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
[edit]Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
[edit]- Relegated from the 2021–22 Basket League
Note: Although Larisa finished 4th in the 2021–22 season, the team withdrawn from the league due to financial issues.[3]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
Note: Psychiko will not participate in the 2022–23 Greek Basket League for financial reasons.[4]
Locations and arenas
[edit]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
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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
[edit]League table
[edit]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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris | 97–73 | 82–58 | |
PAOK | 2–1 | Promitheas | 78–75 | 63–77 | 81–78 |
Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Kolossos | 85–76 | 89–47 | |
Peristeri | 2–0 | AEK | 87–73 | 113–99 |
Semifinals (best of 5)
[edit]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 | ||
Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Peristeri | 101–57 | 58–73 | 89–80 | 71–76 | 81–67 |
Third place series (best of 5)
[edit]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 |
Finals (best of 5)
[edit]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 |
Game 1
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]All official awards of the 2022–23 Greek League.
Statistics
[edit]Statistic leaders
[edit]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
[edit]Category[13] | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | ![]() |
Aris | 38 |
Rebounds | ![]() |
Aris | 19 |
Assists | ![]() ![]() |
Olympiacos | 13 |
Steals | ![]() |
Apollon Patras | 7 |
Blocks | ![]() |
Aris | 7 |
Clubs in international competitions
[edit]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
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