The Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is a governing body for basketball in Greece

Basketball in Greece

The sport of basketball in Greece erupted with the sensational win in the EuroBasket 1987 in Piraeus, which caused a true basketball euphoria in the country, whose effects can still be felt today...

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Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

, it is known as the ΕΣΑΚΕ. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the HEBA A1 and the HEBA A2 divisions, and oversees the HEBA Greek All Star Game

HEBA Greek All Star Game

The Greek HEBA All-Star Game, also known as the Greek ΕΣΑΚΕ All Star Game is the All Star Game of the HEBA Greek basketball association for men, was founded and organized by GUS SARIANIDES which features players from the top Greek pro basketball league the HEBA A1 Division. The game is played in a...

. It has been in charge of professional club basketball in Greece since the 1992-93 basketball season, when it took over those duties from the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.)

Hellenic Basketball Federation

The Hellenic Basketball Federation , is a governing body for basketball in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece. From 1969 to 1992, the E.O.K. oversaw the Greek National Basketball League, before it was taken over by HEBA, starting with the 1992-93...

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English and Greek logos

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External links

• Official ESAKE (HEBA) Site