Greek Basket League

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 Sports
Related 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 2010-11	Greek 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.

KAOD

Aris

Kolossos

Peristeri

Kavala

Maroussi

Ikaros

Olympiacos

Ilissiakos

Panathinaikos

Panionios

PAOK

AGOR Aegean

2011-12 Greek A1 League Season Club Locations.

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

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1992–93	Panathinaikos	1–3	Olympiacos	PAOK	22–4
1993–94	Olympiacos	3–2	PAOK	Olympiacos	22–4
1994–95	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1995–96	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1996–97	Olympiacos	3–1	AEK Athens	Olympiacos	21–5
1997–98	Panathinaikos	3–2	PAOK	Olympiacos	21–5
1998–99	Olympiacos	2–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	21–5
1999–00	Panathinaikos	3–0	PAOK	Olympiacos	21–5
2000–01	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	22–4
2001–02	AEK Athens	3–2	Olympiacos	AEK Athens	23–3
2002–03	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK Athens	Panathinaikos	21–5
2003–04	Panathinaikos	3–0	Maroussi	Panathinaikos	22–4
2004–05	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK Athens	Panathinaikos	22–4
2005–06	Panathinaikos	3–0	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2006–07	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2007–08	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	23–3
2008–09	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2009-10	Panathinaikos	3–1	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	25–1
2010–11	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	26–0

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)

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• 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 Record	Playoff Record	Final Record (Including Playoffs)	Final Season Result
1985-86	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 Record	Playoff Record	Final Record (Including Playoffs)	Final Season Result
2010-11	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

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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

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

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

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*	0 984
7.	Nikos Boudouris	0 979
8.	Lefteris Kakiousis	0 846
9.	Nikos Chatzis*	0 815
10.	Milan Tomić	0 802

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

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

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

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:

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

• Greek Cup
• HEBA A2
• HEBA Greek All Star Game
• HEBA

Logos

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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 - USA): Dominique Wilkins Byron Scott Rolando Blackman Ricky Pierce Tony Campbell Ruben Patterson Carey Scurry James Donaldson Sedale Threatt Richard Dumas Reggie Theus Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Roy Tarpley Blue Edwards Oliver Miller Xavier McDaniel Terry Catledge AJ English Anthony Bowie Larry Stewart Scott Skiles Walter Berry Tracy Murray Cliff Levingston Lawrence Funderburke Victor Alexander Gary Trent Thurl Bailey PJ Brown Mitchell Wiggins Anthony Goldwire Zendon Hamilton Andrae Patterson Billy Thomas Dickey Simpkins Marty Conlon Erick Barkley Jamel Thomas Anthony Cook Dean Garrett Rafael Addison CJ Watson Ryan Robertson Randolph Keys Jeff McInnis Paul Shirley Todd Mitchell Josh Grant Lavor Postell Alex Acker Edgar Jones

Todd Fuller Darius Washington Brad Sellers Sam Vincent Ed Stokes Randy White Travis Mays Josh Childress Chris Carr Joe Crispin Horace Jenkins Toby Bailey Lionel Chalmers William Avery Brent Scott Chris Garner Tony Dawson Dontae Jones Harold Ellis Terrence Rencher Buck Johnson Jimmy Oliver Ashraf Amaya Pat Durham Andy Toolson Eddie Johnson Tyus Edney Roger Mason Willie Anderson Jermaine Jackson Rodrick Rhodes Eddie Gill Steven Smith Ben Handlogten Shawn Respert Matt Walsh Sharone Wright Irving Thomas Trevor Ruffin Anthony Avent JR Bremer Melvin Sanders Chris Jent Mark Landsberger Johnny Rogers Sam Jacobson Matt Freije Scott Roth Josh Davis Priest Lauderdale Marc Jackson

Chris Morris Antonio Davis Tony Delk John Salley Lynn Greer Joseph Forte Tom Scheffler Edgar Jones Sean Higgins Charles Shackleford Gary Grant Qyntel Woods Michael Anderson Joseph Blair Charles Smith Terence Morris Chris King Antonio Harvey Jannero Pargo Mike Batiste Alphonso Ford Dean Tolson Danny Vranes Clint Richardson Richard Rellford Jack Haley Kannard Johnson Tony White Marcus Liberty Desmon Farmer Ryan Lorthridge Steve Burtt Alvin Sims Jason Hart David Vaughn AJ Guyton Ernest Brown Jerrod Mustaf Anthony Bonner Kasib Powell Britton Johnsen Lonny Baxter Donnell Harvey Mateen Cleaves Audie Norris Evric Gray Mike Brown Maurice Evans Quincy Lewis Rodney Buford Brandon Hunter

DeMarco Johnson James Robinson Michael Hawkins Tony Dumas Amal McCaskill John Wallace Aaron Miles Anthony Grundy Jerome Allen Dell Demps Matt Bullard Derrick Dial Shawnelle Scott Tyrone Nesby Henry Turner Ben Davis Byron Dinkins Donell Taylor Bill Edwards Joe Arlauckas Lloyd Daniels Brandon Williams Bracey Wright Brett Vroman JJ Anderson Anthony Frederick David Rivers Stanley Roberts Khalid Reeves Frankie King Torraye Braggs Isaiah Morris Will Solomon Ryan Stack Jeremy Richardson Von Wafer Bruno Šundov Taurean Green Devin Green Juan Dixon Vonteego Cummings John Edwards Marcus Haislip Carl Thomas Willie Burton Chris Owens Cedric Simmons Reece Gaines

(Non-EU Players): Mike Smrek José Ortiz Guillermo Diaz Luis Flores Andres Guibert Fabricio Oberto Pepe Sánchez Rubén Wolkowyski Shane Heal Mark Bradtke Mamadou N'Diaye Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Julius Nwosu Rony Seikaly

Bosman Players: John Amaechi Steve Bucknall Pat Burke İbrahim Kutluay Dino Rađa Stojko Vranković Dalibor Bagarić Željko Rebrača Žarko Paspalj Ratko Varda Aleksandar Radojević Miloš Babić Martin Müürsepp Geert Hammink

Hanno Möttölä Torgeir Bryn Šarūnas Jasikevičius Arvydas Macijauskas Linas Kleiza Alexander Volkov Christian Welp Jeff Nordgaard Nikoloz Tskitishvili Predrag Drobnjak

Domestic Players: Vassilis Spanoulis Peja Stojaković Rasho Nesterović Antonis Fotsis Andreas Glyniadakis Kurt Rambis Marko Jarić Jake Tsakalidis Efthimios Rentzias Dragan Tarlać

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.

David Young Bryan Bracey Rashad Wright Rick Rickert Wendell Alexis Conrad McRae Ken Barlow Craig Robinson Pete Mickeal Scoonie Penn Andre Hutson Marcus Taylor DeVon Hardin Reyshawn Terry Sam Clancy Steve Logan JR Pinnock Darryl Middleton Derrick Hamilton Earl Harrison Darnell Robinson Erik Meek

Tim Burroughs Anthony Pelle Rodney Dent Mike Jones Robert Dozier Patrick Beverley Greg Wiltjer Marcelo Nicola Brad Newley Yotam Halperin Andrew Betts Dejan Bodiroga Miloš Vujanić Nikola Peković Mladen Šekularac Robertas Javtokas Eurelijus Žukauskas Renaldas Seibutis Sani Bečirovič Frédéric Weis Alain Digbeu

Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Georgios Printezis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Loukas Mavrokefalidis Fanis Christodoulou Panagiotis Fasoulas David Stergakos Dave Caligaris

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

• OPAP
• Champion
• Molten
• Cosmote
• Germanos
• Visit Greece
• Gatorade

References

1. ^ Eurobasket.com seating capacity 5,500.
2. ^ Eurobasket.com seating capacity 1,700.
3. ^ worldstadiums.com Stadiums in Greece.
4. ^ ESAKE.gr Basket League ΟΠΑΠ: Το ρεκόρ του Ολυμπιακού (Greek).
5. ^ ESAKE.gr Τα... χτένια του Ολυμπιακού! (Greek).
6. ^ Eurobasket.com - A1 League:
7. ^ Sport24.gr - Οι παλιοί MVP (Greek).

External links

• Official Website (English)
• Official Website (Greek)
• 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