2022–23 Greek Basket League
Basket League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2022–23 | |||||||||
Dates | 24 October 2022 - 15 June 2023 | |||||||||
Number of games | 156 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||
Relegated | Ionikos | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Olympiacos (14th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Panathinaikos | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 Basket League was the 11th season of the Basket League, the top professional basketball league in Greece, since its establishment in 2012, and the 83rd season of top-flight Greek basketball overall.
The season began on 8 October 2022, and concluded on 15 June 2023 with Olympiacos being crowned champions for the second year in a row, and 14th time in their history, after defeating eternal rivals Panathinaikos 3–1 in the Finals series.[1][2]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
- Relegated from the 2021–22 Basket League
- Larisa
Note: Although Larisa finished 4th in the 2021–22 season, the team withdrawn from the league due to financial issues.[3]
- Promoted from the 2021–22 A2 League
- Karditsa
- Psychiko
Note: Psychiko will not participate in the 2022–23 Greek Basket League for financial reasons.[4]
Locations and arenas
Club | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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AEK | Athens (Ano Liosia) | Ano Liosia Olympic Hall | 9,327 |
Apollon | Patras | Apollon Patras Indoor Hall | 3,500 |
Aris | Thessaloniki | Alexandrio Melathron | 5,138 |
Ionikos | Piraeus (Nikaia) | Platon Indoor Hall | 1,206 |
Karditsa | Karditsa | Karditsa New Indoor Hall | 3,000 |
Kolossos | Rhodes | Kallithea Palais des Sports | 1,400 |
Lavrio | Lavrio | Lavrio Indoor Hall | 1,700 |
Olympiacos | Piraeus | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 11,319 |
Panathinaikos | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,443 |
PAOK | Thessaloniki (Pylaia) | PAOK Sports Arena | 8,500 |
Peristeri | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Arena | 4,000 |
Promitheas | Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | 4,150 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olympiacos | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2029 | 1567 | +462 | 44 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Panathinaikos | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1862 | 1571 | +291 | 38 | |
3 | Peristeri bwin | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1852 | 1731 | +121 | 36 | |
4 | PAOK mateco | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1764 | 1701 | +63 | 35 | |
5 | Promitheas Patras | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1687 | 1708 | −21 | 34 | |
6 | AEK | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1668 | 1686 | −18 | 34 | |
7 | Kolossos H Hotels | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1718 | 1735 | −17 | 33 | |
8 | Aris Thessaloniki | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1735 | 1679 | +56 | 33 | |
9 | Lavrio Megabolt | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1677 | 1817 | −140 | 29 | |
10 | Karditsa | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1584 | 1800 | −216 | 27 | |
11 | Apollon Patras | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1530 | 1745 | −215 | 27 | |
12 | Ionikos | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1623 | 1989 | −366 | 26 | Relegated to Greek A2 Basket League |
Results
Home \ Away | AEK | APO | ARI | ION | KAR | KOL | LAV | OLY | PAN | PAOK | PER | PRO |
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AEK | — | 83–68 | 63–76 | 92–77 | 79–63 | 95–89 | 81–95 | 78–85 | 77–73 | 71–83 | 68–64 | 73–70 |
Apollon | 61–69 | — | 74–82 | 93–66 | 78–72 | 85–66 | 71–54 | 61–87 | 65–96 | 65–88 | 71–77 | 68–57 |
Aris Thessaloniki | 74–64 | 70–57 | — | 103–64 | 85–68 | 68–74 | 87–61 | 66–83 | 69–65 | 77–70 | 78–83 | 95–79 |
Ionikos | 79–98 | 79–75 | 90–97 | — | 78–71 | 89–84 | 82–90 | 81–107 | 62–86 | 74–71 | 75–102 | 66–74 |
Karditsa | 64–70 | 80–65 | 78–77 | 85–83 | — | 59–57 | 70–85 | 75–89 | 82–99 | 63–92 | 86–80 | 68–81 |
Kolossos | 73–67 | 88–68 | 96–90 | 89–48 | 73–62 | — | 90–87 | 79–80 | 59–96 | 80–76 | 88–82 | 69–67 |
Lavrio | 67–84 | 74–68 | 81–70 | 95–63 | 81–80 | 83–97 | — | 75–103 | 84–86 | 70–75 | 79–85 | 80–90 |
Olympiacos | 111–71 | 97–60 | 89–75 | 100–68 | 92–61 | 99–64 | 98–61 | — | 68–66 | 100–70 | 101–79 | 89–77 |
Panathinaikos | 71–57 | 108–75 | 96–79 | 102–70 | 91–75 | 77–67 | 93–70 | 74–76 | — | 87–63 | 72–71 | 87–79 |
PAOK | 78–72 | 97–60 | 88–66 | 82–78 | 87–79 | 89–82 | 93–68 | 68–88 | 81–73 | — | 70–81 | 97–92 |
Peristeri | 80–84 | 75–69 | 92–90 | 96–67 | 102–77 | 88–78 | 77–66 | 86–87 | 96–89 | 85–77 | — | 88–68 |
Promitheas | 85–72 | 80–71 | 64–61 | 97–84 | 76–66 | 80–76 | 74–71 | 72–100 | 44–75 | 90–69 | 91–83 | — |
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 qualify for the playoffs. Quarterfinals are being played in a "best of 3" format, while the rest of the series are being played in a "best of 5" format.
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Olympiacos | 2 | |||||||||
Aris | 0 | |||||||||
Olympiacos | 3 | |||||||||
PAOK | 0 | |||||||||
PAOK | 2 | |||||||||
Promitheas | 1 | |||||||||
Olympiacos | 3 | |||||||||
Panathinaikos | 1 | |||||||||
Panathinaikos | 2 | |||||||||
Kolossos | 0 | |||||||||
Panathinaikos | 3 | |||||||||
Peristeri | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Peristeri | 2 | |||||||||
AEK | 0 | |||||||||
Peristeri | 3 | |||||||||
PAOK | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals (best of 3)
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris | 97–73 | 82–58 | 0 |
PAOK | 2–1 | Promitheas | 78–75 | 63–77 | 81–78 |
Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Kolossos | 85–76 | 89–47 | 0 |
Peristeri | 2–0 | AEK | 87–73 | 113–99 |
Semifinals (best of 5)
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Olympiacos | 3–0 | PAOK | 83–65 | 97–77 | 75–54 | 0 | 0 |
Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Peristeri | 101–57 | 58–73 | 89–80 | 71–76 | 81–67 |
Third place series (best of 5)
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Peristeri | 3–0 | PAOK | 71–65 | 81–64 | 73–51 | 0 | 0 |
Finals (best of 5)
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Olympiacos | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | 73–70 | 65–67 | 75–52 | 63–35 | 0 |
Game 1
4 June 2023 | Olympiacos | 73–70 | Panathinaikos | ||
21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 15–19, 20–15, 12–22 | ||||
Pts: Vezenkov 20, Walkup 13 Sloukas 12, Fall 11 | Boxscore | Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Poursanidis, Tsaroucha, Tsimpouris |
Game 2
8 June 2023 | Panathinaikos | 67–65 | Olympiacos | ||
21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 8–22, 18–15, 16–15 | ||||
Boxscore | Pts: Papanikolaou 15, Walkup 14, Fall 11 | Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Papapetrou, Tsolakos, Tiganis |
Game 3
11 June 2023 | Olympiacos | 75–52 | Panathinaikos | ||
21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 18–9, 21–13, 18–11 | ||||
Pts: Sloukas 14, Fall 11, Walkup 7 | Boxscore | Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Koromilas, Theonas, Karpanos |
Game 4
15 June 2023 | Panathinaikos | 35–63 | Olympiacos | ||
21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 9–24, 11–15(forfeited), (forfeited) | ||||
Boxscore | Pts: Peters, | Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Koromilas, Papapetrou, Theonas |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or Relegation |
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1 | Olympiacos | 31 | 30 | 1 | Qualification to the EuroLeague |
2 | Panathinaikos | 33 | 22 | 11 | |
3 | Peristeri | 32 | 21 | 11 | Qualification to the Basketball Champions League |
4 | PAOK | 31 | 15 | 16 | |
5 | Promitheas Patras | 25 | 13 | 12 | |
6 | AEK | 24 | 12 | 12 | |
7 | Kolossos | 24 | 11 | 13 | |
8 | Aris | 24 | 11 | 13 | Qualification to the EuroCup |
9 | Lavrio | 22 | 7 | 15 | |
10 | Karditsa | 22 | 5 | 17 | |
11 | Apollon Patras | 22 | 5 | 17 | |
12 | Ionikos | 22 | 4 | 18 | Relegation to the Greek A2 League |
Awards
All official awards of the 2022–23 Greek League.
Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Season MVP | |||
PF | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | [5] |
Finals MVP | |||
PG | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | [6] |
C | ![]() | ||
Top Scorer | |||
PF | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | [7] |
Most Popular Player | |||
PF | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | [5] |
Most Improved Player | |||
PF | ![]() | Panathinaikos | [2] |
Most Spectacular Player | |||
C | ![]() | PAOK | [1] |
Best Defender | |||
PG | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | [8] |
Best Young Player | |||
PF | ![]() | Panathinaikos | [3] |
Best Coach | |||
HD | ![]() | Olympiacos | [9] |
All-Greek League Teams | |||
First Team | |||
PG | ![]() | Olympiacos | [10] |
SG | ![]() | Peristeri | |
SF | ![]() | Olympiacos | |
PF | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | |
C | ![]() | Olympiacos | |
Second Team | |||
PG | ![]() | Aris | [11] |
SG | ![]() | Peristeri | |
![]() | Olympiacos | ||
SF | ![]() | Panathinaikos | |
PF | ![]() | Ionikos | |
C | ![]() | Panathinaikos |
Statistics
Statistic 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.
Category[12] | Player | Team | Total |
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Points | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | 358 |
Rebounds | ![]() | Peristeri | 176 |
Assists | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | 171 |
Steals | ![]() | Panathinaikos | 40 |
Blocks | ![]() | PAOK | 33 |
Individual game highs
Category[13] | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points | ![]() | Aris | 38 |
Rebounds | ![]() | Aris | 19 |
Assists | ![]() ![]() | Olympiacos | 13 |
Steals | ![]() | Apollon Patras | 7 |
Blocks | ![]() | Aris | 7 |
Clubs in international competitions
Team | Competition | Result |
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Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Final Four, 2nd place |
Panathinaikos | Regular season, 17th place | |
Promitheas | EuroCup | Playoffs, Quarterfinals |
AEK | Champions League | Playoffs, Quarterfinals |
Peristeri | Play-ins | |
PAOK | Play-ins | |
Aris | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualification rounds, Quarterfinals |
See also
References
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External links
- Official Basket League Site (in Greek)
- Official Basket League Site
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)