The 2005–06 Greek Basket League season was the 66th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals. The teams Iraklis and Kolossos Rodou were relegated to the Greek A2 League.
Teams
ClubHome cityAEK AthensAthensApollon PatrasPatrasArisThessalonikiGymnastikosLarissaIraklisThessalonikiKolossos RodouRhodesMakedonikosKozani (temporarily)MaroussiMaroussi, AthensOlympia LarissaLarissaOlympiacosPiraeusPanathinaikosAthensPanelliniosAthensPanioniosNea Smyrni, AthensPAOKThessaloniki
Regular season
Standings PosTeamTotalHomeAwayPtsPldWLFAGDWLFAWLFA 1.Panathinaikos 2.Olympiacos 3.Maroussi 4.Aris 5.Panellinios 6.PAOK 7.AEK Athens 8.Panionios 9.Olympia Larissa 10.Apollon Patras 11.Gymnastikos 12.Makedonikos 13.Iraklis 14.Kolossos Rodou
Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
Playoff Relegation to HEBA A2
Results AEKAPOARIGYMIRAKOLMAKMAROLLOLYPAOPGSPANPAOKAEK Athens 80-8664-58105-6975-5978-6384-6780-7782-7976-8284-8570-6582-5960-79Apollon Patras74-81 58-7976-6385-59105-72100-11061-6666-7364-7086-8991-8290-8484-58Aris68-6684-69 79-6884-6566-5084-6662-5270-8770-6469-7364-7078-6291-79Gymnastikos90-8679-9484-91 83-8565-6373-6678-7084-8083-7472-8482-7885-7583-85Iraklis75-6859-7089-8065-47 78-7580-7174-7580-7176-8273-7567-7783-9478-67Kolossos Rodou69-7792-9475-7292-9561-58 91-9663-7987-7972-8461-8063-8066-6576-73Makedonikos73-8083-7360-75117-11484-6057-61 86-7483-7672-9968-8369-8072-5986-79Maroussi74-6979-7251-6686-6478-6375-6185-72 64-6382-6974-7752-5185-6589-70Olympia Larissa79-7280-5588-8388-8378-7467-6071-5662-67 72-9961-7967-6870-7473-74Olympiacos97-8485-6379-6687-6984-6082-6983-6671-6778-61 84-7788-8678-6494-71Panathinaikos81-64110-8880-7888-7476-57112-66114-7778-7389-8490-71 92-6598-7791-63Panellinios82-7480-6272-6077-6872-6092-8698-8265-7271-7865-9068-85 92-8269-80Panionios89-7583-7983-7679-6985-7574-7276-7479-6584-8078-8579-9469-73 84-75PAOK80-9188-7976-7990-8891-8895-7271-6468-7477-6567-9098-9674-7178-76
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) Panathinaikos vs. (8) Panionios Panathinaikos win the series 2-0 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Panathinaikos 86 – 69PanioniosOlympic Sports Hall, AthensMay 8, 2006Game 2Panionios 86 – 104PanathinaikosHelliniko Olympic Arena, AthensMay 10, 2006
(2) Olympiacos vs. (7) AEK Athens Olympiacos win the series 2-0 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Olympiacos 93 – 67AEK AthensPeace and Friendship Stadium, AthensMay 8, 2006Game 2AEK Athens 83 – 104OlympiacosGalatsi Olympic Hall, AthensMay 10, 2006
(3) Maroussi vs. (6) PAOK Maroussi win the series 2-1 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Maroussi 61 – 59PAOKMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensMay 8, 2006Game 2PAOK 69 – 66MaroussiPAOK Sports Arena, ThessalonikiMay 10, 2006Game 3Maroussi 83 – 74PAOKMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensMay 13, 2006
(4) Aris vs. (5) Panellinios Aris win the series 2-0 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Aris 70 – 63Panellinios Alexandreio Melathron, ThessalonikiMay 8, 2006Game 2Panellinios 74 – 78ArisPanellinios Indoor Hall, AthensMay 10, 2006
Semifinals
(1) Panathinaikos vs. (4) Aris Panathinaikos win the series 3-0 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Panathinaikos 83 – 67ArisOlympic Sports Hall, AthensMay 15, 2006Game 2Aris 71 – 93PanathinaikosAlexandreio Melathron, ThessalonikiMay 18, 2006Game 3Panathinaikos 79 – 72ArisOlympic Sports Hall, AthensMay 21, 2006
(2) Olympiacos vs. (3) Maroussi Olympiacos win the series 3-2 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Olympiacos 75 – 60MaroussiPeace and Friendship Stadium, AthensMay 16, 2006Game 2Maroussi 70 – 65OlympiacosMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensMay 18, 2006Game 3Olympiacos 81 – 62MaroussiPeace and Friendship Stadium, AthensMay 21, 2006Game 4Maroussi 70 – 66OlympiacosMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensMay 24, 2006Game 5Olympiacos 82 – 65MaroussiPeace and Friendship Stadium, AthensMay 27, 2006
3rd place
(3) Maroussi vs. (4) Aris Aris win the series 3-2 Home teamScoreAway teamVenueDateGame 1Maroussi 74 – 59ArisMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensMay 31, 2006Game 2Aris 84 – 54MaroussiAlexandreio Melathron, ThessalonikiJune 3, 2006Game 3Maroussi 71 – 56ArisMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensJune 7, 2006Game 4Aris 77 – 66MaroussiAlexandreio Melathron, ThessalonikiJune 10, 2006Game 5Maroussi 59 – 63ArisMaroussi Indoor Hall, AthensJune 14, 2006
Finals
(1) Panathinaikos vs. (2) Olympiacos Panathinaikos win the series 3-0
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Final league table PosTeamOverall recordPldWL1.Panathinaikos 343222.Olympiacos362793.Aris3620164.Maroussi3923165.Panellinios2814146.PAOK29 14157.AEK Athens2813158.Panionios2812169.Olympia Larissa26101610.Apollon Patras26101611.Gymnastikos2691712.Makedonikos2691713.Iraklis2681814.Kolossos Rodou 26620
2006–07 Euroleague Regular Season Eurocup 2006–07 Regular Season Relegation to HEBA A2 2006–07
PAOK and AEK took the places of Maroussi and Panellinios in the Eurocup 2006–07 Regular Season.
Greek Basket League 2005–06ChampionsPanathinaikos27th Title
Awards Greek League MVP Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos
Greek League Finals MVP Vassilis Spanoulis & Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos All-Greek League Team Roderick Blakney – Maroussi Vassilis Spanoulis – Panathinaikos Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos Ryan Stack – Aris Sofoklis Schortsanitis – Olympiacos
Best Coach Panagiotis Giannakis– Maroussi
Best Young Player Dimitrios Tsaldaris – Aris Most Improved Player Loukas Mavrokefalidis – PAOK
Statistical leaders Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.
Points Pos Player Club Total points 1. Damir Mulaomerović Panellinios 487 2. William Avery Panionios 454 3. Loukas Mavrokefalidis PAOK 429 4. Kostas Haralabidis Makedonikos 401 5. Chris Garner Gymnastikos 400
Rebounds Pos Player Club Total Rebounds 1. Jeremiah Massey Gymnastikos 222 2. Loukas Mavrokefalidis PAOK 212 3. Yiannis Bourousis AEK Athens 210 4. Danya Abrams Apollon Patras 208 5. Travon Bryant Kolossos Rodou 178 5. Elton Brown Makedonikos 178
Assists Pos Player Club Total Assists 1. Damir Mulaomerović Panellinios 115 2. Giannis Gagaloudis PAOK 109 3. Vassilis Spanoulis Panathinaikos 91 4. Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos 90 5. Vasilis Xanthopoulos PAOK 87
Steals Pos Player Club Total Steals 1. Chris Garner Gymnastikos 48 2. Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos 46 3. Giannis Gagaloudis PAOK 43 4. Vasilis Xanthopoulos PAOK 42 5. Dror Hagag AEK Athens 39
Blocks Pos Player Club Total Blocks 1. Ryan Stack Aris 36 2. Aleksandar Radojević Olympia Larissa 33 3. Travon Bryant Kolossos Rodou 27 4. Mamadou N'Diaye PAOK 26 5. Yiannis Bourousis AEK Athens 25
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Clubs in international competitions Team Competition Result Panathinaikos EuroLeague Playoffs, Quarterfinals Olympiacos Playoffs, Quarterfinals AEK Regular season, 8th placeArisULEB Cup Final, 2nd Place Panionios Top 16, Home and away format Maroussi FIBA EuroCup Playoffs, Quarterfinals PAOK Regular season, 4th place Olympia Larissa FIBA EuroCup Challenge Semifinals, Home and away format
External links Official HEBA Site Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site A1 League at Sportime magazine (Greek) Galanis Sports Data