The 2011–12 Greek Basket League was the 72nd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The 156-game regular season (24 games for each of the 13 teams) began on Saturday, October 22, 2011, and ended on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The playoffs ended on June 2, 2012. The championship was held without the presence of Panellinios that withdrew because of economic problems. So the championship was held with only 13 teams.
Teams
ClubHome cityArisThessalonikiIkaros KallitheasKallithea, AthensIlysiakosIlisia, AthensKAODDrama, GreeceKavalaKavalaKolossos RodouRhodesMaroussiMaroussi, AthensOlympiacosPiraeusPanathinaikosAthensPanioniosNea Smyrni, AthensPAOKThessalonikiPeristeriPeristeri, AthensRethymnoRethymno
Regular season
Standings
As of matchday 26th (final) on April 11, 2012
PosTeamTotalHomeAwayPtsPldWLFADWLWL1.Olympiacos 472423120251600 +425120111 2.Panathinaikos 462422221141650 +4641201023.Kolossos Rodou 402416817871696 +91102664.Rethymno Aegean 392415918811779 +8293665.Panionios3824141017451630 +11593576.Kavala3724131117081764 -56 102397.Aris3524111317701748 22 84398.PAOK3424101416581784 -126 931119.KAOD332491517871900 -1138411110.Ikaros Kallitheas322481617231892 -1696621011.Ilysiakos312471716391802 -1635721012.Peristeri312471715291742 -2135721013.Maroussi 252412316311990 -359012111
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
Qualified to League Playoffs Relegated to HEBA A2 2012–13
Playoffs Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
Bracket
Quarterfinal 1
Game 1
Game 2
Quarterfinal 2
Game 1
Game 2
Quarterfinal 3
Game 1
Game 2
Quarterfinal 4
Game 1
Game 2
Semi-finals 1
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semi-finals 2
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
3rd Place play-offs
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Final league standings PositionTeamOverall RecordGamesWinsLosses1.Olympiacos343132.Panathinaikos352963.Panionios 3419154. Kolossos3521145.Rethymno Aegean2615116.Kavala2613137.Aris2611158.PAOK2610169.KAOD2491510.Ikaros Kallitheas2481611.Ilysiakos2471712.Peristeri2471713.Maroussi24123
2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season Relegation to HEBA A2 2012–13
Kolossos and Rethymno forfeited their places in the Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season.
Greek Basket League 2011–12ChampionsOlympiacos10th Title Awards Greek League MVP Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos
Greek League Finals MVP Giorgos Printezis – Olympiacos
All-Greek League Team
Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos Kostas Papanikolaou – Olympiacos Giorgos Printezis – Olympiacos Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos
Best Coach Dusan Ivkovic – Olympiacos
Defensive Player of Year Joey Dorsey – Olympiacos
Best Young Player Kostas Papanikolaou – Olympiacos Most Improved Player Giorgos Printezis – Olympiacos
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. Dionte Christmas Rethymno 437 2. Dimos Dikoudis PAOK 361 3. Kostas Charalampidis K.A.O.D. 344 4. Christos Tapoutos Aris 329 5. Nestoras Kommatos Maroussi 326 Rebounds Pos Player Club Total Rebounds 1. Aron Baynes Ikaros 199 2. Harding Nana Ilysiakos 164 3. Vassilis Symtsak Kavala 149 4. Christos Tapoutos Aris 143 5. Dragan Ćeranić K.A.O.D. 137
Assists Pos Player Club Total Assists 1. Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos 103 2. Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos 102 3. Vassilis Xanthopoulos Panionios 98 4. Ioannis Gagaloudis Maroussi 96 5. Kostas Charalampidis K.A.O.D. 95 Steals Pos. Player Club Total Steals 1. Zack Wright Rethymno 54 2. Nick Calathes Panathinaikos 42 3. Daril Thompson Ilysiakos 41 4. David Logan Panathinaikos 38 5. Dionte Christmas Rethymno 38 Blocks Pos. Player Club Total Blocks 1. Sam Muldrow Aris 33 2. Brent Petway Rethymno 31 3. Patrick O'Bryant Kavala 29 4. Kyle Hines Olympiacos 23 5. Ian Vougioukas Panathinaikos 20 Source:
Clubs in international competitions Team Competition Result Olympiacos EuroLeague Final-4, 1st place Panathinaikos Final-4, 4th place PAOK Qualifying rounds, Bracket A, First qualifying roundArisEuroCup Last 16, 4th place PAOK Regular season, 4th place
References
External links Official Basket League Site Official Basket League Site Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site