# 2001–02 Greek Basket League

The 2001–02 Greek Basket League season was the 62nd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 10th season of Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was AEK Athens, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals. The clubs Dafni and KAOD were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Nikos Chatzivrettas, a player of Iraklis. Dimos Dikoudis, player of AEK Athens, was named the MVP of the league.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| AEK Athens | Athens |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Dafni | Dafni, Athens |
| Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia | Nea Filadelfeia, Athens |
| Irakleio | Irakleio |
| Iraklis | Thessaloniki |
| KAOD | Drama |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Near East | Kaisariani, Athens |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Peristeri | Peristeri, Athens |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Home | Home | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | GD | W | L | W | L |
| 1. | AEK Athens | 49 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2302 | 1948 | 354 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 47 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2181 | 2006 | 175 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 3. | Olympiacos | 46 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2247 | 1961 | 286 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 4. | Iraklis | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1974 | 1856 | 118 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5. | Panionios | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2078 | 2002 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 6. | Peristeri | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1987 | 2008 | -21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7. | Maroussi | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2138 | 2127 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 8. | PAOK | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2120 | 2115 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 9. | Irakleio | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2131 | 2159 | -28 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 10. | Aris | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2098 | 2206 | -108 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 11. | Ionikos N.F. | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2094 | 2331 | -237 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 12. | Near East | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1983 | 2164 | -181 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | KAO Dramas | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2079 | 2350 | -271 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 14. | Dafni | 32 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2000 | 2179 | -179 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com

## Playoffs
### Positions 1-6

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | AEK Athens | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Iraklis | 2 | 4 | Iraklis | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Panionios | 1 | | | | 1 | AEK Athens | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Olympiacos | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 2 | 3 | Olympiacos | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Peristeri | 1 | | | | | | |

### Positions 7-12

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 7 | Maroussi | 2 | | | |
| 10 | Aris | 2 | 10 | Aris | 0 | | | |
| 11 | Ionikos | 1 | | | | 7 | Maroussi | 2 |
| | | | | | | 8 | PAOK | 1 |
| | | | 8 | PAOK | 2 | | | |
| 9 | Irakleio | 2 | 9 | Irakleio | 1 | | | |
| 12 | Near East | 1 | | | | | | |

### The finals

| AEK Athens | 74–82 | Olympiacos |
| Olympiacos | 75–70 | AEK Athens |
| AEK Athens | 85–78 | Olympiacos |
| Olympiacos | 60–61 | AEK Athens |
| AEK Athens | 79–70 | Olympiacos |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | | Pld | W | L |
| 1. | AEK Athens | 33 | 28 | 5 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 3. | Panathinaikos | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 4. | Iraklis | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| 5. | Panionios | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 6. | Peristeri | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 7. | Maroussi | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| 8. | PAOK | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| 9. | Irakleio | 32 | 14 | 18 |
| 10. | Aris | 31 | 11 | 20 |
| 11. | Ionikos N.F. | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| 12. | Near East | 29 | 8 | 21 |
| 13. | KAO Dramas | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| 14. | Dafni | 26 | 6 | 20 |

## Top Players

| Category | Player | Team | Average |
| Points | Nikos Hatzivrettas | Iraklis | 22,2 |
| Rebounds | Kirk King | Marousi | 9,9 |
| Assists | Theodoros Papaloukas | Olympiacos | 4,1 |
| Steals | Nikos Vetoulas | Near East | 2,5 |
| Blocks | Anatoly Zourpenko | Near East | 1,6 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Final 4, 1st place |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Top 16, 2nd place |
| AEK | EuroLeague | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Peristeri | EuroLeague | Regular season, 7th place |
| Panionios | FIBA Saporta Cup | Quarterfinals, Home and away format |
| Iraklis | FIBA Saporta Cup | Round of 16, Home and away format |
| Maroussi | FIBA Korać Cup | Semifinals, Home and away format |
| PAOK | FIBA Korać Cup | Round of 32, 3rd place |