The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 11th season of the Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's payoff's finals. The clubs Near East and Olympia Larissa were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Georgios Diamantopoulos, a player of Panionios. Fragiskos Alvertis, a player of Panathinaikos, was voted the MVP of the league.
Teams
ClubHome cityAEK AthensAthensArisThessalonikiIonikos Nea FiladelfeiaNea Filadelfeia, AthensIrakleioIrakleioIraklisThessalonikiMakedonikosThessalonikiMaroussiMaroussi, AthensNear EastKaisariani, AthensOlympia LarissaLarissaOlympiacosPiraeusPanathinaikosAthensPanioniosNea Smyrni, AthensPAOKThessalonikiPeristeriPeristeri, Athens
Regular season PosTeamTotalHomeAwayPtsPldWLFAGDWLWL1.Panathinaikos472621521171901 +216130852.AEK Athens462620620481826 +222112943.Olympiacos 422618821682025 +143103854.Peristeri 4026141220141949 +65103495.Aris 4026141221052097 +8103496.Maroussi 4026141220022034−32103497. PAOK3926131321202104 +1685588. Ionikos N.F. 3826121421692188−1976589.Iraklis3826121420201972 +489431010. Makedonikos3826121421392119 +20854911.Panionios3626101621012203−1028521112.Irakleio352691720532237−1849401313.Near East342681820222188−1666721114.Olympia Larissa312652119792214−23558013
Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com
Playoffs
The finals
Final standings PosTeamOverall recordPldWL1.Panathinaikos352872.AEK Athens3525103.Peristeri 3620164.Olympiacos 3422145.Aris 2915146.Maroussi 2915147. PAOK2813158. Ionikos N.F. 2812169.Iraklis26121410. Makedonikos26121411.Panionio26101612.Irakleio2691713.Near East2681814.Olympia Larissa26521
Top Players Category Player Team Average Points Georgios Diamantopoulos Panionios 26,7 Rebounds Ben Handlogten Makedonikos 12,9 Assists Nikos Vetoulas Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 5,3 Steals Dimitris Diamantidis Iraklis 2,5 Blocks Ryan Stack Aris 1,6
Clubs in international competitions Team Competition Result Olympiacos EuroLeague Top 16, 2nd place Panathinaikos Top 16, 3rd place AEK Regular season, 8th place Aris FIBA Europe Champions Cup Final 4, 1st place PAOK Pan-European phase, Regular season, 4th place Peristeri Pan-European phase, Regular season, Originally qualified but eventually withdrew Maroussi Conference South, Regular season, 4th place Panionios Conference South, Regular season, 4th place
References
External links Official HEBA Site Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site HEBA Site, season 2002/03 Galanis Sports Data