2020–21 Greek Basket League

{{Short description|81st season of the Greek Basket League}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| prevseason = 2019–20

| nextseason = 2021–22

| title = Greek Basket League

| extra information =

| image =

| caption =

| season = 2020–21

| champions = Panathinaikos
(39th title)

| runners_up = Lavrio

| third_place = AEK

| promoted =

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers=

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers=

| continentalcup3 =

| continentalcup3 qualifiers=

| continentalcup4 =

| continentalcup4 qualifiers=

| teams = 12

| games =

| dates = October 24 2020 – June 2021

| top_seed =

| TV =

| MVP = {{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Papapetrou | MVP_link = | MVP_n =

| finals_MVP = {{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Papapetrou| finals_MVP_link = | finals_MVP_n =

| playoffs_MVP = | playoffs_MVP_link = | playoffs_MVP_n =

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| award8 = | award8_winner = | award8_link = | award8_n =

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| top_scorer ={{flagicon|TUR}} Kerem Kanter | ppg_n = | ppg = 382

| rebounds_leader ={{flagicon|TUR}} Kerem Kanter | rpg_n = | rpg = 162

| assists_leader ={{flagicon|GRE}} Vasilis Xanthopoulos | apg_n = | apg = 138

| PIR_leader = Kerem Kanter | pir = 402| pir_n = TUR

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}}

The 2020–21 Greek Basket League, also known as the 2020–21 Stoiximan Greek Basket League for sponsorship reasons, is the 81st season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season begun on 24 October 2020.

Teams

=Promotion and relegation=

;Relegated from the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season:

Ifaistos Lemnos, Rethymno Cretan Kings and Panionios decided not to participate in the Greek Basket League in the 2020–21 season, due to financial problems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/heba/1069680/rethymno-and-ifaistos-owners-leave-their-respective-clubs/|title = Rethymno and Ifaistos will not participate in the Greek League next season|date = 12 June 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.esake.gr/el/FAF04C5D|title = Αποχώρηση της ΚΑΕ Πανιώνιος, νέα κλήρωση και μετάθεση του τζάμπολ για τις 17/10}}

;Promoted from the Greek A2 Basket League 2019–20 season:

Messolonghi won the A2 League championship, and was thus promoted to the first tier level, for the first time in its history. Diagoras Dryopideon entered in the first league and absorbed by Ionikos Nikaias on 9 July 2020.[https://politic.gr/sports/basket-league-o-ionikos-nikeas-agorase-to-afm-tou-diagora-dryopideon/ Ο Ιωνικός Νίκαιας αγόρασε το ΑΦΜ του Διαγόρα Δρυοπιδέων politic.gr]

=Locations and arenas=

{{Location map+

|Greece

|border =

|caption = Location of clubs for the 2020–21 Greek Basket League season.

|float = right

|label =

|AlternativeMap = Greece location map.svg

|width = 450

|places =

{{Location map~|Greece|position=left|lat=38|long=23.77 |label=AEK
Ionikos
Panathinaikos
Peristeri}}

{{Location map~|Greece|lat=40.65|long=22.97|label=Aris
Iraklis
PAOK}}

{{Location map~|Greece|position=right|lat=36.32|long=28.2 |label=Kolossos }}

{{Location map~|Greece|lat=39.65|long=22.42|label=Larisa}}

{{Location map~|Greece|lat=37.72|long=24.03|label=Lavrio}}

{{Location map~|Greece|position=left|lat=38.20|long=21.72 |label=Promitheas}}

{{Location map~|Greece|position=left|lat=38.64|long=21.37 |label=Messolonghi}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! Location

! Arena

! Capacity

!{{Tooltip| App. | Appearances in the A1 National Category}}

AEK

| Athens (Marousi)

| OAKA Indoor Hall

| align=center |{{Nts|19443}}

|{{center|71}}

Aris

| Thessaloniki

| Alexandrio Melathron

| align=center | {{Nts|5138}}

| {{center|67}}

Messolonghi

| Agrinio

| Agrinio Indoor Hall

| align=center |{{Nts| 1,500}}

|{{center|1}}

Ionikos

| Piraeus (Nikaia)

| Platon Indoor Hall

| {{center|{{Nts|1200}}}}

| {{center|14}}

Iraklis

| Thessaloniki

| Ivanofeio Sports Arena

| {{center|{{Nts|2500}}}}

| {{center|53}}

Kolossos

| Rhodes

| Kallithea Palais des Sports

| align=center |{{Nts|1400}}

| {{center|15}}

Larisa

| Larissa

| Neapolis Indoor Arena

| align=center | {{Nts|4000}}

| {{center|2}}

Lavrio

| Lavrio

| Lavrio Indoor Hall

|align=center |{{Nts|1700}}

|{{center|6}}

Panathinaikos

| Athens (Marousi)

| OAKA Indoor Hall

| align=center |{{Nts|19443}}

|{{center|71}}

PAOK

| Thessaloniki (Pylaia)

| PAOK Sports Arena

| align=center |{{Nts|8162}}

|{{center|64}}

Peristeri

| Athens (Peristeri)

| Peristeri Arena

|align=center |{{Nts|4000}}

{{center|25}}
Promitheas

| Patras

| Dimitris Tofalos Arena

| align=center |{{Nts|4200}}

|{{center|5}}

Regular season

=League table=

{{2020–21 Greek Basket League Regular Season table}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/schedule/ esake.gr]

| update = January 31, 2021

| matches_style = BSR

| ot_note=yes

| team1= AEK | team2= ARIS | team3= ION | team4= IRA | team5= KOL | team6= LAR | team7= LAV | team8= MES | team9= PAN | team10= PAOK | team11= PER | team12= PRO

|name_AEK = AEK

|name_ARIS = Aris

|name_ION = Ionikos

|name_IRA = Iraklis

|name_KOL = Kolossos

|name_LAR = Larisa

|name_LAV = Lavrio

|name_MES = Messolonghi

|name_PER = Peristeri

|name_PAN = Panathinaikos

|name_PAOK = PAOK

|name_PRO = Promitheas

| match_AEK_ARIS = 84–67

| match_AEK_ION = 81-74

| match_AEK_IRA = 100-97 |

result_AEK_IRA=OT

| match_AEK_KOL = 89–72

| match_AEK_LAR = 87–68

| match_AEK_LAV = 94-97 |

result_AEK_LAV=OT

| match_AEK_MES = 98-76

| match_AEK_PER = 91–59

| match_AEK_PAN = 95–104

| match_AEK_PAOK = 76–56

| match_AEK_PRO = 75–82

| match_ARIS_AEK = 68-73

| match_ARIS_ION = 74-62

| match_ARIS_IRA = 81–75

| match_ARIS_KOL = 74–84

| match_ARIS_LAR = 70-52

| match_ARIS_LAV = 89–94

| match_ARIS_MES = 77–48

| match_ARIS_PER = 71–84

| match_ARIS_PAN = 75–93

| match_ARIS_PAOK = 71-77

| match_ARIS_PRO = 94–83

| match_ION_AEK = 68–81

| match_ION_ARIS = 68–64

| match_ION_IRA = 67–77

| match_ION_KOL = 86–85 |

result_ION_KOL=OT

| match_ION_LAR = 83-76

| match_ION_LAV = 88-89

| match_ION_MES = 100-85

| match_ION_PER = 75–80

| match_ION_PAN = 53–79

| match_ION_PAOK = 83-84

| match_ION_PRO = 86–77

| match_IRA_AEK = 72–79

| match_IRA_ARIS = 54-76

| match_IRA_ION = 75-78

| match_IRA_KOL = 66–65

| match_IRA_LAR = 73–69

| match_IRA_LAV = 60–77

| match_IRA_MES = 100-78

| match_IRA_PER = 71–75 |

result_IRA_PER=OT

| match_IRA_PAN = 66-100

| match_IRA_PAOK = 75–57

| match_IRA_PRO = 85–90

| match_KOL_AEK = 79-72

| match_KOL_ARIS = 83-72

| match_KOL_ION = 94–74

| match_KOL_IRA = 84-61

| match_KOL_LAR = 90–64

| match_KOL_LAV = 77–62

| match_KOL_MES = 66–77

| match_KOL_PER = 80–65

| match_KOL_PAN = 82-95

| match_KOL_PAOK = 84–85

| match_KOL_PRO = 79-84

| match_LAR_AEK = 76–75

| match_LAR_ARIS = 84–88

| match_LAR_ION = 76–97

| match_LAR_IRA = 80-76

| match_LAR_KOL = 82-73

| match_LAR_LAV = 58–66

| match_LAR_MES = 84–58

| match_LAR_PER = 78-98

| match_LAR_PAN = 89–98

| match_LAR_PAOK = 88-91 |

result_LAR_PAOK=OT

| match_LAR_PRO = 85–81

| match_LAV_AEK = 78–70

| match_LAV_ARIS = 92–71

| match_LAV_ION = 81–91

| match_LAV_IRA = 105-77

| match_LAV_KOL = 83-77 |

result_LAV_KOL=OT

| match_LAV_LAR = 81–75

| match_LAV_MES = 87–70

| match_LAV_PER = 88-71

| match_LAV_PAN = 92–82

| match_LAV_PAOK = 84–77

| match_LAV_PRO = 75–72

| match_MES_AEK = 66–87

| match_MES_ARIS = 73–70

| match_MES_ION = 79–66

| match_MES_IRA = 68–71

| match_MES_KOL = 87–77

| match_MES_LAR = 79-77

| match_MES_LAV = 75-79

| match_MES_PER = 63-70

| match_MES_PAN = 66–73

| match_MES_PAOK = 69–84

| match_MES_PRO = 82–88

| match_PER_AEK = 62–66

| match_PER_ARIS = 82–65

| match_PER_ION = 86–70

| match_PER_IRA = 70-79

| match_PER_KOL = 84–81

| match_PER_LAR = 82–78

| match_PER_LAV = 70–78

| match_PER_MES = 84–72

| match_PER_PAN = 68-74

| match_PER_PAOK = 76–67

| match_PER_PRO = 70-73

| match_PAN_AEK = 80–75

| match_PAN_ARIS = 94-72

| match_PAN_ION = 98-74

| match_PAN_IRA = 106–74

| match_PAN_KOL = 90–67

| match_PAN_LAR = 69–60

| match_PAN_LAV = 105-69

| match_PAN_MES = 102-68

| match_PAN_PER = 76–57

| match_PAN_PAOK = 96–67

| match_PAN_PRO = 78–80

| match_PAOK_AEK = 85-87 |

result_PAOK_AEK=OT

| match_PAOK_ARIS = 75–64

| match_PAOK_ION = 86–84

| match_PAOK_IRA = 79–72

| match_PAOK_KOL = 82-74

| match_PAOK_LAR = 91–93

| match_PAOK_LAV = 83–65

| match_PAOK_MES = 96–87

| match_PAOK_PER = 85-66

| match_PAOK_PAN = 68-74

| match_PAOK_PRO = 81-78

| match_PRO_AEK = 80-78

| match_PRO_ARIS = 90-69

| match_PRO_ION = 82-72

| match_PRO_IRA = 85–61

| match_PRO_KOL = 69–67

| match_PRO_LAR = 81–63

| match_PRO_LAV = 90–88

| match_PRO_MES = 84-68

| match_PRO_PER = 75–58

| match_PRO_PAN = 61-83

| match_PRO_PAOK = 83–80

}}

Playoffs

The eight highest ranked teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals will be played in a Best of 3 format while the rest of the series will be played in a Best of 5 format.

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=1|score-width=30|3rdplace=yes

||Panathinaikos|2

|Ionikos|0

||AEK|2

|PAOK|1

||Lavrio|2

|Kolossos|0

||Promitheas|2

|Peristeri|1

||Panathinaikos|3

|AEK|1

||Lavrio|3

|Promitheas|2

||Panathinaikos|3

|Lavrio|1

||Promitheas|1

|AEK|3

}}

=Quarterfinals=

{{ThreeLegStart}}

{{ThreeLegResult| Panathinaikos|| 2–0 |Ionikos||102–64|90–61|{{0}}}}

{{ThreeLegResult| AEK|| 2–1 |PAOK||102–89|73–81|87–81}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Lavrio|| 2–0 |Kolossos||87–68|88–84|{{0}}}}

{{ThreeLegResult| Promitheas|| 2–1 |Peristeri||66–83|90–79|86–58|}}

|}

=Semifinals=

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Panathinaikos|| 3–1|AEK||78–72|80–92|94-83|78-71|{{0}}}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Lavrio||3–2 |Promitheas||79–86|66-68|85-79 (OT)|92-77|81-74}}

|}

==Third-place series==

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Promitheas|| 1–3 |AEK||77-73|101-113|80-81|72-95|{{0}}}}

|}

=Finals=

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Panathinaikos|| 3–1|Lavrio||100-72|89-94 (OT)|103-74|82-66|{{0}}}}

|}

Final standings

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!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width=100|Team

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!Qualification or Relegation

bgcolor="#BBF3BB"

| 1

align=left|Panathinaikos

|32

|28

|4

| Qualification to the EuroLeague

bgcolor="87ceeb"

| 2

align=left|Lavrio

|33

|23

|10

| rowspan=2| Qualification to the Basketball Champions League

bgcolor="87ceeb"

| 3

align="left"| AEK

|33

|20

|13

bgcolor="#FFFC88"

| 4

align="left"| Promitheas

|34

|21

|13

| rowspan=1| Qualification to the EuroCup

bgcolor="87ceeb"

| 5

align=left| PAOK

|25

|14

|11

| rowspan=2| Qualification to the Basketball Champions League

bgcolor="87ceeb"

| 6

align="left"| Peristeri

|25

|12

|13

7align="left"| Kolossos

|24

|8

|16

bgcolor="#00FFFF"

| 8

align="left"| Ionikos

|24

|8

|16

| rowspan=1| Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup

9align="left"| Aris

|22

|7

|15

bgcolor="#00FFFF"

| 10

align="left"| Iraklis

|22

|7

|15

| rowspan=1| Qualification to the FIBA Europe Cup

11align="left"| Larisa

|22

|6

|16

bgcolor="FFCCCC"|

| 12

align="left"| Messolonghi

|22

|5

|17

| rowspan=1| Relegation to the Greek A2 League

Awards

All official awards of the 2020–21 Greek Basket League.

=[[Greek Basket League MVP|Greek League MVP]]=

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style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis PapapetrouPanathinaikos

=[[Greek Basket League Finals MVP|Greek League Finals MVP]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis PapapetrouPanathinaikos

=[[All-Greek Basketball League Team|All-Greek League Team]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| PG{{flagicon|GRE}} Vassilis MouratosLavrio
style="text-align:center;"| SG{{flagicon|USA}} Tyson CarterLavrio
style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis PapapetrouPanathinaikos
style="text-align:center;" | PF{{flagicon|GRE}} Dinos MitoglouPanathinaikos
style="text-align:center;" | C{{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos PapagiannisPanathinaikos

=[[Greek Basketball League Best Coach|Best Coach]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| HD{{flagicon|GRE}} Christos SerelisLavrio

=[[Greek Basketball League Best Defender|Best Defender]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|CUB}} Howard Sant-RoosPanathinaikos

=[[Greek Basketball League Best Young Player|Best Young Player]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| PF{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos ChougkazIonikos

=[[Greek Basketball League Most Improved Player|Most Improved Player]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| PG{{flagicon|GRE}} Vassilis MouratosLavrio

=[[Greek Basketball League Most Popular Player |Most Popular Player]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|CRO}} Mario HezonjaPanathinaikos

=[[Greek Basketball League Most Spectacular Player |Most Spectacular Player]]=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
style="text-align:center;"| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="text-align:center;"| Player

! style="text-align:center;"| Team

style="text-align:center;"| SF{{flagicon|CRO}} Mario HezonjaPanathinaikos

Statistical leaders

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.

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

= [[Performance index rating]] =

{{Bs sl header | PIR = yes}}

{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=TUR | player=Kerem Kanter | team=Kolossos Rodou | PIR=402}}

{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=USA | player=Dominic Artis | team=Kolossos Rodou | PIR=382}}

{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Jerian Grant | team=Panathinaikos | PIR=355}}

{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=GRE | player=Vassilis Kavvadas | team=Iraklis | PIR=370}}

{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Alpha Diallo | team=Lavrio | PIR=353}}

|}

= Points =

{{Bs sl header2 | points = yes }}

{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=TUR | player=Kerem Kanter | team=Kolossos Rodou | ppg=382}}

{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=USA | player=Dominic Artis | team=Kolossos Rodou | ppg=312}}

{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Tyson Carter | team=Lavrio | ppg=302}}

{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=CAN | player=Olivier Hanlan | team=Iraklis | ppg=300}}

{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Keith Langford | team=AEK | ppg=300}}

|}

= Rebounds =

{{Bs sl header2 | rebounds = yes }}

{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=TUR | player=Kerem Kanter | team=Kolossos Rodou | rpg=162}}

{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=GRE | player=Vassilis Kavvadas | team=Iraklis | rpg=161}}

{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Marvin Jones | team=Peristeri | rpg=157}}

{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=GRE | player=Ioannis Kouzeloglou | team=Aris | rpg=152}}

{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=GRE | player=Nikos Chougkaz | team=Ionikos | rpg=142}}

|}

= Assists =

{{Bs sl header2 | assists = yes }}

{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=GRE | player=Vassilis Xanthopoulos | team=Kolossos Rodou | apg=138}}

{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=GRE | player=Vassilis Mouratos | team=Lavrio | apg=127}}

{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Dominic Artis | team=Kolossos Rodou | apg=118}}

{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=USA | player=Jerian Grant | team=Promitheas Patras| apg=103}}

{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Shelvin Mack | team=Panathinaikos | apg=93}}

|}

Source:{{Cite web |title=Στατιστικά - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. |url=https://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeStats?idchampionship=03FFA3AC&idseason=00000001 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=- Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε.}}

{{col-end}}

Clubs in European-wide competitions

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Competition

! Result

Panathinaikosrowspan="1" style="background:#ff6d09;color:#ffffff;text-align:center"| EuroLeaguestyle="text-align:center" | Regular season, 16th place
Promitheasrowspan="1" style="background-color:#0010CE;color:white;text-align:center" |EuroCupstyle="text-align:center" | Regular season, 6th place
AEKrowspan="3" style="background-color:#071D49;color:#D0D3D4;text-align:center"|FIBA Champions Leaguestyle="text-align:center" | Playoffs, Top-16, 3rd place
Peristeristyle="text-align:center" | Regular season, 3rd place
rowspan=2| Iraklisstyle="text-align:center" | Qualification Group B, Semifinals
rowspan=2 style="background-color:#0080C8;color:white;text-align:center"|FIBA Europe Cupstyle="text-align:center" | Playoffs, Quarterfinals

See also

References

{{reflist}}