2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup
The 2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup was the 44th edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were AEK.[1][2][3][4] The cup competition started on 15 September 2018 and ended on 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.[5][6]
| 2018–19 Greek Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Duration | 15 September 2018 – 17 February 2019 |
| Number of teams | 62 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Panathinaikos OPAP (19th title) |
| Runners-up | PAOK |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Format
The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2016–17 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2017–18 Greek Cup quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season; along with all of the teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League's 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League's 2017–18 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.
Preliminary rounds
Round 1
Saturday 2018–09–15
| Score |
|---|
| 52 – 76 |
| 89 – 78 |
| 81 – 68 |
| 71 – 53 |
| 79 – 74 |
| 72 – 64 |
| 76 – 71 |
| 64 – 60 |
| 63 – 71 |
| 71 – 64 |
| 76 – 60 |
| 68 – 45 |
| 60 – 72 |
| 52 – 59 |
| 70 – 74 |
| 64 – 61 |
Round 2
Wednesday 2018–09–19
| Score |
|---|
| 69 – 72 |
| 76 – 73 |
| 20 – 0 |
| 62 – 72 |
| 55 – 63 |
| 74 – 83 |
| 67 - 74 |
| 74 – 104 |
| 60 – 71 |
| 70 – 58 |
| 48 – 74 |
| 66 – 98 |
| 63 – 75 |
| 82 – 74 |
| 71 – 74 |
| 83 – 72 |
Note: Aiolos Trikalon decided to forfeit their game against Faiakas Kerkyras.
Round 3
Saturday 22 or Sunday 2018–09–23
| Score |
|---|
| 68 – 75 |
| 71 – 61 |
| 81 – 82 |
| 70 – 69 |
| 74 – 63 |
| 78 – 74 |
| 96 – 86 |
| 67 – 65 |
Round 1
Wednesday 2018–09–26
| Σκορ |
|---|
| 80 – 84 |
| 88 – 75 |
| 106 – 104 |
| 90 – 72 |
Round 2
| Score |
|---|
| 90 – 69 |
| 85 – 78 |
Final rounds
| Quarterfinals 3 November 2018 | Semifinals 13 February 2019 | Final 17 February 2019 | ||||||||
| Kymi | 74 | |||||||||
| Peristeri | 73 | |||||||||
| Kymi | 61 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 72 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 82 | |||||||||
| AEK | 80 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 73 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 79 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 84 | |||||||||
| Kolossos H Hotels | 53 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 20 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 0 | |||||||||
| Promitheas | 68 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 76 | |||||||||
Note: Olympiacos decided to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.[7]
| Greek Basketball Cup Finals |
| 44th Final |
| 17 February 2019 – Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Panathinaikos – PAOK 79–73 (46–36), Quarters: 29–15, 46–36, 59–58, 79–73. Referees: Papapetrou, Karakatsounis, Tsarouchas |
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Panathinaikos (Pitino): Calathes 19, Langford 17, Gist 14, Thomas 12, Papapetrou 10, Antetokounmpo 5, Mitoglou 2, Payne, Kilpatrick, Lekavičius, Vougioukas, Papagiannis |
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PAOK (Papatheodorou): Hatcher 23, Goss 15, Margaritis 13, Garrett 10, Jones 9, Zaras 3, Jefferson, Tepić, Chrysikopoulos, Koniaris, Tsochlas, Schizas |
Awards
Finals Most Valuable Player
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Panathinaikos |
Finals Top Scorer
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| PAOK |
References
- Σταύρου, Χάρης (2018). "Βασίλισσα ξανά και Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας για το 2018 η ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Μελάγιες, Κωνσταντίνος (2018). "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 83-88 (pics & vid)". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Georgakopoulos, George (2018). "AEK breaks Greek duopoly to win the Cup". ekathimerini.com. Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- "Στατιστικά Κυπέλλου Ανδρών". basket.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Ρήγας, Δημήτρης (2019). "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 73-79: Κυπελλούχοι Ελλάδας οι πράσινοι". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Ρήγας, Δημήτρης (2019). "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Πολυνίκης του θεσμού ο Παναθηναϊκός με 19 κατακτήσεις". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Stroggylakis, Antonis (2019). "Olympiacos decided to forfeit the semifinal Greek Cup game against Panathinaikos in protest for the refs". eurohoops.net. Online. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "MVP του τελικού ο Καλάθης". sdna.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
Στον Νικ Καλάθη κατέληξε το βραβείο του πολυτιμότερου παίκτη του φετινού τελικού Κυπέλλου.
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)