2021–22 Greek Basket League

Basket League
Basket League
Season	2021–22
Number of games	175
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Season MVP	Sasha Vezenkov
Relegated	Iraklis
Finals
Champions	Olympiacos; (13th title)
Runners-up	Panathinaikos
Finals MVP	Kostas Sloukas
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Sasha Vezenkov 15.5
Rebounds	Ousman Krubally 9.1
Assists	Quino Colom 6.3
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Basket League was the 10th season of the Basket League, the top professional basketball league in Greece since its establishment in 2012, and the 82nd season of top-flight greek basketball overall.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Relegated from the 2020-21 Basket League

Messolonghi

Promoted from the 2020-21 A2 League

Apollon
Olympiacos

Locations and arenas

2021–22 Greek Basket League is located in Greece

AEK
Panathinaikos
Peristeri

Locations of the 2021–22 Basket League teams

Club	Location	Arena	Capacity
AEK	Athens (Ano Liosia)	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall	8,327
Apollon	Patras	Apollon Patras Indoor Hall	3,500
Aris	Thessaloniki	Alexandrio Melathron	5,090
Ionikos	Piraeus (Nikaia)	Platon Indoor Hall	1,206
Iraklis	Thessaloniki	Ivanofeio Sports Arena	2,500
Kolossos	Rhodes	Kallithea Palais des Sports	1,400
Larisa	Larissa	Neapolis Indoor Arena	4,000
Lavrio	Lavrio	Lavrio Indoor Hall	1,700
Olympiacos	Piraeus	Peace and Friendship Stadium	11,319
Panathinaikos	Athens (Marousi)	OAKA Indoor Hall	18,310
PAOK	Thessaloniki (Pylaia)	PAOK Sports Arena	8,500
Peristeri	Athens (Peristeri)	Peristeri Arena	4,000
Promitheas	Patras	Dimitris Tofalos Arena	3,693

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olympiacos	24	23	1	2223	1743	+480	47	Advanced to playoffs
2	Panathinaikos OPAP	24	22	2	2003	1644	+359	46
3	Kolossos H Hotels	24	15	9	1801	1771	+30	39
4	AEK Athens	24	13	11	1827	1925	−98	37
5	Promitheas Patras	24	12	12	1857	1878	−21	36
6	Larisa	24	12	12	1856	1953	−97	36
7	Aris Thessaloniki	24	11	13	1832	1853	−21	35
8	Peristeri bwin	24	10	14	1808	1862	−54	34
9	PAOK mateco	24	10	14	1829	1818	+11	34
10	Lavrio Megabolt	24	8	16	1773	1928	−155	32
11	Apollon Patras	24	8	16	1748	1913	−165	32
12	Ionikos	24	6	18	1835	1988	−153	30
13	Iraklis	24	6	18	1795	1911	−116	27[lower-alpha 1]	Relegated to Greek A2 Basket League

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source: ESAKE
Notes:

Iraklis were deducted 3 points by HEBA

Results

Home \ Away	AEK	APO	ARIS	ION	IRA	KOL	LAR	LAV	OLY	PAN	PAOK	PER	PRO
AEK	—	77–75	64–63	92–75	80–74	82–85	81–69	90–75	74–80	69–83	72–67	78–72	81–77
Apollon	84–68	—	74–73	80–72	89–95	76–80	74–82	72–62	68–94	48–90	95–91	74–72	59–71
Aris Thessaloniki	91–73	70–56	—	79–75	68–78	81–85	82–70	69–73	76–87	81–71	77–76	87–68	76–73
Ionikos	59–65	82–96	93–83	—	74–62	86–84	84–89	84–91	78–86	61–68	66–69	82–87	65–88
Iraklis	86–74	81–82	91–86	89–84	—	62–64	85–90	83–67	90–96	59–81	73–84	76–79	82–95
Kolossos	62–65	73–56	77–64	88–81	76–59	—	93–75	82–59	69–87	64–88	69–60	74–65	68–61
Larisa	82–65	83–74	84–81	86–84	55–70	81–77	—	66–75	70–101	86–90	74–70	63–78	84–77
Lavrio	81–82	82–66	68–64	59–61	84–71	81–84	77–91	—	72–108	82–91	59–61	52–75	90–82
Olympiacos	103–78	98–78	89–67	109–65	94–65	93–74	93–84	101–58	—	76–81	86–68	104–85	108–75
Panathinaikos	100–75	78–68	103–83	92–78	70–58	77–54	98–67	102–83	62–68	—	77–67	75–57	92–67
PAOK	96–72	81–76	96–64	79–80	72–69	86–80	82–71	73–89	73–84	64–81	—	86–87	84–65
Peristeri	101–81	78–68	67–70	79–82	71–68	70–78	71–77	91–80	67–93	62–77	68–67	—	81–88
Promitheas	85–89	80–60	62–82	88–84	78–69	76–61	91–77	79–71	66–85	67–76	84–77	82–77	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
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

Peristeri	0
		Olympiacos	3

		Promitheas	0
AEK	0

Promitheas	2
				Olympiacos	3

				Panathinaikos	0
Panathinaikos	2

Aris	0
		Panathinaikos	3

		Larisa	2	Third place
Kolossos	0

Larisa	2
				Promitheas	3

				Larisa	2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Olympiacos	2–0	Peristeri	79–67	92–57	0
AEK	0–2	Promitheas	82–95	75–77	0
Panathinaikos	2–0	Aris	109–79	85–65	0
Kolossos	0–2	Larisa	63–71	82–83

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Olympiacos	3–0	Promitheas	116–73	102–72	106-69	0	0
Panathinaikos	3–2	Larisa	84–77	77-84	94-82	62-74	89-43

Third place series

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Promitheas	3–2	Larisa	78-89	84-88	83-78	94-76	96-56

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Olympiacos	3–0	Panathinaikos	74-61	78-72	93-74	0	0

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or Relegation
1	Olympiacos	32	31	1	Qualification to the EuroLeague
2	Panathinaikos	34	27	7	Qualification to the EuroLeague
3	Promitheas	34	17	17	Qualification to the EuroCup
4	Larisa	36	18	18	Relegation to the Greek A2 League*
5	Kolossos	26	15	11
6	AEK	26	13	13	Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
7	Aris	26	11	15	Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup
8	Peristeri	26	10	16	Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
9	PAOK	24	10	14	Qualification to the Basketball Champions League
10	Lavrio	24	8	18
11	Apollon	24	8	18
12	Ionikos	24	6	18
13	Iraklis	24	6	18	Relegation to the Greek A2 League

*Larisa, despite finishing among the top four teams, did not get the necessary licence to compete to the next years' competition and thus relegrated to the lower category (Greek A2 League)

Awards

Award	Player	Club
MVP	Sasha Vezenkov	Olympiacos
Finals MVP	Kostas Sloukas & Sasha Vezenkov
Top Scorer	Sasha Vezenkov
Most Popular Player
Most Improved Player
Most Spectacular Player	Stefan Moody	Larisa
Best Defender	Thomas Walkup	Olympiacos
Best Young Player	Omiros Netzipoglou	Aris
Best Coach	Fotis Takianos	Larisa

Pos.	All-League Team		All-League Defensive Team[1]
Pos.	Player	Team	Player	Team
PG	Kostas Sloukas	Olympiacos	Thomas Walkup	Olympiacos
SG	Stefan Moody	Larisa	Eric Lockett	Aris
SF	Dimitris Agravanis	Promitheas Patras	Howard Sant-Roos	Panathinaikos
PF	Sasha Vezenkov	Olympiacos	Ousman Krubally	Larisa
C	Giorgos Papagiannis	Panathinaikos	Moustapha Fall & Giorgos Papagiannis	Olympiacos & Panathinaikos

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Result
Olympiacos	EuroLeague	Final Four: 4th place
Panathinaikos	EuroLeague	Regular season: 13th place
Promitheas	EuroCup	Regular season: Group B, 10th place
Lavrio	Champions League	Play-ins
PAOK		Play-ins
AEK		Regular season: Group D, 4th place
Peristeri		Qualifying rounds: Semifinals
Ionikos	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season: Group F, 3rd place
Peristeri		Regular season: Group G, 3rd place
Iraklis		Regular season: Group E, 4th place

References

"Ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ Καλύτερος Αμυντικός της σεζόν 2021-22". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

External links

Official Basket League Site (in Greek)
Official Basket League Site
Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)

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[table_hth_IRA0.37070735887192-1] Iraklis were deducted 3 points by HEBA

[2] "Ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ Καλύτερος Αμυντικός της σεζόν 2021-22". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

Greek Basket League
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