2020–21 Greek Basket League

Greek Basket League
Season2020–21
DatesOctober 24 2020 – June 2021
Teams12
Regular season
Season MVP Ioannis Papapetrou
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos
(39th title)
Runners-upLavrio
Third placeAEK
Finals MVP Ioannis Papapetrou
Statistical leaders
Points Kerem Kanter 382
Rebounds Kerem Kanter 162
Assists Vasilis Xanthopoulos 138
Index Rating Kerem Kanter 402

The 2020–21 Greek Basket League, also known as the 2020–21 Stoiximan Greek Basket League for sponsorship reasons, is the 81st season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season begun on 24 October 2020.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Relegated from the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season

Ifaistos Lemnos, Rethymno Cretan Kings and Panionios decided not to participate in the Greek Basket League in the 2020–21 season, due to financial problems.[1][2]

Promoted from the Greek A2 Basket League 2019–20 season

Messolonghi won the A2 League championship, and was thus promoted to the first tier level, for the first time in its history. Diagoras Dryopideon entered in the first league and absorbed by Ionikos Nikaias on 9 July 2020.[3]

Locations and arenas

Location of clubs for the 2020–21 Greek Basket League season.
Club Location Arena Capacity App.
AEK Athens (Marousi) OAKA Indoor Hall 19,443
71
Aris Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron 5,138
67
Messolonghi Agrinio Agrinio Indoor Hall 1,500
1
Ionikos Piraeus (Nikaia) Platon Indoor Hall
1,200
14
Iraklis Thessaloniki Ivanofeio Sports Arena
2,500
53
Kolossos Rhodes Kallithea Palais des Sports 1,400
15
Larisa Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena 4,000
2
Lavrio Lavrio Lavrio Indoor Hall 1,700
6
Panathinaikos Athens (Marousi) OAKA Indoor Hall 19,443
71
PAOK Thessaloniki (Pylaia) PAOK Sports Arena 8,162
64
Peristeri Athens (Peristeri) Peristeri Arena 4,000
25
Promitheas Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena 4,200
5

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Panathinaikos OPAP 22 20 2 1949 1578 +371 42 Advanced to playoffs
2 Lavrio Megabolt 22 17 5 1810 1722 +88 39
3 Promitheas Patras 22 16 6 1768 1677 +91 38
4 AEK Athens 22 14 8 1813 1666 +147 36
5 PAOK 22 13 9 1736 1729 +7 35
6 Peristeri 22 11 11 1615 1634 −19 33
7 Kolossos H Hotels 22 8 14 1720 1703 +17 30
8 Ionikos Hellenic Coin 22 8 14 1699 1789 −90 30
9 Aris Thessaloniki 22 7 15 1622 1704 −82 29
10 Iraklis 22 7 15 1617 1769 −152 29
11 Larisa Bread factory 22 6 16 1633 1785 −152 28
12 Messolonghi BAXI 22 5 17 1594 1820 −226 27 Relegated to Greek A2 Basket League
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2021. Source: ESAKE

Results

Home \ Away AEK ARIS ION IRA KOL LAR LAV MES PAN PAOK PER PRO
AEK — 84–67 81–74 100–97 89–72 87–68 94–97 98–76 95–104 76–56 91–59 75–82
Aris 68–73 — 74–62 81–75 74–84 70–52 89–94 77–48 75–93 71–77 71–84 94–83
Ionikos 68–81 68–64 — 67–77 86–85 83–76 88–89 100–85 53–79 83–84 75–80 86–77
Iraklis 72–79 54–76 75–78 — 66–65 73–69 60–77 100–78 66–100 75–57 71–75 85–90
Kolossos 79–72 83–72 94–74 84–61 — 90–64 77–62 66–77 82–95 84–85 80–65 79–84
Larisa 76–75 84–88 76–97 80–76 82–73 — 58–66 84–58 89–98 88–91 78–98 85–81
Lavrio 78–70 92–71 81–91 105–77 83–77 81–75 — 87–70 92–82 84–77 88–71 75–72
Messolonghi 66–87 73–70 79–66 68–71 87–77 79–77 75–79 — 66–73 69–84 63–70 82–88
Panathinaikos 80–75 94–72 98–74 106–74 90–67 69–60 105–69 102–68 — 96–67 76–57 78–80
PAOK 85–87 75–64 86–84 79–72 82–74 91–93 83–65 96–87 68–74 — 85–66 81–78
Peristeri 62–66 82–65 86–70 70–79 84–81 82–78 70–78 84–72 68–74 76–67 — 70–73
Promitheas 80–78 90–69 82–72 85–61 69–67 81–63 90–88 84–68 61–83 83–80 75–58 —
Updated to match(es) played on January 31, 2021. Source: esake.gr
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 qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals will be played in a Best of 3 format while the rest of the series will be played in a Best of 5 format.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Panathinaikos2
 
 
 
Ionikos0
 
Panathinaikos3
 
 
 
AEK1
 
AEK2
 
 
 
PAOK1
 
Panathinaikos3
 
 
 
Lavrio1
 
Lavrio2
 
 
 
Kolossos0
 
Lavrio3
 
 
 
Promitheas2 Third place
 
Promitheas2
 
 
 
Peristeri1
 
Promitheas1
 
 
AEK3
 

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Panathinaikos 2–0 Ionikos 102–64 90–61
AEK 2–1 PAOK 102–89 73–81 87–81
Lavrio 2–0 Kolossos 87–68 88–84
Promitheas 2–1 Peristeri 66–83 90–79 86–58

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Panathinaikos 3–1 AEK 78–72 80–92 94-83 78-71
Lavrio 3–2 Promitheas 79–86 66-68 85-79 (OT) 92-77 81-74

Third-place series

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Promitheas 1–3 AEK 77-73 101-113 80-81 72-95

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Panathinaikos 3–1 Lavrio 100-72 89-94 (OT) 103-74 82-66

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or Relegation
1 Panathinaikos 32 28 4 Qualification to the EuroLeague
2 Lavrio 33 23 10 Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
3 AEK 33 20 13
4 Promitheas 34 21 13 Qualification to the EuroCup
5 PAOK 25 14 11 Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
6 Peristeri 25 12 13
7 Kolossos 24 8 16
8 Ionikos 24 8 16 Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
9 Aris 22 7 15
10 Iraklis 22 7 15 Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
11 Larisa 22 6 16
12 Messolonghi 22 5 17 Relegation to the Greek A2 League

Awards

All official awards of the 2020–21 Greek Basket League.

Greek League MVP

Pos. Player Team
SF Ioannis Papapetrou Panathinaikos

Greek League Finals MVP

Pos. Player Team
SF Ioannis Papapetrou Panathinaikos

All-Greek League Team

Pos. Player Team
PG Vassilis Mouratos Lavrio
SG Tyson Carter Lavrio
SF Ioannis Papapetrou Panathinaikos
PF Dinos Mitoglou Panathinaikos
C Giorgos Papagiannis Panathinaikos

Best Coach

Pos. Player Team
HD Christos Serelis Lavrio

Best Defender

Pos. Player Team
SF Howard Sant-Roos Panathinaikos

Best Young Player

Pos. Player Team
PF Nikos Chougkaz Ionikos

Most Improved Player

Pos. Player Team
PG Vassilis Mouratos Lavrio
Pos. Player Team
SF Mario Hezonja Panathinaikos

Most Spectacular Player

Pos. Player Team
SF Mario Hezonja Panathinaikos

Statistical 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 combined.

Clubs in European-wide competitions

Team Competition Result
Panathinaikos EuroLeague Regular season, 16th place
Promitheas EuroCup Regular season, 6th place
AEK FIBA Champions League Playoffs, Top-16, 3rd place
Peristeri Regular season, 3rd place
Iraklis Qualification Group B, Semifinals
FIBA Europe Cup Playoffs, Quarterfinals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rethymno and Ifaistos will not participate in the Greek League next season". 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Αποχώρηση της ΚΑΕ Πανιώνιος, νέα κλήρωση και μετάθεση του τζάμπολ για τις 17/10".
  3. ^ Ο Ιωνικός Νίκαιας αγόρασε το ΑΦΜ του Διαγόρα Δρυοπιδέων politic.gr
  4. ^ "Στατιστικά - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε." - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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