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Main article: Basketball in Greece
Greek Basket League (GBL) Current season or competition:
Greek Basket League 2011–12
Sport Basketball Founded 1927 Commissioner Vassilis Economidis Inaugural season 1927-28 No. of teams 13 Country(ies) Greece
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s) Panathinaikos
(32nd title)Most titles Panathinaikos
(32 titles)TV partner(s) ERT
SKAI TV
Nova SportsRelated competitions Greek Cup Official website Esake.gr (English)
Esake.gr (Greek)The Greek Basket League (GBL), commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA (Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ). The league is also known as the Greek Basket League OPAP for sponsorship reasons.
It is ranked as one of the 3 "A" level national domestic leagues in European basketball by the ULEB League Rankings System. It consists of 13 teams and runs from October to June, with teams playing 26 games each during the regular season, and the top 8 teams then competing in the playoffs. The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927-28 season.
History
Basketball first came to Greece in the year 1910. By the 1927-28 season, the first official championship began. There have been four different official championship eras. The first era was the Panhellenic Championship (Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα), which lasted from the 1927-28 to 1962-63 seasons, when the champions of every regional district played each other to decide the Greek Champion. The second era started in the 1963-64 season, when the A National Category (Α' Εθνική Κατηγορία) was founded.
In 1969, the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.) took over the duties of overseeing the competition, and did so until the year 1992. The third era of the championship existed between the 1986-87 and 1991-92 seasons, when the first division A1 National Category (Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), with a regular season and playoffs, and the second division A2 National Category (Α2 Εθνική Κατηγορία) were formed. The fourth era of the championship began in the 1992-93 season, when the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA) took over the competition and renamed the first division the HEBA A1 (ΕΣΑΚΕ Α1), and the second division the HEBA A2 (ΕΣΑΚΕ Α2).
The Greek League has been one of the most competitive basketball leagues in Europe through the years and it was widely regarded as the second best national league in the world after only the NBA in the 1990s decade. It currently ranks among the best national domestic leagues in the world (excluding the NBA), such as Liga ACB in Spain and Lega A in Italy. It is considered one of the 3 European "A" level leagues under the ULEB League Rankings System. The league has several great powers which belong to the most traditional European basketball clubs, especially the Euroleague giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Other clubs that have had significant successes throughout the history of Greek basketball are AEK Athens and Aris. Along with PAOK, the aforementioned clubs are the most successful and widely supported in Greece.
Despite the championship having been contested 71 times, only nine different clubs have won it so far. The dominating club has always been Panathinaikos, having claimed the championship 32 times. Since its foundation, only two teams have participated in every season of the first division since 1963-64: Panathinaikos and Aris.
Promotion and relegation
The championship, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992-93 season by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA). 30 pro Greek basketball teams are split into two different divisions. The first division championship, which is called the "A1", in which 14 teams compete for the Greek National Championship, and the second division championship, which is called the "A2", in which 16 teams compete for the second division crown. The bottom two place finishing teams each year in the A1 division standings are relegated to the A2 division, due to poor performance. While conversely, the top two teams each year from the A2 division are promoted to the A1 division, due to good performance.
Arena standards
Currently, Greek clubs must play their home games in arenas that seat at least 1,000 people in order to play Greek domestic league matches. Starting with the 2012-13 season, clubs must play their home Greek League matches in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people. Several Greek clubs have two arenas that they primarily use. One for domestic Greek League matches, and one for European-wide matches.
Greek clubs that play in the Euroleague or the Eurocup, must play their home games in those leagues in arenas that fit the arena standards of those leagues. Currently, a 5,000 seat arena minimum for the Euroleague, and a 3,000 seat arena minimum for the Eurocup. Starting with the 2012-13 season, the minimum arena seating capacity to compete in the Eurocup will be 5,000.
The clubs for the 2011-12 season
Club Position
2010-11Greek League Arenas Capacity Euroleague/Eurocup Arenas* Capacity AGOR Aegean 2nd (A2) Rethymno Indoor Hall, Rethymno 1,600 Aris 4th Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki 5,500[1] Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki 5,500 Ikaros 10th Glyfada Indoor Hall, Athens 4,500 Ilissiakos 11th Ilissia Indoor Hall, Athens 1,700[2] KAOD 1st (A2) Drama Indoor Hall, Drama 1,600 Kavala 6th Kalamitsa Sports Center, Kavala 1,500 Kolossos 8th Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes 1,342 Maroussi 5th Maroussi Indoor Hall, Athens 2,500 OAKA Indoor Hall, Athens 19,250 Olympiacos 2nd Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens 14,905 Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens 14,905 Panathinaikos 1st OAKA Indoor Hall, Athens 19,250 OAKA Indoor Hall, Athens 19,250 Panionios 9th Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens 2,000 Helliniko Olympic Arena, Athens 15,000 PAOK 3rd PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki 8,500[3] PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki 8,500 Peristeri 7th Peristeri Arena, Athens 5,000 Peristeri Arena, Athens 5,000 - *Arenas that meet ULEB European arena requirements, and where the clubs play their home games at if they are competing in the Euroleague and/or the Eurocup.
Champions
- 1927-28 to 1962-63: Panhellenic Championship
- 1963-64 to 1985-86: A National Category
- 1986-87 to 1991-92: A1 National Category
- 1992-93 to present: HEBA A1
Season Team 1927–28 Iraklis 1928–29 Panellinios 1929–30 Aris 1930–31 not held 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 Iraklis 1935–36 Near East 1936–37 Athens University 1937–38 not held 1938–39 Panellinios 1939–40 Panellinios 1940–41 not held due to World War II 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 Panathinaikos 1946–47 Panathinaikos 1947–48 not held 1948–49 Olympiacos 1949–50 Panathinaikos 1950–51 Panathinaikos 1951–52 not held 1952–53 Panellinios 1953–54 Panathinaikos 1954–55 Panellinios 1955–56 not held 1956–57 Panellinios 1957–58 AEK Athens 1958–59 PAOK 1959–60 Olympiacos 1960–61 Panathinaikos 1961–62 Panathinaikos 1962–63 AEK Athens Season Team 1963–64 AEK Athens 1964–65 AEK Athens 1965–66 AEK Athens 1966–67 Panathinaikos 1967–68 AEK Athens 1968–69 Panathinaikos 1969–70 AEK Athens 1970–71 Panathinaikos 1971–72 Panathinaikos 1972–73 Panathinaikos 1973–74 Panathinaikos 1974–75 Panathinaikos 1975–76 Olympiacos 1976–77 Panathinaikos 1977–78 Olympiacos 1978–79 Aris 1979–80 Panathinaikos 1980–81 Panathinaikos 1981–82 Panathinaikos 1982–83 Aris 1983–84 Panathinaikos 1984–85 Aris 1985–86 Aris Season Team 1986–87 Aris 1987–88 Aris 1988–89 Aris 1989–90 Aris 1990–91 Aris 1991–92 PAOK 1992–93 Olympiacos 1993–94 Olympiacos 1994–95 Olympiacos 1995–96 Olympiacos 1996–97 Olympiacos 1997–98 Panathinaikos 1998–99 Panathinaikos 1999–00 Panathinaikos 2000–01 Panathinaikos 2001–02 AEK Athens 2002–03 Panathinaikos 2003–04 Panathinaikos 2004–05 Panathinaikos 2005–06 Panathinaikos 2006–07 Panathinaikos 2007–08 Panathinaikos 2008–09 Panathinaikos 2009–10 Panathinaikos 2010–11 Panathinaikos Performance by club
Club Champions Winning years Panathinaikos 32 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Aris 10 1930, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Olympiacos 9 1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 AEK Athens 8 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 2002 Panellinios 6 1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, 1957 PAOK 2 1959, 1992 Iraklis 2 1928, 1935 Near East 1 1936 Athens University 1 1937 A1 Finals
By Club
Club W L Total Panathinaikos 13 3 16 Olympiacos Piraeus 5 9 14 AEK Athens 1 3 4 PAOK 0 3 3 Maroussi 0 1 1 Number of seasons in the A and A1 National Categories by club (1963-64 - 2011-12)
The number of times that clubs participated in the top A National Category, while it existed from the 1963-64 season to the 1985-86 season. As well as the number of times that clubs have participated in the top A1 National Category, since it began with the 1986-87 season. Only two clubs, Panathinaikos and Aris, have played in the top division every year since its formation.
- 1963-64 to 1985-86: A National Category
- 1986-87 to 1991-92: A1 National Category
- 1992-93 to present: HEBA A1
Club Times Panathinaikos 49 Aris 49 AEK Athens 48 PAOK 48 Olympiacos Piraeus 46 Iraklis 41 Panionios 41 Sporting 31 Panellinios 30 Apollon Patras 27 Maroussi 24 Peristeri 21 Pagrati 17 Larissa 16 XANO 12 Ionikos Nikaias 12 Dimokritos 9 Dafni 8 Irakleio 8 Near East 7 Club Times Papagou 7 Esperos 6 Makedonikos 6 Olympia 6 Kolossos 6 Ilissiakos 6 BAO 5 Triton 4 Amyntas 4 Ionikos NF 4 Kavala 4 Egaleo 3 Aetos 3 Anatolia 2 HAN Nikaias 2 Apollon Kalamarias 2 Niki Volou 2 Philippos 2 Milon 2 Ambelokipi 2 Club Times Peiraikos 2 Olympiada Patras 2 Trikala 2 Ikaros 2 KAOD 2 AGOR Aegean 2 Pierikos 1 Serres 1 MENT 1 The best regular season records in the history of the A and A1 National Categories (1963–2011)
- 1963-64 to 1985-86: A National Category
- 1986-87 to 1991-92: A1 National Category
- 1992-93 to present: HEBA A1
Season Team Regular Season
RecordPlayoff Record Final Record
(Including Playoffs)Final Season
Result1985-86 Aris 26-0 0-0 26-0 Champion 1967-68 AEK Athens 22-0 0-0 22-0 Champion 1975-76 Olympiacos 22-0 0-0 22-0 Champion 1986-87 Aris 18-0 3-0 21-0 Champion 1987-88 Aris 18-0 3-0 21-0 Champion 1979-80 Panathinaikos 16-0 12-2 28-2 Champion 2010-11 Olympiacos 26-0 6–3 32–3 Runner-up 1984-85 Aris 25-1 0-0 25-1 Champion 2009-10 Panathinaikos 25-1 8-1 33-2 Champion 2008-09 Olympiacos 25-1 6-3 31-4 Runner-up The best regular season records of the HEBA A1 (1992–2011)
Season Team Regular Season
RecordPlayoff Record Final Record
(Including Playoffs)Final Season
Result2010-11 Olympiacos 26–0 6–3 32–3 Runner-up 2009-10 Panathinaikos 25-1 8-1 33-2 Champion 2008-09 Olympiacos 25-1 6-3 31-4 Runner-up 2005-06 Panathinaikos 24-2 8-0 32-2 Champion 2006-07 Panathinaikos 24-2 8-2 32-4 Champion 1994-95 Olympiacos 24-2 Champion 1995-96 Olympiacos 24-2 8-3 31-5 Champion 1994-95 Panathinaikos 24-2 Runner-up 2010-11 Panathinaikos 24-2 8-1 32-3 Champion 2007-08 Panathinaikos 23-3 8-2 31-5 Champion 2001-02 AEK Athens 23-3 5-2 28-5 Champion Greek basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Greek basketball clubs in the Euroleague
- The years in which clubs from the Greek Basketball League competed in Europe's first tier continental-wide professional club basketball competition, the Euroleague:
Rank Club Appearances Years 1. Panathinaikos 31 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001†, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2. Olympiacos 22 1961, 1977, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
3. AEK Athens 14 1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 4. Aris 11 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008 5. PAOK 7 1960, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 6. Iraklis 2 1996, 2001† 7. Panionios 2 1997, 2009 8. Peristeri 2 2001, 2002 9. Panellinios 1 1958 10. Maroussi 1 2010 Greek basketball clubs at the Euroleague Final Four
Panathinaikos has made 10 Euroleague Final Four appearances (with 11 top 4 place finishes), has played in the Euroleague Final 7 times, and has won the Euroleague championship 6 times. Olympiacos has made 6 Euroleague Final Four appearances, has played in the Euroleague Final 4 times, and has won the Euroleague championship once. AEK Athens has made 3 Euroleague Final Four appearances and has played in the Euroleague Final once. PAOK has also played in the Euroleague Final Four once.
Team Finish Champion Finalist 3rd Place 4th Place Panathinaikos 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 2001† 1994, 1995, 2005 1972 Olympiacos 1997 1994, 1995, 2010 1999 2009 AEK Athens — 1998 2001 1966 Aris — — 1989 1988, 1990 PAOK — — 1993 — † Panathinaikos and Iraklis played in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000-01 season.
Greek basketball clubs in the Saporta Cup
- Greek clubs that finished in the top 3 places of the now defunct Saporta Cup (1966-67 to 2001-02), which was the second-tier European-wide continental competition:
Team Finish Champion Finalist 3rd Place AEK Athens 1968, 2000 — 1970 PAOK 1991 1992, 1996 1990 Aris 1993 — 1994, 1999 Maroussi 2001 — — Panathinaikos — — 1969, 1998 Iraklis — — 1995, 1997 Greek basketball clubs in the Korać Cup
- Greek clubs that finished in the top 3 places of the now defunct Korać Cup (1971-72 to 2001-02), which was the third-tier European-wide continental competition:
Team Finish Champion Finalist 3rd Place Aris 1997 — 1985 PAOK 1994 — — Panionios — — 1994, 1999 Maroussi — — 2002 Greek League awards
MVP Award
Season MVP Team 1987-88 -
Nikos Galis
Aris Thessaloniki 1988-89 -
Nikos Galis
Aris Thessaloniki 1989-90 -
Nikos Galis
Aris Thessaloniki 1990-91 -
Nikos Galis
Aris Thessaloniki 1991-92 Giorgos Sigalas
Olympiacos Piraeus 1992-93 Giorgos Sigalas
Olympiacos Piraeus 1993-94 Giorgos Sigalas
Olympiacos Piraeus 1994-95 Giorgos Sigalas
Olympiacos Piraeus 1995-96 Giorgos Sigalas
Olympiacos Piraeus 1996-97 David Rivers
Olympiacos Piraeus 1997-98 Peja Stojaković
PAOK 1998-99 Dejan Bodiroga
Panathinaikos 1999-00 Željko Rebrača
Panathinaikos 2000-01 Alphonso Ford
Peristeri 2001-02 Dimos Dikoudis
AEK Athens 2002-03 Fragiskos Alvertis
Panathinaikos 2003-04 Dimitris Diamantidis
Iraklis 2004-05 Jaka Lakovič
Panathinaikos 2005-06 Dimitris Diamantidis
Panathinaikos 2006-07 Dimitris Diamantidis
Panathinaikos 2007-08 Dimitris Diamantidis
Panathinaikos 2008-09 Vassilis Spanoulis
Panathinaikos 2009-10 Mike Batiste
Panathinaikos 2010-11 Dimitris Diamantidis
Panathinaikos Best Young Player
- 2000-01:
Nikos Zisis (AEK Athens)
- 2001-02:
Vassilis Spanoulis (Maroussi)
- 2005-06:
Dimitrios Tsaldaris (Aris Thessaloniki)
- 2006-07:
Georgios Printezis (Olympia Larissa)
- 2007-08:
Ian Vougioukas (AGOR Aegean)
- 2008-09:
Kostas Papanikolaou (Aris Thessaloniki)
- 2009-10:
Nikos Pappas (Kolossos)
- 2010-11:
Kostas Sloukas (Aris)
Best Defender
- 2010-11:
Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)
Coach of the Year
- 2006-07:
Željko Obradović (Panathinaikos)
- 2007-08:
Soulis Markopoulos (Maroussi)
- 2008-09:
Željko Obradović (Panathinaikos)
- 2009-10:
Georgios Bartzokas (Maroussi)
- 2010-11:
Željko Obradović (Panathinaikos)
Scoring leaders (since the 1963-64 season)
Season Scoring Leader Team Scoring Average 1963-64 Giorgos Kolokithas
Sporting 1964-65 Giorgos Amerikanos
AEK 1965-66 Giorgos Kolokithas
Panathinaikos 1966-67 Giorgos Kolokithas
Panathinaikos 1967-68 Giorgos Amerikanos
AEK 1968-69 Takis Maglos
Pagrati 1969-70 Vasilis Goumas
Panellinios 1970-71 Paraschos Tsantalis
Panellinios 1971-72 Aristeidis Moumoglou
Iraklis 1972-73 Kostas Diamantopoulos
Sporting 1973-74 Vasilis Goumas
Panellinios 1974-75 Vasilis Goumas
Panellinios 1975-76 Harris Papageorgiou
Aris 1976-77 Vasilis Goumas
Panellinios 1977-78 Pavlos Stamelos
Sporting 1978-79 Harris Papageorgiou
Aris 1979-80 Panagiotis Yiannakis
Ionikos Nikaias 1980-81 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 43.9 1981-82 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 37.6 1982-83 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 36.2 1983-84 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 41.2 1984-85 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 37.1 1985-86 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 39.3 1986-87 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 39.7 1987-88 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 37.4 1988-89 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 37.7 1989-90 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 38.8 1990-91 -
Nikos Galis
Aris 35.3 1991-92 Žarko Paspalj
Olympiacos 33.7 1992-93 Richard Rellford
Dafni 27.9 1993-94 Mitchell Wiggins
Milon 31.3 1994-95 Walter Berry
Iraklis 29.1 1995-96 Mitchell Wiggins
Sporting 29.5 1996-97 Alphonso Ford
Papagou 24.6 1997-98 Tony Dawson
Apollon Patras 26.1 1998-99 Alphonso Ford
Sporting 22.3 1999-00 Alphonso Ford
Peristeri 22.2 2000-01 Alphonso Ford
Peristeri 23.7 2001-02 Nikos Chatzivrettas
Iraklis 22.2 2002-03 Giorgos Diamantopoulos
Panionios 26.5 2003-04 Nestoras Kommatos
Aris 21.5 2004-05 Nikos Ikonomou
Panionios 18.7 2005-06 Damir Mulaomerović
Panellinios 21.1 2006-07 Kee Kee Clark
Egaleo 18.8 2007-08 Anthony Grundy
Panellinios 21.5 2008-09 Anthony Grundy
Panellinios 15.1 2009-10 Josh Childress
Olympiakos 15.3 2010-11 -
Rawle Marshall
PAOK 17.2 Rebounding leaders (since the 1986-87 season)
Season Rebounding Leader Team Rebounding Average 1986-87 Panagiotis Fasoulas
PAOK 15.5 1987-88 -
David Stergakos
Panathinaikos 12.2 1988-89 Mark Landsberger
Panionios 17.9 1989-90 Earl Harrison
Pagrati 15.3 1990-91 Earl Harrison
Pagrati 12.8 1991-92 Antonio Davis
Panathinaikos 14.6 1992-93 Roy Tarpley
Aris 17.2 1993-94 Rod Sellers
Apollon Patras 14.3 1994-95 Thomas Jordan
Pagrati 13.9 1995-96 José Ortiz
Irakleio 13.3 1996-97 Andres Guibert
Sporting 11.3 1997-98 Dino Rađa
Panathinaikos 13.0 1998-99 Erik Meek
Maroussi 11.3 1999-00 James Forrest
Irakleio 10.9 2000-01 Dino Rađa
Olympiacos 11.8 2001-02 Andres Guibert
KAOD 10.1 2002-03 Ben Handlogten
Makedonikos 12.8 2003-04 Travis Watson
Panionios 11.1 2004-05 Travis Watson
Panionios 10.0 2005-06 Jeremiah Massey
GS Larissas 9.3 2006-07 Andre Hutson
Panionios 8.6 2007-08 K'zell Wesson
AEK 8.9 2008-09 Torin Francis
AEL 1964 8.8 2009-10 Chris Massie
Trikala 10.7 2010-11 Cedric Simmons
Kavala 9.8 A1 National Category all-time cumulative stats leaders (since the 1986-87 season)
- This counts only the stats since the two divisions were formed, starting with the 1986-87 season.
- Counting only games played in the A1 Division, and not counting any games played in the A2 Division or the Greek Cup:
- 1986-87 to 1991-92: A1 National Category
- 1992-93 to present: HEBA A1
- *Currently Active Players
- Last update: June 20, 2011
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Rank Player Games 1. Nikos Boudouris
574 2. Fragiskos Alvertis
525 3. Giorgos Sigalas
485 4. Nikos Chatzis*
479 5. Dimitris Papanikolaou
466 6. Angelos Koronios
448 7. Giorgos Kalaitzis*
443 8. Kostas Tsartsaris*
405 9. Nikos Chatzivrettas*
400 10. Milan Tomić
385
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Rank Player Points 1. Angelos Koronios
7,080 2. Nikos Galis
6,549 3. Bane Prelević
5,004 4. Panagiotis Liadelis
4,808 5. Fragiskos Alvertis
4,698 6. Nikos Chatzis*
4,602 7. John Korfas
4,534 8. Žarko Paspalj
4,104 9. Nikos Chatzivrettas*
4,048 10. Panagiotis Fasoulas
4,045
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Rank Player Assists 1. Dimitris Diamantidis*
1,383 2. Angelos Koronios
1,264 3. Nikos Vetoulas
1,093 4. John Korfas
1,060 5. Giorgos Sigalas
1,059 6. Vassilis Spanoulis*
984 7. Nikos Boudouris
979 8. Lefteris Kakiousis
846 9. Nikos Chatzis*
815 10. Milan Tomić
802
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Rank Player Steals 1. Dimitris Diamantidis*
605 2. Angelos Koronios
583 3. Giorgos Sigalas
547 4. Nikos Boudouris
514 5. Nikos Vetoulas
460 6. Manolis Papamakarios*
430 7. Fanis Christodoulou
394 8. Nikos Chatzis*
372 9. Giorgos Kalaitzis*
338 10. Panagiotis Giannakis
338
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Rank Player Rebounds 1. Panagiotis Fasoulas
3,097 2. Stojko Vranković
2,138 3. Kostas Tsartsaris*
1,966 4. Fanis Christodoulou
1,890 5. Giorgos Karagoutis
1,838 6. Walter Berry
1,765 7. Giorgos Sigalas
1,719 8. Dimitris Papadopoulos
1,663 9. Tony Costner
1,626 10. Giannis Bourousis*
1,599
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Rank Player Blocks 1. Panagiotis Fasoulas
929 2. Stojko Vranković
610 3. Dragan Tarlać
256 4. Walter Berry
227 5. Kostas Tsartsaris*
212 6. Anatoly Zourpenko
208 7. Giannis Bourousis*
200 8. Tony Costner
193 9. Giannis Papagiannis
192 10. Giannis Giannoulis
184
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Rank Player Best Tendex Performances 1. Dimitris Mavroeidis
1.991 (May 29, 2010) 2. Roy Tarpley
1.941 (October 21, 1992) 3. Alexander Volkov
1.921 (November 19, 1994) 4. Misan Nikagbatse
1.903 (November 2, 2002)
Head coaches with the most wins in the A National and A1 National Categories
- As of April 7th, 2011:
- *Denotes active head coaches:
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Rank Head Coach Wins Teams 1. Soulis Markopoulos*
505 7 (Dimokritos, PAOK, Iraklis, Makedonikos, Aris, AEK Athens, Maroussi) 2. Yiannis Ioannidis
489 4 (Aris, GS Larissas, Olympiacos, AEK Athens) 3. Vaggelis Alexandris*
484 11 (GS Larissas, PAOK, Apollon, Iraklis, Irakleio, Maroussi, Aris, Olympia Larissa, ΑΕΚ Athens, Kolossos, Kavala) 4. Željko Obradović*
400 1 (Panathinaikos) 5. Dušan Ivković*
393 5 (Aris, PAOK, Panionios, Olympiacos, ΑΕΚ Athens)
See also
Logos
Basket League HEBA ΕΣΑΚΕ HEBA ΕΣΑΚΕ Basket League logo. English version logo. Greek version logo. Previous English version logo. Previous Greek version logo. Basket League OPAP Basket League OPAP ΕΣΑΚΕ OPAP Basket League OPAP sponsorship logo. Basket League OPAP alternate sponsorship logo. Previous OPAP sponsorship logo. NBA players that have played in the Greek League
The following is a list of players that have played in both the NBA and the Greek League. Player nationalities are listed as the players are registered in the league (through 2009-10 season). List may be incomplete.
(Non-EU Players):
Unsigned NBA Draft picks that have played in the Greek League
The following is a list of unsigned NBA Draft picks that have played in the Greek League. Player nationalities are listed as the players are registered in the league (through 2009-10 season). List may be incomplete.
Other notable players that have played in the Greek League
The following is a list of some other notable players that have played in the Greek League. Player nationalities are listed as the players were registered in the league at the time they played in Greece (through 2009-10 season). This does not necessarily reflect changes of nationality after the named player left the Greek League—for example, J. R. Holden now has Russian nationality along with American. List may be incomplete.
JR Holden
Ariel McDonald
Drew Nicholas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Tiit Sokk
Aivar Kuusmaa
Nikola Vujčić
Arijan Komazec
Jaka Lakovič
Zoran Savić
Bane Prelević
Theodoros Papaloukas
Dimitris Diamantidis
Ioannis Bourousis
Nikos Zisis
Steve Giatzoglou
Nikos Stavropoulos
Dimitris Papanikolaou
Fragiskos Alvertis
Georgios Kolokithas
Kostas Tsartsaris
Lazaros Papadopoulos
Dimos Dikoudis
Nikos Hatzivrettas
Giorgos Sigalas
Panagiotis Liadelis
Aggelos Koronios
Georgios Kastrinakis
Apostolos Kontos
Nikos Ekonomou
Michalis Kakiouzis
Michalis Pelekanos
Yannis Giannoulis
Sponsors and supporters
References
- ^ Eurobasket.com seating capacity 5,500.
- ^ Eurobasket.com seating capacity 1,700.
- ^ worldstadiums.com Stadiums in Greece.
- ^ ESAKE.gr Basket League ΟΠΑΠ: Το ρεκόρ του Ολυμπιακού (Greek).
- ^ ESAKE.gr Τα... χτένια του Ολυμπιακού! (Greek).
- ^ Eurobasket.com - A1 League:
- ^ Sport24.gr - Οι παλιοί MVP (Greek).
External links
- Official Website (English)
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- Euroleague.net HEBA - Greek League Page
- Sportingreece.com A1
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (Greek)
- A1 League at Sportime Magazine (Greek)
- Basketblog.gr (Greek)
- Greekhoopz.com (Greek)
- Greekbball.com (Greek)
- Galanis Sports Data
- Esake.gr Archive (Greek)
- Basket.gr History (Greek)
- Official HEBA A1 Weekly Video Highlights
- HEBA A1 Weekly Video Highlights
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