2017–18 Greek Basket League

Greek Basket League
Greek Basket League
Season	2017–18
Duration	7 October 2017 – 12 May 2018 (regular season); 16 May 2018 – 17 June 2018 (playoffs)
Games played	182 (regular season); 22 (playoffs)
Teams	14
TV partners	ERT; Cosmote Sport
Regular season
Season MVP	Nick Calathes
Relegated	Koroivos; Trikala Aries
Finals
Champions	Panathinaikos Superfoods (36th title)
Runners-up	Olympiacos
Third place	PAOK
Fourth place	Promitheas Patras
Finals MVP	Mike James
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Stefan Moody
Rebounds	Shaquille Goodwin
Assists	Nick Calathes
Index Rating	McKenzie Moore
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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.

Season2017–18

Duration7 October 2017 – 12 May 2018 (regular season)
16 May 2018 – 17 June 2018 (playoffs)

Games played182 (regular season)
22 (playoffs)

Teams14

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Club	City	Arena	Capacity	App.
AEK	Athens (Marousi)	OAKA Indoor Hall	19,250^[1]	61
Aris	Thessaloniki	Alexandrio Melathron	5,138	64
Gymnastikos Larissas Faros	Larissa	Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena	4,000	13
Kolossos	Rhodes City	Venetoklio Indoor Hall	1,242^[2]	12
Koroivos	Amaliada	Amaliada Indoor Hall	2,000	4
Kymis	Kymi	Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall	1,620	2
Lavrio Megabolt	Lavrio	Lavrio Indoor Hall	1,700	3
Olympiacos	Athens (Piraeus)	Peace and Friendship Stadium	12,000^[3]	65
Panathinaikos Superfoods	Athens (Marousi)	OAKA Indoor Hall	19,250^[1]	68
Panionios	Athens (Nea Smyrni)	Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall	1,832	49
PAOK	Thessaloniki (Pylaia)	PAOK Sports Arena	8,500^[4]	61
Promitheas Patras	Patras	Dimitris Tofalos Arena	4,200	2
Rethymno Cretan Kings	Rethymno	Rethymno Indoor Hall	1,600	8
Trikala Aries	Trikala	Trikala Indoor Hall	2,500	5

Team	Head coach	Team captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
AEK	/ Dragan Šakota	Dušan Šakota	Fila	OPAP
Aris	Panagiotis Giannakis	Spyros Mourtos	CAP
Gymnastikos Larissas Faros	Thanasis Skourtopoulos	Ioannis Vavatsikos
Kolossos	Aris Lykogiannis	Ioannis Georgalis	Fila	Aegean Airlines
Koroivos	Dinos Kalampakos	Giannis Sachpatzidis	Nickan	Loux
Kymis	Ioannis Kastritis	Sotirios Manolopoulos	Erreà	Seajets
Lavrio Megabolt	Christos Serelis	Sakis Giannakopoulos	Nickan	Naprosyn
Olympiacos	Ioannis Sfairopoulos	Vassilis Spanoulis	Nike	OPAP
Panathinaikos Superfoods	Xavi Pascual	Ian Vougioukas	Adidas	OPAP
Panionios	Vangelis Ziagkos	Nikos Michalos	Nickan	Vikos Cola
PAOK	Ilias Papatheodorou	Vangelis Margaritis	Athlos	OPAP
Promitheas Patras	Makis Giatras	Nikos Gkikas	Spalding	Loux
Rethymno Cretan Kings	Nikos Vetoulas	Charis Giannopoulos	Nickan	OPAP
Trikala Aries	Fotis Takianos	Diamantis Slaftsakis	CAP	Olympos

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Panathinaikos Superfoods	26	26	0	2404	1777	+627	52	Advanced to playoffs
2	Olympiacos	26	22	4	2245	1781	+464	48
3	Promitheas Patras	26	17	9	2081	2013	+68	43
4	PAOK	26	17	9	2063	1975	+88	43
5	AEK	26	15	11	2082	2031	+51	41
6	Lavrio Megabolt	26	14	12	2149	2110	+39	40
7	Kymis	26	14	12	2026	2032	−6	40
8	Kolossos H Hotels	26	11	15	1934	1977	−43	37
9	Aris	26	10	16	1754	1869	−115	36
10	Rethymno Cretan Kings	26	10	16	2047	2136	−89	36
11	Gymnastikos Larissas Faros	26	8	18	1927	2190	−263	34
12	Panionios	26	7	19	1876	2078	−202	33
13	Koroivos (R)	26	7	19	1824	2082	−258	33	Relegated to Greek A2 League
14	Trikala Aries (R)	26	4	22	1802	2163	−361	30	Relegated to Greek A2 League

Home \ Away	AEK	ARIS	GSL	KOL	KOR	KYM	LAV	OLY	PAO	PAN	PAOK	PRO	RCK	TRI
AEK	—	73–64	106–79	95–79	86–60	82–76	96–86	66–62	74–94	83–73	72–81	75–76	81–74	91–78
Aris	64–62	—	71–60	72–86	66–68	60–73	80–69	55–80	70–88	60–48	65–66	68–64	70–52	82–63
Gymnastikos Larissas Faros	75–86	81–76	—	79–77	82–78	80–91	80–87	83–95	52–89	98–68	101–89	81–89	70–89	77–70
Kolossos H Hotels	82–78	73–67	94–74	—	86–71	68–81	71–77	54–72	71–72	70–62	76–79	70–89	64–63	78–60
Koroivos	75–77	71–55	73–55	79–76	—	59–73	67–91	54–104	49–86	68–67	87–91	78–71	102–97	82–85
Kymis	77–79	94–69	70–71	93–89	62–60	—	94–81	56–85	73–90	95–83	88–85	68–73	82–76	72–63
Lavrio Megabolt	80–72	70–71	77–55	80–62	80–69	78–65	—	68–84	57–111	83–73	90–72	101–87	78–77	117–87
Olympiacos	100–86	86–66	100–69	83–72	97–76	93–78	91–62	—	68–71	87–65	96–77	104–69	90–72	86–51
Panathinaikos Superfoods	115–85	84–63	103–70	87–63	92–57	87–64	120–118	68–61	—	97–53	89–74	96–64	91–69	87–56
Panionios	71–69	81–87	74–66	70–90	70–59	91–92	72–71	73–79	66–89	—	67–81	80–87	96–64	82–76
PAOK	86–65	63–57	91–51	70–56	92–63	94–83	92–87	78–71	74–91	92–74	—	73–79	80–72	58–54
Promitheas Patras	69–66	70–40	91–80	76–80	75–70	93–82	98–87	73–87	91–108	69–58	81–68	—	94–72	88–71
Rethymno Cretan Kings	90–95	80–73	91–84	89–61	95–90	83–73	73–95	66–86	69–103	90–78	73–79	82–78	—	103–67
Trikala Aries	71–82	64–83	65–74	59–86	71–59	60–71	91–79	73–98	66–96	76–81	87–78	68–87	76–86	—

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Panathiniakos Superfoods	2

8	Kolossos Rodou	0
			1	Panathinaikos Superfoods	3

			4	PAOK	0
4	PAOK	2

5	AEK	0
						1	Panathinaikos Superfoods	3

						2	Olympiacos	2
2	Olympiacos	2

7	Kymis	0
			2	Olympiacos	3	Third-place series

			3	Promitheas Patras	0
3	Promitheas Patras	2				3	Promitheas Patras	0

6	Lavrio Megabolt	0				4	PAOK	3

2017–18 Greek Basket League

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Locations and arenas

Personnel and kits

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Third-place series

Final standings

Awards

Greek League MVP

Greek League Finals MVP

All-Greek League Team

Best Coach

Defensive Player of the Year

Best Young Player

Most Improved Player

Most Popular Player

Most Spectacular Player

Statistical leaders

Performance index rating

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Clubs in European-wide competitions

See also

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2
Panathinaikos Superfoods	2–0	Kolossos Rodou	96–65	87–69
PAOK	2–0	AEK	78–74	93–88
Olympiacos	2–0	Kymis	78–75	88–67
Promitheas Patras	2–0	Lavrio Megabolt	75–70	79–77

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Panathinaikos Superfoods	3–0	PAOK	92–79	84–67	88–72
Olympiacos	3–0	Promitheas Patras	108–71	89–88	89–56

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or Relegation
1	Panathinaikos	36	34	2	Qualification to the EuroLeague *Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract
2	Olympiacos	36	29	7
3	PAOK	34	22	12	Qualification to the Champions League regular season *PAOK, Promitheas Patras, and AEK declined EuroCup participation.
4	Promitheas Patras	34	19	15
5	AEK	28	15	13
6	Lavrio	28	14	14	Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup qualification round.
7	Kymis Seajets	28	14	14
8	Kolossos Rodou	28	11	17
9	Aris	26	10	16	Qualification to the Champions League qualification round, as wild card.
10	Rethymno Cretan Kings	26	10	16
11	Gymnastikos Larissas Faros	26	8	18
12	Panionios	26	7	19
13	Koroivos	26	7	19	Relegation to the Greek A2 League
14	Trikala Aries	26	4	22	Relegation to the Greek A2 League

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Nick Calathes	Panathinaikos
G	Thad McFadden	Kymis
F	McKenzie Moore	Lavrio
F	Chris Singleton	Panathinaikos
C	Nikola Milutinov	Olympiacos

Team	Competition	Result
Olympiacos	EuroLeague	Playoffs
Panathinaikos	EuroLeague	Playoffs, Quarterfinals
AEK	FIBA Champions League	Final-4, 1st place
PAOK		Playoffs, Round of 16
Aris		Regular season, 8th place