# 2000–01 Greek Basket League

The 2000–01 Greek Basket League season was the 61st season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 9th season of Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals. The clubs Milon and Makedonikos were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Alphonso Ford, a player of Peristeri. Alphonso Ford was also named the MVP of the league.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| AEK Athens | Athens |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Dafni | Dafni, Athens |
| Irakleio | Irakleio |
| Iraklis | Thessaloniki |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Makedonikos | Thessaloniki |
| Milon | Nea Smyrni, 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. | Panathinaikos | 48 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2173 | 1855 | +318 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2. | Peristeri | 48 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2130 | 1835 | +295 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 3. | Olympiacos | 47 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2181 | 1948 | +233 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 4. | AEK Athens | 46 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2207 | 1947 | 260 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 5. | Panionios | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2211 | 2026 | 185 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6. | Iraklis | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2152 | 2144 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 7. | PAOK | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1979 | 2017 | -38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 8. | Maroussi | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2229 | 2212 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 9. | Dafni | 36 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2091 | 2149 | -58 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10. | Irakleio | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2135 | 2256 | -121 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 11. | Near East | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2021 | 2184 | -163 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 12. | Aris | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1969 | 2250 | -281 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | Milon | 30 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2058 | 2426 | -368 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 14. | Makedonikos | 29 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1997 | 2284 | -287 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

## Playoffs
### Positions 1-6

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

### Positions 7-12

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

### The finals

| Panathinaikos | 83–70 | Olympiacos |
| Olympiacos | 88–84 | Panathinaikos |
| Panathinaikos | 73–57 | Olympiacos |
| Olympiacos | 80–74 | Panathinaikos |
| Panathinaikos | 79–63 | Olympiacos |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | | Pld | W | L |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 33 | 27 | 6 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 35 | 27 | 8 |
| 3. | Peristeri | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 4. | AEK Athens | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| 5. | Panionios | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 6. | Iraklis | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 7. | Maroussi | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| 8. | PAOK | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| 9. | Dafni | 30 | 12 | 18 |
| 10. | Near East | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| 11. | Irakleio | 29 | 10 | 19 |
| 12. | Aris | 28 | 7 | 21 |
| 13. | Milon | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 14. | Makedonikos | 26 | 3 | 23 |

## Top Players

| Category | Player | Team | Average |
| Points | Alphonso Ford | Peristeri | 23,6 |
| Rebounds | Dino Rađa | Olympiacos | 11,4 |
| Assists | Theodoros Papaloukas | Panionios | 5,7 |
| Steals | Alvin Sims | Makedonikos | 2,8 |
| Blocks | Anatoly Zourpenko | Near East | 1,5 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| AEK | EuroLeague | Playoffs, Semifinals |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Playoffs, Quarterfinals |
| PAOK | EuroLeague | Playoffs, Round of 16 |
| Peristeri | EuroLeague | Playoffs, Round of 16 |
| Panathinaikos | FIBA SuproLeague | Final Four, 2nd place |
| Iraklis | FIBA SuproLeague | Playoffs, Round of 16 |
| Maroussi | FIBA Saporta Cup | Final, 1st place |
| Aris | FIBA Saporta Cup | Top 16, Home and away format |
| Near East | FIBA Korać Cup | Playoffs, Round of 16, Home and away format |
NOTE: 2000-01 was the only season where Europe had two continental champions as a result of the dispute between FIBA and newly founded Euroleague Basketball Company. After its first season, FIBA Suproleague was abolished and merged with the EuroLeague.