The 2015–16 Greek Basket League was the 76th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Greece.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Panionios, Panelefsiniakos, and KAOD were relegated after the 2014–15 Greek Basket League. Kavala, Arkadikos, and Lavrio were promoted from the A2 League.
Locations and arenas Club City Arena Capacity AEK Marousi, Athens OAKA Indoor Hall19,250 Apollon Patras Patras Apollon Patras Indoor Hall 3,500 Aris Thessaloniki Alexandrio Melathron 5,138 Arkadikos Tripoli Tripoli Indoor Hall1,100 Kolossos Rodou Rhodes Venetoklio Indoor Hall1,242 Koroivos Koroivos Amaliada Indoor Hall2,000 Lavrio Lavrio Lavrio Indoor Hall1,700 Nea Kifissia Kifissia, Athens Zirineio Indoor Hall 1,500 Olympiacos Piraeus, Athens Peace and Friendship Stadium12,000Έτοιμο το ΣΕΦ για τον τελικό Ολυμπιακός-Ραβένα(pics) . Panathinaikos Marousi, Athens OAKA Indoor Hall19,250 PAOK Pylaia, Thessaloniki PAOK Sports Arena8,500 Rethymno Cretan Kings Rethymno Rethymno Indoor Hall1,600 Trikala Aries Trikala Trikala Indoor Hall2,500 Kavala Kavala Kalamitsa Indoor Hall1,650
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAEK Jure Zdovc Dušan ŠakotaFilaOPAPApollon Patras Kostas Mexas Nikos ArgyropoulosASICSLouxAris Dimitris Priftis Spyros MourtosNG6Arkadikos Ioannis Kastritis Giorgos KopsaftisMacronUnion Kavala Steve Giatzoglou Dimitris KalaitzidisNickanKolossos Rodou Aris Lykogiannis Ioannis GeorgalisFilaAegean AirlinesKoroivos Charis Markopoulos Panagiotis VasilopoulosNickanLavrio Christos Serelis Sakis GiannakopoulosNickanNea Kifissia Ilias Papatheodorou Nikos GkikasNickanOlympiacos Ioannis Sfairopoulos Vassilis SpanoulisNikeOPAPPanathinaikos Argyris Pedoulakis Dimitris DiamantidisAdidasStoiximan.grPAOK Soulis Markopoulos Kostas CharalampidisLuanviRethymno Cretan Kings Thanasis Skourtopoulos Stavros SchizasNickanOPAPTrikala Aries Kostas Flevarakis Georgios TsiarasCAPOlympos
European competitions Team Competition Result Panathinaikos Euroleague Top 8 Olympiacos Euroleague Top 16 Aris Eurocup Last 32 PAOK Eurocup Last 32 AEK Eurocup Regular Season
Regular season
League table
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first and the third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
Semi-finals In the semi-finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
Third place In the series for the third place, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the 3rd place in the final rankings of the season. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
Finals In the finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games were played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
Finals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Final standings
TeamGamesWinsLossesQualification or Relegation 1Olympiacos35332 Qualification to the EuroLeague*Club qualified for EuroLeague by having a contract 2Panathinaikos37316 3 AEK362313 Qualification to the Champions League*AEK, Aris and PAOK declined EuroCup participation. 4 Aris372512 5 PAOK291415 6 Nea Kifissia 281216 Qualification to the Champions League qualifying rounds*Nea Kifissia declined Champions League participation.*Relegated down to Greek B League, due to financial problems. 7 Kolossos Rodou281117 8 Rethymno Cretan Kings281018 9 Trikala Aries26917 10 Apollon Patras26917 11 Lavrio26917 12 Koroivos26818 13 Arkadikos26818Relegation to the Greek A2 League 14 Kavala26521
Awards Greek League MVP Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos Greek League Finals MVP Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos
All-Greek League Team
Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos Okaro White – Aris Giorgos Printezis – Olympiacos Loukas Mavrokefalidis – AEK
Best Coach Dimitris Priftis – Aris Defensive Player of the Year Nick Calathes – Panathinaikos
Best Young Player Ioannis Papapetrou – Olympiacos Most Improved Player Leonidas Kaselakis – Nea Kifissia Most Popular Player Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos Most Spectacular Player Okaro White – Aris
Statistical leaders Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season. Performance Index Rating Pos. Player Club PIR 1. Okaro White Aris 474 2. Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK 436 3. Dustin Hogue Nea Kifissia 411 4. Trevor Releford Kolossos Rodou 401 5. Ovie Soko Trikala 399
Points Pos. Player Club Total points 1. Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK 377 2. Dwayne Davis Koroivos 366 3. Trevor Releford Kolossos Rodou 361 4. Jerel McNeal Aris 351 5. Okaro White Aris 349
Rebounds Pos. Player Club Total Rebounds 1. Dustin Hogue Nea Kifissia 216 2. Okaro White Aris 182 3. Loukas Mavrokefalidis AEK 176 4. Ousman Krubally Lavrio 173 5. Darrell Harris Koroivos 161 Assists Pos Player Club Total Assists 1. Nick Calathes Panathinaikos 163 2. Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos 121 3. Nikos Gkikas Nea Kifissia 106 4. Trevor Releford Kolossos Rodou 105 5. Will Hatcher PAOK 103 Source:
Clubs in international competitions Team Competition Result Panathinaikos EuroLeague Playoffs, Quarterfinals Olympiacos Top-16, 7th placeArisEuroCup Last 32, 3rd place PAOK Last 32, 4th place AEK Regular season, 5th place
See also 2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup 2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League (2nd tier)
References
External links Official Basket League Site Official Basket League Site Greek Basket League Official Highlights Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site