Merkouri Sports Arena | 1,600 | 9 |
Personnel and Sponsorship
Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
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AEK | ![]() |
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Fila | Betshop.gr |
Aris | ![]() |
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Spalding | - |
Holargos | ![]() |
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BillyBro | BoConcept |
Ifaistos Limnou | ![]() |
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GSA Sport | - |
Kolossos H Hotels | ![]() |
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Fila | Aegean Airlines |
Kymi | ![]() |
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Nickan | - |
Lavrio Aegean Cargo | ![]() |
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Athios | Advanced Hair Clinics |
Olympiacos | ![]() ![]() |
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Nike | bwin |
Panathinaikos OPAP | ![]() ![]() |
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Adidas | Pame Stoixima |
Panionios | ![]() |
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Nickan | - |
PAOK | ![]() |
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Erreà | Watt+Volt |
Peristeri Vikos Cola | ![]() |
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Flex One | Vikos Cola |
Promitheas Patras | ![]() |
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Athios | Medfrigo |
Rethymno Cretan Kings | ![]() |
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Nickan | - |
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Panionios | ![]() |
End of contract | 18 May 2018[12] | Preseason | ![]() |
29 June 2018[13] |
Ifaistos Limnou | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 June 2018 | Preseason | ![]() |
8 June 2018[14] |
AEK | ![]() ![]() |
Promoted to General Manager | 6 June 2018[15] | Preseason | ![]() |
1 July 2018[16] |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
End of contract | 18 June 2018[17] | Preseason | ![]() ![]() |
27 June 2018[18] |
Panionios | ![]() |
Re-signed | 28 August 2018[19] | Preseason | ![]() |
2 September 2018[20] |
Panionios | ![]() |
Re-signed | 30 October 2018[21] | 11th (1-3) | ![]() |
31 October 2018[22] |
Panionios | ![]() |
Re-signed | 21 November 2018[23] | 9th (2-4) | ![]() |
24 November 2018[24] |
Kolossos H Hotels | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 November 2018[25] | 12th (1–5) | ![]() |
1 December 2018[26] |
Kymi | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 November 2018[27] | 13th (1–6) | ![]() |
26 November 2018[28] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | AEK | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2129 | 1995 | +134 | 44 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Peristeri Vikos Cola | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2009 | 1977 | +32 | 43[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Panathinaikos OPAP[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2151 | 1668 | +483 | 43[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Promitheas Patras | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2003 | 1907 | +96 | 42 | |
5 | PAOK | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1992 | 1955 | +37 | 41 | |
6 | Olympiacos[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2108 | 1708 | +400 | 40 | |
7 | Ifaistos Limnou | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1914 | 1995 | −81 | 39 | |
8 | Holargos | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1850 | 1899 | −49 | 38 | |
9 | Aris | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1811 | 1883 | −72 | 34[lower-alpha 4] | |
10 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1906 | 2053 | −147 | 34[lower-alpha 4] | |
11 | Panionios | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1950 | 2210 | −260 | 34[lower-alpha 4] | |
12 | Kymi | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1899 | 2100 | −201 | 34[lower-alpha 4] | |
13 | Lavrio Aegean Cargo (R) | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1997 | 2123 | −126 | 33 | Relegated to Greek A2 League |
14 | Kolossos H Hotels (R) | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1958 | 2204 | −246 | 31 |
- Peristeri Vikos Cola and Panathinaikos OPAP finished tied with 43 points. The two clubs split their head to head season series 1–1. Peristeri won the head to head point differential in their two games against Panathinaikos OPAP by 3 points.
- Panathinaikos OPAP did not receive a point for their forfeited loss to Kymi. As a punishment for forfeiting the game, Panathinaikos was deducted 6 points in the league standings.
- Olympiacos did not receive a point for their forfeited loss to Panathinaikos OPAP. As a punishment, Olympiacos was deducted 8 points in the league standings.[29][30]
- Aris, Rethymno Cretan Kings, Panionios, and Kymi finished tied with 34 points. The tie breakers resulted with Aris in 9th place, Rethymno in 10th place, Panionios in 11th place, and Kymi in 12th place.
Results
Playoffs
The eight highest ranked teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs. All series will be played with a 2–2–1 format.
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
AEK | 2 | |||||||||
Holargos | 1 | |||||||||
AEK | 2 | |||||||||
Promitheas Patras | 3 | |||||||||
Promitheas Patras | 2 | |||||||||
PAOK | 0 | |||||||||
Panathinaikos OPAP | 3 | |||||||||
Promitheas Patras | 0 | |||||||||
Peristeri Vikos Cola | 2 | |||||||||
Ifaistos Limnou | 1 | |||||||||
Peristeri Vikos Cola | 0 | |||||||||
Panathinaikos OPAP | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
Panathinaikos OPAP | w/o 1 | |||||||||
Olympiacos | ||||||||||
AEK | 3 | |||||||||
Peristeri Vikos Cola | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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AEK | 2–1 | Holargos | 84–62 | 72–88 | 88–75 |
Peristeri Vikos Cola | 2–1 | Ifaistos Limnou | 84–81 | 71–77 | 74–64 |
Panathinaikos OPAP | w/o | Olympiacos | 20–0 | 20–0 | |
Promitheas Patras | 2–0 | PAOK | 81–66 | 76–68 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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AEK | 2–3 | Promitheas Patras | 83–82 | 65–74 | 88–60 | 54–70 | 84–85 |
Peristeri Vikos Cola | 0–3 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 68–91 | 66–86 | 75–82 |
Third place series
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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AEK | 3–1 | Peristeri Vikos Cola | 66–67 | 79–71 | 91–83 | 83–82 |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Panathinaikos OPAP | 3–0 | Promitheas Patras | 103–77 | 92–80 | 111–77 |
1 Olympiacos refused to participate in their playoff series against Panathinaikos over refereeing disputes.[31]
Final standings
Pos | Team | Overall record | Qualification or Relegation | ||
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Pld | W | L | |||
1. | Panathinaikos | 33 | 31 | 2 | Qualification to the EuroLeague *Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract |
2. | Promitheas Patras | 36 | 21 | 15 | Qualification to the EuroCup |
3. | AEK Athens | 38 | 25 | 13 | Qualification to the Champions League *AEK declined EuroCup participation |
4. | Peristeri | 36 | 20 | 16 | Qualification to the Champions League |
5. | PAOK | 28 | 15 | 13 | Qualification to the Champions League |
6. | Ifaistos Limnou | 29 | 14 | 15 | |
7. | Holargos | 29 | 13 | 16 | Relegation to the Greek A2 League |
8. | Aris | 26 | 8 | 18 | |
9. | Rethymno | 26 | 8 | 18 | |
10. | Panionios | 26 | 8 | 18 | |
11. | Kymi | 26 | 8 | 18 | Relegation to the Greek A2 League |
12. | Lavrio | 26 | 7 | 19 | |
13. | Kolossos Rodou | 26 | 5 | 21 | |
14. | Olympiacos[32][33] | 27 | 23 | 4 | Qualification to the EuroLeague *Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract |
NOTES:
- Holargos was faced financial problems. The club's registered place in the top-tier Greek Basket League was purchased by Kolossos Rodou, which thus avoided being relegated.
- Kymi was faced financial problems. The club's registered place in the top-tier Greek Basket League was purchased by Lavrio, which thus avoided being relegated.
- Olympiacos was relegated on 22 May 2019, following a meeting of the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association's Board of Directors.[34] This was due to the club refusing to play in its playoff series against Panathinaikos, which marked its third forfeited game of the season, and which resulted in an automatic relegation, per league rules. The league also stripped the team of all of its season wins, as a further punishment.[35]
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Young Player
Defensive Player of the Year
Most Improved Player
Coach of the Year
All-Greek League Teams
First Team | ||
Player | Team | |
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Panionios | |
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Panathinaikos | |
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Peristeri | |
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Olympiacos |
Second Team | ||
Player | Team | |
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Olympiacos | |
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Panathinaikos | |
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Peristeri | |
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AEK |
Clubs in European-wide competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Regular season |
Panathinaikos | Playoffs | |
AEK | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
PAOK | Round of 16 | |
Promitheas | Round of 16 | |
Aris | Second qualifying round | |
Aris | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Lavrio | First qualifying round | |
Clubs in World-wide competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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AEK | FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Final 4, 1st place |
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- Olympiacos officially relegated to Second Division.
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