The 2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup was the 44th edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were AEK. The cup competition started on 15 September 2018 and ended on 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.

Format The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 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's 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League's 2017–18 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

Preliminary rounds Phase 1 Round 1 Saturday 2018–09–15 Home teamAway team ScoreK.A.O. Corinth–A.S.E. Douka 52 – 76Pagrati–G.S. Kronos Agioy Dimitriou 89 – 78G.S. Mandras "O Nikiforos"–A.S. Papagou 81 – 68Dafni Dafniou–Proteas Voulas 71 – 53A.E. Pentelis– Panerithraikos A.S. 79 – 74A.O. Enosi Iliou–A.O. Glafkos 72 – 64A.O. Triton–Panelefsiniakos 76 – 71Oiakas Nafpliou–POK Esperos 64 – 60MAS Ermis Lagkada–SA Stratoniou 63 – 71G.S. Farsalon–K.S. Gefyras 71 – 64Anatolia–Esperos Lamias 76 – 60G.S. Eleftheroupolis–Machites Doxas Pefkon 68 – 45Makedonikos–Philippos Verias 60 – 72A.M.S Propontis Chal.–S.A. Europi 87 52 – 59Niki Volos–A.O. Agriniou 70 – 74Faiakas Kerkyras–Ikaroi Serron 64 – 61

Round 2 Wednesday 2018–09–19 Home team Away team ScoreA.O. Agriniou –Diagoras Dryopideon 69 – 72A.O. Triton–Charilaos Trikoupis 76 – 73Faiakas Kerkyras–Aiolos Trikalon 20 – 0Enosi Iliou–A.S.K. Ippokratis 62 – 72S.A. Europi 87–A.S.A. Koroivos 55 – 63G.S. Farsalon–Ermis Agias Larissa 74 – 83G.S. Eleftheroupolis–E.K. Kavalas 67 - 74Dafni Dafniou–Ionikos Nikaias 74 – 104Oiakas Nafpliou–A.E. Psychiko 60 – 71A.P.S. Philippos Verias–Ethnikos OPFP 70 – 58A.E. Pentelis–A.S. Apollon Patras 48 – 74S.A. Stratoniou–Iraklis 2017 66 – 98A.S.E. Douka–A.S. Karditsas 63 – 75A.O. Pagrati–A.O. Amyntas 82 – 74G.S. Mandraikos–A.S. Kastorias 71 – 74Anatolia–G.S. Amarousiou 83 – 72

Note: Aiolos Trikalon decided to forfeit their game against Faiakas Kerkyras.

Round 3 Saturday 22 or Sunday 2018–09–23 Home teamAway team ScoreA.S.P. Philippos Verias–E.K. Kavalas 68 – 75Anatolia–A.S. Kastoria 71 – 61Ionikos Nikaias–A.S.K. Ippokratis 81 – 82Faiakas Kerkyras–Ermis Agias Larissa 70 – 69A.O. Triton–A.S. Apollon Patron 74 – 63A.O. Pagrati–A.E. Psychiko 78 – 74Diagoras Dryopideon–Iraklis 2017 96 – 86A.S.A. Koroivos–A.S. Karditsa 67 – 65

Phase 2 Round 1 Wednesday 2018–09–26 Home teamAway team ΣκορA.O. Triton–Diagoras Dryopideon 80 – 84A.O. Pagrati–Faiakas Kerkyras 88 – 75Anatolia–A.S.A. Koroivos 106 – 104E.K. Kavalas–A.S.K. Ippokratis 90 – 72

Round 2 DateHome teamAway team ScoreSaturday 2018–09–29 Diagoras Dryopideon–E.K. Kavalas 90 – 69Saturday 2018–09–29A.O. Pagrati–Anatolia 85 – 78

Final rounds

Note: Olympiacos decided to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.

Greek Basketball Cup Finals 44th Final 17 February 2019 – Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena Panathinaikos – PAOK 79–73 (46–36), Quarters: 29–15, 46–36, 59–58, 79–73. Referees: Papapetrou, Karakatsounis, TsarouchasPanathinaikos (Pitino): Calathes 19, Langford 17, Gist 14, Thomas 12, Papapetrou 10, Antetokounmpo 5, Mitoglou 2, Payne, Kilpatrick, Lekavičius, Vougioukas, PapagiannisPAOK (Papatheodorou): Hatcher 23, Goss 15, Margaritis 13, Garrett 10, Jones 9, Zaras 3, Jefferson, Tepić, Chrysikopoulos, Koniaris, Tsochlas, Schizas

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player Player Team Nick Calathes Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer Player Team Will Hatcher PAOK

References

External links Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site Official Greek Basket League Site Official Greek Basket League English website