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 437 Points (18.2 PPG) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Runners-up | Panathinaikos |
| Finals MVP |  Georgios Printezis &
Kostas Papanikolaou |
Teams
edit
Location of teams in Greek Basket League 2011–12
Regular season
editStandings
editAs 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 | ||
| 1. | Olympiacos | 47 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2025 | 1600 | +425 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 46 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2114 | 1650 | +464 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 3. | Kolossos Rodou | 40 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1787 | 1696 | +91 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4. | Rethymno Aegean | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1881 | 1779 | +82 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5. | Panionios | 38 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1745 | 1630 | +115 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 6. | Kavala | 37 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1708 | 1764 | -56 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7. | Aris | 35 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1770 | 1748 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8. | PAOK | 34 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1658 | 1784 | -126 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9. | KAOD | 33 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1787 | 1900 | -113 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 32 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1723 | 1892 | -169 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1639 | 1802 | -163 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 12. | Peristeri | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1529 | 1742 | -213 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 13. | 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
editTeams 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
edit| 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 | - | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 67 | 71 | 73 | 66 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 82 | 73 | - | 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 71 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Kavala | 61 | 67 | - | 5 | Panionios | 68 | 81 | 66 | 88 | 73 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinal 1
edit- Game 1
19 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 81–53 | PAOK |
| Scoring by quarter: 34-6, 23-15, 15-16, 9-16 | ||
| Pts: Antić 18 Rebs: Antić 9 Asts: Sloukas 7 |
Pts: Dikoudis 10 Rebs: Aleksić 6 Asts: Pappas 4 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Referees: Kyriakos Tavoulareas, Athanasios Deslis, Kyriakos Pantelidis |
- Game 2
21 April 2012
18:00 EEST |
| PAOK | 61–68 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 11-17, 15-18, 15-13 | ||
| Pts: Pappas 15 Rebs: Aleksić, Pettway 8 Asts: Pappas 5 |
Pts: Spanoulis 15 Rebs: Dorsey 8 Asts: Spanoulis 4 | |
Quarterfinal 2
edit- Game 1
18 April 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Rethymno Aegean | 71–83 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 37-43, 50-63, 71-83 | ||
| Pts: Christmas 17 Rebs: Petway 9 Asts: Tsochlas 4 |
Pts: Barlos 19 Rebs: Stepheson 11 Asts: Xanthopoulos 9 | |
Rethymno Indoor Hall, Rethymno
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Georgios Andrikopoulos |
- Game 2
20 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panionios | 74–67 | Rethymno Aegean |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-24, 14-11, 28-13, 20-19 | ||
| Pts: Xanthopoulos 21 Rebs: Stepheson, Xanthopoulos 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 |
Pts: Christmas 30 Rebs: Latovic 6 Asts: Christmas 3 | |
Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: in camera Referees: Anastasios Poloïdis, Petros Papapetrou, Christos Panagiotou |
Quarterfinal 3
edit- Game 1
19 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panathinaikos | 83–68 | Aris |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 18-25, 26-5, 19-20 | ||
| Pts: Logan 14 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 |
Pts: Verginis 18 Rebs: Kerusch 7 Asts: Verginis 4 | |
- Game 2
21 April 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Aris | 65–88 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 18-25, 17-22, 12-20 | ||
| Pts: Bogris 16 Rebs: Bogris 8 Asts: Verginis 5 |
Pts: Logan 13 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 | |
Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
Referees: Ilias Koromilas, Konstantinos Xenikakis, Argyrios Kaldiris |
Quarterfinal 4
edit- Game 1
18 April 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Kolossos Rodou | 82–61 | Kavala |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 21-23, 17-7, 24-16 | ||
| Pts: Hatten 23 Rebs: two players 6 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: Angelopoulos 13 Rebs: Simtsak 6 Asts: Stefanidis 3 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: V. Afentoulidis, D. Mpitis, G. Georgiadis |
- Game 2
21 April 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Kavala | 67–73 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 10-21, 21-13, 18-19 | ||
| Pts: Angelopoulos 23 Rebs: Simtsak 11 Asts: Pašalić 3 |
Pts: Tsamis, Hopson 14 Rebs: Tsamis 5 Asts: Hatten 7 | |
Kalamitsa Sports Center, Kavala
Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Panagiotis Diamantis, Andreas Vardalos |
Semi-finals 1
edit- Game 1
24 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 83–67 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 19-15, 25-16, 16-13 | ||
| Pts: Dorsey, Spanoulis 13 Rebs: Dorsey 7 Asts: Sloukas 4 |
Pts: Diebler 17 Rebs: Diebler 6 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Ioannis Foufis, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Christos Panagiotou |
- Game 2
26 April 2012
17:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 90–65 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-6, 22-24, 24-18, 17-17 | ||
| Pts: Spanoulis 21 Rebs: Dorsey 8 Asts: Spanoulis 7 |
Pts: Nađfeji, Keys 13 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: five players 2 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Kyriakos Tavoulareas, Georgios Andrikopoulos |
- Game 3
28 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panionios | 66–87 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 14-23, 21-21, 13-21 | ||
| Pts: Keys 18 Rebs: Sarikopoulos 9 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 |
Pts: Printezis 17 Rebs: Dorsey 6 Asts: Spanoulis 10 | |
Semi-finals 2
edit- Game 1
24 April 2012
17:00 EEST |
| Panathinaikos | 103–67 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-20, 30-12, 29-18, 21-17 | ||
| Pts: Kaimakoglou, Vougioukas 13 Rebs: Vougioukas 5 Asts: Diamantidis 8 |
Pts: Hopson 19 Rebs: Boykin, Panos 5 Asts: Liakopoulos, Hatten 3 | |
Olympic Indoor Hall
Referees: Spyridon Gontas, Nikos Somos, Konstantinos Mitsopoulos |
- Game 2
26 April 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panathinaikos | 102–71 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 23-13, 21-13, 30-25 | ||
| Pts: Marić 16 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 |
Pts: Hatten 17 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 9 Asts: Kalaitzis 5 | |
Olympic Indoor Hall
Referees: Ioannis Koromilas, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos, Kyriakos Poursanidis |
- Game 3
28 April 2012
17:00 EEST |
| Kolossos Rodou | 73–68 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 13-14, 17-18, 23-16 | ||
| Pts: Liakopoulos 17 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Liakopoulos, Kalaitzis 2 |
Pts: Vougioukas 14 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Diamantidis 3 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Dimitris Bitis, Asterios Goumas |
- Game 4
30 April 2012
17:00 EEST |
| Kolossos Rodou | 66–74 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-16, 13-17, 18-24, 21-17 | ||
| Pts: Liakopoulos 20 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 8 Asts: Tsamis 3 |
Pts: Vougioukas 17 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6 Asts: Jasikevičius, Logan 3 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Vasilis Afentoulidis, Georgios Andrikopoulos |
3rd Place play-offs
edit- Game 1
9 May 2012
17:00 EEST |
| Kolossos Rodou | 71–68 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 12-19, 23-20, 22-11 | ||
| Pts: Hatten 15 Rebs: Tsamis, Asmimakopoulos 7 Asts: Hatten 5 |
Pts: Barlos 19 Rebs: Diebler 8 Asts: Xanthopoulos 7 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Spyridon Gontas, Petros Papapetrou, Kyriakos Tavoulareas |
- Game 2
12 May 2012
17:30 EEST |
| Panionios | 81–64 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-25, 18-11, 24-8, 11-20 | ||
| Pts: Keys 16 Rebs: Athanasoulas 5 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 |
Pts: Hopson, Liakopoulos 10 Rebs: Harissis 8 Asts: Liakopoulos 4 | |
Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Ilias Koromilas, Dimitris Bitis |
- Game 3
16 May 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Kolossos Rodou | 70–66 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 17-16, 16-10, 17-21 | ||
| Pts: Hatten 13 Rebs: Tsamis 6 Asts: Harissis 4 |
Pts: Keys 20 Rebs: Barlos 6 Asts: three players 3 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Anastasios Piloïdis, Charalabos Karakatsounis, Alexandros Psarianos |
- Game 4
19 May 2012
16:00 EEST |
| Panionios | 88–71 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 25-24, 24-19, 20-17 | ||
| Pts: Nađfeji 15 Rebs: Barlos 8 Asts: Xanthopoulos 8 |
Pts: Liakopoulos 19 Rebs: Boykin 7 Asts: Harissis 3 | |
Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Chrisostomos Schinas, Ioannis Foufis, Asterios Goumas |
- Game 5
22 May 2012
17:00 EEST |
[Report]
|
| Kolossos Rodou | 63–73 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 18-21, 14-16, 13-18 | ||
| Pts: Asimakopoulos 16 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 6 Asts: Liakopoulos 5 |
Pts: Diebler 20 Rebs: Kavvadas 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 7 | |
Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Spyridon Gontas, Panagiotis Anastopoulos |
Finals
edit- Game 1
21 May 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 84–78 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 26-13, 17-19, 26-26 | ||
| Pts: Printezis 18,
Papanikolaou 16,
Hines 13, Asts: Spanoulis 5 |
Pts: Vougioukas 20 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Diamantidis 6 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Ioannis Foufis, Vassilis Afedoulidis |
- Game 2
24 May 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panathinaikos | 81–79 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 18-22, 29-18, 14-20 | ||
| Pts: Diamantidis 23 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 10 Asts: Diamantidis 4 |
Pts: Hines 18,
Papanikolaou 11,
Spanoulis,
Printezis 10 | |
- Game 3
27 May 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 84–72 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 24-17, 16-16, 15-21 | ||
| Pts: Printezis 16,
Spanoulis 15, Rebs: Dorsey 9, Papanikolaou 5 Asts: Spanoulis 4 |
Pts: Batiste, Diamantidis 12 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 7 Asts: Calathes 6 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Ilias Koromilas |
- Game 4
30 May 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Panathinaikos | 84–74 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 22-19, 19-20, 29-16 | ||
| Pts: Diamantidis 15 Rebs: Batiste 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 |
Pts: Law 16,
Printezis 9,
Papanikolaou,
Spanoulis 8 Asts: Spanoulis 8 | |
- Game 5
2 June 2012
19:00 EEST |
| Olympiacos | 82–76 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 24-16, 22-20, 12-20 | ||
| Pts: Spanoulis 24,
Printezis 14 Rebs: Printezis, Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Law, Spanoulis, Mantzaris 2 |
Pts: Calathes 17 Rebs: Perperoglou 8 Asts: Diamantidis 5 | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 16500 Referees: Chrysostomos Shinas, Spyridon Godas, Panagiotis Anastopoulos |
Final league standings
edit| Position | Team | Overall Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Losses | |||
| 1. | Olympiacos | 34 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 35 | 29 | 6 | |
| 3. | Panionios | 34 | 19 | 15 | |
| 4. | Kolossos | 35 | 21 | 14 | |
| 5. | Rethymno Aegean | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
| 6. | Kavala | 26 | 13 | 13 | |
| 7. | Aris | 26 | 11 | 15 | |
| 8. | PAOK | 26 | 10 | 16 | |
| 9. | KAOD | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 24 | 8 | 16 | |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 24 | 7 | 17 | |
| 12. | Peristeri | 24 | 7 | 17 | |
| 13. | 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 |
|---|
| Olympiacos 10th Title |
Awards
editMost Valuable Player
editFinals MVP
editTop scorer
editMost Improved Player
editDefensive Player of the Year
editBest Young Player
editCoach of the Year
edit
| All-Greek League Team | ||
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis
|
Panathinaikos |
| SG | Vassilis Spanoulis MVP
|
Olympiacos |
| SF | Kostas Papanikolaou
|
Olympiacos |
| PF | Georgios Printezis
|
Olympiacos |
| C |  Mike Batiste
|
Panathinaikos |
| All-Greek League Defensive Team[4] | ||
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis
|
Panathinaikos |
| SG | Vangelis Mantzaris
|
Olympiacos |
| SF | Kostas Papanikolaou
|
Olympiacos |
| PF | Kyle Hines
|
Olympiacos |
| C | Joey Dorsey Best Defender
|
Olympiacos |
Stats leaders
editGreek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season and playoff games.[5]
Points
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dionte Christmas |
Rethymno | 484 | 26 |
| 2. | Georgios Printezis |
Olympiacos | 427 | 34 |
| 3. | Angelos Tsamis |
Kolossos | 397 | 35 |
| 4. | Dimos Dikoudis |
PAOK | 383 | 26 |
| 5. | Marcus Hatten |
Kolossos | 379 | 34 |
Rebounds
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Aron Baynes |
Ikaros | 199 | 23 |
| 2. | Ruben Boykin |
Kolossos | 166 | 35 |
| 3. | Vassilis Simtsak |
Kavala | 166 | 26 |
| 4. |  Nana Enguaier |
Ilysiakos | 164 | 25 |
| 5. | Angelos Tsamis |
Kolossos | 162 | 35 |
Assists
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Xanthopoulos |
Olympiacos Panionios |
155 155 |
31 34 |
| 3. | Dimitris Diamantidis |
Panathinaikos | 146 | 33 |
| 4. |  Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
Panathinaikos | 110 | 35 |
| 5. | Nick Calathes |
Panathinaikos | 106 | 35 |
Clubs in international competitions
edit| Team | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 1st place |
| Panathinaikos | Final-4, 4th place | |
| PAOK | Qualifying rounds, Bracket A, First qualifying round | |
| Aris | EuroCup | Last 16, 4th place |
| PAOK | Regular season, 4th place |
References
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- ^ "Standings". Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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- ^ "ΚΟΡΥΦΑΙΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΙΚΟΣ ΤΗΣ Α1 Ο ΝΤΟΡΣΕΪ!". NewsNowgr.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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