The 2008–09 Greek Basket League season was the 69th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009.[1][2][3][4] The playoffs ended on June 3, 2009.
| 2008–09 Greek Basket League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 4 October 2008 – 3 June 2009 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | ANT1, ERT, Nova Sports |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Olympiacos |
| Season MVP |  Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Top scorer |  Anthony Grundy 399 Points (15.7 PPG) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Panathinaikos |
| Runners-up | Olympiacos |
| Finals MVP | Drew Nicholas |
Teams
Location of teams in Greek Basket League 2008–09
Regular season
Summarize
Perspective
Standings
| Pos | Team | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | W | L | W | L | ||
| 1. | Olympiacos | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2229 | 1826 | +403 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 48 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2277 | 1797 | +480 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 3. | Aris | 45 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1883 | 1775 | +108 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 4. | Maroussi | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2035 | 1921 | +114 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 5. | Panellinios | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2037 | 1888 | +149 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 6. | Panionios | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1948 | 1931 | +17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 7. | PAOK | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2005 | 1991 | +14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1900 | 1988 | -88 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9. | AEK Athens | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1896 | 1998 | -102 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10. | Kavala | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1765 | 1948 | -183 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 11. | Olympia Larissa | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1769 | 1907 | -138 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 12. | Trikala | 32 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1901 | 2115 | -214 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | Aigaleo | 32 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1793 | 2035 | -242 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | AEL | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1833 | 2151 | -318 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
| Qualification to League Playoffs | |
| Relegation to HEBA A2 |
Results
Results as of December 19, 2008[5]
| AEK | AEL | AIG | ARI | KAV | KOL | MAR | OLL | OLY | PAO | PGS | PAN | PAOK | TRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 89-88 | 65-71 | 71-57 | 78-75 | 78-59 | 75-84 | 72-70 | 75-95 | 70-79 | 59-72 | 85-87 | 93-85 | 69-67 | |
| AEL | 63-62 | 83-85 | 68-75 | 72-80 | 69-76 | 76-87 | 87-107 | 72-90 | 78-83 | 78-92 | 67-79 | 95-97 | 73-71 | |
| Aigaleo | 59-61 | 90-56 | 80-66 | 72-77 | 72-81 | 62-66 | 72-81 | 65-90 | 81-96 | 88-99 | 53-76 | 78-74 | 78-71 | |
| Aris | 77-61 | 77-62 | 75-57 | 78-59 | 72-53 | 83-73 | 62-46 | 73-77 | 69-74 | 70-64 | 71-59 | 87-76 | 68-61 | |
| Kavala | 73-59 | 66-65 | 68-74 | 63-50 | 66-58 | 72-81 | 64-53 | 51-82 | 55-94 | 52-68 | 58-62 | 73-72 | 80-66 | |
| Kolossos Rodou | 86-68 | 79-70 | 79-85 | 75-62 | 101-84 | 81-77 | 68-65 | 73-79 | 66-92 | 79-86 | 88-71 | 70-66 | 86-87 | |
| Maroussi | 86-81 | 87-69 | 66-70 | 66-72 | 82-73 | 82-67 | 69-49 | 81-82 | 80-70 | 102-80 | 70-78 | 87-76 | 87-74 | |
| Olympia Larissa | 82-77 | 68-67 | 55-73 | 77-61 | 72-61 | 62-73 | 69-78 | 66-82 | 65-90 | 64-71 | 78-82 | 74-80 | 67-66 | |
| Olympiacos | 100-62 | 74-57 | 106-61 | 90-68 | 80-70 | 77-75 | 92-77 | |||||||
| Panathinaikos | 86-82 | 102-58 | 84-59 | 103-77 | 96-69 | 91-53 | 82-54 | 80-61 | 86-69 | 93-64 | 97-50 | 107-97 | 81-62 | |
| Panellinios | 74-82 | 91-71 | 76-55 | 83-68 | 74-61 | 70-66 | 81-84 | 82-60 | 84-88 | 84-74 | 66-60 | 68-65 | 99-52 | |
| Panionios | 74-57 | 89-85 | 93-77 | 78-67 | 75-60 | 70-84 | 71-91 | 72-70 | ||||||
| PAOK | 65-57 | 50-57 | 88-65 | 85-66 | 104-79 | 76-71 | 77-76 | 60-74 | 76-80 | |||||
| Trikala | 79-70 | 82-84 | 73-61 | 86-82 | 75-94 | 73-81 | 69-93 | 93-88 | 66-77 |
Playoffs
This is the outlook for the 2009 Α1 playoffs. Teams in bold advance to the next round.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 84 | 86 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 61 | 76 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 102 | 93 | 81 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maroussi | 80 | 78 | 67 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maroussi | 82 | 93 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Panellinios | 77 | 57 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 67 | 64 | 74 | 81 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 69 | 91 | 70 | 94 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 97 | 82 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | PAOK | 54 | 78 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 84 | 66 | 71 | – | – | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aris | 80 | 53 | 69 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aris | 75 | 79 | – | 3 | Aris | 90 | 78 | 82 | 70 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Panionios | 74 | 75 | – | 4 | Maroussi | 86 | 85 | 57 | 72 | 76 | |||||||||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | Panathinaikos |
| 2. | Olympiacos |
| 3. | Maroussi |
| 4. | Aris |
| 5. | Panellinios |
| 6. | Panionios |
| 7. | PAOK |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou |
| 9. | AEK Athens |
| 10. | Kavala |
| 11. | Olympia Larissa |
| 12. | Trikala |
| 13. | Aigaleo |
| 14. | AEL |
| 2009–10 Euroleague Regular Season | |
| 2009–10 Euroleague Qualification Round | |
| Eurocup 2009–10 Regular Season | |
| Eurocup 2009–10 Qualification Round | |
| Relegation to HEBA A2 2009–10 |
- Aris was granted a wildcard to play in the 2009–10 Euroleague Qualification Round.
| Greek Basket League 2008–09 Champions |
|---|
 Panathinaikos 30th Title |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Finals MVP
Top scorer
Defensive Player of the Year
Best Young Player
Coach of the Year
Greek League Best Five
| Best Defensive Five | |||
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dimitris Diamantidis (Best Defender) | Panathinaikos | ||
| Marios Batis | Olympia Larissa | ||
 Josh Childress | Olympiacos | ||
| Torin Francis | Larisa | ||
 Antanas Kavaliauskas | Kavala | ||
Clubs in international competitions
| Team | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 1st place |
| Olympiacos | Final-4, 4th place | |
| Panionios | Regular season, 6th place | |
| Maroussi | EuroCup | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Panellinios | Top 16, 4th place | |
| Aris | Regular season, 3rd place | |
| Olympia Larissa | FIBA EuroChallenge | Regular season, 4th place |
References
External links
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