The Greek Basket League 2008–09 season was the 69th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest professional basketball

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. The 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and will end on Sunday, May 10, 2009.

Standings

Pos	Team	Total							Home		Away
		Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	D	W	L	W	L
1	Olympiacos	51	26	25	1	2229	1826	+403	13	0	12	1
2	Panathinaikos	48	26	22	4	2277	1797	+480	13	0	9	4
3	Aris Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	45	26	19	7	1883	1775	+108	11	2	8	5
4	Maroussi Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...	43	26	17	9	2035	1921	+114	9	4	8	5
5	Panellinios	43	26	17	9	2037	1888	+149	10	3	7	6
6	Panionios Panionios Forthnet Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...	42	26	16	10	1948	1931	+17	10	3	6	7
7	PAOK	38	26	12	14	2005	1991	+14	9	4	3	10
8	Kolossos Rodou Kolossos Rodou BC Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...	38	26	12	14	1900	1988	-88	8	5	4	9
9	AEK Athens	37	26	11	15	1896	1998	-102	8	5	3	10
10	Kavala Panorama BC Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English...	35	26	9	17	1765	1948	-183	7	6	2	11
11	Olympia Larissa Olympia Larissa BC GS Olympia Larissa BC is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and green...	34	26	8	18	1769	1907	-138	5	8	3	10
12	Trikala Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...	32	26	6	20	1901	2115	-214	5	8	1	12
13	Egaleo	32	26	6	20	1793	2035	-242	4	9	2	11
14	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	28	26	2	24	1833	2151	-318	2	11	0	13

Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference

	Qualification to League Playoffs
	Relegation Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...  to HEBA A2

Results

Results as of December 19, 2008

	AEK	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	ARI Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	EGA	KAV Panorama BC Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English...	KOL Kolossos Rodou BC Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...	MAR Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...	OLL Olympia Larissa BC GS Olympia Larissa BC is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and green...	OLY	PAO	PGS	PAN Panionios Forthnet Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...	PAOK	TRI Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...
AEK Athens				| 71-57		78-59		72-70			59-72	85-87		|
AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	63-62					69-76			72-90					73-71
Aris Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	77-61			75-57		72-53	83-73				70-64		87-76
Egaleo					72-77			72-81	65-90	81-96
Kavala Panorama BC Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English...
Kolossos Rodou Kolossos Rodou BC Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...										66-92				|
Maroussi Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...				66-72		82-67
Olympia Larissa Olympia Larissa BC GS Olympia Larissa BC is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and green...									66-82					67-66
Olympiacos			74-57
Panathinaikos		102-58					82-54
Panellinios								82-60
Panionios Panionios Forthnet Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...
PAOK											60-74	76-80
Trikala Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...													66-77

Points

#	Name	Team	Points
1	Steven Smith Steven Smith (basketball) Steven Alexander Smith is an American professional basketball player. He played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers. He is a 6'9" 250 lb...	Kolossos Rodou Kolossos Rodou BC Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...	189
2	Anthony Grundy Anthony Grundy Anthony Montreace Grundy is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 3 in point guard-shooting guard...	Panellinios	179
3	Kostas Vassiliadis Kostas Vassiliadis Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m tall swingman.-Pro career:...	PAOK	163
4	Torin Francis Torin Francis Torin Jamal Francis is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'10¾" tall and he plays forward-center.-College career:...	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	156
5	Josh Childress Josh Childress Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High...	Olympiacos	155

Rebounds

#	Name	Team	Rebounds
1	Torin Francis Torin Francis Torin Jamal Francis is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'10¾" tall and he plays forward-center.-College career:...	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	94
2	K'Zell Wesson K'zell Wesson K'zell Ray Wesson, correctly spelled K'Zell Ray Wesson and pronounced Kay-Zell is an American professional basketball player. He is 6' 7.5" in height and he weighs 242 lbs. . He plays the position of power forward-center...	PAOK	77
3	Chris Massie	Trikala Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...	72
4	Spencer Nelson Spencer Nelson Spencer Howells Nelson is an American-born Azerbaijani naturalized professional basketball player, currently playing for CB Gran Canaria in the Spanish ACB. At 6'8", he plays both forward positions, although he is mainly considered as a power forward...	Aris Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	71
5	Travon Bryant Travon Bryant Travon Levar Bryant is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'9½" in height and he weighs 245 lbs. . He is a forward-center.-Amateur career:...	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	70

Assists

#	Name	Team	Assists
1	William Avery William Avery William Avery may refer to:* Bill Avery , Nebraska politician and professor* William Avery , who piloted the aircraft of Octave Chanute* William Avery , American professional basketball player...	Trikala Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...	39
2	Anthony Grundy Anthony Grundy Anthony Montreace Grundy is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 3 in point guard-shooting guard...	Panellinios	37
3	Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....	Olympiacos	36
4	Dimitris Diamantidis Dimitris Diamantidis Dimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m , Diamantidis mainly plays at the point guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard, as well as to assume the small forward position, being utilized as a point forward...	Panathinaikos	35
5	Giorgos Apostolidis Giorgos Apostolidis Giorgos Apostolidis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m in height...	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	34

Steals

#	Name	Team	Steals
1	Aaron Miles Aaron Miles (basketball) Aaron Marquez Miles is an American professional basketball player for Krasnie Krilya, a team in Samara, Russia. At 1.86 m in height, he plays at point guard.-High school career:...	Panionios Panionios Forthnet Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...	20
2	Anthony Grundy Anthony Grundy Anthony Montreace Grundy is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 3 in point guard-shooting guard...	Panellinios	18
3	Giorgos Kalaitzis Giorgos Kalaitzis Giorgos Kalaitzis ; born August 29, 1976 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player.-Club career:...	Panellinios	16
4	D.J. Thompson D.J. Thompson D.J. Thompson is an American professional basketball player. He is 1.74 m in height and he plays the point guard position...	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	15
5	Manolis Papamakarios Manolis Papamakarios Emmanouil "Manolis" Papamakarios is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:...	Panellinios	15

Blocks

#	Name	Team	Blocks
1	Torin Francis Torin Francis Torin Jamal Francis is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'10¾" tall and he plays forward-center.-College career:...	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....	12
2	Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.09 m power forward...	Panathinaikos	11
3	Chris Massie	Trikala Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...	10
4	Josh Childress Josh Childress Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High...	Olympiacos	10
5	Travon Bryant Travon Bryant Travon Levar Bryant is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'9½" in height and he weighs 245 lbs. . He is a forward-center.-Amateur career:...	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	9

Playoffs

This is the outlook for the 2009 Α1 playoffs. Teams in italics have home advantage. Teams in bold advance to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each game.

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	Panathinaikos
2	Olympiacos
3	Maroussi Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...
4	Aris Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
5	Panellinios
6	Panionios
7	PAOK
8	Kolossos Rodou Kolossos Rodou BC Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...
9	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....
10	Kavala
11	Olympia Larissa Olympia Larissa BC GS Olympia Larissa BC is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and green...
12	Trikala
13	Egaleo
14	AEL AEL 1964 BC AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....

	Euroleague Euroleague 2008-09 The Euroleague 2008-09 season was the ninth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella. The season, which featured 24 teams from 13 different countries, culminated in the 2008-09 Euroleague Final Four at the new O2 World arena in Berlin,...
	Relegation Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...  to HEBA A2

Greek Basket League 2008-09 Champions
Panathinaikos 30th Title

External links

• Official HEBA Site
• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
• Galanis Sports Data