2001–02 Greek Basket League

The 2001–02 Greek Basket League season was the 62nd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 10th season of Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was AEK Athens, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals.[1] The clubs Dafni and KAOD were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Nikos Chatzivrettas, a player of Iraklis.[2] Dimos Dikoudis, player of AEK Athens, was named the MVP of the league.[3]

2001–02 Greek Basket League season
LeagueGreek Basket League
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsAEK Athens
Season MVPGreece Dimos Dikoudis
Top scorerGreece Nikos Chatzivrettas 578 Points
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsAEK Athens
  Runners-upOlympiacos
Finals MVPGreece Dimos Dikoudis
Greek Basket League seasons

Teams

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Club Home city
AEK Athens Athens
Aris Thessaloniki
Dafni Dafni, Athens
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Nea Filadelfeia, Athens
Irakleio Irakleio
Iraklis Thessaloniki
KAOD Drama
Maroussi Maroussi, Athens
Near East Kaisariani, Athens
Olympiacos Piraeus
Panathinaikos Athens
Panionios Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK Thessaloniki
Peristeri Peristeri, Athens

Regular season

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Pos Team Total Home Away
Pts Pld W L F A GD W L W L
1. AEK Athens 49 26 23 3 2302 1948 354 13 0 10 3
2. Panathinaikos 47 26 21 5 2181 2006 175 13 0 8 5
3. Olympiacos 46 26 20 6 2247 1961 286 11 2 9 4
4. Iraklis 43 26 17 9 1974 1856 118 12 1 5 8
5. Panionios 40 26 14 12 2078 2002 76 9 4 5 8
6. Peristeri 40 26 14 12 1987 2008 -21 10 3 4 9
7. Maroussi 39 26 13 13 2138 2127 11 8 5 5 8
8. PAOK 38 26 12 14 2120 2115 5 11 2 1 12
9. Irakleio 37 26 11 15 2131 2159 -28 7 6 4 9
10. Aris 35 26 9 17 2098 2206 -108 6 7 3 10
11. Ionikos N.F. 34 26 8 18 2094 2331 -237 4 9 4 9
12. Near East 33 26 7 19 1983 2164 -181 6 7 1 12
13. KAO Dramas 33 26 7 19 2079 2350 -271 6 7 1 12
14. Dafni 32 26 6 20 2000 2179 -179 5 8 1 12

Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com

Playoffs

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Positions 1-6

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 AEK Athens 2
4 Iraklis 2 4 Iraklis 0
5 Panionios 1 1 AEK Athens 3
3 Olympiacos 2
2 Panathinaikos 0
3 Olympiacos 2 3 Olympiacos 2
6 Peristeri 1

Positions 7-12

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
7 Maroussi 2
10 Aris 2 10 Aris 0
11 Ionikos 1 7 Maroussi 2
8 PAOK 1
8 PAOK 2
9 Irakleio 2 9 Irakleio 1
12 Near East 1

The finals

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Final standings

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Pos Team Overall record
Pld W L
1. AEK Athens 33 28 5
2. Olympiacos 36 26 10
3. Panathinaikos 28 21 7
4. Iraklis 31 19 12
5. Panionios 29 15 14
6. Peristeri 29 15 14
7. Maroussi 31 17 14
8. PAOK 32 15 17
9. Irakleio 32 14 18
10. Aris 31 11 20
11. Ionikos N.F. 29 9 20
12. Near East 29 8 21
13. KAO Dramas 26 7 19
14. Dafni 26 6 20

Top Players

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Category Player Team Average
Points   Nikos Hatzivrettas Iraklis 22,2
Rebounds   Kirk King Marousi 9,9
Assists   Theodoros Papaloukas Olympiacos 4,1
Steals   Nikos Vetoulas Near East 2,5
Blocks   Anatoly Zourpenko Near East 1,6

Clubs in international competitions

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Team Competition Result
Panathinaikos EuroLeague Final 4, 1st place
Olympiacos Top 16, 2nd place
AEK Top 16, 3rd place
Peristeri Regular season, 7th place
Panionios FIBA Saporta Cup Quarterfinals, Home and away format
Iraklis Round of 16, Home and away format
Maroussi FIBA Korać Cup Semifinals, Home and away format
PAOK Round of 32, 3rd place

References

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  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.
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