2020–21 Greek Basket League

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.

Greek Basket League
Season2020–21
DatesOctober 24 2020 – June 2021
Number of teams12
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos
(39th title)
  Runners-upLavrio
Third placeAEK
Statistical leaders
PointsTurkey Kerem Kanter382
ReboundsTurkey Kerem Kanter162
AssistsGreece Vasilis Xanthopoulos138

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

ClubLocationArenaCapacity App.
AEKAthens (Marousi)OAKA Indoor Hall19,443
71
ArisThessalonikiAlexandrio Melathron5,138
67
MessolonghiAgrinioAgrinio Indoor Hall1,500
1
IonikosPiraeus (Nikaia)Platon Indoor Hall
1,200
14
IraklisThessalonikiIvanofeio Sports Arena
2,500
53
KolossosRhodesKallithea Palais des Sports1,400
15
LarisaLarissaNeapolis Indoor Arena4,000
2
LavrioLavrioLavrio Indoor Hall1,700
6
PanathinaikosAthens (Marousi)OAKA Indoor Hall19,443
71
PAOKThessaloniki (Pylaia)PAOK Sports Arena8,162
64
PeristeriAthens (Peristeri)Peristeri Arena4,000
25
PromitheasPatrasDimitris Tofalos Arena4,200
5

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1Panathinaikos OPAP2220219491578+37142Advanced to playoffs
2Lavrio Megabolt2217518101722+8839
3Promitheas Patras2216617681677+9138
4AEK Athens2214818131666+14736
5PAOK2213917361729+735
6Peristeri22111116151634−1933
7Kolossos H Hotels2281417201703+1730
8Ionikos Hellenic Coin2281416991789−9030
9Aris Thessaloniki2271516221704−8229
10Iraklis2271516171769−15229
11Larisa Bread factory2261616331785−15228
12Messolonghi BAXI2251715941820−22627Relegated to Greek A2 Basket League
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2021. Source: ESAKE

Results

Home \ AwayAEKARISIONIRAKOLLARLAVMESPANPAOKPERPRO
AEK84–6781–74100–9789–7287–6894–9798–7676–5691–5975–82
Aris68–7374–6281–7574–8470–5289–9477–4875–9371–7771–8494–83
Ionikos68–8168–6467–7783–7688–89100–8553–7983–8475–8086–77
Iraklis72–7954–7675–7866–6573–6960–77100–7866–10075–5771–75
Kolossos79–7283–7294–7484–6190–6477–6266–7782–9584–8580–6579–84
Larisa76–7584–8876–9780–7682–7358–6684–5889–9888–9178–9885–81
Lavrio78–7092–7181–91105–7783–7787–7092–8284–7788–7175–72
Messolonghi66–8773–7079–6668–7187–7779–7775–7966–7363–7082–88
Panathinaikos80–7594–7298–74106–7490–6769–60105–69102–6896–6776–5778–80
PAOK85–8775–6486–8479–7282–7491–9383–6596–8768–7485–6681–78
Peristeri62–6686–7070–7984–8182–7870–7884–7268–7476–6770–73
Promitheas80–7890–6982–7285–6169–6781–6390–8884–6861–8383–8075–58
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
 
 
 
Promitheas2Third place
 
Promitheas2
 
 
 
Peristeri1
 
Promitheas1
 
 
AEK3
 

Quarterfinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
Panathinaikos2–0Ionikos102–6490–610
AEK2–1PAOK102–8973–8187–81
Lavrio2–0Kolossos87–6888–840
Promitheas2–1Peristeri66–8390–7986–58

Semifinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Panathinaikos3–1AEK78–7280–9294-8378-710
Lavrio3–2Promitheas79–8666-6885-79 (OT)92-7781-74


Third place series

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Promitheas1–3AEK77-73101-11380-8172-950

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Panathinaikos3–1Lavrio100-7289-94 (OT)103-7482-660

Final standings

PosTeamPldWLQualification or Relegation
1Panathinaikos32284Qualification to the EuroLeague
2Lavrio332310Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
3AEK332013
4Promitheas342113Qualification to the EuroCup
5PAOK251411Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
6Peristeri251213
7Kolossos24816
8Ionikos24816Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
9Aris22715
10Iraklis22715Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
11Larisa22616
12Messolonghi22517Relegation to the Greek A2 League

Awards

Pos.All-Greek League First Team
PG Vasilis MouratosLavrio
SG Tyson CarterLavrio
SF Ioannis Papapetrou (MVP)Panathinaikos
PF Dinos MitoglouPanathinaikos
C Georgios PapagiannisPanathinaikos
Pos.All-Greek League Second Team
PG Jerian GrantPromitheas Patras
SG Daryl MaconAEK
SF Mario HezonjaPanathinaikos
PF Alpha DialloLavrio
C Kerem KanterKolossos Rodou
All-Greek League Defensive Team[4]
PG Vasilis MouratosLavrio
SG Michalis LountzisPromitheas Patras
SF Howard Sant-Roos (Best Defender)Panathinaikos
PF Kerem KanterKolossos Rodou
C Danny AgbelesePromitheas Patras

Clubs in European-wide competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
PanathinaikosEuroLeagueRegular season, 16th place
PromitheasEuroCupRegular season, 6th place
AEKFIBA Champions LeaguePlayoffs, Top-16, 3rd place
PeristeriRegular season, 3rd place
IraklisQualification Group B, Semifinals
FIBA Europe CupPlayoffs, Quarterfinals

See also

References