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2008–09 Greek Basket League
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| title | 2008–09 Greek Basket League season | ||
| league | Greek Basket League | ||
| sport | Basketball | ||
| <!-- Commented out: | logo | Α1ethniki.png -- | |
| logo_size | 180px | ||
| caption | A1 | ||
| duration | 4 October 2008 – 3 June 2009 | ||
| no_of_teams | 14 | ||
| TV | ANT1, ERT, Nova Sports | ||
| season | Regular Season | ||
| season_champs | Olympiacos | ||
| {{flagicon | GRE | size | 20px}} Vassilis Spanoulis |
| MVP_link | Greek Basket League MVP | ||
| top_scorer | USA Anthony Grundy 399 Points (15.7 PPG) | ||
| top_scorer_link | Greek Basket League stats leaders | ||
| playoffs | Playoffs | ||
| playoffs_link | 2008–09 Greek Basket League#Playoffs | ||
| finals | Finals | ||
| finals_champ | Panathinaikos | ||
| finals_runner-up | Olympiacos | ||
| {{flagicon | USA | size | 20px}} Drew Nicholas |
| finals_MVP_link | Greek Basket League Finals MVP | ||
| seasonslistnames | Greek Basket League | ||
| prevseason_link | 2007–08 Greek Basket League | ||
| prevseason_year | 2007–08 | ||
| nextseason_link | 2009–10 Greek Basket League | ||
| nextseason_year | 2009–10 |
GRE Vassilis Spanoulis | conf1_runner-up = | conf2_runner-up = | finals_runner-up = Olympiacos USA Drew Nicholas 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.{{Cite web
Teams
| Club | Home city |
|---|---|
| **AEK Athens** | Athens |
| **AEL 1964** | Larissa |
| **Aigaleo** | Aigaleo, Athens |
| **Aris** | Thessaloniki |
| **Kavala** | Kavala |
| **Kolossos Rodou** | Rhodes |
| **Maroussi** | Maroussi, Athens |
| **Olympia Larissa** | Larissa |
| **Olympiacos** | Piraeus |
| **Panathinaikos** | Athens |
| **Panellinios** | Athens |
| **Panionios** | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| **PAOK** | Thessaloniki |
| **Trikala 2000** | Trikala |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Pts** | **Pld** | **W** | ||
| 1. | **Olympiacos** | **51** | 26 | **25** |
| 2. | **Panathinaikos** | **48** | 26 | **22** |
| 3. | **Aris** | **45** | 26 | **19** |
| 4. | **Maroussi** | **43** | 26 | **17** |
| 5. | **Panellinios** | **43** | 26 | **17** |
| 6. | **Panionios** | **42** | 26 | **16** |
| 7. | **PAOK** | **38** | 26 | **12** |
| 8. | **Kolossos Rodou** | **38** | 26 | **12** |
| 9. | **AEK Athens** | **37** | 26 | **11** |
| 10. | **Kavala** | **35** | 26 | **9** |
| 11. | **Olympia Larissa** | **34** | 26 | **8** |
| 12. | **Trikala** | **32** | 26 | **6** |
| 13. | **Aigaleo** | **32** | 26 | **6** |
| 14. | **AEL** | **28** | 26 | **2** |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
| Relegation to HEBA A2 |
|---|
Results
Results as of December 19, 2008
| 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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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** | |
| **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.
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Olympiacos | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Kolossos Rodou | RD1-score1-1=84 | RD1-score2-1=61 | RD1-score1-2=86 | RD1-score2-2=76 | RD1-score1-3=– | RD1-score2-3=– | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Maroussi | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Panellinios | RD1-score3-1=82 | RD1-score4-1=77 | RD1-score3-2=93 | RD1-score4-2=57 | RD1-score3-3=– | RD1-score4-3=– | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Panathinaikos | RD1-seed6=7 | RD1-team6=PAOK | RD1-score5-1=97 | RD1-score6-1=54 | RD1-score5-2=82 | RD1-score6-2=78 | RD1-score5-3=– | RD1-score6-3=– | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=Aris | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Panionios | RD1-score7-1=75 | RD1-score8-1=74 | RD1-score7-2=79 | RD1-score8-2=75 | RD1-score7-3=– | RD1-score8-3=– | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Olympiacos | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Maroussi | RD2-score1-1=102 | RD2-score2-1=80 | RD2-score1-2=93 | RD2-score2-2=78 | RD2-score1-3=81 | RD2-score2-3=67 | RD2-score1-4=– | RD2-score2-4=– | RD2-score1-5=– | RD2-score2-5=– | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Panathinaikos | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Aris | RD2-score3-1=84 | RD2-score4-1=80 | RD2-score3-2=66 | RD2-score4-2=53 | RD2-score3-3=71 | RD2-score4-3=69 | RD2-score3-4=– | RD2-score4-4=– | RD2-score3-5=– | RD2-score4-5=– | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Olympiacos | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Panathinaikos | RD3-score1-1=67 | RD3-score2-1=69 | RD3-score1-2=64 | RD3-score2-2=91 | RD3-score1-3=74 | RD3-score2-3=70 | RD3-score1-4=81 | RD3-score2-4=94 | RD3-score1-5=– | RD3-score2-5=– | RD3b-seed1=3 | RD3b-team1=Aris | RD3b-seed2=4 | RD3b-team2=Maroussi | RD3b-score1-1=90 | RD3b-score2-1=86 | RD3b-score1-2=78 | RD3b-score2-2=85 | RD3b-score1-3=82 | RD3b-score2-3=57 | RD3b-score1-4=70 | RD3b-score2-4=72 | RD3b-score1-5=72 | RD3b-score2-5=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** |
| 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 | |
| [[File:Verde con trifoglio Verde su cerchio Bianco.svg | 150px]] |
| **Panathinaikos** | |
| **30th Title** |
Awards
Main article: Greek Basket League awards
Greek League MVP
- GRE Vassilis Spanoulis – Panathinaikos
Greek League Finals MVP
- USA Drew Nicholas – Panathinaikos
All-Greek League Team
- Greece Vassilis Spanoulis – Panathinaikos
- Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius – Panathinaikos
- USA Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos
- Greece Ioannis Bourousis – Olympiacos
- Montenegro Nikola Peković – Panathinaikos
Best Coach
- Serbia Željko Obradović – Panathinaikos
Best Defender
- Greece Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos
Best Young Player
- GRE Kostas Papanikolaou – Aris
Statistical leaders
Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.
Points
| Pos. | Player | Club | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1.** | USA **Anthony Grundy** | Panellinios | **399** |
| 2. | USA Steven Smith | Kolossos | 384 |
| 3. | GRE Makis Nikolaidis | Trikala | 360 |
| 4. | USA William Avery | Trikala | 349 |
| 5. | USA Keydren Clark | Aris | 348 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Player | Club | Total Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1.** | USA **Torin Francis** | A.E.L. | **185** |
| 2. | SRB Dejan Tomašević | PAOK | 183 |
| 3. | USA Spencer Nelson | Aris | 178 |
| 4. | USA Travon Bryant | AEK | 167 |
| 5. | Greece Ioannis Bourousis | Olympiacos | 160 |
Assists
| Pos. | Player | Club | Total Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1.** | Greece **Thodoris Papaloukas** | Olympiacos | **100** |
| 2. | USA Anthony Grundy | Panellinios | 97 |
| 3. | USA Aaron Miles | Panionios | 92 |
| 4. | USA Billy Keys | Maroussi | 90 |
| 5. | USA William Avery | Trikala | 83 |
Steals
| Pos. | Player | Club | Total Steals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1.** | USA **Aaron Miles** | Panionios | **58** |
| 2. | USA Anthony Grundy | Panellinios | 56 |
| 3. | USA Lance Harris | Kolossos | 56 |
| 4. | GRE Marios Batis | Olympia | 34 |
| 5. | GRE Manolis Papamakarios | Panellinios | 33 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Player | Club | Total Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1.** | USA **Torin Francis** | A.E.L. | **29** |
| 2. | GRE Andreas Glyniadakis | Maroussi | 24 |
| 3. | Greece Ioannis Bourousis | Olympiacos | 20 |
| 4. | USA Travon Bryant | AEK | 20 |
| 5. | GRE Kostas Charissis | Kolossos | 20 |
Source:
Clubs in international competitions
| Team | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos | **[EuroLeague](2008-09-euroleague)** | Final-4, 1st place |
| Olympiacos | Final-4, 4th place | |
| Panionios | Regular season, 6th place | |
| Maroussi | **[EuroCup](2008-09-eurocup-basketball)** | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Panellinios | Top 16, 4th place | |
| Aris | Regular season, 3rd place | |
| Olympia Larissa | **[FIBA EuroChallenge](2008-09-fiba-eurochallenge)** | Regular season, 4th place |
References
References
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- "ΤΗΣ ΝΤΟΠΑΣ ΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΟ :: Reds Against The Machine".
- "Περιπτώσεις ντόπινγκ στο μπάσκετ στην Ελλάδα (Pics) | Gazzetta".
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