The 2017–18 Greek Basketball Cup was the 43rd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were Panathinaikos Superfoods. The cup competition started on 13 September 2017, and ended 17 February 2018. AEK won the competition.
Format The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 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 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League 2017–18 season, play in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds are played under a single elimination format.
Preliminary rounds Phase 1 Round 1 Wednesday 2017-09-13 Home teamAway team ScoreIonikos Nikaias–Diagoras Dryopideon 91 – 80K.A.O. Corinth–Iraklio 73 – 65Filathlitikos–Pagrati 66 – 68Mandraikos–Ippokratis 85 – 71Tritonas–Dafni Dafniou 79 – 74Panerithraikos–Panelefsiniakos 72 – 77Kifissia–Proteas Voulas 54 – 48Koropi–Ikaros Neas Smyrnis 61 – 64G.S. Elimeias Kozani–Pharsala 82 – 58S.F.K. Pierikos Archelaos–Charilaos Trikoupis 0 – 20Machites Doxas Pefkon–Kavala 55 – 63G.A.S. Chalkidonas–Evropi Pefkochoriou 44 – 58Agrinio–Ermis Lagkada 81 – 60Gefyra–S.A. Stratoniou 70 – 66Anatolia–Aspis Xanthi 70 – 56Titanes Palama–Ikaroi Serron 81 – 90
Note: Pierikos Archelaos decided to forfeit their game against Charilaos Trikoupis.
Round 2 Saturday 2017-09-16 Home team Away team ScoreKavala–Arkadikos 109 – 56Mandraikos–Kastoria 71 – 94G.S. Elimeias Kozani–Amyntas 59 – 75Pagrati–Apollon Patras 64 – 62Ikaros Neas Smyrnis–Holargos 65 – 84Panelefsiniakos–Maroussi 68 – 73Anatolia–AEL 84 - 69Agrinio–Ethnikos Pireaus 55 – 70Nea Kifissia–Ermis Agias 83 – 81Ikaroi Serron–Doukas 89 – 63K.A.O. Corinth–Karditsa 64 – 75Ionikos Nikaias–Peristeri 71 – 64Tritonas–Iraklis Thessaloniki 57 – 81Evropi Pefkochoriou–Doxa Lefkadas 72 – 88Gefyra–Psychiko 55 – 62Charilaos Trikoupis–Papagou 69 – 71
Round 3 Wednesday 2017-09-20 Home teamAway team ScoreIonikos Nikaia–Doxa Lefkadas 95 – 62Nea Kifissia–Psychiko 67 – 64Pagrati–Amyntas 59 – 76Maroussi–Ethnikos Pireaus 62 – 74Kavala–Papagou 75 – 60Karditsa–Iraklis Thessaloniki 78 – 82Anatolia–Kastoria 69 – 83Ikaroi Serron–Holargos 50 – 79
Phase 2 Round 1 Saturday 2017-09-23 Home teamAway team ScoreIonikos Nikaia–Trikala Aries 79 – 66Koroivos–Promitheas Patras 79 – 86Amyntas–Kolossos H Hotels 55 – 83Nea Kifissia–Holargos 73 – 86Faros Larissas–Kymis 70 – 66Kavala–Kastoria 81 – 76 Panionios–Lavrio 61 – 99Ethnikos Piraeus–Iraklis Thessaloniki 65 – 72
Round 2 Wednesday 2017-09-27 Home teamAway team ΣκορPromitheas Patras–Lavrio 83 – 79Holargos–Faros Larissas 53 – 66Ionikos Nikaia–Iraklis Thessaloniki 92 – 80Kavala–Kolossos H Hotels 43 – 81
Round 3 DateHome teamAway team ScoreSaturday 2017-09-30 Ionikos Nikaias–Faros Larissas 70 – 82Sunday 2017-10-01Kolossos H Hotels–Promitheas Patras 78 – 58
Final rounds Faros Larissas and Kolossos Rodou reached the quarterfinals, after winning the preliminary rounds. The other six sides were qualified based on their Greek Basket League 2016–17 season position.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
2018 Greek Cup champions AEK4th title
Awards
Most Valuable Player Player Team Manny Harris AEK
Finals Top Scorer Player Team Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos
References
External links Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site Official Greek Basket League Site Official Greek Basket League English website