2011–12 Greek Basket League
2011–12 Greek Basket League
| 2011–12 Greek Basket League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 22 October 2011 – 2 June 2012 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) | SKAI TV, ERT, Nova Sports |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Olympiacos |
| Season MVP | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Top scorer | Dionte Christmas |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Runners-up | Panathinaikos |
| Finals MVP | Vassilis Spanoulis |
The 2011–12 Greek Basket League was the 72nd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The 156-game regular season (24 games for each of the 13 teams) began on Saturday, October 22, 2011, and ended on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The playoffs ended on June 2, 2012. The championship was held without the presence of Panellinios that withdrew because of economic problems. So the championship was held with only 13 teams.[1]
| 2011–12 Greek Basket League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 22 October 2011 – 2 June 2012 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) | SKAI TV, ERT, Nova Sports |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Olympiacos |
| Season MVP | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Top scorer | Dionte Christmas |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Runners-up | Panathinaikos |
| Finals MVP | Vassilis Spanoulis |
Teams
| Club | Home city |
|---|---|
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Ikaros Kallitheas | Kallithea, Athens |
| Ilysiakos | Ilisia, Athens |
| KAOD | Drama, Greece |
| Kavala | Kavala |
| Kolossos Rodou | Rhodes |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Peristeri | Peristeri, Athens |
| Rethymno | Rethymno |
Regular season
Standings
As of matchday 26th (final) on April 11, 2012 [2]
| Pos | Team | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | W | L | W | L | ||
| Olympiacos | 47 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2025 | 1600 | +425 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 46 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2114 | 1650 | +464 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Kolossos Rodou | 40 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1787 | 1696 | +91 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| Rethymno Aegean | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1881 | 1779 | +82 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Panionios | 38 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1745 | 1630 | +115 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Kavala | 37 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1708 | 1764 | -56 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Aris | 35 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1770 | 1748 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| PAOK | 34 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1658 | 1784 | -126 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| KAOD | 33 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1787 | 1900 | -113 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Ikaros Kallitheas | 32 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1723 | 1892 | -169 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Ilysiakos | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1639 | 1802 | -163 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| Peristeri | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1529 | 1742 | -213 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| Maroussi | 25 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1631 | 1990 | -359 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
| Qualified to League Playoffs | |
| Relegated to HEBA A2 2012–13 |
Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 81 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | PAOK | 53 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 83 | 90 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Panionios | 67 | 65 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rethymno Aegean | 71 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Panionios | 83 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 84 | 79 | 84 | 74 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 78 | 81 | 72 | 84 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 83 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aris | 68 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 103 | 102 | 68 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 67 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 82 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kavala | 61 | 67 | 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 71 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Panionios | 68 | 81 | 66 | 88 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinal 1
- Game 1
- Game 2
Quarterfinal 2
- Game 1
- Game 2
Quarterfinal 3
- Game 1
- Game 2
Quarterfinal 4
- Game 1
- Game 2
Semi-finals 1
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
Semi-finals 2
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
- Game 4
3rd Place play-offs
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
- Game 4
- Game 5
Finals
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
- Game 4
- Game 5
Final league standings
| Position | Team | Overall Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Losses | |||
| Olympiacos | 34 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 35 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Panionios | 34 | 19 | 15 | ||
| Kolossos | 35 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Rethymno Aegean | 26 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Kavala | 26 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Aris | 26 | 11 | 15 | ||
| PAOK | 26 | 10 | 16 | ||
| KAOD | 24 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Ikaros Kallitheas | 24 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Ilysiakos | 24 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Peristeri | 24 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Maroussi | 24 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season | |
| Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season | |
| Relegation to HEBA A2 2012–13 |
Kolossos and Rethymno forfeited their places in the Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season.
| Greek Basket League 2011–12 Champions |
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| Olympiacos 10th Title |