2002–03 Greek Basket League

2002–03 Greek Basket League season
LeagueGreek Basket League
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsPanathinaikos
Season MVPGreece Fragiskos Alvertis
Top scorerGreece Georgios Diamantopoulos 635 Points
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos
  Runners-upAEK Athens
Finals MVPSlovenia Jaka Lakovič
Greek Basket League seasons

The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 11th season of the Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's payoff's finals.[1] The clubs Near East and Olympia Larissa were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Georgios Diamantopoulos, a player of Panionios.[2] Fragiskos Alvertis, a player of Panathinaikos, was voted the MVP of the league.[3]

Teams

class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in Greek Basket League 2002–03
Club Home city
AEK Athens Athens
Aris Thessaloniki
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Nea Filadelfeia, Athens
Irakleio Irakleio
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Makedonikos Thessaloniki
Maroussi Maroussi, Athens
Near East Kaisariani, Athens
Olympia Larissa Larissa
Olympiacos Piraeus
Panathinaikos Athens
Panionios Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK Thessaloniki
Peristeri Peristeri, Athens

Regular season

Pos Team Total Home Away
Pts Pld W L F A GD W L W L
1. Panathinaikos 47 26 21 5 2117 1901 +216 13 0 8 5
2. AEK Athens 46 26 20 6 2048 1826 +222 11 2 9 4
3. Olympiacos 42 26 18 8 2168 2025 +143 10 3 8 5
4. Peristeri 40 26 14 12 2014 1949 +65 10 3 4 9
5. Aris 40 26 14 12 2105 2097 +8 10 3 4 9
6. Maroussi 40 26 14 12 2002 2034 −32 10 3 4 9
7. PAOK 39 26 13 13 2120 2104 +16 8 5 5 8
8. Ionikos N.F. 38 26 12 14 2169 2188 −19 7 6 5 8
9. Iraklis 38 26 12 14 2020 1972 +48 9 4 3 10
10. Makedonikos 38 26 12 14 2139 2119 +20 8 5 4 9
11. Panionios 36 26 10 16 2101 2203 −102 8 5 2 11
12. Irakleio 35 26 9 17 2053 2237 −184 9 4 0 13
13. Near East 34 26 8 18 2022 2188 −166 6 7 2 11
14. Olympia Larissa 31 26 5 21 1979 2214 −235 5 8 0 13


Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Panathinaikos 2
8 Ionikos N.F. 0
1 Panathinaikos 2
4 Peristeri 1
4 Peristeri 2
5 Aris 1
1 Panathinaikos 3
2 AEK Athens 1
2 AEK Athens 2
7 PAOK 0
2 AEK Athens 2 Third place
3 Olympiacos 1
3 Olympiacos 2 3 Olympiacos 1
6 Maroussi 1 4 Peristeri 3

The finals

Final standings

Pos Team Overall record
Pld W L
1. Panathinaikos 35 28 7
2. AEK Athens 35 25 10
3. Peristeri 36 20 16
4. Olympiacos 34 22 14
5. Aris 29 15 14
6. Maroussi 29 15 14
7. PAOK 28 13 15
8. Ionikos N.F. 28 12 16
9. Iraklis 26 12 14
10. Makedonikos 26 12 14
11. Panionio 26 10 16
12. Irakleio 26 9 17
13. Near East 26 8 18
14. Olympia Larissa 26 5 21


Top Players

Category Player Team Average
Points Georgios Diamantopoulos Panionios 26,7
Rebounds Ben Handlogten Makedonikos 12,9
Assists Nikos Vetoulas Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 5,3
Steals Dimitris Diamantidis Iraklis 2,5
Blocks Ryan Stack Aris 1,6

Clubs in international competitions

Team Competition Result
Olympiacos EuroLeague Top 16, 2nd place
Panathinaikos Top 16, 3rd place
AEK Regular season, 8th place
Aris FIBA Europe Champions Cup Final 4, 1st place
PAOK Pan-European phase, Regular season, 4th place
Peristeri Pan-European phase, Regular season, Originally qualified but eeventually withdrew
Maroussi Conference South, Regular season, 4th place
Panionios Conference South, Regular season, 4th place

References

  1. ^ "Όλοι οι τελικοί της Α1 και η χρυσή Βίβλος". sport24.gr. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Η μεγάλη των σκόρερ σχολή". ebasket.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Οι παλιοί MVP". sport24.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.