# 2008–09 Olympiacos B.C. season

Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. 2008–09 :
| Club season | 2008–09 |
| President | Socratis Kokkalis |
| Vice-Presidents | Panagiotis Angelopoulos Giorgos Angelopoulos |
| Head coach | Panagiotis Giannakis |
| Arena | Peace and Friendship Stadium (capacity: 14,905) |
Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. 2008–2009 season was the 2008–09 basketball season for Greek professional basketball club Olympiacos.
The club competed in:
* 2008–09 Euroleague
* 2008–09 Greek Basket League
* Greek Basketball Cup

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Reserve |
| C | Nikola Vujčić | Ioannis Bourousis | Sofoklis Schortsanitis | Ian Vougioukas |
| PF | Georgios Printezis | Zoran Erceg | | Charalampos Giannopoulos |
| SF | Josh Childress | Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | Michalis Pelekanos | Ioannis Karathanasis |
| SG | Yotam Halperin | Lynn Greer | | Kostas Sloukas |
| PG | Theodoros Papaloukas | Miloš Teodosić | | Igor Milošević |

## Squad changes for the 2008–09 season

In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | CRO | Nikola Vujčić (from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| 17 | SRB | Zoran Erceg (from FMP Železnik) |
| 4 | GRE | Theodoros Papaloukas (from CSKA Moscow) |
| 10 | ISR | Yotam Halperin (from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| 5 | GRE | Michalis Pelekanos (from Real Madrid) |
| 6 | USA | Josh Childress (from Atlanta Hawks) |
| 8 | GRE | Igor Milošević (from Red Star) |
| 20 | GRE | Ioannis Karathanasis (from Asteria) |
| 12 | GRE | Charalampos Giannopoulos (from PAOK) |
| 19 | GRE | Kostas Sloukas (from Mantoulidis) |
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | GRE | Manolis Papamakarios (to Panellinios) |
| 4 | USA | Roderick Blakney (to Türk Telekomspor) |
| 6 | USA | Qyntel Woods (to UPIM Bologna) |
| 14 | GRE | Kostas Vassiliadis (to PAOK) |
| 17 | GRE | Panagiotis Kafkis (to PAOK) |
Out on loan:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | | GRE | Loukas Mavrokefalides (to Maroussi) |
| 8 | | LTU | Renaldas Seibutis (to Iurbentia Bilbao) |

## Results, schedules and standings
### Euroleague 2008–09
#### Regular season

Group A
| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Olympiacos | 8 | 6 | 2 | 664 | 574 | +90 |
| 2. | Unicaja Málaga | 7 | 5 | 2 | 530 | 485 | +45 |
| 3. | Cibona Zagreb | 8 | 5 | 3 | 609 | 616 | −7 |
| 4. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 4 | 3 | 563 | 563 | 0 |
| 5. | Air Avellino | 7 | 2 | 5 | 519 | 575 | −56 |
| 6. | Le Mans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 504 | 576 | −72 |
* October 23 21:00 CET
* (Report)
| Air Avellino | 69–83 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 12-26, 20-22, 15-21 |||
| Pts: Chris Warren 18 Rebs: Eric Williams 9 Asts: Best Travis 5 | | Pts: Josh Childress 14 Rebs: Josh Childress 8 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 4 |
* Palasport Del Mauro, Avellino Attendance: 4,760
* October 30 19:45 CET
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 83–72 | Unicaja Málaga |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 25-18, 21-10, 23-24 |||
| Pts: Yiannis Bourousis 20 Rebs: Yiannis Bourousis 13 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 6 | | Pts: Robert Archibald 17 Rebs: Robert Archibald 7 Asts: Omar Cook 7 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 11,420
* November 06 18:30 CET
* (Report)
| Cibona Zagreb | 85–76 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 25-10, 28-27, 18-21 |||
| Pts: Earl Calloway 19 Rebs: Marin Rozic 7 Asts: Davor Kus 3 | | Pts: Two players with 14 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 9 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 |
* Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 5,200
* November 13 20:45 CET
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 84–65 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-5, 21-17, 29-19 |||
| Pts: Lynn Greer 21 Rebs: Yiannis Bourousis 9 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 | | Pts: Omri Casspi 16 Rebs: D'or Fischer 6 Asts: Tal Burstein 4 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 9,500
* November 27 20:30 CET
* (Report)
| Le Mans | 93–98 (OT) | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-19, 23-22, 21-27, 14-19, Overtime: 6-11 |||
| Pts: Dewarick Spencer 19 Rebs: Alain Koffi 10 Asts: Antoine Diot 6 | | Pts: Lynn Greer 26 Rebs: Yiannis Bourousis 11 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 6 |
* Antarès, Le Mans
* December 03 18:00 CET
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 91–66 | Air Avellino |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 21-9, 32-15, 18-26 |||
| Pts: Josh Childress 13 Rebs: Zoran Erceg 6 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 | | Pts: Chris Warren 16 Rebs: Three players with 5 Asts: Chris Warren 4 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 8,000
* December 10 20:45 CET
* (Report)
| Unicaja Málaga | 60–56 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 11-15, 18-9, 14-12 |||
| Pts: Thomas Kelati 16 Rebs: Carlos Jiménez 7 Asts: Omar Cook 5 | | Pts: Two players with 12 Rebs: Josh Childress 7 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 |
* Martin Carpena, Málaga
* December 18 20:45 CET
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 93–64 | Cibona Zagreb |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 30-9, 27-18, 16-15 |||
| Pts: Two players with 13 Rebs: Nikola Vujčić 8 Asts: Two players with 5 | | Pts: Earl Calloway 18 Rebs: Marin Rozic 6 Asts: Two players with 2 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 9,000
* January 08 20:00 CET
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 96–83 | Olympiacos |
* Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
* January 15 20.45 CET
| Olympiacos | 68–78 | Le Mans |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 31-30, 44-55, 68-78 |||
| Pts: Yotam Halperin 15 Asts: Theodoros Papaloukas 4 | | Pts: Dewarick Spencer 20 Asts: Dewarick Spencer 3 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

### A1 2008–09
#### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Home | Home | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | W | L | W | L |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 878 | 669 | +209 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 833 | 667 | +166 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Aris | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 727 | 665 | +62 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Panellinios | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 796 | 658 | +138 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | PAOK | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 750 | 736 | +14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Maroussi | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 749 | 742 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | AEK Athens | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 717 | 736 | -19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 707 | 771 | -64 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Panionios | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 679 | 708 | -29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Olympia Larissa | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 675 | 755 | -80 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Kavala | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 611 | 658 | -47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Egaleo | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 693 | 775 | -82 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | AEL | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 653 | 809 | -156 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Trikala | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 695 | 814 | -119 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
* October 11 17:00 LT
* (Report)
| Egaleo | 65–90 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-24, 7-22, 14-19, 24-25 |||
| Pts: Two players with 14 Rebs: Avraam Kallinikidis 4 Asts: Leemire Goldwire 5 | | Pts: Josh Childress 16 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 10 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 7 |
* Egaleo Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 1,200
* October 18 18:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 74–57 | Aris |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-8, 22-16, 18-18, 24-15 |||
| Pts: Josh Childress 19 Rebs: Nikola Vujčić 5 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 | | Pts: Savas Iliadis 12 Rebs: Spencer Nelson 12 Asts: Sean Marshall 3 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: (Behind closed doors)
* October 26 17:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympia Larissa | 66–82 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 14-24, 18-22, 14-15 |||
| Pts: Sven Schultze 17 Rebs: Three players with 5 Asts: Mike King 3 | | Pts: Josh Childress 19 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 10 Asts: Theo Papaloukas, Zoran Erceg 3 |
* Larissa Neapolis Arena, Larissa
* November 2 16:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 80–71 | PAOK |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 21-14, 22-16, 15-24 |||
| Pts: Yotam Halperin 18 Rebs: Michalis Pelekanos 7 Asts: Five players with 2 | | Pts: Panagiotis Kafkis 14 Rebs: K'zell Wesson 6 Asts: Two players with 2 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: (Behind closed doors)
* November 9 17:00 LT
* (Report)
| Panorama BC | 51–82 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 5-21, 9-20, 16-15 |||
| Pts: Will Daniel 19 Rebs: Will Daniel 4 Asts: Pape Amagou 2 | | Pts: Giorgos Printezis 12 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 8 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 |
* Kalamitsa Sports Center, Kavala Attendance: 1,700
* November 15 14:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 101–84 | AEK Athens B.C. |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 29-19, 28-19, 25-18 |||
| Pts: Lynn Greer 20 Rebs: Josh Childress 6 Asts: Nikola Vujčić 7 | | Pts: Two players with 15 points Rebs: Travon Bryant 9 Asts: Dimitris Papanikolaou 6 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: 7,000
* November 23 21:15 LT
* (Report)
| Panathinaikos BC | 86–69 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-15, 25-20, 20-17, 23-17 |||
| Pts: Nikola Peković 21 Rebs: Mike Batiste 7 Asts: Three players with three | | Pts: Yotam Halperin 20 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 6 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 6 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 17,000
* November 30 14:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 84–50 | Kolossos Rodou BC |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-10, 9-15, 29-8, 22-17 |||
| Pts: Josh Childress 24 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 9 Asts: Miloš Teodosić 7 | | Pts: Steven Smith 22 Rebs: Lans Harris 7 Asts: Steven Smith 2 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: 3,700
* December 6 17:00 LT
* (Report)
| AEL 1964 BC | 72–90 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-21, 12-28, 11-22, 34-19 |||
| Pts: Giorgos Apostolidis 16 Rebs: Torin Francis 8 Asts: Thodoris Zaras 3 | | Pts: Josh Childress 22 Rebs: Giorgos Printezis 6 Asts: Nikola Vujčić 5 |
* Larissa Neapolis Arena, Larissa Attendance: 3,000
* December 13 18:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 81–65 | Panionios B.C. |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-12, 22-23, 15-12, 22-19 |||
| Pts: Miloš Teodosić 17 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 9 Asts: Nikola Vujčić 4 | | Pts: Dimos Dikoudis 14 Rebs: Giannis Kalambokis 5 Asts: Three players with 2 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: 5,000
* December 21 17:00 LT
| Trikala | 77–111 | Olympiacos |
* Trikala Indoor Hall, Trikala
* January 03 16:00 LT
| Olympiacos | vs. | Panellinios |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens

## Greek Cup 2008–09

* November 19 17:00 LT
* (Report)
| Olympiacos | 81–66 | AEK Athens B.C. |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 20-14, 26-10, 18-29 |||
| Pts: Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 12 Rebs: Two players with 3 Asts: Theo Papaloukas 5 | | Pts: Travon Bryant 14 Rebs: Two players with 3 Asts: Giannis Kyriakopoulos 5 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens Attendance: 4,500
* January 24
| Olympiacos | vs. | Panionios B.C. |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens